Amaranth, Emerald Tassels,  Amaranthus caudatus (65-75 days) Incredibly beautiful lime green ropes of cascading blooms. Beautiful in fresh or dried arrangements. A tender annual that can be started in the greenhouse 2-4 weeks before your last Spring frost and then planted out after danger of frost has passed or direct seed outside after your last frost. Space 6-12 inches apart; the closer together, the smaller the bloom. Plant supports itself and will grow to 3 feet tall.  Consider succession planting for longer bloom period; count back 75 days from your first Fall frost to determine your last sowing date. (1/2g ~ 400 seeds) ...

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Cress, Wrinkled Crinkled Crumpled (35 days)  Lepidium Sativum Twisted, crisped and savoyed leaves gives these leaves unexpected heft and toothsomeness for a little garden cress. The loft and textural interest make this cress a wonderful filler for fresh garden bouquets. Bred by Frank Morton, a cross between Persian and Curly cress, the leaves of this unique variety are held erect for easy cutting. Late bolting.  WGS Packet: 1 1/2 g ...

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Finger Millet, Raji  (90 days) Eleusine coracana - A Finger millet that is also known as “Ragi”, it is one of the most important coarse cereal crops grown in Himachal Pradesh. Ragi is a staple food in many regions of the state. Raji is a frost sensitive grass that grows to about 30” tall and can be planted at 12” spacing. This crop has excellent storage properties and is resistant to the outbreak of pests. Ragi is full of calcium, protein, and amino acids and is cooked and eaten much as rice is in drier regions of the world where rice will not grow easily.Interestingly, millet is the 5th most commonly cultivated grain crop in the world after wheat, rice, corn and barley. Grain is naturally hulless and easy to grow on a homestead scale for food, poultry feed and decorative accents to bouquets. SSF. HEIRLOOM Packet 1g (~300 seeds)...

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Millet, Dragon's Claw (90 days) Eleusine coracana - A finger millet that grows to about 18” tall. 4-8 Panicles containing small seeds reach skyward, curling in much like a claw. Seed has a hull that is difficult to remove, so they are more commonly grown for floral arrangements and birdseed. There are 4 major types of millet which include Pearl (the most common grain type), Proso, Finger, and Foxtail (the type used for birdseed).  Millets may have been consumed by humans for about 7,000 years and potentially had "a pivotal role in the rise of multi-crop agriculture and settled farming societies". Interestingly, millet is the 5th most commonly cultivated grain crop in the world after wheat, rice, corn and barley. HEIRLOOM, Packet 2g (~300 seeds) ...

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Quinoa, Wild Garden Mix, Chenopodium quinoa (100-120 days)   A very easy to grow grain crop related to lambsquarters, beets and spinach. Grows to 4-6 feet tall with an attractive plume-shaped seed head that is clipped and dried at summer’s end. This mix is part of a 5 year breeding project at Wild Garden Seeds, and offers a diverse mix of genetics to help you find a suitable variety for your locale.  2 1/2 g(~230 seeds)  ...

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Sorghum, Coral Sorghum bicolor  (105 days)   A monocot related to corn with a similar growth habit to about 6 feet tall that is commonly grown throughout much of Africa, but less common in the USA.  Sorghum can be grown for grain, bird food, and also a sweet syrup can be pressed from the stalks much like sugar cane.  This variety has pretty panicles of coral colored grain as opposed to the multi colored black and red of the Hungarian broomcorn we offer to which it is closely related. Very similar to Milo. Stalks and de-seeded heads can be used for broom making. Packet: 1 g (~95 seeds)...

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Strawflower, Apricot Mix Helichrysum bracteatum (90 days)   Must have  annual everlasting variety with flowers that range from creamy peach to bright coral. Start seeds indoors and transplant in May after the danger of frost has passed.  These beauties can grow up to 5 feet and produce branching stems. Plant in full sun.  Packet: (0.1g~55 seeds) Photos credited to Flora Organic Farm...

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Strawflower, Copper Red Helichrysum bracteatum (90 days)   An intense variety of strawflower with  burnished red bracts that fade into copper with a bright yellow center. Stands out amongst the other flowers in fresh or dry arrangements.  Flowers are double and about 1-2 inches wide. Highly branched habit, plants can grow up to four feet. Start seeds indoors and transplant in May after the danger of frost has passed.   Pair with Apricot and Purple Sunset for a bevy of beauty reminiscent of the evening sky. Packet: (0.1g~55 seeds)...

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Strawflower, Purple Sunset Helichrysum bracteatum (75-85 days)   Gorgeous deep merlot colored 2” flowers set on branching stems. Excellent fresh or dried flowers. Start seeds indoors and transplant in May after the danger of frost has passed.  These beauties can grow up to 5 feet and produce branching stems. Plant in full sun.  Packet: (0.1g~55 seeds)...

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Wheat, 16 Variety Grex (120 days from fall planting) Triticum aestivum   Thanks to Utah seedsman Joseph Lofthouse who compiled this initial population from 16 distinct varieties of spring soft wheat. If you have been curious about trying to grow some of your own grain, wheat is an easy to grow place to start. Wheat is the planet’s most widely grown crop. As a “grex” this is a synthetic cross of diverse yet related varieties that constitute a wide cross section of traits that would have the ability to adapt more readily than a single specific variety. Grows to about 36” tall. Best fall planted in more mild winter areas such as the Pacific Northwest as it can be grown without irrigation, drying down with the early summer heat for a mid July harvest. Can also be spring sown, but yields may be less. SSF. Packet (½ ounce)...

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Zinnia, Orange Anemone (80 days) Zinnia elegans - A standout from our Tidepool Mix population that possesses the quilled petals of the Cactus types in pleasing hues from pale orange to a more orange red. Breeder Don Tipping is selecting for highly doubled revolute and fimbriated, a trait where petal tips are not pointed as is typical, rather they are splayed out. Special attention is given to encouraging and stabilizing the squiggly petal trait in which the petals zig zag out from the central disc. This is a variety still in development so you can expect some variation, however, subsequent iterations will become more unique and uniformly amazing! Very limited quantities. A Siskiyou Select Original. packet ~0.4g ~ 30 seeds...

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