Historically, seed companies were generally small, often family-run businesses. Because they were regionally based, they could focus on varieties well-suited to the local environment. A Pacific Northwest company, for example, would specialize in different cultivars than a company based in the Southeast. However the absorption of these small, independent seed businesses into large multinationals, combined with the advancement of biotechnology resulting...

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Noted for its tall, productive vines and succulent pods that can be eaten at any stage. Delicious raw, steamed, stir-fried, or frozen.

Gorgeous trumpet-shaped deep purple flowers that open in the morning to reveal a red star in it's throat. Hardy climbing vines can grow up to 15 feet.

Compact, bushy annual with sunny yellow blossoms. Great for containers or mass planting. Flowers early and all summer long. Heat tolerant.

Orange carrot, grown for it's sweet crisp flavor. Rounded at both the root and the tip.

Vibrantly-colored, this medium-sized, meaty tomato is one of the best for flavor and texture. A good balance of acidic and sweet. Great slicing tomato

A native of Mexico and Central America; this annual produces masses of 2"-3" brilliant, red orange blloms from summer to late fall. Butterflies are strongly attracted to the explosion of color.

New kuroda carrot is sugary sweet and the textrue is ultra-fine grained. New kuroda have hardy roots that can power through tough soil and heat.