Amaranth, Ellen’s Purple, Amaranthus cruentus (110 days)   A productive and beautiful amaranth originally from Salt Spring Island Seeds it is a cross of Burgundy and Golden Giant Amaranth. This one is really fun - the seeds themselves are all white, but the plants are a beautiful vivid green and burgundy.  Grows to 4-6 feet tall it is a very easy to grow and process. A nutritious grain crop suitable to garden culture packets. Packet: (1 1/2 g ≈ 1,000 seeds) Bulk: 10 g...

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Amaranth, Golden Giant, Amaranthus cruentus (100-110 days) A late season grain amaranth also known as "Hot Biscuits" that produces large orange/gold and copper seed heads on top of 6 foot tall stalks. Gorgeous ornamental. Include as a fabulous filler flower in seasonal fall bouquets.    Edible green leaves with golden brown veins and stalks. Very productive, yielding up to 1 lb of seed per plant. Easy to harvest, simply clip the heads and hang to dry. Once dry, thresh by stomping on them and winnow to remove chaff.  Lends diversity to our diet when incorporated as a staple to supplement other grains like rice, or ground into flour to mix into breads and pancakes.  Packet (1 1/2g ≈ 1,000 seeds) Bulk: 10 g.  ...

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Corn, Sunrise (110 days) Zea Mays This is a gene pool that came out of the southwest flour corns. It has a mix of yellow, orange, chinmark( stripped), lighter reds and dark red kernels.  The plants are 7-8 feet tall and produce 1-2 ears per plant that are 8-12 inches long. Tillers somewhat.   Drought adapted. We offer this warm hued mix to share the wonderful experience of discovering all the beautiful diversity in stalk color, silks, tassles, husks and ears. HEIRLOOM Packet: One Ounce  Half Pound ...

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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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