EARLY SILVERLINE MELON OG 20 SEED CRISP, SWEET, WHITE MEAT IT'S SIMPLY DELICIOUS

Sweet Granite (OG) (Cucumis melo) The earliest-ripening cantaloupe ever grown! Only $3.99 Shipped Free! Developed for far northern, coastal, and mountain climates. Gardeners in these difficult, cool weather areas often grow their first ripe melons ever, using this variety. The oblong, orange-fleshed fruits have light netting, and average about 3 lb. Melons are sweet with average flavor. An open-pollinated precursor to newer hybrids, released in 1966 by the late Prof. Meader, Univ. of New Hampshire. Organically grown. Days to Maturity or Bloom: 70 Limited supply! So why buy Organic seeds? Whenever possible I will try to obtain Organic seeds for my customers. Now you do not have to grow organically but, Organic seed stock will give you a healthier crop.

**I LOVE plants that can be neglected and still thrive well!** *5 EARLY SILVERLINE WATERMELON SEEDS* Beautiful, oval-shaped, yellow fruit weighing 1-2 lbs. with lovely silver stripes. The white flesh is very crisp and sweet. This is a Korean variety that is one of the best. A must for melon enthusiasts and specialty growers alike. Very productive and quite early; a good choice for the north and fun for kids to grow.

71 days. Its name means "the future is almost here, " but once you taste your first bite of Mirai® White Corn, you'll know that's wrong -- the future IS here, and its name is Mirai! This ultra supersweet corn is so sugary and succulent that it gives new meaning to the term "caramel corn"!The story of this corn's wild popularity is incredible. It was bred on the Ahrens family farm in Illinois by J. David Mackenzie, a plantsman from Cornell University. As the economy worsened for family farms in the early 1990s, the Ahrenses hired Mackenzie to research new strains of sweet corn for market use. When he discovered Mirai®, he was really just trying to create a more disease-resistant variety. But one taste changed all that.At first, the new corn didn't seem marketable. It needs to be hand-picked, which ruled out production by the huge commercial farms in the U.S. So Mackenzie introduced it instead to Japan, where small "boutique" farms are common, and many crops are still picked by hand. Within a few years Mirai® had become the bestselling sweet corn in Japan, capturing an amazing 35% of the market from all other varieties! (That's where it got its name, too. Mirai® (pronounced me-RYE) also means "taste"!)Once small American farms and roadside produce operations heard of Mirai's success in Japan (where it made headlines), everyone wanted the seed. But until now, the breeders have wisely released only a small amount of seed, continuing to test and trial it. The results have been spectacular -- and those farmers' markets lucky enough to grow Mirai® have been besieged by long lines all season long! It's not uncommon for folks to drive 100 miles or more to wait in line for Mirai® -- and it is especially popular with older corn-lovers, because it is so gentle on the teeth or dentures.Needless to say, we are delighted to make this remarkable corn available from seed to our Park gardeners! In addition to this white variety, there are also a bicolor, yellow, mini yellow.These ears are 8 inches long, with good "tip fill" (meaning that the kernels stay plump and delicious all the way to the end of the ear instead of petering out!) and excellent coverage by dark green husks. Once picked, the ears last up to 6 weeks if refrigerated! (But you'll eat every last one LONG before then!) The 7-foot plants are very, very heavy-yielding, and show good resistance to Stewart's Wilt and common rust.Our Director of Seeds, Stephanie Turner, had the opportunity to sample Mirai® last summer, and began negotiating to buy the seed that same day. "I have never tasted anything like it in my life, " Stephanie tells us. "I sampled it raw in the field, and it was all I could do not to eat the entire cob!"Mirai® is as easy to grow as other corn, but it must be isolated from other varieties (EXCEPT other Supersweets) by at least 50 feet. This is important -- the plants will grow and set fruit just fine if grown among other varieties, but they will cross-pollinate and you won't be harvesting the true Mirai® If you want to continue growing other varieties as well as Mirai®, just plant Mirai® at least 2 weeks after the others. (It appreciates warmer soil anyway!)Because Mirai® is low on starch content, work some amendments into the soil before planting these seeds, and be sure to wait until the soil has thoroughly warmed in spring before sowing seed. Sow it a bit more shallowly (about 1 1/4 inches) than you would other corn, and space the plants a bit farther apart. Keep the moisture level as constant as possible during the growth season. Let the ears mature fully, following the old rules about waiting 3 weeks after the silks appear, checking that the silks are brown and brittle before picking, and then squeezing a kernel from the tip of a sample ear to make sure that it's full of milky liquid. Mirai® acquires its fabulous flavor during the final weeks of growth, so harvesting at full maturity is very important!The best f

70 days from direct-sowing. The sweetest melon in last year's trial gardens, Dove is an ananas-type melon with the most delectable flavor we've ever sampled! Scoring an amazing 15.5 on the Brix sweetness scale, it matures early and is indescribably delicious straight from the vine!These 5- to 6-inch-diameter melons weigh about 3 to 4 pounds each, with traces of netting on the greenish-orange rind and ivory flesh within. When fully ripe, the melons sport a telltale rosy blush in the center of the flesh and toward the rind. When you see this color, you know you're eating it at the peak of ripeness!Early to mature, Dove is not a long-term storage melon, and you should sow the seed successively every 2 weeks or so to guarantee yourself a long, delicious crop that can be harvested in small numbers each day. You won't be able to get enough of this super-sweet delight, so you'll need to let Nature extend your season the natural way!If you enjoy less-common melon varieties, be sure to try Courier Hybrid, a Galia with unbelievably crisp-sweet flavor, and AAS winner Canary Melon Amy. You'll love them all! Pkt is 15 seeds.

92 days. If you've never grown an orange watermelon before, Orange Crisp Hybrid is going to spoil you for every other variety! It's simply better in every way, from flavor (oh-so-sweet!) to holding ability (lengthy!) to vigor (big yields every time). Try this seedless gourmet delight for just one season, and we predict it will become your go-to melon!Orange Crisp lives up to its name with bright to amber-tinged orange flesh of exceptional crispy-sweet texture and flavor. The aroma is intoxicating! And the green-on-green striped rind is medium-thick, offering good protection from sunburn. These round to oval melons reach anywhere from 14 to 18 pounds on the vine.And you'll always get a great harvest with Orange Crisp. Of course, it helps that you don't have to eat or give away all the melons at once -- these tasty fruits stay sweet, crisp, and juicy over a long period, extending your harvest. No need to hold a neighborhood watermelon-eating contest to use the big yields!Orange Crisp also looks terrific on the plate, especially when combined with traditional red varieties. The seedless fruit is easy to prepare and eat, and the flavor just can't be beat! Give it a try; we know you'll love it!

If you like turnips or cabbage and have never tried kohlrabi, you are in for a really tasty treat! These 10-12-inch tall plants produce 3-4 inch green bulbs. These green bulbs have a crisp, white flesh with a mild cabbage or turnip-like flavor with nutty overtones, and they are excellent raw or cooked. One of my favorite ways to prepare them is to mash them like potatoes, or with a 50:50 ratio of mashed potatoes and mashed kohlrabi. Also, one cup of cooked kohlrabi contains only 40 calories and has nearly 140% of the recommended daily allowance for vitamin C, which makes it a perfect healthy snack. Kohlrabi plants prefer cooler weather, so this variety is also a wonderful addition to your fall garden. If you want the most abundant and productive crop from your plants, PLEASE do not overlook our MegaVeggie product. This is the most incredible organic soil amendment you could possibly use on your vegetable plants, and you will be amazed by the results. 55 days. 100 seeds.

92 days. If you've never grown an orange watermelon before, Orange Crisp Hybrid is going to spoil you for every other variety! It's simply better in every way, from flavor (oh-so-sweet!) to holding ability (lengthy!) to vigor (big yields every time). Try this seedless gourmet delight for just one season, and we predict it will become your go-to melon!Orange Crisp lives up to its name with bright to amber-tinged orange flesh of exceptional crispy-sweet texture and flavor. The aroma is intoxicating! And the green-on-green striped rind is medium-thick, offering good protection from sunburn. These round to oval melons reach anywhere from 14 to 18 pounds on the vine.And you'll always get a great harvest with Orange Crisp. Of course, it helps that you don't have to eat or give away all the melons at once -- these tasty fruits stay sweet, crisp, and juicy over a long period, extending your harvest. No need to hold a neighborhood watermelon-eating contest to use the big yields!Orange Crisp also looks terrific on the plate, especially when combined with traditional red varieties. The seedless fruit is easy to prepare and eat, and the flavor just can't be beat! Give it a try; we know you'll love it!

Sugar Pearl (OG) White Corn (Zea mays) Early, white, organic sweet corn! No doubt the Sweetest White Corn ever!! 7 1/2-8" long, fancy, tapered ears have 14-16 rows of sparkling white kernels. Excellent eating quality and tip cover. The cool soil germination is average. Recommended minimum soil temp. at planting 55°F/13°C. 6 1/2' plants. Organically grown. Days to Maturity or Bloom: 72

It's impossible to do these incredible flowers justice with a photograph and words -- you're simply going to have to grow them for yourself! Layers and layers of rich blue petals edged in white dangle from sturdy stems in late spring and early summer, luring in hummingbirds and compliments on a daily basis. Starred with a golden center, these are the most magnificently beautiful and distinctive flowers you will find anywhere!These double-flowered blooms are held in the "hose-in-hose" form that gives Columbine its common name of Granny's Bonnet (as opposed to the long-spurred form, also uniquely lovely but very different!). Absolutely breathtaking, they arise atop tall, slender stems on plants 24 inches high and about 12 to 15 inches wide. The blooms begin in late spring in most climates, continuing for weeks into summer. Cut some for the vase -- you've simply GOT to show them off indoors as well as out! -- but save a few for the hummingbirds!Columbine is a hardy perennial, unafraid of ferociously cold winters, dry summers, and nibbling deer. It thrives in full sun and any well-drained soil, and can tolerate a bit of shade in the south and southwest. Start the seeds in your Bio Dome 6 to 8 weeks before last anticipated frost. (If you're using seed flats, place the seeds on top of the medium so they receive light. In the Bio Dome, they'll germinate either inside the hole in the Bio Sponges or on top.) Time was that you had to wait a year for blooms from Columbine seed, but not anymore! They'll take their time germinating -- a month is about standard -- but once they're up, they're off! You'll enjoy a full crop of these amazing blooms just a few months after sowing the seeds, and the lacy foliage will charm you long past bloomtime. Discover the joy of Columbines from seed with Double Pleat Blue and White . . . and while you're at it, don't forget that old favorite, Origami Mix! (It's been our customers' choice for many a season now!) Zones 3-8. Pkt is 20 seeds.

Unique, elongated oriental melon. White, crisp flesh sweet and fragrant. A small delicious gourmet melon rarely found in markets. Yellow skin lined with silvery furrows, so thin it can be peeled like an apple. Harvest 76 days after sowing. GARDEN HINTS: For earlier harvest in short summer areas, sow seeds indoors in a warm, well-lighted area 4-6 weeks before last spring frost. Before transfer to garden, accustom seedlings to outdoor conditions by moving to a sheltered place outside for a week.