Early Purple Sprouting Broccoli Seeds

56 days. Phaseolus vulgaris. Open Pollinated. Jade II Bean. This early maturing bush plant produces high yields of 7" long, deep green beans. It is a highly regarded variety of green snap bean known for its excellent flavor, productivity, and disease resistance. It is one of the best-tasting beans ever grown. Remarkably flavorful. Great variety for freezing or canning. This variety does well even under high temperatures. Very sweet and tender. The upright plant keeps the pods clean, straight, and off the ground. The seeds need warmer soil to sprout, so delay planting until well after the last frost date, and the soil warms. The plant produces beans later in the season than other varieties and is excellent for a second harvest crop. Plants continuously keep bearing over a long period during the season. Heat Tolerant. An excellent choice for home gardens, Farmer's Markets, market growers, and commercial growers. United States Department of Agriculture, W6 26701. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: BCMV (NY 15), BCTV.

80 days. Brassica oleracea. (F1) Graffiti Cauliflower. The plant produces large 7 to 8" heads of bright purple cauliflower. The color is retained when cooked. Great raw, boiled, steamed, or stir fry. Adding a few drops of lemon to the water helps prevent color fading when cooked. Add color to your salads and gourmet dishes. Heads need full sunlight to obtain full purple color so no need to wrap heads. A must for any specialty market. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. A variety from the USA.

57 days. Cucumis sativus. Open Pollinated. Little Leaf Cucumber. This compact plant produces high yields of 3 to 5" long emerald green colored cucumbers. It may be the highest-yielding pickling cucumber on the market today, producing 25 to 30 cucumbers per plant! An excellent cucumber for salads and pickling. It is a parthenocarpic variety, and no male pollen is needed, so even if bees are scarce, you'll still get a bumper crop. Perfect for container gardening. Does well under stress and adverse weather conditions. Heat Tolerant. Drought Tolerant, Cold Tolerant. One of the most disease-resistant cucumbers on the market. Also known as Arkansas Little Leaf Cucumber and H19 Little Leaf Cucumber. An excellent choice for home gardens, hydroponics, greenhouses, market growers, and open field production. Developed in 1991 by the University of Arkansas, USA. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 601650. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: A, ALS, BW, Ccu, CMV, DM, PM.

75 days. Brassica oleracea. Open Pollinated. Romanesco Italia Broccoli Cauliflower. The plant produces good yields of lime green cauliflower/broccoli. This is a unique Italian variety with a better taste and texture than other cauliflower/broccoli varieties. It features striking apple-green, fractal-shaped heads with a mild, nutty, sweeter flavor compared to regular cauliflower or broccoli. It is excellent raw or cooked; it boasts a milder, sweeter flavor than white cauliflower. It has beautiful apple green spiraling buds and is especially well adapted to the north. It is frost-tolerant but heat-sensitive, and heads may fail to form properly in hot weather. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 462221. An heirloom variety from Italy.

42 days. Solanum lycopersicum. Open Pollinated. 42 Day Tomato. This early-maturing plant produces high yields of 1 oz bright red cherry tomatoes. It is one of the world's earliest maturing tomato varieties, often ready to harvest in about 42 days from transplant. These cherry tomatoes are very sweet. Great in salads, vegetable platters, and on toothpicks as appetizers. The plant does well in both cool and warm climates. They have very few. seeds. Suitable for containers. You can be the first in your neighborhood with ripe tomatoes. Suitable for home gardens. A variety from Mexico. Determinate. Disease Resistant: F, N, FCRR, TMV, V.

48 days. Solanum lycopersicum. Open Pollinated. Siberian Tomato. This early maturing plant produces heavy yields of 2 to 5 oz bright red tomatoes. They are sweet and flavorful. Perfect for salads, slicing, and sandwiches. The plant is capable of setting fruit even at 38 degrees. One of the earliest maturing varieties on the market takes only 7 weeks when transplanted outdoors. A very popular variety grown in Alaska. Cold Tolerant. The plant requires support, either staking or cages. An excellent choice for home gardens. An heirloom variety from Siberia, Russia. Determinate.