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Basil: Mrs Burns Lemon Basil
$5.50 $5.50Citrusy fresh green basil. Spectacular as a garnish, in salads, or in basil vinegars. New Mexico heirloom strain, selected for decades.
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Bean, Pole: Rattlesnake Snap
$5.75 $5.75(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Legendary Southwestern favorite, extremely water efficient, eats drought for lunch.
Planted in mid- to late summer, monsoon rain alone can produce a survival crop from the Rattlesnake. Good flavor and very tender; the speckled seeds are popular in soup.
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Chinese Cabbage: Michihli
$5.50 $5.50The Chinese cabbage was mostly grown in the Yangtze River Delta region, but the Ming Dynasty naturalist Li Shizhen popularized it by bringing attention to its medicinal qualities.
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Chives: Garlic Chives
$5.50 $5.50Garlic Chives are a species of onion, native to southwestern parts of the Chinese province of Shanxi, and cultivated and naturalized elsewhere in Asia and around the world.
Uses have included ornamental plants, including cut and dried flowers, culinary herb, and traditional medicine.
Minimum 45 seeds
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Herb: Catnip Mint
$5.50 $5.50Catnip is used as both a medicinal herb for humans and a stimulant for cats.
- Perennial plant in zones 3-9
- Plants grow to 2-3 feet when mature
- Established plants are drought tolerant
It’s said catnip has been grown in the United States since the 1700s.
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Lettuce, Romaine: Parris Island Cos
$5.75Called “Cos” lettuce in England. In Italian it is called lattuga romana and in French laitue romaine, both meaning “Roman lettuce,” an indication it arrive in Europe by way of Rome. Some language experts trace the word “cos” to the Arabic “khus.”
Cos or Romaine lettuce was associated with the ancient Egyptian god of fertility, Min.
Romaine lettuce may be used in the Passover Seder as a type of bitter herb.
Minimum 55 seeds
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Onion: Apache Scallion
$5.50 $5.50(Allium cepa)
60-70 days.
Deep burgundy, early bunching scallion, sporting red to purple accents. This selection is a Royal Horticultural Society award winner.
Mild, spicy, great for tacos and green onions.
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Orach, green: Taos Mountain Spinach
$5.50 $5.50An orach or “mountain spinach” natively growing near Taos, New Mexico.
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Pepper, Chili: Gila River Serrano
$5.50 $5.50These were grown by a neighbor of ours when our farm was near Phoenix. She brought them with her from central Sonora, Mexico. The plant grew year-round in that climate for years (zone 9).
These farms were about 1/2 mile from the Gila River. When we moved to Apache County, she kindly donated a good stash of the old neighborhood’s favorite chilis.
Minimum 45 seeds
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Pepper, Chili: Anaheim
$5.50 $5.50(Capsicum annuum)
The Anaheim pepper is a mild variety of New Mexico chile pepper.
Minimum 50 seeds
80 days
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Pepper, Chili: Catron County Jalapeno
$5.50 $5.50(Capsicum Annuum)
This strain was collected in Catron County, New Mexico in a region south of the Zuni Pueblo. They are big producers that come in earlier than most Jalapeno varieties.
65 days
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Squash, Summer: Round Zucchini
$5.50 $5.50Round zucchini are picked at three or four inches in diameter, and taste the same as any other zucchinis. They’re prepared in all the same ways as other zucchini – grilled, steamed, boiled, fried, and baked.
Minimum 35 seeds
