Heirloom Big Max Pumpkin Seeds (9g) by Patriot Seeds

Heirloom Small Sugar Pumpkin Seeds (4g) Your family is sure to love these 100% heirloom Small Sugar Pumpkin seeds. Growing Small Sugar Pumpkins to their full potential requires a few key steps: Sun & Space – Ensure ample sunlight and space for your pumpkins to flourish. Planting – In warm, fertile soil and after frost danger has passed, plant groups of 3 to 6 seeds about 1 inch deep and 4 to 6 feet apart. Germination – Expect seedlings to surface within 7 to 14 days. Thinning – When seedlings reach 1 to 2 inches in height, thin them down to the strongest 2 to 3 per group. Size Focus – To grow extra-large pumpkins, allow only one fruit per plant to mature. Heirloom Small Sugar Pumpkin Seeds Planting Instructions When it's time to harvest your Sugar Small Pumpkins, follow these simple guidelines: Harvest Time – The pumpkins should be ready to harvest approximately 105 days after planting, when the rinds become hard and develop a rich orange color. Frost Damage – Should a light frost damage the vines, it's important to harvest the pumpkins immediately. Removal – Use pruning shears to remove pumpkins from the vine, ensuring to leave about 3 inches of stem attached. Hardening  – Allow the skin to harden in the sun for about a week for best results. Heirloom Small Sugar Pumpkin Seeds Harvesting Instructions Gather Small Sugar Pumpkins are ready to harvest in approximately 105 days, when the rinds are hard and a rich shade of orange. If a light frost kills the vines, harvest as soon as possible. Remove pumpkins from the vine with pruning shears, leaving about 3 inches of stem attached. Allow the skin to harden in the sun for about a week.   Did You Know This About Small Sugar Pumpkins? Small Sugar Pumpkins are a sweet, versatile, go-to variety. Pumpkins can be used fresh, but also cures and stores well.

Heirloom Large Red Cherry Tomato Seeds (.5g) Unleash your green thumb with our Heirloom Large Red Cherry Tomato Seeds from Patriot Seeds: Versatile Favorite – Grow these cherry tomatoes for a great addition to salads, roasted veggies, and more. Non-GMO – Sourced from 100% heirloom, non-GMO seeds for pure, natural growth. Open-Pollinated – Enables endless growing, harvesting, and replanting of your cherry tomato crop. Food Independence – An ideal step towards self-sufficient living. Grow your food, your way! Heirloom Large Red Cherry Tomato Seeds Planting Instructions Here are your simplified planting instructions for Cherry Tomatoes: Sun & Soil – Plant your seeds in full sun, 1/8 to 1/2 inch deep and 3 to 4 inches apart. Grow Time – Expect around 80 days for full growth. Start Indoors – Begin 4 to 6 weeks before the last frost, in soil trays or pots. Transfer – When true leaves appear, move to 3- to 4-inch pots. Transplanting – Bury seedlings until the lowest leaves are just above the soil. Fertilize well. Transplant 2 to 4 weeks after the last frost. Spacing – Space plants 2 to 3 inches apart. Support – Utilize stakes, cages, or a trellis for tomato support. Heirloom Large Red Cherry Tomato Seeds Harvesting Instructions If you allow the fruit to fully ripen on the vine, they will have a much fuller flavor. Harvest tomatoes when the skin looks smooth and waxy. The top may not have turned mature in color yet. Store tomatoes at room temperature.   Did You Know This About Cherry Tomatoes? The Cherry Tomato is a happy accident of nature, born from a cross between the wild currant tomato and domesticated tomato breeds.

Heirloom Habanero Pepper Seeds (.25g) Our open-pollinated Habanero Pepper heirloom seeds yield bright orange, sizzling-hot peppers that can be grown, harvested, and replanted as needed. These seeds are friendly to most growing regions. Packaged and stored in resealable, heavy-duty packages, these seeds have a shelf life of 5 or more years.  Declare your food independence when you buy Patriot Seeds! Heirloom Habanero Pepper Seeds Planting Instructions Maximize your peppers' potential with these simple cultivation steps: Peppers crave full sun exposure for optimal growth. Initiate seeding indoors in warm soil (65°F to 70°F). Plant seeds 1/4 inch deep in flats, peat pots, or cell packs. Begin this process 8 to 10 weeks before planned outdoor transplantation. Allow your seedlings to grow indoors in a warm, sunny location for as long as possible. Transplant outdoors only when ready; there's no need to rush. Aim for 2 to 3 weeks after the last frost to transplant them outdoors. Plant them in a sunny location outdoors: Bury them 2 inches deep. Space individual plants 12 to 24 inches apart. For conventional farming, arrange rows 24 to 36 inches apart. For raised beds, space plants about 14 to 16 inches apart. Heirloom Habanero Pepper Seeds Harvesting Instructions Reap the spicy rewards of your hot habanero peppers with these harvest and storage tips: Expect the peppers to be ready for picking about 120 days after planting. Look for signs of readiness: peppers should be firm, shiny, and have a crisp texture. Use garden shears to clip the fruit from the plant to avoid damage. For storage, maintain the following conditions, if possible: A temperature around 50°F. At least 90% humidity. Avoid storing your peppers near other fruits and vegetables. They're sensitive to ethylene gas, which accelerates their aging process. Did You Know This About Habanero Peppers? For a long time, the habanero was thought to be the hottest pepper on the planet, and it certainly is the most popular super-hot variety for home gardens.

Heirloom White Sweet Spanish Onion Seeds (.5g) A large-yielding heirloom variety that produces large sweet onions—sometimes weighing in excess of a pound each! A great hamburger onion.  100% heirloom White Sweet Spanish Onion seeds.   Ready in 115 days on average.   Heirloom White Sweet Spanish Onion Seeds Planting Instructions Growing onions is a breeze with these easy-to-follow steps: Planting Options – You can direct seed, use transplants started indoors, or plant sets, which are small 1/2-inch bulbs grown from the previous season's seeds. Location – Select a well-drained, weed-free area. Raised beds are perfect. Don't plant where other onion family crops grew in the last 3 years. Direct Seeding – Best for shorter-season varieties or scallions. Do this in spring when the soil reaches 50°F. Seeds should be 1/2 an inch deep and 1/2 an inch apart, in rows 12 to 18 inches apart. Thinning – Thin to 4 inches apart for large bulbs, 2 inches for smaller bulbs, or 1 inch for scallions. Indoor Transplants – Start indoors 8 to 10 weeks before the last frost. Seed 1/2 an inch deep and 1/2 an inch apart in flats or cells. Trim tops to 3 inches if they droop. Transplant hardened seedlings 2 to 4 weeks before the last frost. Planting Sets – Choose sets no larger than 1/2 an inch in diameter. Plant sets 1 inch deep and 2 to 4 weeks before last frost. Spacing  – 4 inches apart for large bulbs, 2 inches apart for smaller bulbs, or 1 inch apart for scallions. Watering & Weeding – Onions need consistent moisture and weed control. Water weekly in dry weather and mulch to retain moisture and suppress weeds. Heirloom White Sweet Spanish Onion Seeds Harvesting Instructions Follow these steps to harvest these onions: Signs of Readiness – Onions are ready to harvest when the leaves lose their color, weaken at the top of the bulb, and flop over. Waiting Period – Once 80% to 90% of onion tops have fallen over naturally, bend over the rest and leave the bulbs in the ground for an additional 10 to 14 days to fully mature. Harvest Time – Do not leave onions in the ground for more than 2 weeks after the tops die to prevent exposure to rot-causing organisms or potential regrowth. Harvest Day – If possible, pull your onions up on a sunny day. Drying Process – Leave onions in the sun for a day or so to dry and kill the root system (in hot climates this usually takes just a few hours). The roots will turn into brittle wires when they're dry. Best Harvest Conditions – Harvesting after rainy weather can lead to more moisture in onions and less effective drying. Choose a dry day for the best results. Saving White Sweet Spanish Onion Seeds Seed-producing onions are biennial. It will take 2 growing seasons to get onion seed. This article explains the seed-to-bulb-to-seed method: Purchase onion seed and plant as you normally would in the spring. When purchasing seed, only buy open-pollinated or heirloom seeds. Hybrids and types of seeds are not true seed and your results may be mixed. You should order and grow enough onions so you have some for eating and some dedicated for seed saving. Onions can cross, so it's best to start with one variety at a time. Plant your onion seed and do not pick or eat the ones you intend to harvest for seed. At the end of the growing season when the onion tops are brown, drying, and bent over, harvest the onion bulbs. This should be done before the first frost. Do NOT wash the onions, however you can shake the dirt off. Leave the tops on for braiding later. Choose only the best bulbs for seed saving. Discard or eat others that may not overwinter well. Spread onions out in a dry location, not touching one another, onto a board or screen. If it looks like it will rain, you will have to move them to a location where they will not get rained on. Try to use a platform that allows air to circulate around the onions well. Avoid drying the bulbs in direct sunlight in temperatures that are above 75°F. This can cause the bulbs to spoil or sunburn. Dry and cure the onions for 10 to 12 days before braiding. After curing, you can braid the tops so the onions hang one above the other (not in clumps) and then hang them in a dark, dry storage area until spring. A barn, potting shed, or greenhouse make good places to hang them. Protect from the frost and do not store at room temperature. They should keep about 3 to 6 months and just begin sprouting come planting time in the spring. Sprouting times vary among different varieties. In spring, when it's time to plant onions again, remove each onion by untwisting the braid and removing the dead, dried up tops. You will probably notice small green sprouts starting at the tops of the bulbs. Plant the bulbs in your garden. It is interesting to watch the large, tube-like seed stalks grow bigger every day. Then one day you will notice tiny white flowers have formed—the flower head. They are about the size of a softball and remind one of popcorn balls. They are quite dainty and beautiful. When the seeds form, the onion plant begins to dry. The flower head will begin to darken, turning almost solid black. Then the seeds are dry and ready to harvest. Using a brown paper bag, bend the onion stalk over and snip the entire flower head into the bag. Store in a dry area, out of direct sunlight, to finish the drying process. To completely remove the seeds from the flower head, you can shake the bag to allow the loose seeds to drop into bag. Any remaining seeds can be removed by other techniques including threshing, using wire screens to rub them over, or stepping on the seed heads to break open the pods. Screen any debris from your onion seed using seed screens or other screens from home. Place onion seed in a sealed glass canning jar or freeze in freezer bags to lengthen the life of the seed. If using the jar method, store in a dry, cool, and dark area without extreme temperature fluctuations.