2025 SEED LIST
TOMATOES
This year I’m organizing the tomatoes by how many days to harvest from the day they are transplanted outside. Of course this is just an estimate depending on where you are growing them and other conditions. In the past, I’ve organized by color only, but wanted to get a better representation this year of early, mid, and late tomatoes. In the past, I’ve grown too many late tomatoes forcing me to wait all season.
New varieties for me are in RED
CHERRY TOMATOES-all cherry tomatoes are EARLY SEASON varieties
Black Cherry-black-65-75 days to harvest
Super Sweet 100– red-cherry-65 days to harvest
Sungold-yellow–58 days to harvest
EARLY SEASON
Large Barred Boar-bicolor-65 days to harvest
MID-SEASON
Black Sea Man-black/purplish-75 days to harvest
Cherokee Carbon-Black/purple-75 days to harvest
Cherokee Purple-brick color-75 days to harvest
Pantano Romanesco-Red-70-75 days to harvest
Juane Flamme-orange-70 days to harvest
Paul Robeson-black/brick color-75 days to harvest
LATE SEASON
Lucky Cross-yellow-74 days to harvest
Big Zac-red-80 days to harvest
Virginia Sweet-yellow bi-color-80 days to harvest
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OTHER VEGGIES
BEANS
W3 WILLIAM WOYS WEAVER (grow seeds for germination for rare seeds)
NEW! Frijoles Violettas d Leon-semi-pole
NEW! Kriiger’s Speckled Caseknife-pole
NEW! True Red Cranberry-pole
NEW! White Dutch Caseknife-pole
Chartreuse Scarlet Runner Bean-I grow this for it’s beauty but you could eat it to.
SUMMER SQUASH
Rugosa Friulana-Does not attract squash bugs as much as other varieties of summer squash in my garden. These produce an abundance of light yellow, “warty” fruit. They aren’t beautiful, but they taste great. Doesn’t get watery when cooked. This is the most common zucchini in the markets of Venice in summer.
WINTER SQUASH
Waltham Butternut-Does not attract squash bugs as much as other varieties.
PEPPERS
Lava Red-(not the small hot lava red)-a variety of Corno D’ Toro/sweet-thick wall
Habanada-from US/hybrid/100 days to harvest/sweet-thin wall
Jimmy Nardello– from Italy/80-90 days to harvest/sweet-thin wall
Calabrian Caviar-from Italy/7-100 days to harvest/sweet-thick wall
Piquillo Lodosa-from Spain/Basque/75 days to harvest/sweet-thin wall
Poblano-from Mexico//65-80 days to harvest/mild heat-thick wall
NEW! Criolla de Cocina-from Nicaragua-78 days to harvest-sweet-thin wall
NEW! Doux D’ Espagne-from /Spain/75 days to harvest/sweet-thick wall
CUCUMBERS-FRESH EATING
Poona Kheera-our favorite fresh eating-never bitter
CUCUMBERS-PICKLING
Bothsby Blonde-good for Bread n butter pickles/sweet pickle relish
CAULIFLOWER- Cheddar-Orange variety
KOHLRABI-white
SUMMER/FALL LETTUCES–Summer Crisp lettuce (called Batavians)
Salanova-Batavian-red and green
Jester-Bataviam
Joker-Bataviam
SPINACH
Carmel-early
Escalade-summer
CHARD
Ruby chard
Argentata-white stems-most cold hardy
Orange chard
RADISHES
French Breakfast
radish
Watermelon radish
CARROTS
Dragon purple
Atomic Red
BEETS
Cylindra
Badger Flame
Chiogga
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2023 SEED LIST
TOMATOES
This year I’m organizing the tomatoes by how many days to harvest from day transplanted outside. Of course this is just an estimate depending on where you are growing them and other conditions. In the past, I’ve organized by color only, but wanted to get a better representation this year of early, mid, and late tomatoes. In the past, I’ve grown too many late tomatoes forcing me to wait all season. New varieties for me are in RED
CHERRY TOMATOES
Ruthje-red pointy-as sweet as Sungold-65 days to harvest
Moby dwarf (trial)-yellow-63 days to harvest
Black Cherry-black-65-75 days to harvest
Fruity-cherry-red-65 days to harvest
EARLY SEASON
Large Barred Boar-bicolor-65 days to harvest
Goliath-red-65 days to harvest
Large Barred Boar-bicolor-65 days to harvest
MID-SEASON
Black Sea Man-black/purplish-75 days to harvest
Cherokee Carbon-Black/purple-75 days to harvest
Cherokee Purple-brick color-75 days to harvest
Marmanade-Red-67 days to harvest
Juane Flamme-orange-70 days to harvest
Paul Robeson-black/brick color-75 days to harvest
LATE SEASON
Lucky Cross-yellow-74 days to harvest
Big Zac-red-80 days to harvest
Virginia Sweet-yellow bi-color-80 days to harvest
Goldman’s Italian American-red paste-85 days to harvest
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OTHER VEGGIES
BEANS
WILLIAM WOYS WEAVER (grow bean seeds for stock)
Big Red Ripper-dry vining cowpea
NEW! Rouge de Paris-dry bush bean
NEW! Six Nations-dry bush bean
NEW! Landreth-stringless dry bush bean
NEW! Early Mohawk-dry bean
NEW! Wild Pigeon-dry beanBEANS-DRY–great in soups or stews
GREEN BEAN-Fresh eating
Emerite–Elegant French “haricot verts” pole beans with especially pencil thin bean pods
SUMMER SQUASH
Rugosa Friulana-Does not attract squash bugs as much as other varieties of summer squash in my garden, but still some. These produce an abundance of light yellow, “warty” fruit. They aren’t beautiful, but they taste great. Doesn’t gets watery when cooked. This is the most common zucchini in the markets of Venice in summer.
WINTER SQUASH
Waltham Butternut-Does not attract squash bugs as much as other varieties in my garden, but still some.
PEPPERS
Lava Red-sweet
Habanada-sweet
Jimmy Nardello-sweet
NEW! Piquillo Lodosa-sweet
NEW! Ancient Sweet-sweet pepper
NEW! Calabrian Caviar-sweet-1
Poblano-mild heat-1
NEW! Chilhuacle Negro-mild-med heat-1
NEW! Mulato Isleño-mild heat-1
NEW! Mulatto-mild to med heat-1
CUCUMBERS-FRESH EATING
Poona Kheera-our favorite fresh eating cuke to eat-never bitter
CUCUMBERS-PICKLING
Parisian-good for cornichon pickles
Bothsby Blonde-good for Bread n butter pickles
PEAS
Snow Pea
CAULIFLOWER
Cheddar-Orange variety
Freedom-white variety
KOHLRABI-purple
WINTER/SPRING LETTUCES
Santoro–butterhead
Yugoslavian Red-butterhead
Salanova-butterhead-red and green
SUMMER/FALL LETTUCES-Summer Crisp lettuce (called Batavians)
Salanova-Batavia-red and green
Jester- Batavia
Joker- Batavia
ARUGULA
Astro
Rocket
SPINACH
Carmel-early
NEW! Escalade-summer
CHARD
Ruby
Argentata-white stems-most cold hardy
NEW! Orange Chard
KALE
Toscana
Blue Curled Scotch
RADISHES
French Breakfast
Watermelon radish
CARROTS
NEW! Dragon purple
Atomic Red
BEETS
Cylindra
Badger Flame
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PERENNIAL FRUIT (These already exist in gardens)
RASPBERRY
Polana
BLACKBERRY
Triple Crown (thornless)
SALMONBERRY
HONEYBERRY
BLACK CURRANTS
STRAWBERRIES (June bearing)
GRAPE
Himrod-green table grape seedless
APPLES
Granny Smith
Golden Delicious
Braeburn
HOPS-Fuggles
giantveggiegardener 
I AM LOOKING FOR FREE PUMPIN SEEDS TO GROW CAN YOU HELP? MY AFFRESS 9145 LOT 3 THERESE LANE MENTOR,OHIO 44060 PLEASE EMAIL ME ABOUT THIS THANKYOU
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Can you provide me with a site to buy pumpkin seeds that produce large pumpkins for NM?
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Hi-
I joined Rocky Mountain Giant Vegetable Growers organization up in Colorado. For all members they give you a packet of giant seeds of pumpkins, squash, long gourds, etc. Since they are in our neighbor state, they have similar growing conditions, climate and soil and I have had better luck growing their seeds than ones I’ve purchased through other growers. You can google them and connect that way.
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I saw one of your posts on Calabacita Squash … I order my calabacita seeds from bontanicalinterests.com. I came across your post as I am trying to figure out why my squash plants are blossoming but the blossoms fall off and I am not getting any squash. Looks like there may be a pollination problem … but I have tons of bees, so …?
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Is it hot where you are? It’s possible that the pollination won’t take even if there are lots of bees when it is over 90 degrees. Blossoms can fall off or squash can stop growing, turn yellow and be stunted.
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I purchased “Giant Marrow Squash” like the ones in your pictures and out of 10 seeds only one germinated? I have had lots of luck with the rest of my garden, Any ideas? -or- Might you have some Marrow Seeds you can spare or I can purchase from you?
Thank You and Great job! You have some monster veggies and some great pic’s!
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I only have a few left so can’t spare any this year but if you let your marrow produce fruit, you can get your own from the giant marrows and it might be more aclimated to your area for next year.
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Thanks, I just ordered some more Marrow seeds from P&P seed. Wish me luck maybe I will have better luck “this go around”
Gabe,
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Good Luck Gabe!
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I love to watch your garden grow. You inspire me to become a great gardener.
I can’t wait until pumpkin season, you are the only other person I know that loves to grow giants in NM.
Your LG seed looks very promising. I am going to try one for the first time this year.
I can only grow 1 pumpkin, under a tree 250sq foot patch no soil test, so I hope it works out.
good luck this year, I hope you grow a monster.
Olin Z
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Hi Olin! Good to hear from you! Yes I’m getting ready to plant giant pumpkins this year and hope it goes better than last year. I noticed at the state fair your’s was smaller last year than your behemoth the year before. My biggest reached only 178 lbs last year after having to restart since a squirrel ate my biggest plant before we even got flowers. I didn’t even take it to the state fair. It’s exciting to know someone else is into growing giant pumpkins here in NM too! Good Luck this year and let me know how it’s going once in a while. May you also grow a monster!
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Hi wondering where to purchase the “greenie” seeds. We have a small pumpkin stand here in MN and we think it would be fun to plant some for display. Thank you. PJ
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Are you selling any giant pumpkin seeds? From the one that tastes like melon?
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Hi- Are you in Santa Fe area? Because I’m giving some away at the Home Grown Seed Exchange this year on Wed. March 18 from 4-6 at Frenchy’s Park in their barn. It is on Agua Fria and Osage intersection. If you can’t make it I can send you some but hope you can make it as the Seed Exchange is a great way to pick up veggie, herb and some flower seeds-all free. If you happen to have any seeds that you want to bring that would be great but is not required to get free seeds.
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Hey Nancy,
I am not in the Santa Fe area, nor am I selling any pumpkin seeds. Sorry….
Best of luck this growing season, I liked seeing the fair entries and your giant veggies from the years past. “Nice work”
Gabe,
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