Corn on the cob is one of the best, and most highly anticipated summer treats. Homegrown corn has amazing flavor and tenderness, so much better than what you find in the grocery stores. A perfect blend of luscious, white, and yellow kernels just bursting with flavor, this corn will be a hit at your next barbeque. Each 7″ bicolor ear has about 12 rows of sweet, creamy kernels. ‘Honey and Cream’ cans and freezes well, too—savor summer all year! Disease resistant.
Weight: 10 grams
Summertime and corn on the cob go together. Nothing tastes better than just-picked sweet corn! ‘Sugarbaby’ is a bicolor corn that matures in 65 days—an advantage in areas with a shorter growing season. Flavorful, 8″ ears with 12–16 rows of very tender kernels hold their sweetness and flavor longer than other varieties. Good cool weather endurance.
Weight: 10grams (~48 seeds)
Old-fashioned corn like your grandparents grew! From the garden to the pot, ‘True Gold’ will transform any plate to a luxurious meal. Large, 9″ ears are very sweet and tender, plants are resistant to stalk-lodging, and stalks are less likely to bend and kink in windy areas.
Weight: 8 grams
Gherkins are tiny cucumbers used for pickles, and these are the best; seedless, bitter-free, and uniform in shape. Use as small as 1½” long, or up to 4″ for making excellent sweet pickles, French cornichons (“little horns”), or for fresh use. Plants are vining at up to 72″; grow against a trellis or fence for support.
Weight: 500mg
Originating in India, the ‘Bhut Jolokia’s’ powerful heat is rated over 1,000,000 Scoville heat units. That’s up to 10 times hotter than a habanero or Scotch bonnet, and 400 times hotter than a jalapeño. Use it to spice up salsa, hot sauce, chili, or Indian cuisine if you are brave of heart and palate!
Seed Count: 8 Seeds
Play a game of Spanish roulette with your taste buds. A favorite appetizer in Spain, these early maturing and thin-skinned peppers have a mellow flavor but every so often you’ll bite into one that is fiery hot! Appetizer-size peppers of 1″-1 1/2″, range from 500 to 2,500 Scoville heat units, but may be hotter at 2″-3″ and as they ripen to red.
Seed Count: 20 Seeds
The ‘Scotch Bonnet’ is powerfully hot, similar to the habanero but with a fruity or smoky flavor. Also known as ‘Jamaica Red’ and sometimes called the Scotty Bon or Bonny pepper, it is named for its resemblance to a Scottish cap. If you like your peppers fiery hot, you will enjoy its citrus, apricot-like flavor that is sweetest when the fruit turns red. Try it in jerk dishes, mango salsa, blended with dark chocolate, or with fruit. 100,000-325,000 Scoville heat units (extremely hot).
Seed Count: 30 Seeds
With its distinctive, semi-glossy, deep purple to black leaves, and scores of shiny round black fruit, it is easy to see why ‘Black Pearl’ won the AAS award. As the plant matures, the black peppers turn red, adding new color and interest. Peppers are edible, but extremely hot (over 30,000 Scoville heat units). Exceptionally heat and drought tolerant.
Seed Count: 10 Seeds
This is the coolest sweet pepper you’ve ever seen! Even the variegated foliage is attractive, but the peppers will continue to wow you as they ripen from green and white stripes to the chocolate red and cream stripes in their name. Grow them in a container on your patio or balcony to enjoy the view! Small, 1 ½” peppers are crisp and sweet; slice rings into your salads for a beautiful presentation, or slice long strips for stir frying.
Seed Count: 10 Seeds
A beautiful vegetable with lovely, lavender blossoms pretty enough to grow in the flower garden. ‘Black Beauty’ has set the standard since 1902 for large, high-quality fruit. Outstanding when harvested at their peak, the skin is tender, so no need to peel it. A widely used international food; there are countless recipes from Italy to China to Russia and beyond.
Weigh: 500mg (~79)
Jewel Amethyst’ is perfect for containers, with a tidy habit that makes harvesting a breeze. Glossy, oval, purple fruits are best harvested when about 3”–4 ½” long. Harvest regularly from this prolific plant and keep eggplant on the table throughout the season. Its firm texture and mild flavor make this mini eggplant ideal for roasting, frying, or glazing with a flavorful sauce. See inside of packet for our Gochujang Glazed Eggplant recipe!
Weigh: 12 Seeds
No account yet?
Create an Account
