Cucumis melo

25 seeds/pack    |   90-95 days   |   Heirloom

Just as Chico boasts a Bidwell Park, Bidwell Mansion and Bidwell Perk, the city can also claim the Bidwell Casaba. Using USDA seed stock from 1869, US Senator, John Bidwell, saved and improved this heavenly melon for years in Chico, CA. The fruits are huge at 9 x 14 inch and weighing 15 lbs. This is the sweetest melon we have ever tasted! 

Lycopersicon esculentum

50 seeds/pack | 78 days

Prolific 1-inch fruits borne on vigorous indeterminate vines. These are among the very best cherry tomatoes we’ve ever tasted. Sweet and plentiful. Another original from Peace Seeds, de-hybridized from Sweet 100. High in vitamin C. These tomatoes get their name from a high content of gamma-amino butyric acid, which acts as a calming effect on the body. Indeterminate.

Citrullus lanatus

25 seeds/pack   |   85-90 days  

These red-fleshed melons set the standard for sweetness, market readiness and disease resistance. Developed in 1964 at Kansas State University, it resists both fusarium wilt and anthracnose. Many thanks to all our watermelon-loving friends who helped us save this seed!

Sorghum bicolor

100 seeds/pack   |   100-120 days   |   Heirloom

Native to Africa, sorghum soon became an important food crop to cultures around the world. This particular variety has been grown for the past 200 years by the Tarahumara people who's homelands include the highlands of the Sierra Madre Occidental, Mexico. At 10-12 feet, this crop is an impressive visual in any garden. The white seeds can be popped or ground for flour and the stalks can be used for forage. 

Cucumis melo

25 seeds/pack

Very sweet 2 lb fruits with green flesh. Known as 'green machine' for the amazing number of fruits produced on these compact vines. Fruits slip from vines when ripe. Bred in 1998 by Merlyn Niedens, this is a cross between ‘Jenny Lind’ and ‘Kansas.’ The name Ice Cream comes from the perfect bowl the melon makes when you remove the seeds. Perfect for a scoop of ice cream, that is!

Citrullus lanatus

25 seeds/pack   |   85-90 days  

Heirloom melon with yellow/orange flesh and pale green rind. Large fruited variety from 10-30 lbs average. Very flavorful and juicy; just what you want a watermelon to be. Large seeds plentiful but easy to discard. This variety is known for being heat resistant and somewhat drought tolerant. We found they needed regular water but did resist sunburning due to the pale skin. 

Calendula officinalis

50 seeds/pack

With light yellow to almost white blossoms and tall stems this variety stands out as a cut flower. Used traditionally to promote tissue health and regrowth. Soothing for cuts, scrapes and sore throats. Also a beneficial and edible companion plant in the garden. Plant year round in mild climates. Annual.

Phaseolus vulgaris

30 seeds/pack | 50 days | Heirloom

The best green snap bean we have trialed to date. Prolific producer despite the summer heat. Will also perform well in cool coastal and mountain climates. Very early compact bushes yield stringless green beans. 5 ½ inches long; perfect for canning and freezing. Purple-seeded. USDA variety 1965.

Phaseolus vulgaris

25 seeds/pack   | 60-90 days   | Heirloom

These beans grow up to 8 inches and are green with purple streaks. We find them to be delicious raw or lightly steamed; they are always a best-seller at farmer’s markets. The vines will grow to 10 feet with a sturdy trellis. The name comes from the mottled markings on the tan and brown seeds

Cucumis melo

25 seeds/pack    |   85 days   |   Original breeding work

Bred by Don Tipping of OR for shorter seasons and cool nights, this outstanding variety is also heat tolerant and outproduces many others in its class. Enjoy the sweet orange flesh of this prolific producer as each plant can yield 10-12 fruits throughout the season.

Cucumis melo

25 seeds/pack    |   90 days   |