With its sweet and slightly peppery flavor, Genovese basil is essential for Italian pesto.
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Genovese Basil: Essential For Pesto!
With its sweet and slightly peppery flavor, Genovese basil is essential for Italian pesto.
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Love In a Mist: An Ethereal Beauty
Gertrude Jekyll’s Love In a Mist may be the most famous of nigella varieties.
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With its incredible flavor and storage life, how can Cape Gooseberry remain so underappreciated?
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Kyoto Red Carrot: Bright and Traditional
The brght red roots of Kyoto Red carrot are one of the Kyo yasai varieties in Japan.
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The King Tut pea has a fanciful origin story, but could it really have come from Tut’s tomb?
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NuMex Spice jalapeños are a delicious and colorful addition to the hot pepper world!
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Charleston Gray watermelon is a southern American standard with its roots in Southern Africa.
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Death Spiral pepper is a super-hot pepper that really leans in to its name!
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Seed Stories
Inside every heirloom seed lives a story of the people, places, traditions and cultures that have cultivated and been sustained by it. Like language, art and culture, seeds are a cornerstone of human history. Knowing their stories attunes us more deeply to their power, their past, and our own shared humanity.
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Gardening Tips
Heirloomseeds.com draws on the expertise of horticulturists who have many years of experience growing in large and small operations and in all kinds of climates. From hands-on lessons for growing a successful heirloom garden to hard-to-find gardening tips and tricks, you’ll find them here!
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Cooking
Heirloom varieties are prized for their superior flavor and nutrition, making them a pleasure to prepare and serve. Cooking with heirlooms connects us to their place in culinary traditions around the world, as well as to the people who have tended and preserved these varieties for generations.
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Love In a Mist: An Ethereal Beauty
Gertrude Jekyll’s Love In a Mist may be the most famous of nigella varieties.
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Cape Gooseberry: Quirky and Sweet
With its incredible flavor and storage life, how can Cape Gooseberry remain so underappreciated?
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Kyoto Red Carrot: Bright and Traditional
The brght red roots of Kyoto Red carrot are one of the Kyo yasai varieties in Japan.
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King Tut Pea: A Regal Variety
The King Tut pea has a fanciful origin story, but could it really have come from Tut’s tomb?
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How To Plant Potatoes
Potatoes are easy and fun to grow, but there are a few essentials to remember!
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All About Chicory and Burdock
Chicory and burdock are two of the most versatile plants to grow for medicinal use.
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NuMex Spice Peppers: Jalapeños In Living Color
NuMex Spice jalapeños are a delicious and colorful addition to the hot pepper world!
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Charleston Gray: Sweet Melon Of the Sunny South
Charleston Gray watermelon is a southern American standard with its roots in Southern Africa.
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