Boothy Blonde Cucumber

A yellow-white heirloom originating from the Boothby family in Maine.  These plump unique looking 3-4" fruits are sweet, crispy and bright tasting. Recently recognized by the Slow Food “Ark of Taste” as a historic variety in need of preservation. Works well in containers. Great for pickling. Very prolific! 63 days.

Japanese Cucumber "Tsuyataro"

This juicy crisp cuke is so tender you can even eat the skin. It's the most popular cucumber in Japan. Never bitter, burpless and will produce for you all season long.  Needs trellising for straight fruits.  Best harvested at 8" long. 57 days.

Armenian Cucumbers

One of the hottest foods of 2010 according to Saveur Magazine, this heirloom cucumber is mild, sweet and melony in flavor.  Skin and seeds are edible.  Needs trellising.  Space 12" apart. 60 days.

Poona Kheera Cucumber

A specialty variety from India with great flavor, production and resistance to disease.  Fruits are light green-yellow when young and begin to turn russet brown when mature.  Traditionally harvested at the light green stage, many people find the flavor is best at the point when the fruit just begins to brown.  The skin is sugary sweet and the flesh is crisp and juicy.  Needs adequate support of a 5-6 foot trellis. 50 days

Marketmore Cucumber

This is the most widely planted open-pollinated slicing cucumber in the US. 8-9" dark green fruits stay green even under severe heat.  Disease reesistant and productive.  Needs trellis. 58 days

Persian Baby Cucumbers "Rocky"

Found usually in Middle Eastern markets, these cute early fruiting mini cukes are thin-skinned and crispy, ready to eat at 3-5" long.  Rocky replaces last years Persian Baby cukes for better yield and earlier fruits. Great for snacking whole.  Space plants 8-12inches apart and supply adequate trellising.

Higher pricing reflects cost of this specialty seed.

Chinese Okra

Also known as sponge gourd, vining okra or angled luffa.  Use in the younger stage as a substitute for zucchini.  Mature fruits make good bathing sponges!  Trellis vines for best success.  Excellent flavor and the plants have gorgeous yellow flowers that open at dusk. Enjoys warm soil so plant after all threats of frost are gone.  Plant 3-4 feet apart - they need room to grow and vine. 85 days.  Some good info can be found HERE.

Sugar Baby Watermelon

The standard in "icebox" small watermelons.  Measuring 6-8" in diameter and 8-10 lbs per fruit, this mouthwatering variety will let you know when it's ripe when it's skin darkens. Growth habit: sprawling. Can be grown in a large container but will set smaller fruits.  Easy to grow and skin resists cracking. 76 days

Blacktail Mountain Watermelon

This heirloom produces smaller lunchbox size watermelons averaging 4-10 lbs each with outstanding sweet flavor and deep red flesh.  This is a favorite of many gardeners because of its size and can be grown on a strong trellis but would prefer to sprawl.  One of the earliest producing watermelons. 70 days

Golden Midget Watermelon

A beautiful minature heirloom watermelon.  These tiny watermelon weigh 3 lbs (size of a cantelope) and it's easy to tell when they're ripe as the rind turns a lovely godlen yellow color.  Sweet and refreshing in taste this is an early producing watermelon. 70 days

Trombone Squash "Zucchino Rampicante"

Get the best of both worlds: a summer squash when picked green and a winter squash when picked later in the season for storage.  You will not be disappointed at the prolific production of this Italian heirloom plant and how it satisfies what you need when you need it.  No more sprawling summer squash plants that take up room, you will need a strong trellis available to hold the heavy frutis.  We used both a large container for some and our wood fencing for others so this plant does well in both circumstances.  Also resistant to squash vine borer.  Flavor is better than zucchini when young and when mature, like a mild tasting butternut squash.

Waltham Butternut Squash

This creamy and flavorful squash was the result of years of patient refinement by Bob Young of Waltham, Mass.  It is prized for it's straight necks, rich yellow-orange flesh, nutty flavor and high yields.  Fruits are 2-6 lbs and keep for many months.  Ensure that you'll be eating something from your garden in the dead of winter and even into the next spring. Vigorous viner, leave plenty of space to grow.  18" between plants and 6' between rows. 83 days