These varieties top our list for gardening with children. They are easy to plant, tasty and fun to watch grow! L
Plant: After last frost

Helianthus annus

50 seeds/pack | 80 days | Heirloom

At 3-5 ft. tall these large single headed sunflowers stand the height of a child on sturdy stalks. Selected by Montana Survival Seeds from the dwarf variety Sunspot . These make a great addition to a child's garden and attract pollinators.

$3.25

Plant: After last frost

Amaranthus gangeticus

200 seeds/pack   |   90-100 days   |   Heirloom

This amaranth variety will add a little Dr. Seuss to your garden. The large red seed heads are reminiscent of an elephant trunk and filled with thousands of red seeds. Thanks to Uncle Jeff for passing along this great variety to us!

$3.25

Plant: After last frost

Vignum unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis

25 seeds/pack  | 70-90 days | Heirloom

Add color to your diet with these red yard-long beans. Vigorous climbers and fast to germinate. Fantastic bean for steaming, stir-fry and fresh eating. Well known variety in southern China. The seeds are red. One of the many things we love about these beans is that they actually grow sweeter the longer they stay on the vines. 

$3.25

Plant: After last frost

Cucumis melo

25 seeds/pack    |   90-95 days   |   Heirloom

Just as Chico boasts a Bidwell Park, Bidwell Mansion and Bidwell Perk, the city can also claim the Bidwell Casaba. Using USDA seed stock from 1869, US Representative, John Bidwell, saved and improved this heavenly melon for years in Chico, CA. The fruits are huge at 9 x 14 inch and weighing 15 lbs. This is the sweetest melon we have ever tasted! 

$3.25

Plant: After last frost

Solanum lycopersicon

50 seeds/pack | 78 days

Prolific 1-inch fruits borne on vigorous indeterminate vines. These are among the very best cherry tomatoes we’ve ever tasted. Sweet and plentiful. Another original from Peace Seeds, de-hybridized from Sweet 100. High in vitamin C. These tomatoes get their name from a high content of gamma-amino butyric acid, which acts as a calming effect on the body. Indeterminate.

$3.25

Plant: After last frost

Citrullus lanatus

25 seeds/pack   |   85-90 days  

These red-fleshed melons set the standard for sweetness, market readiness and disease resistance. Developed in 1964 at Kansas State University, it resists both fusarium wilt and anthracnose. Many thanks to all our watermelon-loving friends who helped us save this seed!

$3.25

Plant: After last frost

Sorghum bicolor

100 seeds/pack   |   100-120 days   |   Heirloom

Native to Africa, sorghum soon became an important food crop to cultures around the world. This particular variety has been grown for the past 200 years by the Tarahumara people who's homelands include the highlands of the Sierra Madre Occidental, Mexico. At 10-12 feet, this crop is an impressive visual in any garden. The white seeds can be popped or ground for flour and the stalks can be used for forage. 

$3.25

Plant: After last frost

Cucumis melo

25 seeds/pack

Very sweet 2 lb fruits with green flesh. Known as 'green machine' for the amazing number of fruits produced on these compact vines. Fruits slip from vines when ripe. Bred in 1998 by Merlyn Niedens, this is a cross between ‘Jenny Lind’ and ‘Kansas.’ The name Ice Cream comes from the perfect bowl the melon makes when you remove the seeds. Perfect for a scoop of ice cream, that is!

$3.25

Plant: After last frost

Citrullus lanatus

25 seeds/pack   |   85-90 days  


Small to mid-size red fleshed melon with light green rind. Sweet juicy flesh! Known for its long keeping qualities! Harvest fruits when ripe and store dry, cool and dark for up to two months. Great market variety. Direct sow in hills or raised beds and thin to 18-24 inch spacing 90 days


$3.25

Plant: After last frost

Citrullus lanatus

25 seeds/pack   |   85-90 days  

Heirloom melon with yellow/orange flesh and pale green rind. Large fruited variety from 10-30 lbs average. Very flavorful and juicy; just what you want a watermelon to be. Large seeds plentiful but easy to discard. This variety is known for being heat resistant and somewhat drought tolerant. We found they needed regular water but did resist sunburning due to the pale skin. 

$3.25

Plant: After last frost Plant: Early Spring or Fall

Calendula officinalis

50 seeds/pack

With light yellow to almost white blossoms and tall stems this variety stands out as a cut flower. Used traditionally to promote tissue health and regrowth. Soothing for cuts, scrapes and sore throats. Also a beneficial and edible companion plant in the garden. Plant year round in mild climates. Annual.

$3.25

Plant: After last frost

Phaseolus vulgaris

25 seeds/pack | 50 days | Heirloom

The best green snap bean we have trialed to date. Prolific producer despite the summer heat. Will also perform well in cool coastal and mountain climates. Very early compact bushes yield stringless green beans. 5 ½ inches long; perfect for canning and freezing. Purple-seeded. USDA variety 1965.

$3.25

Plant: Early Spring or Fall

Pisum sativum

25 seeds/pack   |   60 days

Sugar snap peas set a standard for sweetness.  These fat podded peas reach their peak of sweetness when the pods seem to be bursting with the peas inside. The vines will climb 5-7 feet and produce white flowers. Eat fresh, cooked or freeze these sweet treats. Our winter garden is full of these this year as they have readily reseeded themselves from spring!

$3.25

Plant: After last frost

Cucumis melo

25 seeds/pack    |   85 days   |   Original breeding work

Bred by Don Tipping of OR for shorter seasons and cool nights, this outstanding variety is also heat tolerant and outproduces many others in its class. Enjoy the sweet orange flesh of this prolific producer as each plant can yield 10-12 fruits throughout the season.

$3.25

Plant: After last frost

Cucumis melo

25 seeds/pack    |   90 days   |   

An orange honeydew melon with thick meat, small seed cavity and outrageous flavor! Slightly oval fruits measuring ~5"x6",weighing an average of ~4.5 lbs. Named for the Huerfano river that flows into the Arkansas in eastern Pueblo County. Selected and introduced by Pueblo Seed & Food Company of Cortez, Colorado.
$3.25