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PLANT PHOTOS

HERBS

Downy mildew resistant! Dense, slow-bolting and high yielding plants. Traditional Genovese aroma

Very slow bolting, incredibly productive plant with vibrant Thai flavor. Much later to flower than regular Thai basil with profuse leaf production.

You can harvest these productive perennial plants up to 4 times during the season!

Full, bulky plants are slowest to bolt than most commercial varieties.

Productive, slow-bolting dill with full, densely packed leaves. Compact spirals of thick leaflets surround each stem, providing a lush appearance.

Pine-scented, savory, culinary favorite. Native to the Mediterranean region, rosemary has silvery needle-like foliage and delicate flowers.

A zesty, versatile herb. Use to flavor salad mix, main dishes, ice cream, and drinks.

Huge, dark green leaves with great flavor.

Widely used culinary herb in Japan. Versatile flavor goes well with most everything. Use in place of basil for beginners! Flowers in September are also edible.

Milder than green shiso. Traditionally used to dye pickles (like umeboshi). Popular in red shiso juice.

Standard winter-hardy thyme. Perennial.

Perennial. Dusty, green leaves are used in dressing, sauces, salted herbs, sausage, and tea.

This native Japanese herb is called Japanese hornwort or Japanese wild parsley. It is a popular traditional vegetable commonly used in soups, salads, and braised dishes. Perennial.

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SUMMER VEGGIES

sungold.jpExceptionally sweet, bright tangerine-orange cherry tomatoes leave everyone begging for more. Vigorous plants start yielding early and bear right through the season.

The classic, sweet, red cherry tomato. Supersweet 100 is a reliable cherry tomato with prolific yields of great tasting fruits produced in large clusters.

One of the best-loved beefsteaks. They have full flavor - among the best - and ripen early for their size. Broad disease resistance package.

Momotaro is one of the most popular tomato varieties in Japanese markets and for good reason. Its flavor is an intricate and harmonious combination of sweet and tangy that has won Momotaro several tomato tasting contests. Momotaro is durable, heat tolerant, and crack resistant with good storability.

One of the best tasting tomatoes. Brandywine's luscious, heirloom flavor is described as "very rich, loud, and distinctively spicy."

Russian heirloom. Black Krim combines bold, smoky flavor and good texture with an unusual appearance. Brown/green shoulders get darker with more heat and sunlight. High yielding.

Sunny orange fruits with full tomato flavor. This midseason tomato is among the best for flavor and texture.

Unique appearance with heirloom-quality flavor. The flavor is outstanding - sweet and complex like the finest heirlooms.

High-quality strain of this classic heirloom paste tomato. San Marzano is considered one of the best paste tomatoes of all time, with old-world look and taste. Whole tomatoes peel easily and cook down quickly.

This outstanding, easy to grow, burpless type is a bestseller in Japan. The skin is glossy deep green and is smooth with few spines. Best when harvested before 9 inches long.

Powdery mildew resistant. High yielder of dark-green, straight zucchinis. Open plants and short spines make for an easy harvest. Sets fruit well even with minimal pollinator activity.

Excellent early, steady yields of beautiful, tender yellow squash perched on a long central stem. The wide-open plant habit and medium spines make for easier harvests.

One of the most popular eggplant varieties in Japan. The semi-upright plant produces many glossy, black, oval shaped fruit with purple calyces. Fruit are very tender and grow up to 5" long and weigh 3-4 ounces. The plant is very productive, has early fruit set and has high heat tolerance.

High-yielding plants produce armloads of attractive, slender, and glossy fruits. Sets fruit even in cool weather and under heat stress. Tender, delicately flavored, and quick cooking.

Traditional black Italian type. Tall, sturdy plants can set fruit under cool conditions.

Tapered, thick-walled, 2-3 lobed fruits are exceptionally sweet and fruity. This high-yielding plant is early and easy to grow.

Extra-early, highly productive standard. Huge yields of medium-size, 3-4 lobed fruits. Has apparent tolerance to blossom drop as nearly every flower produces a pepper.

Popular in Japan as a snack, prepared commonly by frying in a pan with a little oil and salt until charred. Prolific plants can be harvested through the season til the first frost.

Standard Japanese hot pepper that produces numerous peppers in clusters. Dries very easily for storage. Heat is somewhere between a jalapeno and a serrano.

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GREENS & OTHERS

Most common greens in Japan used for soups, stir-fries, and braising.

Purple version of the traditionally green mizuna is more heat tolerant. Most commonly chopped (deliciously succulent stems and all) and tossed in a salad.

One each of curly and lacinato (dinosaur) kale is included in one pot. Separate and plant at least 12" apart. Enjoy all season long by snapping individual leaves off (make sure to leave about 4-5 leaves on).

Enjoy this versatile relative of spinach all season long by harvesting individual leaves (make sure to leave 2-3 leaves on).

4 different lettuce plants in one pot. Separate and plant at least 8" apart. Can be harvested as whole heads or by removing individual leaves or cutting right above the core.

Our favorite broccolini variety is back!! Uniform, vigorous, dark green plants produce jumbo-size florets that resemble mini heads of broccoli, and have an excellent, sweet, broccoli flavor. This sprouting broccoli produces ample amounts of side shoots when plants are spaced 12–18" apart.

Traditional open-pollinated variety. Cream-colored flowers are also edible.

Heavy yielder with longer harvest window than other varieties. Very tall, upright plants are sturdy and vigorous, producing large, plump pods averaging three seeds each.

Excellent cooking quality in this early, abundant producer. Do not harvest the first year. Only harvest a little in the second year. Full harvests starting the third year.

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FLOWERS

Peppery-flavored foliage and edible flowers. Repels pests and attracts beneficials.

Victorian era heirloom. Compact, mounded plant habit makes it especially suitable for containers or as an edging plant.

Cut-and-come-again flower, yielding multiple cuts over a long season.

Edible flower with mild cucumber flavor. Large plants bear hundreds of small edible flowers. Long harvest period. Borage flowers attract bees and butterflies.

Long-lasting and reliable perennial garden plants with decorative, fern-like foliage.

Medicinal perennial garden favorite. Attracts many bees.

Tubers can be saved, stored and planted out the following spring. In the fall, after plants have died back but before the ground freezes, cut plants back to 2-4" above the soil line and carefully dig tubers and remove excess soil. Let tubers cure for 1-3 days in warm location with some humidity, out of direct sunlight with ample air flow.

One of the best branching sunflowers for cutting. May yield as many as 20–25 stems/plant.

Extra-large blooms with outstanding uniformity. Highly branching plants. A good choice for pots and garden planting. Attracts beneficial insects such as hoverflies.

Bite-size for use as edible garnish. Hundreds of petite flowers cover neat, low mounds of lacy foliage with a citrusy scent. Long-blooming for beds, borders, and containers where it attracts beneficial insects, such as ladybugs, hoverflies, butterflies, predatory bugs, and parasitic wasps. Leaves of the plant are edible and are used as flavorful salad greens and garnish.

High resin content for medicinal use. Used as an herbal application for inflammation and localized skin problems. Also used as a dye for food or fabric and as an edible flower.

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