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The loss of landraces is a huge threat to the food supply, because not only do landraces provide critical genetic diversity for future crop improvement, but also their diversity makes them incredibly resilient in the face of the extreme weather and explosion of pests brought about by climate change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy \"breeding stock\" we mean varieties and populations with particular utility for plant breeders. This certainly doesn't mean the rest of the seeds we sell are not useful for plant breeders, but this category contains plants with certain unique and important traits (like the high anthocyanin \"blue\" tomatoes, or the modern disease resistance of 'Legend' and 'Rutgers 250 Schermerhorn' tomatoes). It also contains populations with a wide degree of genetic diversity like a landrace, but which don't exactly fit the definition (like Chris Homanics' perennial kale, Andy Hahn's hablitzia, or our own rhubarb breeders mix). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEFN is all about preserving and expanding agrobiodiversity. This category is for growers interested in using their garden or farm to help further this important mission.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"deitrichs-wild-broccoli-raab","title":"Deitrich's Wild Broccoli Raab","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrassica rapa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: \u003c\/strong\u003eElmer, New Jersey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImprovement status: \u003c\/strong\u003eLandrace\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeeds per packet: \u003c\/strong\u003e~200 ($3.75)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBulk seeds per packet: \u003c\/strong\u003e~800 ($10.50)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGermination tested 10\/2025:\u003c\/strong\u003e 52%\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLife cycle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Biennial\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEFN INTRODUCTION.\u003c\/strong\u003e The directors of the Experimental Farm Network selected this exciting plant from the feral leaf turnips growing at the Deitrichs' farm in Salem County, NJ. They assume the plants escaped from an Italian farmer generations ago. Similar plants grow across the southern New Jersey region, but the plants at the Deitrichs' farm had already been informally selected by Chris \u0026amp; Sandy for years when EFN founders Nate Kleinman \u0026amp; Dusty Hinz took over selection. It's known locally as \"wild broccoli raab\", and some folks eat it every day it's in season — and the season starts many weeks before anything else, often growing through snow. It's delicious raw or cooked (and especially good in scrambled eggs or just sauteed in some olive oil). A readily self-seeding biennial, it is best planted in late Spring, but can be planted well into late Summer and still provide excellent \"raabs\" the following Spring. Even when it's not sending up the cut-and-come-again flower spikes from which it gets its name, the leaves make great cooking greens well into the winter months. Thanks to the Deitrichs' wise stewardship of their land — eschewing herbicides, leaving lots of land unmowed — and love for this plant in particular, a strong population thrives in their corner of southern New Jersey. These seeds come from the most productive, earliest plants, selected in an effort to re-domesticate it with all of its best wild properties intact. That process will continue, both in Elmer and elsewhere (since we've distributed these seeds to EFN volunteers and customers far and wide), no doubt yielding interesting new strains of \"re-domesticated\" wild broccoli raab, but for now we're quite happy to offer you this gem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Deitrich's Wild Broccoli Raab' \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecarries the Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) pledge, which states:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e “You have the freedom to use these OSSI-Pledged seeds in any way you choose. In return, you pledge not to restrict other's use of these seeds or their derivatives by patents or other means, and to include this pledge with any transfer of these seeds or their derivatives.” \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMore information on OSSI can be found at\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.osseeds.org\/\" title=\"Open Source Seed Initiative\"\u003eosseeds.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGROWING TIPS:\u003c\/strong\u003e Scatter seeds somewhat haphazardly in a prepared block of soil to your liking, with the assumption that the plant will keep coming back wherever you plant it (unless you make sure to pull up every one before it sets seed). Thinning isn't imperative, but you could thin. Individual plants may want 4-8 square inches to themselves, you probably should aim to have a planted every 3-5 inches. The soil need not be perfectly prepared: this is wild seed that competes in hayfields with perennial grasses. After scattering seed, tamp the soil down a little and give them a good initial watering and that should be enough to get them going, but if it's really dry keep your eye on it. A biennial, it is best planted in late Spring, but can be planted well into late Summer and still provide excellent \"raabs\" the following Spring. Use the leaves as a cooking green well into winter (and sometimes all the way through it). Raabs are the tender green flower spikes that start shooting up the following spring; for best taste and texture, cut them at 4-8 inches. In South Jersey, they start producing by mid-March. Colder climates could expect the raabs to begin 2-4 weeks later; in warmer area, it might be 2-4 weeks earlier. Come back and cut more raabs every 3-6 days, for upwards of a month. If you want to \"naturalize\" your own patch, stop cutting the raabs after a few harvests and let the plant go to seed. 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The fruit are not uniform — indicative of its semi-wild origins — ranging from round to somewhat flat, rarely larger than an inch and a half in diameter. The taste is a perfect blend of sweet and sour. We first grew this tomato to honor the resilient people of the San Pedro Sula region, which has been gravely affected by drug trafficking violence, corporate corruption, and political oppression. We were pleasantly surprised to find a real gem in this tomato. Very productive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe hope that when you eat this tomato it will remind you of the humanity of the refugees fleeing Honduras for a better life in the United States. Remember that the delicious fruit you're enjoying once nourished those people, who gave it up — and so much more — not because they want to hurt us, but because they want to help themselves and their families. 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We're eating them by the handful come July every year. Picked at peak ripeness, this small to medium-sized tomato has a lovely sweet-tart flavor and a pleasing texture. It's very productive too, on compact plants. (Do not confuse with 'Orange Minsk,' a completely different heirloom. 'Minsk Early' is bright red.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI (Nate) consider this an ancestral variety since my great-grandparents Molly Klebanoff and Elia Wolfsohn emigrated from rural Belarus, outside Minsk, to the US in 1905. They were fleeing anti-Jewish violence stirred up following the failed First Russian Revolution begun in January of that year, which Lenin later called \"The Great Dress Rehearsal.\" The notorious Bloody Sunday kicked things off on January 22nd (or Old Style January 9th), when the imperial guard in St. Petersburg fired on thousands of demonstrators led by a Russian Orthodox priest. Between a hundred and a few thousand people were killed, and unrest soon swept across the Russian empire. In the right-wing, tsarist backlash, Jews were widely scapegoated and an estimated 3,000 were killed. During this time, as the story goes, my great-grandparents were basically paired up in the woods, complete strangers, and married on the spot by a rabbi. They then \"walked across Europe\", and Ellis Island records have them boarding a ship in Antwerp, Belgium, a few months later, and arriving in New York with $12.50 between them and plans to stay with a \"brother-in-law\" in Staten Island (unsure if this was Molly or Elia's sister's husband). They went on to raise my grandfather Irving Wolfson and his sisters Rose and Annie in Buffalo. I have no idea if they ever encountered this tomato back in Belarus, or another tomato similar to it, but it seems likely enough that they did. In the absence of traceable ancestral heirlooms, I've adopted this one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like growing early tomatoes, and you also enjoy pitting heirloom tomatoes against each other to see which one will produce the first ripe fruit, we are very curious about how this variety stacks up against other early varieties (the only one that's beaten it in New Jersey is 'Galina' yellow cherry, which is from Siberia, but not always). Dusty has grown 'Minsk Early' in Minnesota and it produced quite early there too (we'd previously only ever grown it in New Jersey): plants were put in the ground late May and started producing fruit in mid-July in southern Minnesota in 2018. This heirloom is susceptible to various tomato diseases, but these are never really an issue because the plants produce so much so early, and by the time disease gets them you've moved on to the later-ripening beefsteaks and other tomatoes. This tomato serves its purpose as an all-around great salad, sandwich, or snack tomato for the earliest weeks of tomato season. It's also a rare determinate heirloom tomato and one that we're sure you'll cherish as much as we do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGROWING TIPS: \u003c\/strong\u003eStart seeds indoors in March or early April, transplant outside after danger of last frost. Space plants 12-18 inches apart. Full sun preferred. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe description from the USDA, our original source, also notes that it tends to produce most fruit close to the ground, so staking, trellising or caging of some kind is necessary. 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These tomatoes are not long-keepers, so they may not be best suited for market farmers, but for the home gardener they are wonderful — with a strong, somewhat tart heirloom tomato flavor. Being from Syria, the plants are extremely drought and heat tolerant. These seeds were grown ecologically in Pennsylvania by our friends at Truelove Seeds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\" class=\"product-single__description rte\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGROWING TIPS: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStart seeds indoors in March or early April, transplant outside after danger of last frost. Space plants 2 to 3 feet apart. They will benefit from a trellis or tomato cage. 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It has naturalized in other parts of the country and in Europe. Popular as an herbal sleep aid and anxiety treatment (usually in the form of a tea made from the leaves), maypops also produce a delicious fruit which ripen in autumn and follow one of the most beautiful flowers on the planet. A perennial vine, it dies back to the ground each winter and grows back bigger each summer. It benefits from having a trellis or some other structure (like a tree) to climb, which increases fruit production, but they will also sprawl along the ground and grow a foot or two into the air using its own vines as support, if no other support is provided. The sweet-and-sour fruit pulp (with a flavor reminiscent of pineapple, lemon, tropical passion fruit, caramel, and banana, though entirely unique) can be made into jam or jelly, eaten raw, or used as a flavoring for homebrews, kombucha, wine, or drinking vinegar. You can even press the seeds for a tasty edible oil if you grow enough!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur seeds come from populations at the northern reaches of its \"natural range\" (which was likely extended this far north by Native Americans many centuries ago), in southern New Jersey and Delaware. We've begun including seeds from 2nd generation improved selections from our breeding program. This means there's a strong likelihood some of the plants will be able to thrive — and produce tasty fruit — far north of that. We have heard reports of growers having success (mainly in protected spots, such as next to a house) as far north as Maine and even into parts of Canada. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can tell the fruit are ripe by holding one to your nose and sniffing. The luscious tropical fruit scent is unmistakable. If you can't smell it, you either can't smell, or they're not ripe. Wrinkly skin is a tell-tale sign, along with a softness to the fruit (though occasional fruits will be fully hollow). They are quite firm before they ripen. The flesh around the seeds should be yellow, not white, for full ripeness. Before it does ripen, the flesh is very sour, and at this time the juice can be used as a substitute for lemon juice. But the best rule of thumb for finding ripe maypops is this: only harvest them off the ground. As soon as they ripen they fall to the ground, and often continue ripening there for days (until the critters find them).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on germination:\u003c\/strong\u003e Whenever we've sent these seeds away for germination testing, the test comes back a few weeks later with a low number. In our experience, even seeds from lots that test very low will end up with a much higher germination rate as long as they are planted in a good seed-starting medium and kept moist for up to two months. Patience is necessary. Many will germinate much sooner than that, but they germinate over time. If you end up with no seeds germinating, we will be happy to replace them at no charge. But even one successful sprout is enough for a lifetime of maypops!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGROWING TIPS: \u003c\/strong\u003eWe like to start these in flats, but they can probably be direct seeded as well. As mentioned, they can take a while to sprout.  Plants in good soil with something to climb have been known to bear fruit in their first year! Established plants will quickly begin to spread via underground roots, so only plant where you don't mind them taking over (or can mow around them to keep them contained). If you plant near a tree or a drainpipe, they will reward you with copious fruits for a long time. Since vines die back to the ground, you can pull down a whole vine after frost to get the rest of the fruit. 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It must be grown, seen, and tasted, to be believed. It is an unimproved landrace from the Nanticoke (or Kuskarawaok) people, one of the southernmost peoples in the Algonquin language family, who historically lived in southern Delaware and on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake in Maryland.  Today, Nanticoke people live primarily in Delaware and southern New Jersey (where they have merged with the local Lenni Lenape to form the Nanticoke Lenni Lenape Nation). Intriguingly, this squash is a \u003cem\u003eCucurbita maxima\u003c\/em\u003e, which means it originated in Argentina. Most scientists and scholars believe all maxima squash reached North America in the 1500s or later, so the genesis of the Nanticoke squash in the mid-Atlantic region is likely relatively recent. Nevertheless, this landrace holds staggering diversity within its genome. Fruits appear in a range of colors, including blue, pink, grey, orange, coral, white, green, gold, and red (though blue, pink, and grey seem to be most common). Some fruits have a distinctive \"turban\" quality to them. Some have a profuse amount of warts. Some are small and round, others large and flat, and still others pointed. Some have stripes, some have dots, and some have asymmetrical splotches of color. Flavors and textures vary too, but thankfully most of them are quite delicious. In the decade since EFN co-founder Nate Kleinman first started growing them (from seeds received from Seed Savers Exchange's seed bank in Iowa), he has meticulously hand-pollinated or isolated for purity, and mainly saved and replanted seeds from the best-tasting plants, regardless of form, resulting in a population that is still incredibly diverse, but has a higher proportion of good-sized (3-8 lb) and good-tasting fruit. We believe many of the world's favorite heirloom squash (including the Galeaux d'Eysines, the Turk's Turban, and the Rouge Vif d'Etampes, from France, and the Kabocha and Hokkaido from Japan) may have been bred from Nanticoke squash which found their way into global commerce due to the exceedingly long storability of some fruits (we've had some last up to 18 months at room temperature).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe diversity is the main reason to grow this squash: you literally never know what kind of fruit it will produce. We see new forms emerge every year. To a small degree we have begun selecting new varieties from the Nanticoke population, but it will be many years before any of these are stabilized (if ever). In the meantime, we are happy to share this wonderful squash with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"\u003e25% of the proceeds of these seeds will be donated to the Nanticoke Lenni Lenape Nation based in Bridgeton, NJ. Any Nanticoke or Lenape people interested in growing these seeds should contact us to receive a packet at no cost or to have it refunded from your order.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGROWING TIPS: \u003c\/strong\u003eDirect seed in May or June, or transplant healthy plant starts around this time. Plants should be spaced 30-36 inches apart in rows 5-6 feet apart. 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We had hoped, when we first started growing these watermelons six or seven years ago, that we would one day soon be able to return them to growers in Homs during a time of peace. We will simply hold on to that hope for now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike all landraces, these watermelons display a wide range of traits, and this diversity is their greatest strength. If you've never successfully grown a watermelon, try this variety. It is very forgiving. Given its provenance, it is incredibly drought tolerant, so this is a great watermelon for marginal areas. Fruit range from round to oblong (with the occasional pear shape), solid green to beautifully patterned, with flesh in various shades of pink, and varying degrees of sweetness. Even the seeds vary, with some off-white and a few black, but most off-white with a dark line around the edge. They are quite striking, and also quite delicious themselves (watermelon seeds, known as \"egusi\" in parts of Africa, are an incredibly nutritious and underrated food). Some of these fruit have thick rinds excellent for pickling, and many have relatively dense flesh, making them excellent for candying. One fruit rolled under a piece of furniture in Nate's house once, unbeknownst to him, and remained there until its discovery in Spring. Shockingly, with no refrigeration, it was as good as the day it was harvested — if not sweeter. (There is a long tradition of Arab storing watermelons — see the 'Small Jadu'i' description.) As with all landraces, plant breeders could have a field day with these.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is part of our mission to preserve and spread useful varieties from endangered communities, and no community on earth is more endangered than Homs, Syria. In the early days of the war — before it was clear that there would even be a war — Homs was considered the \"Capital of the Revolution.\" Today, by all accounts, it is a hellscape. The population has been decimated. In 1949, when C.O. Eyer of the Near East Foundation collected these seeds, Homs was a veritable breadbasket. We remain hopeful that it will one day return to that status — and we look forward to returning these and other Syrian seeds to the people who return to rebuild.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese seeds were grown by our friend Olivia Gamber in Philadelphia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGROWING TIPS: \u003c\/strong\u003eDirect seed or transplant healthy plant starts in May or early June after things have warmed up a bit. Plants will sprawl, but they are not overbearing. Plants should be 2-3 feet apart. Be careful with plant starts, as transplanting watermelon is a bit more precarious than transplanting other things, and sometimes it does not respond well. Nonetheless, it can still be successful. Direct seeding is the safer bet. Wants full sun.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experimental Farm Network Seed Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4252823912471,"sku":"0234","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2333\/6781\/products\/homs_landrace_watermelon_3_photo.jpg?v=1641413872"},{"product_id":"kaleidescope-perennial-kale-grex","title":"'Homesteader's Kaleidoscopic Perennial' Kale Grex","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrassica oleracea var. ramosa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: \u003c\/strong\u003eOregon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImprovement status: \u003c\/strong\u003eCultivar\/Grex\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeeds per packet: \u003c\/strong\u003e~85 ($5)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBulk seeds per packet: \u003c\/strong\u003e~225 ($12)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGermination tested 10\/2025: \u003c\/strong\u003e86%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLife cycle: \u003c\/strong\u003ePerennial\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWe're thrilled to once again be offering an updated population of this phenomenal kale from our good friend, the genius plant breeder Chris Homanics. Now, more than ever, we feel confident calling this a singular achievement in plant breeding and we have no doubt it will be the source of many fabulous perennial varieties in the future. Please stay in touch about the progress of your plants and any interesting specimens that crop up. Every seed in each packet has the potential to grow into a new and unique plant. How awesome is that?!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHere's what Chris himself has to say about these seeds:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\"Perfect for the homesteader, the space-intensive gardener, permaculture food foresters, and market farmers alike! Grow kale as a perennial vegetable. These plants are literal bushes with many branches that grow an abundance of delicious greens throughout the year. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEvery plant is unique. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA huge diversity of leaf shapes and colors. From long and thin to ruffled, smooth, flat, or wide.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAn array of colors — lig\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eht green, red, dark purple, solid green, and more. After cold spells, some plants will even reveal a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ebeautiful colorful variegation of pink or white in their leaves! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhy grow perennial kale? Homesteaders kale provides a year-round source of vital leafy greens. Its perenniality means those same plants will continue producing for a number of years, allowing the grower to create a multi-year rotation plan for their kale patch instead of replanting from seed each season. While most plants will flower, the vast majority will continue growing once flowering has finished later in the season. Due to its vigor, bushiness, and creeping habit, most plants get massive. I strongly recommend at least 3ft spacing. After several years, many plants will begin to decline, but your favorite plants can be kept alive indefinitely by cloning them. You can do that by taking stem cuttings of mature branches and then moving them to another part of the farm or garden. This practice is typically done from fall to early winter \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e— \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003edepending on your climate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHomesteaders is not only a great perennial kale, but also excellent in the kitchen. Being not just a farmer, but also comfortable in the kitchen and a lover of good food, this kale has been heavily selected towards superior flavor and a succulent texture. With both of the original bush kale parents being excellent epicurean varieties, selection was made to pass down their great flavor into this population. Repeated taste tests have found this kale grex to be a consistent top-performer — savored by chefs, CSA members, and farmers market customers alike.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePerennial kale is not just a great leafy vegetable for humans, but also can be important in providing a staple dietary component to your livestock like chickens, cows, sheep, goats, pigs, and more. It once played an important role in the animal stockyard and should again. Consider using this plant as a forage crop in paddock systems or agroforestry silvopasture systems as well. Plants hold up well to rotational grazing or can be cut and brought to livestock.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e—---\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHow did this project come to be? The bedrock of this project was provided by two historic perennial tree kales that seldom flower, ‘Purple Tree Collards’ and ‘Daubenton’. The story is complicated, but these kales were crossed to each other and other Pacific Northwest \u0026amp; West Coast perennial kales as well as a variety of other Brassica oleracea including Baltic Red Kale, Brassica oleracea montana, Brussels sprouts, kohlrabi, Red Cavalier Kale, savoy cabbage, Spis Bladene, Walking Stick Kale, and more. Their progeny have been inter-crossed, reselected, cloned, isolated, reselected, interbred — many times now since 2011. This process forms a grex. What is a ‘grex’ you may ask? Grex in Latin means ‘flock’ and originally comes from the orchid hybridization world. It essentially means a genetically diverse interbreeding mix. An apt moniker for seed stewardship generally, as we are shepherds who herd seeds forward into the world. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSince 2011, this grex has been extensively selected from thousands and thousands of plants to guide this diverse population toward a strongly perennial and bushy growth habit. Other rigorous selection considerations have been made as well. Drought resistance and dry-farm compatibility is very important to me, especially in a dramatically changing climate. In fact, this kale performs very well in many drier climates. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrue to form, this seed has been produced in dry farm conditions with no supplemental irrigation. Winter hardiness and the ability to grow this in colder zones has been an important consideration for those who live in the north. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAfter careful testing and feedback from other growers, we can confidently say this grex is hardy down to US zone 6, though there are folks pushing the limit in colder zones with good success. I have continued to make progress selecting for disease and insect resistance as well. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSince the initial public release in 2017, I’ve been hard at work carefully selecting and breeding this kale further toward these goals. I believe you will be very pleased with this work. In fact, in 2019 I began a whole new mass reselection of around 27,000 initial seedlings in 72 count trays. These included seeds from all my best lines. While still in-tray, these nascent seedlings were exposed to harsh heat and drought conditions of the summer and exposed to temperatures in the low teens during the winter. In 2020, the best surviving plants were carefully selected and transplanted into 4 inch pots to grow on. In July of 2020, plants that still had not flowered were selected again and around 650 plants were planted in an isolated field. Interspersed in that field were superior plants I’ve been cloning and keeping alive since 2013. In February 2021, field plants were screened for bushiness, vigor, general disease resistance, towards a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003emore uniform leaf size, towards higher color content in leaves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, and against the heaviest flowering plants. Approximately 540 plants remained to flower out. I managed to get both ‘Purple Tree Collards’ and ‘Daubenton’ to flower out in this patch, so your seed will contain direct backcrosses to those tree kales. Even after all this, about 7% of the plants did not flower at all! In September 2021, 66 plants were cloned out into the nursery for the next round of crossing to double down on the best traits. Stay tuned for another paradigm shift of what is possible with perennial kale!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFinally, an acknowledgement. The nucleus for this project began as an initial chance cross which was a mix of luck and forethought by my friend Graham from Wales. Having communicated about perennial kale for years, he was generous enough to send me some initial precious seed. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn the collaborative spirit of the small community working with perennial kales, this seed is being released under the OSSI [Open Source Seed Initiative] license* to protect this important genetic material from large multinational seed conglomerates that might seek to patent or otherwise control it. So, select out your favorite unique perennial kales and share with friends. Please continue to stay in touch: I always enjoy seeing photos of what develops from your work with this seed. I continue to accept seed or cuttings back of exceptional plants to include in my breeding population. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFor more background information about this perennial kale, future availability of superior selected cloned plants, or to get involved in the collaborative breeding project, please check out the *Perennial Kale Breeding Project* on the EFN webpage (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.experimentalfarmnetwork.org\/project\/14\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.experimentalfarmnetwork.org\/project\/14\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e) or follow me on Instagram at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e@headhandsandheart \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAs required by the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Washington Crucifer Seed Quarantine, a representative sample of this seed was tested (by Oregon State University) and found to be free from Blackleg fungus (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeptosphaeria maculans\u003c\/i\u003e or\u003ci\u003e Phoma lingam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e* The Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) pledge states:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e “You have the freedom to use these OSSI-Pledged seeds in any way you choose. 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While most rhubarb is grown from clones of known varieties, it is actually quite easy to grow from seeds. Plants need to be protected during their first year from being crowded out by weeds, but by the second year they can generally handle life on their own, and by the third year a good seedling will be ready to harvest from. Rhubarb is a perennial plant that can live for decades. This breeding mix contains seeds from at least four varieties of rhubarb (including 'Tracy', which we also sell on its own), in a range of colors and forms, from deep red to nearly all green. Every seedling will be unique, allowing you to find the plant or plants that do best in your situation. You might even find one that is so strong, lovely, and delicious, that you begin dividing and spreading it around yourself, in which case you would have every right to give it a name! There are very few available cultivars of rhubarb out there, so additions to the genepool are always welcome. We know you'll have fun with these!\\n\\nNOTE: Because we have a limited amount of these seeds and each seed is unique and potentially precious, we do not conduct germination tests (which would require sacrificing hundreds of seeds) on breeding mixes like this one. But these seeds were grown in 2018 and processed following our typical best practices. If buyers are unsatisfied, please contact us.\u0026quot;}\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEFN INTRODUCTION.\u003c\/strong\u003e While most rhubarb is grown from clones of known varieties, it is actually quite easy to grow from seeds. Plants need to be protected during their first year from being crowded out by weeds, but by the second year they can generally handle life on their own, and by the third year a good seedling will be ready to harvest from. Rhubarb is a perennial plant that can live for decades. This breeding mix contains seeds from at least four varieties of rhubarb (including 'Tracy', which we also sell on its own), in a range of colors and forms, from deep red to nearly all green. Every seedling will be unique, allowing you to find the plant or plants that do best in your situation. You might even find one that is so strong, lovely, and delicious, that you begin dividing and spreading it around yourself, in which case you would have every right to give it a new name! There are very few cultivars of rhubarb available out there on the market, so additions to the genepool are always welcome. We know you'll have fun with these!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":4737,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"10\":2,\"12\":0,\"15\":\"arial,sans,sans-serif\"}' data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;EFN INTRODUCTION. While most rhubarb is grown from clones of known varieties, it is actually quite easy to grow from seeds. Plants need to be protected during their first year from being crowded out by weeds, but by the second year they can generally handle life on their own, and by the third year a good seedling will be ready to harvest from. Rhubarb is a perennial plant that can live for decades. This breeding mix contains seeds from at least four varieties of rhubarb (including 'Tracy', which we also sell on its own), in a range of colors and forms, from deep red to nearly all green. Every seedling will be unique, allowing you to find the plant or plants that do best in your situation. You might even find one that is so strong, lovely, and delicious, that you begin dividing and spreading it around yourself, in which case you would have every right to give it a name! There are very few available cultivars of rhubarb out there, so additions to the genepool are always welcome. We know you'll have fun with these!\\n\\nNOTE: Because we have a limited amount of these seeds and each seed is unique and potentially precious, we do not conduct germination tests (which would require sacrificing hundreds of seeds) on breeding mixes like this one. But these seeds were grown in 2018 and processed following our typical best practices. If buyers are unsatisfied, please contact us.\u0026quot;}\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGROWING TIPS: \u003c\/strong\u003eStart plants in trays with potting mix. This could be in a greenhouse or outside after it warms up. Transplant to garden maybe a foot between plants.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experimental Farm Network Seed Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":13115253456919,"sku":"0988","price":3.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2333\/6781\/products\/2017-04-28_23.10.11_1503367651576861461_1701867631.jpg?v=1547442953"},{"product_id":"delaware-creeping-cucumber","title":"Perennial Creeping Cucumber Breeding Mix","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMelothria pendula\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: \u003c\/strong\u003eDelaware\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImprovement status: \u003c\/strong\u003eWild\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeeds per packet: \u003c\/strong\u003e~25\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGermination tested 11\/2025: \u003c\/strong\u003e86%\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLife cycle: \u003c\/strong\u003ePerennial\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Also known as \\\u0026quot;Guadeloupe Cucumber\\\u0026quot;, creeping cucumbers are native to the US southeast and the Caribbean. It is a perennial member of the cucumber\/squash\/gourd family (Cucurbitaceae). This species is a close cousin to the annual Melothria scabra (commonly known as mouse melon, cucamelon, or Mexican sour gherkin), but the fruit is slightly smaller. The unripe fruit, as shown, look like jelly-bean-sized watermelons. They taste like cucumbers, with a bit more sweetness and sourness. They're edible raw and also good for pickles. When fully ripe, the fruits turn black and look like little black olives. At this point the seeds are viable, but the fruit is no longer edible (said to be a powerful laxative).\\n\\nPennsylvania is considered the northernmost part of its range, but we haven't heard of any confirmed sites there. As the climate changes, many species are on the move, and this creeping cucumber is creeping north. The Delaware population was only discovered about a decade ago, so it's unclear how old it is, but is the farthest north confirmed location of this species. (We know people who grow this species as far north as Massachusetts, so it's certainly worth a try beyond its range.) The plant is a spindly little vine, which often prefers to creep along the ground. It should be given plenty of space, perhaps a whole section of garden, or a scrubby farm edge. In parts of its native range it is considered a weed, so care should be taken to make sure it doesn't get out of hand.\\n\\nNOTE: Because we have a limited amount of these seeds and each seed is unique and potentially precious, we do not conduct germination tests (which would require sacrificing hundreds of seeds) on breeding mixes like this one. But these seeds were collected in 2018 and processed following our typical best practices. If buyers are unsatisfied, please contact us.\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":4737,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"10\":2,\"12\":0,\"15\":\"arial,sans,sans-serif\"}'\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eEFN INTRODUCTION. Also known as \"Guadeloupe Cucumber\", creeping cucumber is native to the US southeast and the Caribbean. It is a perennial member of the cucumber\/squash\/gourd family (Cucurbitaceae). This species is a close cousin to the annual Melothria scabra (commonly known as mouse melon, cucamelon, or Mexican sour gherkin), but the fruit is slightly smaller. This year's batch of seeds were grown nearby to some Melothria scabra, so it's possible some crossing has occurred — meaning you should keep your eyes out for plants that produce particularly large fruit compared to the rest, and let us know if those prove to be perennials too! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe unripe fruit of this species, as shown, look like jelly-bean-sized watermelons. They taste like cucumbers, but with a bit more sweetness and sourness. They're edible raw and also good for pickles. When fully ripe, the fruits turn black and look like little black olives. At this point the seeds are viable, but the fruit is no longer edible (said to be a powerful laxative).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePennsylvania is considered the northernmost part of its range, but we haven't heard of any confirmed sites there. As the climate changes, many species are on the move, and this creeping cucumber is creeping north. The Delaware population that gave rise to these seeds was only discovered about a decade ago, so it's unclear how old it is, but is the farthest north confirmed location of this species. (We do know people who grow this species as far north as Massachusetts, so it's certainly worth a try beyond its range.) The plant is a spindly little vine, which often prefers to creep along the ground rather than climb. It should be given plenty of space, perhaps a whole section of garden, or a scrubby farm edge. In parts of its native range it is considered a weed, so care should be taken to make sure it doesn't get out of hand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese seeds were grown in Vineland, New Jersey, by our friends Corrie and Jose Spellman-Lopez. Their stock seed is the same 'Delaware' Creeping Cucumber we have sold for years, but — again — they grew it in close proximity to some Melothria scabra, a close relative, so it's possible there has been some crossing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOTE:\u003c\/strong\u003e Because we have a limited amount of these seeds and each seed is unique and potentially precious, we do not conduct germination tests (which would require sacrificing hundreds of seeds) on breeding populations like this one. But these seeds were grown in 2023 and processed following our typical best practices. If buyers are unsatisfied, please contact us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experimental Farm Network Seed Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":13115319255063,"sku":"0932","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2333\/6781\/products\/2016-10-20_19.59.59_1365564536870724052_1701867631.jpg?v=1547441698"},{"product_id":"homs-kousa-summer-squash","title":"'Homs Kousa' Summer Squash","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCucurbita Pepo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: \u003c\/strong\u003eHoms, Syria\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImprovement status: \u003c\/strong\u003eLandrace\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeeds per packet:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~25 seeds ($4.25)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~100 seeds ($10)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~250 seeds ($20)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGermination tested 10\/2025:\u003c\/strong\u003e 93%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLife cycle: \u003c\/strong\u003eAnnual\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEFN INTRODUCTION.\u003c\/strong\u003e This productive, drought resistant, vining marrow-type squash produces an abundance of tasty fruit. When they're small and pale green they make a buttery, tender, utterly delicious zucchini. As they grow, they can still be used as a great vegetable for stir-fries, soups, fritters, dumplings, or bread. They can be stuffed and baked, sliced and grilled, or even smoked. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is this \"storage marrow\" stage in the maturity of this plant that we love, between when it is a young, tender summer squash and a hardened-off tan or yellow fully mature squash. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs long as the fruit is still white, it's still good. Picked at this size, it can store on a shelf for 4-8 weeks, maybe more in the right environment. We've eaten them well into the fall after summer harvest. \u003c\/span\u003eOnce it begins to turn tan or yellow, the flesh gets too hard (except perhaps for fermenting) and it's really only good for seeds. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlants are much more unruly compared to typical bush-type zucchinis, but they are much more productive and more delicious too. At EFN collaborator Clint Freund's farm in Wisconsin in 2018, the Homs Kousa was the last of the various zucchinis that he grew still putting off fruit into the fall. They don't want to give up!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is one of the best Syrian heirlooms we've identified from the USDA's collection. The people of war-torn Homs who developed this squash have given a great gift to the world in this plant. We've managed to get seeds to Syrian refugees who have a small farm at their camp in Lebanon. 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According to Casey Piscura, these squash are as vigorous as they are delicious — and he calls the flavor \"divine.\" \u003cspan\u003eFormer employees have told Casey they had \"squash withdrawals\" after leaving the farm because of this gem.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs with other diverse populations, the breeding potential from this gene pool is immense. Let us know what these seeds are doing for you a few years down the road!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\" class=\"product-single__description rte\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGROWING TIPS: \u003c\/strong\u003eDirect seed in May or early June, or transplant in healthy plant starts around this time. 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Edmund made the cross in 2011 and has been working on it each year since, intensively selecting for Downy Mildew resistance, productivity, eating quality, brix, dry matter, keeping quality, and butternut shape. This is F8 seed (the eighth generation after the cross). While selection work will continue through 2019 and possibly 2020, the progress made to date is exciting. Expect 95% butternut-shaped fruits, with good productivity, Downy Mildew resistance, rich sweet flavor, and very good keeping quality. Immature fruits vary between light and dark green in color (most immature butternuts are light green). The dark green ones take longer to turn fully tan, but when they do you can be sure that they are ripe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSouth Anna will avoid the crop failure that can occur in years when Downy Mildew comes early, and provide higher yields in years with average DM pressure. The healthier foliage also leads to better fruit quality, with sweeter, riper fruits of a rich tan color. When used as a late planting, South Anna grows strong until frost, allowing for later harvests that will keep better into the winter and spring.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis variety carries the Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) pledge, which states:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e “You have the freedom to use these OSSI-Pledged seeds in any way you choose. In return, you pledge not to restrict other's use of these seeds or their derivatives by patents or other means, and to include this pledge with any transfer of these seeds or their derivatives.” \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMore information on OSSI can be found at\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Open Source Seed Initiative\" href=\"http:\/\/www.osseeds.org\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eosseeds.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e100 days. Grown by Edmund Frost at Twin Oaks Seed Farm. Certified organic by QCS.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGROWING TIPS: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eDirect seed in May or early June, or transplant in healthy plant starts around this time. 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It resulted from Hank's backcrossing a variant of 'Rainbow Lacinato' with its ancestor, Wild Garden Seeds' strain of 'Lacinato' (also known as 'Dinosaur' kale or 'Nero di Toscana', meaning 'Black Tuscan'). This variety has taken the seed and culinary worlds by storm, and has begun showing up at markets around the country due to its striking appearance and wonderful flavor. Seed farmers in particular love it because it's considered to be the most winter hardy lacinato-type kale, so it makes it easy to over-winter in most climates. In milder areas, it can be picked from and eaten all winter.. \\n\\nWe're very excited to be offering Hank's latest \\\u0026quot;breeder selects\\\u0026quot; — the same seed he is currently growing out to produce the next generation, from plants individually selected by Hank to meet his exacting standards. Like any great plant breeder, Hank realizes there's always room for improvement, so he despite its popularity, he still considers this a work-in-progress. His latest selection criteria focused on large second-year leaves to provide more \\\u0026quot;hunger gap\\\u0026quot; calories between winter and flowering (most kales produce much smaller leaves their second year, but Hank noticed some plants with larger leaves and decided to lean into this trait for the next generation). We only have a limited amount of this seed — and we know plenty of market farmers, seed growers, and gardeners will be itching to get the very best 'Dazzling Blue' seeds around — so snag some before it's all gone! \\n\\nThis variety carries the Open Source Seed Initiative pledge.\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;6\u0026quot;:1}\"\u003eDazzling Blue' is a remarkable kale bred by Hank Keogh of Avoca Seed Farm in Oregon, who worked as a farmer for years with Frank Morton of Wild Garden Seeds and collaborated with Frank to produce this gem. It resulted from Hank's backcrossing a variant of 'Rainbow Lacinato' with its ancestor, Wild Garden Seeds' strain of 'Lacinato' (also known as 'Dinosaur' kale or 'Nero di Toscana', meaning 'Black Tuscan'). This variety has taken the seed and culinary worlds by storm, and has begun showing up at markets around the country due to its striking appearance and wonderful flavor. Seed farmers in particular love it because it's considered to be the most winter hardy lacinato-type kale, so it makes it easy to over-winter in most climates. In milder areas, it can be picked from and eaten all winter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe're very excited to be offering Hank's latest \"breeder selects\" — the same seed he is currently growing out to produce the next generation, from plants individually selected by Hank to meet his exacting standards. Like any great plant breeder, Hank realizes there's always room for improvement, so despite its popularity, he still considers this a work-in-progress. His latest selection criteria focused on large second-year leaves to provide more \"hunger gap\" calories between winter and flowering (most kales produce much smaller leaves their second year, but Hank noticed some plants with larger leaves and decided to lean into this trait for the next generation). We only have a limited amount of this seed — and we know plenty of market farmers, seed growers, and gardeners will be itching to get the very best 'Dazzling Blue' seeds around — so snag some before it's all gone! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis variety carries the Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) pledge, which states:\u003ci\u003e “You have the freedom to use these OSSI-Pledged seeds in any way you choose. In return, you pledge not to restrict other's use of these seeds or their derivatives by patents or other means, and to include this pledge with any transfer of these seeds or their derivatives.” \u003c\/i\u003eMore information on OSSI can be found at \u003ca title=\"Open Source Seed Initiative\" href=\"http:\/\/www.osseeds.org\/\"\u003eosseeds.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dazzling Blue' is a remarkable new kale bred by Hank Keogh of Avoca Seed Farm in Oregon, who worked as a farmer for years with Frank Morton of Wild Garden Seeds and collaborated with Frank to produce this gem. Dazzling Blue resulted from Hank's backcrossing a variant of 'Rainbow Lacinato' with its ancestor, Wild Garden Seeds' strain of 'Lacinato' (also known as 'Dinosaur' kale or 'Nero di Toscana', which means 'Black Tuscan'). This variety is taking the seed and culinary world by storm, and has begun showing up at markets around the country due to its striking appearance and wonderful flavor. Considered to be the most winter hardy lacinato-type kale. Our seed was produced by Clint Freund and Kass McKinnon of Cultivating the Commons in Madison, Wisconsin. This variety carries the Open Source Seed Initiative pledge.\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;6\u0026quot;:1}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":513,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"12\":0}'\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGROWING TIPS:\u003c\/strong\u003e Direct seed 1\/4-1\/2 inch deep after danger of last frost, or transplant in healthy plant starts. Plants could be 12-18 inches apart in rows 18-30 inches apart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experimental Farm Network Seed Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":13127431421975,"sku":"0116","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2333\/6781\/products\/hank_s_dazzling_blue_kale.jpg?v=1576536188"},{"product_id":"golden-grex-beet","title":"'Golden Grex' Beet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeta vulgaris\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oregon, via Maine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImprovement status: \u003c\/strong\u003eGrex\/Breeding material\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeeds per packet: \u003c\/strong\u003e~120\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGermination tested 11\/2025:\u003c\/strong\u003e 91%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLife cycle: \u003c\/strong\u003eBiennial\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;A vigorous, delicious, and brightly colored gold beet. This variety was selected from Fedco's golden breeding stock of Dr. Alan Kapular's triple cross of Yellow Intermediate, Crosby Purple Egyptian and Lutz Saladleaf. \\\u0026quot;Grex\\\u0026quot; is a term originally coined for orchid breeding that implies a constant reshuffling of traits in a highly diverse population of interbreeding varieties. Grexes are invaluable for plant breeders, but also for subsistence farmers who can rely on them to produce a resilient crop. Interior is a mix of white and golden rings, with the possibility for red and golden rings as well. The diversity of this population means it is ripe for further breeding and selection. Seed was grown for us by Clint Freund and Kass McKinnon of Cultivating the Commons in Madison, Wisconsin, who call this their farm's \\\u0026quot;go-to\\\u0026quot; golden beet.\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":513,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"12\":0}'\u003eA vigorous, delicious, and brightly colored gold beet. This population was selected from Fedco's golden breeding stock of Dr. Alan Kapular's triple cross of Yellow Intermediate, Crosby Purple Egyptian and Lutz Saladleaf. \"Grex\" is a term originally coined for orchid breeding that implies a constant reshuffling of traits in a highly diverse population of interbreeding varieties. Grexes are invaluable for plant breeders, but also for subsistence farmers who can rely on them to produce a resilient crop. Interior is a mix of white and golden rings, with the possibility for red and golden rings as well. The diversity of this population means it is ripe for further breeding and selection. Seed was grown for us by Clint Freund and Kass McKinnon of Cultivating the Commons in Madison, Wisconsin, who call this their farm's \"go-to\" golden beet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGROWING TIPS: \u003c\/strong\u003eDirect seed 1\/2-3\/4 inch deep after danger of last frost. 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It's more time and energy, but beets also transplant relatively well, so for example, if you have a situation with really bad weeds or you are notoriously bad at staying up on weeding, you could start seeds in flats and transplant to freshly prepared ground to get ahead.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experimental Farm Network Seed Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":13127749304343,"sku":"0207","price":3.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2333\/6781\/products\/gold_grex_beet_photo.jpg?v=1547440187"},{"product_id":"caucasian-mountain-spinach-breeding-mix","title":"Hablitzia (Caucasian Mountain Spinach) Breeding Mix","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHablitzia tamnoides\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrigin: \u003c\/b\u003eEurasia (via Colorado)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImprovement Status:\u003c\/b\u003e Grex\/Breeding material\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeeds per packet: \u003c\/b\u003e~45\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOTANICAL SAMPLE - NOT GERMINATION TESTED\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLife cycle: \u003c\/strong\u003ePerennial\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEFN EXCLUSIVE.\u003c\/strong\u003e Hablitzia, or Caucasian Mountain Spinach, is a perennial, vining vegetable, hardy to zone 3, grown for its tasty leaves and shoots. It prefers full sun, but can also do well in partial shade, as its native habitat is in the understory of temperate forests. It can grow six to nine feet tall and will appreciate a trellis or bush\/tree to climb up. Still relatively new to gardeners in this country, Hablitzia is quickly making a name for itself among agroecologists and permaculturists who desire low-input, high-yield perennial crops.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis breeding mix comes to us from our friend Andy Hahn in Colorado, who has brought together four different accessions, all of which are growing in close proximity to each other, therefore each seed packet will contain a high degree of genetic diversity. We hope many new varieties of this exciting plant will be brought forth from these seeds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe urge all growers who order these seeds to sign up to Andy's Hablitzia Improvement Project on the EFN website so we can expand the community of amateur plant breeders working with this awesome perennial vegetable!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGROWING TIPS:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe best way to germinate seeds (from our experience) is to plant them just below the surface of moist seed starting mix in a small, covered dish (or even a ziplock bag with a finger-thick layer of soil at the bottom) and place in the refrigerator. The seeds will sprout within about a month, at which point they should be removed from the fridge and brought outside (but watch they don't get fried in the sun those first few days). Seeds require cool temperatures to germinate. If they don't sprout after a month, take them outside anyway, and they will probably sprout soon after. Young seedlings are tiny and fragile, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out or overheat. Plants will be small their first year, but will grow larger in each subsequent year, eventually forming a big clump. Put in a location where they can climb extensively.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experimental Farm Network Seed Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":13128545959959,"sku":"0773","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2333\/6781\/products\/hablitzia2.jpg?v=1607635665"},{"product_id":"andys-green-mountain-multiplier-onion","title":"Andy's Green Mountain Multiplier Onion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAllium cepa var. aggregatum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrigin: \u003c\/b\u003eColorado\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImprovement Status: \u003c\/b\u003eGrex\/Breeding material\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeeds per packet: \u003c\/b\u003e~40\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGermination tested 12\/2025: \u003c\/strong\u003e95%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLife cycle: \u003c\/strong\u003ePerennial\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEFN EXCLUSIVE.\u003c\/strong\u003e Kelly Winterton of Utah created the original 'Green Mountain Multiplier' following a chance flowering of his perennial potato onions (\u003cem\u003eAllium cepa var. aggregatum\u003c\/em\u003e). Potato onions are a lot like shallots, only they keep for much longer and are generally fleshier and without the purple pigmentation in each layer. The main disadvantage compared to standard biennial onions is their small size. Kelly's potato onions flowered after being overwintered in the ground outdoors, rather than being stored inside and replanted in the spring. The seedlings proved to be incredibly diverse, and some of them paired the best traits of potato onions with sizes closer to a supermarket onion. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome of Kelly's onions made their way to EFN grower Andy Hahn in Colorado, who one year produced a bumper crop of true seed — and the 'Green Mountain Multiplier' onions had flowered at the same time as his yellow potato onions. The resulting seed is what we're proud to be offering here. Every seedling will be unique, so each will be something new.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere's been a lamentable loss of potato onion varieties over the past century, such that old heirlooms are now incredibly hard to come by. Kelly's work, furthered by Andy, has the potential to produce countless new potato onion varieties. Their perennial growth habit and long-storing ability will make these new varieties valuable to anyone looking to become independent from the supermarket. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStart these seeds early if you can, and you'll be well on your way to nurturing your own new easy-to-grow staple crop. And when you find that perfect new variety, give it a name and start spreading it around!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGROWING TIPS:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e Start in flats as early as possible (February or March). Transplant to a well-prepared bed once seedlings are a few inches tall and sturdy enough to stand up to the weather. Keep an eye on them throughout the season as they will likely ripen at different times. Bulbs can be removed from the ground once the leaves are no longer green. You may also want to leave some bulbs in the ground to see if they will perennialize in your area. 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Many of these are known as 'Siberian' kales, and they are incredibly cold hardy. Brassica napus is the same species as rutabaga, believed to be the result of an ancient hybridization between a cabbage (Brassica oleracea) and a turnip (Brassica rapa). In general, the napus kales are more tender, with a less bitter, more mustardy flavor than the rest of the kales (like standard \"curly kale\", 'Tuscan Black', or \"purple kale\"), which are the same species as cabbage. We are excited to be offering this \"grex\" (freely interbreeding diverse population) which contains a wide variety of delicious 'Siberian'\/'Red Russian' kales — from a population originally released by Frank Morton of Wild Garden Seeds — crossed with two strains of 'Blauwe Groninger' (\"Blue from Groningen\") for even more flavor and hardiness (one strain is the 'Willem's Blauwe Groninger' we've been growing for many years, a highly uniform population, and the other the 'Groninger Blue Collard-Kale' sold by Nichols Garden Nursery, which was introduced to them by our friend Dr. Carol Deppe, after bouncing around Canada for a few decades and acquiring less uniformity). A broad population like this makes it easy to develop your own new variety or landrace, perfectly adapted to your growing conditions. It's also just plain fun to grow a grex like this because you never know what you're going to get! In general, napus kales don't hold up in storage very long (which is why they are rarely found at markets), unless the bottoms are cut and kept in water, but they are wonderful for home use. Finally, these kales are not only great for cooking, but excellent for raw use, especially the young leaves. Also, a portion of Casey Piscura's siberian kale grex from Carbondale, Colorado, is also throw into this mix.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOTE: \u003c\/strong\u003eDusty should have taken better photos this year, because honestly these photos do not do justice to the amount of phenotypical diversity in this population when it comes to the non-Blauwe napus grex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGROWING TIPS:\u003c\/strong\u003e Direct seed 1\/4 inch deep in garden or field, spring through late summer, or transplant in healthy plant starts. Plant spacing could range from 3-16 inches, depending on what you are going for. 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The base is a grex created by Minnesota organic farmer Greg Reynolds which he developed for his own use to sell to customers. He recalls that it originated with 6-8 varieties, including a white slicer, and his selection efforts through the years have focused on early-producing plants (as the Minnesota climate requires). In 2019, EFN co-founder Dusty Hinz and our colleage Zach Binsfeld grew out Greg's cucumber grex in close proximity to our favorite Bhutanese heirloom — the giant, mildew-resistant 'Gagon', which we got years ago from a USDA seed bank and has since become quite popular — and the Poinsett 76, a green slicer bred by a collaborative of East Coast researchers, able to stand up to the heat and humidity of places like Virginia and South Carolina. Since bees and other polllinators were free to transfer pollen between varieties, this new grex is likely to produce lots of interesting plants. No doubt some will be self-pollinated 'Gagon' and 'Poinsett 76', but most will be unique combinations. 'Gagon' is a decidedly funky cucumber — similar to the more commonly available 'Poona Kheera' variety from India — in that the fruit looks like a normal cucumber when immature, but soon grows in to a giant, lizard-skinned, yellow-to-red\/brown beast. The mature cucumber can reach close to two feet in length, at which point it seems like an entirely different fruit, somewhat like a melon or squash. The flesh can be eaten raw, cooked in savory dishes, sweetened for dessert applications, turned into a fine chutney or soft pickle, or juiced for smoothies. We're very interested to see what crosses between 'Gagon' and more standard cucumbers look like. We hope that the earliness of Greg's grex combined with the later, longer-season productivity of the 'Gagon' and 'Poinsett 76' will make for a population well-suited to most any climate in North America. If you are interested in breeding cucumbers, one packet of these seeds should provide everything you need to get started, or if you simply want a wide spectrum of resilient, tasty cucumbers, this grex is a great choice.\u0026quot;}\"\u003eIn our ongoing effort to offer diverse populations of use to plant breeders (amateur or professional), as well as home gardeners and market farmers, this \"grex\" (a term originally used by orchid breeders to describe a complex interbreeding population) is composed of at least 8-10 varieties. The base is a grex created by Minnesota organic farmer Greg Reynolds which he developed for his own use to sell to customers. He recalls that it originated with 6-8 varieties, including a white slicer, and his selection efforts through the years have focused on early-producing plants (as the Minnesota climate requires). In 2019, EFN co-founder Dusty Hinz and our colleague Zach Binsfeld grew out Greg's cucumber grex in close proximity to our favorite Bhutanese heirloom — the giant, mildew-resistant 'Gagon', which we got years ago from a USDA seed bank and has since become quite popular — and the Poinsett 76, a green slicer bred by a collaborative of East Coast researchers, able to stand up to the heat and humidity of places like Virginia and South Carolina. Since bees and other polllinators were free to transfer pollen between varieties, this new grex is likely to produce lots of interesting plants. No doubt some will be self-pollinated 'Gagon' and 'Poinsett 76', but most will be unique combinations. 'Gagon' is a decidedly funky cucumber — similar to the more commonly available 'Poona Kheera' variety from India — in that the fruit looks like a normal cucumber when immature, but soon grows in to a giant, lizard-skinned, yellow-to-red\/brown beast. The mature cucumber can reach close to two feet in length, at which point it seems like an entirely different fruit, somewhat like a melon or squash. The flesh can be eaten raw, cooked in savory dishes, sweetened for dessert applications, turned into a fine chutney or soft pickle, or juiced for smoothies. We're very interested to see what crosses between 'Gagon' and more standard cucumbers look like. We hope that the earliness of Greg's grex combined with the later, longer-season productivity of the 'Gagon' and 'Poinsett 76' will make for a population well-suited to most any climate in North America. If you are interested in breeding cucumbers, one packet of these seeds should provide everything you need to get started, or if you simply want a wide spectrum of resilient, tasty cucumbers, this grex is a great choice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":515,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,65280],\"12\":0}' data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;In our ongoing effort to offer diverse populations of use to plant breeders (amateur or professional), as well as home gardeners and market farmers, this \\\u0026quot;grex\\\u0026quot; (a term originally used by orchid breeders to describe a complex interbreeding population) is composed of at least 8-10 varieties. The base is a grex created by Minnesota organic farmer Greg Reynolds which he developed for his own use to sell to customers. He recalls that it originated with 6-8 varieties, including a white slicer, and his selection efforts through the years have focused on early-producing plants (as the Minnesota climate requires). In 2019, EFN co-founder Dusty Hinz and our colleage Zach Binsfeld grew out Greg's cucumber grex in close proximity to our favorite Bhutanese heirloom — the giant, mildew-resistant 'Gagon', which we got years ago from a USDA seed bank and has since become quite popular — and the Poinsett 76, a green slicer bred by a collaborative of East Coast researchers, able to stand up to the heat and humidity of places like Virginia and South Carolina. Since bees and other polllinators were free to transfer pollen between varieties, this new grex is likely to produce lots of interesting plants. No doubt some will be self-pollinated 'Gagon' and 'Poinsett 76', but most will be unique combinations. 'Gagon' is a decidedly funky cucumber — similar to the more commonly available 'Poona Kheera' variety from India — in that the fruit looks like a normal cucumber when immature, but soon grows in to a giant, lizard-skinned, yellow-to-red\/brown beast. The mature cucumber can reach close to two feet in length, at which point it seems like an entirely different fruit, somewhat like a melon or squash. The flesh can be eaten raw, cooked in savory dishes, sweetened for dessert applications, turned into a fine chutney or soft pickle, or juiced for smoothies. We're very interested to see what crosses between 'Gagon' and more standard cucumbers look like. We hope that the earliness of Greg's grex combined with the later, longer-season productivity of the 'Gagon' and 'Poinsett 76' will make for a population well-suited to most any climate in North America. If you are interested in breeding cucumbers, one packet of these seeds should provide everything you need to get started, or if you simply want a wide spectrum of resilient, tasty cucumbers, this grex is a great choice.\u0026quot;}\"\u003eWe grew this grex out again in 2020 and liked the vigor and diversity of the plants that presented themselves. We decided to then combine the 2019 lot and 2020 lot into a new 50\/50 batch. The 2020 lot just likely had more crossing happening. This is a good mix!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":515,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,65280],\"12\":0}' data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;In our ongoing effort to offer diverse populations of use to plant breeders (amateur or professional), as well as home gardeners and market farmers, this \\\u0026quot;grex\\\u0026quot; (a term originally used by orchid breeders to describe a complex interbreeding population) is composed of at least 8-10 varieties. The base is a grex created by Minnesota organic farmer Greg Reynolds which he developed for his own use to sell to customers. He recalls that it originated with 6-8 varieties, including a white slicer, and his selection efforts through the years have focused on early-producing plants (as the Minnesota climate requires). In 2019, EFN co-founder Dusty Hinz and our colleage Zach Binsfeld grew out Greg's cucumber grex in close proximity to our favorite Bhutanese heirloom — the giant, mildew-resistant 'Gagon', which we got years ago from a USDA seed bank and has since become quite popular — and the Poinsett 76, a green slicer bred by a collaborative of East Coast researchers, able to stand up to the heat and humidity of places like Virginia and South Carolina. Since bees and other polllinators were free to transfer pollen between varieties, this new grex is likely to produce lots of interesting plants. No doubt some will be self-pollinated 'Gagon' and 'Poinsett 76', but most will be unique combinations. 'Gagon' is a decidedly funky cucumber — similar to the more commonly available 'Poona Kheera' variety from India — in that the fruit looks like a normal cucumber when immature, but soon grows in to a giant, lizard-skinned, yellow-to-red\/brown beast. The mature cucumber can reach close to two feet in length, at which point it seems like an entirely different fruit, somewhat like a melon or squash. The flesh can be eaten raw, cooked in savory dishes, sweetened for dessert applications, turned into a fine chutney or soft pickle, or juiced for smoothies. We're very interested to see what crosses between 'Gagon' and more standard cucumbers look like. We hope that the earliness of Greg's grex combined with the later, longer-season productivity of the 'Gagon' and 'Poinsett 76' will make for a population well-suited to most any climate in North America. If you are interested in breeding cucumbers, one packet of these seeds should provide everything you need to get started, or if you simply want a wide spectrum of resilient, tasty cucumbers, this grex is a great choice.\u0026quot;}\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGROWING TIPS:\u003c\/strong\u003e Direct seed after danger of last frost or transplant healthy plant starts after danger of last frost. Plants should be 12-16 inches apart. If you're trellising, rows could be 4-5 feet apart. If you're letting them sprawl, rows could be 5-7 feet apart. 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Originally from Dr. Alan \\\u0026quot;Mushroom\\\u0026quot; Kapuler in Oregon, our population is roughly a 50\/50 mix of 'Six Root Grex' from Adaptive Seeds (grown by Clint Freund and Cass McKinnon in Wisconsin) and from Peace Seedlings (grown by Dusty in Minnesota), the successor to Dr. Kapuler's Peace Seeds, run by his daughter Dylana Kapuler and her partner Mario DiBenedetto. Turnips are great keepers through the long winter, and they can be prepared in a range of ways: roasted, boiled, steamed, mashed, sauteed, pickled, or fermented. If you're interested in breeding new turnip varieties, this population is a great place to start — but it's great for just growing lots of food too.\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":12803,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,65280],\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":10}'\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrassica rapa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;This is a freely interbreeding mix of six different turnip varieties, grown for both leaves and roots. This diversity makes it perfect for adapting to your farm or garden. Originally from Dr. Alan \\\u0026quot;Mushroom\\\u0026quot; Kapuler in Oregon, our population is roughly a 50\/50 mix of 'Six Root Grex' from Adaptive Seeds (grown by Clint Freund and Cass McKinnon in Wisconsin) and from Peace Seedlings (grown by Dusty in Minnesota), the successor to Dr. Kapuler's Peace Seeds, run by his daughter Dylana Kapuler and her partner Mario DiBenedetto. Turnips are great keepers through the long winter, and they can be prepared in a range of ways: roasted, boiled, steamed, mashed, sauteed, pickled, or fermented. If you're interested in breeding new turnip varieties, this population is a great place to start — but it's great for just growing lots of food too.\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":12803,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,65280],\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":10}'\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oregon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;This is a freely interbreeding mix of six different turnip varieties, grown for both leaves and roots. This diversity makes it perfect for adapting to your farm or garden. 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If you're interested in breeding new turnip varieties, this population is a great place to start — but it's great for just growing lots of food too.\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":12803,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,65280],\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":10}'\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImprovement status: \u003c\/strong\u003eCultivar\/Grex\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeeds per packet: \u003c\/strong\u003e~250\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGermination tested 10\/2025: \u003c\/strong\u003e90%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;This is a freely interbreeding mix of six different turnip varieties, grown for both leaves and roots. This diversity makes it perfect for adapting to your farm or garden. 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If you're interested in breeding new turnip varieties, this population is a great place to start — but it's great for just growing lots of food too.\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":12803,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,65280],\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":10}'\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLife cycle: \u003c\/strong\u003eBiennial\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;This is a freely interbreeding mix of six different turnip varieties, grown for both leaves and roots. This diversity makes it perfect for adapting to your farm or garden. Originally from Dr. Alan \\\u0026quot;Mushroom\\\u0026quot; Kapuler in Oregon, our population is roughly a 50\/50 mix of 'Six Root Grex' from Adaptive Seeds (grown by Clint Freund and Cass McKinnon in Wisconsin) and from Peace Seedlings (grown by Dusty in Minnesota), the successor to Dr. Kapuler's Peace Seeds, run by his daughter Dylana Kapuler and her partner Mario DiBenedetto. Turnips are great keepers through the long winter, and they can be prepared in a range of ways: roasted, boiled, steamed, mashed, sauteed, pickled, or fermented. If you're interested in breeding new turnip varieties, this population is a great place to start — but it's great for just growing lots of food too.\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":12803,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,65280],\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":10}'\u003eThis is a freely interbreeding mix of six different turnip varieties, grown for both leaves and roots. This diversity makes it perfect for adapting to your farm or garden. Originally from Dr. Alan \"Mushroom\" Kapuler in Oregon, our population is roughly a 50\/50 mix of 'Six Root Grex' from Adaptive Seeds (grown by Clint Freund and Kass McKinnon in Wisconsin) and from Peace Seedlings (grown by Dusty in Minnesota), the successor to Dr. Kapuler's Peace Seeds, run by his daughter Dylana Kapuler and her partner Mario DiBenedetto. Turnips are great keepers through the long winter, and they can be prepared in a range of ways: roasted, boiled, steamed, mashed, sauteed, pickled, or fermented. If you're interested in breeding new turnip varieties, this population is a great place to start — but it's great for just growing lots of food too.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGROWING TIPS: \u003c\/strong\u003eDirect seed ½ inch deep. You could plant a seed every inch and expect to thin, or don't seed as densely and thin less. Plants should end up 4-6 inches apart in rows 12 to 24 inches apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experimental Farm Network Seed Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33357331759157,"sku":"0449","price":3.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2333\/6781\/products\/six_root_grex_turnip.jpg?v=1578420726"},{"product_id":"uw-purple-carrot","title":"WI-OSC Purple Carrot","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaucus carota\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: \u003c\/strong\u003eWisconsin\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImprovement status: \u003c\/strong\u003eCultivar Composite\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeeds per packet: \u003c\/strong\u003e~200\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGermination tested 10\/2025:\u003c\/strong\u003e 65%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLife cycle: \u003c\/strong\u003eBiennial\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":12931,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,65280],\"10\":2,\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":10}' data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Our friend Dr. Claire Luby — plant breeder, organizer, and Executive Director of the Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) — recently completed her PhD at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Her thesis assessed genetic variability and \\\u0026quot;freedom to operate\\\u0026quot; among U.S. carrot cultivars. In short, Claire attempted to find out whether or not there are enough carrot cultivars without intellectual property restrictions attached to them to enable open-source plant breeders to develop the resilient, delicious, nutritious carrots of the future. As part of her studies, in collaboration with UW-Madison's Dr. Irwin Goldman, one of the founders of OSSI, Claire developed eight intellectual-property-free populations of carrot germplasm and released them as OSSI-pledged varieties. Our collaborators Clint Freund and Cass McKinnon were given some Claire's 'WI-OSC Purple' (which stands for \\\u0026quot;Wisconsin Open Source Composite\\\u0026quot;) and produced these seeds for us, selecting only for flavor and more purple skin.\\n\\nClint says these carrots are \\\u0026quot;Vigorous growers with sturdy greens, multi-colored cores and purple skins.\\\u0026quot;\\n\\nClaire's OSSI entry for this population states the following: \\\u0026quot;The goal of breeding the Wisconsin Open Source Composite populations was to take commercially available cultivars that had freedom to operate for breeding and create diverse carrot populations based on market class and root color. These composite populations are meant to represent some of the diversity present in commercially available carrot germplasm that is available to use in breeding. The WI-OSC Purple population has purple exterior color (anthocyanin accumulation) with a variation of purple, orange, and white interiors. Roots are generally quite large in diameter with a significant taper. Tops are very vigorous. Parental material included: Cosmic Purple , Deep Purple, Dragon, Purple Haze, and Purple Sun. The roots in this population most clearly resemble the Cosmic Purple and Dragon varieties. This population has been developed for two generations under organic growing conditions.\\\u0026quot;\\n\\nWe're very excited to be the first commercial source of this composite population, which should offer a great deal of genetic diversity for future purple carrot breeders, and is already market-ready for farmers or home gardeners. We recommend seed savers assess every plant to be saved for seed for root color, plant vigor, and taste (carrot roots can be sampled from before replanting for seed production).\\n\\nThis carrot population carries the OSSI pledge.\u0026quot;}\"\u003eOur friend Dr. Claire Luby — plant breeder, organizer, and Executive Director of the Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) — recently completed her PhD at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Her thesis assessed genetic variability and \"freedom to operate\" among U.S. carrot cultivars. In short, Claire attempted to find out whether or not there are enough carrot cultivars without intellectual property restrictions attached to them to enable open-source plant breeders to develop the resilient, delicious, nutritious carrots of the future. As part of her studies, in collaboration with UW-Madison's Dr. Irwin Goldman, one of the founders of OSSI, Claire developed eight intellectual-property-free populations of carrot germplasm and released them as OSSI-pledged varieties. Our collaborators Clint Freund and Kass McKinnon were given some of Claire's 'WI-OSC Purple' (which stands for \"Wisconsin Open Source Composite\") and produced these seeds for us, selecting only for flavor and more purple skin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClint says these carrots are \"Vigorous growers with sturdy greens, multi-colored cores and purple skins.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClaire's OSSI entry for this population states the following: \"The goal of breeding the Wisconsin Open Source Composite populations was to take commercially available cultivars that had freedom to operate for breeding and create diverse carrot populations based on market class and root color. 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We recommend seed savers assess every plant to be saved for seed for root color, plant vigor, and taste (carrot roots can be sampled from before replanting for seed production).\\n\\nThis carrot population carries the OSSI pledge.\u0026quot;}\"\u003eWe're very excited to be the first commercial source of this composite population, which should offer a great deal of genetic diversity for future purple carrot breeders, and is already market-ready for farmers or home gardeners. We recommend seed savers assess every plant to be saved for seed for root color, plant vigor, and taste (carrot roots can be sampled from before replanting for seed production).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":12931,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,65280],\"10\":2,\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":10}' data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Our friend Dr. Claire Luby — plant breeder, organizer, and Executive Director of the Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) — recently completed her PhD at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Her thesis assessed genetic variability and \\\u0026quot;freedom to operate\\\u0026quot; among U.S. carrot cultivars. In short, Claire attempted to find out whether or not there are enough carrot cultivars without intellectual property restrictions attached to them to enable open-source plant breeders to develop the resilient, delicious, nutritious carrots of the future. As part of her studies, in collaboration with UW-Madison's Dr. Irwin Goldman, one of the founders of OSSI, Claire developed eight intellectual-property-free populations of carrot germplasm and released them as OSSI-pledged varieties. 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Roots are generally quite large in diameter with a significant taper. Tops are very vigorous. Parental material included: Cosmic Purple , Deep Purple, Dragon, Purple Haze, and Purple Sun. The roots in this population most clearly resemble the Cosmic Purple and Dragon varieties. This population has been developed for two generations under organic growing conditions.\\\u0026quot;\\n\\nWe're very excited to be the first commercial source of this composite population, which should offer a great deal of genetic diversity for future purple carrot breeders, and is already market-ready for farmers or home gardeners. 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In return, you pledge not to restrict other's use of these seeds or their derivatives by patents or other means, and to include this pledge with any transfer of these seeds or their derivatives.” \u003c\/i\u003eMore information on OSSI can be found at \u003ca title=\"Open Source Seed Initiative\" href=\"http:\/\/www.osseeds.org\/\"\u003eosseeds.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experimental Farm Network Seed Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31495949025333,"sku":"1122","price":3.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2333\/6781\/products\/uw_purple_carrot.jpg?v=1576620028"},{"product_id":"solanum-peruvianum","title":"Peruvian Tomato (Solanum Peruvianum)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSolanum peruvianum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: \u003c\/strong\u003ePeru\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImprovement status: \u003c\/strong\u003eCultivated wild material\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeeds per packet: \u003c\/strong\u003e~30\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGermination tested 10\/2025:\u003c\/b\u003e 63%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLife cycle: \u003c\/strong\u003eAnnual\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnother gem from Joseph Lofthouse, Landrace Seedsman, in high-altitude Paradise, Utah. Like all of Joseph's seeds, these are super resilient and contain a great diversity of genes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSolanum peruvianum is a wild tomato relative from South America (mainly northern Chile to central Peru). It is not a domesticated species, but it is collected and eaten from the wild in its native habitat. Joseph has been growing it for years and in his hands it may be well on the way to at least semi-domestication. He's been selecting for better flavor and larger fruits. But already he describes the flavor as \"sweet\" and \"tomato-like\", and better than a supermarket tomato. It has much more cold tolerance than typical tomatoes, but is far less productive at this point. Joseph also appreciates the plant for its \"clusters of big flowers carried above the foliage producing a bold flower display which earns this tomato a place in a flower garden.\" He also notes that, \"these are part of my promiscuous pollination project so there is a possibility that some seeds might have been pollinated by S. habrochaites, S. pennellii, or S. corneliomullerii.\" The plants are self-incompatible, so grow several plants together for seed production. They can be planted into the same hole or pot. Indeterminate. This is a wild species, so germination may be erratic. Very attractive to pollinators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe're honored and grateful to be the near-exclusive source of Joseph's amazing seeds — freeing him up to do more farming, plant breeding, pickling, yoga, and loving. We know you will enjoy planting these extraordinary seeds. Thanks Joseph!\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-textstyleruns='{\"1\":0}[null,183,{\"6\":1}]{\"1\":201}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":12803,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,65280],\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":10}' data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Another gem from Joseph Lofthouse, Landrace Seedsman, in high-altitude Paradise, Utah. Like all of Joseph's seeds, these are super resilient and contain a great diversity of genes. \\n\\nSolanum peruvianum is a wild tomato relative from South America (mainly northern Chile to central Peru). It is not a domesticated species, but it is collected and eaten from the wild in its native habitat. Joseph has been growing it for years and in his hands it may be well on the way to at least semi-domestication. He's been selecting for better flavor and larger fruits. 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Very attractive to pollinators.\\n\\nWe're honored and grateful to be the near-exclusive source of Joseph's amazing seeds — freeing him up to do more farming, plant breeding, pickling, yoga, and loving. We know you will enjoy planting these extraordinary seeds. Thanks Joseph!\\n\u0026quot;}\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":513,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"12\":0}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Transplant 6 week old plants into the field just after the last spring frosts. Let sprawl or trellis. Vines about 4 feet long.\\n\"}'\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGROWING TIPS:\u003c\/strong\u003e Transplant 6 week old plants into the field just after the last spring frosts. Let sprawl or trellis. Vines about 4 feet long.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experimental Farm Network Seed Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31502688059445,"sku":"0939","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2333\/6781\/products\/solanum_peruvianum_photo.jpg?v=1576802828"},{"product_id":"lofthouse-landrace-cucumber-mostly-greens","title":"Lofthouse Landrace Cucumber (Mostly Greens)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCucumis sativus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: \u003c\/strong\u003eParadise, Utah\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImprovement status: \u003c\/strong\u003eLandrace\/Breeding material\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeeds per packet: \u003c\/strong\u003e~35\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGermination tested\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10\/2025: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e98%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLife cycle: \u003c\/strong\u003eAnnual\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":12803,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,65280],\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":10}' data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Another gem from Joseph Lofthouse, Landrace Seedsman, in high-altitude Paradise, Utah. Like all of Joseph's seeds, these are super resilient and contain a great diversity of genes. From Joseph:\\n\\n\\\u0026quot;A genetically diverse cucumer landrace. Dual purpose, so can be used for fresh eating or pickling. The skin color at fresh eating stage is light yellow to dark green. Seed saving protocol is to taste a piece of the skin from near the stem, and then only save seeds from non-bitter fruits. OSSI-pledged.\\\u0026quot;\\n\\nWe're honored and grateful to be the near-exclusive source of Joseph's amazing seeds — freeing him up to do more farming, plant breeding, pickling, yoga, and loving. We know you will enjoy planting these extraordinary seeds. Thanks Joseph!\\n\u0026quot;}\"\u003eAnother gem from Joseph Lofthouse, Landrace Seedsman, in high-altitude Paradise, Utah. Like all of Joseph's seeds, these are super resilient and contain a great diversity of genes. From Joseph:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A genetically diverse cucumer landrace. Dual purpose, so can be used for fresh eating or pickling. The skin color at fresh eating stage is light yellow to dark green. Seed saving protocol is to taste a piece of the skin from near the stem, and then only save seeds from non-bitter fruits.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe're honored and grateful to be the near-exclusive source of Joseph's amazing seeds — freeing him up to do more farming, plant breeding, pickling, yoga, and loving. We know you will enjoy planting these extraordinary seeds. Thanks Joseph!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":12803,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,65280],\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":10}' data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Another gem from Joseph Lofthouse, Landrace Seedsman, in high-altitude Paradise, Utah. Like all of Joseph's seeds, these are super resilient and contain a great diversity of genes. From Joseph:\\n\\n\\\u0026quot;A genetically diverse cucumer landrace. Dual purpose, so can be used for fresh eating or pickling. The skin color at fresh eating stage is light yellow to dark green. Seed saving protocol is to taste a piece of the skin from near the stem, and then only save seeds from non-bitter fruits. OSSI-pledged.\\\u0026quot;\\n\\nWe're honored and grateful to be the near-exclusive source of Joseph's amazing seeds — freeing him up to do more farming, plant breeding, pickling, yoga, and loving. We know you will enjoy planting these extraordinary seeds. Thanks Joseph!\\n\u0026quot;}\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis variety carries the Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) pledge, which states:\u003ci\u003e “You have the freedom to use these OSSI-Pledged seeds in any way you choose. In return, you pledge not to restrict other's use of these seeds or their derivatives by patents or other means, and to include this pledge with any transfer of these seeds or their derivatives.” \u003c\/i\u003eMore information on OSSI can be found at \u003ca title=\"Open Source Seed Initiative\" href=\"http:\/\/www.osseeds.org\/\"\u003eosseeds.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":12803,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,65280],\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":10}' data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Another gem from Joseph Lofthouse, Landrace Seedsman, in high-altitude Paradise, Utah. Like all of Joseph's seeds, these are super resilient and contain a great diversity of genes. From Joseph:\\n\\n\\\u0026quot;A genetically diverse cucumer landrace. Dual purpose, so can be used for fresh eating or pickling. The skin color at fresh eating stage is light yellow to dark green. Seed saving protocol is to taste a piece of the skin from near the stem, and then only save seeds from non-bitter fruits. OSSI-pledged.\\\u0026quot;\\n\\nWe're honored and grateful to be the near-exclusive source of Joseph's amazing seeds — freeing him up to do more farming, plant breeding, pickling, yoga, and loving. We know you will enjoy planting these extraordinary seeds. Thanks Joseph!\\n\u0026quot;}\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGROWING TIPS:\u003c\/strong\u003e Direct seed after danger of frost is past. Plant about 3\" apart in rows 5 feet apart. Or trellis. Or plant in hills about 6-8 seeds per hill. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experimental Farm Network Seed Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31503025635381,"sku":"0831","price":3.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2333\/6781\/products\/lofthouse_landrace_cucumber.jpg?v=1576811773"},{"product_id":"lofthouse-dry-bush-bean","title":"Lofthouse Landrace Dry Bush Beans","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhaseolus vulgaris\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eParadise, Utah\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImprovement status: \u003c\/strong\u003eLandrace\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeeds per packet: \u003c\/strong\u003e~30\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGermination tested 10\/2025:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLife cycle: \u003c\/strong\u003eAnnual\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnother gem from Joseph Lofthouse, Landrace Seedsman, in high-altitude Paradise, Utah. Like all of Joseph's seeds, these are super resilient and contain an abundance of genetic diversity. From Joseph:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":12803,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,65280],\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":10}' data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Another gem from Joseph Lofthouse, Landrace Seedsman, in high-altitude Paradise, Utah. Like all of Joseph's seeds, these are super resilient and contain an abundance of genetic diversity. From Joseph:\\n\\n\\\u0026quot;A landrace containing hundreds of varieties of dry beans. Bred to mature quickly in a cold mountain valley. Contains old heirlooms and new segregating hybrids. Growth habit tends toward bush beans or short-vines which don't climb poles. Plants with super-long or twining vines are culled. The beans mature in about 75 to 90 days. I often harvest the food crop about ten days after the plants are killed by fall frost. These have been selected for easy threshing using human scale techniques like beating with a stick or stomping with feet. I typically harvest and thresh at the same time by pulling up the dry plant and beating it against the inside of a garbage can. These are great used in chili, bean soup, or refried beans. When used in soups, some seeds stay firm no matter how long they are cooked while others disintegrate to make a rich broth. I plant a week or two after the last expected spring frosts. This variety is a plant breeder's dream. There is so much diversity that something is likely to do well anywhere that it is grown. There are plenty of traits, colors, textures, and tastes from which to select while using this as the progenitor of new varieties. Selected by Joseph Lofthouse to thrive under subsistence level growing conditions without pesticides or fertilizers. OSSI-pledged.\\\u0026quot;\\n\\nWe're honored and grateful to be the near-exclusive source of Joseph's amazing seeds — freeing him up to do more farming, plant breeding, pickling, yoga, and loving. We know you will enjoy planting these extraordinary seeds. Thanks Joseph!\\n\u0026quot;}\"\u003e\"A landrace containing hundreds of varieties of dry beans. Bred to mature quickly in a cold mountain valley. Contains old heirlooms and new segregating hybrids. Growth habit tends toward bush beans or short-vines which don't climb poles. Plants with super-long or twining vines are culled. The beans mature in about 75 to 90 days. I often harvest the food crop about ten days after the plants are killed by fall frost. These have been selected for easy threshing using human scale techniques like beating with a stick or stomping with feet. I typically harvest and thresh at the same time by pulling up the dry plant and beating it against the inside of a garbage can. These are great used in chili, bean soup, or refried beans. When used in soups, some seeds stay firm no matter how long they are cooked while others disintegrate to make a rich broth. I plant a week or two after the last expected spring frosts. This variety is a plant breeder's dream. There is so much diversity that something is likely to do well anywhere that it is grown. There are plenty of traits, colors, textures, and tastes from which to select while using this as the progenitor of new varieties. Selected by Joseph Lofthouse to thrive under subsistence level growing conditions without pesticides or fertilizers.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis variety carries the Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) pledge, which states:\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e “You have the freedom to use these OSSI-Pledged seeds in any way you choose. In return, you pledge not to restrict other's use of these seeds or their derivatives by patents or other means, and to include this pledge with any transfer of these seeds or their derivatives.” \u003c\/i\u003eMore information on OSSI can be found at \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.osseeds.org\/\" title=\"Open Source Seed Initiative\"\u003eosseeds.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGROWING TIPS: \u003c\/strong\u003ePlant after danger of frost is past. 3\" apart in rows about 18\" to 30\" apart. Mostly bush beans, with some semi-sprawling types.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experimental Farm Network Seed Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31548547989557,"sku":"0832","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2333\/6781\/products\/lofthouse_dry_bean_photo.jpg?v=1578192200"},{"product_id":"mountain-spirit-bi-color-hybrid-swarm-tomato","title":"'Mountain Spirit Bi-color' Hybrid Swarm Tomato","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSolanum lycopersicum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: \u003c\/strong\u003eCardondale, Colorado\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImprovement status: \u003c\/strong\u003eCultivar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeeds per packet: \u003c\/strong\u003e~20\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGermination tested 09\/2025: \u003c\/strong\u003e92%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLife cycle: \u003c\/strong\u003eAnnual\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Casey Piscura is a talented organic vegetable breeder and production farmer in Carbondale, Colorado. We are very excited to be offering four of his tomatoes that he has put through an extensive and rigorous selection process. \\n\\nFrom Casey: \\\"Medium to large, beautiful yellow-red bi-color tomato. Born by creating a hybrid swarm of popular heirlooms and selecting for vigor, crack resistance and productivity. These tomatoes have heirloom quality flavor or better but with much better productivity. Wild Mountain Seeds in Carbondale, CO at 6400’ have been using selection pressures such as frost, drought and late blight to find superior heirloom plants with hybrid vigor. Through intense selection they have drastically increased early fruiting, crack resistance and yield. The price of these seeds reflects the quality of the plants and fruit of which have outperformed expensive F1 hybrids in head to head testing.\\\" \\n\\nAn important note on the price of these seeds: there is a lot of talk in the organic seed world about how to properly compensate for the vital work that small-scale, organic, open-pollinated plant breeders are doing. Because, of course, once a variety is released, another seed company can get ahold of it, grow it out, and sell it themselves. This is a complicated debate, but one way to put more money in the hands of the breeder is by pricing unique seeds at a premium upon their initial release. Casey put years into the development of these seeds, and the reality is, once you buy them, you can save the seeds yourself and keep growing these varieties for years to come. We work with all of our seed growers and breeders to set prices that they believe will fairly compensate them — and we believe the price of these tomato seeds is fair for Casey, for us, and for you. Thanks.\"}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":6659,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,65280],\"12\":0,\"14\":[null,2,0],\"15\":\"Arial\"}'\u003eCasey Piscura is a talented organic vegetable breeder and production farmer in Carbondale, Colorado. We are very excited to be offering four of his tomatoes that he has put through an extensive and rigorous selection process. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Casey: \"Medium to large, beautiful yellow-red bi-color tomato. Born by creating a hybrid swarm of popular heirlooms and selecting for vigor, crack resistance and productivity. These tomatoes have heirloom quality flavor or better but with much better productivity. Wild Mountain Seeds in Carbondale, CO at 6400’ have been using selection pressures such as frost, drought and late blight to find superior heirloom plants with hybrid vigor. Through intense selection they have drastically increased early fruiting, crack resistance and yield. The price of these seeds reflects the quality of the plants and fruit of which have outperformed expensive F1 hybrids in head to head testing.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn important note on the price of these seeds:\u003c\/strong\u003e There is a lot of talk in the organic seed world about how to properly compensate for the vital work that small-scale, organic, open-pollinated plant breeders do. Because, of course, once a variety is released, another seed company can get ahold of it, grow it out, and sell it themselves. This is a complicated debate, but one way to put more money in the hands of breeders is to price unique seeds at a premium upon their initial release. Casey put years into the development of these seeds, and the reality is, once you buy them, you can save the seeds yourself and keep growing these varieties for years to come. We work with all of our seed growers and breeders to set prices that they believe will fairly compensate them — and we believe the price of these tomato seeds is fair for Casey, for us, and for you. Thanks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGROWING TIPS: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStart seeds indoors in March or early April, transplant outside after danger of last frost. Space plants 24-36 inches apart. They will benefit from a trellis or tomato cage. 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We are very excited to be offering four of his tomatoes that he has put through an extensive and rigorous selection process. \\n\\nFrom Casey: \\\"These cherry tomatoes are beautiful and productive! Large, crack-free cherry tomatoes with the darkest pigmentation and amazing flavor. Heirloom quality flavor (or better,) but with much better productivity. Wild Mountain Seeds in Carbondale, CO at 6400’ has been using selection pressures such as frost, drought and late blight to find superior heirloom plants with hybrid vigor. Through this intense selection they have drastically increased vigor, early fruiting, crack resistance and yield. You will love this cherry which stands out among the rest!\\\"\\n\\nAn important note on the price of these seeds: there is a lot of talk in the organic seed world about how to properly compensate for the vital work that small-scale, organic, open-pollinated plant breeders are doing. Because, of course, once a variety is released, another seed company can get ahold of it, grow it out, and sell it themselves. This is a complicated debate, but one way to put more money in the hands of the breeder is by pricing unique seeds at a premium upon their initial release. Casey put years into the development of these seeds, and the reality is, once you buy them, you can save the seeds yourself and keep growing these varieties for years to come. We work with all of our seed growers and breeders to set prices that they believe will fairly compensate them — and we believe the price of these tomato seeds is fair for Casey, for us, and for you. Thanks.\"}'\u003eCasey Piscura is a talented organic vegetable breeder and production farmer in Carbondale, Colorado. We are very excited to be offering four of his tomatoes that he has put through an extensive and rigorous selection process. This one contains the \"blue\" genes introduced into the tomato genepool by the great public plant breeders of Oregon State University (by crossing tomatoes with a wild Galapagos tomato species).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Casey: \"These cherry tomatoes are beautiful and productive! Large, crack-free cherry tomatoes with the darkest anthocyanin pigmentation and amazing flavor. Heirloom quality flavor (or better) but with much better productivity. Wild Mountain Seeds in Carbondale, CO at 6400’ has been using selection pressures such as frost, drought and late blight to find superior heirloom plants with hybrid vigor. Through this intense selection they have drastically increased vigor, early fruiting, crack resistance and yield. You will love this cherry which stands out among the rest!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn important note on the price of these seeds:\u003c\/strong\u003e there is a lot of talk in the organic seed world about how to properly compensate for the vital work that small-scale, organic, open-pollinated plant breeders are doing. Because, of course, once a variety is released, another seed company can get ahold of it, grow it out, and sell it themselves. This is a complicated debate, but one way to put more money in the hands of the breeder is by pricing unique seeds at a premium upon their initial release. Casey put years into the development of these seeds, and the reality is, once you buy them, you can save the seeds yourself and keep growing these varieties for years to come. We work with all of our seed growers and breeders to set prices that they believe will fairly compensate them — and we believe the price of these tomato seeds is fair for Casey, for us, and for you. Thanks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGROWING TIPS: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStart seeds indoors in March or early April, transplant outside after danger of last frost. Space plants 24-36 inches apart. They will benefit from a trellis or tomato cage. Full sun preferred.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experimental Farm Network Seed Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31553842315317,"sku":"0409","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2333\/6781\/products\/red_ruby_tomato_photo.jpg?v=1578365224"},{"product_id":"mountaineer-perennial-rye-1","title":"Mountaineer Perennial Rye","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecale montanum x cereale\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Peters Seed \u0026amp; Research, Myrtle Creek, OR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImprovement status: \u003c\/strong\u003eCultivar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeeds per packet: \u003c\/strong\u003e~35\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGermination tested 10\/2025: \u003c\/strong\u003e97%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLife cycle: \u003c\/strong\u003ePerennial\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-textstyleruns='{\"1\":0}[null,263,{\"6\":1}]{\"1\":278}[null,303,{\"6\":1}]{\"1\":317}[null,1263,{\"6\":1}]{\"1\":1269}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":12803,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,65280],\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":10}' data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;This is perhaps the greatest perennial grain currently in existence — and we're thrilled to be able to offer it for sale. Developed by Tim Peters, this perennial cereal rye is the product of years of breeding involving the wild perennial known as \\\u0026quot;Mountain Rye\\\u0026quot; (Secale montanum) and normal cereal rye (Secale cereale), which is typically an annual or biennial. This plant behaves differently in different environments, but it is generally best planted in the fall for a first harvest the following summer. It can range in height from a few feet to taller than a person. It seems the best method for growing is to sow the plants rather thickly in a well-prepared bed so that they develop a thick mat of roots and prevent weeds from growing. One patch can survive and produce for many years.\\n\\nIf you've followed our work since our founding in 2013, you know that breeding and improving perennial grains have been among our key goals from the beginning. Perennial staple crops replacing conventional annual crops could enable us to transform agriculture from a driver of climate change to a weapon against it. But we need more and better perennial crops to be bred. We believe that anyone who grows plants can be a plant breeder, and that all of us who grow plants should be plant breeders. That ethos led us to create the Experimental Farm Network as an open-source platform for collaboration, a place where amateurs and professionals alike can come together to work on critical plant breeding and sustainable agriculture research projects to help fight climate change and secure a food supply for humanity into the distant future. Tim's work is living proof that a person does not need a PhD to be a pathbreaking plant breeder — and now by making these seeds available to you, we hope that people like you will pick up this ball where Tim left it and run with it. There's some diversity to this 'Mountaineer' perennial rye, so there's certainly room for more selection. And there's the possibility of making more crosses with it to create newer, even better cultivars. We hope that the mere presence of this variety in our catalogue will also inspire growers out there to work on their own ingenious perennial staple crops — because the more people who try, the more people will succeed.\\n\\nWe are indebted to Tim for creating this wonderful plant, as well as to our friend Sylvia Davatz, founder of Solstice Seeds, who stewarded this plant for many years and was the source of seeds for our grower, Andy Hahn in Colorado. Andy is providing us with seeds for an array of wonderful plants, especially perennials, and we're very thankful he's part of the EFN team.\u0026quot;}\"\u003eThis is perhaps the greatest perennial grain currently in existence — and we're thrilled to be able to offer it for sale. Developed by Tim Peters, this perennial cereal rye is the product of years of breeding involving the wild perennial known as \"Mountain Rye\" (Secale montanum) and normal cereal rye (Secale cereale), which is typically an annual or biennial. This plant behaves differently in different environments, but it is generally best planted in the fall for a first harvest the following summer. It can range in height from a few feet to taller than a person. It seems the best method for growing is to sow the plants rather thickly in a well-prepared bed so that they develop a thick mat of roots and prevent weeds from growing. One patch can survive and produce for many years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you've followed our work since our founding in 2013, you know that breeding and improving perennial grains have been among our key goals from the beginning. Perennial staple crops replacing conventional annual crops could enable us to transform agriculture from a driver of climate change to a weapon against it. But we need more and better perennial crops to be bred. We believe that anyone who grows plants can be a plant breeder, and that all of us who grow plants should be plant breeders. That ethos led us to create the Experimental Farm Network as an open-source platform for collaboration, a place where amateurs and professionals alike can come together to work on critical plant breeding and sustainable agriculture research projects to help fight climate change and secure a food supply for humanity into the distant future. Tim's work is living proof that a person does not need a PhD to be a pathbreaking plant breeder — and now by making these seeds available to you, we hope that people like you will pick up this ball where Tim left it and run with it. There's some diversity to this 'Mountaineer' perennial rye, so there's certainly room for more selection. And there's the possibility of making more crosses with it to create newer, even better cultivars. We hope that the mere presence of this variety in our catalogue will also inspire growers out there to work on their own ingenious perennial staple crops — because the more people who try, the more people will succeed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe are indebted to Tim for creating this wonderful plant, as well as to our friend Sylvia Davatz, founder of Solstice Seeds, who stewarded this plant for many years and was the source of seeds for our grower, Andy Hahn in Colorado. Andy is providing us with seeds for an array of wonderful plants, especially perennials, and we're very thankful he's part of the EFN team.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experimental Farm Network Seed Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31553916665909,"sku":"0877","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2333\/6781\/products\/mountaineer_rye_photo.jpg?v=1578367293"},{"product_id":"carosella-perpetua-fennel","title":"'Carosella Perpetua' Fennel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFoeniculum vulgare subsp. piperitum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003cspan\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eItaly, via Spain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImprovement status:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eCultivar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeeds per packet:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e~70\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGermination tested 10\/2025: \u003c\/strong\u003e78% \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLife cycle: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ePerennial\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEFN INTRODUCTION. \"Carosella\" is an Italian word (a feminized version of the word for \"carousel\") used mainly to describe a wilder form of fennel than the \"Florence\"-type bulbing fennels. In English these fennels are sometimes called \"bitter fennel.\" The young shoots and sprouts are used in cooking or salads, but the main event is the seeds (and the pollen). This particular variety is a new release from EFN, from plants that have survived four winters in the ground here in New Jersey (and one in a greenhouse before we learned it would survive outside) — which is why we've dubbed it 'Carosella Perpetua', which means \"Perpetual Fennel.\" The majority of our original seedlings died, so we hope these last few survivors have genes for cold-hardiness and longer perenniality. It's not unusual for fennel to perennialize (it is generally considered a \"biennial or short-lived perennial\"), but five winters is a long time. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur original stock seed came from the USDA, which got it from Spain's National Institute of Agricultural Research under the name \"Carosella\" or \"Italian Fennel.\" The aroma of this fennel is incredibly strong — like a cross between licorice and cannabis. The stems and fronds have a slightly blue shade to them, and are firmer and less branched than other fennels. Seed production is high. This is also a great variety for producing fennel pollen, which is becoming a high-value crop for in-the-know growers. We're very excited to be offering these seeds for the first time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":513,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"12\":0}' data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Love it or hate it, dill is one of the most popular culinary herbs. Valued for both its seed (commonly used to flavor pickles) and its fresh or dried fronds (often referred to as \\\u0026quot;dill weed\\\u0026quot;), dill plays a major role in the cuisine of Europe and Asia. It's often paired with fish or meat, used in soups like borsht, and mixed with sour cream or mayonaisse to make a dill-flavored sauce. Even the flower is flavorful and useful in cooking.\\n\\nLike its cousins in the Apiaceae family (including parsley, carrot, fennel and caraway, among others) dill is beloved by beneficial insects, including both pollinators and pest-destroying predators such as tiny wasps you're unlikely to ever notice. It is also a popular host plant for the caterpillars of beautiful swallowtail butterflies. Dill is said to make a good companion plant for cucumbers and brassicas.\\n\\nOur seed comes from a naturalized dill population maintained by Francois Medion in Duluth, Minnesota.\\n\u0026quot;}\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":513,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"12\":0}' data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Love it or hate it, dill is one of the most popular culinary herbs. Valued for both its seed (commonly used to flavor pickles) and its fresh or dried fronds (often referred to as \\\u0026quot;dill weed\\\u0026quot;), dill plays a major role in the cuisine of Europe and Asia. It's often paired with fish or meat, used in soups like borsht, and mixed with sour cream or mayonaisse to make a dill-flavored sauce. Even the flower is flavorful and useful in cooking.\\n\\nLike its cousins in the Apiaceae family (including parsley, carrot, fennel and caraway, among others) dill is beloved by beneficial insects, including both pollinators and pest-destroying predators such as tiny wasps you're unlikely to ever notice. It is also a popular host plant for the caterpillars of beautiful swallowtail butterflies. Dill is said to make a good companion plant for cucumbers and brassicas.\\n\\nOur seed comes from a naturalized dill population maintained by Francois Medion in Duluth, Minnesota.\\n\u0026quot;}\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGROWING TIPS:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDirect seed around last frost, or start seeds indoors 2-4 weeks before last frost and then transplant to garden. Harvest young shoots (after the first year) for culinary use. 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This is plant breeder and lettuce specialist Frank Morton's top-selling lettuce, likely to demonstrate new types every time you plant it. Here is Frank's description: \"This is all of it, every lettuce here and in our entire genetic collection, including unreleased materials and things in process. Instant lettuce diversity for cut salad or fresh market racks. This is by far our most popular mix, even sold through other catalogs. Makes an interesting assortment of baby heads. Go crazy with lettuce phenotypics. Farm Original Variety!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis variety carries the Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) pledge, which states:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e “You have the freedom to use these OSSI-Pledged seeds in any way you choose. In return, you pledge not to restrict other's use of these seeds or their derivatives by patents or other means, and to include this pledge with any transfer of these seeds or their derivatives.” \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMore information on OSSI can be found at\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Open Source Seed Initiative\" href=\"http:\/\/www.osseeds.org\/\"\u003eosseeds.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experimental Farm Network Seed Store","offers":[{"title":"~250 seeds ($3.50)","offer_id":40233838051381,"sku":"1129","price":3.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"(Bulk) ~1,000 seeds ($8.50)","offer_id":40233838084149,"sku":"1130","price":8.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2333\/6781\/products\/biggerwildgardenlettucemix.jpg?v=1641163740"},{"product_id":"hungarian-landrace-parsley","title":"Hungarian Landrace Parsley","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePetroselinum crispum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOrigin:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003eHungary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImprovement status:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":515,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":16773836},\"12\":0}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Landrace\"}'\u003eLandrace\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeeds per packet: \u003c\/b\u003e~75\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGermination tested 10\/2025:\u003c\/b\u003e 90%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLife cycle: \u003c\/b\u003eBiennial\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom our seed source, Frank Morton of Wild Garden Seeds: \"Part of our search for better flat-leaf parsley includes finding resistance to Xanthamonas, a common bacterial disease of umbels. We have seen this Hungarian parsley resist infection in the greenhouse, and have it overwintering in a disease-prone test field now. Very sweet flavor, one of the parsley taste-off winners.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experimental Farm Network Seed Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33212647079989,"sku":"0788","price":3.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2333\/6781\/products\/biggerHungarianLandraceParsley.jpg?v=1641160982"},{"product_id":"wild-garden-breeders-mix-quinoa","title":"Wild Garden Breeder's Mix Quinoa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChenopodium quinoa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrigin:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003ePhilomath, Oregon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImprovement status:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cspan data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Breeding population\"}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":515,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":16773836},\"12\":0}'\u003eBreeding population\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeeds per packet: \u003c\/b\u003e~100\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGermination tested 09\/2026: \u003c\/b\u003e80%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLife cycle:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003eAnnual\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;We're so excited to be offering this incredibly diverse population of quinoas from Frank Morton and Wild Garden Seed. As you may know, the huge increase in demand for quinoa in North America over recent years has resulted in prices skyrocketing in its native South America. In order to take the strain off of indigenous people for whom quinoa is a staple, it's critical that we in North America become quinoa producers as well, to meet our domestic demand. Quinoa is a wonderful dual use crop, with edible leaves and delicious seeds (treated like a grain, but technically a pseudo-cereal, because the plant is not a grass). Please let us know how this one does for you! ______PARAGRAPH BREAK!!!_____________ Here's what Frank says about it: \\\u0026quot;We are engaged in a 5 year quinoa breeding project supported by the Clif Bar Family Foundation. One goal of the project is to increase the availability of quinoa germplasm that is adapted to growing in North America, and to share that germplasm with others involved in local attempts to develop regionally adapted varieties. One way to do this is to create and distribute finished varieties. Another way is to offer breeder mixes with diverse genetics for others to screen in other places. That's what this mix is. The same genetics we are exploring here offered for others to try wherever you are. Because quinoa is self-pollinating, selection is a straightforward and intuitive process, and thousands of varieties are possible. Find your quinoa here. Farm Original Variety! OSSI (Open Source Seed Initiative) Pledged Variety\\\u0026quot;\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":12803,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,65280],\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":10}'\u003eWe're so excited to be offering this incredibly diverse population of quinoas from Frank Morton and Wild Garden Seed. As you may know, the huge increase in demand for quinoa in North America over recent years has resulted in prices skyrocketing in its native South America. In order to take the strain off of indigenous people for whom quinoa is a staple, it's critical that we in North America become quinoa producers as well, to meet our domestic demand. Quinoa is a wonderful dual use crop, with edible leaves and delicious seeds (treated like a grain, but technically a pseudo-cereal, because the plant is not a grass). Please let us know how this one does for you! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;We're so excited to be offering this incredibly diverse population of quinoas from Frank Morton and Wild Garden Seed. As you may know, the huge increase in demand for quinoa in North America over recent years has resulted in prices skyrocketing in its native South America. In order to take the strain off of indigenous people for whom quinoa is a staple, it's critical that we in North America become quinoa producers as well, to meet our domestic demand. Quinoa is a wonderful dual use crop, with edible leaves and delicious seeds (treated like a grain, but technically a pseudo-cereal, because the plant is not a grass). Please let us know how this one does for you! ______PARAGRAPH BREAK!!!_____________ Here's what Frank says about it: \\\u0026quot;We are engaged in a 5 year quinoa breeding project supported by the Clif Bar Family Foundation. One goal of the project is to increase the availability of quinoa germplasm that is adapted to growing in North America, and to share that germplasm with others involved in local attempts to develop regionally adapted varieties. One way to do this is to create and distribute finished varieties. Another way is to offer breeder mixes with diverse genetics for others to screen in other places. That's what this mix is. The same genetics we are exploring here offered for others to try wherever you are. Because quinoa is self-pollinating, selection is a straightforward and intuitive process, and thousands of varieties are possible. Find your quinoa here. Farm Original Variety! OSSI (Open Source Seed Initiative) Pledged Variety\\\u0026quot;\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":12803,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,65280],\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":10}'\u003eHere's what Frank says about it: \"We are engaged in a 5 year quinoa breeding project supported by the Clif Bar Family Foundation. One goal of the project is to increase the availability of quinoa germplasm that is adapted to growing in North America, and to share that germplasm with others involved in local attempts to develop regionally adapted varieties. One way to do this is to create and distribute finished varieties. Another way is to offer breeder mixes with diverse genetics for others to screen in other places. That's what this mix is. The same genetics we are exploring here offered for others to try wherever you are. Because quinoa is self-pollinating, selection is a straightforward and intuitive process, and thousands of varieties are possible. Find your quinoa here. Farm Original Variety!\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;We're so excited to be offering this incredibly diverse population of quinoas from Frank Morton and Wild Garden Seed. As you may know, the huge increase in demand for quinoa in North America over recent years has resulted in prices skyrocketing in its native South America. In order to take the strain off of indigenous people for whom quinoa is a staple, it's critical that we in North America become quinoa producers as well, to meet our domestic demand. Quinoa is a wonderful dual use crop, with edible leaves and delicious seeds (treated like a grain, but technically a pseudo-cereal, because the plant is not a grass). Please let us know how this one does for you! ______PARAGRAPH BREAK!!!_____________ Here's what Frank says about it: \\\u0026quot;We are engaged in a 5 year quinoa breeding project supported by the Clif Bar Family Foundation. One goal of the project is to increase the availability of quinoa germplasm that is adapted to growing in North America, and to share that germplasm with others involved in local attempts to develop regionally adapted varieties. One way to do this is to create and distribute finished varieties. Another way is to offer breeder mixes with diverse genetics for others to screen in other places. That's what this mix is. The same genetics we are exploring here offered for others to try wherever you are. Because quinoa is self-pollinating, selection is a straightforward and intuitive process, and thousands of varieties are possible. Find your quinoa here. Farm Original Variety! OSSI (Open Source Seed Initiative) Pledged Variety\\\u0026quot;\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":12803,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,65280],\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":10}'\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis variety carries the Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) pledge, which states:\u003ci\u003e “You have the freedom to use these OSSI-Pledged seeds in any way you choose. In return, you pledge not to restrict other's use of these seeds or their derivatives by patents or other means, and to include this pledge with any transfer of these seeds or their derivatives.” \u003c\/i\u003eMore information on OSSI can be found at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.osseeds.org\/\" title=\"Open Source Seed Initiative\"\u003eosseeds.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experimental Farm Network Seed Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33213443932213,"sku":"1127","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2333\/6781\/products\/wildgardenbreedersmixquinoa.jpg?v=1681239234"},{"product_id":"mrihani-x-opal-f4-basil","title":"'Mrihani x Opal F4' Basil","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOcimum basilicum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e Philomath, Oregon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImprovement status:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":515,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":16773836},\"12\":0}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Breeding population\"}'\u003eBreeding population\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeeds per packet: \u003c\/b\u003e~60\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGermination tested 11\/2025: \u003c\/b\u003e95%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLife cycle: \u003c\/b\u003eAnnual\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;From our seed source, breeder Frank Morton: \\\u0026quot;When we first grew 'Mrihani' basil three years ago the toothy savoyed leaves reminded me of 'Ruffles' basil. I wondered if I might recreate 'Purple Ruffles' by crossing 'Mrihani' with Opal basil. Sure enough, the F1 cross looked like a giant version of 'Purple Ruffles' with an extraordinary aroma completely unlike Ruffles. In 2017 the F2 generation segregated into purple, green, and variegated types with big toothy savoyed leaves, and the same color range with smaller, flatter, dentate leaves. These seeds are for the F4 generation which will show all of this variation and more. Growers in areas afflicted by downy mildew will likely find resistance in this population when the disease comes to call. Saving seeds of these resistant plants will put a grower on the path to progress. Farm Original Variety! OSSI (Open Source Seed Initiative) Pledged Variety. (Thank you to Tiffany Noe for this photograph.)\\n\\nMrihani Opal Vinegar\\n\\nFor a salad vinegar with a dramatic magenta-cherry color and spiced fruity aroma, soak 1-2 tablespoons of dried leaves of the dark purple plants from this mix with a pint of white basalmic vinegar. Allow to sit 24 hours, then screen out the leaves. Beautiful beyond belief in a bottle with olive oil.\\\u0026quot;\\n\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":12803,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,65280],\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":10}' data-sheets-textstyleruns='{\"1\":0}[null,958,{\"5\":1}]{\"1\":979}'\u003eFrom our seed source, breeder Frank Morton: \"When we first grew 'Mrihani' basil three years ago the toothy savoyed leaves reminded me of 'Ruffles' basil. I wondered if I might recreate 'Purple Ruffles' by crossing 'Mrihani' with Opal basil. Sure enough, the F1 cross looked like a giant version of 'Purple Ruffles' with an extraordinary aroma completely unlike Ruffles. In 2017 the F2 generation segregated into purple, green, and variegated types with big toothy savoyed leaves, and the same color range with smaller, flatter, dentate leaves. These seeds are for the F4 generation which will show all of this variation and more. Growers in areas afflicted by downy mildew will likely find resistance in this population when the disease comes to call. Saving seeds of these resistant plants will put a grower on the path to progress. Farm Original Variety! (Thank you to Tiffany Noe for this photograph.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;From our seed source, breeder Frank Morton: \\\u0026quot;When we first grew 'Mrihani' basil three years ago the toothy savoyed leaves reminded me of 'Ruffles' basil. I wondered if I might recreate 'Purple Ruffles' by crossing 'Mrihani' with Opal basil. Sure enough, the F1 cross looked like a giant version of 'Purple Ruffles' with an extraordinary aroma completely unlike Ruffles. In 2017 the F2 generation segregated into purple, green, and variegated types with big toothy savoyed leaves, and the same color range with smaller, flatter, dentate leaves. These seeds are for the F4 generation which will show all of this variation and more. Growers in areas afflicted by downy mildew will likely find resistance in this population when the disease comes to call. Saving seeds of these resistant plants will put a grower on the path to progress. Farm Original Variety! OSSI (Open Source Seed Initiative) Pledged Variety. (Thank you to Tiffany Noe for this photograph.)\\n\\nMrihani Opal Vinegar\\n\\nFor a salad vinegar with a dramatic magenta-cherry color and spiced fruity aroma, soak 1-2 tablespoons of dried leaves of the dark purple plants from this mix with a pint of white basalmic vinegar. Allow to sit 24 hours, then screen out the leaves. Beautiful beyond belief in a bottle with olive oil.\\\u0026quot;\\n\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":12803,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,65280],\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":10}' data-sheets-textstyleruns='{\"1\":0}[null,958,{\"5\":1}]{\"1\":979}'\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis variety carries the Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) pledge, which states:\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e “You have the freedom to use these OSSI-Pledged seeds in any way you choose. In return, you pledge not to restrict other's use of these seeds or their derivatives by patents or other means, and to include this pledge with any transfer of these seeds or their derivatives.” \u003c\/i\u003eMore information on OSSI can be found at \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.osseeds.org\/\" title=\"Open Source Seed Initiative\"\u003eosseeds.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMrihani Opal Vinegar Recipe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor a salad vinegar with a dramatic magenta-cherry color and spiced fruity aroma, soak 1-2 tablespoons of dried leaves of the dark purple plants from this mix with a pint of white basalmic vinegar. Allow to sit 24 hours, then screen out the leaves. Beautiful beyond belief in a bottle with olive oil.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experimental Farm Network Seed Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33214098898997,"sku":"0879","price":3.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2333\/6781\/products\/biggerMrihaniOpalBasil.jpg?v=1641161127"},{"product_id":"jagodka-tomato","title":"'Jagodka' Early Tomato","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSolanum lycopersicum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOrigin:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003eSt. Petersburg, Russia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImprovement status:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":515,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":16773836},\"12\":0}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Cultivar\"}'\u003eCultivar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeeds per packet: \u003c\/b\u003e~35\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGermination tested 10\/2025:\u003c\/b\u003e 91%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLife cycle: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":513,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"12\":0}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Annual\"}'\u003eAnnual\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom our source, Joseph Lofthouse: \"This is my favorite market tomato. Red saladette sized fruits (2-3 ounces). Very early and productive. Strongly determinate, meaning the fruit ripens quickly and then the plant croaks. Jagodka was the winner of the frost\/cold tolerance trials that I conducted some years ago. Scored well for cold tolerance. Medium score on frost tolerance. This variety is remarkably attractive to bumblebees. An ancestor of Big Hill, it provided inspiration and genetics for The Beautifully Promiscuous and Tasty Tomato Project. Originally bred in St. Peterberg, Russia, by the Vavilov Institute of Plant Industry (VIR).\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeed originally from Joseph Lofthouse but EFN-founder Dusty Hinz grew out this lot of 'Jagodka' at his farm in Spring Grove, MN.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experimental Farm Network Seed Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33225389310005,"sku":"0256","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2333\/6781\/products\/jagodka_320.jpg?v=1605481768"},{"product_id":"exserted-orange-tomato","title":"'Exserted Orange' Tomato","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSolanum hybrid\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOrigin:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRonan, Montana\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImprovement status:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cspan data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Breeding population\"}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":515,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":16773836},\"12\":0}' data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBreeding population\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeeds per packet: \u003c\/b\u003e~30\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGermination tested 11\/2025:\u003c\/b\u003e 87%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLife cycle:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnnual\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-sheets-hyperlinkruns='[null,1441,\"http:\/\/lofthouse.com\/\"]{\"1\":1454}' data-sheets-textstyleruns='{\"1\":0}[null,1441,{\"2\":[null,2,1136076],\"9\":1}]{\"1\":1454}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":1061443,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,65280],\"9\":0,\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":10,\"23\":1}' data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Another very unique tomato from Joseph Lofthouse, with huge potential for breeding and selection work. Joseph is looking to get feedback from growers on this tomato (and others associated with his ongoing tomato projects). We recommend you keep this and other of Joseph's \\\u0026quot;promiscuous\\\u0026quot; tomatoes isolated from other tomatoes you want to save. But if you're looking to make crosses and breed new tomatoes, look no further!\\n\\nFrom Joseph:\\n\\n\\\u0026quot;William Schlegel of Ronan, Montana, has been a close collaborator on The Beautifully Promiscuous and Tasty Tomato Project since it’s inception. He is a botanist by training, and is young and full of zeal. He has provided a lot of insight and shared useful germplasm. He did several growouts in isolated fields. One of the isolation plots was used to grow a large amount of seed from one of the very early crosses, which was made by collaborator Malcolm Schraedenderfritz. He called it ‘Exserted Orange.' We sent seed to Experimental Farm Network’s seed catalog this winter. We don’t have good data about whether or not it is self-incompatible. The flavor profile is lovely, and structurally, the flowers are promiscuous-looking, so it’s moving in the right direction. Orange colored fruits are tending towards being favored in the taste tests. We hope Experimental Farm Network customers [you're part of the network!] will help us gather data about disease tolerance.\\\u0026quot; You can send reports to garden [@] lofthouse.com.\u0026quot;}\"\u003eAnother very unique tomato from Joseph Lofthouse, with huge potential for breeding and selection work. Joseph is looking to get feedback from growers on this tomato (and others associated with his ongoing tomato projects). We recommend you keep this and other of Joseph's \"promiscuous\" tomatoes isolated from other tomatoes you want to save. But if you're looking to make crosses and breed new tomatoes, look no further!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Joseph:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"William Schlegel of Ronan, Montana, has been a close collaborator on The Beautifully Promiscuous and Tasty Tomato Project since it’s inception. He is a botanist by training, and is young and full of zeal. He has provided a lot of insight and shared useful germplasm. He did several growouts in isolated fields. One of the isolation plots was used to grow a large amount of seed from one of the very early crosses, which was made by collaborator Malcolm Schraedenderfritz. He called it ‘Exserted Orange.' We sent seed to Experimental Farm Network’s seed catalog this winter. We don’t have good data about whether or not it is self-incompatible. The flavor profile is lovely, and structurally, the flowers are promiscuous-looking, so it’s moving in the right direction. Orange colored fruits are tending towards being favored in the taste tests. We hope Experimental Farm Network customers [you're part of the network!] will help us gather data about disease tolerance.\" You can send reports to garden [@] \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/lofthouse.com\/\" class=\"in-cell-link\" target=\"_blank\"\u003elofthouse.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-hyperlinkruns='[null,1441,\"http:\/\/lofthouse.com\/\"]{\"1\":1454}' data-sheets-textstyleruns='{\"1\":0}[null,1441,{\"2\":[null,2,1136076],\"9\":1}]{\"1\":1454}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":1061443,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,65280],\"9\":0,\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":10,\"23\":1}' data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Another very unique tomato from Joseph Lofthouse, with huge potential for breeding and selection work. Joseph is looking to get feedback from growers on this tomato (and others associated with his ongoing tomato projects). We recommend you keep this and other of Joseph's \\\u0026quot;promiscuous\\\u0026quot; tomatoes isolated from other tomatoes you want to save. But if you're looking to make crosses and breed new tomatoes, look no further!\\n\\nFrom Joseph:\\n\\n\\\u0026quot;William Schlegel of Ronan, Montana, has been a close collaborator on The Beautifully Promiscuous and Tasty Tomato Project since it’s inception. He is a botanist by training, and is young and full of zeal. He has provided a lot of insight and shared useful germplasm. He did several growouts in isolated fields. One of the isolation plots was used to grow a large amount of seed from one of the very early crosses, which was made by collaborator Malcolm Schraedenderfritz. He called it ‘Exserted Orange.' We sent seed to Experimental Farm Network’s seed catalog this winter. We don’t have good data about whether or not it is self-incompatible. The flavor profile is lovely, and structurally, the flowers are promiscuous-looking, so it’s moving in the right direction. Orange colored fruits are tending towards being favored in the taste tests. We hope Experimental Farm Network customers [you're part of the network!] will help us gather data about disease tolerance.\\\u0026quot; You can send reports to garden [@] lofthouse.com.\u0026quot;}\"\u003eThis variety carries the Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) pledge, which states:\u003ci\u003e “You have the freedom to use these OSSI-Pledged seeds in any way you choose. In return, you pledge not to restrict other's use of these seeds or their derivatives by patents or other means, and to include this pledge with any transfer of these seeds or their derivatives.” \u003c\/i\u003eMore information on OSSI can be found at \u003ca title=\"Open Source Seed Initiative\" href=\"http:\/\/www.osseeds.org\/\"\u003eosseeds.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experimental Farm Network Seed Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33232109240373,"sku":"0166","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2333\/6781\/files\/Exsertedorange1.jpg?v=1707862613"},{"product_id":"alice-sunshine-bean","title":"'Alice Sunshine' Dual-Purpose Bean","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhaseolus vulgaris\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOrigin:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003ePaynesville, Minnesota\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImprovement status:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Cultivar\"}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":515,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":16773836},\"12\":0}'\u003eCultivar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeeds per packet: \u003c\/b\u003e~35\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGermination tested 09\/2025: \u003c\/b\u003e90%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLife cycle:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e Annual\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003eThis is a wonderful dual-use short-season bean bred by the late great bean breeder Robert Lobitz of Paynesville, Minnesota (who also bred the beloved 'Koronis Purple' bean, among many others). Tasty six-inch snap beans start to appear roughly 50 days after planting, and dry beans about a month later. This is a productive bush bean that grows to about 20\" tall without the need for a trellis. The flowers are white. The beans themselves are very striking in appearance, with a golden-orange splotch and scattered dots on a cream-colored base. Dusty grew these beans in Milaca, Minnesota — proudly bringing this great local bean back to the Gopher State!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eGROWING TIPS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Direct seed after danger of last frost, probably early to mid-May, or as late as early to mid-June. Rows could be a 12-16 inches apart, plants could be 5-8 inches apart. Eat the green beans. Harvest dry beans in waves as pods dry, or pull entire plants when most of the pods are dry, all the while watching the amount of rainfall as heavy rains can mess with drying pods.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experimental Farm Network Seed Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33268271218741,"sku":"0010","price":3.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2333\/6781\/products\/alicesunshinebean.jpg?v=1606106562"},{"product_id":"bok-choi-grex","title":"Bok Choi Grex","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrassica rapa subsp. chinensis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e East Asia, via Utah and Wisconsin\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":2,\"4\":[null,2,15389148]}'\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImprovement status:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cspan data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Breeding population\"}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":515,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":16773836},\"12\":0}'\u003eBreeding population\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeeds per packet: \u003c\/b\u003e~250\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGermination tested 09\/2026:\u003c\/b\u003e 98%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLife cycle:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003eAnnual\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003eThis grex (freely interbreeding mix) is an adventure in bok choi, displaying an awesome range of types: frilly, mustard-like leaves with choi stems, non-heading napas, classic full size bok choi, shanghai-type minis, and everything in between. Dylan Bruce of Circadian Organics in southwest Wisconsin was gifted a bok choi grex made by Joseph Lofthouse at the 2018 Organic Seed Growers Conference in Oregon. This is the next generation, and the incredible diversity found in here makes it an excellent choice for homesteaders, market gardeners, and aspiring plant breeders alike. The diverse types and forms here mean you'll likely find success whether you plant it as a spring or fall crop. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eThis variety carries the Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) pledge, which states:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e “You have the freedom to use these OSSI-Pledged seeds in any way you choose. In return, you pledge not to restrict other's use of these seeds or their derivatives by patents or other means, and to include this pledge with any transfer of these seeds or their derivatives.” \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMore information on OSSI can be found at\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.osseeds.org\/\" title=\"Open Source Seed Initiative\"\u003eosseeds.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experimental Farm Network Seed Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33271626661941,"sku":"0618","price":3.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2333\/6781\/products\/bokchoigrex1.jpg?v=1606189905"},{"product_id":"neandermator","title":"Neandermato","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSolanum habrochaites\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOrigin:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003eParadise, Utah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImprovement status:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":515,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":16773836},\"12\":0}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Breeding population\"}'\u003eBreeding population\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeeds per packet: \u003c\/b\u003e~25\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGermination tested 10\/2025:\u003c\/b\u003e 83%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLife cycle:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":513,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"12\":0}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Annual\"}'\u003eAnnual\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003eAnother exciting addition to the EFN catalogue care of Joseph Lofthouse of Paradise, Utah. From Joseph: \"Closely related to domestic tomatoes, 'Neandermato' can act as a pollen donor to them. These are a green-fruited wild progenitor of \"The Beautifully Promiscuous and Tasty Tomato Project.\" Multiple varieties were combined into a single population which was selected for ability to grow in short-season gardens. It has done well in both spring and fall frost\/cold tolerance trails. It may contain other important traits that were lost during domestication of tomatoes. The stigmas are exerted for easier cross-pollination. This population seems self-incompatible, so a number of plants should be grown together for proper pollination. Some seeds may have been pollinated by other wild species, or by interspecies hybrids. Indeterminate.\" If any non-green fruits show up, Joseph would love seeds from them!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Another exciting addition to the EFN catalogue care of Joseph Lofthouse of Paradise, Utah. From Joseph: \\\u0026quot;Closely related to domestic tomatoes, 'Neandermato' can act as a pollen donor to them. These are a green-fruited wild progenitor of \\\u0026quot;The Beautifully Promiscuous and Tasty Tomato Project.\\\u0026quot; Multiple varieties were combined into a single population which was selected for ability to grow in short-season gardens. It has done well in both spring and fall frost\/cold tolerance trails. It may contain other important traits that were lost during domestication of tomatoes. The stigmas are exerted for easier cross-pollination. This population seems self-incompatible, so a number of plants should be grown together for proper pollination. Some seeds may have been pollinated by other wild species, or by interspecies hybrids. Indeterminate.\\\u0026quot; If any non-green fruits show up, Joseph would love seeds from them!\\n\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":12803,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,65280],\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":10}'\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experimental Farm Network Seed Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33336187322421,"sku":"0891","price":3.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2333\/6781\/products\/solanum-habrochaites-flowers_320.jpg?v=1607490720"},{"product_id":"dunphy-rhubarb","title":"'Dunphy' Rhubarb","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRheum rhabarbarum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOrigin:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003eMaine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImprovement status:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":515,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":16773836},\"12\":0}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Cultivar\"}'\u003eCultivar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeeds per packet: \u003c\/b\u003e~25\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGermination tested 10\/2025:\u003c\/b\u003e 82%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLife cycle:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003ePerennial\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e'Dunphy' is an old family heirloom rhubarb that comes to us from Aaron Parker of Edgewood Nursery in Maine. He reports that this variety has been in his partner's family for many generations. It has a pale red stem fading to green toward the leaf. Great rhubarb flavor, productive, and cold-hardy (at least to Zone 4). Seeds will display some diversity, so if you get any cool new forms you are free to slap a new name on that clone and start giving away divisions with the new name on it!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experimental Farm Network Seed Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33340729229365,"sku":"0150","price":3.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2333\/6781\/products\/dunphyrhubarbbackedoff.jpg?v=1607633088"},{"product_id":"polish-turnip-rooted-chervil","title":"Polish Turnip-Rooted Chervil","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChaerophyllum bulbosum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOrigin:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003ePoland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImprovement status:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":515,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":16773836},\"12\":0}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Landrace\"}'\u003eLandrace\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeeds per packet: \u003c\/b\u003e~100\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOTANICAL SAMPLE - NOT GERMINATION TESTED\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLife cycle: \u003c\/b\u003eBiennial\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Turnip-rooted chervil is an ancient root vegetable from Europe and Western Asia. Small tubers form in the first year that are harvested for food, served fresh or cooked. The flavor is like a mix of chestnut, celery, and parsnip, and is said to improve after at least a month of cold storage following harvest. Like many other members of the Apiaceae family (carrots, celery, parsley, etc) this is a biennial plant, so if the roots are not harvested, it will flower the second year and produce an abundance of seeds. The blooms are very attractive to pollinators and other beneficials, so even if you don't harvest the roots they are worth having in the garden. It stays at about 6 inches tall the first year, but can reach over 5 feet tall when blooming. The foliage is also edible and tastes much like parsley. This population comes to us from Andy Hahn in Colorado, where the plants have established themselves in his garden. They express a good deal of diversity, so selection for tuber-size and taste are very likely in order. Andy's original seed came from Poland. \\n\\nTo improve germination, seed greatly benefits from cold moist stratification. From Andy: \\\u0026quot;I mix mine\\nwith moist vermiculite and keep in an air tight container in the fridge until the root germinates, then spread the starting mix in the garden bed and lightly cover. They have become very well adapted to my garden here in CO.\\\u0026quot;\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":12803,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,65280],\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":10}'\u003eTurnip-rooted chervil is an ancient root vegetable from Europe and Western Asia. Small tubers form in the first year that are harvested for food, served fresh or cooked. The flavor is like a mix of chestnut, celery, and parsnip, and is said to improve after at least a month of cold storage following harvest. Like many other members of the Apiaceae family (carrots, celery, parsley, etc) this is a biennial plant, so if the roots are not harvested, it will flower the second year and produce an abundance of seeds. The blooms are very attractive to pollinators and other beneficials, so even if you don't harvest the roots they are worth having in the garden. It stays at about 6 inches tall the first year, but can reach over 5 feet tall when blooming. The foliage is also edible and tastes much like parsley. This population comes to us from Andy Hahn in Colorado, where the plants have established themselves in his garden. They express a good deal of diversity, so selection for tuber-size and taste are very likely in order. Andy's original seed came from Poland.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Turnip-rooted chervil is an ancient root vegetable from Europe and Western Asia. Small tubers form in the first year that are harvested for food, served fresh or cooked. The flavor is like a mix of chestnut, celery, and parsnip, and is said to improve after at least a month of cold storage following harvest. Like many other members of the Apiaceae family (carrots, celery, parsley, etc) this is a biennial plant, so if the roots are not harvested, it will flower the second year and produce an abundance of seeds. The blooms are very attractive to pollinators and other beneficials, so even if you don't harvest the roots they are worth having in the garden. It stays at about 6 inches tall the first year, but can reach over 5 feet tall when blooming. The foliage is also edible and tastes much like parsley. This population comes to us from Andy Hahn in Colorado, where the plants have established themselves in his garden. They express a good deal of diversity, so selection for tuber-size and taste are very likely in order. Andy's original seed came from Poland. \\n\\nTo improve germination, seed greatly benefits from cold moist stratification. From Andy: \\\u0026quot;I mix mine\\nwith moist vermiculite and keep in an air tight container in the fridge until the root germinates, then spread the starting mix in the garden bed and lightly cover. They have become very well adapted to my garden here in CO.\\\u0026quot;\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":12803,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,65280],\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":10}'\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGROWING TIPS:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Turnip-rooted chervil is an ancient root vegetable from Europe and Western Asia. Small tubers form in the first year that are harvested for food, served fresh or cooked. The flavor is like a mix of chestnut, celery, and parsnip, and is said to improve after at least a month of cold storage following harvest. Like many other members of the Apiaceae family (carrots, celery, parsley, etc) this is a biennial plant, so if the roots are not harvested, it will flower the second year and produce an abundance of seeds. The blooms are very attractive to pollinators and other beneficials, so even if you don't harvest the roots they are worth having in the garden. It stays at about 6 inches tall the first year, but can reach over 5 feet tall when blooming. The foliage is also edible and tastes much like parsley. This population comes to us from Andy Hahn in Colorado, where the plants have established themselves in his garden. They express a good deal of diversity, so selection for tuber-size and taste are very likely in order. Andy's original seed came from Poland. \\n\\nTo improve germination, seed greatly benefits from cold moist stratification. From Andy: \\\u0026quot;I mix mine\\nwith moist vermiculite and keep in an air tight container in the fridge until the root germinates, then spread the starting mix in the garden bed and lightly cover. They have become very well adapted to my garden here in CO.\\\u0026quot;\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":12803,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,65280],\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":10}'\u003eTo improve germination, seed greatly benefits from cold\/moist stratification. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Turnip-rooted chervil is an ancient root vegetable from Europe and Western Asia. Small tubers form in the first year that are harvested for food, served fresh or cooked. The flavor is like a mix of chestnut, celery, and parsnip, and is said to improve after at least a month of cold storage following harvest. Like many other members of the Apiaceae family (carrots, celery, parsley, etc) this is a biennial plant, so if the roots are not harvested, it will flower the second year and produce an abundance of seeds. The blooms are very attractive to pollinators and other beneficials, so even if you don't harvest the roots they are worth having in the garden. It stays at about 6 inches tall the first year, but can reach over 5 feet tall when blooming. The foliage is also edible and tastes much like parsley. This population comes to us from Andy Hahn in Colorado, where the plants have established themselves in his garden. They express a good deal of diversity, so selection for tuber-size and taste are very likely in order. Andy's original seed came from Poland. \\n\\nTo improve germination, seed greatly benefits from cold moist stratification. From Andy: \\\u0026quot;I mix mine\\nwith moist vermiculite and keep in an air tight container in the fridge until the root germinates, then spread the starting mix in the garden bed and lightly cover. They have become very well adapted to my garden here in CO.\\\u0026quot;\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":12803,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,65280],\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":10}'\u003eFrom Andy: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Turnip-rooted chervil is an ancient root vegetable from Europe and Western Asia. Small tubers form in the first year that are harvested for food, served fresh or cooked. The flavor is like a mix of chestnut, celery, and parsnip, and is said to improve after at least a month of cold storage following harvest. Like many other members of the Apiaceae family (carrots, celery, parsley, etc) this is a biennial plant, so if the roots are not harvested, it will flower the second year and produce an abundance of seeds. The blooms are very attractive to pollinators and other beneficials, so even if you don't harvest the roots they are worth having in the garden. It stays at about 6 inches tall the first year, but can reach over 5 feet tall when blooming. The foliage is also edible and tastes much like parsley. This population comes to us from Andy Hahn in Colorado, where the plants have established themselves in his garden. They express a good deal of diversity, so selection for tuber-size and taste are very likely in order. Andy's original seed came from Poland. \\n\\nTo improve germination, seed greatly benefits from cold moist stratification. From Andy: \\\u0026quot;I mix mine\\nwith moist vermiculite and keep in an air tight container in the fridge until the root germinates, then spread the starting mix in the garden bed and lightly cover. They have become very well adapted to my garden here in CO.\\\u0026quot;\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":12803,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,65280],\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":10}'\u003e\"I mix mine with moist vermiculite and keep in an air tight container in the fridge until the root germinates, then spread the starting mix in the garden bed and lightly cover. They have become very well adapted to my garden here in CO.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Turnip-rooted chervil is an ancient root vegetable from Europe and Western Asia. Small tubers form in the first year that are harvested for food, served fresh or cooked. The flavor is like a mix of chestnut, celery, and parsnip, and is said to improve after at least a month of cold storage following harvest. Like many other members of the Apiaceae family (carrots, celery, parsley, etc) this is a biennial plant, so if the roots are not harvested, it will flower the second year and produce an abundance of seeds. The blooms are very attractive to pollinators and other beneficials, so even if you don't harvest the roots they are worth having in the garden. It stays at about 6 inches tall the first year, but can reach over 5 feet tall when blooming. The foliage is also edible and tastes much like parsley. This population comes to us from Andy Hahn in Colorado, where the plants have established themselves in his garden. They express a good deal of diversity, so selection for tuber-size and taste are very likely in order. Andy's original seed came from Poland. \\n\\nTo improve germination, seed greatly benefits from cold moist stratification. From Andy: \\\u0026quot;I mix mine\\nwith moist vermiculite and keep in an air tight container in the fridge until the root germinates, then spread the starting mix in the garden bed and lightly cover. They have become very well adapted to my garden here in CO.\\\u0026quot;\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":12803,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,65280],\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":10}'\u003eTechnically, 30-60 days of cold\/moist stratification are needed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experimental Farm Network Seed Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33340745056309,"sku":"0951","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2333\/6781\/products\/turniprootedchervil.jpg?v=1607634752"},{"product_id":"resilient-shishito-pepper","title":"'Resilient Shishito' Pepper","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCapsicum annuum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOrigin:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCarbondale, CO\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImprovement status:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cspan data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Landrace Cultivar\"}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":515,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":16773836},\"12\":0}' data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLandrace Cultivar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeeds per packet: \u003c\/b\u003e~30\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGermination tested 11\/2025: \u003c\/b\u003e88%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLife cycle:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnnual\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn open pollinated strain of the ever popular Shishito Pepper from Japan. The folks at Wild Mountain Seeds in Carbondale, Colorado, have been selecting for plants that produce early crops with larger-sized fruit to help with filling their market pints faster and make these crowd-pleasing favorites more profitable. These shishitos can get “huge” and both market customers and restaurants enjoy the larger size when compared with many of the hybrid shishito strains. Shishitos are usually harvested when still green, and commonly served sauteed on high heat with little more than oil and salt. The flavor is exceptional and we are excited to offer an open-pollinated, refined option for this popular pepper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experimental Farm Network Seed Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33348183162933,"sku":"0413","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2333\/6781\/products\/resilientshishitopepper.jpg?v=1675285836"},{"product_id":"aji-de-colorado-alpino-pepper","title":"'Aji de Colorado Alpino' Hot Pepper","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCapsicum baccatum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrigin:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003eCarbondale, CO\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImprovement status:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":515,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":16773836},\"12\":0}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Landrace Cultivar\"}'\u003eLandrace Cultivar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeeds per packet: \u003c\/b\u003e~30\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGermination tested 09\/2026:\u003c\/b\u003e 98%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLife cycle:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003eAnnual\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"11\/21: 98%\"}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":6723,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":65280},\"9\":0,\"12\":0,\"14\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0},\"15\":\"Arial\"}'\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\"Pound for pound our best producing spicy pepper,\" says Kirsten Keenan at Wild Mountain Seeds in Carbondale, Colorado, where this new open-pollinated pepper was bred. An extremely productive \u003cem\u003eCapsicum baccatum \u003c\/em\u003epepper originating in South America (the same species as the famous \u003cem\u003eAji Amarillo\u003c\/em\u003e of Peru, which we also offer). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore from Wild Mountain Seeds: \"After years of selection and breeding we have drastically improved cool soil temperature growth, earliness and plant stature. This pepper is our farm's favorite for pico de gallo and also a key ingredient in producing an amazing hot pepper ferment. You can't go wrong with this hot pepper that will become a favorite amongst all whom grow it! Enjoy!\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experimental Farm Network Seed Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33348212588597,"sku":"0008","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2333\/6781\/products\/caseyajipepper.jpg?v=1608267785"},{"product_id":"wildling-panamorous-tomato","title":"Wildling Panamorous Tomato","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSolanum hybrids\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOrigin:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Paradise, Utah\"}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":515,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":15389148},\"12\":0}' data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eParadise, Utah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImprovement status:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cspan data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Breeding population\"}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":515,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":16773836},\"12\":0}' data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBreeding population\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeeds per packet: \u003c\/b\u003e~30\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGermination tested 12\/2025: \u003c\/b\u003e66% (Below Standard; likely didn't germinate well because it is fresh 2025 seed)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLife cycle:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnnual\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;An awesome inter-species hybrid swarm from \\\u0026quot;Landrace Seedsman\\\u0026quot; Joseph Lofthouse in Paradise, Utah. If you want to explore the tomato genome for sweet, fruity flavors, or for resistance to environmental conditions like bugs, diseases, or weather, this is an excellent place to start!\\n\\nThis incredibly diverse population is descended from crosses between domestic tomatoes and two wild tomato species (Solanum habrochaites and Solanum pennellii). These are part of Joseph's Beautifully Promiscuous and Tasty Tomato Project. This is an amazing assortment of genetics. Leaf shapes can be anything from potato-leaved, rugose, regular-leaved, habrochaites-leaved, fern-leaved, pennellii-leaved, anything in-between, and other shapes. Fruit color might be green, pink, red, yellow, orange, white, or purple. Mostly cherry to saladette-sized tomatoes. Plant size varies between dwarf and monster, with vines that are determinate, indeterminate, or semi-determinate. These are a mix of self-compatible and self-incompatible plants. We are beyond excited to release these seeds because of the tremendous amount of diversity they carry. There are all sorts of paths that your selection and breeding might take.\\n\\nSome of these may be immune to tomato blights. Joseph would love both good and bad grow reports, especially from areas in which tomatoes are nearly impossible to grow because of diseases or pests. He’d be particularly interested in getting seeds back from any that are grown untreated in a garden with terrible blight problems where they survive as if the blight wasn't even there.\\n\\nAs these are descended from inter-species hybrids, germination may be erratic.\\n\\nHave fun!\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":12803,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,65280],\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":10}' data-sheets-textstyleruns='{\"1\":0}[null,400,{\"6\":1}]{\"1\":421}[null,425,{\"6\":1}]{\"1\":442}[null,637,{\"6\":1}]{\"1\":649}[null,671,{\"6\":1}]{\"1\":680}' data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn awesome inter-species hybrid swarm from \"Landrace Seedsman\" Joseph Lofthouse in Paradise, Utah. If you want to explore the tomato genome for sweet, fruity flavors, or for resistance to environmental conditions like bugs, diseases, or weather, this is an excellent place to start!\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis incredibly diverse population is descended from crosses between domestic tomatoes and two wild tomato species (Solanum habrochaites and Solanum pennellii). These are part of Joseph's Beautifully Promiscuous and Tasty Tomato Project. This is an amazing assortment of genetics. Leaf shapes can be anything from potato-leaved, rugose, regular-leaved, habrochaites-leaved, fern-leaved, pennellii-leaved, anything in-between, and other shapes. Fruit color might be green, pink, red, yellow, orange, white, or purple. Mostly cherry to saladette-sized tomatoes. Plant size varies between dwarf and monster, with vines that are determinate, indeterminate, or semi-determinate. These are a mix of self-compatible and self-incompatible plants. We are beyond excited to release these seeds because of the tremendous amount of diversity they carry. There are all sorts of paths that your selection and breeding might take.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSome of these may be immune to tomato blights. Joseph would love both good and bad grow reports, especially from areas in which tomatoes are nearly impossible to grow because of diseases or pests. He’d be particularly interested in getting seeds back from any that are grown untreated in a garden with terrible blight problems where they survive as if the blight wasn't even there.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs these are descended from inter-species hybrids, germination may be erratic.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHave fun!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experimental Farm Network Seed Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33348217274421,"sku":"1138","price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2333\/6781\/products\/wildling-tomatoes-2020.jpg?v=1608269153"},{"product_id":"woolly-bean","title":"Woolly Bean Breeders Mix","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Strophostyles helvola\"}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":45571,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":15374745},\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":12,\"18\":1}'\u003eStrophostyles helvola\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrigin:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Mid-Atlantic US\"}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":515,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":16777215},\"12\":0}'\u003eMid-Atlantic US\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImprovement status:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cspan data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Wild\"}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":515,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":16773836},\"12\":0}'\u003eBreeding population\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeeds per packet: \u003c\/b\u003e~25\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBOTANICAL SAMPLE - NOT GERMINATION TESTED\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLife cycle:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003eAnnual\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWoolly beans are the most commonly found wild native bean in eastern North America. They are often seen creeping along roadsides, railways, and other disturbed habitats, but in our experience are most common in sandy areas, especially in dune environments. Many plants demonstrate some salt tolerance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":12803,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":65280},\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":10}' data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Woolly beans are the most commonly found wild native bean in eastern North America. They are often seen creeping along roadsides, railways, and other disturbed habitats, but in our experience are most common in sandy areas, especially in dune environments. Many plants demonstrate some salt tolerance.\\n\\nWoolly beans are perfectly edible either picked fresh or dried. Even the small pods, especially when young, can be eaten as little green beans. I like to harvest them for eating when the pods are as swollen as they can get, then shelling and boiling the fresh beans. It takes a while to get a substantial harvest, but when wild-foraged it's still some great free protein (they work well in the kitchen mixed with rice, replacing pigeon peas or black-eyed peas in traditional African and Latin American recipes).\\n\\nThese seeds all come from coastal areas from Quinton, New Jersey south to Cape Charles, Virginia. As a breeding project, we are mainly interested in two traits: larger seed size and non-shattering pods (that means pods that don't pop open within days of drying). As a native, salt-tolerant legume, there's potential for woolly beans to be domesticated into a useful field crop, but only if the seeds can be harvested. So please let us know if you find any plants with reliably non-shattering pods!\u0026quot;}\"\u003eWoolly beans are perfectly edible either picked fresh or dried. Even the small pods, especially when young, can be eaten as little green beans. I like to harvest them for eating when the pods are as swollen as they can get, then shelling and boiling the fresh beans. It takes a while to get a substantial harvest, but when wild-foraged it's still some great free protein (they work well in the kitchen mixed with rice, replacing pigeon peas or black-eyed peas in traditional African and Latin American recipes).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":12803,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":65280},\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":10}' data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Woolly beans are the most commonly found wild native bean in eastern North America. They are often seen creeping along roadsides, railways, and other disturbed habitats, but in our experience are most common in sandy areas, especially in dune environments. Many plants demonstrate some salt tolerance.\\n\\nWoolly beans are perfectly edible either picked fresh or dried. Even the small pods, especially when young, can be eaten as little green beans. I like to harvest them for eating when the pods are as swollen as they can get, then shelling and boiling the fresh beans. It takes a while to get a substantial harvest, but when wild-foraged it's still some great free protein (they work well in the kitchen mixed with rice, replacing pigeon peas or black-eyed peas in traditional African and Latin American recipes).\\n\\nThese seeds all come from coastal areas from Quinton, New Jersey south to Cape Charles, Virginia. As a breeding project, we are mainly interested in two traits: larger seed size and non-shattering pods (that means pods that don't pop open within days of drying). As a native, salt-tolerant legume, there's potential for woolly beans to be domesticated into a useful field crop, but only if the seeds can be harvested. So please let us know if you find any plants with reliably non-shattering pods!\u0026quot;}\"\u003eThese seeds all come from coastal areas from Brigantine, New Jersey south to Cape Charles, Virginia. As a breeding project, we are mainly interested in two traits: larger seed size and non-shattering pods (that means pods that don't pop open within days of drying). As a native, salt-tolerant legume, there's potential for woolly beans to be domesticated into a useful field crop, but only if the seeds can be harvested. So please let us know if you find any plants with reliably non-shattering pods!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003eGROWING TIPS: Pricking the seed with a pin or tweezers will allow water to penetrate it and greatly increase the speed and amount of germination.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experimental Farm Network Seed Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33348226089013,"sku":"1143","price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2333\/6781\/products\/woollybeanphoto2022.jpg?v=1672777102"},{"product_id":"accomack-broccoli-accomack-broccoli-raab","title":"Accawmacke Broccoli (Turnip Greens\/Broccoli Raab)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrassica rapa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrigin:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003eAccomack, Virginia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImprovement status:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":515,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":16773836},\"12\":0}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Cultivar\"}'\u003eLandrace\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeeds per packet:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e~100\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGermination tested 09\/2026: \u003c\/b\u003e98%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLife cycle:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e Biennial\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEFN EXCLUSIVE.\u003c\/strong\u003e Just when we think we've seen it all, we stumble on a new surprise! Those of you who have been following EFN since the beginning know that one of our favorite crops — indeed, one of our calling cards at this point — is 'Deitrich's Wild Broccoli Raab.' Named for our long-term farm hosts in Elmer, New Jersey, 'D.W.B.R' is a partially re-domesticated feral turnip population that thrives in the hayfields, hedgerows, and garden beds at the Deitrichs' farm. We love it because it's exceedingly cold hardy, edible as turnip greens its first year, and the earliest substantial crop every spring (or late winter) when it begins sending up the tender and tasty flower spikes for which it's named. We knew that we weren't the only people eating the feral turnips that grow as weeds across our area, but we thought we were probably the only ones to give them a name and start selling the seeds. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSure enough, we were dead wrong. On Nate's annual fall swing through Delaware and Virginia to harvest chinquapin chestnuts, he and friends Eliza Greenman and Eric Blasco had made plans to pull over if an enticing roadside stop beckoned. Just south of the border with Maryland on Virginia's Eastern Shore, signs saying \"Rare Plants\" and \"Native Plants\" prompted a sudden stop as the lush greenery of Thomas Gardens nursery quickly came into view. The three plant-nerds walked every aisle, ogling (and occasionally snagging) red enset banana trees, papyrus plants, dozens of hosta varieties, and other beautiful, healthy, hard-to-find plants. Inside the squat main building with the checkout counter, a small table held a couple dozen jars of seeds. Nate glanced at them and only noticed standard varieties, so didn't give them a second thought. Thankfully Eric took a closer look and called Nate over to ask if he'd ever heard of \"Accomack Broccoli\" — which he most certainly had not. A quick web search found just one hit, an article on a site called The Local Palate with the title \"Can the revival of historic foodways breathe new life into Virginia's Eastern Shore?\" It was a brief but exciting mention in the following paragraph: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Eastern Shore of Virginia has some distinct ingredients, such as white-fleshed Hayman sweet potatoes, Hog Island lamb and mutton, 'Accomack broccoli' (actually a non-rooting turnip with bitter greens), and a wide variety of heirloom figs; there are indigenous dishes, including clam fritters, oyster pie, and black duck and dumplings. And along with traditional shellfish and crabs, there’s also a reverence for fish less-heralded elsewhere, such as spot and puffer fish ('swellin’ toads' in local parlance). It’s a plain cuisine with minimal ingredients. But most now-celebrated Southern cuisines began humbly. (Shrimp and grits was a regional, workingman’s dinner long before chefs elevated it to the white tablecloth.)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA short conversation with the person at the counter confirmed that it's also a biennial, and that the second-year flower heads are eaten. She said that a farmer a few miles away produced the seed. Nate bought two pounds on the spot and we're happy to be able to offer it to you now! We're still getting to know this plant ourselves, but it's obviously a beloved part of the food culture of a little-known corner of Virginia, so we have no doubt it must be something special. Please let us know how it does for you and what you think of it!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPDATE:\u003c\/strong\u003e After less than two months of offering these seeds, we were happily contacted by the original grower, Robert \"Gus\" Gustafson, of Machipongo, Virginia, who provided the sees to Thomas' Nursery. Gus sent us the photos you see here now (he reports that the Chesapeake Bay is just past the house in the photo with the plants in the ground), and also corrected our spelling so it matches the spelling under which he got the seeds (a decade ago, from a farmer in nearby Craddockville, VA). Interestingly, he says he's never eaten the flower spikes, but relishes the leaves — and, most excitingly, the seeds themselves, which it hadn't occurred to us might also be used as food. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGus writes: \"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eI have one 25 foot row of Accawmacke Broccoli turnip greens growing right now, principally for seed, although I have quite a bit of seed on hand from last year. I use it in baking, mainly as an additive to crackers along with benne [a Gullah-Geechee heirloom sesame]. I should get a gallon or more of seed from that row. Of course we also eat the leaves... \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWe eat them as a mess o’ greens with smoked turkey meat through the winter but I also developed a great recipe for Accawmacke broccoli and oyster gratin that I think is excellent.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experimental Farm Network Seed Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33392242098229,"sku":"0540","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2333\/6781\/products\/PXL_20221010_215229925.jpg?v=1673496422"},{"product_id":"allport-rhubarb","title":"'Allport' Rhubarb","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":45569,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":12,\"18\":1}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Rheum rhabarbarum\"}'\u003eRheum rhabarbarum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOrigin:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlymouth, New York\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImprovement status:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":515,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":16773836},\"12\":0}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Cultivar\"}' data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCultivar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeeds per packet:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e~25\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGermination tested 09\/2025:\u003c\/b\u003e 44%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLife cycle:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Perennial\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEFN INTRODUCTION.\u003c\/strong\u003e In 2018, EFN co-founder Nate Kleinman bought a beautiful farm in Chenango County, NY from a lovely couple named Ann and Peter Allport. The Allports had long ago retired to Florida, but continued coming to the farm every summer. At a certain point it became too much for them to maintain, and Nate is very pleased they decided to sell the wonderful place to him. But the Allports still own hundreds of acres surrounding the property, mainly woods and fields, but also a small house down the hill with a little garage. It contains an old overgrown garden loaded with delicious black raspberries and quite a bit of rhubarb. Nate was driving past it one day when he noticed a few huge flower spikes. After securing permission from the Allports to take a closer look, he found the biggest rhubarb plants he'd ever seen! Some stalks were nearly three feet long, and the leaves were nearly as wide and tall too. The plants are truly beastly. He harvested a few stalks — enough to make a few pies! — shared it with some friends, and all agreed that it's as delicious as it is enormous. Ann and Peter were happy to allow Nate to return to harvest the seeds, and this EFN introduction is the happy result! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne note on growing rhubarb from seed: like most other typically clonally-propagated perennial vegetables (like asparagus, seakale, etc) rhubarb seeds will not grow \"true to type,\" meaning the seedlings will present an array of diverse forms. Back in the day, seed companies would explain the traits of the parent variety and urge customers to select for them as a way to \"maintain\" the variety, but in the end they really ended up creating more genetic diversity (which is why 'Victoria' rhubarb plants from nurseries don't always look the same). It's likely this variety began as a seedling a long time ago — the Allports said the patch was there when they bought the property — for it is certainly unique. Seeding rhubarb takes two or three years to get established, at which point the seedlings with the worst traits should be culled, while the best seedlings should be named and nurtured, on their way to becoming your own treasured heirlooms, able to be divided and shared with the people you love for generations to come.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGROWING TIPS:\u003c\/strong\u003e Start rhubarb indoors or direct seed after last frost. Be sure to keep well-weeded the first and second year — though after that it should be able to handle itself. Some seedlings will just never produce a plant worth saving, so these should be culled. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePhoto credit: Michaeline Picaro.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experimental Farm Network Seed Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33392250912821,"sku":"0012","price":4.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2333\/6781\/products\/ScreenShot2021-01-04at2.42.38PM.png?v=1609789434"},{"product_id":"canada-perennial-lettuce","title":"Canada Wild Lettuce","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":45569,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":12,\"18\":1}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Lactuca canadensis\"}'\u003eLactuca canadensis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrigin:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003eHolyoke, Massachusetts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImprovement status:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":515,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":16773836},\"12\":0}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Cultivar\"}'\u003eCultivated wild material\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeeds per packet:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e~100\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGermination tested \u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e12\/2025: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e90%\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLife cycle:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e Short-lived perennial or Biennial\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eFrom our seed source, the author, scholar, and perennial vegetable expert Eric Toensmeier: \"Our best-tasting wild lettuce, native to the central and eastern US and Canada. Can be annual, biennial, or short-lived perennial, growing as a rosette until flowering, then growing 6-8’, setting seed, and usually dying. Leaves are edible, but the best part is when it begins to produce its flower shoot. When the shoot is 12-18” tall it is delicious (leaves and stem), tasting remarkably like romaine lettuce. If you always let some go to seed, it will come up here and there around your garden for many years to come. The small yellow flowers are valuable to pollinators, and hollow stems are good overwintering and nesting spots for insects. Ordinary soils are fine, sun to part shade. USDA zones 3-9.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWounds on the plant produce a tan-colored milky sap which has been used medicinally against a variety of ailments (though often with little objective evidence to support such use) including pain, insomnia, digestion issues, spasms, and arthritis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEric's population originated with wild volunteers at his old mini-homestead in Holyoke, Massachusetts, made famous in his and Jonathan Bates' 2013 book Paradise Lot: Two Plant Geeks, One-Tenth of an Acre, and the Making of an Edible Garden Oasis in the City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGROWING TIPS: \u003c\/strong\u003eSow seeds in spring, with just a bit of soil or growing medium sprinkled on top. Best direct-sown, but can be started in flats too.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experimental Farm Network Seed Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33392436510773,"sku":"0641","price":4.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2333\/6781\/files\/canada_wild_lettuce.jpg?v=1766964796"},{"product_id":"m61-survivor-perennial-sorghum","title":"'M61' Perennial Sorghum","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSorghum bicolor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOrigin:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOregon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImprovement status:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cspan data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Cultivar\"}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":515,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":16773836},\"12\":0}' data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBreeding population\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeeds per packet:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e~40\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGermination tested 02\/2026: \u003c\/b\u003e90%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLife cycle:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Perennial (or Annual in colder climates)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-hyperlinkruns='{\"1\":1384,\"2\":\"http:\/\/www.experimentalfarmnetwork.org\/\"}{\"1\":1415}' data-sheets-textstyleruns='{\"1\":0}{\"1\":1384,\"2\":{\"2\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":1136076},\"9\":1}}{\"1\":1415}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":1061379,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,65280],\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":10,\"23\":1}' data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;EFN INTRODUCTION. NEW. Back in 2016 we were given two panicles (seed-heads) of 'M61' perennial sorghum grown by Sarah Kleeger and Andrew Still of Adaptive Seeds in Oregon. They got their initial seed from Tim Peters of the erstwhile Peters Seed \u0026amp; Research. It's said to be the diverse result of a cross between an annual grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor subsp. bicolor) and the weedy perennial Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense). The USDA's National Plant Germplasm System has the same variety listed as 'M6-1'. We planted three beds of it that year at the Deitrichs' farm in Elmer, NJ, and in the late spring of 2017 we noticed a single plant growing back from its roots. It happens that this particular plant had been the most vigorous and productive the year before, producing 16 seed-heads — and in its second year it was more than twice as productive, producing 36! Thankfully Nate saved all of the seed from that plant, because it didn't survive a second winter. (The low temperature during its first winter was 12 degrees Fahrenheit, while the low temperature in its second winter was just 6.) In 2019 we planted a large bed of seeds from this lone surviving plant, and sure enough the following spring we found four survivors! We also shared the seed with volunteers around the country through our collaborative online breeding project (which we encourage you to join as well, at www.ExperimentalFarmNetwork.org).\\n\\nThese seeds are a mix of seeds from the original winter-surviving plant and its descendants. We firmly believe that through rigorous selection and widespread attempts in a range of climates, this population will one day yield a reliably perennial grain sorghum capable of producing lots of food while also sequestering carbon and conserving soil. A reliable perennial grain crop like this could one day help us fight climate change and enable farmers to abandon the genetically-modified corn and soy which have become the dominant field crops across the United States, bringing with them intensive tillage, soil loss, copious use of harmful chemicals, destruction of habitat, and reduction of biodiversity. \\n\\nHelp us bring about a new paradigm in agriculture by breeding new crops like perennial sorghum. Please let us know how these incredibly exciting seeds do for you!\u0026quot;}\"\u003eBack in 2016 we were given two panicles (seed-heads) of 'M61' perennial sorghum grown by Sarah Kleeger and Andrew Still of Adaptive Seeds in Oregon. They got their initial seed from Tim Peters of the erstwhile Peters Seed \u0026amp; Research. It's said to be the diverse result of a cross between an annual grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor subsp. bicolor) and the weedy perennial Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense). The USDA's National Plant Germplasm System has the same variety listed as 'M6-1'. We planted three beds of it that year at the Deitrichs' farm in Elmer, NJ, and in the late spring of 2017 we noticed a single plant growing back from its roots. It happens that this particular plant had been the most vigorous and productive the year before, producing 16 seed-heads — and in its second year it was more than twice as productive, producing 36! Thankfully Nate saved all of the seed from that plant, because it didn't survive a second winter. (The low temperature during its first winter was 12 degrees Fahrenheit, while the low temperature in its second winter was just 6.) In 2019 we planted a large bed of seeds from this lone surviving plant, and sure enough the following spring we found four survivors! We also shared the seed with volunteers around the country through our collaborative online breeding project (which we encourage you to join as well, at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.citsci.org\/organizations\/experimental-farm-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehttp:\/\/www.citsci.org\/organizations\/experimental-farm-network\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/citsci.org\/organizations\/experimental-farm-network\/\"\u003e)\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile we previously offered seeds from our NJ population (as 'M61 Survivor'), this year we are offering the full original population from our friends at Adaptive. We firmly believe that through rigorous selection and widespread attempts in a range of climates, this population will one day yield a reliably perennial grain sorghum capable of producing lots of food while also sequestering carbon and conserving soil. A reliable perennial grain crop like this could one day help us fight climate change and enable farmers to abandon the genetically-modified corn and soy which have become the dominant field crops across the United States, bringing with them intensive tillage, soil loss, copious use of harmful chemicals, destruction of habitat, and reduction of biodiversity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHelp us bring about a new paradigm in agriculture by breeding new crops like perennial sorghum. Please let us know how these incredibly exciting seeds do for you!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experimental Farm Network Seed Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33392438575157,"sku":"0297","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2333\/6781\/products\/14310784_363285370669188_4024922404085039104_n.jpg?v=1609802951"},{"product_id":"wyldewood-2-american-elderberry","title":"'Wyldewood 2' American Elderberry","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSambucus canadensis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOrigin:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKansas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImprovement status:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cspan data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Cultivar\"}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":515,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":16773836},\"12\":0}' data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBreeding population\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeeds per packet:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e~25\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBOTANICAL SAMPLE - NOT GERMINATION TESTED\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLife cycle:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Perennial\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e\u003c!--\ntd {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":12803,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":65280},\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":10}' data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Wyldewood 2' was developed by Wyldewood Cellars — an elderberry farm, nursery, and winery — in Mulvane, Kansas, in collaboration with Kansas State University and the University of Missouri. We got a number of cuttings of a variety of elderberries at the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service winter conference in La Crosse, Wisconsin, a few years ago, and 'Wyldewood 2' proved to be the most vigorous and productive by far once established in New Jersey. In 2020 it produced a bumper crop of berries, which we processed into an immune-boosting syrup, but not before we removed the seeds in order to be able to offer them to you!\\n\\nThere is not a lot of elderberry diversity on the market these days, meaning the growing elderberry industry is potentially susceptible to emerging pests and diseases. Since elderberries produce very little unless grown in the presence of another variety (that blooms at the same time), it is important to grow at least two or three or four different varieties. Each of the seeds in each packet we sell will produce a unique elderberry. Given how little breeding work is being done, you very well could grow the next important American elderberry cultivar (or, if you have European elderberries around, the next important hybrid cultivar!).\\n\\nSeeds likely benefit from cold, moist stratification for 30-60 days before attempting to germinate. Seedlings should be coddled for their first year or two, after which they should be just as vigorous as any other elderberry, and will be easy to propagate by cuttings.\\n\\nLet us know if you grow any wonderful new varieties from these seeds!\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;6\u0026quot;:1}\"\u003e'Wyldewood 2' was developed by Wyldewood Cellars — an elderberry farm, nursery, and winery — in Mulvane, Kansas, in collaboration with Kansas State University and the University of Missouri. We got a number of cuttings of a variety of elderberries at the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service winter conference in La Crosse, Wisconsin, a few years ago, and 'Wyldewood 2' proved to be the most vigorous and productive by far once established in New Jersey. In 2020 it produced a bumper crop of berries, which we processed into an immune-boosting syrup, but not before we removed the seeds in order to be able to offer them to you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is not a lot of elderberry diversity on the market these days, meaning the growing elderberry industry is potentially susceptible to emerging pests and diseases. Since elderberries produce very little unless grown in the presence of another variety (that blooms at the same time), it is important to grow at least two or three or four different varieties. Each of the seeds in each packet we sell will produce a unique elderberry. Given how little breeding work is being done, you very well could grow the next important American elderberry cultivar (or, if you have European elderberries around, the next important hybrid cultivar!).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":12803,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":65280},\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":10}' data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Wyldewood 2' was developed by Wyldewood Cellars — an elderberry farm, nursery, and winery — in Mulvane, Kansas, in collaboration with Kansas State University and the University of Missouri. We got a number of cuttings of a variety of elderberries at the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service winter conference in La Crosse, Wisconsin, a few years ago, and 'Wyldewood 2' proved to be the most vigorous and productive by far once established in New Jersey. In 2020 it produced a bumper crop of berries, which we processed into an immune-boosting syrup, but not before we removed the seeds in order to be able to offer them to you!\\n\\nThere is not a lot of elderberry diversity on the market these days, meaning the growing elderberry industry is potentially susceptible to emerging pests and diseases. Since elderberries produce very little unless grown in the presence of another variety (that blooms at the same time), it is important to grow at least two or three or four different varieties. Each of the seeds in each packet we sell will produce a unique elderberry. Given how little breeding work is being done, you very well could grow the next important American elderberry cultivar (or, if you have European elderberries around, the next important hybrid cultivar!).\\n\\nSeeds likely benefit from cold, moist stratification for 30-60 days before attempting to germinate. Seedlings should be coddled for their first year or two, after which they should be just as vigorous as any other elderberry, and will be easy to propagate by cuttings.\\n\\nLet us know if you grow any wonderful new varieties from these seeds!\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;6\u0026quot;:1}\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePlease let us know if you grow any wonderful new varieties from these seeds!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGROWING TIPS: \u003c\/strong\u003eSeeds likely benefit from cold, moist stratification for 30-60 days before attempting to germinate. Seedlings should be coddled for their first year or two, after which they should be just as vigorous as any other elderberry, and will be easy to propagate by cuttings. With a limited supply of seeds and the time it takes to stratify seeds and wait for germination, we decided to offer these seeds as botanical samples. These seeds were harvested in 2021.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experimental Farm Network Seed Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33392457678901,"sku":"0529","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2333\/6781\/products\/117382801_1182119528823498_5441906004286869398_n.jpg?v=1609806858"},{"product_id":"puerto-rican-mountain-tobacco","title":"'Puerto Rican Mountain' Tobacco","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNicotiana tabacum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOrigin:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003ePuerto Rico\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImprovement status:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":515,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":16773836},\"12\":0}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Cultivar\"}'\u003eLandrace\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeeds per packet:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e~200\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGermination tested 10\/2025: \u003c\/b\u003e96%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLife cycle:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e Annual\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;This is a beautiful smoking tobacco from the mountains of Puerto Rico. We got the seeds from Ariel Morales, who reports that he got them from the Puerto Rican organic seed company Desde Mi Huerto. They simply sell it as \\\u0026quot;tobacco,\\\u0026quot; but the description explains that it was traditionally grown in the mountains on the island. Ariel labeled it \\\u0026quot;Puerto Rican Mountain Tobacco,\\\u0026quot; and we've kept the name. It has big broad leaves, pretty pink flowers, and produces prodigious amounts of seed (like most tobaccos). This one seemed rather susceptible to tobacco budworm predation, so we had to pick off a bunch of caterpillars after the first round of flowers to ensure a good seed crop in the later rounds. It worked — so we have plenty of seed. (That's a pest we hadn't encountered before, but we also grew this crop at a friend's field 15 minutes away, so it may not be that this variety is any more susceptible, only that the pest exists there but not at our main field in Elmer.) Tobacco plants make a great trap crop for another common pest caterpillar, the \\\u0026quot;tobacco hornworm,\\\u0026quot; which most gardeners find destryoing their tomato plants, and sometimes peppers, eggplants, and potatoes, but which most prefers tobacco. If you grow lots of tobacco near to other nightshades, you're much less likely to deal with major predation of your edible nightshades. \\n\\nNOTE: Tobacco is an intensely poisonous plant. Do not ever eat it. And we recommend you never smoke it too!\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":12803,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":65280},\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":10}' data-sheets-textstyleruns='{\"1\":0}[null,180,{\"6\":1}]{\"1\":197}'\u003eThis is a beautiful smoking tobacco from the mountains of Puerto Rico. We got the seeds from Ariel Morales, who reports that he got them from the Puerto Rican organic seed company Desde Mi Huerto. They simply sell it as \"tobacco,\" but the description explains that it was traditionally grown in the mountains on the island. Ariel labeled it \"Puerto Rican Mountain Tobacco,\" and we've kept the name. It has big broad leaves, pretty pink flowers, and produces prodigious amounts of seed (like most tobaccos). This one seemed rather susceptible to tobacco budworm predation, so we had to pick off a bunch of caterpillars after the first round of flowers to ensure a good seed crop in the later rounds. It worked — so we have plenty of seed. (That's a pest we hadn't encountered before, but we also grew this crop at a friend's field 15 minutes away, so it may not be that this variety is any more susceptible, only that the pest exists there but not at our main field in Elmer.) Tobacco plants make a great trap crop for another common pest caterpillar, the \"tobacco hornworm,\" which most gardeners find destroying their tomato plants, and sometimes peppers, eggplants, and potatoes, but which most prefers tobacco. If you grow lots of tobacco near to other nightshades, you're much less likely to deal with major predation of your edible nightshades. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNOTE: Tobacco is an intensely poisonous plant. Do not ever eat it. 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