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Dukat Leafy Dill
(Anethum graveolens)Dukat is an especially sweet and mellow dill bred in Denmark for traditional Scandinavian dishes. The fine cut, blue green leaves hold longer than other varieties. Use Dukat’s aromatic fresh leaf fronds lavishly. Sprinkle on steamed summer vegetables, sliced...Leafy Diana
(Anethum graveolens) Heirloom dill's feathery blue-green leaves have a fine aromatic scent that is delicious in green salads, eggs & with potatoes or rice. Blossoms bring butterflies to the garden.Incredible Escalator
EXCLUSIVE - Our unique, space-saving, climbing zucchini grows up any fence or trellis, bearing abundant tender fleshed and truly delicious, nutty tasting rich green zucchinis, easy to find and harvest with no bending down!Emerite
Emerite is a long, elegant filet pole bean from one of the oldest French breeders. The pods of these classic “haricot verts” beans are slim, rounded, and grow 7 to 9 inches long. Emerite’s flavor is sweet, delicate, and the...Green Fingers
EXCLUSIVE - Appetizing little Green Fingers are cute mini cucumbers that are smooth, thin-skinned, crispy, and ready to pick when just 3 to 5 inches long. The vigorous, powdery mildew tolerant vines are self-pollinating, early-bearing, and set fruits reliably even...Pixie
Our space-saving, early maturing baby cabbage variety quickly forms compact, dense little 5 inch heads, a perfect size for everyday meals. The tightly packed, crispy green heads have a delicious sweet flavor. Enjoy out of hand or chopped for salads...Romance
Highly productive, glowing orange carrots with crisp flesh and especially well-rounded, sweet flavor. Romance is a strong producer of heavy carrots with sturdy tops; grows well in all climate zones.French Cornichon
EXCLUSIVE – Cornichons are tiny, European style “mini” pickles. Traditionally they are made into the tiny, tangy pickles often served with cocktails and pâtés. Our imported French Cornichons are both early and vigorous with vines that produce high yields of...Romeo
EXCLUSIVE – These petite, ball-shaped beauties are extra-tasty morsels to enjoy in just a few bites with excellent sweet flavor and crunchy texture. Delicious little Round Romeos have smooth-skinned orange flesh that needs no peeling; it's fun to eat them...Costoluto Genovese
We’ve specially imported this traditional Italian favorite with plump, delicious fruits that have pretty pleated shoulders, beautiful color & absolutely scrumptious flavor. Costoluto's strong indeterminate vines grow tall and heavy with big crops of tender, juicy, rich red tomatoes.Endeavor
EXCLUSIVE - This early bearing pickling or “Kirby” cucumber is a kitchen garden dynamo that produces an extended harvest of dark green, crispy, curved fruits with the traditional knobby “pickle” skin. Hybrid Endeavor is great tasting and high yielding. Vines...Babette
Carefully bred in France for full sweet flavor and uniformly deep orange flesh, new Babette baby carrots offer American gardeners top quality and great versatility. They germinate and grow quickly in the garden with a smooth cylindrical shape and blunt...Harlequin Mix
EXCLUSIVE – Our choice mix of great tasting carrots in a kaleidoscope of fun colors includes orange, yellow, white and purple roots. Each color tastes subtly different and has different antioxidants, so you’re getting a lot of healthy eating from...Rotild
EXCLUSIVE – Fine Nantes carrot has classic long, cylindrical shape with blunt ends. This widely adopted variety is reliable to grow with great flavor and crispy orange flesh.Violetta Lunga
Early bearing and prolific Italian favorite whose elongated dark purple fruits are almost seedless with flesh that is especially mild, nutty flavored and sweet. Wonderful grilled, baked or sautéed.Circus Circus
EXCLUSIVE – Our trio of colored carrots are creamy white, bright orange and a deep, dark purple with orange centers. All three are crisp, smooth and evenly cylindrical, growing to 8 inches long for a colorful harvest of festive roots....Black Krim
Heirloom whose big leafy vines produce lots of slightly lobed deep purple/black fruits whose juicy rich red flesh offers sweet and delicious flavor.Crimson Crunch
EXCLUSIVE – Smooth and uniform in shape, top-quality Crimson Crunch is an extra-fancy, globe-shaped radish with a brilliant cherry red outside and fine-textured, snow white flesh. Carefully bred to be quick growing and vigorous, Crimson Crunch has an excellent crispy...Garden Candy
EXCLUSIVE – Bite sized, beautiful and early bearing, these 3 different colored cherries are the sweetest of all tomatoes and yield abundant harvests in all climates. Our mixed seed packet offers an easy way to have tall plants of luscious...Sabre
EXCLUSIVE - Sabre’s heavy-bearing vines that fill up early with scrumptious, sweet and nutty-tasting garden peas. Expect big yields from these easy-to-work, 2 1/2 to 3 foot tall vines that bear double sets of well-filled pods each with 10 to...Gold, Purple & Green
EXCLUSIVE - For a space saving rainbow of flavor and color in the garden and at the table, plant this seed mix of 3 different colored bush beans. The sturdy, vigorous plants are ornamental in the garden, and as a...Brandywine
The nation’s favorite heirloom tomato! Vigorous vines with big, globe-shaped, rosy-red, tender fruits bursting with juicy flavor. Perfect to eat right off the vine, or slice for sandwiches.Kentucky Wonder
The classic variety for heavy crops of meaty, tender, 6 inch long pods with delicious flavor. Easy to grow & productive over a long harvest period. Vines are vigorous with heavy yields.Green, Yellow & Purple
EXCLUSIVE – Cascading from their tall supports, our tricolor pole beans are sentinels of the abundant summer garden. Vigorous pole beans twine up effortlessly and their vertical habit makes good use of limited garden space. These heavy bearing climbers reliably...Summer Gold
EXCLUSIVE - A favorite American heirloom that yields beautiful, smooth skinned, golden yellow zucchinis with firm texture and fine flavor. The colorful fruits are easy to find amongst the deep green vines. A productive and reliable variety.Easter Egg II
This premium blend of vigorous radish seeds is a custom mixture in rainbow shades of cherry-red, white, plum purple and rose pink, all with crunchy mild white flesh and strong growing foliage. Easter Egg II’s crispy round roots are fast,...Lemon Cucumbers
An American favorite for over a hundred years, lemon cucumbers effortlessly produce loads of pastel yellow fruit just the color, size and shape of pale lemons. They have a mild, sweet flavor, crisp texture and non-bitter, thin skins. Cool and...Summer Scallop Trio
EXCLUSIVE - Our mixed seed packet offers an easy way to grow a delicious trio of different colored pattypan squashes. Buttercup-yellow fluted “Sunburst” is tender and nutty tasting simply steamed or poached in broth. Dark green, glossy little “Starship” has...Ortolana di Faenza
EXCLUSIVE - Italian heirloom yields nicely shaped, light green fruits you’ll find meltingly tender, custardy and delicious–never watery or mushy. Early bearing vines with marbled leaves.Jade, Gold & Emerald
EXCLUSIVE - Our mixed seed packet offers an easy way to grow 3 different colored, extra-fancy zucchinis. Plump pastel green Salman is creamy and tender stuffed or baked; glossy dark green Raven is sweet and succulent steamed or sautéed, and...The Container Herb Garden
Designed for gardeners who want an herb garden in containers or small spaces, our Container Kitchen Herb Seed Collection contains five packets of the best varieties for growing your own delicious fresh herbs in pots, containers or windowboxes.Comes with our...Mandarin Cross
EXCLUSIVE - Beautiful, golden-orange Mandarin Cross tomatoes have a wonderful creamy-tender texture and sweet, even flavor finish that just melts in your mouth. These gorgeous midseason tomatoes are borne in abundance and ripen like jewels on strong indeterminate vines whose...Starica
EXCLUSIVE – Easy to grow, crunchy-sweet Dutch carrots with fine textured, sweet tasting orange flesh. Perfect all round carrot for snacks, salads, juice or sautés.Marvel Stripe
Heirloom with strong, climbing vines bearing large sunny gold fruits shot through with rose-red, giving them a beautiful marbleized effect. Flavor is mild, sweet & smooth.Purple Sun
Whether you eat them raw or cooked, what we love about these great-looking, big dark purple carrots from Holland is that they grow vigorously and combine wonderful color, excellent sweet flavor and a crisp texture. These plump, conical carrots size...Red Planet
EXCLUSIVE – Quick to mature, round red radishes with crispy, mild-tasting flesh. In and out of the garden in no time- grow several crops for salads and snacking.Baby Ball
We import seed for these true mini beets directly from Holland where baby beets are a kitchen staple. Perfectly rounded Baby Balls size up quickly to produce sweet, tender, petite sized beets to harvest early, at just 1 to 11⁄...Pink Beauty
Pretty and tasty heirloom with bright magenta-pink roots and pure white crispy flesh that makes them a treat to eat. Quick-growing and reliable in the garden.Pink Punch
Bright and beautiful Pink Punch radishes are an extravagant magenta color on the outside with crispy white flesh. They are easy to grow and mature quickly. Enjoy their handsome color and crunchy texture right out of the garden sprinkled with...Clarimore
EXCLUSIVE - This delectable zucchini variety is the type particularly prized in Persian and Lebanese cuisine. These distinctive light pastel green squash have exceptionally smooth, tender skins and a uniquely creamy, succulent interior flesh. Their nutty sweet flavor lends itself...The Renee's Garden Cookbook
Our new cookbook combines Renee’s expert gardening advice and delicious new recipes that showcase the colors and flavors of fresh produce. Over 300 recipes for enjoying the garden’s bounty and are organized alphabetically by vegetable type, convenient to use for...Classic Slenderette
EXCLUSIVE - The sleek rounded pods of gourmet quality Slenderette are particularly tender and crunchy with no tough tips or fiber. The vigorous plants bear strong harvests of delectable, bright green, 5 inch pods early in the season. Juicy and...When to plant renee's garden seeds
LEFT COLUMN CONTENT BELOW HERE Early Spring Plant directly into garden beds. Follow packet directions to plant:VegetablesBeetsBroccoliBroccoli RaabCarrotsChardFennel, BulbingGreensKaleLeeksLettuceMacheScallionsPak ChoiPeasRadishesSalad GreensStir Fry GreensSpinachHerbsArugulaBorageChamomileChervilChivesCilantroDillGarlic ChivesParsleyWatercressFlowersAgrostemmaAlyssumBells of IrelandBishop's LaceCalendulaClarkiaCornflowersCerintheDelphiniumForget-Me-NotsLarkspurNigellaPoppiesStockSweet Peas Early Summer Plant directly into garden beds once nights are settled and...Recipe archive
A Sampling of Recipes from Renee's Cookbooks: The Renee's Garden Cookbook, Recipes from a Kitchen Garden, and More Recipes from a Kitchen Garden.To purchase cookbooks, click here. "Easy to prepare, colorful and delicious recipes for everyday cooking that feature fresh...Favorite seeds to direct sow in the garden
Once your nighttime temperatures are consistently above 50°F (10°C) and daytime weather is warm and settled, there is a wide range of favorite vegetables, flowers and herbs that do best when sown directly into well-prepared garden soil in full sun....This page supports the american horticultural society
About Our Friends at the American Horticultural Society (AHS)Founded in 1922, AHS is one of the oldest member-based national gardening organizations in North America, with 20,000 avid gardening members and horticultural professionals. Its extensive educational programs, awards and publications connect...Number of seeds in packets/weight/heirloom, hybrid or open pollinated
We carry both open pollinated seeds (you can save your own seeds from the best specimens and sow them again) and hybrids (you need to buy new seeds each year as the seeds are hand-crossed from different parents to get...My favorite herbs
Having lots of fresh herbs is a source of continuing delight for me every season. Most culinary herbs are both easy and reliable to grow. Using them in abundance for everyday cooking is a delicious luxury every gardening cook will...Unbeatable beets
Beets from your own garden taste terrific. Forget any old memories of rubbery, syrupy-sauced, canned beets that lurk in your tastebuds. Freshly pulled beets are truly beautiful and delicious. Their flavor is sweet, rich, hearty and earthy, and beet varieties...Gardening for a second season
Mid to late summer is an ideal time to plant seeds for a second gardening season that can be as productive as your major early spring plantings.
Organic garden management – part 2
By Lindsay Del Carlo, Trial Garden Manager
Introduction
Many of our newer gardening customers want to garden organically, so I've asked our Trial Garden manager Lindsay Del Carlo to write the next few blog posts to share our own...
Preserving herbs
by Home Garden Seed Association
Fresh herbs are one of the great gifts of summer. By growing fresh basil, dill, chives, and other flavorful herbs just outside the kitchen door, you can be deliciously creative all season long.
With a...
Fall harvest potluck with recipes
I go to lots of potluck gatherings – lunches, tailgate parties, dinners, meetings, church events, casual brunches and last year, even a potluck wedding celebration! It’s a great way to enjoy a wide variety of delicious and colorful dishes all...Herbal teas and vinegars
The end of the summer gardening season is bittersweet, but has its own rewards. This is the month that almost all kitchen herbs are producing in abundance, ready to snip in big bunches whenever you feel like enjoying them in...Renee's garden equivalents to shepherd's garden seeds varieties
"Since I chose all the varieties for the old Shepherd Garden Seeds, I have put together this comparison list so my former customers from Shepherds can find favorites from the old catalog, or enjoy similar varieties with improved traits I've...What to plant if you don't have full sun
By guest author Alice Formiga
I've found that a garden with some shade is ultimately more satisfying than one with full blasting sunlight. It offers the chance to create a cool retreat in which to sit and...