{"title":"Heat Tolerant Varieties","description":"Here are our heat tolerant varieties of crops you might not expect to beat the heat!","products":[{"product_id":"pea-lincoln","title":"Pea, Lincoln Shelling","description":"\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2253\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a6099;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*Short Season ALERT* Matures quickly and is frost tolerant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeat and wilt tolerant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eShorter vines\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eGiving Ground Farm Favorite\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnglish heirloom- also called 'Homesteader'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePisum sativum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e70 days, climbing, shelling pea.\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent choice for late season pea plantings. Even when maturing in the heat of August at Giving Ground Farm, peas remained tender and productive. Benefits from trellising, but shorter than other climbing varieties so you might get away without.  Very sweet, juicy flavor.  3-4 inch pods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeas are excellent sources of protein, fiber, phyto-nutrients, Vitamin C, niacin, and omega-3 fatty acids.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" height=\"90\" style=\"width: 435px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 43px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 63px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndoor Start\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 56px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerm Days\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 72px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrost Tolerant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 42px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 56px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeed Depth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 87px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlant\/Row Spacing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 43px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e65-75\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 63px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eNot rec.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 56px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e6-21 d.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 72px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eYes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 42px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eFull\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 56px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e1”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 87px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e1-6”\/8”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2047\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\"\u003ePeas love a crowd, sow 1\" apart along as soon as the ground can be worked in spring. Plant 1\" deep at the base of a trellis such as a fence or net strung between two posts as vines grow tall. Plants will bear longer if planted early and pods are picked regularly before peas begin drying down.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket: 30 min.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Farm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":19505941479478,"sku":"","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/IMG_1511.jpg?v=1574444918"},{"product_id":"cowpea-sages-texas","title":"Cowpea, Sage's Texas","description":"\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2253\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\" style=\"width: 545px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #55308d;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Diverse Population ALERT* Grow this population as is or use for your at home plant breeding project. It’s crop adaptation made simple- select those plants that grow best for you, save seeds, plant them next year, and repeat.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #158466;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Low Impact Food ALERT* No energy intensive food processing necessary for winter eating\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a6099;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*Short Season ALERT* Matures quickly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #e16173;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Patio Paradise ALERT* Grow the concrete! This variety can be grown in a pot on a porch or sunny windowsill.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff8000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Low Impact Food ALERT* This crop gets by on less. It needs less water and nutrient inputs than other foods.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #acb20c;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Marginal Soils ALERT* Bloom where you’re planted! This crop is resilient and adapted to thrive on marginal soils with low fertility.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVigna unguiculata\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e60 days for green, 90 for dry, bush habit\u003c\/strong\u003e. What a mod mix of colors! These are a breeding project of Joseph Lofthouse of Landrace Garden Seeds in Paradise, UT. Very productive and well adapted to a short season climate, can be eaten as green beans, shelly beans, or dry beans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 439px;\" height=\"85\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 44px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 63px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndoor Start\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 56px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerm Days\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 74px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrost Tolerant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 42px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 57px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeed Depth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 87px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlant\/Row Spacing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 44px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e75-85\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 63px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eNot rec.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 56px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e6-17 d.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 74px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eNo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 42px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eFull\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 57px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e1-1.5”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 87px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e3-6”\/8-10”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2047\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\"\u003eDirect sow 1\" deep after all danger of frost has passed. In row spacing is 3\" with 8\" between rows. Soaking seeds for 2-4 hours can hasten germination time. Planting with bean specific bacterial inoculum may help boost yields, especially if planting where beans have not grown before.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket size:  1\/4 oz. ~35 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore about the history of African Peas, aka Cowpeas:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIts \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVigna unguiculata\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ewe are talking about!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCowpeas have so many names! As a seed company, its hard to know how best to list this amazing plant so that the most people find it. It’s also known as southern pea, field pea, red pea, or black-eyed pea. There is also a movement to rename cowpeas entirely to \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/capitalbnews.org\/black-eyed-peas-african-food-contribution\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAfrican\u003c\/a\u003e Peas in honor of the continent and people that originated the cowpea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhatever you call them, I’m convinced they are the most fun plant to harvest. Drying pods are easy to find, sticking out from the tops and sides of plants like flags. Before they shatter, I walk through the garden and gather them into a bucket. They mature progressively, so its a short chore I do every few days during the harvest season. Sometimes they shatter when I drop them in the bucket, and its super satisfying to hear the pods break open and all the dry peas pop out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy gateway to growing cowpeas was the variety ‘\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/products\/copy-of-cowpea-purple-hull-organic?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=7c79fbe05\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFast Lady’\u003c\/a\u003e. Many varieties of cowpeas take too long to mature in our climate, but after growing ‘\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/products\/copy-of-cowpea-purple-hull-organic?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=7c79fbe05\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFast Lady\u003c\/a\u003e’ which matures in 70 days, I realized there are other varieties that mature quickly too. \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/search?q=cowpeas\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWe now grow and offer 7 varieties of short season adapted cowpeas\u003c\/a\u003e and are always on the hunt for more. This year we are hoping to add a couple more varieties of short season cowpeas if all goes well in the field. Once established, cowpeas are drought tolerant nitrogen fixers that can produce in tough conditions on marginal soils with little added fertility. \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/cowpea\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e This makes short season cowpeas a perfect choice for your climate-resilient, organic garden!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"captioned-image-container\"\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\u003ca class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img\" href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/products\/cowpea-purple-hull-organic?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=1f9e519d3\u0026amp;_ss=r\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA “Reawakened 25\" Plant\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver half of all food grown on this planet now comes from 3 species- corn, rice, and wheat. Many are concerned that our over-reliance on these 3 (amazing) plants puts global food systems at extreme risk, especially in this era of climate change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/lexiconoffood.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLexicon of Food\u003c\/a\u003e is an international NGO based that brings together food companies, government agencies, financial institutions, scientists, entrepreneurs, and food producers from across the globe to tackle the challenges facing our food systems. One project of the Lexicon of Food has been to consult experts in the fields of agriculture and global food systems to create a list of 25 especially resilient crops that could be of major nutritional importance on a warming planet- \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/lexiconoffood.com\/agrobiodiversity\/reawakened-25\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Reawakened 25\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCowpeas are on this elite list of under-appreciated underdogs! Because of their ability to grow an exceptionally deep tap root, they are a drought resistant source of protein that has historically sustained people on marginal soils all over the world, but particularly in the southern United States where they have a history of being stewarded by enslaved Africans and then black sharecroppers. On the nutrient-stripped soils of the dust bowl era, many sharecropping and tenant farmers got by on cowpeas, collards, and sorghum syrup alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfrican Origins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo understand how cowpeas can produce tasty protein on very little, lets go back to the beginning \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/ujamaaseeds.com\/products\/iron-clay-cow-peas\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe wild ancestors of todays cowpea evolved in dry savanna ecosystems in West Africa. \u003c\/a\u003e This region is one of seasonal rainfalls and nutrient-poor soils. The Sahel region of Africa, which includes modern day Nigeria and Burkina Faso, was the center of domestication and traditional plant breeding that gave us the modern cowpea. This region is still home to the greatest diversity of cowpea varieties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the eve of what could be a major resurgence of the cowpea as a drought resistant staple, it is especially important appreciate the African origins of this amazing crop. \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/capitalbnews.org\/black-eyed-peas-african-food-contribution\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs Judith Carney and Richard Rosomoff wrote in their 2009 book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the Shadow of Slavery: Africa’s Botanical Legacy in the Atlantic World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, “Africans have contributed more than 100 species to the global food supplies. The plants they gave the world include pearl (bulrush) millet, sorghum, coffee, watermelon, black-eyed pea, okra… tamarind, hibiscus and a species of rice. African contributions to global plant history, however, are largely unacknowledged and seldom appreciated. In the popular image, Africa is a place of hunger and starvation.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, cowpeas are still part of daily life in many parts of Africa, but some traditional dishes involving cowpeas are becoming lesser known. \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazioneslowfood.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity \u003c\/a\u003ehas added traditional Ugandan dishes made from cowpeas to their Ark of Taste. The mission of the \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazioneslowfood.com\/en\/what-we-do\/the-ark-of-taste\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArk of Taste\u003c\/a\u003e is to raise awareness about local food traditions that are believed to be on the verge of disappearing within a few generations. \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazioneslowfood.com\/en\/ark-of-taste-slow-food\/field-pea\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIn Uganda, cowpeas are traditionally boiled green in their pods (\u003cem\u003eempogola\u003c\/em\u003e) or prepared as a soup (\u003cem\u003eenva\u003c\/em\u003e). Unique to Uganda, a powder called \u003cem\u003eggobe\u003c\/em\u003e is also made from cowpea leaves.\u003c\/a\u003e This powder, which has specific rules and customs around its use and gifting, symbolizes unity and trust among different people who offer it to each other. Ggobe is often prepared together with a sauce of groundnut paste, beans, and other ingredients and is eaten with foods like potato and cassava. Any remaining flour can be stored in banana fiber and hung in a smoky zone in the kitchen for preservation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCowpeas and Slavery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCowpeas spread north from Africa to the Mediterranean through trade routes and \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/planttalk\/cowpeas-and-the-african-diaspora-part-two-a-life-giving-crop\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewere introduced to Mexico and the Southwest by Spanish colonists in the 16th or 17th century. \u003c\/a\u003e Africans enslaved by the Portuguese also brought cowpeas with them to Jamaica at around the same time. \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/planttalk\/cowpeas-and-the-african-diaspora-part-two-a-life-giving-crop\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArchaeological evidence shows cowpeas made their way from either the southwest or Jamaica to the southeastern United States where they were being grown by Native Americans by at least 1670.\u003c\/a\u003e Because cowpeas were a cheap staple grown in Africa, slave ship captain’s logs mention purchasing cowpeas to feed slaves on the horrific Middle Crossing to America. Captured slaves also reported smuggling cowpea seeds in their hair on slave ships for planting wherever they were going.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring slavery in the United States, cowpeas were grown on-scale on some plantations to feed slaves and were also grown in the small gardens of enslaved Africans. \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colonialwilliamsburg.org\/discover\/18th-century-people\/stories-of-black-life\/enslaved-peoples-plantation-gardens\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEnslavers provided very meager rations of food to the enslaved, especially elderly slaves who could not work very much.\u003c\/a\u003e Enslaved people often kept small gardens to grow supplemental vegetables and medicinal herbs. Because slaves were working daylight hours on the plantation, this gardening had to be done \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colonialwilliamsburg.org\/discover\/18th-century-people\/stories-of-black-life\/enslaved-peoples-plantation-gardens\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e“by moonlight, aching after a day of heavy plantation labor.”\u003c\/a\u003e And because plantation owners often gave the enslaved the most marginal land on which to grow, those hidden \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/nominihallslavelegacy.com\/foodways-and-traditions-of-the-nomini-hall-community\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ecowpea seeds were a life saver.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSharecropping, George Washington Carver, and Great Depression\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Cow peas are to the South what clover is to the North, and alfalfa to the West. And we trust that the time is not far distant, when, as an article of human food, the pea itself will be to the South what the Boston, Navy and White soup beans are to the East and West.” \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e-George Washington Carver\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter slavery, from around 1870 to 1940 the \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/americanexperience\/features\/harvest-sharecropping-slavery-rerouted\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esharecropping system (aka “slavery rerouted\u003c\/a\u003e) ruled the economy of the south. \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/articles\/sharecropping\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMost agricultural land remained in the hands of plantation owners\u003c\/a\u003e despite federal government promises of land for freed black men. Former plantation owners and white farmers had most of the land, most of the tools, and the cash to get yearly necessities like seeds and feed. Poor quality land was “rented” to black farmers and poor white farmers, along with the rental of tools and seeds. Sharecroppers were to somehow use the income from their small plots to sustain themselves, pay their rental debts, and save for the purchase of their own land. A tiny few were able to do this, but the vast majority remained \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/grist.org\/fix\/food-farming\/george-washington-carver-environmental-legacy\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eindentured to the land owner\u003c\/a\u003e as the generations went by.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCotton depletes soil and had stripped the once rich agricultural soils of the south. On this marginal land, former slaves knew what to grow to sustain their families and here again cowpeas are a plant hero, helping sustain people who had almost no way out of this new system oppression. Sharecroppers grew them because the plants can get by on less of everything, and because of their interconnected history and cultural relationship to the plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/grist.org\/fix\/food-farming\/george-washington-carver-environmental-legacy\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBut it was George Washington Carver who championed the cowpea as a post King-Cotton land healer\u003c\/a\u003e and protein-rich food. Much more than the peanut man, Carver discovered that nitrogen fixer cowpeas could be used to rebuild the over-farmed soil of the south while also providing a yield. \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nal.usda.gov\/exhibits\/ipd\/carver\/exhibits\/show\/homemaking\/item\/11\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFor a fun and dense read about his study of cowpeas, check out his agricultural bulletin on them from 1908.\u003c\/a\u003e This bulletin, in addition to a 1917 bulletin called \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nal.usda.gov\/exhibits\/ipd\/carver\/items\/show\/31\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHow to Grow Cowpeas and 40 Ways of Preparing this Delicacy, \u003c\/a\u003ewere two major publications that got many more farmers and gardeners growing cowpeas and healing their soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCowpeas went on to get farmers through the great depression and dust bowl. When life for those with a little land was less about selling commodities and more about growing for survival, crops that didn’t have much of a market but were great survival foods (like cowpeas) really shined. Today, cowpeas are truly an emblematic food of the American south, and are a symbol of resilience and cultural identity. \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dashofjazz.com\/soul-food-black-eyed-peas\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThey are often served in southern style alongside collard greens and rice, cooked in a slow cooker with smoky meat, or as a side dish to barbeque.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrowing Cowpeas \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDirect sow 1\" deep after all danger of frost has passed. In row spacing is 3\" with 8\" between rows. Soaking seeds for 2-4 hours can quicken germination time. When they are first germinating, cowpeas seem to have more tender and tasty leaves and can be particularly vulnerable to earwigs and sow bugs who seem to love munching them. For this reason, don’t use mulch like leaves or straw around cowpeas. Bare soil is best as sow bugs and earwigs thrive in mulch. If ear wigs are a problem in your area, planting a little early can help. Though cowpeas are not hardy, you can cover them with row cover if temperatures dip and beat the earwigs by planting before these heat loving pests emerge. Cowpeas eventually outgrow this vulnerability and are quite easy to grow in general. Their umbrella like leaves shade the soil, and they can get by on less water and nutrients than other beans, so plant them in a “tough” part of the garden where more “needy” crops don’t want to grow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can harvest cowpeas green when they are young and cook them like snap beans. Just like snap beans they do become fibrous and woody if left on the plant too long. We prefer to wait and eat all of our cowpeas as dry beans. For this, simply let the pods dry down on the plant and harvest them when they are close to fully dry but before the pods shatter and scatter the seeds to the ground. Winnow the dry pods free from the beans by using a fan or the wind to blow off the pods and chaff, allowing the heavy beans to drop into a bucket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCooking Cowpeas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimple cooking of dry cowpeas is so easy! Soak them overnight as you would with any other bean, and then simmer them for 60-90 minutes. They make great additions to stews as the need about the same amount of time to simmer as the firmer root veggies like carrots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree great cookbooks which have a lot of cowpea recipes (which call them black-eyed peas and field peas) are:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSimply West African\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eby Pierre Thiam\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eI am From Here: Stories and Recipes from a Southern Chef \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eby Vishwesh Bhatt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Blue Zones Kitchen \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eby Dan Buettner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eSimply West African \u003c\/em\u003eI made Senegalese Peasant Stew with \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/products\/copy-of-cowpea-purple-hull-organic?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=bff794bff\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFast Lady Cowpeas\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eThe Blue Zones Kitchen \u003c\/em\u003eI made Ikarian Longevity Stew with \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/cowpea\/products\/cowpea-queen-anne-organic\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eQueen Anne Cowpeas\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfrican Peas it is!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany of the varieties and crops we gardeners grow were given their names in entirely different times, and some of them could definitely stand to be updated. Take my personal (un)favorite- the ‘Lazy Housewife’ pole bean. The bean was one of the first stringless beans, making kitchen prep much quicker. \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grandprismaticseed.com\/archived\/pragmatic-partner-green-bean-lazy-housewife\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe good-humored folks at Grand Prismatic Seeds have chosen to rebrand ‘Lazy Housewife’ as ‘Pragmatic Partner Pole Bean’\u003c\/a\u003e and as a pragmatic partner myself, I’m all for this new name!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis deep dive I’ve taken into “cowpeas” has led me to dual-list the cowpeas on our site under the heading of African Peas. I am always learning new things about the history of these varieties, and I want what I’m learning to be reflected in how I present the varieties I grow. I truly hope the name African Peas catches on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Farm","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":31222597353583,"sku":"","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/Sages_texas_cowpea.jpg?v=1573755291"},{"product_id":"bean-black-turtle","title":"Bean, Black Turtle","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2253\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\" height=\"17\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #e16173;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Patio Paradise ALERT* Grow the concrete! 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In row spacing is 3” with 8” between rows. Soaking seeds for 2-4 hours can hasten germination time. Planting with bean specific bacterial inoculum may help boost yields, especially if planting where beans have not grown before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs: \u003c\/strong\u003e1\/2 oz., 40 min.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Farm","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":31183730114671,"sku":"","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4 oz.","offer_id":31183730147439,"sku":"","price":7.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/Black_turtle_bean.jpg?v=1575408451"},{"product_id":"bean-lofthouse-landrace-tepary","title":"Tepary Bean, Lofthouse Landrace","description":"\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2253\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a6099;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*Short Season ALERT* Matures quickly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #158466;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Low Impact Food ALERT* No energy intensive food processing necessary for winter eating\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #acb20c;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Marginal Soils ALERT* Bloom where you’re planted! This crop is resilient and adapted to thrive on marginal soils with low fertility.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff8000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Low Impact Food ALERT* This crop gets by on less. It needs less water and nutrient inputs than other foods. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #55308d;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Diverse Population ALERT* Grow this population as is or use for your at home plant breeding project. It’s crop adaptation made simple- select those plants that grow best for you, save seeds, plant them next year, and repeat.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShort season adapted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiversity in bean color\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNative to North America, heat and drought tolerant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhaseolus acutifolius\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e90 days, bush habit\u003c\/strong\u003e. Short season tepary bean selected by Joseph Lofthouse of Landrace Garden Seeds in Paradise, Utah. These had no problem maturing at Giving Ground Farm. A landrace is a regionally adapted crop which contains greater diversity than a variety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo learn more about landraces, read our blog post \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/blogs\/news\/what-is-a-landrace\"\u003e\"What is a landrace???\"\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore about tepary beans:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA food from the desert. One of the most arid-adapted crops in the world. Some varieties being plum, some being small and somewhat wrinkled, at first it can look like a food for hard times.  As soon as you cook it though you’ll realize that this bean is as plump and filling as any other. To know the tepary is to love the tepary, and I think more people should know about tepary beans!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI started growing tepary beans after meeting plant breeder \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lofthouse.com\/\"\u003eJoseph Lofthouse\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in northern Utah. Joseph was breeding a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/blogs\/news\/what-is-a-landrace?_pos=17\u0026amp;_sid=ee8b78c2a\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003elandrace\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of bush tepary beans that would mature extra early in short season climates. Traditional tepary bean varieties differ widely and have a days to maturity range of anywhere from 60-120 days. Joseph collected shorter season bush varieties and planted them all together to see which ones grew best and quickest and saved seeds from those for the creation of this landrace. It was a genius idea and project, because many desert areas where tepary beans could thrive also have very short seasons. Drier climates can have huge swings between hot and cold temperatures as there is less moisture in the air to moderate temperatures. Like most other bean species, tepary beans are not frost hardy. Places like northern Utah where Joseph is, or southern Idaho where we are now, can have very hot summers and still have short seasons with frosty nights in June and then again in September. Joseph’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/products\/bean-lofthouse-landrace-tepary?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=d68f113a2\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003etepary bean bush landrace\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is suited to this climate and expands the range of production to areas like ours, where we deal with the dual challenges of a hot climate and a very short season.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMany areas are facing hotter and drier growing conditions, and shorter seasons, with the impacts of climate change. Polar vortexes and extreme weather are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/super-short-season-varieties\"\u003eshortening growing seasons\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, just as those same growing seasons get hotter overall. Tepary beans can produce at temperatures of over 95 F, temperatures that kill the pollen of common bean varieties. They are also generally more resilient to pests and disease. Because of this, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/search?q=tepary+beans\"\u003ewe believe tepary beans, and especially these short season adapted bush tepary beans we grow,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e could be a major crop of the future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this ancient bean\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe tepary bean (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhaseolus acutifoliu\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003es) is a species of bean from the Sonoran desert in northern Mexico. The wild ancestors of today’s varieties can still be found in this desert. We grow and sell one of the more wild varieties of tepary bean- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/tepary-beans\/products\/tepary-bean-sycamore-canyon-wild-organic\"\u003eSycamore Canyon Wild Tepary Bean.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHundreds of distinct varieties of tepary bean are known, having been domesticated and bred by distinct groups of people in different parts of Mexico, the southwest of the United States, and Guatemala for between 4,000-6,000 years. Like many crops around the world, the number of people who grow and eat tepary beans in these traditional growing regions has been in decline for the last few hundred years due to the forces of globalization and colonization. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/alliancebioversityciat.org\/stories\/untold-tale-tepary\"\u003eThe small tepary bean has often been replaced by the large and plump common bean (\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/alliancebioversityciat.org\/stories\/untold-tale-tepary\"\u003ePhaseolus vulgaris)\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/alliancebioversityciat.org\/stories\/untold-tale-tepary\"\u003ein the agriculture of these regions.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis had led to varietal loss and the loss of cultural knowledge about the bean. But interest in this amazing plant is growing because of how it might help sustain humans in a warmer world. The gardeners, farmers and communities in these areas that have continued to grow tepary beans against economic pressure to grow more lucrative crops are who we have to thank for the continued existence of this amazing food.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe tepary bean in the Mexico and Arizona\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the Tohono O’odham people of Arizona, tepary beans, called Bawĭ, have been central to culture for generations. They tell a traditional legend describing how the Milky Way galaxy is white tepary beans scattered across the sky. The Tohono O’odham people are working to get the tepary bean back into their diet, including in school lunches (USDA).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAccording to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeseeds.org\/\"\u003eNative Seed Search\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, champion of the tepary bean, one thousand year old remains of tepary beans have been found at archeaological sites throughout Arizona. Over 30 different cultures in this region grow teparies and Native Seed Search is a non-profit which has helped identify and source distinct varieties of teparies grown throughout this region. They help preserve these important varieties by storing them in their seed bank and growing them on their farms. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeseeds.org\/pages\/seed-bank\"\u003efrozen seed bank\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e provides a place where the varieties can be saved in the event they are lost, become endangered or are genetically contaminated in the variable “real world.” Another part of the mission of Native Seed Search is to get people conserving these varieties in their gardens and on their farms by sharing and selling seeds from the seed bank on rotation. As the NSS puts it- “Domesticated crops depend on an intimate relationship with humans - they don't exist in the wild.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFederal funding for their important work has declined. If you’d like to help support the farmers and communities from which they originate, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/nativeseeds.app.neoncrm.com\/forms\/general-donation-nss\"\u003evisit their site.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe tepary bean in Guatemala\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to Bioversity International, in the late 1980s researchers from the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala gathered 36 tepary varieties in the southwestern coast of Guatemala among Maya Quiché, Mam and Tzutuhil ethnic groups. However, when they returned in 2016 they were not able to find any tepary variety being grown or sold in markets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGuatemala is a land of many climates. Though there are wet regions like the high altitude cloud forests, there is also an arid “Dry Corridor” covering 45% of the country. Here rainfall is erratic and becoming even more so. Many think the recovery of the teparies could make agriculture in this region more resilient and sustainable. According to Bioversity, in comparison to the common bean, the tepary has a greater tolerance to common bacterial blight and outperforms the common bean by at least 50% in hot environments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo in 2018, Bioversity International and researchers from the Universidad de San Carlos set out to find any tepary bean variety still growing in Guatemala. After searching markets and farms extensively, a visit to farmer Señor Arriaga produced the only tepary bean they found. Señor Arriaga, who also grows more economically valuable crops like common bean and corn, has continued to grow tepary beans purely out of his love for the food, and because it is an easy crop to grow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince then, seeds purchased from him have been given to a local seed saver network and provided to a steward farmers to test in plots in the Dry Corridor. There remains a great deal to be done to promote tepary beans’ potential as a source of food for farmers in the Dry Corridor, but thanks to Señor Arriaga there are seeds to start with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/alliancebioversityciat.org\/\"\u003eLearn more about Bioversity, one of the partners in promoting the tepary beans’ recovery in Guatemala, here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/tepary-beans\"\u003eGrowing tepary beans\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI believe that when you grow tepary beans, wherever you are, you are also contributing to these important movements to save and spread this resilient crop. Because the beans are only eaten cooked as dry beans, when you harvest the food you’re also harvesting the seeds, so saving seeds for the generations to come is happily just built into the process!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo grow them, direct sow seeds after all danger of frost has passed, usually in early June. Do not presoak the beans. If you are in a place with a longer season like the southern United States or Mexico, the traditional planting time of around the summer solstice is best.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlacement in your garden is probably the most important consideration when it comes to growing them. Traditionally grown without supplemental irrigation in climates that receive 2-5 inches of rain a year, tepary roots are meant to grow very deep to access water held in the soil. They are actually less productive if they are overwatered. If you grow your garden with a uniform amount of irrigation, say from an overhead sprinkler or drip system, try planting them on a border area that gets less water, or at the end of the drip line so you can limit irrigation once the plant is up and growing. We tend to plant it at the end of the drip lines. We can kink the driplines to limit water once the plants are up and growing. Additionally, limiting compost and fertilizers to about 1\/4 of what you are applying to other crops is best as too much fertility will cause them to grow lots of greenery and few beans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMany varieties will climb a trellis. Some of the short season varieties we carry are bush plants that wont really climb a trellis, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/products\/bean-lofthouse-landrace-tepary?_pos=3\u0026amp;_sid=ca84cc1c1\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eLofthouse Landrace tepary beans\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are all bush plants, which is part of why they mature more quickly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe beans grow in pods holding around 4-8 beans. The beans are small, and depending on the variety range from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/products\/bean-caborca-ajo-organic?_pos=8\u0026amp;_sid=ca84cc1c1\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eflat and wrinkled\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/products\/tepary-bean-colonia-morelos-organic?_pos=5\u0026amp;_sid=ca84cc1c1\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eplump and rounnd.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvesting and cleaning dry tepary beans:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarvest in late summer when the pods have begun to dry but before they start to shatter in the field. We cut the whole plant at the soil level (don’t pull them up by the roots or you risk mixing dirt in with the beans) and let the plants and pods continue drying on a tarp in a protected area out of direct sunlight for a week or so. We then fold the tarp over and stomp on it to help the seed pods shatter. Next comes winnowing. We lift the contents (dry plant material and seeds all mixed together at this point) and using the wind or a fan, drop the contents to allow the air to blow off the light dry plant material while the heavy seeds fall clean into a tote or bucket. We repeat this process until the seeds are clean and mostly free of debris. For the final step, we use screens to help remove smaller, less developed seeds, but you could also do this by simply picking out the debris and smaller seeds that the winnowing process did not remove.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"captioned-image-container\"\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/tepary-beans\/products\/bean-lofthouse-landrace-tepary\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img can-restack\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image2-inset\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image-link-expand\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset\"\u003e\n\u003cbutton type=\"button\" class=\"pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003csvg role=\"img\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 20\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"var(--color-fg-primary)\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\u003e\u003cg\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/g\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/button\u003e\u003cbutton type=\"button\" class=\"pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003csvg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" class=\"lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2\"\u003e\u003cpolyline points=\"15 3 21 3 21 9\"\u003e\u003c\/polyline\u003e\u003cpolyline points=\"9 21 3 21 3 15\"\u003e\u003c\/polyline\u003e\u003cline x1=\"21\" x2=\"14\" y1=\"3\" y2=\"10\"\u003e\u003c\/line\u003e\u003cline x1=\"3\" x2=\"10\" y1=\"21\" y2=\"14\"\u003e\u003c\/line\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/button\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCooking with tepary beans\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/tepary-beans\"\u003eTepary beans\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e hold more protein per ounce than common beans like kidney or pinto! They are packed with nutrients like niacin, iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and have tons of fiber. Beans plump up nicely after soaking and cooking, even the flat and wrinkled varieties, and you will be surprised at how much like common beans they are when cooked.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo cook, first rinse beans in a colander and then soak in water overnight, 8 cups of water to 1 cup of beans. Once soaked, add 4 cups of water for every 1 cup of tepary beans to a pot. They are dense so even though they are small, they require long cook times- around 4 hours in a low boil on the stove or all day on low in a slow cooker. On their own the beans have a nutty and slightly sweet flavor. They are so richly flavorful, they don’t need much in the way of extras but cooking them in broth, with garlic, onions, and herbs doesn’t hurt either!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/tepary-beans\"\u003eCheck out the tepary beans we grow Giving Ground Seeds here!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 454px;\" height=\"101\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 44px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; 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width: 88px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e3-6”\/8-10”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2047\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\"\u003eTepary beans are native to North America and are heat and drought tolerant. Plant 1\" deep and 6\" apart after all danger of frost has passed. Plants are not tolerant of much shade. Do not over water. Bush plants will not climb a trellis. Harvest dry plants and shake in a bag to free beans from pods. Use a fan to blow off chaff.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket size:  1\/4 oz., 50 min.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":31185379295343,"sku":"","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/LL_Tepary.jpg?v=1573754285"},{"product_id":"bean-lofthouse-landrace-garbanzo","title":"Garbanzo Bean, Lofthouse Landrace","description":"\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2253\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2253\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a6099;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*Short Season ALERT* Matures quickly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #158466;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Low Impact Food ALERT* No energy intensive food processing necessary for winter eating\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #acb20c;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Marginal Soils ALERT* Bloom where you’re planted! This crop is resilient and adapted to thrive on marginal soils with low fertility.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff8000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Low Impact Food ALERT* This crop gets by on less. It needs less water and nutrient inputs than other foods. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #55308d;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Diverse Population ALERT* Grow this population as is or use for your at home plant breeding project. It’s crop adaptation made simple- select those plants that grow best for you, save seeds, plant them next year, and repeat.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeautiful plants\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eMix of colors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCicer arientinum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95 days to dry.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiverse population of short season garbanzos selected to perform well in hot weather. Bred by Joseph Lofthouse of Landrace Garden Seeds in Paradise, Utah. Vigorous bush plants do well with plenty of space. Leaves turn from green to red as the beans dry down in late summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 460px;\" height=\"94\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 45px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 66px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndoor Start\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 60px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerm Days\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 78px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrost Tolerant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 46px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 61px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeed Depth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 88px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlant\/Row Spacing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 45px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e70\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 66px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eNot rec.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 60px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e6-17 d.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 78px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eLight frost\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 46px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eFull\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 61px;\"\u003eSurface\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 88px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e12”\/18”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 78.7823%;\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2047\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 100%;\" height=\"17\" align=\"left\"\u003ePlant shortly after the ground can be worked in spring, right around when you might plant peas.  Plant on the surface as light aids germination. Alternatively, plant indoors on the surface of the soil 2 weeks prior to transplanting.  Transplants quite well.  Thin to 1' apart, with rows 18\" apart. Allow plants to dry down in late summer. Harvest by cutting down the whole dry plant into a bag. Free seeds from pods by beating the bag, or driving over it, and use a fan to separate chaff from beans.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket size 1\/4 oz: 30 min.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Farm","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":31206060327023,"sku":"","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2 oz.","offer_id":49473883242782,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"4 oz.","offer_id":49473883275550,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1 lb.","offer_id":49473883308318,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2 lb.","offer_id":49473883341086,"sku":null,"price":62.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/IMG_2306.jpg?v=1587414892"},{"product_id":"bean-lofthouse-landrace-fava","title":"Fava Bean, Lofthouse Landrace","description":"\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2253\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eFava adapted to hotter conditions\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eDiverse population\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eMore drought tolerant than other favas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVicia faba\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003eFava beans are most commonly grown in climates with mild winters where they can be planted in the fall and grown through the winter and into spring. Our winters here are too cold to allow us to grow fava beans over the winter like this, so we need to plant them in spring. This means that they will be growing for at least part of the summer, which can mean being exposed to a lot of heat that they don’t typically like. Enter \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/fava-beans-broad-beans\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLofthouse Landrace Fava Bean\u003c\/a\u003e- a landrace variety bred to do well when spring planting is required. They’re quick and unusually heat tolerant, and as you can see very diverse as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e110 days.\u003c\/strong\u003e Diverse population of more heat tolerant and quick ripening fava beans selected to perform well in warmer conditions. Bred by Joseph Lofthouse in Logan Utah, where you can’t plant fava beans in the fall but must wait to plant them in winter. Diversity of bean shape and size in this landrace lends itself to further selection and breeding if you so choose. Become a plant breeder and grow and select those which perform well in your garden!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo learn more about landraces, read our blog post \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/blogs\/news\/what-is-a-landrace\"\u003e\"What is a landrace???\"\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 433px;\" height=\"136\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 41px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; 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width: 54px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 54px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeed Depth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 81px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlant\/Row Spacing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 41px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e60-65\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 61px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e1-2 weeks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 55px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e6-30 d.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 71px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eYes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 54px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eAfternoon shade to full sun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 54px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e2”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 81px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e12”\/16”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2047\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlant during a break in the weather in early- late March. Plant 2.5\" deep, thin to 1' apart, with rows 18\" apart. May take up to 3 weeks to emerge. Do not under-water as the weather warms up. Harvest dry seed pods in late summer into a bag. Free seeds by beating the bag, use a fan to separate light chaff from heavy beans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn climates where winter temperatures do not dip below 15 degrees F, planting in fall is preferable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket size: 20 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Farm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":19506338136118,"sku":"","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/LL_Fava.jpg?v=1573753631"},{"product_id":"tomato-black-cherry","title":"Tomato, Black Cherry","description":"\u003ctable style=\"width: 510px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2253\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 506px;\" align=\"left\" height=\"17\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #e16173;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Patio Paradise ALERT* Grow the concrete! 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Yields plentiful clusters to keep you in cherry tomatoes all season long, and dries well to keep you in tomatoes all winter long.  Abundant fruits do not hold well on the plant so pick them often.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBred in Florida by Vince Sapp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 365px;\" height=\"96\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #000000; width: 36px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #000000; 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width: 33px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #000000; width: 45px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeed Depth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #000000; width: 86px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlant\/Row Spacing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #ffffff; 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width: 59px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003eNo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 33px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003eFull\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 45px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e1\/8”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 86px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e24”\/36”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2041\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\" height=\"17\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStart seeds indoors 4-6 weeks before average last frost date. Plant seeds in sterile potting soil and provide 7-10 hours of direct light each day. Transplant 24”-36” apart in full sun, while trellising is not necessary it is beneficial for easy of harvest and continued productivity in fall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket size- 30 min.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":31189167964271,"sku":"","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 gram","offer_id":31189167997039,"sku":"","price":11.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/Black_cherry.jpg?v=1572387772"},{"product_id":"tomato-martinos-roma","title":"Tomato, Martino's Roma","description":"\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2253\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #e16173;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Patio Paradise ALERT* Grow the concrete! This variety can be grown in a pot on a porch or sunny windowsill.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eItalian heirloom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eDwarf vines excellent for containers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eLarge fruits, concentrated harvest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eWater consistently and well\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSolanum lycopersicum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e85 days, Determinate.\u003c\/strong\u003e Dwarf Italian heirloom for saucing and canning. Large 2 oz fruits go a long way in the kitchen! Extremely productive for an open-pollinated variety, just a couple of plants will keep you in sauce all winter. Few seeds and little juice- excellent for pasting.  Not as prone to blossom-end rot as hybrid tomato varieties, resistant to early blight. Ripening may be delayed in hot conditions.  Very heavy, concentrated harvest.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA bit of its story: \u003c\/strong\u003eThis variety was offered in the Seed Savers Exchange 1991 Yearbook by Maureen Conway, of Western NY who obtained the seed from an 87 year-old Italian gardener in the Finger Lakes area of New York State.  He seed saver and grew this variety for many years. He received the seed from a friend who brought them from Italy many years earlier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow to grow it: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 453px;\" height=\"72\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 50px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 65px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndoor Start\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; 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width: 59px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeed Depth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 86px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlant\/Row Spacing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 50px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e65-85\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 65px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e4-6 w.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 58px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e6-9 d.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 75px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eNo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 44px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eFull\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 59px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e1\/8”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 86px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e24”\/36”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2047\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\"\u003eStart seeds indoors 4-6 weeks before average last frost date. Plant seeds in sterile potting soil and provide 7-10 hours of direct light each day. Thin to the strongest plant per pot. Transplant 24\" apart in full sun near a trellis, plants transplant better when small, 10-12\" tall.  Do not water tomato plants, water only at the base. Reduce water as the tomatoes ripen to get the meatiest fruits.  \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs: \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket size- 30 min.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":31183669395567,"sku":"","price":3.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 gram~400 seeds","offer_id":31183669428335,"sku":"","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/files\/20230917_183600_1_ab5399b5-c121-4ba7-88ac-4a18d89d0d45.jpg?v=1695483448"},{"product_id":"portulaca","title":"Portulaca, Rock Rose","description":"\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2253\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eDrought tolerant succulent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eFull, rose like blooms\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eBright colors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePortulaca grandiflora\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEasy to grow, drought tolerant succulent, is an excellent addition to rock gardens and those sunny spots around the house that are too hot for other ornamentals. Annual which readily self-sows, blooms colorfully in pinks, purples, oranges, reds, and white.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 444px;\" height=\"88\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 43px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 65px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndoor Start\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; 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width: 43px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e75-85\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 65px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e6-8 weeks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 58px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e7-14 d.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 74px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eNo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 43px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFull \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 57px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e1\/16”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 88px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e4”\/6”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2047\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\"\u003eStart indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost date to get a head start. Hardy plants transplant well provided they are watered well during the transition. Alternatively, direct sow tiny seeds and cover as lightly as possible. Be careful not to over-sow the tiny seeds. Water to germinate.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket size: 1\/2 g, 500 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":19664651714614,"sku":"","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/Portulaca.jpg?v=1551646360"},{"product_id":"nieve-de-sevilla","title":"Pea, Nieve de Sevilla Snow","description":"\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2064\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eRare variety\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eLarge seeds and pea pods\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeat tolerant\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePisum sativum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur son LOVED snacking on the peas this summer, especially the Nieve de Sevilla snow peas. I get it, Nieve de Sevilla are sweet and super tender. And lucky for him they have a long harvest window, staying tender even as the peas inside begin to plump up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI originally got these seeds from my sister Katie, who purchased them at a market in Sevilla, Spain. There they were handed to her expertly and rustically wrapped in piece of newspaper with no variety name. I grew them out and loved them, and with no variety name I have been calling them ‘Nieve de Sevilla’ or snow of Sevilla. If you have have an association with Spanish peas, and\/or might have information about their true variety name, please let me know!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e80 days, climbing, snow pea\u003c\/strong\u003e. Edible pod pea variety found at a market in hot Sevilla, Spain. Mildly sweet and large pods are borne on tall, 3’ vines. More heat tolerant than other snow pea varieties and very productive. We call this variety after the city we found it in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSnow peas are a good source of fiber and protein and are popular in both East Asian and European cuisines.  We love cooking them simply- stir frying them in butter and salt and eating them with our fingers.  Leave them on a little longer for blackened snow peas, or add cream for creamed snow peas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 418px;\" height=\"77\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 43px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; 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width: 43px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 57px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeed Depth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 62px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlant\/Row Spacing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 43px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e65-75\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 65px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eNot rec.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 58px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e6-21 d.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 74px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eYes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 43px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eFull\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 57px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e1”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 62px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e1-6”\/8”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2029\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeas love a crowd, sow 1\" apart along as soon as the ground can be worked in spring. Plant 1\" deep at the base of a trellis such as a fence or net strung between two posts as vines grow tall. Plants will bear longer if planted early and pods are picked regularly before peas begin drying down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf growing peas for a seed or dry pea harvest, pick as few fresh pods as possible and allow all remaining pods to dry down on the plant. When most of the pods are dry but before they begin to shatter, harvest pods and vines all together and bring to a covered and ventilated area for further drying down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket size- 15 min.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Farm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31166144151663,"sku":"","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/files\/20260713_200718.jpg?v=1785506799"},{"product_id":"helios-radish","title":"Radish, Helios","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a6099;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*Short Season ALERT* Matures quickly and is frost tolerant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eCzechoslovakian heirloom\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eGolden yellow radish \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eNutritionally dense root and greens\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRaphanus sativus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2064\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\" height=\"17\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e32 days.  \u003c\/strong\u003eA real rustic radish- these large, creamy-golden heirlooms will add a unique color to your vegetable harvest.  Named for the Greek god of the sun because of its color. Though they grow quite well in the heat, they will get spicy when the weather heats up so plant early for a more mild flavor.  Roots have a delectable crunch and large, leafy green tops are great for radish green lovers.   We love this radish oven-roasted in olive oil with carrots and beets.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRadishes are a great starter vegetable for beginning gardeners!  They are a quick, early season crop to get your garden off to a great start.  Nutritionally dense, radishes are an excellent source of vitamin C in both the root and the greens and also contain potassium, vitamin B6, iron and folic acid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA bit of its heirloom story:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHelios radish is believed to be originally sourced from heirloom yellow radish collector Alzbeta Kovacova-Pecarova of Kosice, Czechoslovakia. Yellow radish varieties are documented as early as the 1700s. Yellow being a result of a genetic mutation, they are thought to be the same makeup as a pink or red radish with a few missing genes. Yellow radishes first appeared in seed catalogs of the United States in the 1800’s.  It became popular as a result of their ability to be successfully grown in warmer climates. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable height=\"118\" style=\"width: 433px;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #000000; width: 42px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #000000; width: 63px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndoor Start\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #000000; width: 55px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerm Days\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #000000; width: 72px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrost Tolerant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #000000; width: 45px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #000000; width: 55px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeed Depth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #000000; width: 85px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlant\/Row Spacing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 42px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e65-85\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 63px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003eNot rec.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 55px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e3-10 d.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 72px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003eLight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 45px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003eFull to part shade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 55px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e1\/4”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 85px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e2”\/6”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2029\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\" height=\"17\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSow up to 5 weeks before last spring frost. Plant 1\/2\" deep, thinning to 3\" apart. Water well for high quality. Harvest young, as older roots become woody. Hotter, drier conditions lead to spicy roots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket size 2 g, 225 min.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Farm","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":31183743221871,"sku":"","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1\/4 oz","offer_id":31183743254639,"sku":"","price":6.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1 oz","offer_id":31183743287407,"sku":"","price":9.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/IMG_2507.jpg?v=1592329390"},{"product_id":"bellstar-tomato","title":"Tomato, Bellstar","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuick facts:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #e16173;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Patio Paradise ALERT* Grow the concrete! This variety can be grown in a pot on a porch or sunny windowsill.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreat for container gardens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVery productive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePersimmon-looking tomato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSolanum lycopersicum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2064\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\" height=\"17\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e65-75 days, Determinate. \u003c\/strong\u003eWonderful, blemish-free plum paste tomato with a triangular shape like a persimmon. Dwarf vines bear a concentrated harvest early and fruits ripen even in hotter, drier weather. Perfect for short seasons and small spaces, it was b\u003cspan\u003ered at Smithfield Experiment Farm in Ontario and introduced in 1981.  Large for a plum tomato (2.5-3\" diameter), 8 oz fruit \u003c\/span\u003eor tomato sauces, flavor probably to mild to pass as a fresh eater.  Tomato for the North. Though we've had no disease trouble, its said to be not tolerant of major tomato diseases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis tomato is part of our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/seed-packages\/products\/some-like-it-hot-heat-tolerant-tomato-package\"\u003eheat tolerant tomato package\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable height=\"62\" style=\"width: 315px;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #000000; width: 35px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #000000; 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width: 66px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e24”\/36”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2029\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\" height=\"17\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStart seeds indoors 4-6 weeks before average last frost date. Plant seeds in sterile potting soil and provide 7-10 hours of direct light each day. Thin to the strongest plant per pot. Transplant 24\"-36\" apart in full sun, benefits from trellising. Harvest tomatoes at full red. Good for container gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs: \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket size- 30 min.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Farm","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":31183614214255,"sku":"","price":3.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 gram~400 seeds","offer_id":31183614247023,"sku":"","price":11.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2 gram~800 seeds","offer_id":31183614279791,"sku":"","price":18.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/Bellstar.jpg?v=1575391836"},{"product_id":"moskovich-tomato","title":"Tomato, Moskovich","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a6099;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*Short Season ALERT* Matures quickly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eBears all summer long\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeat and cold tolerant\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eRich flavor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eRussian heirloom\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eVery early tomato\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSolanum lycopersicum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e65-70 days, Semi-determinate. \u003c\/strong\u003eEarly, blemish free, crack resistant slicer that is the epitome of tomato! Deep red fruit ripen even in hotter, drier conditions. Cold tolerant as well, as it maintains its flavor during fall harvests. Bears well all summer long. Semi-determinate, a good size for container gardens. Excellent fresh, in sauces, soups, or processed.  Slightly flat in shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA bit of its story:  \u003c\/strong\u003eA Russian heirloom, Moskvich translates to \"a person living in Moscow.\"  Developed by the Vavilov Institute and named after Nikolai Vavilov who dedicated his life to ending world hunger.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 469px;\" height=\"94\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 52px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 70px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndoor Start\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 61px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerm Days\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 78px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrost Tolerant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 47px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 61px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeed Depth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 84px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlant\/Row Spacing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 52px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e65-85\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 70px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e4-6 w.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 61px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e6-9 d.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 78px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eNo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 47px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eFull\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 61px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e1\/8”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 84px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e24”\/36”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2029\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStart seeds indoors 4-6 weeks before average last frost date. Plant seeds in sterile potting soil and provide 7-10 hours of direct light each day. Thin to the strongest plant per pot. Transplant 24\"-36\" apart in full sun, benefits from trellising. Harvest tomatoes at full red. Good for container gardens.  Water tomatoes only at the soil level- not foliage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket size- 30 min.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Farm","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":31183674900591,"sku":"","price":3.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 gram~400 seeds","offer_id":31183674933359,"sku":"","price":11.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2 gram~800 seeds","offer_id":31183674966127,"sku":"","price":18.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/Moskovich.jpg?v=1575140172"},{"product_id":"hazelfield-farm-red","title":"Tomato, Hazelfield Farm Red","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eSandwhich tomato\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eVery productive\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eLobed \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSolanum lycopersicum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2064\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\" height=\"17\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndeterminate. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe perfect tomato for sandwiches!  From a volunteer tomato plant found at Hazelfield Farm in Kentucky, stabilized for 10 years thereafter. This pretty tomato is large at 6-8 oz, oblate shape with mild lobing and bright red color. Deep tomato flavor, moderate sugar content, excellent for slicing or processing. Resistant to cracking and tolerant of hotter, drier conditions.  Regular leaf.  Overwhelmingly productive.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis tomato is part of our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/seed-packages\/products\/some-like-it-hot-heat-tolerant-tomato-package\"\u003eheat tolerant tomato package\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA bit of its story:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom a volunteer plant from Gary Millwood’s friends Teresa and Raphe, who grow for the Farmer’s Market in Lexington, Frankfort and Cincinnati and sometimes Louisville. Teresa and Raphe stabilized this variety for 10 years and shared the seed with Gary.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSince then Gary Millwood distributed the seeds to quite a few tomato growers and this variety quickly made its way into commercial seed catalogs, such as this one!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable height=\"98\" style=\"width: 415px;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #000000; width: 47px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #000000; width: 64px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndoor Start\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #000000; width: 56px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerm Days\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #000000; width: 74px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrost Tolerant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #000000; width: 44px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #000000; width: 57px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeed Depth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #000000; width: 57px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlant\/Row Spacing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 47px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e65-85\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 64px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e4-6 w.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 56px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e6-9 d.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 74px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003eNo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 44px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003eFull\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 57px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e1\/8”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 57px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e24”\/36”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2029\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\" height=\"17\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStart seeds indoors 4-6 weeks before average last frost date. Plant seeds in sterile potting soil and provide 7-10 hours of direct light each day. Thin to the strongest plant per pot. Transplant 24\"-36\" apart in full sun, benefits from trellising. Harvest tomatoes at full red. Suitable for container gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket size- 30 min.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Farm","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":31183643148399,"sku":"","price":3.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 gram~400 seeds","offer_id":31183643181167,"sku":"","price":11.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2 gram~800 seeds","offer_id":31183643213935,"sku":"","price":18.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/Hazelfield_Farm_Red2.jpg?v=1575158866"},{"product_id":"illinois-beauty","title":"Tomato, Illinois Beauty","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a6099;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*Short Season ALERT* Matures quickly and is frost tolerant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eMid-season tomato\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSolanum lycoperscium\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2064\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e80 days, Indeterminate.\u003c\/strong\u003e Selected by grower Merlyn Niedens from an accidental cross . Disease resistant and an excellent performer in hot, dry summers. Great flavor, blemish free, crack resistant, and deep red color. Perfect round fruits are excellent for market or home growing.  Excellent patio tomato.  Mid-season summer set tomato.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis tomato is part of our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/seed-packages\/products\/some-like-it-hot-heat-tolerant-tomato-package\"\u003eheat tolerant tomato package\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 409px;\" height=\"78\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 48px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 63px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndoor Start\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 55px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerm Days\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 72px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrost Tolerant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 42px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 56px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeed Depth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 57px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlant\/Row Spacing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; 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width: 72px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eNo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 42px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eFull\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 56px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e1\/8”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 57px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e24”\/36”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2064\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeed Start seeds indoors 4-6 weeks before average last frost date. Plant seeds in sterile potting soil and provide 7-10 hours of direct light each day. Thin to the strongest plant per pot. Transplant 24\"-36\" apart in full sun, benefits from trellising. Harvest tomatoes at full red. Suitable for container gardens.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket size- 30 min.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Farm","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":31183654355055,"sku":"","price":3.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 gram~400 seeds","offer_id":31183654387823,"sku":"","price":11.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2 gram~800 seeds","offer_id":31183654420591,"sku":"","price":18.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/Illinois_beauty_2.jpg?v=1575394048"},{"product_id":"ozark-pink-tomato","title":"Tomato, Ozark Pink","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a6099;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*Short Season ALERT* Matures quickly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeat tolerant\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eExcellent for late season harvest and keeping\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrack resistant\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSolanum lycospericum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2064\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e65-75 days, Indeterminate.\u003c\/strong\u003e This tomato is cool because you can harvest it early and allow it to ripen inside without seeing much difference when compared to vine-ripened flavor.  So, at the end of the season when the frost is coming, gather them in and prepare to enjoy richly flavored, not mealy fruit for weeks more!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBears abundantly all summer long for market or home production. Bred at the University of Arkansas by Joe McFerran, heat tolerant, humidity tolerant, and disease resistant. Pink fruits are delicious and have a long shelf life. Fruits resistant to cracking and blemish-free, uniform-ripening shoulders.  Excellent freshly sliced or processed, add these to stews.  Can be grown in containers, great patio tomatoes!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis tomato is part of our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/seed-packages\/products\/some-like-it-hot-heat-tolerant-tomato-package\"\u003eheat tolerant tomato package\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 468px;\" height=\"86\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 52px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 70px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndoor Start\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 62px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerm Days\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 78px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrost Tolerant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 47px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 62px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeed Depth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 81px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlant\/Row Spacing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 52px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e65-85\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 70px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e4-6 w.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 62px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e6-9 d.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 78px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eNo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 47px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eFull\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 62px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e1\/8”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 81px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e24”\/36”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2029\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStart seeds indoors 4-6 weeks before average last frost date. Plant seeds in sterile potting soil and provide 7-10 hours of direct light each day. Thin to the strongest plant per pot. Transplant 24\"-36\" apart in full sun, benefits from trellising. Harvest tomatoes at pink\/red. Suitable for container gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket size- 30 min.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Farm","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":31183678832751,"sku":"","price":3.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 gram~400 seeds","offer_id":31183678865519,"sku":"","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2 gram~800 seeds","offer_id":31183678898287,"sku":"","price":18.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/files\/20230917_181634_1_c5feefa6-901d-45d7-b7b7-52593fd73571.jpg?v=1695483585"},{"product_id":"eva-purple-ball-tomato","title":"Tomato, Eva Purple Ball","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eEasy peeling\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eGerman heirloom\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThrives in hot weather\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlemish-free\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSolanum lycopersicum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2064\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e75 days, Indeterminate.\u003c\/strong\u003e Late 1800s heirloom from the Black Forest region of Germany. Early maturing, dark red, juicy fruit with superb flavor. 6-8 oz fruits are blemish free and crack resistant, thrives in hot weather when other tomato varieties poop out. Use it for almost anything you'd use tomatoes for- slicing, salads, canning, and sauces.  Peels easily, hallelujah!  Some resistance to late blight and other diseases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA bit of it's story:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrought from Germany by Joseph A. Bratka of Elmwood Park, New Jersey.  Bratka's grandfather raised this tomato is the Black Forest region of Germany.  Bred to thrive in heat and\/or humidity.  This tomato is part of our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/seed-packages\/products\/some-like-it-hot-heat-tolerant-tomato-package\"\u003eheat-tolerant tomato package\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 380px;\" height=\"93\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 41px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 55px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndoor Start\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 49px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerm Days\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 65px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrost Tolerant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 37px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 50px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeed Depth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 67px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlant\/Row Spacing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; 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width: 65px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eNo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 37px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eFull\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 50px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e1\/8”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 67px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e24”\/36”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2029\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStart seeds indoors 4-6 weeks before average last frost date. Plant seeds in sterile potting soil and provide 7-10 hours of direct light each day. Thin to the strongest plant per pot. Transplant 24\"-36\" apart in full sun, benefits from trellising. Harvest tomatoes at full red. Good for container gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket size- 30 min.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Farm","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":31183638200431,"sku":"","price":3.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 gram~400 seeds","offer_id":31183638233199,"sku":"","price":11.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2 gram~800 seeds","offer_id":31183638265967,"sku":"","price":18.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/Eva_purple_ball_2.jpg?v=1575393043"},{"product_id":"neptune-tomato","title":"Tomato, Neptune","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreat for sandwiches and hamburgers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eMid-season tomato\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSolanum lycopersicum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2454\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\" height=\"17\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e70 days, Determinate. \u003c\/b\u003eWhat a harvest!  These are the best tomatoes for hamburgers!  This mid-season tomato was specifically bred in Florida to be heat-tolerant and did great in our hot and arid field. Crack resistant and disease resistant, tasty fruits grow in clusters of 2-4 fruit and are blemish free and perfect for a market or home garden.  Resistant to bacterial wilt.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA bit of its story:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeveloped in 1999 by Dr. J. W. Scott at the U. of Florida and first released to Southern Exposure Seed.  This tomato is part of our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/seed-packages\/products\/some-like-it-hot-heat-tolerant-tomato-package\"\u003eheat tolerant tomato package\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable height=\"84\" style=\"width: 476px;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #000000; width: 53px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #000000; width: 72px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndoor Start\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #000000; width: 63px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerm Days\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #000000; width: 80px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrost Tolerant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #000000; width: 49px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #000000; width: 63px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeed Depth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #000000; width: 80px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlant\/Row Spacing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #ffffff; 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width: 80px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e24”\/36”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2029\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\" height=\"17\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStart seeds indoors 4-6 weeks before average last frost date. Plant seeds in sterile potting soil and provide 7-10 hours of direct light each day. Thin to the strongest plant per pot. Transplant 24\"-36\" apart in full sun, benefits from trellising. Harvest tomatoes at full red. 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Regular leaf bush plants are super compact for small spaces and containers. 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Plant seeds in sterile potting soil and provide 7-10 hours of direct light each day. Thin to the strongest plant per pot. Transplant 24\"-36\" apart in full sun, benefits from trellising. Tomatoes ripe at orange\/red tie dye. Suitable for container gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket size- 30 min.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Farm","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":31183636791407,"sku":"","price":3.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 gram~400 seeds","offer_id":31183636824175,"sku":"","price":11.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2 gram~800 seeds","offer_id":31183636856943,"sku":"","price":18.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/Dwarf_russian_swirl_2.jpg?v=1575392940"},{"product_id":"purple-tomatillo","title":"Tomatillo, Purple","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #e16173;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Patio Paradise ALERT* Grow the concrete! 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Brighter-than-eggplant purple, they add unique color to fresh salsas. Easy to grow, plants reach 18” and do not require support. 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width: 75px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003eNo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 43px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003eFull\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 58px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e1\/8”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 80px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\" size=\"2\"\u003e18”\/24”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2029\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\" height=\"17\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStart seeds indoors 3-4 weeks before average last frost date. Thin to the strongest plant per pot. Transplant 18-24\" apart in full sun, plants transplant better when small, 10-12\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket size- 50 min.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Farm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31179443634287,"sku":"","price":2.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/Purple_tomatillo.jpg?v=1575235151"},{"product_id":"grande-rio-verde-tomatillo","title":"Tomatillo, Rio Grande Verde","description":"\u003ch3\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #e16173;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Patio Paradise ALERT* Grow the concrete! This variety can be grown in a pot on a porch or sunny windowsill.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLarge tomatillo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMexican heirloom\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"178\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhysalis izocarpa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e75 from transplant.  \u003c\/strong\u003eMexican heirloom husk tomato for salsa verde, plants are quick to grow and yield hearty amounts of 3-4 oz. bright, apple-green fruit.  Fruits are smooth textured and sweet.  One of the largest and highest yielding varieties, use this one for whole roasted tomatillos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTomatillos are also husk cherries.  Happily, tomatillos are very easy to grow and are quite drought tolerant!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 445px;\" height=\"86\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 44px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 66px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndoor Start\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; width: 58px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerm Days\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"background: #000000; 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width: 85px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlant\/Row Spacing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 44px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e65-85\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 66px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e2-4 w.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; 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width: 58px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e1\/8”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 85px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" style=\"font-family: Thorndale, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e18”\/24”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2029\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStart seeds indoors 3-4 weeks before average last frost date. Tomatillos tend to germinate and get up and growing quickly.  Thin to the strongest plant per pot. Transplant 18-24\" apart in full sun, plants transplant better when small, 10-12\".  2-4' plants don't require staking.  Harvest fruits when the paper husk has started to turn brown.  We harvest ours when they have fallen to the ground, could it get any easier?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTomatillos benefit from cross pollination, so for best results grow two or more plants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket size- 50 min.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Farm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31179454513263,"sku":"","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/Grande_rio_verde.jpg?v=1575236198"},{"product_id":"nicotiana-purple-perfume","title":"Nicotiana, Purple Perfume","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eDelicate tubular purple flowers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeat loving\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlowers all summer long\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNicotiana sylvestris\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2454\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\" height=\"17\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTobacco relative makes a nice addition to flower beds with its profuse purple flowers that bloom early and all summer long. 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style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*Short Season ALERT* Matures quickly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDark pink flesh\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSweet and juicy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRequires less fertility than other watermelon varieties, great for organic gardens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCitrullus lanatus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e65-75 days.  \u003c\/strong\u003eWhat a little gem born right here in the gem state!  Bred in Northern Idaho where the nights are cold, the days are hot, and the seasons are short, this watermelon is great for short season climates or for early season production.  Tolerant of both heat and cold, this watermelon is widely adaptable and would grow well in hot humid climates as well.  Sweet, crisp, and juicy.  Very productive, with the average melon 8 inches across and 8-12lbs.  Keeps well off the plant for 2-3 weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA bit of its story:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThanks to Carol Deppe's book, \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eBreed Your Own Vegetable Varieties\u003c\/span\u003e, we know a lot about the breeding process of Glenn Drown's 'Blacktail Mountain Watermelon'.  Glenn wanted a short season watermelon with great flavor, so he crossed two watermelon varieties using traditional plant breeding techniques used by farmers and gardeners for centuries.  He selected the melons that matured the earliest and saved the seeds from those for four years.  After four years, he had the stable variety we know and love as 'Blacktail Mountain' watermelon!  Glenn was an amateur plant breeder and he bred one of the most popular watermelon varieties for 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Spacing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 66px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e70\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 57px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e4 weeks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 52px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e3-10 d.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 69px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eNo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 70px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFull\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 54px;\"\u003e1\/2 inch\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 76px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e48\"\/24\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWatermelon seeds will not germinate at temperatures below 65 degrees.  Start inside 4 weeks before last frost, but not sooner as larger plants don't transplant well.  Alternatively, direct sow outside after all danger of frost has passed.  Give them room to grow, with about 36\" between plants on all sides.  Watermelons are ripe when the underside of the skin is no longer yellow (this is called the \"ground spot\"), when they sound slightly hollow when thumped, and when the tendril that joins the main stem of the fruit to the vine is brown and dry.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you do breed the next amazing plant variety, make sure its pledged open source so that all of humanity- not just a few corporate interests- can benefit from the common heritage that is resilient plant genetics!  Glenn Drowns made sure this is an\u003ca data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/osseeds.org\/\" href=\"https:\/\/osseeds.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/blogs\/news\/open-source-seed-initiative-why-free-seed-matters?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=a9298feb6\u0026amp;_ss=r\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/blogs\/news\/open-source-seed-initiative-why-free-seed-matters?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=a9298feb6\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eOpen Source Seed Initiative\u003c\/a\u003e pledged variety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2029\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\" height=\"17\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003e2 g, ~30 seeds\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg 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sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*Short Season ALERT* Matures quickly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #e16173;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Patio Paradise ALERT* Grow the concrete! This variety can be grown in a pot on a porch or sunny windowsill.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #55308d;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Diverse Population ALERT* Grow this population as is or use for your at home plant breeding project. It’s crop adaptation made simple- select those plants that grow best for you, save seeds, plant them next year, and repeat.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreat heat tolerant tomato for the desert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSweet\/acid flavor balance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSolanum lycopersicum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSemi-determinate. \u003c\/strong\u003eOle!  This irresistible firey red tomato suits its name and is an excellent choice for desert climates or drier gardens.  Born and bred in Arizona, '\u003cspan\u003eFlamenco' is a cross between Silvery Fir Tree for earliness and feathery foliage and Floridade for heat and disease resistance.  Keeps producing in the heat of the summer when other tomatoes stop.  There is some variability in the foliage and fruit size of this variety, so select great performers, save seed, and keep breeding!  Vamos ya!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 422px;\" height=\"79\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 72px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 75px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndoor 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color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 70px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeed Depth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlant\/Row 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Plant seeds in sterile potting soil and provide 7-10 hours of direct light each day. Transplant 24”-36” apart in full sun, while trellising is not necessary it is beneficial for easy of harvest and continued productivity in fall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket size- 30 min.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32233235120239,"sku":"","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/Flamenco.jpg?v=1607873849"},{"product_id":"blue-speckled-tepary-bean-organic","title":"Tepary Bean, Blue Speckled","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #158466;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Low Impact Food ALERT* No energy intensive food processing necessary for winter eating\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #acb20c;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Marginal Soils ALERT* Bloom where you’re planted! This crop is resilient and adapted to thrive on marginal soils with low fertility.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff8000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Low Impact Food ALERT* This crop gets by on less. It needs less water and nutrient inputs than other foods. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #55308d;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Diverse Population ALERT* Grow this population as is or use for your at home plant breeding project. It’s crop adaptation made simple- select those plants that grow best for you, save seeds, plant them next year, and repeat.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #bf0041;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Saving Kitchen Garden Traditions ALERT* This is a culturally significant variety traditionally grown for a specific culinary purpose.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNative to North America\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh yielding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhaseolus acutifolius  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTan beans with blue speckles, they almost look like little robin's eggs!  We orignially obtained this variety from Native Seed Search.  It grows great for us and is very prolific, even under marginal conditions.  This variety is f\u003cspan\u003erom highland areas of southern Mexico and is a Mayan folkrace.  Rare.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" height=\"101\" style=\"width: 406px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 72px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 75px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndoor Start\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 68px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerm Days\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 87px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrost Tolerant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 70px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeed Depth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlant\/Row Spacing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 72px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e75-85\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 75px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eNot rec.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 68px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e6-17 d.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 87px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eNo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eFull\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 70px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e1-1.5”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e3-6”\/8-10”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2047\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\"\u003eTepary beans are native to North America and are heat and drought tolerant. Plant 1\" deep and 6\" apart after all danger of frost has passed. Plants are not tolerant of much shade. Do not over water. Bush plants will not climb a trellis. Harvest dry plants and shake in a bag to free beans from pods. Use a fan to blow off chaff.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket size:  1\/4 oz., 55 seeds min.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA food from the desert. One of the most arid-adapted crops in the world. Some varieties being plum, some being small and somewhat wrinkled, at first it can look like a food for hard times.  As soon as you cook it though you’ll realize that this bean is as plump and filling as any other. To know the tepary is to love the tepary, and I think more people should know about tepary beans!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI started growing tepary beans after meeting plant breeder \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lofthouse.com\/\"\u003eJoseph Lofthouse\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in northern Utah. Joseph was breeding a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/blogs\/news\/what-is-a-landrace?_pos=17\u0026amp;_sid=ee8b78c2a\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003elandrace\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of bush tepary beans that would mature extra early in short season climates. Traditional tepary bean varieties differ widely and have a days to maturity range of anywhere from 60-120 days. Joseph collected shorter season bush varieties and planted them all together to see which ones grew best and quickest and saved seeds from those for the creation of this landrace. It was a genius idea and project, because many desert areas where tepary beans could thrive also have very short seasons. Drier climates can have huge swings between hot and cold temperatures as there is less moisture in the air to moderate temperatures. Like most other bean species, tepary beans are not frost hardy. Places like northern Utah where Joseph is, or southern Idaho where we are now, can have very hot summers and still have short seasons with frosty nights in June and then again in September. Joseph’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/products\/bean-lofthouse-landrace-tepary?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=d68f113a2\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003etepary bean bush landrace\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is suited to this climate and expands the range of production to areas like ours, where we deal with the dual challenges of a hot climate and a very short season.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMany areas are facing hotter and drier growing conditions, and shorter seasons, with the impacts of climate change. Polar vortexes and extreme weather are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/super-short-season-varieties\"\u003eshortening growing seasons\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, just as those same growing seasons get hotter overall. Tepary beans can produce at temperatures of over 95 F, temperatures that kill the pollen of common bean varieties. Additionally, tepary beans can produce when nighttime temperatures are warm, whereas other bean species need cooler nights to set beans.  They are also generally much more resilient to pests and disease. Because of this, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/search?q=tepary+beans\"\u003ewe believe tepary beans, and especially these short season adapted bush tepary beans we grow,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e could be a major crop of the future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this ancient bean\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe tepary bean (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhaseolus acutifoliu\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003es) is a species of bean from the Sonoran desert in northern Mexico. The wild ancestors of today’s varieties can still be found in this desert. We grow and sell one of the more wild varieties of tepary bean- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/tepary-beans\/products\/tepary-bean-sycamore-canyon-wild-organic\"\u003eSycamore Canyon Wild Tepary Bean.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHundreds of distinct varieties of tepary bean are known, having been domesticated and bred by distinct groups of people in different parts of Mexico, the southwest of the United States, and Guatemala for between 4,000-6,000 years. Like many crops around the world, the number of people who grow and eat tepary beans in these traditional growing regions has been in decline for the last few hundred years due to the forces of globalization and colonization. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/alliancebioversityciat.org\/stories\/untold-tale-tepary\"\u003eThe small tepary bean has often been replaced by the large and plump common bean (\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/alliancebioversityciat.org\/stories\/untold-tale-tepary\"\u003ePhaseolus vulgaris)\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/alliancebioversityciat.org\/stories\/untold-tale-tepary\"\u003ein the agriculture of these regions.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis had led to varietal loss and the loss of cultural knowledge about the bean. But interest in this amazing plant is growing because of how it might help sustain humans in a warmer world. The gardeners, farmers and communities in these areas that have continued to grow tepary beans against economic pressure to grow more lucrative crops are who we have to thank for the continued existence of this amazing food.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe tepary bean in the Mexico and Arizona\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the Tohono O’odham people of Arizona, tepary beans, called Bawĭ, have been central to culture for generations. They tell a traditional legend describing how the Milky Way galaxy is white tepary beans scattered across the sky. The Tohono O’odham people are working to get the tepary bean back into their diet, including in school lunches (USDA).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAccording to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeseeds.org\/\"\u003eNative Seed Search\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, champion of the tepary bean, one thousand year old remains of tepary beans have been found at archeaological sites throughout Arizona. Over 30 different cultures in this region grow teparies and Native Seed Search is a non-profit which has helped identify and source distinct varieties of teparies grown throughout this region. They help preserve these important varieties by storing them in their seed bank and growing them on their farms. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeseeds.org\/pages\/seed-bank\"\u003efrozen seed bank\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e provides a place where the varieties can be saved in the event they are lost, become endangered or are genetically contaminated in the variable “real world.” Another part of the mission of Native Seed Search is to get people conserving these varieties in their gardens and on their farms by sharing and selling seeds from the seed bank on rotation. As the NSS puts it- “Domesticated crops depend on an intimate relationship with humans - they don't exist in the wild.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFederal funding for their important work has declined. If you’d like to help support the farmers and communities from which they originate, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/nativeseeds.app.neoncrm.com\/forms\/general-donation-nss\"\u003evisit their site.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe tepary bean in Guatemala\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to Bioversity International, in the late 1980s researchers from the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala gathered 36 tepary varieties in the southwestern coast of Guatemala among Maya Quiché, Mam and Tzutuhil ethnic groups. However, when they returned in 2016 they were not able to find any tepary variety being grown or sold in markets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGuatemala is a land of many climates. Though there are wet regions like the high altitude cloud forests, there is also an arid “Dry Corridor” covering 45% of the country. Here rainfall is erratic and becoming even more so. Many think the recovery of the teparies could make agriculture in this region more resilient and sustainable. According to Bioversity, in comparison to the common bean, the tepary has a greater tolerance to common bacterial blight and outperforms the common bean by at least 50% in hot environments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo in 2018, Bioversity International and researchers from the Universidad de San Carlos set out to find any tepary bean variety still growing in Guatemala. After searching markets and farms extensively, a visit to farmer Señor Arriaga produced the only tepary bean they found. Señor Arriaga, who also grows more economically valuable crops like common bean and corn, has continued to grow tepary beans purely out of his love for the food, and because it is an easy crop to grow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince then, seeds purchased from him have been given to a local seed saver network and provided to a steward farmers to test in plots in the Dry Corridor. There remains a great deal to be done to promote tepary beans’ potential as a source of food for farmers in the Dry Corridor, but thanks to Señor Arriaga there are seeds to start with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/alliancebioversityciat.org\/\"\u003eLearn more about Bioversity, one of the partners in promoting the tepary beans’ recovery in Guatemala, here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/tepary-beans\"\u003eGrowing tepary beans\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI believe that when you grow tepary beans, wherever you are, you are also contributing to these important movements to save and spread this resilient crop. Because the beans are often eaten cooked as dry beans, when you harvest the food you’re also harvesting the seeds, so saving seeds for the generations to come is happily just built into the process!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo grow them, direct sow seeds after all danger of frost has passed, usually in early June. Do not presoak the beans. If you are in a place with a longer season like the southern United States or Mexico, the traditional planting time of around the summer solstice is best.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlacement in your garden is probably the most important consideration when it comes to growing them. Traditionally grown without supplemental irrigation in climates that receive 2-5 inches of rain a year, tepary roots are meant to grow very deep to access water held in the soil. They are actually less productive if they are overwatered. If you grow your garden with a uniform amount of irrigation, say from an overhead sprinkler or drip system, try planting them on a border area that gets less water, or at the end of the drip line so you can limit irrigation once the plant is up and growing. We tend to plant it at the end of the drip lines. We can kink the driplines to limit water once the plants are up and growing. Additionally, limiting compost and fertilizers to about 1\/4 of what you are applying to other crops is best as too much fertility will cause them to grow lots of greenery and few beans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMany varieties will climb a trellis. Some of the short season varieties we carry are bush plants that wont really climb a trellis, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/products\/bean-lofthouse-landrace-tepary?_pos=3\u0026amp;_sid=ca84cc1c1\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eLofthouse Landrace tepary beans\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are all bush plants, which is part of why they mature more quickly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe beans grow in pods holding around 4-8 beans. The beans are small, and depending on the variety range from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/products\/bean-caborca-ajo-organic?_pos=8\u0026amp;_sid=ca84cc1c1\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eflat and wrinkled\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/products\/tepary-bean-colonia-morelos-organic?_pos=5\u0026amp;_sid=ca84cc1c1\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eplump and rounnd.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvesting and cleaning dry tepary beans:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile some of the plumper varieties can be harvested as fresh shelly beans, for dry beans harvest in late summer when the pods have begun to dry but before they start to shatter in the field. We cut the whole plant at the soil level (don’t pull them up by the roots or you risk mixing dirt in with the beans) and let the plants and pods continue drying on a tarp in a protected area out of direct sunlight for a week or so. We then fold the tarp over and stomp on it to help the seed pods shatter. Next comes winnowing. We lift the contents (dry plant material and seeds all mixed together at this point) and using the wind or a fan, drop the contents to allow the air to blow off the light dry plant material while the heavy seeds fall clean into a tote or bucket. We repeat this process until the seeds are clean and mostly free of debris. For the final step, we use screens to help remove smaller, less developed seeds, but you could also do this by simply picking out the debris and smaller seeds that the winnowing process did not remove\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCooking with tepary beans:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/tepary-beans\"\u003eTepary beans\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e hold more protein per ounce than common beans like kidney or pinto! They are packed with nutrients like niacin, iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and have tons of fiber. Beans plump up nicely after soaking and cooking, even the flat and wrinkled varieties, and you will be surprised at how much like common beans they are when cooked.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo cook, first rinse beans in a colander and then soak in water overnight, 8 cups of water to 1 cup of beans. Once soaked, add 4 cups of water for every 1 cup of tepary beans to a pot. They are dense so even though they are small, they require long cook times- around 4 hours in a low boil on the stove or all day on low in a slow cooker. On their own the beans have a nutty and slightly sweet flavor. They are so richly flavorful, they don’t need much in the way of extras but cooking them in broth, with garlic, onions, and herbs doesn’t hurt either!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/tepary-beans\"\u003eCheck out the tepary beans we grow Giving Ground Seeds here!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":32240975675503,"sku":"","price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2 oz.","offer_id":32240975708271,"sku":"","price":7.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/Blue_speckled_tepary.jpg?v=1607984370"},{"product_id":"lofthouse-landrace-moschata-squash-butternut-type-organic","title":"Winter Squash, Lofthouse Landrace Moschata, Butternut type","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuick Facts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #158466;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Low Impact Food ALERT* No energy intensive food processing necessary for winter eating\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a6099;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*Short Season ALERT* Matures quickly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff8000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Low Impact Food ALERT* This crop gets by on less. It needs less water and nutrient inputs than other foods.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #acb20c;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Marginal Soils ALERT* Bloom where you’re planted! This crop is resilient and adapted to thrive on marginal soils with low fertility.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBred to thrive even in low-fertility\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEasy to grow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmooth, bright orange flesh\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCucurbita moschata\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e100 days.  \u003c\/strong\u003eWe can't say enough good things about this amazing landrace!  This landrace is bred by Joseph Lofthouse of Landrace Garden Seeds in Paradise, Utah.  He wanted a butternut type landrace with some diversity in fruit shape and size, with bright orange nutrient-dense flesh, and that thrived in organic gardens with low fertility.  This landrace is gaining more and more notoriety as a great crop for organic gardens, market farms, and short season climates alike!  We grow it every year, and we just love it!  Super productive, yields an incredible amount of food in a small space.  Tan butternut-shaped fruits vary in size, but are consistently delicious with a reliable butternut flavor.   This landrace shows how appropriate traditional plant breeding can be a tool for a more sustainable, and yet still productive, agricultural future!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLearn more about landrace crops by reading our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/blogs\/news\/what-is-a-landrace?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=46a5b9f8d\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003elandrace\u003c\/a\u003e blog post. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" height=\"91\" style=\"width: 380px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 72px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 75px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndoor Start\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 68px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerm Days\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 87px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrost Tolerant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 70px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeed Depth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlant\/Row Spacing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 72px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e65-95\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 75px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e3 w.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 68px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e3-13 d.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 87px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eNo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFull\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 70px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e1\/2”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e24”\/48”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2047\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlant 1-2\" deep in small mounds 24\" apart. Winter squash are heavy feeders so provide fertility initially, then every few weeks through the season.  Harvest before the first frost, as even a slight frost will damage the flesh and make the squash unstorable.  Allow to cure in a sunny, frost free location for 2-3 weeks.  This curing process seals the pores of the squash skin for storage and improves flavor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLearn more about growing, harvesting, and curing squash in our\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/blogs\/news\/eating-the-last-of-the-winter-squash-storing-these-nutritional-powerhouses-all-winter-long?_pos=5\u0026amp;_sid=62a7af11b\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eblog post\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eabout it!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003e4 g., ~30 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":32241027219567,"sku":"","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"12 g","offer_id":32241027252335,"sku":"","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2 oz","offer_id":32241027285103,"sku":"","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"4 oz","offer_id":32241027317871,"sku":"","price":30.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/LLMoschata.jpg?v=1607965895"},{"product_id":"black-tepary-bean-organic","title":"Tepary Bean, Black","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #158466;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Low Impact Food ALERT* No energy intensive food processing necessary for winter eating\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #acb20c;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Marginal Soils ALERT* Bloom where you’re planted! This crop is resilient and adapted to thrive on marginal soils with low fertility.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff8000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Low Impact Food ALERT* This crop gets by on less. It needs less water and nutrient inputs than other foods. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNative to North America\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh yielding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRich in anthocyanins and antioxidants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhaseolus acutifolius  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNutritious and easy to grow, black tepary beans represent resilient gardening at its best.  They don't require much in the way of fertility and water, and are extremely productive.  Firm texture and meaty flavor.  We originally got these seeds from Native Seed Search in Arizona.  Traditionally grown by Native Americans for centuries, who call it \u003cspan\u003eS-chuuk Bavi.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFun fact, all \"black\" beans and vegetables are really very dark purple.  This pigment, also found in other superfoods like bluberries, blackberries, and purple cabbage, indicates foods rich in anthocyanins and antioxidants.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 332px;\" height=\"101\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 38px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 45px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndoor Start\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 38px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerm Days\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 58px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrost Tolerant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 25px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 42px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeed Depth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 70px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlant\/Row Spacing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 38px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e75-85\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 45px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eNot rec.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 38px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e6-17 d.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 58px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eNo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 25px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eFull\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 42px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e1-1.5”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 70px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e3-6”\/8-10”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2047\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\" height=\"17\"\u003eTepary beans are native to North America and are heat and drought tolerant. Plant 1\" deep and 6\" apart after all danger of frost has passed. Plants are not tolerant of much shade. Do not over water. Bush plants will not climb a trellis. Harvest dry plants and shake in a bag to free beans from pods. Use a fan to blow off chaff.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket size:  1\/4 oz., 50 seeds min.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA food from the desert. One of the most arid-adapted crops in the world. Some varieties being plum, some being small and somewhat wrinkled, at first it can look like a food for hard times.  As soon as you cook it though you’ll realize that this bean is as plump and filling as any other. To know the tepary is to love the tepary, and I think more people should know about tepary beans!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI started growing tepary beans after meeting plant breeder \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lofthouse.com\/\"\u003eJoseph Lofthouse\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in northern Utah. Joseph was breeding a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/blogs\/news\/what-is-a-landrace?_pos=17\u0026amp;_sid=ee8b78c2a\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003elandrace\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of bush tepary beans that would mature extra early in short season climates. Traditional tepary bean varieties differ widely and have a days to maturity range of anywhere from 60-120 days. Joseph collected shorter season bush varieties and planted them all together to see which ones grew best and quickest and saved seeds from those for the creation of this landrace. It was a genius idea and project, because many desert areas where tepary beans could thrive also have very short seasons. Drier climates can have huge swings between hot and cold temperatures as there is less moisture in the air to moderate temperatures. Like most other bean species, tepary beans are not frost hardy. Places like northern Utah where Joseph is, or southern Idaho where we are now, can have very hot summers and still have short seasons with frosty nights in June and then again in September. Joseph’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/products\/bean-lofthouse-landrace-tepary?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=d68f113a2\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003etepary bean bush landrace\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is suited to this climate and expands the range of production to areas like ours, where we deal with the dual challenges of a hot climate and a very short season.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMany areas are facing hotter and drier growing conditions, and shorter seasons, with the impacts of climate change. Polar vortexes and extreme weather are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/super-short-season-varieties\"\u003eshortening growing seasons\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, just as those same growing seasons get hotter overall. Tepary beans can produce at temperatures of over 95 F, temperatures that kill the pollen of common bean varieties. Additionally, tepary beans can produce when nighttime temperatures are warm, whereas other bean species need cooler nights to set beans.  They are also generally much more resilient to pests and disease. Because of this, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/search?q=tepary+beans\"\u003ewe believe tepary beans, and especially these short season adapted bush tepary beans we grow,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e could be a major crop of the future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this ancient bean\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe tepary bean (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhaseolus acutifoliu\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003es) is a species of bean from the Sonoran desert in northern Mexico. The wild ancestors of today’s varieties can still be found in this desert. We grow and sell one of the more wild varieties of tepary bean- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/tepary-beans\/products\/tepary-bean-sycamore-canyon-wild-organic\"\u003eSycamore Canyon Wild Tepary Bean.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHundreds of distinct varieties of tepary bean are known, having been domesticated and bred by distinct groups of people in different parts of Mexico, the southwest of the United States, and Guatemala for between 4,000-6,000 years. Like many crops around the world, the number of people who grow and eat tepary beans in these traditional growing regions has been in decline for the last few hundred years due to the forces of globalization and colonization. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/alliancebioversityciat.org\/stories\/untold-tale-tepary\"\u003eThe small tepary bean has often been replaced by the large and plump common bean (\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/alliancebioversityciat.org\/stories\/untold-tale-tepary\"\u003ePhaseolus vulgaris)\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/alliancebioversityciat.org\/stories\/untold-tale-tepary\"\u003ein the agriculture of these regions.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis had led to varietal loss and the loss of cultural knowledge about the bean. But interest in this amazing plant is growing because of how it might help sustain humans in a warmer world. The gardeners, farmers and communities in these areas that have continued to grow tepary beans against economic pressure to grow more lucrative crops are who we have to thank for the continued existence of this amazing food.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe tepary bean in the Mexico and Arizona\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the Tohono O’odham people of Arizona, tepary beans, called Bawĭ, have been central to culture for generations. They tell a traditional legend describing how the Milky Way galaxy is white tepary beans scattered across the sky. The Tohono O’odham people are working to get the tepary bean back into their diet, including in school lunches (USDA).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAccording to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeseeds.org\/\"\u003eNative Seed Search\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, champion of the tepary bean, one thousand year old remains of tepary beans have been found at archeaological sites throughout Arizona. Over 30 different cultures in this region grow teparies and Native Seed Search is a non-profit which has helped identify and source distinct varieties of teparies grown throughout this region. They help preserve these important varieties by storing them in their seed bank and growing them on their farms. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeseeds.org\/pages\/seed-bank\"\u003efrozen seed bank\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e provides a place where the varieties can be saved in the event they are lost, become endangered or are genetically contaminated in the variable “real world.” Another part of the mission of Native Seed Search is to get people conserving these varieties in their gardens and on their farms by sharing and selling seeds from the seed bank on rotation. As the NSS puts it- “Domesticated crops depend on an intimate relationship with humans - they don't exist in the wild.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFederal funding for their important work has declined. If you’d like to help support the farmers and communities from which they originate, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/nativeseeds.app.neoncrm.com\/forms\/general-donation-nss\"\u003evisit their site.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe tepary bean in Guatemala\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to Bioversity International, in the late 1980s researchers from the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala gathered 36 tepary varieties in the southwestern coast of Guatemala among Maya Quiché, Mam and Tzutuhil ethnic groups. However, when they returned in 2016 they were not able to find any tepary variety being grown or sold in markets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGuatemala is a land of many climates. Though there are wet regions like the high altitude cloud forests, there is also an arid “Dry Corridor” covering 45% of the country. Here rainfall is erratic and becoming even more so. Many think the recovery of the teparies could make agriculture in this region more resilient and sustainable. According to Bioversity, in comparison to the common bean, the tepary has a greater tolerance to common bacterial blight and outperforms the common bean by at least 50% in hot environments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo in 2018, Bioversity International and researchers from the Universidad de San Carlos set out to find any tepary bean variety still growing in Guatemala. After searching markets and farms extensively, a visit to farmer Señor Arriaga produced the only tepary bean they found. Señor Arriaga, who also grows more economically valuable crops like common bean and corn, has continued to grow tepary beans purely out of his love for the food, and because it is an easy crop to grow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince then, seeds purchased from him have been given to a local seed saver network and provided to a steward farmers to test in plots in the Dry Corridor. There remains a great deal to be done to promote tepary beans’ potential as a source of food for farmers in the Dry Corridor, but thanks to Señor Arriaga there are seeds to start with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/alliancebioversityciat.org\/\"\u003eLearn more about Bioversity, one of the partners in promoting the tepary beans’ recovery in Guatemala, here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/tepary-beans\"\u003eGrowing tepary beans\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI believe that when you grow tepary beans, wherever you are, you are also contributing to these important movements to save and spread this resilient crop. Because the beans are often eaten cooked as dry beans, when you harvest the food you’re also harvesting the seeds, so saving seeds for the generations to come is happily just built into the process!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo grow them, direct sow seeds after all danger of frost has passed, usually in early June. Do not presoak the beans. If you are in a place with a longer season like the southern United States or Mexico, the traditional planting time of around the summer solstice is best.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlacement in your garden is probably the most important consideration when it comes to growing them. Traditionally grown without supplemental irrigation in climates that receive 2-5 inches of rain a year, tepary roots are meant to grow very deep to access water held in the soil. They are actually less productive if they are overwatered. If you grow your garden with a uniform amount of irrigation, say from an overhead sprinkler or drip system, try planting them on a border area that gets less water, or at the end of the drip line so you can limit irrigation once the plant is up and growing. We tend to plant it at the end of the drip lines. We can kink the driplines to limit water once the plants are up and growing. Additionally, limiting compost and fertilizers to about 1\/4 of what you are applying to other crops is best as too much fertility will cause them to grow lots of greenery and few beans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMany varieties will climb a trellis. Some of the short season varieties we carry are bush plants that wont really climb a trellis, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/products\/bean-lofthouse-landrace-tepary?_pos=3\u0026amp;_sid=ca84cc1c1\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eLofthouse Landrace tepary beans\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are all bush plants, which is part of why they mature more quickly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe beans grow in pods holding around 4-8 beans. The beans are small, and depending on the variety range from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/products\/bean-caborca-ajo-organic?_pos=8\u0026amp;_sid=ca84cc1c1\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eflat and wrinkled\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/products\/tepary-bean-colonia-morelos-organic?_pos=5\u0026amp;_sid=ca84cc1c1\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eplump and rounnd.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvesting and cleaning dry tepary beans:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile some of the plumper varieties can be harvested as fresh shelly beans, for dry beans harvest in late summer when the pods have begun to dry but before they start to shatter in the field. We cut the whole plant at the soil level (don’t pull them up by the roots or you risk mixing dirt in with the beans) and let the plants and pods continue drying on a tarp in a protected area out of direct sunlight for a week or so. We then fold the tarp over and stomp on it to help the seed pods shatter. Next comes winnowing. We lift the contents (dry plant material and seeds all mixed together at this point) and using the wind or a fan, drop the contents to allow the air to blow off the light dry plant material while the heavy seeds fall clean into a tote or bucket. We repeat this process until the seeds are clean and mostly free of debris. For the final step, we use screens to help remove smaller, less developed seeds, but you could also do this by simply picking out the debris and smaller seeds that the winnowing process did not remove\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCooking with tepary beans:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/tepary-beans\"\u003eTepary beans\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e hold more protein per ounce than common beans like kidney or pinto! They are packed with nutrients like niacin, iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and have tons of fiber. Beans plump up nicely after soaking and cooking, even the flat and wrinkled varieties, and you will be surprised at how much like common beans they are when cooked.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo cook, first rinse beans in a colander and then soak in water overnight, 8 cups of water to 1 cup of beans. Once soaked, add 4 cups of water for every 1 cup of tepary beans to a pot. They are dense so even though they are small, they require long cook times- around 4 hours in a low boil on the stove or all day on low in a slow cooker. On their own the beans have a nutty and slightly sweet flavor. They are so richly flavorful, they don’t need much in the way of extras but cooking them in broth, with garlic, onions, and herbs doesn’t hurt either!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/tepary-beans\"\u003eCheck out the tepary beans we grow Giving Ground Seeds here!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":32241060085871,"sku":"","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/files\/Resized_20250129_123309_1738179322399.jpg?v=1738179635"},{"product_id":"ethiopian-lentils-or-grass-pea-organic","title":"Lentils, Ethiopian","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #158466;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Low Impact Food ALERT* No energy intensive food processing necessary for winter eating\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a6099;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*Short Season ALERT* Matures quickly and is frost tolerant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff8000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Low Impact Food ALERT* This crop gets by on less. It needs less water and nutrient inputs than other foods.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #acb20c;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Marginal Soils ALERT* Bloom where you’re planted! This crop is resilient and adapted to thrive on marginal soils with low fertility.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrost tolerant bean\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoil improving crop, not to be eaten regularly (see below)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLovely flowers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLathyrus sativus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe originally obtained this crop from the Experimental Farm Network and we loved growing it.  We loved it's pretty leaves, flowers, and sprawling shape.  As a nitrogen fixer, it's an excellent crop to improve soil as it brings nitrogen into the soil while requiring little in the way of fertility and water.  The beans can be eaten, but must not be eaten every day.  Please see what the Experimental Farm Network writes below:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eIn central Italy, especially Umbria and Tuscany, it is a regional delicacy (in the \"Cucina Povera\" — poverty food — tradition) known as cicerchie, which is usually translated as \"wild chickpea.\" In parts of Spain, especially La Mancha, it is known as almorta, and it is often made into gruel-like soup eaten with bread. However, it is actually illegal in Spain to sell it as food for human consumption due to a curious — but very important — characteristic of this species.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe seeds contain a neurotoxic amino acid known as oxalyldiaminopropionic acid (usually shortened to ODAP). Eaten sporadically as just one of many protein sources, it has never been known to cause a problem. But when people eat grass pea as their only protein source over many months, it can cause a neurodegenerative condition known as \"lathyrism\" (named after this species) which can result in paralysis of the lower body. There are historic records of lathyrism outbreaks following extended famines in areas where grass pea is grown. From a farmer's perspective, this is a wonderful crop — easy to grow, hard to kill, and nitrogen fixing — so it has long been planted as an \"insurance crop.\" Because it can survive prolonged droughts that kill everything else, during a drought-induced famine, it is often the only food around.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThere are breeders out there working to develop grass peas with low or no ODAP, because it is a food so many people love — and it also offers nutritional benefits beyond protein and fiber: it's one of the only dietary sources of L-homoarginine, a non-essential amino acid currently under intense study as a cardio-protective agent (based on a study that found low levels of L-homoarginine in the blood correlates with higher risk for heart problems). This is certainly not an everyday food, but for its resilience, soil improving ability, and taste — not to mention the beauty of its blue flowers — it is well worth having around.\"  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org\/products\/grass-pea-ethiopian-lentils\"\u003eExperimental Farm Network\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" height=\"101\" style=\"width: 422px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 72px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 75px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndoor Start\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 68px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerm Days\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 87px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrost Tolerant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 70px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeed Depth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlant\/Row Spacing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 72px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e60-85\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 75px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e2 weeks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 68px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e6-17 d.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 87px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eYes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eFull\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 70px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e1-1.5”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e3-6”\/8-10”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlant in early spring when you plant peas.  If you choose to, you can start them in the greenhouse and transplant very carefully.  Plants are frost tolerant and you can treat them as you would peas, garbanzos, lentils, or any other frost tolerant bean.  Thrives in cooler weather, so get these started early.  Plants and ferny and a little sprawly, but when planted densely they help support each other.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs: \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket size- 30 seeds min.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32241119101039,"sku":"","price":3.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/Ethiopian_lentils.jpg?v=1614042891"},{"product_id":"hopi-red-dye-amaranth-organic","title":"Amaranth, Hopi Red Dye","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #158466;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Low Impact Food ALERT* No energy intensive food processing necessary for winter eating\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a6099;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*Short Season ALERT* Matures quickly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff8000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Low Impact Food ALERT* This crop gets by on less. It needs less water and nutrient inputs than other foods.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #acb20c;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Marginal Soils ALERT* Bloom where you’re planted! This crop is resilient and adapted to thrive on marginal soils with low fertility.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #bf0041;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Saving Kitchen Garden Traditions ALERT* This is a culturally significant variety traditionally grown for a specific culinary purpose.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEasy to grow plant of many uses!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack seeds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdds a lot of color to the garden landscape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNutritious\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEasy to make into porridge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreat as crackers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmaranthus sp.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e40 days to leaf, 90 to grain.  \u003c\/strong\u003eDelightful plant of many uses!  Amaranth is traditionally eaten when the leaves are young or as an iron-rich grain when fully mature, is used as a dye plant, or is harvested as a long-lasting cut flower.  We love the deep red of 'Hopi Red Dye' and feel that it just adds so much to the garden landscape.  This one is tall, between 4-5 ft.  When used as a cut flower, amaranth heads keep their color for a long time.  Seeds are easy to harvest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe love to make amaranth porridge.  We add butter or olive oil, milk, dried fruit, or a nut butter.  We also have recently gotten into making amaranth crackers.  Check out this great recipe for amaranth crackers from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.indigikitchen.com\/amaranth-crackers\/\"\u003eIndigiKitchen\u003c\/a\u003e.  We love exploring other herbal and sweet additions to these like rosemary, honey, nutmeg... The possibilities are endless.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore about amaranth-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/search?q=amaranth\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/search?q=amaranth\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmaranth \u003c\/a\u003eis a unique and ancient grain native to the Americas.  It was a staple food of the Aztecs, Inca, and Mayan and was first cultivated in 8,000 BC.  It is still of huge importance in Central America, where it thrives not only as a resilient, low impact staple food but as spiritual symbol of cultural thriving.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe have followed the work of the non-profit \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gardensedge.org\/\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/gardensedge.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGarden's Edge\u003c\/a\u003e ever since being introduced to their work at the Santa Rosa Heirloom Festival in 2014.  Working in Guatemala, Garden's Edge \"supports sustainable agriculture, micro-enterprise, and education in rural communities in order to revitalize cultural knowledge and improve economic well-being.\"  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gardensedge.org\/page\/2\/?s=amaranth\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/gardensedge.org\/page\/2\/?s=amaranth\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCentral to their work is amaranth\u003c\/a\u003e, as they assist indigenous communities in preserving local amaranth varieties that are vulnerable due to colonization and civil war.  Please learn more about their work with indigenous communities and amaranth, and find traditional recipes, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gardensedge.org\/\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/gardensedge.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe grow \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/search?q=amaranth\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/search?q=amaranth\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eamaranth\u003c\/a\u003e because it simply thrives in our hot, dry, summers and we want to promote it as a low-impact, high nutrition plant for a changing world.  The grain separates quite easily from the plant when ripe, and can easily be winnowed in a light wind. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEat the tender young leaves, pop the grains, or make a nutrient dense porridge.  The possibilities are really endless.  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gardensedge.org\/torta-de-amaranto-amaranth-torta\/\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/gardensedge.org\/torta-de-amaranto-amaranth-torta\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFind Josselin Chun's recipe for Amaranth Torta here! \u003c\/a\u003e Amaranth is resilient and easy to grow, and the 2 varieties we grow mature well in our short season climate.  It's tall and vigorous and easily outcompetes weeds- so its great for organic gardens.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more information, we \u003ca data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.ediblenm.com\/forgotten-superfood-of-the-americas\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ediblenm.com\/forgotten-superfood-of-the-americas\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLOVED this article from Edible New Mexico about amaranth.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 405px;\" height=\"104\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 79px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 62px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndoor Start\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 57px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerm Days\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 73px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrost Tolerant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 86px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeed Depth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlant\/Row Spacing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 79px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e60-85F\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 62px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e5 weeks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 57px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e7-14 d.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 73px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eNo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 86px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFull to part shade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e1\/8”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 10px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e12”\/12”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2029\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\" height=\"17\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe prefer to start amaranth in pots indoors in early April for planting out in May or June after danger of frost has passed.  Alternatively, direct sow after last frost date, covering lightly.  Thin to 12 inches between plants.  Harvest amaranth heads in August once black seeds start to fall- be sure to cut them before too many fall!  Harvest into a bag, beat or stomp on the bags to free the seeds from the head, and use screens or fans to separate seeds from chaff.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket size- 1\/2 g., ~500 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":32241262854255,"sku":"","price":3.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2g~2000 seeds","offer_id":32241262887023,"sku":"","price":6.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/IMG_3712_1.jpg?v=1607979212"},{"product_id":"lofthouse-landrace-bush-bean-organic","title":"Bean, Lofthouse Landrace","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #55308d;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Diverse Population ALERT* Grow this population as is or use for your at home plant breeding project. It’s crop adaptation made simple- select those plants that grow best for you, save seeds, plant them next year, and repeat.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #158466;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Low Impact Food ALERT* No energy intensive food processing necessary for winter eating\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a6099;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*Short Season ALERT* Matures quickly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff8000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Low Impact Food ALERT* This crop gets by on less. It needs less water and nutrient inputs than other foods.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #acb20c;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Marginal Soils ALERT* Bloom where you’re planted! This crop is resilient and adapted to thrive on marginal soils with low fertility.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuper-diverse population of bush beans\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eIncredibly colorful\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eEasy to grow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eWonderful choice for a children's garden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhaseolus vulgaris\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95 days to dry, Bush bean.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  This landrace is bred by Joseph Lofthouse of Lofthouse Landrace Seeds in Paradise, Utah.  It can't help but impress you!  Made up of more bean varieties than you could find in any other mix, these all mature at roughly the same time, making dry bean harvest easy.  Colorful and diverse, this landrace is exceptionally beautiful and a fun choice for a children's garden!  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" height=\"94\" style=\"width: 420px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 72px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 75px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndoor Start\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 68px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerm Days\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 87px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrost Tolerant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 70px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeed Depth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlant\/Row Spacing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 72px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e75-85\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 75px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eNot rec.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 68px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e6-17 d.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 87px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eNo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eFull\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 70px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e1-1.5”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e3-6”\/8-10”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2041\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDirect sow 1” deep after all danger of frost has passed. In row spacing is 3” with 8” between rows. Soaking seeds for 2-4 hours can hasten germination time. Planting with bean specific bacterial inoculum may help boost yields, especially if planting where beans have not grown before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20 min.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":32241884332143,"sku":"","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4 oz.","offer_id":32241884627055,"sku":"","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/files\/20260929_180809.jpg?v=1791413433"},{"product_id":"showy-milkweed-organic","title":"Milkweed, Showy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff8000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Low Impact Food ALERT* This crop gets by on less. It needs less water and nutrient inputs than other foods.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHost plant of the monarch butterfly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeautiful flowers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAttracts a wide diversity of pollinators\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrought or dry-garden tolerant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAsclepias speciosa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWestern native wildflower famous for being the host plant of the monarch butterfly.  Host plant simply means that monarch mamas lay their eggs on or near milkweed plants so that hatching caterpillars can feed on the milkweed leaves.  Showy milkweed leaves are slightly toxic and impart this toxicity to the feasting caterpillars- giving them their primary defense mechanism!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditionally, milkweed flowers are stunningly beautiful and attract a wide variety of pollinators- not just monarchs.  Being a native wildflower it is drought tolerant and appropriate for dry gardens.  Contrary to what its name suggests, we have not found milkweed to be a exceptionally weedy plant and it does not spread or reseed with abandon.  We'll get a few plants we didn't intentionally plant every year, but nothing that has us concerned.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMonarch populations have been on steep decline in recent decades.  To learn more about the causes of this, visit the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/xerces.org\/western-monarch-call-to-action#:~:text=In%20the%20past%20two%20falls,of%20the%20population's%20historic%20size.\"\u003eXerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation's page on the monarch decline.\u003c\/a\u003e  The reasons for this decline include habitat loss in their overwinter habitat in Mexico and pesticides.  One primary reason for their decline is the decline of their host plant- milkweed- all over the west and midwestern United States.  Reasons for this include the use of GMO Round-up Ready crops which allow the spraying of herbicides over vast amounts of acres, killing milkweed where it grows in fields, along, roadsides and in ditches.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is one problem where you can make a difference!  You can help save the monarch butterfly by planting milkweed in your own garden!  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" height=\"101\" style=\"width: 407px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 72px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 75px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndoor Start\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 68px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerm Days\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 87px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrost Tolerant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 70px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeed Depth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlant\/Row Spacing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 72px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e65-85\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 75px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e4-6 w.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 68px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e6-21 d.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 87px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eYes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eFull\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 70px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e1\/4”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e3-6”\/8-10”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a native wildflower, milkweed germination will be greatly enhanced if you give them a \"winter\" before you expect them to grow.  This can be done either by planting them in the fall, or by cold stratifying them in a moist paper towel in a plastic bag in the refrigerator for 1-2 months.  Planting them in the fall in a weed free location is the simplest, but we have found the most success when we cold stratify them and start them in pots in a greenhouse or under a grow light.  If planting inside, do this 4-6 weeks before you expect to transplant them.  Sow 1\/4\" deep, and thin to about 8\" between plants.  Because they tolerate dry conditions, we plant these in our native plants dry garden.  We love to plant them where we will see them often, so we can see if we find any monarch caterpillars munching on them- or better yet catch a monarch mama in the process of laying her eggs on them!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket size ~100 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":32241927422063,"sku":"","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1\/4 oz~ 750 seeds","offer_id":32241927454831,"sku":"","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/IMG_2689.jpg?v=1608043743"},{"product_id":"lofthouse-landrace-lentils","title":"Lentils, Lofthouse Landrace","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #55308d;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Diverse Population ALERT* Grow this population as is or use for your at home plant breeding project. It’s crop adaptation made simple- select those plants that grow best for you, save seeds, plant them next year, and repeat.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #158466;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Low Impact Food ALERT* No energy intensive food processing necessary for winter eating\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a6099;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*Short Season ALERT* Matures quickly and is frost tolerant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff8000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Low Impact Food ALERT* This crop gets by on less. It needs less water and nutrient inputs than other foods.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #acb20c;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Marginal Soils ALERT* Bloom where you’re planted! This crop is resilient and adapted to thrive on marginal soils with lower fertility\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWinter\/cold hardy selection of lentils\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExtremely diverse population\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreat choice for Intermountain Western climates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLens culinaris\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnother great landrace from our friend Joseph Lofthouse at Landrace Garden Seeds.  You won't find a more diverse population of lentils, and they are so beautiful!  This selection is adapted to thrive in cold weather, so you can plant it in fall.  In our climate where the winter lows are very cold, we choose to plant it in early spring and it does just great!  You can grow a surprising amount of lentils in a small space.  Give growing lentils a try!  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" height=\"101\" style=\"width: 376px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 72px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 75px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndoor 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Spacing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 72px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e60-80\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 75px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e2-4 w.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 68px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, 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size=\"2\"\u003e.5”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 53px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e4”\/12”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough starting indoors is not generally advised, we have had success with that and it can be a good choice for getting an extra head start on the growing season.  If you start them inside, don't allow them to become pot-bound and transplant carefully.  Lentils thrive in cooler weather, so if planting outside plant them around the time you would plant peas.  Planting densely will allow the plants to help hold each other up, and will make harvest and cleaning much easier.  \u003cspan\u003eHarvest dry plants and shake into a bag to free beans from pods. Stomping on the bag can also help free lentils from plant material.  Use a fan to blow off chaff.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket size:  85 seeds min.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/files\/Organic4colorsealJPG_480x480.jpg?v=1575157153\" alt=\"\" width=\"159\" height=\"159\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":32242138611823,"sku":"","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/IMG_4011.jpg?v=1608057244"},{"product_id":"thyme-organic","title":"Thyme","description":"\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2860\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\" height=\"17\"\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"178\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\" height=\"17\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #158466;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Low Impact Food ALERT* No energy intensive food processing necessary for winter eating\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and 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align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeed Depth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 40px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlant\/Row Spacing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 66px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan 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size=\"2\"\u003e8”\/16”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2131\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\" height=\"17\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCan take up to 2 weeks to germinate. For best results start seeds in a controlled environment, such as a greenhouse, covering very lightly. Germinates best at about 70 degrees F. After 4-6 weeks, transplant at between 2-3’. Transplants well.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket size~ 60 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32248694145135,"sku":"","price":3.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/Thyme.jpg?v=1608389009"},{"product_id":"salt-river-pima-dry-pea-organic","title":"Pea, Salt River Pima","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff8000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Low Impact Food ALERT* This crop gets by on less. It needs less water and nutrient inputs than other foods.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #158466;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Low Impact Food ALERT* No energy intensive food processing necessary for winter eating\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #acb20c;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Marginal Soils ALERT* Bloom where you’re planted! This crop is resilient and adapted to thrive on marginal soils with low fertility.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #bf0041;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Saving Kitchen Garden Traditions ALERT* This is a culturally significant variety traditionally grown for a specific culinary purpose.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eRare\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeat tolerant\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eNative American heirloom\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePisum sativum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e75-80 days, dry or shelling, pole pea.  \u003c\/strong\u003eWe originally obtained these seeds from Native Seed Search, who got them\u003cspan\u003e from the Salt River Pima, a Maricopa Indian Community in Phoenix.  They can be eaten as a fresh shelling pea, or the dried peas are good in soups and stews. The dry seeds are large, tan and smooth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to Grow it:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" height=\"85\" style=\"width: 460px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 72px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 75px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndoor Start\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 68px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerm Days\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 87px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrost Tolerant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 70px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeed Depth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 47px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlant\/Row Spacing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 72px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e65-75\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 75px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eNot rec.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 68px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e6-21 d.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 87px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eYes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eFull\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 70px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e1”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 47px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e1-6”\/8”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2029\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSow 4\" apart along as soon as the ground can be worked in spring. Plant 1\" deep at the base of a trellis such as a fence or net strung between two posts as vines grow tall. Allow pods to ripen and dry down on the plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket size- 30 min.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":49484634587422,"sku":"","price":3.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4 oz.","offer_id":49484634620190,"sku":"","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"8 oz.","offer_id":49484634652958,"sku":"","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 lb.","offer_id":49484634685726,"sku":"","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2 lb.","offer_id":49484634718494,"sku":"","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/Salt_river.jpg?v=1608505821"},{"product_id":"san-felipe-pueblo-tepary-organic","title":"Tepary Bean, San Felipe Pueblo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #158466;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Low Impact Food ALERT* No energy intensive food processing necessary for winter eating\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #acb20c;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Marginal Soils ALERT* Bloom where you’re planted! This crop is resilient and adapted to thrive on marginal soils with low fertility.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff8000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Low Impact Food ALERT* This crop gets by on less. It needs less water and nutrient inputs than other foods. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #bf0041;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Saving Kitchen Garden Traditions ALERT* This is a culturally significant variety traditionally grown for a specific culinary purpose.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNative to North America, heat and drought tolerant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh yielding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEasy to grow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNitrogen fixer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhaseolus acutifolius  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite tepary bean from San Felipe Pueblo, a Native American community in New Mexico.  We originally obtained these seeds from Native Seed Search.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable height=\"101\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"width: 429px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 72px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 75px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndoor Start\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 68px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerm Days\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 87px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrost Tolerant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 70px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeed Depth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlant\/Row Spacing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 72px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e75-85\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 75px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eNot rec.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 68px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e6-14 d.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 87px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eNo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eFull\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 70px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e1”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e6”\/10”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2047\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\" height=\"17\"\u003eTepary beans are native to North America and are heat and drought tolerant. Plant 1\" deep and 6\" apart after all danger of frost has passed. Plants are not tolerant of much shade. Do not over water. Bush plants will not climb a trellis. Harvest dry plants and shake in a bag to free beans from pods. Use a fan to blow off chaff.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket size:  50 seeds min.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA food from the desert. One of the most arid-adapted crops in the world. Some varieties being plum, some being small and somewhat wrinkled, at first it can look like a food for hard times.  As soon as you cook it though you’ll realize that this bean is as plump and filling as any other. To know the tepary is to love the tepary, and I think more people should know about tepary beans!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI started growing tepary beans after meeting plant breeder \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lofthouse.com\/\"\u003eJoseph Lofthouse\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in northern Utah. Joseph was breeding a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/blogs\/news\/what-is-a-landrace?_pos=17\u0026amp;_sid=ee8b78c2a\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003elandrace\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of bush tepary beans that would mature extra early in short season climates. Traditional tepary bean varieties differ widely and have a days to maturity range of anywhere from 60-120 days. Joseph collected shorter season bush varieties and planted them all together to see which ones grew best and quickest and saved seeds from those for the creation of this landrace. It was a genius idea and project, because many desert areas where tepary beans could thrive also have very short seasons. Drier climates can have huge swings between hot and cold temperatures as there is less moisture in the air to moderate temperatures. Like most other bean species, tepary beans are not frost hardy. Places like northern Utah where Joseph is, or southern Idaho where we are now, can have very hot summers and still have short seasons with frosty nights in June and then again in September. Joseph’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/products\/bean-lofthouse-landrace-tepary?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=d68f113a2\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003etepary bean bush landrace\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is suited to this climate and expands the range of production to areas like ours, where we deal with the dual challenges of a hot climate and a very short season.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMany areas are facing hotter and drier growing conditions, and shorter seasons, with the impacts of climate change. Polar vortexes and extreme weather are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/super-short-season-varieties\"\u003eshortening growing seasons\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, just as those same growing seasons get hotter overall. Tepary beans can produce at temperatures of over 95 F, temperatures that kill the pollen of common bean varieties. Additionally, tepary beans can produce when nighttime temperatures are warm, whereas other bean species need cooler nights to set beans.  They are also generally much more resilient to pests and disease. Because of this, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/search?q=tepary+beans\"\u003ewe believe tepary beans, and especially these short season adapted bush tepary beans we grow,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e could be a major crop of the future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this ancient bean\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe tepary bean (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhaseolus acutifoliu\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003es) is a species of bean from the Sonoran desert in northern Mexico. The wild ancestors of today’s varieties can still be found in this desert. We grow and sell one of the more wild varieties of tepary bean- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/tepary-beans\/products\/tepary-bean-sycamore-canyon-wild-organic\"\u003eSycamore Canyon Wild Tepary Bean.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHundreds of distinct varieties of tepary bean are known, having been domesticated and bred by distinct groups of people in different parts of Mexico, the southwest of the United States, and Guatemala for between 4,000-6,000 years. Like many crops around the world, the number of people who grow and eat tepary beans in these traditional growing regions has been in decline for the last few hundred years due to the forces of globalization and colonization. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/alliancebioversityciat.org\/stories\/untold-tale-tepary\"\u003eThe small tepary bean has often been replaced by the large and plump common bean (\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/alliancebioversityciat.org\/stories\/untold-tale-tepary\"\u003ePhaseolus vulgaris)\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/alliancebioversityciat.org\/stories\/untold-tale-tepary\"\u003ein the agriculture of these regions.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis had led to varietal loss and the loss of cultural knowledge about the bean. But interest in this amazing plant is growing because of how it might help sustain humans in a warmer world. The gardeners, farmers and communities in these areas that have continued to grow tepary beans against economic pressure to grow more lucrative crops are who we have to thank for the continued existence of this amazing food.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe tepary bean in the Mexico and Arizona\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the Tohono O’odham people of Arizona, tepary beans, called Bawĭ, have been central to culture for generations. They tell a traditional legend describing how the Milky Way galaxy is white tepary beans scattered across the sky. The Tohono O’odham people are working to get the tepary bean back into their diet, including in school lunches (USDA).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAccording to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeseeds.org\/\"\u003eNative Seed Search\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, champion of the tepary bean, one thousand year old remains of tepary beans have been found at archeaological sites throughout Arizona. Over 30 different cultures in this region grow teparies and Native Seed Search is a non-profit which has helped identify and source distinct varieties of teparies grown throughout this region. They help preserve these important varieties by storing them in their seed bank and growing them on their farms. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeseeds.org\/pages\/seed-bank\"\u003efrozen seed bank\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e provides a place where the varieties can be saved in the event they are lost, become endangered or are genetically contaminated in the variable “real world.” Another part of the mission of Native Seed Search is to get people conserving these varieties in their gardens and on their farms by sharing and selling seeds from the seed bank on rotation. As the NSS puts it- “Domesticated crops depend on an intimate relationship with humans - they don't exist in the wild.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFederal funding for their important work has declined. If you’d like to help support the farmers and communities from which they originate, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/nativeseeds.app.neoncrm.com\/forms\/general-donation-nss\"\u003evisit their site.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe tepary bean in Guatemala\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to Bioversity International, in the late 1980s researchers from the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala gathered 36 tepary varieties in the southwestern coast of Guatemala among Maya Quiché, Mam and Tzutuhil ethnic groups. However, when they returned in 2016 they were not able to find any tepary variety being grown or sold in markets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGuatemala is a land of many climates. Though there are wet regions like the high altitude cloud forests, there is also an arid “Dry Corridor” covering 45% of the country. Here rainfall is erratic and becoming even more so. Many think the recovery of the teparies could make agriculture in this region more resilient and sustainable. According to Bioversity, in comparison to the common bean, the tepary has a greater tolerance to common bacterial blight and outperforms the common bean by at least 50% in hot environments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo in 2018, Bioversity International and researchers from the Universidad de San Carlos set out to find any tepary bean variety still growing in Guatemala. After searching markets and farms extensively, a visit to farmer Señor Arriaga produced the only tepary bean they found. Señor Arriaga, who also grows more economically valuable crops like common bean and corn, has continued to grow tepary beans purely out of his love for the food, and because it is an easy crop to grow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince then, seeds purchased from him have been given to a local seed saver network and provided to a steward farmers to test in plots in the Dry Corridor. There remains a great deal to be done to promote tepary beans’ potential as a source of food for farmers in the Dry Corridor, but thanks to Señor Arriaga there are seeds to start with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/alliancebioversityciat.org\/\"\u003eLearn more about Bioversity, one of the partners in promoting the tepary beans’ recovery in Guatemala, here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/tepary-beans\"\u003eGrowing tepary beans\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI believe that when you grow tepary beans, wherever you are, you are also contributing to these important movements to save and spread this resilient crop. Because the beans are often eaten cooked as dry beans, when you harvest the food you’re also harvesting the seeds, so saving seeds for the generations to come is happily just built into the process!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo grow them, direct sow seeds after all danger of frost has passed, usually in early June. Do not presoak the beans. If you are in a place with a longer season like the southern United States or Mexico, the traditional planting time of around the summer solstice is best.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlacement in your garden is probably the most important consideration when it comes to growing them. Traditionally grown without supplemental irrigation in climates that receive 2-5 inches of rain a year, tepary roots are meant to grow very deep to access water held in the soil. They are actually less productive if they are overwatered. If you grow your garden with a uniform amount of irrigation, say from an overhead sprinkler or drip system, try planting them on a border area that gets less water, or at the end of the drip line so you can limit irrigation once the plant is up and growing. We tend to plant it at the end of the drip lines. We can kink the driplines to limit water once the plants are up and growing. Additionally, limiting compost and fertilizers to about 1\/4 of what you are applying to other crops is best as too much fertility will cause them to grow lots of greenery and few beans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMany varieties will climb a trellis. Some of the short season varieties we carry are bush plants that wont really climb a trellis, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/products\/bean-lofthouse-landrace-tepary?_pos=3\u0026amp;_sid=ca84cc1c1\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eLofthouse Landrace tepary beans\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are all bush plants, which is part of why they mature more quickly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe beans grow in pods holding around 4-8 beans. The beans are small, and depending on the variety range from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/products\/bean-caborca-ajo-organic?_pos=8\u0026amp;_sid=ca84cc1c1\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eflat and wrinkled\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/products\/tepary-bean-colonia-morelos-organic?_pos=5\u0026amp;_sid=ca84cc1c1\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eplump and rounnd.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvesting and cleaning dry tepary beans:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile some of the plumper varieties can be harvested as fresh shelly beans, for dry beans harvest in late summer when the pods have begun to dry but before they start to shatter in the field. We cut the whole plant at the soil level (don’t pull them up by the roots or you risk mixing dirt in with the beans) and let the plants and pods continue drying on a tarp in a protected area out of direct sunlight for a week or so. We then fold the tarp over and stomp on it to help the seed pods shatter. Next comes winnowing. We lift the contents (dry plant material and seeds all mixed together at this point) and using the wind or a fan, drop the contents to allow the air to blow off the light dry plant material while the heavy seeds fall clean into a tote or bucket. We repeat this process until the seeds are clean and mostly free of debris. For the final step, we use screens to help remove smaller, less developed seeds, but you could also do this by simply picking out the debris and smaller seeds that the winnowing process did not remove\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCooking with tepary beans:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/tepary-beans\"\u003eTepary beans\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e hold more protein per ounce than common beans like kidney or pinto! They are packed with nutrients like niacin, iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and have tons of fiber. Beans plump up nicely after soaking and cooking, even the flat and wrinkled varieties, and you will be surprised at how much like common beans they are when cooked.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo cook, first rinse beans in a colander and then soak in water overnight, 8 cups of water to 1 cup of beans. Once soaked, add 4 cups of water for every 1 cup of tepary beans to a pot. They are dense so even though they are small, they require long cook times- around 4 hours in a low boil on the stove or all day on low in a slow cooker. On their own the beans have a nutty and slightly sweet flavor. They are so richly flavorful, they don’t need much in the way of extras but cooking them in broth, with garlic, onions, and herbs doesn’t hurt either!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/tepary-beans\"\u003eCheck out the tepary beans we grow Giving Ground Seeds here!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32249262669935,"sku":"","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/San_felipe_pueblo.jpg?v=1608570345"},{"product_id":"yarrow-crazy-colorado-mix-organic","title":"Yarrow, Crazy Colorado Mix","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eQuick facts:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff8000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Low Impact Food ALERT* This crop gets by on less. It needs less water and nutrient inputs than other foods.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #acb20c;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Marginal Soils ALERT* Bloom where you’re planted! This crop is resilient and adapted to thrive on marginal soils with low fertility.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eNative wildflower\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003ePollinator attractor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003ePerennial\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eEasy to grow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eDrought tolerant, dry garden appropriate\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAchillea millefolium\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe love this yarrow mix!  A lovely range of colors from salmon, to hot pink, to white, and everything in between.  It grows about 3 ft. tall and a good sized patch has a lovely meadow look.  We planted our perennial yarrow patch near our beehive.  Pollinators of all sorts love yarrow, and we just love its vintage wildflower look as a cut flower.  Flowers all season long, and easily overwinters every year without spreading like crazy or becoming weedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" height=\"106\" style=\"width: 391px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 72px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 75px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndoor Start\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 68px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerm Days\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 87px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrost Tolerant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 26px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 70px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeed Depth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlant\/Row Spacing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 72px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e60-70\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 75px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e12 w.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 68px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e5-21 d.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 87px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eYes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 26px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFull \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 70px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e1\/16”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e12”\/24”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2131\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStart indoors up to 12 weeks before last frost. Transplant at 12-24” apart. Alternatively, sow in place in early fall, raking seeds in lightly in a weed free location.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGermination rates may be enhanced by giving your seeds a period of cold stratification.  Learn more about cold stratification by reading our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/blogs\/news\/cold-stratification-of-native-wildflower-seeds\"\u003eblog post\u003c\/a\u003e about it.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket size~ Roughly 400 seeds\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32251777581167,"sku":"","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/IMG_3015.jpg?v=1608732400"},{"product_id":"german-hillside-heading-lettuce-organic","title":"Lettuce, German Hillside Heading","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuick facts:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeirloom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eRare variety\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlow to bolt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLactuca sativa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLovely, loose heading lettuce with sea green interiors and deep red fringes.  Easy to harvest as a loose head, or pick a few leaves at a time.  Slow to bolt, even in a hot summer.  Very rare variety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" height=\"98\" style=\"width: 417px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 65px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 68px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndoor Start\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 62px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerm Days\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 79px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrost Tolerant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 70px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 64px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeed Depth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlant\/Row Spacing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 65px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e60-75\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 68px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e3-5 w.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 62px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e6-14 d.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 79px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eLight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 70px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShade to Full\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 64px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e1\/16”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e6”\/10”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2168\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\"\u003eDirect sow up to 4 weeks before the average last frost. Harvest leaves young by cutting the whole plant. Plant successively every two weeks to keep you in young greens, or give them more space to mature and harvest the whole plant.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket size~ 100 min.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32255509954671,"sku":"","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/Hillside_heading.jpg?v=1609255325"},{"product_id":"bacardi-lettuce-organic","title":"Lettuce, Bacardi","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuick facts:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeirloom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eRare variety\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuick growing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlow to bolt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLactuca sativa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eButterhead type with burgundy tinge that is very quick growing.  This is a rare heirloom variety that could do very well in market production as the leaves stand up away from the soil and are easy to harvest and clean.  Leaves a large and crispy forming loose heads that can be harvested as heads or as individual leaves.  Nice texture.  Relatively slow to bolt even in a hot summer.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow 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align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerm Days\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 79px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrost Tolerant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 70px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 64px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeed Depth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 15px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlant\/Row Spacing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 65px;\" 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align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eLight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 70px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShade to Full\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 64px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e1\/16”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 15px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e6”\/10”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2168\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\"\u003eDirect sow up to 4 weeks before the average last frost. Harvest leaves young by cutting the whole plant. Plant successively every two weeks to keep you in young greens, or give them more space to mature and harvest the whole plant.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket size~ 100 min.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32255510773871,"sku":"","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/files\/20260629_094313.jpg?v=1794456258"},{"product_id":"jeanne-lettuce-organic","title":"Lettuce, Jeanne","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuick facts:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrench heirloom from the 1700s\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eExceedingly colorful\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eRare variety\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlow to bolt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLactuca sativa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCan you believe the colors of this lettuce?  Jeanne is a unique, very rare French heirloom from the 1700s.  We just loved it!  I know of no other lettuce more brightly colored, with the added benefit of being slow to bolt!  Large, mostly flat leaves are great colorful additions to sandwiches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable height=\"98\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"width: 429px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 65px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 68px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndoor Start\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 62px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerm Days\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 79px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrost Tolerant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 70px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 64px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeed Depth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlant\/Row Spacing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 65px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e60-75\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 68px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e3-5 w.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 62px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e6-14 d.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 79px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eLight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 70px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShade to Full\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 64px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e1\/16”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e6”\/10”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2168\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\" height=\"17\"\u003eDirect sow up to 4 weeks before the average last frost. Harvest leaves young by cutting the whole plant. Plant successively every two weeks to keep you in young greens, or give them more space to mature and harvest the whole plant.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket size~ 100 min.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32255513100399,"sku":"","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/files\/20260629_094021.jpg?v=1794455714"},{"product_id":"eishaupel-lettuce-organic","title":"Lettuce, Eishauptel","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuick facts:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eRare variety\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlow to bolt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLactuca sativa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrilly edged dark green lettuce.  Rare variety which is slow to bolt, we just think this is a beautiful lettuce that adds a lot of texture to a salad.  One of our most becoming lettuce varieties!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 446px;\" height=\"98\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 65px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, 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bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrost Tolerant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 70px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 64px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeed Depth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 22px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlant\/Row Spacing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 65px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e60-75\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 68px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e3-5 w.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 62px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e6-14 d.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 79px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eLight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 70px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShade to Full\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 64px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e1\/16”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 22px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e6”\/10”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup 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Harvest leaves young by cutting the whole plant. 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This crop is resilient and adapted to thrive on marginal soils with low fertility.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff8000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Low Impact Food ALERT* This crop gets by on less. It needs less water and nutrient inputs than other foods. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #bf0041;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Saving Kitchen Garden Traditions ALERT* This is a culturally significant variety traditionally grown for a specific culinary purpose.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNative to North America, heat and drought tolerant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollected by Native Seed Search from a Sonoran farmer\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhaseolus acutifolius  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe originally got this variety from Native Seed Search and we love it!  Creamy white, this tepary bean was collected by them from a Sonoran farmer.  Desert adapted and relatively high yielding.  We love growing tepary beans and think you will too!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable height=\"101\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"width: 366px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 72px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 75px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndoor Start\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 68px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerm Days\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 87px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrost Tolerant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 70px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeed Depth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlant\/Row Spacing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 72px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e75-85\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 75px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eNot rec.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 68px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e6-17 d.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 87px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eNo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eFull\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 70px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e1-1.5”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e3-6”\/8-10”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2047\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\" height=\"17\"\u003eTepary beans are native to North America and are heat and drought tolerant. Plant 1\" deep and 6\" apart after all danger of frost has passed. Plants are not tolerant of much shade. Do not over water. Bush plants will not climb a trellis. Harvest dry plants and shake in a bag to free beans from pods. Use a fan to blow off chaff.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket size:  1\/4 oz., 50 seeds min.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA food from the desert. One of the most arid-adapted crops in the world. Some varieties being plum, some being small and somewhat wrinkled, at first it can look like a food for hard times.  As soon as you cook it though you’ll realize that this bean is as plump and filling as any other. To know the tepary is to love the tepary, and I think more people should know about tepary beans!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI started growing tepary beans after meeting plant breeder \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lofthouse.com\/\"\u003eJoseph Lofthouse\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in northern Utah. Joseph was breeding a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/blogs\/news\/what-is-a-landrace?_pos=17\u0026amp;_sid=ee8b78c2a\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003elandrace\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of bush tepary beans that would mature extra early in short season climates. Traditional tepary bean varieties differ widely and have a days to maturity range of anywhere from 60-120 days. Joseph collected shorter season bush varieties and planted them all together to see which ones grew best and quickest and saved seeds from those for the creation of this landrace. It was a genius idea and project, because many desert areas where tepary beans could thrive also have very short seasons. Drier climates can have huge swings between hot and cold temperatures as there is less moisture in the air to moderate temperatures. Like most other bean species, tepary beans are not frost hardy. Places like northern Utah where Joseph is, or southern Idaho where we are now, can have very hot summers and still have short seasons with frosty nights in June and then again in September. Joseph’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/products\/bean-lofthouse-landrace-tepary?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=d68f113a2\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003etepary bean bush landrace\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is suited to this climate and expands the range of production to areas like ours, where we deal with the dual challenges of a hot climate and a very short season.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMany areas are facing hotter and drier growing conditions, and shorter seasons, with the impacts of climate change. Polar vortexes and extreme weather are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/super-short-season-varieties\"\u003eshortening growing seasons\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, just as those same growing seasons get hotter overall. Tepary beans can produce at temperatures of over 95 F, temperatures that kill the pollen of common bean varieties. Additionally, tepary beans can produce when nighttime temperatures are warm, whereas other bean species need cooler nights to set beans.  They are also generally much more resilient to pests and disease. Because of this, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/search?q=tepary+beans\"\u003ewe believe tepary beans, and especially these short season adapted bush tepary beans we grow,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e could be a major crop of the future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this ancient bean\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe tepary bean (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhaseolus acutifoliu\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003es) is a species of bean from the Sonoran desert in northern Mexico. The wild ancestors of today’s varieties can still be found in this desert. We grow and sell one of the more wild varieties of tepary bean- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/tepary-beans\/products\/tepary-bean-sycamore-canyon-wild-organic\"\u003eSycamore Canyon Wild Tepary Bean.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHundreds of distinct varieties of tepary bean are known, having been domesticated and bred by distinct groups of people in different parts of Mexico, the southwest of the United States, and Guatemala for between 4,000-6,000 years. Like many crops around the world, the number of people who grow and eat tepary beans in these traditional growing regions has been in decline for the last few hundred years due to the forces of globalization and colonization. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/alliancebioversityciat.org\/stories\/untold-tale-tepary\"\u003eThe small tepary bean has often been replaced by the large and plump common bean (\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/alliancebioversityciat.org\/stories\/untold-tale-tepary\"\u003ePhaseolus vulgaris)\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/alliancebioversityciat.org\/stories\/untold-tale-tepary\"\u003ein the agriculture of these regions.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis had led to varietal loss and the loss of cultural knowledge about the bean. But interest in this amazing plant is growing because of how it might help sustain humans in a warmer world. The gardeners, farmers and communities in these areas that have continued to grow tepary beans against economic pressure to grow more lucrative crops are who we have to thank for the continued existence of this amazing food.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe tepary bean in the Mexico and Arizona\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the Tohono O’odham people of Arizona, tepary beans, called Bawĭ, have been central to culture for generations. They tell a traditional legend describing how the Milky Way galaxy is white tepary beans scattered across the sky. The Tohono O’odham people are working to get the tepary bean back into their diet, including in school lunches (USDA).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAccording to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeseeds.org\/\"\u003eNative Seed Search\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, champion of the tepary bean, one thousand year old remains of tepary beans have been found at archeaological sites throughout Arizona. Over 30 different cultures in this region grow teparies and Native Seed Search is a non-profit which has helped identify and source distinct varieties of teparies grown throughout this region. They help preserve these important varieties by storing them in their seed bank and growing them on their farms. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeseeds.org\/pages\/seed-bank\"\u003efrozen seed bank\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e provides a place where the varieties can be saved in the event they are lost, become endangered or are genetically contaminated in the variable “real world.” Another part of the mission of Native Seed Search is to get people conserving these varieties in their gardens and on their farms by sharing and selling seeds from the seed bank on rotation. As the NSS puts it- “Domesticated crops depend on an intimate relationship with humans - they don't exist in the wild.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFederal funding for their important work has declined. If you’d like to help support the farmers and communities from which they originate, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/nativeseeds.app.neoncrm.com\/forms\/general-donation-nss\"\u003evisit their site.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe tepary bean in Guatemala\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to Bioversity International, in the late 1980s researchers from the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala gathered 36 tepary varieties in the southwestern coast of Guatemala among Maya Quiché, Mam and Tzutuhil ethnic groups. However, when they returned in 2016 they were not able to find any tepary variety being grown or sold in markets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGuatemala is a land of many climates. Though there are wet regions like the high altitude cloud forests, there is also an arid “Dry Corridor” covering 45% of the country. Here rainfall is erratic and becoming even more so. Many think the recovery of the teparies could make agriculture in this region more resilient and sustainable. According to Bioversity, in comparison to the common bean, the tepary has a greater tolerance to common bacterial blight and outperforms the common bean by at least 50% in hot environments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo in 2018, Bioversity International and researchers from the Universidad de San Carlos set out to find any tepary bean variety still growing in Guatemala. After searching markets and farms extensively, a visit to farmer Señor Arriaga produced the only tepary bean they found. Señor Arriaga, who also grows more economically valuable crops like common bean and corn, has continued to grow tepary beans purely out of his love for the food, and because it is an easy crop to grow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince then, seeds purchased from him have been given to a local seed saver network and provided to a steward farmers to test in plots in the Dry Corridor. There remains a great deal to be done to promote tepary beans’ potential as a source of food for farmers in the Dry Corridor, but thanks to Señor Arriaga there are seeds to start with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/alliancebioversityciat.org\/\"\u003eLearn more about Bioversity, one of the partners in promoting the tepary beans’ recovery in Guatemala, here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/tepary-beans\"\u003eGrowing tepary beans\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI believe that when you grow tepary beans, wherever you are, you are also contributing to these important movements to save and spread this resilient crop. Because the beans are often eaten cooked as dry beans, when you harvest the food you’re also harvesting the seeds, so saving seeds for the generations to come is happily just built into the process!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo grow them, direct sow seeds after all danger of frost has passed, usually in early June. Do not presoak the beans. If you are in a place with a longer season like the southern United States or Mexico, the traditional planting time of around the summer solstice is best.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlacement in your garden is probably the most important consideration when it comes to growing them. Traditionally grown without supplemental irrigation in climates that receive 2-5 inches of rain a year, tepary roots are meant to grow very deep to access water held in the soil. They are actually less productive if they are overwatered. If you grow your garden with a uniform amount of irrigation, say from an overhead sprinkler or drip system, try planting them on a border area that gets less water, or at the end of the drip line so you can limit irrigation once the plant is up and growing. We tend to plant it at the end of the drip lines. We can kink the driplines to limit water once the plants are up and growing. Additionally, limiting compost and fertilizers to about 1\/4 of what you are applying to other crops is best as too much fertility will cause them to grow lots of greenery and few beans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMany varieties will climb a trellis. Some of the short season varieties we carry are bush plants that wont really climb a trellis, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/products\/bean-lofthouse-landrace-tepary?_pos=3\u0026amp;_sid=ca84cc1c1\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eLofthouse Landrace tepary beans\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are all bush plants, which is part of why they mature more quickly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe beans grow in pods holding around 4-8 beans. The beans are small, and depending on the variety range from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/products\/bean-caborca-ajo-organic?_pos=8\u0026amp;_sid=ca84cc1c1\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eflat and wrinkled\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/products\/tepary-bean-colonia-morelos-organic?_pos=5\u0026amp;_sid=ca84cc1c1\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eplump and rounnd.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvesting and cleaning dry tepary beans:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile some of the plumper varieties can be harvested as fresh shelly beans, for dry beans harvest in late summer when the pods have begun to dry but before they start to shatter in the field. We cut the whole plant at the soil level (don’t pull them up by the roots or you risk mixing dirt in with the beans) and let the plants and pods continue drying on a tarp in a protected area out of direct sunlight for a week or so. We then fold the tarp over and stomp on it to help the seed pods shatter. Next comes winnowing. We lift the contents (dry plant material and seeds all mixed together at this point) and using the wind or a fan, drop the contents to allow the air to blow off the light dry plant material while the heavy seeds fall clean into a tote or bucket. We repeat this process until the seeds are clean and mostly free of debris. For the final step, we use screens to help remove smaller, less developed seeds, but you could also do this by simply picking out the debris and smaller seeds that the winnowing process did not remove\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCooking with tepary beans:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/tepary-beans\"\u003eTepary beans\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e hold more protein per ounce than common beans like kidney or pinto! They are packed with nutrients like niacin, iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and have tons of fiber. Beans plump up nicely after soaking and cooking, even the flat and wrinkled varieties, and you will be surprised at how much like common beans they are when cooked.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo cook, first rinse beans in a colander and then soak in water overnight, 8 cups of water to 1 cup of beans. Once soaked, add 4 cups of water for every 1 cup of tepary beans to a pot. They are dense so even though they are small, they require long cook times- around 4 hours in a low boil on the stove or all day on low in a slow cooker. On their own the beans have a nutty and slightly sweet flavor. They are so richly flavorful, they don’t need much in the way of extras but cooking them in broth, with garlic, onions, and herbs doesn’t hurt either!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/tepary-beans\"\u003eCheck out the tepary beans we grow Giving Ground Seeds here!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":32292051615855,"sku":"","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/San_ignacio.jpg?v=1611618630"},{"product_id":"ethiopian-kale-organic","title":"Ethiopian Kale- Kanzira","description":"\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" style=\"width: 64.6953%; height: 602.391px;\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2253\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 602.391px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 602.391px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #158466;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Low Impact Food ALERT* No energy intensive food processing necessary for winter eating\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a6099;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*Short Season ALERT* Matures quickly and is frost tolerant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #e16173;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Patio Paradise ALERT* Grow the concrete! This variety can be grown in a pot on a porch or sunny windowsill.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff8000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Low Impact Food ALERT* This crop gets by on less. It needs less water and nutrient inputs than other foods.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #acb20c;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Marginal Soils ALERT* Bloom where you’re planted! This crop is resilient and adapted to thrive on marginal soils with low fertility.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eDrought adapted kale\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eLow nutrient requirements\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eCool season crop\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eMilder than kale or mustard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eMore adaptable, less prone to insect damage than kale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnsung hero- should be more widely grow!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrassica carinata\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e40 days.  Thicker, juicier, and milder tasting than kale, this plant is grown in Ethiopia for its dark green, nutritious leaves.  More drought tolerant and adaptable than kale (brassica oleracea), this kale is our new favorite!  It can thrive in climates with hot summers.  Slightly thicker leaves similar to collard, this plant is less prone to insect damage than standard kale.  We love to eat it raw and cooked. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" height=\"131\" style=\"width: 71.5524%;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 13.5231%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 16.0142%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" 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Tolerant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 13.879%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 14.9466%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeed Depth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" style=\"width: 8.8968%;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 13.5231%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e50-85\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 16.0142%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e2-4 w.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 13.5231%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e3-10 d.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 19.9288%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eYes, light\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 13.879%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eFull to shade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 14.9466%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e1\/8”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" style=\"width: 8.8968%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2047\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDirect sow 1\/8\"-1\/4\" deep as soon as soil warms in spring for a spring\/summer crop. Or direct sow just after the summer solstice for a fall\/winter crop. Alternatively, start indoors 4 weeks before transplant. Transplant a few weeks before the last frost. Full size plants hardy to around 15 degrees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003e1 g ~250 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":40698715996271,"sku":"","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3 grams","offer_id":40698716029039,"sku":"","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1\/2 oz.","offer_id":40698716061807,"sku":"","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 oz.","offer_id":40698716094575,"sku":"","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/files\/20261007_093738.jpg?v=1793676383"},{"product_id":"lettuce-sonata-organic","title":"Lettuce, 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heads and bright green color.  Somewhat heat tolerant, this lettuce can be grown in full sun to part shade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" height=\"98\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndoor 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Plant successively every two weeks to keep you in young greens, or give them more space to mature and harvest the whole head.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket size~ 200 min.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40699119665263,"sku":"","price":3.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/IMG_2785.jpg?v=1639581378"},{"product_id":"cowpea-purple-hull-organic","title":"Cowpea, Purple Hull","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2253\"\u003e\u003ccol\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\" height=\"17\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #158466;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Low Impact Food ALERT* No energy intensive food processing necessary for winter eating\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #acb20c;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Marginal Soils ALERT* Bloom where you’re planted! This crop is resilient and adapted to thrive on marginal soils with low fertility.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh yields\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRare variety\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShort-season suitable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVigna unguiculata\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e70 days.  \u003c\/strong\u003eClassic southern cowpea, nutty flavored and productive, even in dry conditions. 2' plants don't need to be staked. Quicker maturing than other popular cowpeas, so this is well suited to shorter season climates.  Purple hulls and purple spots on cream colored cowpeas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 439px;\" height=\"85\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #000000; width: 44px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #000000; width: 63px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndoor Start\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #000000; width: 56px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerm Days\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #000000; width: 74px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrost Tolerant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #000000; width: 42px;\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #000000; 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width: 63px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eNot rec.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 56px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e6-17 d.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 74px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eNo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 42px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eFull\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 57px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e1-1.5”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background: #ffffff; width: 87px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e3-6”\/8-10”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\" height=\"17\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDirect sow 1\" deep after all danger of frost has passed. In row spacing is 3\" with 8\" between rows. Soaking seeds for 2-4 hours can hasten germination time. Planting with bean specific bacterial inoculum may help boost yields, especially if planting where beans have not grown before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket size:  1\/4 oz. ~35 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMore about the history of African Peas, aka Cowpeas:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIts \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVigna unguiculata\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ewe are talking about!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCowpeas have so many names! As a seed company, its hard to know how best to list this amazing plant so that the most people find it. It’s also known as southern pea, field pea, red pea, or black-eyed pea. There is also a movement to rename cowpeas entirely to \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/capitalbnews.org\/black-eyed-peas-african-food-contribution\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAfrican\u003c\/a\u003e Peas in honor of the continent and people that originated the cowpea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhatever you call them, I’m convinced they are the most fun plant to harvest. Drying pods are easy to find, sticking out from the tops and sides of plants like flags. Before they shatter, I walk through the garden and gather them into a bucket. They mature progressively, so its a short chore I do every few days during the harvest season. Sometimes they shatter when I drop them in the bucket, and its super satisfying to hear the pods break open and all the dry peas pop out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy gateway to growing cowpeas was the variety ‘\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/products\/copy-of-cowpea-purple-hull-organic?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=7c79fbe05\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFast Lady’\u003c\/a\u003e. Many varieties of cowpeas take too long to mature in our climate, but after growing ‘\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/products\/copy-of-cowpea-purple-hull-organic?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=7c79fbe05\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFast Lady\u003c\/a\u003e’ which matures in 70 days, I realized there are other varieties that mature quickly too. \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/search?q=cowpeas\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWe now grow and offer 7 varieties of short season adapted cowpeas\u003c\/a\u003e and are always on the hunt for more. This year we are hoping to add a couple more varieties of short season cowpeas if all goes well in the field. Once established, cowpeas are drought tolerant nitrogen fixers that can produce in tough conditions on marginal soils with little added fertility. \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/cowpea\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e This makes short season cowpeas a perfect choice for your climate-resilient, organic garden!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"captioned-image-container\"\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\u003ca class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img\" href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/products\/cowpea-purple-hull-organic?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=1f9e519d3\u0026amp;_ss=r\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA “Reawakened 25\" Plant\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver half of all food grown on this planet now comes from 3 species- corn, rice, and wheat. Many are concerned that our over-reliance on these 3 (amazing) plants puts global food systems at extreme risk, especially in this era of climate change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/lexiconoffood.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLexicon of Food\u003c\/a\u003e is an international NGO based that brings together food companies, government agencies, financial institutions, scientists, entrepreneurs, and food producers from across the globe to tackle the challenges facing our food systems. One project of the Lexicon of Food has been to consult experts in the fields of agriculture and global food systems to create a list of 25 especially resilient crops that could be of major nutritional importance on a warming planet- \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/lexiconoffood.com\/agrobiodiversity\/reawakened-25\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Reawakened 25\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCowpeas are on this elite list of under-appreciated underdogs! Because of their ability to grow an exceptionally deep tap root, they are a drought resistant source of protein that has historically sustained people on marginal soils all over the world, but particularly in the southern United States where they have a history of being stewarded by enslaved Africans and then black sharecroppers. On the nutrient-stripped soils of the dust bowl era, many sharecropping and tenant farmers got by on cowpeas, collards, and sorghum syrup alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfrican Origins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo understand how cowpeas can produce tasty protein on very little, lets go back to the beginning \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/ujamaaseeds.com\/products\/iron-clay-cow-peas\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe wild ancestors of todays cowpea evolved in dry savanna ecosystems in West Africa. \u003c\/a\u003e This region is one of seasonal rainfalls and nutrient-poor soils. The Sahel region of Africa, which includes modern day Nigeria and Burkina Faso, was the center of domestication and traditional plant breeding that gave us the modern cowpea. This region is still home to the greatest diversity of cowpea varieties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the eve of what could be a major resurgence of the cowpea as a drought resistant staple, it is especially important appreciate the African origins of this amazing crop. \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/capitalbnews.org\/black-eyed-peas-african-food-contribution\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs Judith Carney and Richard Rosomoff wrote in their 2009 book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the Shadow of Slavery: Africa’s Botanical Legacy in the Atlantic World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, “Africans have contributed more than 100 species to the global food supplies. The plants they gave the world include pearl (bulrush) millet, sorghum, coffee, watermelon, black-eyed pea, okra… tamarind, hibiscus and a species of rice. African contributions to global plant history, however, are largely unacknowledged and seldom appreciated. In the popular image, Africa is a place of hunger and starvation.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, cowpeas are still part of daily life in many parts of Africa, but some traditional dishes involving cowpeas are becoming lesser known. \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazioneslowfood.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity \u003c\/a\u003ehas added traditional Ugandan dishes made from cowpeas to their Ark of Taste. The mission of the \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazioneslowfood.com\/en\/what-we-do\/the-ark-of-taste\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArk of Taste\u003c\/a\u003e is to raise awareness about local food traditions that are believed to be on the verge of disappearing within a few generations. \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazioneslowfood.com\/en\/ark-of-taste-slow-food\/field-pea\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIn Uganda, cowpeas are traditionally boiled green in their pods (\u003cem\u003eempogola\u003c\/em\u003e) or prepared as a soup (\u003cem\u003eenva\u003c\/em\u003e). Unique to Uganda, a powder called \u003cem\u003eggobe\u003c\/em\u003e is also made from cowpea leaves.\u003c\/a\u003e This powder, which has specific rules and customs around its use and gifting, symbolizes unity and trust among different people who offer it to each other. Ggobe is often prepared together with a sauce of groundnut paste, beans, and other ingredients and is eaten with foods like potato and cassava. Any remaining flour can be stored in banana fiber and hung in a smoky zone in the kitchen for preservation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCowpeas and Slavery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCowpeas spread north from Africa to the Mediterranean through trade routes and \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/planttalk\/cowpeas-and-the-african-diaspora-part-two-a-life-giving-crop\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewere introduced to Mexico and the Southwest by Spanish colonists in the 16th or 17th century. \u003c\/a\u003e Africans enslaved by the Portuguese also brought cowpeas with them to Jamaica at around the same time. \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/planttalk\/cowpeas-and-the-african-diaspora-part-two-a-life-giving-crop\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArchaeological evidence shows cowpeas made their way from either the southwest or Jamaica to the southeastern United States where they were being grown by Native Americans by at least 1670.\u003c\/a\u003e Because cowpeas were a cheap staple grown in Africa, slave ship captain’s logs mention purchasing cowpeas to feed slaves on the horrific Middle Crossing to America. Captured slaves also reported smuggling cowpea seeds in their hair on slave ships for planting wherever they were going.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring slavery in the United States, cowpeas were grown on-scale on some plantations to feed slaves and were also grown in the small gardens of enslaved Africans. \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colonialwilliamsburg.org\/discover\/18th-century-people\/stories-of-black-life\/enslaved-peoples-plantation-gardens\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEnslavers provided very meager rations of food to the enslaved, especially elderly slaves who could not work very much.\u003c\/a\u003e Enslaved people often kept small gardens to grow supplemental vegetables and medicinal herbs. Because slaves were working daylight hours on the plantation, this gardening had to be done \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colonialwilliamsburg.org\/discover\/18th-century-people\/stories-of-black-life\/enslaved-peoples-plantation-gardens\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e“by moonlight, aching after a day of heavy plantation labor.”\u003c\/a\u003e And because plantation owners often gave the enslaved the most marginal land on which to grow, those hidden \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/nominihallslavelegacy.com\/foodways-and-traditions-of-the-nomini-hall-community\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ecowpea seeds were a life saver.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSharecropping, George Washington Carver, and Great Depression\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Cow peas are to the South what clover is to the North, and alfalfa to the West. And we trust that the time is not far distant, when, as an article of human food, the pea itself will be to the South what the Boston, Navy and White soup beans are to the East and West.” \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e-George Washington Carver\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter slavery, from around 1870 to 1940 the \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/americanexperience\/features\/harvest-sharecropping-slavery-rerouted\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esharecropping system (aka “slavery rerouted\u003c\/a\u003e) ruled the economy of the south. \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/articles\/sharecropping\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMost agricultural land remained in the hands of plantation owners\u003c\/a\u003e despite federal government promises of land for freed black men. Former plantation owners and white farmers had most of the land, most of the tools, and the cash to get yearly necessities like seeds and feed. Poor quality land was “rented” to black farmers and poor white farmers, along with the rental of tools and seeds. Sharecroppers were to somehow use the income from their small plots to sustain themselves, pay their rental debts, and save for the purchase of their own land. A tiny few were able to do this, but the vast majority remained \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/grist.org\/fix\/food-farming\/george-washington-carver-environmental-legacy\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eindentured to the land owner\u003c\/a\u003e as the generations went by.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCotton depletes soil and had stripped the once rich agricultural soils of the south. On this marginal land, former slaves knew what to grow to sustain their families and here again cowpeas are a plant hero, helping sustain people who had almost no way out of this new system oppression. Sharecroppers grew them because the plants can get by on less of everything, and because of their interconnected history and cultural relationship to the plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/grist.org\/fix\/food-farming\/george-washington-carver-environmental-legacy\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBut it was George Washington Carver who championed the cowpea as a post King-Cotton land healer\u003c\/a\u003e and protein-rich food. Much more than the peanut man, Carver discovered that nitrogen fixer cowpeas could be used to rebuild the over-farmed soil of the south while also providing a yield. \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nal.usda.gov\/exhibits\/ipd\/carver\/exhibits\/show\/homemaking\/item\/11\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFor a fun and dense read about his study of cowpeas, check out his agricultural bulletin on them from 1908.\u003c\/a\u003e This bulletin, in addition to a 1917 bulletin called \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nal.usda.gov\/exhibits\/ipd\/carver\/items\/show\/31\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHow to Grow Cowpeas and 40 Ways of Preparing this Delicacy, \u003c\/a\u003ewere two major publications that got many more farmers and gardeners growing cowpeas and healing their soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCowpeas went on to get farmers through the great depression and dust bowl. When life for those with a little land was less about selling commodities and more about growing for survival, crops that didn’t have much of a market but were great survival foods (like cowpeas) really shined. Today, cowpeas are truly an emblematic food of the American south, and are a symbol of resilience and cultural identity. \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dashofjazz.com\/soul-food-black-eyed-peas\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThey are often served in southern style alongside collard greens and rice, cooked in a slow cooker with smoky meat, or as a side dish to barbeque.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrowing Cowpeas \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDirect sow 1\" deep after all danger of frost has passed. In row spacing is 3\" with 8\" between rows. Soaking seeds for 2-4 hours can quicken germination time. When they are first germinating, cowpeas seem to have more tender and tasty leaves and can be particularly vulnerable to earwigs and sow bugs who seem to love munching them. For this reason, don’t use mulch like leaves or straw around cowpeas. Bare soil is best as sow bugs and earwigs thrive in mulch. If ear wigs are a problem in your area, planting a little early can help. Though cowpeas are not hardy, you can cover them with row cover if temperatures dip and beat the earwigs by planting before these heat loving pests emerge. Cowpeas eventually outgrow this vulnerability and are quite easy to grow in general. Their umbrella like leaves shade the soil, and they can get by on less water and nutrients than other beans, so plant them in a “tough” part of the garden where more “needy” crops don’t want to grow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can harvest cowpeas green when they are young and cook them like snap beans. Just like snap beans they do become fibrous and woody if left on the plant too long. We prefer to wait and eat all of our cowpeas as dry beans. For this, simply let the pods dry down on the plant and harvest them when they are close to fully dry but before the pods shatter and scatter the seeds to the ground. Winnow the dry pods free from the beans by using a fan or the wind to blow off the pods and chaff, allowing the heavy beans to drop into a bucket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCooking Cowpeas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimple cooking of dry cowpeas is so easy! Soak them overnight as you would with any other bean, and then simmer them for 60-90 minutes. They make great additions to stews as the need about the same amount of time to simmer as the firmer root veggies like carrots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree great cookbooks which have a lot of cowpea recipes (which call them black-eyed peas and field peas) are:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSimply West African\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eby Pierre Thiam\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eI am From Here: Stories and Recipes from a Southern Chef \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eby Vishwesh Bhatt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Blue Zones Kitchen \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eby Dan Buettner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eSimply West African \u003c\/em\u003eI made Senegalese Peasant Stew with \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/products\/copy-of-cowpea-purple-hull-organic?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=bff794bff\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFast Lady Cowpeas\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eThe Blue Zones Kitchen \u003c\/em\u003eI made Ikarian Longevity Stew with \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/cowpea\/products\/cowpea-queen-anne-organic\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eQueen Anne Cowpeas\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfrican Peas it is!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany of the varieties and crops we gardeners grow were given their names in entirely different times, and some of them could definitely stand to be updated. Take my personal (un)favorite- the ‘Lazy Housewife’ pole bean. The bean was one of the first stringless beans, making kitchen prep much quicker. \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grandprismaticseed.com\/archived\/pragmatic-partner-green-bean-lazy-housewife\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe good-humored folks at Grand Prismatic Seeds have chosen to rebrand ‘Lazy Housewife’ as ‘Pragmatic Partner Pole Bean’\u003c\/a\u003e and as a pragmatic partner myself, I’m all for this new name!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis deep dive I’ve taken into “cowpeas” has led me to dual-list the cowpeas on our site under the heading of African Peas. I am always learning new things about the history of these varieties, and I want what I’m learning to be reflected in how I present the varieties I grow. I truly hope the name African Peas catches on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40710993379439,"sku":"","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/IMG_4673.jpg?v=1641398819"},{"product_id":"cowpea-sunapee-organic","title":"Cowpea, Sunapee","description":"\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2253\"\u003e\u003ccol\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\" height=\"17\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #158466;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Low Impact Food ALERT* No energy intensive food processing necessary for winter eating\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #acb20c;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Marginal Soils ALERT* Bloom where you’re planted! This crop is resilient and adapted to thrive on marginal soils with low fertility.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh yields\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRare variety\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShort-season suitable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA super dwarf cowpea, measuring only 1' tall and wide.  Compact plants mature quickly, so its a great choice for short seasons, northern climates, small spaces, and even container gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rte__table-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rte__table-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\" height=\"17\"\u003eDirect sow 1\" deep after all danger of frost has passed. In row spacing is 3\" with 8\" between rows. Soaking seeds for 2-4 hours can hasten germination time. Planting with bean specific bacterial inoculum may help boost yields, especially if planting where beans have not grown before.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket size:  1\/4 oz. ~35 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore about the history of African Peas, aka Cowpeas:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIts \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVigna unguiculata\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ewe are talking about!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCowpeas have so many names! As a seed company, its hard to know how best to list this amazing plant so that the most people find it. It’s also known as southern pea, field pea, red pea, or black-eyed pea. There is also a movement to rename cowpeas entirely to \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/capitalbnews.org\/black-eyed-peas-african-food-contribution\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAfrican\u003c\/a\u003e Peas in honor of the continent and people that originated the cowpea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhatever you call them, I’m convinced they are the most fun plant to harvest. Drying pods are easy to find, sticking out from the tops and sides of plants like flags. Before they shatter, I walk through the garden and gather them into a bucket. They mature progressively, so its a short chore I do every few days during the harvest season. Sometimes they shatter when I drop them in the bucket, and its super satisfying to hear the pods break open and all the dry peas pop out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy gateway to growing cowpeas was the variety ‘\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/products\/copy-of-cowpea-purple-hull-organic?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=7c79fbe05\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFast Lady’\u003c\/a\u003e. Many varieties of cowpeas take too long to mature in our climate, but after growing ‘\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/products\/copy-of-cowpea-purple-hull-organic?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=7c79fbe05\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFast Lady\u003c\/a\u003e’ which matures in 70 days, I realized there are other varieties that mature quickly too. \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/search?q=cowpeas\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWe now grow and offer 7 varieties of short season adapted cowpeas\u003c\/a\u003e and are always on the hunt for more. This year we are hoping to add a couple more varieties of short season cowpeas if all goes well in the field. Once established, cowpeas are drought tolerant nitrogen fixers that can produce in tough conditions on marginal soils with little added fertility. \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/cowpea\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e This makes short season cowpeas a perfect choice for your climate-resilient, organic garden!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"captioned-image-container\"\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\u003ca class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img\" href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/products\/cowpea-purple-hull-organic?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=1f9e519d3\u0026amp;_ss=r\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA “Reawakened 25\" Plant\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver half of all food grown on this planet now comes from 3 species- corn, rice, and wheat. Many are concerned that our over-reliance on these 3 (amazing) plants puts global food systems at extreme risk, especially in this era of climate change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/lexiconoffood.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLexicon of Food\u003c\/a\u003e is an international NGO based that brings together food companies, government agencies, financial institutions, scientists, entrepreneurs, and food producers from across the globe to tackle the challenges facing our food systems. One project of the Lexicon of Food has been to consult experts in the fields of agriculture and global food systems to create a list of 25 especially resilient crops that could be of major nutritional importance on a warming planet- \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/lexiconoffood.com\/agrobiodiversity\/reawakened-25\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Reawakened 25\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCowpeas are on this elite list of under-appreciated underdogs! Because of their ability to grow an exceptionally deep tap root, they are a drought resistant source of protein that has historically sustained people on marginal soils all over the world, but particularly in the southern United States where they have a history of being stewarded by enslaved Africans and then black sharecroppers. On the nutrient-stripped soils of the dust bowl era, many sharecropping and tenant farmers got by on cowpeas, collards, and sorghum syrup alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfrican Origins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo understand how cowpeas can produce tasty protein on very little, lets go back to the beginning \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/ujamaaseeds.com\/products\/iron-clay-cow-peas\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe wild ancestors of todays cowpea evolved in dry savanna ecosystems in West Africa. \u003c\/a\u003e This region is one of seasonal rainfalls and nutrient-poor soils. The Sahel region of Africa, which includes modern day Nigeria and Burkina Faso, was the center of domestication and traditional plant breeding that gave us the modern cowpea. This region is still home to the greatest diversity of cowpea varieties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the eve of what could be a major resurgence of the cowpea as a drought resistant staple, it is especially important appreciate the African origins of this amazing crop. \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/capitalbnews.org\/black-eyed-peas-african-food-contribution\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs Judith Carney and Richard Rosomoff wrote in their 2009 book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the Shadow of Slavery: Africa’s Botanical Legacy in the Atlantic World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, “Africans have contributed more than 100 species to the global food supplies. The plants they gave the world include pearl (bulrush) millet, sorghum, coffee, watermelon, black-eyed pea, okra… tamarind, hibiscus and a species of rice. African contributions to global plant history, however, are largely unacknowledged and seldom appreciated. In the popular image, Africa is a place of hunger and starvation.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, cowpeas are still part of daily life in many parts of Africa, but some traditional dishes involving cowpeas are becoming lesser known. \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazioneslowfood.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity \u003c\/a\u003ehas added traditional Ugandan dishes made from cowpeas to their Ark of Taste. The mission of the \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazioneslowfood.com\/en\/what-we-do\/the-ark-of-taste\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArk of Taste\u003c\/a\u003e is to raise awareness about local food traditions that are believed to be on the verge of disappearing within a few generations. \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazioneslowfood.com\/en\/ark-of-taste-slow-food\/field-pea\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIn Uganda, cowpeas are traditionally boiled green in their pods (\u003cem\u003eempogola\u003c\/em\u003e) or prepared as a soup (\u003cem\u003eenva\u003c\/em\u003e). Unique to Uganda, a powder called \u003cem\u003eggobe\u003c\/em\u003e is also made from cowpea leaves.\u003c\/a\u003e This powder, which has specific rules and customs around its use and gifting, symbolizes unity and trust among different people who offer it to each other. Ggobe is often prepared together with a sauce of groundnut paste, beans, and other ingredients and is eaten with foods like potato and cassava. Any remaining flour can be stored in banana fiber and hung in a smoky zone in the kitchen for preservation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCowpeas and Slavery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCowpeas spread north from Africa to the Mediterranean through trade routes and \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/planttalk\/cowpeas-and-the-african-diaspora-part-two-a-life-giving-crop\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewere introduced to Mexico and the Southwest by Spanish colonists in the 16th or 17th century. \u003c\/a\u003e Africans enslaved by the Portuguese also brought cowpeas with them to Jamaica at around the same time. \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/planttalk\/cowpeas-and-the-african-diaspora-part-two-a-life-giving-crop\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArchaeological evidence shows cowpeas made their way from either the southwest or Jamaica to the southeastern United States where they were being grown by Native Americans by at least 1670.\u003c\/a\u003e Because cowpeas were a cheap staple grown in Africa, slave ship captain’s logs mention purchasing cowpeas to feed slaves on the horrific Middle Crossing to America. Captured slaves also reported smuggling cowpea seeds in their hair on slave ships for planting wherever they were going.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring slavery in the United States, cowpeas were grown on-scale on some plantations to feed slaves and were also grown in the small gardens of enslaved Africans. \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colonialwilliamsburg.org\/discover\/18th-century-people\/stories-of-black-life\/enslaved-peoples-plantation-gardens\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEnslavers provided very meager rations of food to the enslaved, especially elderly slaves who could not work very much.\u003c\/a\u003e Enslaved people often kept small gardens to grow supplemental vegetables and medicinal herbs. Because slaves were working daylight hours on the plantation, this gardening had to be done \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colonialwilliamsburg.org\/discover\/18th-century-people\/stories-of-black-life\/enslaved-peoples-plantation-gardens\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e“by moonlight, aching after a day of heavy plantation labor.”\u003c\/a\u003e And because plantation owners often gave the enslaved the most marginal land on which to grow, those hidden \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/nominihallslavelegacy.com\/foodways-and-traditions-of-the-nomini-hall-community\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ecowpea seeds were a life saver.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSharecropping, George Washington Carver, and Great Depression\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Cow peas are to the South what clover is to the North, and alfalfa to the West. And we trust that the time is not far distant, when, as an article of human food, the pea itself will be to the South what the Boston, Navy and White soup beans are to the East and West.” \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e-George Washington Carver\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter slavery, from around 1870 to 1940 the \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/americanexperience\/features\/harvest-sharecropping-slavery-rerouted\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esharecropping system (aka “slavery rerouted\u003c\/a\u003e) ruled the economy of the south. \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/articles\/sharecropping\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMost agricultural land remained in the hands of plantation owners\u003c\/a\u003e despite federal government promises of land for freed black men. Former plantation owners and white farmers had most of the land, most of the tools, and the cash to get yearly necessities like seeds and feed. Poor quality land was “rented” to black farmers and poor white farmers, along with the rental of tools and seeds. Sharecroppers were to somehow use the income from their small plots to sustain themselves, pay their rental debts, and save for the purchase of their own land. A tiny few were able to do this, but the vast majority remained \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/grist.org\/fix\/food-farming\/george-washington-carver-environmental-legacy\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eindentured to the land owner\u003c\/a\u003e as the generations went by.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCotton depletes soil and had stripped the once rich agricultural soils of the south. On this marginal land, former slaves knew what to grow to sustain their families and here again cowpeas are a plant hero, helping sustain people who had almost no way out of this new system oppression. Sharecroppers grew them because the plants can get by on less of everything, and because of their interconnected history and cultural relationship to the plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/grist.org\/fix\/food-farming\/george-washington-carver-environmental-legacy\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBut it was George Washington Carver who championed the cowpea as a post King-Cotton land healer\u003c\/a\u003e and protein-rich food. Much more than the peanut man, Carver discovered that nitrogen fixer cowpeas could be used to rebuild the over-farmed soil of the south while also providing a yield. \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nal.usda.gov\/exhibits\/ipd\/carver\/exhibits\/show\/homemaking\/item\/11\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFor a fun and dense read about his study of cowpeas, check out his agricultural bulletin on them from 1908.\u003c\/a\u003e This bulletin, in addition to a 1917 bulletin called \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nal.usda.gov\/exhibits\/ipd\/carver\/items\/show\/31\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHow to Grow Cowpeas and 40 Ways of Preparing this Delicacy, \u003c\/a\u003ewere two major publications that got many more farmers and gardeners growing cowpeas and healing their soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCowpeas went on to get farmers through the great depression and dust bowl. When life for those with a little land was less about selling commodities and more about growing for survival, crops that didn’t have much of a market but were great survival foods (like cowpeas) really shined. Today, cowpeas are truly an emblematic food of the American south, and are a symbol of resilience and cultural identity. \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dashofjazz.com\/soul-food-black-eyed-peas\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThey are often served in southern style alongside collard greens and rice, cooked in a slow cooker with smoky meat, or as a side dish to barbeque.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrowing Cowpeas \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDirect sow 1\" deep after all danger of frost has passed. In row spacing is 3\" with 8\" between rows. Soaking seeds for 2-4 hours can quicken germination time. When they are first germinating, cowpeas seem to have more tender and tasty leaves and can be particularly vulnerable to earwigs and sow bugs who seem to love munching them. For this reason, don’t use mulch like leaves or straw around cowpeas. Bare soil is best as sow bugs and earwigs thrive in mulch. If ear wigs are a problem in your area, planting a little early can help. Though cowpeas are not hardy, you can cover them with row cover if temperatures dip and beat the earwigs by planting before these heat loving pests emerge. Cowpeas eventually outgrow this vulnerability and are quite easy to grow in general. Their umbrella like leaves shade the soil, and they can get by on less water and nutrients than other beans, so plant them in a “tough” part of the garden where more “needy” crops don’t want to grow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can harvest cowpeas green when they are young and cook them like snap beans. Just like snap beans they do become fibrous and woody if left on the plant too long. We prefer to wait and eat all of our cowpeas as dry beans. For this, simply let the pods dry down on the plant and harvest them when they are close to fully dry but before the pods shatter and scatter the seeds to the ground. Winnow the dry pods free from the beans by using a fan or the wind to blow off the pods and chaff, allowing the heavy beans to drop into a bucket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCooking Cowpeas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimple cooking of dry cowpeas is so easy! Soak them overnight as you would with any other bean, and then simmer them for 60-90 minutes. They make great additions to stews as the need about the same amount of time to simmer as the firmer root veggies like carrots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree great cookbooks which have a lot of cowpea recipes (which call them black-eyed peas and field peas) are:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSimply West African\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eby Pierre Thiam\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eI am From Here: Stories and Recipes from a Southern Chef \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eby Vishwesh Bhatt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Blue Zones Kitchen \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eby Dan Buettner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eSimply West African \u003c\/em\u003eI made Senegalese Peasant Stew with \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/products\/copy-of-cowpea-purple-hull-organic?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=bff794bff\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFast Lady Cowpeas\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eThe Blue Zones Kitchen \u003c\/em\u003eI made Ikarian Longevity Stew with \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/cowpea\/products\/cowpea-queen-anne-organic\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eQueen Anne Cowpeas\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfrican Peas it is!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany of the varieties and crops we gardeners grow were given their names in entirely different times, and some of them could definitely stand to be updated. Take my personal (un)favorite- the ‘Lazy Housewife’ pole bean. The bean was one of the first stringless beans, making kitchen prep much quicker. \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grandprismaticseed.com\/archived\/pragmatic-partner-green-bean-lazy-housewife\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe good-humored folks at Grand Prismatic Seeds have chosen to rebrand ‘Lazy Housewife’ as ‘Pragmatic Partner Pole Bean’\u003c\/a\u003e and as a pragmatic partner myself, I’m all for this new name!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis deep dive I’ve taken into “cowpeas” has led me to dual-list the cowpeas on our site under the heading of African Peas. I am always learning new things about the history of these varieties, and I want what I’m learning to be reflected in how I present the varieties I grow. I truly hope the name African Peas catches on.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40710999900271,"sku":"","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/IMG_4672.jpg?v=1641398641"},{"product_id":"echinacea-organic","title":"Echinacea","description":"\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2860\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eQuick facts:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-Medicinal herb\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-Beautiful cut flower\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-Hardy perennial\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEchinacea purpurea\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEchinacea is one of the best flowers for attracting pollinators.  You will truly be surprised how bumblebees, honeybees, and beneficial insects of all kinds flock to its blooms.  It's a beautiful perennial with a long blooming season and is somewhat drought tolerant.  Roots and flower heads are medicinal and can be used to make teas, tinctures, and salves.  Widely adapted and popular- echinacea is a must-have for any garden!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" height=\"106\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd 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align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStart indoors up to 12 weeks before last frost. Germination can take up to 2 weeks. Transplant at 24” apart. Alternatively, sow in place in spring or early fall, raking seeds in lightly in a weed free location.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGiving your seeds a period of cold stratification will enhance germination rates.  Read more about cold stratification in our \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/blogs\/news\/cold-stratification-of-native-wildflower-seeds\"\u003eblog post\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e about it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003e75 min.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40712646721647,"sku":"","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/IMG_4320_2.jpg?v=1641483948"},{"product_id":"tepary-bean-colonia-morelos-organic","title":"Tepary Bean, Colonia Morelos","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #158466;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Low Impact Food ALERT* No energy intensive food processing necessary for winter eating\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #acb20c;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Marginal Soils ALERT* Bloom where you’re planted! This crop is resilient and adapted to thrive on marginal soils with low fertility.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff8000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Low Impact Food ALERT* This crop gets by on less. It needs less water and nutrient inputs than other foods. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #55308d;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Diverse Population ALERT* Grow this population as is or use for your at home plant breeding project. It’s crop adaptation made simple- select those plants that grow best for you, save seeds, plant them next year, and repeat.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #bf0041;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Saving Kitchen Garden Traditions ALERT* This is a culturally significant variety traditionally grown for a specific culinary purpose.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRare\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeautiful speckled and plump bean\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhaseolus acutifolius  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpeckled light gray and brown bean which is plumper than your average tepary and more productive.  From Colonia Morelos just outside of Mexico City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to grow it:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" height=\"101\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndoor Start\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerm Days\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrost Tolerant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeed Depth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlant\/Row Spacing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e75-85\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eNot rec.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e6-17 d.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eNo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eFull\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e1-1.5”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e3-6”\/8-10”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 58.7812px;\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2047\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 58.7812px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\" style=\"width: 99.1292%; height: 58.7812px;\"\u003eTepary beans are native to North America and are heat and drought tolerant. Plant 1\" deep and 6\" apart after all danger of frost has passed. Plants are not tolerant of much shade. Do not over water. Bush plants will not climb a trellis. Harvest dry plants and shake in a bag to free beans from pods. Use a fan to blow off chaff.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket size:  1\/4 oz., 50 seeds min.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA food from the desert. One of the most arid-adapted crops in the world. Some varieties being plum, some being small and somewhat wrinkled, at first it can look like a food for hard times.  As soon as you cook it though you’ll realize that this bean is as plump and filling as any other. To know the tepary is to love the tepary, and I think more people should know about tepary beans!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI started growing tepary beans after meeting plant breeder \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lofthouse.com\/\"\u003eJoseph Lofthouse\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in northern Utah. Joseph was breeding a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/blogs\/news\/what-is-a-landrace?_pos=17\u0026amp;_sid=ee8b78c2a\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003elandrace\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of bush tepary beans that would mature extra early in short season climates. Traditional tepary bean varieties differ widely and have a days to maturity range of anywhere from 60-120 days. Joseph collected shorter season bush varieties and planted them all together to see which ones grew best and quickest and saved seeds from those for the creation of this landrace. It was a genius idea and project, because many desert areas where tepary beans could thrive also have very short seasons. Drier climates can have huge swings between hot and cold temperatures as there is less moisture in the air to moderate temperatures. Like most other bean species, tepary beans are not frost hardy. Places like northern Utah where Joseph is, or southern Idaho where we are now, can have very hot summers and still have short seasons with frosty nights in June and then again in September. Joseph’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/products\/bean-lofthouse-landrace-tepary?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=d68f113a2\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003etepary bean bush landrace\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is suited to this climate and expands the range of production to areas like ours, where we deal with the dual challenges of a hot climate and a very short season.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMany areas are facing hotter and drier growing conditions, and shorter seasons, with the impacts of climate change. Polar vortexes and extreme weather are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/super-short-season-varieties\"\u003eshortening growing seasons\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, just as those same growing seasons get hotter overall. Tepary beans can produce at temperatures of over 95 F, temperatures that kill the pollen of common bean varieties. Additionally, tepary beans can produce when nighttime temperatures are warm, whereas other bean species need cooler nights to set beans.  They are also generally much more resilient to pests and disease. Because of this, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/search?q=tepary+beans\"\u003ewe believe tepary beans, and especially these short season adapted bush tepary beans we grow,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e could be a major crop of the future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this ancient bean\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe tepary bean (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhaseolus acutifoliu\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003es) is a species of bean from the Sonoran desert in northern Mexico. The wild ancestors of today’s varieties can still be found in this desert. We grow and sell one of the more wild varieties of tepary bean- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/tepary-beans\/products\/tepary-bean-sycamore-canyon-wild-organic\"\u003eSycamore Canyon Wild Tepary Bean.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHundreds of distinct varieties of tepary bean are known, having been domesticated and bred by distinct groups of people in different parts of Mexico, the southwest of the United States, and Guatemala for between 4,000-6,000 years. Like many crops around the world, the number of people who grow and eat tepary beans in these traditional growing regions has been in decline for the last few hundred years due to the forces of globalization and colonization. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/alliancebioversityciat.org\/stories\/untold-tale-tepary\"\u003eThe small tepary bean has often been replaced by the large and plump common bean (\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/alliancebioversityciat.org\/stories\/untold-tale-tepary\"\u003ePhaseolus vulgaris)\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/alliancebioversityciat.org\/stories\/untold-tale-tepary\"\u003ein the agriculture of these regions.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis had led to varietal loss and the loss of cultural knowledge about the bean. But interest in this amazing plant is growing because of how it might help sustain humans in a warmer world. The gardeners, farmers and communities in these areas that have continued to grow tepary beans against economic pressure to grow more lucrative crops are who we have to thank for the continued existence of this amazing food.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe tepary bean in the Mexico and Arizona\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the Tohono O’odham people of Arizona, tepary beans, called Bawĭ, have been central to culture for generations. They tell a traditional legend describing how the Milky Way galaxy is white tepary beans scattered across the sky. The Tohono O’odham people are working to get the tepary bean back into their diet, including in school lunches (USDA).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAccording to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeseeds.org\/\"\u003eNative Seed Search\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, champion of the tepary bean, one thousand year old remains of tepary beans have been found at archeaological sites throughout Arizona. Over 30 different cultures in this region grow teparies and Native Seed Search is a non-profit which has helped identify and source distinct varieties of teparies grown throughout this region. They help preserve these important varieties by storing them in their seed bank and growing them on their farms. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeseeds.org\/pages\/seed-bank\"\u003efrozen seed bank\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e provides a place where the varieties can be saved in the event they are lost, become endangered or are genetically contaminated in the variable “real world.” Another part of the mission of Native Seed Search is to get people conserving these varieties in their gardens and on their farms by sharing and selling seeds from the seed bank on rotation. As the NSS puts it- “Domesticated crops depend on an intimate relationship with humans - they don't exist in the wild.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFederal funding for their important work has declined. If you’d like to help support the farmers and communities from which they originate, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/nativeseeds.app.neoncrm.com\/forms\/general-donation-nss\"\u003evisit their site.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe tepary bean in Guatemala\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to Bioversity International, in the late 1980s researchers from the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala gathered 36 tepary varieties in the southwestern coast of Guatemala among Maya Quiché, Mam and Tzutuhil ethnic groups. However, when they returned in 2016 they were not able to find any tepary variety being grown or sold in markets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGuatemala is a land of many climates. Though there are wet regions like the high altitude cloud forests, there is also an arid “Dry Corridor” covering 45% of the country. Here rainfall is erratic and becoming even more so. Many think the recovery of the teparies could make agriculture in this region more resilient and sustainable. According to Bioversity, in comparison to the common bean, the tepary has a greater tolerance to common bacterial blight and outperforms the common bean by at least 50% in hot environments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo in 2018, Bioversity International and researchers from the Universidad de San Carlos set out to find any tepary bean variety still growing in Guatemala. After searching markets and farms extensively, a visit to farmer Señor Arriaga produced the only tepary bean they found. Señor Arriaga, who also grows more economically valuable crops like common bean and corn, has continued to grow tepary beans purely out of his love for the food, and because it is an easy crop to grow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince then, seeds purchased from him have been given to a local seed saver network and provided to a steward farmers to test in plots in the Dry Corridor. There remains a great deal to be done to promote tepary beans’ potential as a source of food for farmers in the Dry Corridor, but thanks to Señor Arriaga there are seeds to start with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/alliancebioversityciat.org\/\"\u003eLearn more about Bioversity, one of the partners in promoting the tepary beans’ recovery in Guatemala, here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/tepary-beans\"\u003eGrowing tepary beans\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI believe that when you grow tepary beans, wherever you are, you are also contributing to these important movements to save and spread this resilient crop. Because the beans are often eaten cooked as dry beans, when you harvest the food you’re also harvesting the seeds, so saving seeds for the generations to come is happily just built into the process!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo grow them, direct sow seeds after all danger of frost has passed, usually in early June. Do not presoak the beans. If you are in a place with a longer season like the southern United States or Mexico, the traditional planting time of around the summer solstice is best.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlacement in your garden is probably the most important consideration when it comes to growing them. Traditionally grown without supplemental irrigation in climates that receive 2-5 inches of rain a year, tepary roots are meant to grow very deep to access water held in the soil. They are actually less productive if they are overwatered. If you grow your garden with a uniform amount of irrigation, say from an overhead sprinkler or drip system, try planting them on a border area that gets less water, or at the end of the drip line so you can limit irrigation once the plant is up and growing. We tend to plant it at the end of the drip lines. We can kink the driplines to limit water once the plants are up and growing. Additionally, limiting compost and fertilizers to about 1\/4 of what you are applying to other crops is best as too much fertility will cause them to grow lots of greenery and few beans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMany varieties will climb a trellis. Some of the short season varieties we carry are bush plants that wont really climb a trellis, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/products\/bean-lofthouse-landrace-tepary?_pos=3\u0026amp;_sid=ca84cc1c1\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eLofthouse Landrace tepary beans\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are all bush plants, which is part of why they mature more quickly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe beans grow in pods holding around 4-8 beans. The beans are small, and depending on the variety range from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/products\/bean-caborca-ajo-organic?_pos=8\u0026amp;_sid=ca84cc1c1\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eflat and wrinkled\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/products\/tepary-bean-colonia-morelos-organic?_pos=5\u0026amp;_sid=ca84cc1c1\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eplump and rounnd.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvesting and cleaning dry tepary beans:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile some of the plumper varieties can be harvested as fresh shelly beans, for dry beans harvest in late summer when the pods have begun to dry but before they start to shatter in the field. We cut the whole plant at the soil level (don’t pull them up by the roots or you risk mixing dirt in with the beans) and let the plants and pods continue drying on a tarp in a protected area out of direct sunlight for a week or so. We then fold the tarp over and stomp on it to help the seed pods shatter. Next comes winnowing. We lift the contents (dry plant material and seeds all mixed together at this point) and using the wind or a fan, drop the contents to allow the air to blow off the light dry plant material while the heavy seeds fall clean into a tote or bucket. We repeat this process until the seeds are clean and mostly free of debris. For the final step, we use screens to help remove smaller, less developed seeds, but you could also do this by simply picking out the debris and smaller seeds that the winnowing process did not remove\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCooking with tepary beans:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/tepary-beans\"\u003eTepary beans\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e hold more protein per ounce than common beans like kidney or pinto! They are packed with nutrients like niacin, iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and have tons of fiber. Beans plump up nicely after soaking and cooking, even the flat and wrinkled varieties, and you will be surprised at how much like common beans they are when cooked.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo cook, first rinse beans in a colander and then soak in water overnight, 8 cups of water to 1 cup of beans. Once soaked, add 4 cups of water for every 1 cup of tepary beans to a pot. They are dense so even though they are small, they require long cook times- around 4 hours in a low boil on the stove or all day on low in a slow cooker. On their own the beans have a nutty and slightly sweet flavor. They are so richly flavorful, they don’t need much in the way of extras but cooking them in broth, with garlic, onions, and herbs doesn’t hurt either!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/tepary-beans\"\u003eCheck out the tepary beans we grow Giving Ground Seeds here!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40725947056239,"sku":"","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/IMG_4678.jpg?v=1642782193"},{"product_id":"tepary-bean-sycamore-canyon-wild-organic","title":"Tepary Bean, Sycamore Canyon Wild","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #81d41a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Heat\/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #158466;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Low Impact Food ALERT* No energy intensive food processing necessary for winter eating\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #acb20c;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Marginal Soils ALERT* Bloom where you’re planted! This crop is resilient and adapted to thrive on marginal soils with low fertility.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff8000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Low Impact Food ALERT* This crop gets by on less. It needs less water and nutrient inputs than other foods. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #55308d;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Diverse Population ALERT* Grow this population as is or use for your at home plant breeding project. It’s crop adaptation made simple- select those plants that grow best for you, save seeds, plant them next year, and repeat.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #bf0041;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri Light, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Saving Kitchen Garden Traditions ALERT* This is a culturally significant variety traditionally grown for a specific culinary purpose.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLarge seeds for a wild tepary bean\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLong vines will climb a trellis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePhaseolus acutifolius  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe got this seed originally from Native Seed Search where it was collected near Ruby Road at Sycamore Canyon, south of Tucson near the Mexico border.  The seeds are speckled gray and relatively large for a wild tepary.  This is fun look back at a domesticated crop's wild ancestor!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHow to grow it:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" height=\"101\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIndoor Start\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGerm Days\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrost Tolerant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeed Depth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#000000\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ffffff\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlant\/Row Spacing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr valign=\"top\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e75-85\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNot rec.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6-14 d.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFull\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.5”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Thorndale, serif\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6”\/10”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup width=\"2047\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"17\" align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTepary beans are native to North America and are heat and drought tolerant. Plant 1\" deep and 6\" apart after all danger of frost has passed. Do not over water. This bean will climb a trellis. Germination of wild tepary beans can be spotty, but can enhanced by scarifying seeds with sand paper prior to planting.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket size:  50 seeds min.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40725969928303,"sku":"","price":3.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/Sycamore_canyon_wild_tepary_2.jpg?v=1642798078"},{"product_id":"lettuce-aunt-maes-bibb-organic","title":"Lettuce, Aunt Mae's Bibb","description":"\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHeirloom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHeat and cold tolerant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLactuca sativa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e50-60 days.  \u003c\/strong\u003eWe love heat tolerant lettuces!  We love seed varieties named for the family matriarch who stewarded them!  Aunt Mae's Bibb lettuce is both!  This is butterhead with bright green leaves that was donated to the Seed Savers Exchange by Nestor Keen, who got the seeds from his Aunt Mae in 1937.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHow to grow it:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable data-mce-fragment=\"1\" height=\"102\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGerm Temp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIndoor Start\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\" 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Tolerant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeed Depth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlant\/Row Spacing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" size=\"2\"\u003e60-75\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" size=\"2\"\u003e3-5 w.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" size=\"2\"\u003e6-17 d.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" size=\"2\"\u003eLight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShade to Full\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" size=\"2\"\u003e1\/16”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" face=\"Thorndale, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" size=\"2\"\u003e3-6”\/8-10”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"rte__table-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ctable data-mce-fragment=\"1\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\" height=\"17\"\u003eDirect sow up to 4 weeks before the average last frost. Plant successively every two weeks to keep you in young greens, or give them more space to mature and harvest the whole head.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeed specs:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePacket size~ 200 min.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Giving Ground Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":40725986213999,"sku":"","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1\/8 oz.","offer_id":40725986246767,"sku":"","price":8.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1\/4 oz.","offer_id":40725986279535,"sku":"","price":13.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0141\/3778\/6422\/products\/Aunt_mae.jpg?v=1642786224"}],"url":"https:\/\/givinggroundseeds.com\/collections\/heat-tolerant-varieties.oembed?page=6","provider":"Giving Ground Seeds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}