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Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbum) Central Asian native that has been grown in Europe for centuries, for medicinal and food use. At its best in cooler summers with cold winters, but can be grown in warmer climates with some afternoon shade. Seeds are started indoors or outside in a nursery bed, and transplanted to their final location. Mature rhubarb plants are quite large, so space them at lest 2 feet apart. Requires rich soil and ample moisture. Harvest the succulent stalks starting the second year. 25 seeds per packet GLASKINS PERPETUAL#RH103 This English heirloom has for generations enjoyed a well-deserved place in American gardens. The thick stalks are bitter-free, deep red at the base and shading to green toward the leaf. Started indoors very early, a light harvest is possible the first year with heavy yield each year thereafter. Hardy throughout the continental US, prefers areas with cooler summer weather. Pkt $2.75 American Purple Top Rutabaga Red Roselle Photo: David Cavagnaro
Rutabagas (Brassica napus) Cabbage relative grown for its roots, which are similar to turnips but larger, sweeter and milder. Requires a longer season, 90-120 days, but can tolerate cool temperatures as it matures, and is at its best harvested in late autumn. Sow about 90 days prior to expected fall frost, in rich, deeply worked soil of average fertility. Thin to about 8-12 inches apart, control weeds and keep moist. The leaves of some varieties make passable greens when harvested young. 400 seeds per packet. AMERICAN PURPLE TOP #RT101 Very tasty, mild, and sweet; great cooked or raw. Bright yellow flesh; top quality. A pre-1920 heirloom, a great fall vegetable. Pkt $2.50 CHAMPION A COLLET ROUGE #RT103 This variety is a true champion and has been popular in Europe since the 1850’s. Large roots are purplish-red on the top and yellow on the bottom half of the roots. Attractive, sweet and really finely flavored; delicious fried or roasted. Pkt $2.50 COLLET VERT #RT104 Finely flavored old standard that has a bright green top and yellow bottom, making these roots unique and colorful. Popular in France since the 19th century, it still holds a place with many gourmets and gardeners who love its rich taste. Pkt $2.50 JOAN #RT107 New! 90-100 days. Roots are uniform with very smooth and pleasing shape. Flesh is dense, crisp, and mild, having a delicate and very sweet flavor, particularly after being kissed by light frost. A refined version of American Purple Top, that has some tolerance to Club Root, a disease that often afflicts brassicas. Pkt (125 seeds) $2.00 LAURENTIAN #RT102 An improved “Purple Top” rutabaga, its delicious yellow roots are great fried or baked; sweet, and so tasty. Very uniform and makes a good market type. Pkt $1.50 or 1 oz $2.50 NADMORSKA #RT105 90 days. A superior rutabaga, apparently first introduced from Lithuania by the Seed Ambassadors, and first offered by us a couple of seasons back. The golden-fleshed roots are large, having apple-green tops and the balance in cream. The shape is more upright or bottle-like. Here’s a monument to the world-wide sharing of premium, open-pollinated vegetable varieties! Pkt (125 seeds) $2.50 Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) 15 seeds per packet. RED ROSELLE #RS101 A super plant for making cranberry-flavored bright red beverages, jelly, pie, and tea. Much is grown in Asia, tropical America and the Mideast, as the flavor is wonderful. A tasty sauce can be made by boiling and sweetening the fleshy calyxes. The leaves are also used to make a drink. The plant is red and very beautiful. Start very early indoors, unless you live in the far South. Citrus-flavored flowers are delicious on frozen desserts. This plant has too many uses to name here. Pkt $3.00 ROSELLE JAMAICAN COCKTAIL #RS102 (Tibiscus sabdariffa) Wow! Here is something new and beautiful! The 6' plants are covered with lovely, cup-shaped cream flowers and then followed by highly ornamental fruit in three festive colors: yellow, red, and purple! These stems with their brilliant fruit are popular for displays and cut flower arrangements and are so cool for cut flower growers, because these sell for top prices The fruit is good for making teas and flavorings. This stunning plant is a must for gardeners who love beauty and color. Pkt $3.50 Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius) A European favorite known in Roman times and cultivated since at least the Thirteenth Century. Sow ½” deep in very early spring, keeping moist until seedlings emerge. Needs at least 6” spacing, full sun, only ordinary garden soil, but this must be finely worked and free from rocks to produce straight roots. Lift and store mature roots in autumn. If left until the second spring, young shoots may be harvested and used like asparagus. Eventually forms attractive purple blooms on 3-ft stems. SALSIFY MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND #SF101 Heirloom, native of Europe. Tasty in soups and stews, or cooked alone. Plant in spring, dig in fall; a non-sweet parsniplike root. This variety dates back to the 1800s. Young plants look like grass. Pkt (125 seeds) $2.00 Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) Sorghum is one of Africa’s greatest contributions to the world’s agricultural diversity, and is a traditional crop in the South. Adaptable and drought tolerant, sorghum varieties exist that provide grain, sweet syrup, animal fodder, or sometimes, more than one crop from a single planting! The main requirement for sorghum is heat—plant the seeds about ½” deep a couple of weeks after spring frosts are over and soil is really warm. Ordinary garden soil and moisture are sufficient to get a crop, although sorghum may be more productive under better conditions. Seeds are ripe at about the same time as sugar content of the stalks reaches maximum. 50 seeds per pkt. BLACK AMBER #SR107 100 days. One of the oldest cane sorghums still on the market, named for its shiny black seeds. The 6-8 foot stalks make a delicious golden sorghum syrup. We are happy to offer this sorghum that was a standard in early America and is still used today. Pkt $3.00 BROOM CORN MULTI-COLORED #SR102 The multi-colored tassels are so popular for fall decorations. Colors include red, gold, burgundy, black, bronze, and more! Broom Corn can also be used to make brooms. Pkt $3.00 CANA DULCE #SR120 (Cana Azucar) The Spanish names translate simply as “Sweet Cane” or “Sugar Cane.” Sorghum was widely grown in the traditional Spanish villages in New Mexico, in the days when sugar was an expensive imported item. This variety is redseeded and reaches about 8’ tall. Seed collected in Dixon, New Mexico, and originally from the Native American community of Santo Domingo Pueblo. Pkt $3.00 DALE #SR115 New! 115 days. A USDA release from 1970 and still the standard by which modern varieties are judged. Disease-resistant plants may reach 12 feet in height, yet resist lodging. Dale makes a mild-flavored syrup with good body and attractive amber color. Juicy stalks yield a high volume of juice for syrup-making. Favored by many of our Mennonite growers. Pkt $3.00 MENNONITE #SR104 A Mennonite heirloom from Missouri. The tall canes are juiced and boiled to make a very sweet, light, sorghum syrup, excellent on pancakes. This variety gives good yields and also produces lots of grain. Pkt $3.00 ONAVAS RED #SR111 Vigorous, 10 foot plants send out many tillers (side-shoots,) and all produce sweet juicy sap suitable for boiling down into syrup. Beautiful burgundy seed heads. From the Pima Bajo village in Sonora, Mexico. Pkt $3.00 RED’S RED SWEET #SR103 This heirloom has been grown in northern Missouri for many years. More adapted to northern climates than many sorghums. Makes excellent syrup. From our friend Steve Salt. Pkt $3.00 SUGAR DRIP #SR108 Big 10’-12’ tall plants produce large heads with edible red seeds. This old variety receives its name from the sweet juice that is in the stalk of each plant; this juice was boiled down in many rural areas of the Southeastern United States to make the famous sorghum syrup that was a staple on the morning’s pancakes and cornbread. This strain has now became very rare. Pkt $3.00 TUNISIAN #SR116 Excellent grain-type sorghum, originally collected in a market in Tunis. Smallish, brown to almost olive-colored grains are ground for use as porridge in their native land. Slender stalks and narrow leaves might be an adaptation to their native land. Compact seed heads occasionally cause lodging, so plant a bit deep. Needs really warm temperatures to thrive; recommended for dry-summer areas. Pkt $3.00 TARAHUMARA POPPING #SR110 New! 120 days. From the Tarahumara people of Northern Mexico’s Batopilas Canyon area. This variety isn’t grown for syrup, but rather for the plump white seeds, which can be popped and eaten like miniature popcorn. Vigorous plants reached ten feet in our 2008 trials. Pkt $3.00 WHITE AFRICAN #SR109 Introduced to the USA in 1857 by Leonard Wray from Natal, South Africa, under the name Enyama, it was later named White Mammoth and then White African. This variety produces 10’ tall stalks that make great, sweet syrup that is perfect for hot waffles and pancakes. White seeds can be used to grind for flour. Pkt $3.00 WHITE BROOM CORN #SR114 This is the sorghum that was used for making brooms in early America. Lovely yellowish-cream seed heads are great for feed and food. Make your own brooms and fall decorations with this easy to grow crop. Our strain comes from the Old Sturbridge Village. Pkt $3.00 YELLOW BONNET #SR119 120 days. A fairly long season syrup-type sorghum, originally from southern Missouri. Medium stalks reach 9-10 feet, showed no lodging in one trial, and only moderate tillering (suckering). Pkt $3.00 Onavas Red Sorghum
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