Fruits
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An Abenaki ground cherry variety from Vermont from Fred Wiseman’s project – Seeds of Renewal.
They are small bright yellow fruits, almost orange, which hide in an “envelope” whose texture looks a bit like paper. The physalis are part of the same family as the tomatoes. Ground cherries have a very fine and delicate taste, sweet and at the same time tart.
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Emerald Gem Melon
$4.00Emerald Gem Melon
$4.00Emerald Gem Melons were introduced by Burpee’s Seed Company in 1886. Now considered a heritage variety.
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Moon & Stars Watermelon
$4.00Moon & Stars Watermelon
$4.00Moon and stars shined this summer in our garden. Big juicy watermelons, with thin skin and alot of fruit! My biggest melon was 28lbs and my smallest was 20lbs. The originally seed comes from the Peter Henderson seed company of New York in 1926. Gardeners stopped growing it for decades and it was reintroduced in 1981 by Merle Van Doren of Macon, Missouri. Merle shared it with the seed savers exchange .
My good friend Janice Brant from Tyendenaga shared the original seeds with me.
In 2019 I was happy to visit the Kenhteke seed sanctuary in Tyendenaga, and Janice shared alot of seed knowledge and stories. Nia:wen Kowa Janice.
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The pepper is native to Central and South America, An American favorite since the 1920s. Popular since the 1920s, this is the golden version of the red California Wonder.
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Corni Di Torro Pepper
$4.00Corni Di Torro Pepper
$4.00The name of this Italian heirloom translates as “bull’s horn”, a tribute to the full and tapered form of the peppers. The fruits – 8-10 ” long and 2 1/2″ wide – have a sweet, crunchy, full-bodied flavor, a tasty fruit that is eaten raw, fried, stuffed or grilled. days after the transplant (Source Burpee)
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Black Cherry Tomato
$4.00Black Cherry Tomato
$4.00These cute little 1.5″ cherry tomatoes are a joy to have in the garden. They produce a ridiculous abundance of fruit and that you have to add a trellis to or they will take over your garden. This is a variety was developed by Vince Sapp in Florida
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Chadwick Cherry Tomato
$4.00Chadwick Cherry Tomato
$4.00These tomatoes are both juicy and prolific. The sweet flavor of the tiny (1.5″) round fruits is considered by some to be the best flavor of medium-sized cherry tomatoes. Great for just popping in the mouth or for salads.
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These tomatoes are both firm and prolific. The sweet flavour of the tiny (1.5″) long fruits is considered by some to ressemble that of a green grape. We had a hard time keeping up with the amount of tomatoes that this plant was producing. Great for just popping in the mouth or for salads.
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Cosmonaut Volkov tomato
$4.00Cosmonaut Volkov tomato
$4.00Prolific and juicy beefsteak tomato. This compact fruit looks more like a slicing tomato than a beefsteak tomato. Originally from the Ukraine. The story behind this tomato is that it comes from the Garden of Mikhailovich Maslov who gave the name Cosmonaut Volkov after his astronaut friend Vladislav Volkov who died as he was in re-entry to earth on his first trip from the earth station in orbit. Now that is true friendship.
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Valencia Heirloom Tomato
$4.00Valencia Heirloom Tomato
$4.00Round, smooth fruits average 8-10 oz. Their meaty interiors have few seeds. This midseason tomato is among the best for flavor and texture.
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Possibly the most popular yellow heirloom variety of tomato, the Yellow Pear gets its name from its color and shape. This variety dates back to the 1800s and is a vigorous indeterminate. It produces generously with an abundance of small, yellow pear-shaped tomatoes that are sweet, but mild in flavor. These are a popular table tomato and are relatively cold tolerant (for a tomato), giving them the ability to produce later into the fall than others might. (Source gardeningchannel.com)