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Tomato Early Girl Hybrid Seed
$2.79
True to her name, Early Girl takes first place as the earliest slicing tomato. Plants yield an early abundance of 4 to 6 ounce fruit. Indeterminate. High in vitamins A and C.
Flavor: Deliciously sweet tomato flavor
Preparation Ideas: Great in salads
Plant Type: Vegetable
Pelleted Seed Count: 15 Pelleted Seeds
Grows Best In: Full Sun
Days to Germination: 7 - 10 Days
Days to Maturity: 52 Days
Growth Type: Indeterminate
Planting Depth: .25"
Seed Spacing: 2'
Best Container Size: 24"+
Instructions: Start seed indoors in a sunny location 6 weeks prior to warm weather. Transplant outdoors in full sun when seedlings display 4 - 6 leaves and weather is warm. Seed can be sown directly into garden when soil is warm. Tomatoes cannot tolerate frost.
Suggestions: To keep fruit clean and easier to pick, support with stakes or cages. Tomatoes require at least an inch of water per week.
Squash Dixie Hybrid Seed

Squash Dixie Hybrid Seed
$2.19
Squash Dixie Hybrid is a yellow summer crookneck that is early, highly productive, and vigorous. Fruits are a shiny lemon yellow, uniform, and tastiest when 4 to 6 inches long. These are low in calories and a good source of vitamin A.
Flavor: Mild taste is best when harvested at 4-6 inches
Preparation Ideas: Perfect for freezing and canning
Plant Type: Vegetable
Fill Weight (grams): 1
Grows Best In: Full Sun
Days to Germination: 7-10 Days
Days to Maturity: 41 Days
Growth Type: Summer
Planting Depth: 1"
Seed Spacing: 3'/4'
Best Container Size: 12"+
Instructions: After all danger of frost, in a sunny location, sow a few seeds spaced evenly over a hill 9 to 12 inches tall and 2 feet across. When the plants are 3 inches tall, thin by cutting all but the 3 strongest seedlings per hill. To avoid weeding, mulch heavily around plants and in the rows.
Suggestions: Pick summer squash early and often. Not picking will stop the production of the plants. Ready to harvest just after blossom falls from fruit and fruit can be easily dented with a thumbnail.

Foxglove Excelsior Hybrid Mixed Colors Seed
$2.19
Foxgloves are easy to grow and produce enormous spires of large, dangling bells. This selection blooms in a range of lovely pastel shades. Perform best in a rich, moist soil. CAUTION: Toxic if eaten.
Color: Pink, rose, purple, cream, white
Plant Type: Perennial
Fill Weight (grams): 0.25
Grows Best In: Full Sun/Partial Shade
Days to Germination: 15 - 20 Days
Days To Bloom: 70 - 100 Days
Planting Depth: Tamp
Seed Spacing: 15 - 24"
Growing Height: 3'
Best Container Size: 18"+
Instructions: After all danger of frost, sow outdoors. Firm by light tamping. When plants are 4 inches high, thin or transplant.
Suggestions: Excellent for backgrounds and woodland plantings. Great for lightly shaded areas. Do not ingest seeds or plants.

Tomato Big Boy Hybrid Seed
$2.79
One of the most popular hybrid tomatoes! Indeterminate plants produce large, deep red slicing tomatoes, some up to 2 pounds. Great for salads, canning or juice. Plants will produce until frost.
Flavor: Rich flavor
Preparation Ideas: Great for sandwiches and salads
Plant Type: Vegetable
Pelleted Seed Count: 15 Pelleted Seeds
Grows Best In: Full Sun
Days to Germination: 7 - 10 Days
Days to Maturity: 78 Days
Growth Type: Indeterminate
Planting Depth: .25"
Seed Spacing: 2'
Best Container Size: 24"+
Instructions: Start seed indoors in a sunny location 6 weeks prior to warm weather. Transplant outdoors in full sun when seedlings display 4 - 6 leaves and weather is warm. Seed can be sown directly into garden when soil is warm. Tomatoes cannot tolerate frost.
Suggestions: To keep fruit clean and easier to pick, support with stakes or cages. Tomatoes require at least an inch of water per week.

Lupine Russell's Hybrid Mixed Colors Seed
$2.19
Lupine Russel's Hybrid mix has spectacular sweet pea-like blossoms in a rainbow of shades. Lavender, blue, pink, red, white, yellow, and exciting bicolors are packed close together on unusually long, graceful spikes. Blooms between midspring and midsummer.
Color: Lavender, blue, pink, red, white, yellow
Plant Type: Perennial
Fill Weight (grams): 1
Grows Best In: Sun/Partial Shade
Days to Germination: 21-28 Days
Days To Bloom: 180-300 Days
Planting Depth: .125"
Seed Spacing: 12-14"
Growing Height: 30-42"
Best Container Size: 24"+
Instructions: After danger of frost, sow in well-drained, moderately rich lime-free soil. To hasten germination, chill seed in refrigerator, then nick hard covering; soak overnight in warm water. When plants are 2 inches tall, thin to allow for spreading.
Suggestions: Group for best effects to provide masses of color in early summer. Grows best when spring and summers are cool. If the plant shows signs of mildew, spray or dust with sulphur.
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