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Corno di Toro Mix
EXCLUSIVE - Corno di Toro or “Bull’s Horn” sweet peppers are traditional Italian summer favorites. The tall, branching plants bear heavy sets of spectacular, 8 to 12 inch long, curved, tapered and pointed shiny peppers whose thick, sweet flesh colors...Orange Sun & Jupiter
Crunchy bell pepper mix that colors up glowing orange or bright crimson at maturity. These vigorous plants load up with fruit early for colorful, tasty and nutritious harvests.Crimson, Gold & Orange
EXCLUSIVE – Our mixed seed packet offers you an easy way to grow three different colored sweet bell peppers. Vivaldi ripens up deep crimson-red, Tabby turns glossy golden yellow and Gourmet Orange matures glowing orange. These plump vigorous varieties combine...Sunset Mix
EXCLUSIVE – Beautiful heirloom mix yields huge, elongated tapering fruits with thick, meaty flesh that mature to rich red, yellow or orange. Perfect for snacking, salads, sautees, or roasting.Equal parts: Orange, Red & Golden-Yellow Italian PeppersClassic Jalapeño
Heirloom variety offers abundant crops of versatile chiles for killer salsas or to add tasty heat to any dish. Harvest either deep glossy-green or fully colored to red.Spanish Padron
EXCLUSIVE - These hard-to-find, authentic specialty peppers are from the Galicia region of Spain. Picked small, then quickly sizzled in fruity olive oil, Padron peppers make delicious traditional Spanish "Tapas" appetizers. Once you taste these savory little mouthfuls, you are...Southwestern Chile Trio
EXCLUSIVE – Our mixed packet offers a trio of the best chile flavors with three different heat levels. You’ll have dark green, heart-shaped Ancho ‘Sanchez’ with a mild aromatic flavor perfect for chile rellenos; shiny, thick-fleshed ‘Joe Parker,’ an authentic...Early Flame Jalapeños
EXCLUSIVE – Early Flame Jalapeños set their 3½ inch chiles on the top of the compact plants, so they are extra easy to harvest at the peak of flavor. Shiny and thick-walled, cone-shaped Jalapeños are everyone’s favorite all-purpose chile, adding...Hungarian Magyar
EXCLUSIVE – We import this variety from Hungary where it is widely recognized for making top-quality sweet paprika. These early ripening plants produce heavy yields of slender, pointed, 4-inch crimson-red peppers. Once harvested, simply dry them and grind into sweet...Yummy Belles
Highly productive plants load up early with thick-walled, plump and juicy 3 to 4 inch mini peppers that ripen quickly to bright orange. Sweet and delicious for fast snacks and salads or grilling.Tibetan Lhasa
EXCLUSIVE – These fragrant, fiery, flavorful 4 inch chiles are the most widely grown variety in Tibet, where they are made into a spicy sauce or a tongue-tingling paste used in many dishes or served as a condiment that adds...Pizza My Heart
These heavy, thick-walled, cone-shaped little peppers have a crunchy texture and sweet flavor with an occasional bit of mild spice to savor. Try the crisp, juicy, 3 1/2 inch peppers sliced up to top pizza, added to fresh salads, grilled...Baby Belle
Baby Belle snack peppers have delicious sweet flavor and crisp texture. These bite-size little beauties make wonderful eating fresh off the plants or enjoy them as tasty, quick and nutritious snacks. They are the perfect size to quickly core and...Pepperbox Poppy
(Papaver spp.)Growing these old-fashioned poppies offers triple rewards: glorious flowers, handsome pods and nutty-tasting seeds from the same ornamental plants. Gray-green Pepperbox plants send up nodding stems of large papery-textured purple, red and pale pink blossoms, all with dark center...Sweetie Baby Romaine
EXCLUSIVE - Sweetie Baby is a brand new baby romaine bred to be compact, juicy and delicious. The pretty green leaves grow in perfect 6 to 8 inch tall vase-shaped heads that are heavy for their size with a wonderful...Garden Babies Butterhead
EXCLUSIVE – Garden Babies are brand-new, baby butterheads originally developed for the Japanese luxury market where a premium is put on flavor and quality. These cute, perfectly formed little butterhead rosettes have softly folded leaves, a lovely buttery texture and...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.Jade Gem
EXCLUSIVE - An heirloom gardener's favorite: 6-8 inch tall, fat little rosettes of juicy-sweet, wavy leaves that look like plump mini romaines. Fast to grow for long harvests of ready-to-eat salads.Ruby Gem
EXCLUSIVE - Eye-catching Ruby Gem offers plump, heavy rosettes about 6 inches tall. The vigorous seedlings grow rapidly into perfectly formed, well filled out, beautiful little heads with tightly folded, ice green hearts and ruby red tops. Leaves have crisp,...Romanesco
EXCLUSIVE - Bred in Italy for traditional flavor and style, Romanesco is prized for its creamy, sweet flesh. The tender, plump fruits are classically striped in dark green with slight ridges. Plants offer improved disease resistance and early harvests. This...Ruby & Emerald Duet
EXCLUSIVE - We’ve blended seeds for an emerald-green baby butterhead with softly folded leaf rosettes together with a lovely, deep-red, ruffled and crispy mini leaf lettuce. This glowing duet makes a beautiful tapestry of contrasting colors, textures and shapes. Both...Baby Oakleaf
These pretty little lettuces form dense leafy 7-8 inch rosettes that look like lettuce bouquets. Baby Oakleaf’s elongated, notched, bright green leaves are tender, sweet and succulent and hold salad dressing well because of their unique shape. Each appetizing head...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...Peppermint Stick
EXCLUSIVE - This striking new edible landscaping chard has crispy two-toned stalks striped in hot pink and white that are eye-catching against their vibrant green leaves. Harvest at the baby leaf stage for salads and then let the plants mature...Bulgarian Carrot
Also known as “Shipkas,” these compact heirloom chiles bear heavy sets of early maturing, 3 inch glossy orange pods shaped like little carrots. Bulgarian Carrot chiles are both hot and fruity and really delicious in fresh salsas, for scrumptious sauce,...Stardom Mix
EXCLUSIVE – Our own blend of varieties from our favorite specialty breeder. We’ve combined 2 new and improved Oakleaf selections: a vivid emerald green and a gorgeous deep burgundy-red. These beauties have broad, softly ruffled, crispy-sweet leaves that grow into...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...Bubba
Early bearing Bubba offers heavy sets of 3-3 1/2 inch plump fruits on compact, vigorous plants. These glossy, thick-walled, crispy peppers are a perfect all-purpose chile that delivers well-rounded medium heat, clocking in at 20,000 on the Scoville heat level....Bug Buster-O
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EXCLUSIVE - These new mild habaneros from the Chile Pepper Institute at New Mexico State University take advantage of habaneros' complex flavor without their incendiary heat. The orange and red chiles have a delicious tropical fruitiness with a hint of...Spice Trio
EXCLUSIVE – Carefully blended seed mix for a rainbow of jalapeños that ripen up golden-yellow, deep orange & rich red! These juicy and crunchy little peppers are spicy, colorful & delicious.Undyed seed = Lemon SpiceGreen seed = Orange SpiceRed seed...NuMex Joe E Parker
Our favorite authentic New Mexico style chile with long, straight, 6-7 inch meaty pods, a medium heat level and rich, full flavor. Early-producing plants have heavy, consistent yields, and dense foliage that protects pods from sunburn. Harvest thick-walled, juicy pods...Full Moon & Vesuvius
EXCLUSIVE - We import these brilliantly colored, authentic Thai chiles direct from the source! Vigorous Full Moon ripens bright orange with delicious medium hot/sweet pungency, perfect minced in sauces and salads. Red Vesuvius’ fiery little fruits point up like flames,...Red Savina
EXCLUSIVE - Bred exclusively by Frank Garcia at GNS Spices, incendiary Red Savina is the hottest habanero chile known, tipping the scale at 380,000 to 500,000 Scoville units. Along with brilliant red color and intense heat, Red Savina’s flesh has...Trinidad Scorpion
Limited Quantity(Capsicum chinense) For everyone who loves fiery chiles, we have just obtained a small quantity of fresh new seeds for Trinidad Scorpion Chiles from the New Mexico Chile Pepper Institute. Now listed in the Guinness Book of World Records,...Bhut Jolokia
Limited Quantity(C. chinense x C. frutescens) For everyone who loves fiery chiles, we have just obtained a small quantity of fresh new seeds for Bhut Jolokia "Ghost Pepper" from the New Mexico Chile Pepper Institute. Now listed in the Guinness...Chile peppers
Chile peppers range from mild to incendiary, but there is much more to their complex flavors than just heat, as you discover when you grow them yourself. It's fun to grow different varieties and discover the diversity of their shapes...Sweet peppers
Plump, crisp and colorful, juicy home grown peppers are supremely appetizing to look at and cook with, and rewarding to grow. You can choose from colorful varieties from all over the world, all sweet, full-flavored, thick-walled and crunchy. Peppers are...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...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...Keep on planting!
Warm mid to late June weather will result in fast germination and growth when you make another sowing of favorites like bush and pole beans, corn, cucumbers, summer squash and zucchini, all of which will come to maturity happily in...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...How to harvest and dry paprika peppers
Enhance your dishes with homegrown paprika peppers. Trial Garden Manager Lindsay Del Carlo shares tips on how to harvest and process homegrown paprika, and get the tastiest results. Shop For PaprikaHow to harvest and prepare padron tapas peppers
Lindsay Del Carlo shows how to harvest and prepare Spanish Padron tapas peppers for enjoyment straight from the garden. Shop For Padron PeppersRenee’s sweet pepper bliss recipe
Pepper and onion harvest has never been more delicious. Watch Lindsay Del Carlo prepares Renee's favorite sweet pepper and onion dish.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...Asparagus frittata
A savory and flavorful brunch or light dinner dish that sets off seasonal asparagus.- 3/4 pound asparagus, trimmed
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 1/2 T olive oil
- 1 1/4 cups (4 oz.) sliced fresh mushrooms
- 3 scallions, sliced
- 6...
Shepherd's caesar salad
An old Shepherd family recipe – savory, garlicky and delicious. Make this into a whole meal by adding grilled chicken, shrimp or salmon.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...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...Warm up with hearty soups
When the weather is cold and the days are short, there are few meals that can be as satisfying and comforting to both body and spirit as a full flavored bowl of hot home made soup for lunch or dinner....Green beans in basil walnut vinaigrette
For a lovely presentation put one or two radicchio or red cabbage leaves on each salad plate and mound the green beans on top, garnishing with the scallions and walnuts.
1 1/2 pounds young green beans, trimmed
Vinaigrette
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Growing delicious mesclun mixes
Nothing can surpass the delicious tastes, textures and pretty colors of tender baby salad lettuces freshly harvested, simply dressed, and enjoyed just minutes after they are cut. These luscious salads are called Mesclun today, a French term that originally meant...June & july are still prime planting season
Gardening is an ongoing process, and, while timing is important, don't be overwhelmed by a sense of being too late to plant by some arbitrary date.
All too often, I hear gardeners use a day of a particular month as...
Starting seeds indoors
Why Start Early?
It's fun to experience the whole growing cycle as you watch baby seedlings grow into sturdy plants that bear delicious fruit. We often need to give plants a critical head start by germinating and growing seedlings in...
Bring the world to your garden
Growing and enjoying a diverse kitchen garden today is a real life way of hyperlinking to almost all the world's cultures. As we Americans broaden our food horizons, the seeds we grow in our gardens represent a truly multicultural diversity...Gardening with our office
by Lindsay, Trial Garden ManagerWe always like to involve everyone from our office with our trial garden activities by having the group over for regular visits every few weeks as the gardening season gets underway. Whether it be sowing seed,...When to plant in texas
Texas Gardening Regions
Texas Gardening Zone | USDA Hardiness Zone | Avg Minimum Temp |
Zone I | Zone 6 | -10 to 0 F |
Zone II | Zone 7 | 0 to 10 F |