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Heirloom Seeds
It’s amusing that Heirloom Vegetables are a current craze in home gardening, yet no one knows what heirloom vegetables are! One of the truest definitions is that an heirloom is a variety that has been selected, re-selected and handed down from one family member to another for many generations. Another definition places a date point on the variety. Some purists say a variety must be at least a hundred years old to be a true heirloom, while less strict experts state that an heirloom must have originated before 1951, the year that marked the widespread introduction of hybrid varieties to home gardeners.
While heirloom tomatoes are our most popular, virtually any vegetable we sell, from “A” to “Z,” contains at least one or two heirloom varieties. Our “Ping Tung Long” Aubergine hails from Taiwan; our “Black Beauty” Zucchini is just another of the numerous heirlooms we offer.
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Kentucky Wonder Bean Seeds
$3.99For bulk sizes, click here Also called "Old Homestead." Most popular pole variety famous for its distinctive tasty flavor. Tall, extremely producti...
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Lazy Housewife Bean Seeds
$3.99For bulk sizes, click here One of the great heirlooms loved for its ease of shelling or snapping. All purpose variety can be used as a snap, shell...
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Tenderette Bean Seeds
$3.99For bulk sizes, click here Old heirloom that many veterans consider the most productive, most flavorful of all varieties. Keep well picked to main...
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Vermont Cranberry Bean Seeds
$3.99For bulk sizes, click here This 300-year-old New England heirloom is probably the most beautiful of all dried beans, whether used as a fresh shell ...
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Rattlesnake Bean Seeds
$3.99For bulk sizes, click here Hundred-year-old heirloom features snake-like markings on the purple-streaked, round, dark green pods that possess an ol...
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Jacob's Cattle Bean
$3.99SKU: 095 For bulk sizes, click here Also called Trout Bean or Coach Dog Bean. 85 days. An exceptionally old heirloom that's our best New England ba...
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Stringless Green Pod Bean
$3.99For bulk sizes, click here SKU: 044 Also called “Burpee’s Stringless.” 50 days. Ancient heirloom from 1894 with round, brittle, 5 to 6-in. pods wit...
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Bulk: Tenderette Bean Seeds
from $8.50For single packet-size, click here Old heirloom that many veterans consider the most productive, most flavorful of all varieties. Keep well picked...
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Bulk: Kentucky Wonder Bean Seeds
from $9.75For single packets, click here Also called "Old Homestead." Most popular pole variety famous for its distinctive tasty flavor. Tall, extremely pro...
View full detailsfrom $9.75 -
Bulk: Rattlesnake Bean Seeds
from $10.50For single packets, click here Hundred-year-old heirloom features snake-like markings on the purple-streaked, round, dark green pods that possess ...
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Bulk: Vermont Cranberry Bean Seeds
from $11.75For single packet-size, click here This 300-year-old New England heirloom is probably the most beautiful of all dried beans, whether used as a fre...
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Bulk: Lazy Housewife Bean Seeds
from $15.50For single packets, click here One of the great heirlooms loved for its ease of shelling or snapping. All purpose variety can be used as a snap, sh...
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Bulk: Jacob's Cattle Bean
from $6.50SKU: 095 For single packets, click here Also called Trout Bean or Coach Dog Bean. 85 days. An exceptionally old heirloom that's our best New Englan...
View full detailsfrom $6.50 -
Bulk: Stringless Green Pod Bean
from $5.15For single packet-size, click here SKU: 044 Also called “Burpee’s Stringless.” 50 days. Ancient heirloom from 1894 with round, brittle, 5 to 6-in. ...
View full detailsfrom $5.15
