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NO pepper or tomato seeds can beshipped to the UK, Europe, NewZealand, South Africa or Australia

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NEW ITEMS FOR 2020Bean French BushPopcorn BluePopcorn RedPopcorn WhiteSweet Corn Aztec BlackMustard Florida BroadleafPepper Craig’s Choc. Champion™

AMARANTH Grain (Amaranthus) Hopi Indians consider amaranth avery ancient crop, developed thou-sands of years before corn, about6,000 years ago in Mexico, savedthe people from famines whenother crops failed. Plants 3-6 feettall, with a stalk of seedheads at thetop of the plant with white seeds.Purple plants sometimes appear.Leaves can be eaten, cooked asspinach. Easily grown, direct-sowndensely, as long as the stand is fer-tilized several times during thegrowing season. PKT. $1

BEANS (Phaseolus vulgaris)An ancient crop, grown for at least7,000 years, from Central andSouth America, now grown world-wide for their tasty green pods orallowed to ripen for their protein-rich seeds. Plant roots add nitro-gen to soils. Plant beans when thenights are above 50° F., 1-2" deepwhere they are to grow, spacingabout 8" apart, in full sun. Pickbefore pods bulge for green beans.

——French Bush. Developed by theFrench, for a slender, very tendergreen bean. PKT. (100 seeds) $2

——Kentucky Wonder Bush. Plants2 feet tall, bears beans 6-7 incheslong, produces well even in hotweather. PKT. (100 seeds) $2

——Kentucky Wonder Pole. (OldHomestead) Vines 6 feet tall, with4" long beans, and when young are1/4" across, popular for the last 150years. PKT. (120 seeds) $2

——Romano Roma II Bush. Verytender and sweet Italian bean,without bitterness, pods 4" long,0.6" wide and 0.3" thick. Plants 16"tall and 16" wide, early. PKT. (120seeds) $2

B E A N S S C A R L E T R U N N E R(Phaseolus coccineus) Perennialgrown as an annual. Called “Aztecbeans” by the Hopi Indians, andgrown in the Americas for 4,000years, for dried beans and beautifulscarlet flowers. Mulch roots severalinches deep and plants may be ableto overwinter. PKT. (40 seeds) $5

BEANS TEPARY (Phaseolus acuti-folius) Drought tolerant beansgrown for its dry beans by theHopis and other Southwest tribessince ancient times, makes goodchili. Brown seeds. PKT. (100 s) $5

BROCCOLI SPROUTING (Brassicaoleracea) Parent of cauliflower,from Roman times. Start in flatsand transplanted out, spacing 18"apart. Keep constantly moist andwell fertilized. Grows best in earlyspring or autumn.

——Green Sprouting. Traditionalheirloom strain. After central headis cut, new heads will sprout fromthe sides of the plant. PKT. $1

CARROTS (Daucus carota sativa)Cultivated by the ancient Greeksand Romans, now grown world-wide. Easily grown year around inwell worked soil and bone mealmixed in. Sow seeds sparingly inrows and thin seedlings to one inchapart. Keep beds constantly moist.Seeds take 3 weeks to germinate.

——Danvers (75 days) Very produc-tive, heat-resistant plants withroots 7-8 inches long, sweet andtender. Carrots sown around other

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plants as a ground-cover, acts asone of the only proven companionplants, and can increase yields ofcorn or tomatoes by 25%. PKT. $2

CILANTRO = Coriander in Herbs

SWEET CORN (Zea mays)American crop, one of the mostremarkable cultivated plants, about7,000 years ago produced by cross-ing two grasses spread after 1492 tothe rest of the world. Plant whennights are above 50°F in rich, wellfertilized soil, in at least three rowsfor good pollination. Keepmulched and add fertilizer once amonth during the growing season.

——Aztec Black. Probably the worldmost unusual sweet corn, withblack seeds when dried, andpicked for corn-on-the-con whenwhite, or allowed to mature tomake corn meal. Allegedly grow bythe Aztecs 500-600 years ago,plants 6 feet tall, with 7" ears with12 rows of kernels. PKT. (100 s) $5

——Chulpi Cancha. Incan sweetcorn or grown as a cancha corn.Plants 8-12 feet tall, ears 8" longand 10-14 rows. PKT. (100 s) $2

——Golden Bantam 8-row (75-85days) Plants 5-6 feet tall, can beplanted densely, spacing one footapart. Ears 7" with eight rows ofgolden kernels, a reliable favoritefor 100 years. PKT. (120 seeds) $2

CORN CANCHA INCAN TYPESAncient Peruvian corns for makingcorn nuts or use for hominy, grownuntil fully mature. Dried kernelsheated in a small amount of oil in apan, cover and shake frequentlyuntil popped or golden brown. Canalso be microwaved or cooked forhominy by boiling.

Plants huge, up to 16 feet tall,contest winners. Brace stalks, bankwith earth a foot high--roots sproutat nodes to anchor plants.

——Maiz Morado. Plants 14-16 feettall, perhaps the tallest corn variety inthe world, and a good potential forcorn growing contests.

Cobs 8" long and 2" wide, with 8-12 rows of purple kernels, used tomake the drink “chicha morado”:boil one ear of corn in 2 quartswater with cinnamon and the skinof a pineapple. Filter, add juice of 2lemons and sugar to taste and chill.PKT. (100 seeds) $5

ROASTING or TORTILLA CORN(Zea mays) Ancient corns from theSouthwest, used as corn-on-the-cobor when mature, ground into flour.

Grow like sweet corn and fertil-ize during the growing season, andmulch to control weeds. Plantsproduce a woody taproot and cangrow in desert sand dunes without anyirrigation, for the last 4,000 years.Unique drought resistance, grow-ing only 18-24" tall when stressed,but will still produce ears. Has thelongest storage-life of any cornseeds—up to ten years.

——Hopi Blue “Sakwa-pu” Height4-5 ft, ears 7-9" long, 12-14 rows.Used for Hopi piki bread, blue tor-tillas, and corn chips. PKT. $5

——Hopi Red “Pala-qa” Height 4-5ft, ears 7-9" long, 12-14 rows. Oneof the four sacred colors and therarest of the colors, associated withthe southwest direction. PKT. $5

——Hopi Yellow “Sikyng-pu” Bestkind grown for sweet corn andmakes the best flavored meal of thefour colors of Hopi corns. PKT. $5

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CORN

POPCORN (Zea mays)Ancient corn variety that datesback 5,600 years. Kernels burstupon heating, an especially usefulinvention because grains are ediblewithout grinding. Fun to grow,plant like sweet corn, and allowears to dry before harvesting. Plantaway from other corns to avoidcross pollination. Unpopped pop-corn as a stored food product, cankeep indefinitely, if stored properly.

——Blue Popcorn. PKT. $2.50——Golden Popcorn. PKT. $1——Red Popcorn. PKT. $2.50——White Popcorn. PKT. $2.50

CUCUMBER (Cucumis sativus)Annual climbing vine native toIndia and Southern Asia whoseyoung fruits are eaten raw or pick-led for 3,000 years. Plant seedwhen nights are above 50°F, 3-4seeds in hills 4 feet apart in rich soiland full sun. Vines inhibit weedswith natural allelochemicals andcan be planted to clear out weeds.

——Armenian (60 days) The mostproductive cucumber, light-greenskin and 2-3 feet long. Crisp andtasty. PKT. (80 seeds) $1

——Straight Eight (60 days) Fruit 8inches long, excellent quality, intro-duced in 1935. PKT. (40 seeds) $1

HUAUZONTLI or Aztec RedSpinach (Chenopodium berlandieri)Plants 3-6 feet tall. Leaves and stemseaten as cooked greens, immatureseed stalks (shown below) are friedwith eggs. Mature seeds eaten likeits cousin quinoa, and ground intoflour to make tortillas, etc. Staplegrain in North America before theinvention of corn, with 33% pro-tein, higher than corn or wheat,

and no gluten. Autumn turnsleaves magenta that is color-fasteven when cooked. PKT. $5

KALE (Brassica oleracea var.)Hardy winter greens native toEurope and the oldest form of cab-bage. Cabbage, Brussels sprouts,broccoli, cauliflower, collards, andkohlrabi were developed fromkale, all within historical times.Easily grown, like cabbage.

——Palm Tree or Dinosaur Kale.Grows to six feet and leaves arethree feet long, dark green, lookinglike a primitive miniature palmtree. Picked young, the leaves canbe cooked like spinach and have anexcellent flavor. PKT. $3.50

LETTUCES (Lactuca sativa) Originally a wild plant fromEurope, selected for sweet-tastingleaves and to form heads and is themost important salad plant in theUSA. In Asia, cooked like spinach.

Lettuce was eaten by Persiankings 2,500 years ago, and grownby the Romans and was introducedto China over 1,000 years ago.

Lettuces grow best when daytemps. are below 70° F and above40° F. at night. In warmer weather,sow in full shade. Mix manure ororganic fertilizers into the top 2-3"of soil and sow seeds in beds 1-2 ft.wide, spacing seeds 1-2" apart.

Lettuces can be cut when 4" tall,in about 30 days or allowed tomature. Sowing seed every monthor two, and harvest year-round.Refertilize the beds once a month.

——Iceberg. Good for late springand early summer planting, heattolerant, compact solid head intro-duced in 1894, long keeper. PKT. $1

MELONS (Cucumis melo)Annual trailing vines which origi-nated in tropical Asia and Africa,cultivated in Egypt 4,400 years ago,only arriving in the USA in 1870s.Easily grown, sow seed in the gar-den when nights are above 50°F.

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HUAUZONTLI orAztec Red Spinach

——Casaba Gold Beauty. Tear-dropto round shaped, with bright yel-low skin, ripening to gold 7-8"wide, with white to light green aro-matic flesh, sweet and juicy, keepsfor months. PKT. (100 seeds) $2

——Crenshaw. Popular melon, withskin green to yellow, 8" long and 6-8" across, 6-10 pounds, salmon-pink flesh. PKT. (50 seeds) $2

——French Heirloom. Deeply ribbedfruit 5-6 inches across and weighs3-3.5 pounds. Juicy deep orangeflesh, perfumed, easy to tell whenripe-the furrows of the ribs go fromgreen to tan. PKT. (35 seeds) $5

——Hales Best Muskmelon. Thicksalmon-colored flesh, 6 inchesacross, drought tolerant, developed100 years ago, and still a favorite.PKT. (100 seeds) $2

——Honeydew Gold Rind. Oblongto round melon, yellow smoothskin and light green, very sweetclassic honeydew fruit 5-6" acrossand 8" long. PKT. (80 seeds) $2

——Persian Small. Oblong melon, 6-8" long dark green skin with finenetting, distinctive flavor. Veryancient type, seen by Marco Polo700 years ago. Good for short sea-son or cool climates. PKT. (100 s) $2

MUSTARD Greens (Brasscia juncea)Originally from China, populargreen that can be grown during thesummer and cooked like spinach,ovalleaves about 7-8" with a tendermid-rib, easily grown year-around.

——Florida Broadleaf (40 d) PKT. $1

OKRA (Hibiscus esculentus)Tropical annual from Egypt, grownsince ancient times, and related tohibiscus. Young pods used in theSouth, eaten steamed, boiled, pick-led, fried, and made into soups.Seeds sown in the garden when thenights are above 50°F and thinseedlings 12" apart, easy to grow.

——Burgundy (60 days) Tender, bur-gundy colored pods 6-8", goodyielder. PKT. $1

PARSLEY (Petroselium crispum)Ancient crop from Eurasia 5,000years ago, used for garnishing andflavoring soups. Germinates veryslowly, so keep the bed moist andweeded until seedlings are estab-lished. Thin seedlings to about 6"apart. Grows easily in a container.

——Italian Plain (75 days) FromItaly, an old favorite, easily grown,good flavor, flat leaves. PKT. $1

PEAS (Pisum sativum)Annual plants, from Europe andthe Middle East, cultivated for10,000 years. Vines or dwarf plants,easy to grow when night are cool,in spring or fall. Sow seeds oneinch deep and space 4" in rows.Provide strings for vine-types.

——Laxton Progress. Bush. Earliestpeas, plants semi-climbing to 3 feet,white flowers. Pods 2.5" long and0.5" across, with 4-9 peas tenderand sweet. Mr. Laxton was a peabreeder in the 1800s who devel-oped really good varieties, that arestill grown. PKT. (200 seeds) $1

——Lincoln. Semi-climbing plant to3 feet, produces pods all at once,pods 3" long and 0.5" across, with 8tender peas per pod. Popular for100 years. PKT. (200 s) $1

——Sugar Snap An ancient class ofpea rediscovered, combining thebest qualities of both edible podand garden peas. Semi-climbingplants to 3 feet, the best pea, withthe pods and peas tender and veryPKT. (100 seeds) $2

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MELON French Heirloom

SWEET and BELL PEPPERS (Capsicum annuum) Peppers areoriginally from tropical America.The sweets are very rare in nature.,and were saved and reproduced asthey were discovered growing inthe wild. Growing instructionsfound in the Hot Peppers section.

——Banana. Popular sweet peppers,yellow fruit, 6" long and 2" across.Productive plants 2 ft. tall and 1.5feet across, fruit ripens from lightgreen to yellow to orange to red.Sweetest when red-ripe. PKT. $1

——California Wonder Red. Tender,crisp, and sweet, used in salads andstuffing. Favorite bell, turning acrimson when fully ripe. PKT. $1

——Dulcetta™ Absolutely the bestsweet pepper, 2-3" long and 1"across, very sweet and a perfectsize for cooking. Crunchy, thickflesh in three colors, yellow, orangeand red. Dwarf plants 1.5 feet talland 1.5 feet across, can be grown incontainers. PKT. (20 seeds) $5

——Jalapeño Craig’s Grande Sweet.(C. annuum) Largest jalapeño fruit,on plants 2 feet tall and 3 feet wide.Fruit 3.5-4.5" long, turns purplewhere sun hits fruit, and ripens tored, three ounces each! Sweet whengreen, develops heat as it ripens tored (Red ripe=HS: 1,230 f) PKT. $5

HOT and CHILI PEPPERS(Capsicum) All peppers originat-ed in the New World, from the

Southwest and Florida, to the tip ofSouth America. The five cultivatedspecies were developed by NativeAmericans 5,000-8,000 years ago.

Along with corn, beans, squash,potatoes, avocado, and chocolate,the peppers are one of the greatestculinary gifts that the world nowenjoys, originating from the hardwork done by the original NativeAmerican peoples.

The five cultivated pepper speciesare: the bell peppers and cayennes= ANNUUM; the Aji group =BACCATUM; the Super-Hots likeBhut Jolokia, Habaneros, ScotchBonnets and Trinidad Scorpion =CHINENSE; the Malagueta andTabasco = FRUTESCENS; andManzano and Rocotos = the black-seeded and viney PUBESCENS.

Here is how the pepper speciesmax out in Scoville Heat Units,from mildest to hottest-- Baccatumand Pubescens are always themildest. Annuums and frutescensmax. out in medium-hot. And theChinense are always the hottest,and will always be the source of allof the future Super-hots.

There is a natural maximum forthe future Scoville Units, proba-bly around 2,000,000, but that bar-rier will be breeched by producinga genetically modified variety.

We indicate next to each peppervariety, what species it is. Thatway, you can save your own seedfrom your plants, as long as youput some separation between thesame species. It is very importantto separate sweets and hots if youare going to save seed, because thehot genes could turn sweets to hot.

Peppers offer the best futurebreeding potentials of any veg-etable crop, with focus on (1.)Larger fruit size, (2.) Earlier matu-

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Banana Sweet

Jalapeño Craig’s GrandSweet Open-polli-

nated (non-hybrid). Also called “Pizza

pepper” -- Actual size

rity, (3.) Increased heat levels, (4.)Different colors, (5.) Differentfruit shapes and flavors, and (6.)More fruit production.

After 1492, peppers were spreadaround the world and we estimatethat there are now at least 50,000 to60,000 distinctive sweet and hotvarieties grown worldwide.

Most cultures around the worldhave selected their own distinctivepeppers, which are now a part oftheir traditional dishes.

Start seeds indoors in spring inpots with potting soil. We recom-mend a mix with a low amount ofpeat moss, try coconut fiber forexample. Use a heating mat to getthe necessary 80-85 °F daytime soiltemperature, and use a soil ther-mometer to check. Transplantseedlings when 2" tall into theirown individual 3-4" diameter pots.

Plant seedlings into the gardenwhen 4-6" tall, when nights areabove 50°F., into rich, well fertil-ized soil in full sun. Mulch aroundthe plants to control weeds, Feedonce a month with liquid fish fertil-izer, one cup diluted in a gallon ofwater, and bone meal. Youngleaves wrinkling, especially anyBhut Jolokia, Habaneros, ScotchBonnets or Trinidad Scorpions,means you must add bone meal,and then again weekly until theleaves flatten out again.

For the taller plants like BhutJolokia and Trinidad Scorpions,when plants are a foot tall, snip outthe main stem a few inches, toallow plants to branch out laterally,which will help plants producemore and protect the branchesfrom snapping in the wind or whenloaded with fruit.

“Easy salsa”-- put the pods in theblender with lime juice to moisten.

NOTE! Seeds need 85°F. for 3-4weeks for complete germination forhot varieties. From setting plantsout in the garden, to green fruit is55-75 days and red-ripe fruit is 90-150 days.

DREMANN’S Hotness Scale™(HS)

There’s a lot of controversy aboutpepper hotness, so we invented aneasy method to test a pepper’s heatlevel, and the results are listed here asDremann’s Hotness Scale (HS)numbers. The HS number repre-sents how many ounces of saucewill have a detectable hotness whenone ounce of pepper pods are added.Multiply our HS number by 12 toget the SCOVILLE number for eachpepper. Red fresh fruit are usually 2-3x hotter than green fruit, and driedpods are usually 2-10x hotter thanfresh pods. Try our free method atwww.ecoseeds.com/hotmethod.html

f= fresh pods d=dried pods0................Sweet peppers2 f.............Cubanelle3 f.............Onza Orange

18 f.............Bishops Cap Red22 f.............Ancho Mexican Large25 f.............Anaheim42 f.............Sandia53 f.............Joe E. Parker

100 d ............Costeño Amarillo122 f.............Jalapeno TAM mild125 f.............Cherry Large Hot135 f.............Mulato144 d ............Guajon170 f.............Barker192 d ............Biquinho Red222 f.............Amarela Comprida238 f.............Numex Big Jim350 f.............Biquinho Red435 f.............Chihuil480 f.............Peito de Moca500 f.............Manzano/Rocoto Orange500 f.............Peter pepper600 f.............Manzano/Rocoto Red625 f.............Cayenne Long Slim625 f.............Hawaiian Sweet Hot900 f.............Dedo de Moca

1,000 ..............Aji Yellow1,250 d ............Puya1,250 f.............Serrano1,300 f.............Guajillo1,500 f.............Chambray1,500 f.............Jamaican Yellow1,570 f.............Bode Red1,680 f.............Biquinho Amarela3,300 d ............Tabasco5,600 d ............Zimbabwe Bird6,667 d ............Catarina8,000 d ............De Arbol8,000 f.............Malagueta8,000 d ............Onza Rojo9,600 d ............Cumari do Para

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9,950 d ............Murpuri Great11,200 d ............Habanero Caribbean Red11,500 d ............Scotch Bon. Tobago Red13,333 d ............Craig’s Little Kicker13,800 d ............Habanero Orange Brazil14,000 d ............Cheiro do Norte14,300 d ............Habanero Peach16,000 d ............Habanero Orange Craig’s16,100 d ............Japones17,300 d ............Mustard Mustard18,600 d ............Habanero Chocolate21,000 d ............Pequin23,000 d ............Habanero Bullet™ White60,000 d ............Bhut Jolokia Rough64,000 d ............Tepin (seeds removed)

144,000 d ............Trin. Scorpion Craig's 150,000 d ............Craigs Choc. Champion™

Not rated yet----

Bode Amarela, Brazilian Starfish Red, Hab.Brazilian Gigante Red, Habanero CaribbeanYellow, Hab. Red Savina, and Jamaican Red._________________________________All pepper packets contain 100 seeds unless otherwise noted.

Can you make a hot pepper hotter?Yes. There are five different species ofcultivated peppers, and your seedselection plus your fertilizers help.

Annuum and frutescens heat levelscan change dramatically, and a rainy,cool summer, or too much nitrogenfertilizer, hot peppers can change tonearly sweet. A common problem incool summers or from Ohio to Maine.

To get the most heat out of yourpeppers: Fertilize with bone mealand liquid fish (one cup diluted in agallon of water) monthly whileplants are developing. When fruitsappear, stop fertilizing with anynitrogen, use only bone meal. Whenfruits start to change color from greento red, keep plants on the dry side.

To develop the hottest strain, checkthe heat levels of the fruit producedby each individual plant, and only saveseed from the plants producing thehottest fruit each year.

——Ají Peruvian Orange (C. bacca-tum) Fruit 5" long and 1" and eventhough it has been called “Ajiamarillo” or “yellow” the fruits areactually orange. Fruit is pickledwhen green and is very mild, andwhen mature is medium hot.Plants are perennial and somewhatfrost resistant, 4 feet tall and 4 feetwide. Incan Empire’s favorite pep-per, with up to 50-100 peppers perplant. Nice hot sauce made byblending with lime juice. (HS: 1,000d). PKT. $5

——Amarela Comprida (Long HotYellow) [Ah-ma-re-loh-wa com-pree-dah] (C. annuum) Banana-typehot yellow fruit 1-2" wide and 4"long turning red when fully ripe.Plants 2 feet tall and 2 feet wide.(HS: 222 f). PKT. $5.

——Anaheim (C. annuum) Pods 7"long and 1.5" wide, varies frommild to medium-hot. Originallyfrom New Mexico and brought toCalifornia by Emilio Carlos Ortegawho founded Ortega Chili Saucecompany in 1897. Nice for stuffingwhen red-ripe. Plant 2 feet tall and1.5 feet across. (HS: 25 f). PKT. $1.

——Ancho Mexican Large (C. annu-um) The really big Ancho, also

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Amarela Comprida

Aji Peruvian Orange

Anaheim

Ancho Mexican Large

called poblano and pasilla. Large,fairly hot pods used for stuffing ormaking ‘chilies con crema,’ heatedand layered with sour cream.Triangular fruit about 4-5" long and2-3" across with an indent aroundthe stem. Dark green turning redwhen ripe. (HS: 22 f) PKT. $2

——Barker (C. annuum) New Mexicoroasting pepper, used for stuffingor frying. Plants short, 1.5 feet talland fruit 6-8" long and 1-2" across,red when ripe. (HS: 170 f). PKT. $1

——Bhut Jolokia or Ghost pepperRough Craig’s Strain™ (C. chinense)Extremely hot pepper from India,fruit 1" wide and 2-3" long, turningred when ripe. Plants grow 5-7 feettall and 3-4 feet across, produces upto 1,000 fruit per plant. (Up to HS:60,000 d). PKT. (35 seeds) $2

——Biquinho Amarela (YellowBeak) [Bee-keen-you ah-ma-rel-oh-wa] (C. chinense) Tear-drop shapedyellow to orange habanero-type1/2" long and 1/3" wide, with hun-dreds of peppers per plant, agourmet pepper in Brazil. Plants 2feet tall and 2 feet wide. (HS: 1,680f) PKT. $5

——Biquinho Red (Red Beak) [Bee-keen-you red] (C. chinense) Redradish-shaped mild habanero-type0.2" long and 0.2" wide, producingmany peppers on plants 2 feet talland 2 feet wide. (HS: 350 f) PKT. $5

—---Bird-see Pequin, Tepin & Zimbabwe

——Bishops Cap Red (Cambuci orChapeau de Bispo) (C. baccatum)Mildly hot fruit 1" tall and 2"across, shrubs 4-6 feet tall. Makes anice crunchy pepper, picked eithergreen or red-ripe. Commercialproducts adds sugar to the pick-ling vinegar. (HS: 19 f) PKT. $5

——Bode Amarela (Yellow Goat)[Boh-gee ah-ma-re-loh-wah] (C. chi-nense) Round very hot yellow fruit1/2" across, on plants 2-3 feet tall,used for a variety of dishes with amedium to very hot flavor. (HS:N/R) PKT. $5

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Barker

Bhut Jolokia Rough -- fresh fruit

Bishop’s Capor Cambuci orChapeu de Bispo

BiquinhoAmarela

BiquinhoRed

BodeAmarela

Bode Red

——Bode Red (Red Goat) [Boh-geered] (C. chinense) Very spicy redcherry-shaped fruit 1/4" across, onplants 4 feet tall and 1.5 feet across,used for a variety of dishes andpickled. (HS: 1,570 f) PKT. $5

——Brazilian Starfish (C. baccatum)or Pitanga [Pee-tahn-gah]. Red fruit2" across, round with a unique star-shaped, great for pickling, asit sayscrisper than most peppers. Heatlevels mild. (HS: N/T) PKT. $5

——Catarina (C. annuum) Plants 2feet tall and 2 feet across, very pro-ductive. Fruit olive-shaped 1-2"long and 0.8" across, very hot likesome habanero varieties. (HS: 6,667d). PKT. $2

——Cayenne Long Slim (C. annuum)Plants 2 feet tall and 4 feet across.Fruit 4" long and 1" across, favoriteof the South for sauces and one ofthe most common peppers in theworld. (HS: 625 f). PKT. $1

——Chambray (C. annuum) Longthin red pods 2.5" long and 0.2"wide. Tall plants 4 feet tall and 2feet across. (HS: 1,500 f) PKT. $2

——Cheiro do Norte [Shay-do do nor-che] (“Northern scent”) (C. chinese)Hot yellow changing to peach coloras ripens, fruit 0.5-1" wide and 1.5"long, with a strong fruity scent,very hot. Plants 2 feet tall and 2 feetwide. (HS: 14,000 d). PKT. $5

——Cherry Large Hot (C. annuum)Plants 2-3 feet tall and 2 feet across,with upright fruits, producing 50-100 fruits per plant. Fruit round1.2" long and 1.6" across, ripeningto deep red. (HS: 125 f). PKT. $2

——Chihuil (C. annuum) Veryunusual pale yellow, almost trans-parent fruit 2.5"long and 0.6" wide,plants 2 feet tall and 3 feet wide,productive. (HS: 435 f) OUT

---—Chipotle --- see Jalapeño

---—Chocolate Champion --- seeCraig’s Chocolate Champion Hab.

——Costeño Amarillo (C. annuum)Rare Oaxacan pepper 0.6" x 2-2.5",yellow. (HS: <100 d). PKT. $2

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Cayenne Long Slim

Cherry Large Hot

Catarina

BrazilianStarfish

Chambray

Cheiro do Norte

Chihuil

CosteñoAmarillo

——Costeño Rojo (C. annuum) RareOaxacan pepper 0.8" x 2-3" redwhen ripe. (HS: 192 d). PKT. $2

——”Craig’s Chocolate Champion”™

Habanero (C. chinense) Plants 3-4feet tall and 2-3 feet across, but cangrow to 6 feet or more if monthlyfertilized. After a lab test of a com-posite of 10 dried peppers, produc-ing 1,662,000 Scovilles, the currentworld’s hottest pepper. Fruitripens to a deep chocolate color,about 2" long and 1-1/2" across.

This variety is NOT a cross or ahybrid, but is a “sport” which isthe method that Luther Burbankused to develop new carieties, orhow the French seedman Vilmorandeveloped the sugar beet in the1800s, and also the Navajo Indiansuse this method to produce thesweetest melons.

Eating the fresh or whole driedfruit can be dangerous to fatal,and the buyer is responsible for anyinjuries or deaths caused by its useor misuse, like pranks or contests.(HS: 150,000 d or 1,662,000 ScovilleUnits lab test). PKT. (35 seeds) $5

——Craig’s Little Kicker™ (C. annu-um ?) Plants 1-2 feet tall and 1-2 feetacross, a most cold tolerant peppergrown in containers and live formany years. Take indoors whennights go below freezing, fruit 1.2"x 1.2", red when ripe, fromGuatemala. (HS: 13,333 d). PKT.(35 seeds) $5

——Cubanelle. Plant 2 ft. tall and 4ft. across. Large, sweet fruit, goodfor stuffing, frying, and roasting.Fruit 3-6" long, 1.5-2" across red,thick, sweet flesh with a little bitewhen red-ripe. (HS: 1.5) PKT. $2

——Cumari do Para [Coo-mah-ree dopah-reh] (C. chinense) Bullet-shapedyellow fruit 1/2" long and 1/2"wide and upright, on small plants12" tall and 16" across, from theAmazon. (HS: 9,600 d). --OUT

——De Arbol or Tree chili (C. annu-um) Plants 4 feet tall and 4 feetacross, growing into small trees intropics. Pods 4" long and 1/2"across. (HS: 8,000 d). PKT. $1

——Dedo de Moca (Lady’s finger)[Day-ado de mo-sha] (C. baccatum)A nice pepper, stays crunchy whenpicked either green or red-ripe.Very popular in Brazilian dishes,medium hot, plants growing to 12

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De Arbol

Cubanelle

Costeño Rojo

Craig’sLittle

Kicker

Cumari do Para

Dedo de Moca

‘Craig’sChocolate

Champion’Habanero --The new

world’shottestpepper!

feet tall over time, the first yearplants 3 feet tall and 3 feet wide.Red fruit 2" long and 0.3" across.(HS: 900 f). PKT. $5

——Ghost pepper - see Bhut Jolokia

——Guajillo (C. annuum) Plants 3-4feet tall, high yielding, good fordrying, very popular, 6" long and1" wide. (HS: 1,300 d). PKT. $1

——Guajon (C. annuum) Beautifuldark red thin-walled fruit good fordrying, 4-5" long and 1" wide,plants 2 feet and and one foot wide.(HS: 144 f). PKT. $2

——Habanero Brazilian GiganteRed (C. chinese) Red, very hot hugefruit 1.8" wide and 3" long, maybethe biggest habanero fruit on theplanet. (HS: N/T). PKT. $5

——Habanero Caribbean Red (C.chinese) Red, very hot 1-1.5" wideand 2-2.5" long on compact plants1.5 feet tall and 2 feet wide. (HS:14,000 d). PKT. $5

——Habanero Caribbean Yellow (C.chinese) Yellow, very hot 1-1.5" wideand 2-2.5" long on compact plants1.5 feet tall and 2 feet wide. (HS:N/T). PKT. $5

——Habanero Bullet™ White (C.chinense) Earliest maturing of theHabanero group, white fruit jell-bean sized 0.4" wide x 0.6" long.Plants short and wide spreading,produce up to 1,000 fruit per plant!(HS: 23,000 d). PKT. (35 seeds) $2

——Habanero Chocolate (C. chi-nense) Plants 3 feet tall and 3 feetacross, produces 50-60 fruit perplant, 1-2 inches long and 1.2 inch-es wide. Chocolate color adds aunique flavor unmatched by anyother peppers. Very hot. (HS:18,600 D). PKT. $2

---—Habanero Chocolate Championsee Craig’s Chocolate Champion.

——Habanero Mustard (C. chinense)Plants 4 feet tall and 3 feet across.Extremely hot fruit 2" long and 1"wide, very wrinkled, orange whenripe. One of the world’s hottestpeppers. (HS: 17,300 d) PKT. $5

——Habanero Orange Brazilian (C.chinense) Plants 3-4 feet tall, highyielding, very popular, 2" long and1" wide. (HS: 13,800 d). PKT. $5

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HabaneroChocolate

HabaneroMustard

Habanero Caribbean

Red

Guajon

Habanero Bullet ™

Guajillo

——Habanero Orange Craig’sDeluxe™ (C. chinense) Plants 3 feettall and 4 feet across, prolific, with50-100 fruit per plant. Fruit 2" long,orange with apricot flavor. FromHavana, Cuba then the Yucatanand is now worldwide. Our specialselection. (HS: 16,800 d) PKT. $2

——Habanero Peach (C. chinense)Large plants 4 feet x 4 feet, peachcolored 1" x 3" extremely hot fruitthat ripening to orange, veryunusual (HS: 14,300 d). PKT. $5

—---”Hatch Chili” is NOT a particu-lar variety, but is any large-fruitedpepper grown in southern NewMexico, whose fresh green fruit areroasted, with mild to medium heatlevels --see Barker, Joe E. Parker,Numex Big Jim, and Sandia.

——Hawaiian Sweet Hot (C. annu-um) Plants 2-3 feet tall and 2 feetacross. Fruits 2.5-3" long and 0.8"across, thick flesh perfect for pick-ling. (HS: 1,667 f). PKT. (35 s) $5

——Jalapeño Grande Craig’s---seeSweet Peppers. Also called “Pizza”

——Jalapeño TAM mild (C. annuum)Typical jalapeño fruit, but 1/4 ashot, plants 3 feet tall, fruit 2.5" longx 1" wide, good flavor, eaten raw orpickled. (HS: 122 f). PKT. $1

——Jamaican Red (C. chinense)Classic triangular red fruit 1" longand 1.2" wide, plants 2-3 feet tall, 1-2 feet wide. (N/T). PKT. $5

——Jamaican Yellow (C. annuum)Also called Mushroom pepper, tri-angular yellow-orange fruit 1" longand 1.2" wide, plants 2 feet tall ,onefoot wide. (HS: 1,500 f). PKT. $5

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Hawaiian Sweet

Hot

Habanero Peach

Habanero OrangeCraig’s Deluxe™

HabaneroOrange

BrazilianJalapeño

TAMMild

JamaicanRed

JamaicanYellow

Japones

——Japones (C. frutescens) Hot pep-per used in Asian spicy dishes.Upright fruit on bushes 2 feet tall.Fruit, 2" long and 1/4" wide, inclusters of 6-8 upright pods (HS:16,000 d) PKT. $1

——Joe E. Parker (C. annuum)Excellent roasting or drying pep-per, fruit 6-8" long, 1.5-2" wide.Plants upright, 2-3 feet tall, andpods of the largest of the NewMexico types. (HS: 53 f) PKT. $1

——Malagueta [Mah-lah-geh-tah](C. frutescens) “National” pepper ofBrazil, a small-fruited form ofTabasco, growing to 12 feet tall ormore, and in the first year a smallbush 18" tall and 18" across, workswell in containers. As fruit ripens,changes from yellow to orange tored 1.5" long and 0.3" wide. (HS:8,000 f). PKT. $5

——Manzano or Rocoto Orange (C.pubescens) Multiple vines 6-25 feetlong that can be trained on wires ina greenhouse or in a frost-free area.Square 2" fruits orange when ripe,unique blue flowers and blackseeds.

Three-year old plants can pro-duce 500-1,000 lbs. fruit per plant.Flowers may need hand pollinationto set fruit. Hot, unique, juicy.

Makes a lovely pickled product.Can take some frost, but if protect-ed, can live many years. (HS: 500 f).PKT. (35 seeds) $2

——Manzano Red (C. pubescens)Tallest pepper plant on earth,growing 17 feet tall and more withsupport. Red-fruited form of thevariety. World’s most productivepeppers, when plants are protectedfrom frost. Long vines are grownand trained like grapes. Grow yourown plant and beat the World’sRecord, and get listed in Guinness!(HS: 600 f) PKT. (35 seeds) $2

——Mulato (C. annuum) or BlackAncho. Plants 2 feet tall and 2 feetacross, black version of the anchoor stuffing pepper. Triangularshaped pods 4-8" long and 2-3"across, red-brown to black whenmature. (HS: 135 f). PKT. $2

——Murupi Great [Moo-roo-peh] (C.chinense) Several different Murupipeppers are in Brazil, and this hasunusual wrinkled red fruit 3" longand 0.6" wide. Maybe related toBhut Jolokia, good heat level. Smallplants grow well in containers only18" tall. (HS: 9,900 d). PKT. $5

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Manzano Red

Malagueta

Joe E. Parker

World’sTallest

pepper,growing

17 feettall and

more!

Mulato

Murupi GreatManzano

Orange

——New Mexico 6-4 (C. annuum)Plants 2 feet tall and 2 feet across,the mildest of the heirloom NewMexico “Hatch” pepper varieties,pods 4-5" long and 2.5" across, forroasting green or making chilipowder. (HS: 3 f). PKT. $1

——Numex Big Jim (C. annuum)“Hatch” variety, plants are dwarfonly 2 feet tall and one foot across.Huge fruit, picked green, roastedand frozen, 6-8" long and 2 across.(HS: 238 f) PKT. $1

——Onza Orange (C. annuum) Fruitbright orange 3.2" long and 0.5"wide very mild, plants 3 feet talland 2 feet wide. (HS: 3 f) PKT. $2

——Onza Rojo (C. annuum) Plants 2feet tall and one foot across, relatedto serrano but is 50 times hotter,fruit orange-red 1.5-2.5" long and0.8" across. (HS: 8,000 d) PKT. $2

——Pasilla or Poblano—see Anchoor Mexican Negro

——Peito de Moca [Pay-to de Moh-sah] (Lady’s breast) (C. baccatum)Red, breast-shaped fruit 0.8" longand 0.6" wide. Plants 4 feet tall, and2 feet across. When pickled, stayscrisp. (HS: 480 f). PKT. $5

——Pequin or Prin-kee-new (C.annuum) Wild bird chili, now culti-vated, bush 4 ft. and 3 feet across,only 1/2" long and 1/6" across,upright. Favorite in Thailand,where its extreme heat and distinc-tive flavor is valued, usually driedand smoked (HS: 21,000 d). PKT. $2

——Peter Pepper (C. annuum)Unusual penis-shaped fruit select-ed by the Alfey family in Knoxville,Tennessee, the red fruit is 1" acrossand 4" long, plants 2 feet tall and 2feet across. (HS: 500 f). PKT. $5

——Piaozinho [Peh-you-zing-you](Spinning-top guy) (C. chinense)Originally from northern Brazil,medium-hot top-shaped fruit 1"long and 0.6" wide. Plants grow to2-4 feet or more, pickled, made intosauces, and used fresh for chickendishes like Xinxim [shee-shehm]and fish. (HS: 1,700 f). PKT. $5

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Pequin

Peito de Moca

Peterpepper

Onza Rojo

Onza Orange

NumexBigJim

Piaozinho

New Mexico 6-4

Puya

——Puya (C. annuum) Plants 3-4 feettall and 3 feet across. Long pods 2-6" and 0.7" wide chili related toGuajillo. (HS: 1,250 d). PKT. $1

——Sandia (Hot Anaheim) (C. annu-um) Plants 2 feet tall, and 1.5 feetacross. Fruit 4-5" long and 1.5"wide, for drying and salsa. Fruitsdry on plants. (HS: 42 f). PKT. $1

——Scotch Bonnet Tobago Red (C.chinense) Plants 3 feet tall and 3 feetwide, with 150-200 round to longred fruit ranging from 3/4" x 3/4"wide to 1" x 2" long. Fast maturing,very hot. (HS: 12,600 d) --OUT

——Serrano (C. annuum x pubescens)Unusual pepper and very old vari-ety, could be an interspecies hybridbetween Annuum and Pubescens.Plant 3 feet tall and 4 feet across,with hanging fruit. Fruit cylindricalabout 1-2.2" long and 1/2" across,very popular for salsa and gua-camole. (HS: 1,250 f) PKT. $1

——Tabasco (C. frutescens) Plants 3-4feet tall and 2-3 feet across, multi-ple branches at base. The Tabasco

pepper of Louisiana, turning fromyellow to bright red, 1" long and1/4" across, upright plants andmake a fine hot sauce. Each plantcan produce up to 400-500 fruitsper plant. (HS: 3,300 d) PKT. $2

—-Tepin, wild desert bush pepper(C. annuum v. aviculare) Wild plantfrom desert of Mexico lives for 35-50 years if kept warm in winter.Perennial bushes 3 feet tall and 4feet wide the first year, with multi-ple branches from the base.

Round fruit 1/4" across, produces1,000-1,500 fruit per plant. Ripensfrom purple to green to red, andfruit comes off stem when ripe.

Can be grown indoors in a potoverwinter, or outdoors in Texas,So. California, Florida, or Hawaii.

Takes 200 days from setting outplants to mature red ripe fruit.Seeds can take 3-4 weeks to germi-nate at 85°F. soil temp. (HS: range20,000-64,000 d) PKT. $2

—-Tepin, Dried Flakes for eating.With seeds removed, make flakesabout twice as hot as the wholedried pods. One of the world’srarest peppers, because it is not cul-tivated, and all fruit is harvestedfrom wild plants in the Mexicandesert. Fruit round 0.3" across.Can be put into a black pepper milland ground onto food. One Ounce$8, or 4 Ounces $20, 5 ounces $25,1/2 Pound $35, One Pound $60 -Shipped Free to USA and Canada.

——Trinidad Scorpion Craig’sDeluxe™ (C. chinense) Plantsshould be 5 feet tall by mid-Augustif fertilized monthly with bonemeal and liquid fish fertilizer, andover six feet by the end of the year.Unique pepper pods shape, with a

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ScotchBonnetTobago

Red

Serrano

Tabasco

SandiaTepín,

wilddesertbush

pepper(lifesize)

scorpion-tail at the end. Shape isvariable and fruit can trendtowards the Ghost pepper shapes.

This pepper is extremely danger-ous, and wear latex gloves and amask when cutting fresh or driedfruit. Buyer assumes all responsi-bility for the safe use and handlingof this pepper. (HS: Up to 144,000d). PKT. (35 seeds) $5

——Zimbabwe Bird (C. frutescens)Beautiful round plant 8-12" tall and1-2 feet across, very prolific. Podsare upright, triangular, 3/4" longand 1/4" across. A bird pepperfrom Africa, doing well in a con-tainer. (HS: 5,600 d) PKT. $2

PEPPER SEED COLLECTIONSCollections of our peppers groupedinto the hottest ones, the favorites ofour customers, and others.

Each collection contains one packetof each variety listed. The varietiesmarked with an asterisk* contain 35seeds, otherwise all seed packetscontain 100 seeds.

Prices include postage to USA,Canada, and Mexico. We cannotship pepper seeds to EU Countries,the UK, New Zealand or Australia.

Collection No. 1 - Top 5 World’sHottest, the “Seven Wonders of theWorld”: Bhut Jolokia Rough*,Craig’s Chocolate Champion™*,Hab. Bullet White, Pequin, andTrinidad Scorpion Craig’s™* PRICE$22 postpaid.

Collection No. 2 - Top 7 Customer’sfavorites: AJi Yellow, Bishops Cap,Caribbean Red Habanero, CaribbeanYellow Habanero, Craig’s ChocolateChampion, and Manzano Red.PRICE $26 postpaid.

Colllection - 14 “Going Away” pep-pers in 2021: USDA made strictimport rules, so probably will not beable to get 14 peppers from Mexicofor the 2021 catalog--stock up whilethey are hot! PRICE $35 postpaid.

PUMPKINS (Cucurbita)North American crop for 11,000years, annual vines, fruits madeinto pies or carved into JackO’Lanterns. High protein seeds areeaten roasted and flowers fried.

Sow seed when nights above50°F, in hills in full sun and richsoil, planting 3-4 seeds per hill andspacing hills 3-4 feet apart. Thinhills to the 1-2 strongest plants.

To produce the largest pump-kins--let one or two fruit developper vine and bury vine 1-2" deepevery foot or two along its length toform roots.

——Dill’s Atlantic Giant (C. maxima)(110-125 days) World’s largestpumpkin, weighing 1,200-2,000+pounds, winning pumpkin con-tests every year, and fruit up to 3feet by 4 feet. PKT. (20 seeds) $5

——Sugar Pie (C. pepo) The old fash-ioned variety selected for makingpies, 6 inches tall and 6 inchesacross, 5-10 pounds, fine textured,

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Zimbabwe Bird

TrinidadScorpionCraig’sDeluxe™

Carving Atlantic Giant in Half Moon Bay

and sweet, great for pies. Vines 5feet long. PKT. (35 seeds) $1

RADISH Cherry Belle (Raphanus)Originated in Europe in ancienttimes. Space seeds 1" apart thinnedto 2" apart. Roots cylindrical, 1"wide and 2" long, red, crisp, juicywith a nice amount of bite. PKT. $1

SQUASH (Cucurbita pepo)Annual vines native to the NorthAmerica and grown since 7,000B.C. These are grown for eatingsteamed, fried or thinly sliced rawinto salads. Grow in a sunny spot,space 3 feet apart.

Naples farmers bred “zucchini”,usually a bush plant. Picking fruitcontinuously when young, stimu-lates the plant to produce profuse-ly for several months.

——Bennings Green Tint BushScallop (C. pepo) (55 days) Bushplants with pale green fruit 1" thickand 2-3" across, with a scallopedge. Heavy yields, with a sweet,mild flavor. PKT. (40 seeds) $2

——Golden Summer Crookneck (C.pepo) (55 days) Bush plants withlight-yellow curve-necked fruit,picked young, sweet, mild flavor.Pick frequently. PKT. (40 seeds) $2

——Kumi Kumi (C. pepo) Favoritesquash of New Zealand, a Maorivariety round to long with distinc-tive ribs, eaten like zucchini whenyoung, and baked like wintersquash when mature. Big vines.PKT. (25 seeds) $2

——Romanesco Zucchini (C. pepo)Bush plants, very compact, 3 feettall and 3 feet across. Fruit verylong and narrow, usually pickedyoung when under 8 inches long,including the flowers. Still sweetand tender at its maximum lengthof two feet. PKT. (20 seeds) $2

——Spaghetti Squash (C. pepo) Ovalfruits 4-6" wide and 6-12" long, yel-low when mature, can be steamed,boiled or baked When baking,puncture skin with a fork before cook-ing! Spaghetti-like strands inside,very mild. Vines to 6 feet long, pro-ductive. Fruits will keep formonths. PKT. (50 seeds) $2

——Zucchini Striato D’Italia (C.pepo) The original selection of zuc-chini, developed in Naples in the1700s. Plants very compact, andearly, 2 feet tall and 3 feet across.Fruit dark green and light greenstriped fruit, very tender, sweetand not bitter. PKT. (50 seeds) $2.50

TOMATO (Lycopersicon esculentum)Tender perennial originally fromSouth America, taken to Europe inthe 1500s. Sow seed indoors inspring. Plant seedlings out whennights are above 50°F, in full sun,spacing four feet apart. These heir-loom varieties need stakes or toma-to cages for support.

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Benning’s Green Tint Bush Scallop

Spahetti Squash

Kumi KumiSquash

——Red Cherry. Ancient varietywith small round fruit on a vine,very easy to grow. PKT. $1

——Zapotec Indian (80 days) Largeusual ribbed red fruit, from theZapotec Indians of Mexico, maybethe oldest large-fruited strain stillgrown. Excellent flavor. PKT. $2

WATERMELON (Citrullus vulgaris)Annual vine from tropical Africa, afavorite summertime fruit. Vinesneed room to spread, and manureworked into the soil helps fruit pro-duction. Sow seed when nights areabove 50°F, with 3-4 seeds in hills 6feet apart, and thin to the strongestseedling per hill. Plants in full sunand keep constantly moist.

——Allsweet (90-100 days) Fruit 7"by 18" with dark green stripes, fewsmall seeds. PKT. (40 seeds) $1

——Calsweet (90-100 days) Fruit 18"by 20" dark green with light greenstripes, bright-red flesh, developedin the 1970s. PKT. (40 seeds) $1

——Crimson Sweet. (90-100 days)Fruit 10" by 12", weighs 25 pounds,deep red sweet flesh, few seeds,from 1964. PKT. (40 seeds) $1

——Dixie Sweet (90-100 days) Fruitdark green with light green stripes,fruit 12" by 16", bright scarlet fleshand almost seedless, developed in1935. PKT. (40 seeds) $1

——Jubilee (90-100 days) Fruit 11 x22 inches, 25-40 pounds, dark greenstripes, sweet red flesh. PKT. (40seeds) $1

——Kleckly Sweet (90-100 days)Fruit with sweet, deep red fleshintroduced in 1897, still a favorite.PKT. (40 seeds) $1

——Sugar Baby (90-100 days) Fruitround 7-8" in diameter, 6-12pounds, developed in 1959 to fit inthe refrigerator. PKT. (40 seeds) $1

——Tendersweet Orange (90-100days) Fruit 12" by 18", sweet deeporange flesh. PKT. (40 seeds) $1

BASIL (Ocimum basilicum)Annual originally from Asia, freshleaves used in soups, sauces, sal-ads, or making pesto. Start seedsindoors and seedlings planted infull sun in the garden. Grown inthe garden, or on a window sill.

——Genovese. Most popular basilgrown in Italy, plants 2 feet tall andleaves 2-3" long and 1.25" wide,very fragrant and tasty. PKT. $1

CORIANDER or Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum) Annualfrom China, fresh leaves used inchili salsa and other Mexican dish-es. Easy to grow, likes moisture.and shade, plus cold nights helpgermination. Fertilize frequently to

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Watermelon Sugar Baby

Coriander orCilantro

keep producing leaves and notbolting. Sowing for flowers, bringsbeneficial insects to control pests.

——Slow-Bolting. Very slow to bolteven in hot weather, key whengrowing for the leaves. PKT. $1

PAPALO (Porophyllum coloratum)Fast-growing mild strain. CalledPapaloquelite by the Aztecs, used insince ancient times. Fresh greenleaves are chopped and add a dis-tinctive spicy cilantro-like flavor.Plants 2-3 feet tall and one footacross and easy to grow like basil,and can be cut several times. If youenjoy cilantro, try its stronger fla-vor with a citrus-lime hint. PKT.$5, OZ. $35, 1/4 lb. $110.

PARSLEY—see in Vegetable Section

CALIFORNIA POPPY (Eschscholziacalifornica) California’s stateflower. Plants are 1-2 feet tall, easi-ly grown in any soil, sown in earlyspring, and mix seeds with pottingsoil and sow in weed-free areas.Flowers are pollen source forinsects and seeds are loved bydoves. Sown around peppers willhelp fruit production. Golden.PKT. $1, Oz. $5, Four Ounces $20,1/2 lb. $30, One Lb. $50 postpaid

GOURD Luffa Sponge (Luffa cylin-drica) (90 days) Climbing vinesgrown like a cucumber, producing1-2 foot long fruit. When mature,the fruit’s dried skin is removed,and inside is a fibrous sponge,wonderful in the bath--makes yourskin tingle. PKT. (30 seeds) $2

GRAIN BROWN TEFF (Eragrostis)Smallest-seeded grain crop, highprotein and fiber, native toEthiopia, where it is made into asourdough flatbread “injara” andbeer. Easily grown, small grainstake less fuel to cook. PKT. $1

MORNING GLORY Heavenly Blue(Ipomoea tricolor) Tall annualclimbing vines 4-10 feet long, easyto grow and beautiful flowers,from tropical America. Sow in thegarden when nights are 50°Fdegrees, and give poles or stringsfor vines to climb. PKT. $2

SAGE WHITE (Salvia apiana) orGrandfather. Perennial fragrantshrub with white flowers and asagebrush scent. Incense burnedfor purification ceremonies, nativeto coastal California, plants 3 feettall and 6 feet wide. Start seeds ina pot of potting soil in shade andexpect no more than 10-30% germi-nation. Transplant into garden at 2-3 inches tall, or into containers.Protect from hard frost. PKT. $5

SUNFLOWERS (Helianthus)Easy to grow, children love them,and wild birds love eating theirseeds and very nice as cut flowers.

——Black Stripe (80 days) Yellowsunflower, plants 3-4 feet tall and

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PAPALOthe originalcilantro ofthe Aztecs

Morning GloryHeavenly Blue

heads 4" across whose seeds areenjoyed by both children and birds.The perfect size for a small garden.Hopi Indians used the seed hulls asdye for cloth and baskets. PKT. $1

——Indian Blanket (80 days) Plants5-6 feet tall with light yellow flow-ers, 4-6" across, with multiple flow-ers per stem, vary in size. PKT. $1

SWEETGRASS -- Bison Grass,Vanilla grass, or Zubrowka.

——Hierochloe odorata. Perennialnative to both North America andEurope, with underground runnersand rarely produces viable seeds.Leaves grow 40" or more. Driedand braided, used as sacred incenseand for baskets on both continents.

As leaves dry, develop a strongvanilla-like scent and are scentlesswhen fresh. Also used for scentedsoaps and as a mosquito repellant.

Sweetgrass needs constant mois-ture and full sun. Needs sandy orloamy and never clay soils, and tobe fertilized once a month duringthe growing season with bloodmeal, bone meal, and liquid fish.

Each plant grows to cover aboutone square foot at the end of oneseason, yielding about 1-3 braids.Plants shipped to the USA only.

One free dried sample, is sentwhen you order plants. Orders aretaken year-round, shipped at theproper planting time for yourarea. Plants individually packaged.

——REGULAR Sweetgrass plants Originally from Canada, this is thestandard strain found growingwild in North America.

Prices: $16 each, 3/$32, 6/$42,10/$65, 15/$99, 20/$125 --ShippingFree via Priority Mail.

— — S U P E R S H A M A N I S T I C ™plants Special selection, grows 3-5times faster than the regular strain.Maximum leaf length is 41.5" long.

Prices: $18 each, 3/$36, 6/$48,10/$75, 15/$110, 20/$140- ShippingFree via Priority Mail.

2020 Sweetgrass SHIP DATES:Best to ship when your nightsare 50°F or higher in your area.Please choose one of these dates,and add it to your order, when youwant to receive your plants. Pleaseorder 2 months in advance of yourchosen ship date-- April 12, 26,May 3, 10, 17, 24, June 5, 12, 19,July 9, 23, August 9, 23, Sept.13, 27, October 4 and 18.

—Dried Bulk sweetgrass leaves.1/2 pound bundles. Available onlyJune-Sept. DRIED leaves (1 to1.5feet long) $50. Shipping Free.

More sweetgrass planting details atwww.ecoseeds.com/sweetgrassinfo.html

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TELEPHONE: (650) 325-7333Call between 10 A.M. and 4 P.M.,Monday through Saturday. Closed onSunday and holidays. If you arecalling from the East Coast orOverseas, please note that you arethree hours or more hours ahead!

Charge for CatalogThe catalog is free for USA,Canada and Mexico customers---elsewhere the charge is US$2 andyou can send US currency.Making a seed order from any-where worldwide, you will auto-matically will receive next year’scatalog free when it is completed.

WHOLESALE BULK PRICESPrices for bulk seeds can be found onthe internet, or you can call for aquote. See www. ecoseeds.com

YOUR NAME & MAILING LISTS?We do not sell or rent the names andaddresses of our customers to anyone,nor do we buy mailing lists or insertother firms’ advertising into our ownmailing. We consider your businesswith us confidential, and your privacyof incalculable value.

FREE SEEDS FOR KIDS Parents! When you place an order andif there are any young gardeners inthe family, we can send them twopackets of seeds for their garden. Please have them write us their seedrequest themselves, enclose twounused first class postage stamps forpostage costs, and send their requestalong with your order. Or if you arecalling in or faxing in your order add$1, or mailing in from outside theUSA, please add $2 for postage costs.

Storing Seeds: In RefrigeratorSeeds are best stored in the refrigera-tor, not frozen, in a ziplock freezerbag, and will keep for years that way.When you are going to use seed, takethem out of the refrigerator the nightbefore, to allow seeds to get to roomtemperature before opening the bag.They can stay viable for 10-20 years.

CATALOG SUPPLEMENTwww.ecoseeds.com/supplement.htmllists any seeds that we get during theyear that are not in the regular catalog,or very rare seeds that are availableonly in limited quantities. Free list.

BACKORDERSWe do not backorder single packets.We will backorder sweetgrass plantsuntil the selected shipping time, sowhen you order sweetgrass, pleaseindicate what ship date you desire.

CREDIT NOTEAny balance of your order may berefunded with a credit note, alongwith a return envelope. You can usethe credit note for a future order, orsend it back for a check refund.

POSTPAID, what does it mean? Prices include postage to all U.S.A.,Canada and Mexico customers for allitems except packets. Postage isincluded for pepper seed collectionsounces, quarter pounds, half pound,pounds, and sweetgrass plants.

Postage and packing rates for cus-tomers ordering from overseas are inthe inside front cover.

HOW MANY SEEDS IN A PACKET??There are at least 100 seeds in a pack-et for all items, unless it is otherwisenoted in the catalog. Exceptions aresome corns, cucumbers, melons, rarepeppers, pumpkins, squashes, water-melon, and gourds which contain 20-80 seeds per packet.

No fungicide - None of the seeds inour catalog are treated with fungicide.

NO HYBRIDS or GMOsNONE of our seeds are geneticallymodified (GMO), genetically engi-neered, or hybrids. All of our seedsare open-pollinated or “non-hybrid”and can be saved from year-to-year byharvesting seeds from your garden.

By saving your own seeds from yearto year, you can develop interestingnew selections and varieties. Forexample, picking the first maturingtomato, melon, or pepper produced inyour garden, and saving those seeds,you can select an earlier and earliermaturing variety over time.