Heirloom Purple Top White Globe Turnip Seeds (1g) by Patriot Seeds

Heirloom All American Parsnip Seeds (1.5g) The All American Parsnip variety has white flesh and is tender with mild, delicate flavor! Our seeds are 100% heirloom.  The roots are 10 to 12 inches long with a small core and a hollow crown. All American is an excellent keeper and is frost resistant. Extra sweet when harvested in the fall! The average time to maturity is 105 days.   Heirloom All American Parsnip Seeds Planting Instructions Follow these detailed instructions to sow your parsnip seeds correctly for a successful harvest: Sow seeds 1/2 an inch deep and 1 inch apart in early spring. Place rows 18 to 24 inches apart. Seeds take 2 to 3 weeks to germinate, and even longer in cold soils. Keep the soil moist to speed up germination. Sow seeds along with radishes to break soil crust and mark row. Thin to 3 to 4 inches for spacing. Trim, don't pull, to avoid disturbing roots of remaining plants. Mulch to suppress weeds and retain moisture. Hill soil around base of plants to prevent greening of root shoulders.   Heirloom All American Parsnip Seeds Harvesting Instructions Best Taste – For optimal taste, harvest right before the first frost. This is when the starch-to-sugar conversion, which gives parsnips their flavor, occurs. Harvesting Technique - Use a fork spade to dig under and uproot with minimal damage. Overwintering – You can leave some parsnips in the ground over winter. Cover them with 4 to 6 inches of mulch to keep them in good condition. Freezing Tolerance – Parsnip roots are not damaged by soil freezing. Harvest Timing – Ensure you harvest before the ground gets too hard and difficult to work with, as well as before new growth emerges in early spring if you've overwintered them. Storage – Store parsnips in a cool place for up to 6 months, or up to 2 months in a refrigerator. Saving Seeds Parsnips make tall flower heads of little yellow flowers in their second year, soon followed by huge numbers of papery seeds. Leave a good number of only the very best and biggest roots in the ground overwinter for your seed crop, otherwise you'll be keeping seed that tends to make small parsnips. Pull up any that start to flower long before the others; you don't want to develop a strain that has a tendency to bolt! You can only let 1 variety go to seed each year, as they cross easily. Other than that, parsnip is very easy to save seed from, and you'll get much better seed than you can buy—it doesn't keep or store well at all. Radish and turnip also produce seed in their second year, so the process is similar.

Heirloom Fordhook Giant Swiss Chard Seeds (2g) Patriot Seeds are friendly to most growing regions. Open-pollinated Heirloom Fordhook Giant Swiss Chard Seeds from Patriot Seeds produce a crop of thick, dark greens that can be grown, harvested, and replanted as needed. Packaged and stored in resealable, heavy-duty packages for a shelf life of more than 5 years. These seeds are heirloom and non-GMO.   Heirloom Fordhook Giant Swiss Chard Seeds Planting Instructions Enjoy fresh, homegrown Fordhook Giant Swiss Chard by following these simple steps: Indoor Planting – Start seeds indoors 5 to 6 weeks before the last frost for transplanting. Direct Sowing – Sow seeds 1 inch deep and 4 inches apart in rows 18 to 24 inches apart, 2 to 3 weeks before the last expected frost date. Hardening Off – Reduce water and fertilizer intake to harden off plants. Thinning – Once plants are 3 to 4 inches high, thin seedlings to 6- to 12-inch spacing. Mulching – Mulch around plants to retain moisture and suppress weeds. Bright Lights – For "bright light" colors, start seeding earlier indoors. Heirloom Fordhook Giant Swiss Chard Seeds Harvesting Instructions And when it's time to enjoy your Fordhook Giant Swiss Chard: Harvesting – Begin harvest when plants are 6 to 8 inches tall. Cutting – Use a sharp knife to remove outer leaves 1 1/2 inches above the ground. Continual Harvest – Keep harvesting outer leaves for continuous production. Regrowth – If you harvest the whole plant, cut it back to 3 inches above the soil for regrowth. Taste Note – Leaves over 10 inches in length may have a more earthy taste. Did You Know This About Fordhook Giant Swiss Chard? Chard got its common name from another Mediterranean vegetable, cardoon: a celery-like plant with thick stalks that resemble those of chard. The French got the two confused and called them both "carde."

Heirloom Georgia Southern Collards Seeds (3g) Savor the subtly flavored, tender leaves of Georgia Southern Collards: A southern kitchen staple and a relative to cabbage and kale. Versatile Culinary Use – Enjoy raw or cooked in everything from steamed side dishes to hearty soups. 100% Heirloom – Non-GMO Seeds. Adaptable & Hardy – Grows in most regions with ease. Robust Packaging – Dried and packed airtight for over five years of storage life. Achieve your food independence with Georgia Southern Collards from Patriot Seeds!   Heirloom Georgia Southern Collards Planting Instructions Collards prefer cooler weather, so plant in early spring or late summer. Prior to planting, till the soil to a depth of 8 inches. Space the seeds 2 to 4 inches apart in rows 2 feet apart and cover them with 1/4 inch of fine soil. Firm lightly and water gently. While full sun is ideal, Georgia Southern Collards will tolerate partial shade. Estimated grow time is between 40 and 65 days.   Heirloom Georgia Southern Collards Harvesting Instructions Your Georgia Southern Collards will be ready for harvest when their foliage reaches between 6 and 8 inches long, approximately 40 to 65 days post-sowing. Harvest just the lower leaves or the entire plant before the leaves become tough. The flavor of collards is best after a light frost.   Did You Know About This? Georgia Southern Collards are a time-tested variety, having been cultivated and loved in the American South since around 1880.

Heirloom Big Max Pumpkin Seeds (9g) Our non-GMO, open-pollinated Heirloom Big Max Pumpkin Seeds produce pumpkins with plenty of bright orange fruit that can be grown, harvested, and replanted with confidence. Friendly to most growing regions.  Packaged and stored in resealable, triple-layered, and heavy-duty packages for a shelf life of 5 or more years when stored in a cool location.   Heirloom Big Max Pumpkin Seeds Planting Instructions Nurturing your Big Max pumpkins to their full size involves a few simple steps: Sun & Space – These pumpkins thrive in lots of sunlight and need ample room to grow. Planting – Once the threat of frost has passed, sow in fertile, warm soil. Plant groups of 3 to 6 seeds, about 1 inch deep and spaced 4 to 6 feet apart. Germination – Seedlings should emerge within 7 to 14 days. Thinning  – When seedlings reach 1 to 2 inches in height, thin them down to the 2 to 3 strongest in each group. Maximizing Size – For extra-large pumpkins, allow only 1 fruit per plant to mature. Heirloom Big Max Pumpkin Seeds Harvesting Instructions Once your Big Max pumpkins have grown, here are some steps to ensure a successful harvest: Harvest Time – Pumpkins are ready to harvest approximately 110 days after planting, once the rinds are hard and deep orange in color. Frost Damage – If a light frost kills the vines, harvest the pumpkins as soon as possible. Removing from Vine – Use pruning shears to cut pumpkins from the vine, leaving about 3 inches of stem attached. Skin Hardening – Allow the pumpkin skin to harden in the sun for about a week. Did You Know This About Big Max Pumpkins? Many world-record-winning exhibition pumpkins are the Big Max variety. Plus, the abundance of their inner flesh makes them ideal for canning or freezing.