Garden Supplies & Gifts - Vegetable Seeds

Ice Box Quetzali Watermelon

The Watermelon Ice Box Quetzali 'Citrullus lanatus' is an Ice Box watermelon that will fit in your refrigerator easily! The Quetzali has a shorter growing season than regular watermelon. The wonderful sweet flavor of summer is bundled in a small convenient 9 to 12 pound globe that will fit in your ice box. The Ice Box Quetzali has excellent flavor and very productive vines. Watermelon use a lot of water but the soil must never be soggy....

Crimson Sweet Watermelon

The Watermelon Crimson Sweet 'Citrullus lanatus' has a high sugar content flesh that is very sweet and crisp. The Crimson Sweet would qualify as a low calorie snack or dessert. What is the first word that comes to your mind when you think of watermelon? Summer? Vacation? This watermelon will not disappoint with its very sweet (an astonishing 12% sugar level) 21 to 25 pound fruit with bright red flesh. The soil should be light and well drained. Watermelon use a lot of water but the soil must never be soggy....

Watercress

The Watercress 'Nasturtium officinale' has a snappy clean peppery taste that will add crunch to you sandwiches salads omelets or potato salads. You don't have to have a free running stream or lake in your yard to grow watercress. Any moist part-shady location will do. If you like the texture and flavor of alfalfa or bean sprouts with your food you will love watercress. It will do the best in areas with less than 1/2 day of sun. When plants are 4 to 6 inches tall clip sprigs off the top 3 to 4 inches. The tips are the most tender part of the plant....

Purple Top White Globe Turnip

The Turnip Purple Top White Globe 'Brassica rapa' is a vegetable you may not have tried. Turnips are sweet and mild and are grown by some for the very tasty greens. The very tasty sweet and mild roots are eaten fresh or cooked like potatoes. The greens are even more nutritious and are considered one of best flavors in the greens category. Purple Top White Globes store particularly well. Harvest when turnips are no larger than 2 inches in diameter. Greens can be harvested when young and tender....

Yellow Pear Tomato

The Tomato Pole Yellow Pear 'Lycopersicon Lycopersicum' has a sweet mild almost lemony flavor. Kids and adults will love this late 1800's variety as a snack from the garden. This gourmet treat is from the 1800's and it is still popular. Yellow Pears produce clusters of very attractive fruit you can eat like grapes all summer long. They are great for your d'oeuvres salads. canning and relish. They need at least 6 hours of direct sunlight a day. Prune the intermediate tomatoes in order to keep a single stem....