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ORIENTAL & MINI VEGETABLES

Grow your own healthy and crunchy stir fry vegetables right in your own home garden.

Also included on this page are our miniature/baby veggie selections which would also be great as stir fry additons.

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ORIENTAL VEGETABLE FAVORITES
 

2216 Black Japanese Futsu Squash
Rare, black Japanese squash, the fruit is flattened, round and has heavy ribbing. Very unique and beautiful. The black fruit will turn a rich chestnut color in storage. Flesh is golden color and has the rich taste of hazelnuts. Fruits are 3-8 lbs. each and vines give huge yields. Popular with European market growers. Good insect resistance.
Package of 5 seeds $2.10

D9818 VIETNAMESE HOT PEPPER
A very hot pepper used in Vietnamese cooking that can be grown inside or outside. A very productive plant that will load itself down with 1-1+" thin red, fiery hot peppers. 15 seeds $2.25

D9820 THAI EGGPLANT
Very unusual and delicious eggplant from Thailand that is about 2" round and is green on top, splashed with white on bottom. 25 seeds $2.15

1A003 GIANT SNOW PEAS
A very sweet Snow Pea for stir-frying that produces giant 4+ x 1" flat pods. 50 seeds $2.50

FL010 AMARANTH (HINN CHOY)( Amaranthus gangeticus) Also known as "Chinese Spinach". Steamed like spinach for less than five minutes with a crushed garlic, then dressed lightly with sesame oil. Used in China and Japan for soups, stir-fry and steamed. This form of amaranthus grows quickly to 3 ft. with richly variegated foliage. A very hardy form of amaranthus. Likes dry, sunny locations. Sow seeds on surface, will germinate in about 10-15 days.
50 or more seeds per pack, $2.15

D9822 SHUNKYO PINK RADISH
4-5" long cylindrical, deep pink radishes with a flavor that is both hot and sweet. Long pink stems are also edible and often pickled and used in stir-frys. Can be grown through-out the year. 100 seeds $2.15

HR520 SESAME (CHIH MA)( SESAMUM INDICUM )
ZONES 7-10 Leaves are used to flavor teas, seeds are used in pastries, soups and salads. Plant is edible from early leaves to seeds. Seeds are high in Vit C, E, F and lecithin. Seed pods often contain about eighty seeds and an average plant may have as many as one hundred pods! This is a warm weather crop only! 100+ seeds $2.15

NW12 GREEN SEOUL CHINESE CABBAGE.
A Korean version of the popular loose leafed cabbage used in Chinese cooking. This Cabbage is good for stir frys and Kimchee pickling. A fast grower that can be container grown. 25 seeds $2.15

NW14 CHINESE MIZUNA.
A vigorous leafy vegetable used in stir frys, pickling and salads. Can be grown year round. The more you cut and harvest off this juicy, well flavored vegetable the more it produces. 50 seeds $2.15

G026 BABY EGGPLANT.
A new mini vegetable. Plants are compact and bear loads of miniature fruit that can be deep fried whole. One of the new rages in miniature veggies. Perfect for container raising. Fruits are very tasty. 20 seeds $2.15

NW04 JAPANESE BUNCHING ONION.
This evergreen variety of bunching onion is the one most often used in stir frys. The plants produce perennially and are winter hardy. You should start seeds 4-8 weeks inside before transplanting in garden. 25 seeds $2.15

NW18 EXTRA HUGE CHINESE STIR FRY CUCUMBERS.
An unusual plant that produces large, crisp and sweet Chinese type cucumbers much different than the American variety. We can only offer enough seeds for one hill, but this will produce more than enough tasty stir-fry cukes for your family. Burpless. 5 seeds $2.15

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MINATURE VEGETABLES
 

All the rage for specialty growers and in high demand by top resturants across the country! Perfect for balcony or deck container gardening as well.
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VJ135 Baby Head Cabbage
A most unique cabbage that is the rage at specialty markets. Bears round blue-green heads of cabbage averaging 1/2 the size of normal cabbage heads. Has densely packed, solid interior with small core.
25 seeds per pack $2.15

D9819 BABY FINGER CARROTS
Excellent sweet carrot for fresh eating or cooking. Produces uniform, slender carrots that are harvested young for "baby" carrots.
200 seeds $2.15

1A085 Baby Corn
The new rage in Chinese cooking. Baby corn ears should be picked within 5 days when silking. We offer a seed starter kit of 20 seeds. Plant and harvest these seeds this year for a huge crop next year. 20 seeds $2.75

G185 Fancy French Pickling Cucumber
A different type of cuke that is longer and slimmer than the ones we normally grow. Although they can be pickled when mature, they are fantastic when pickled finger size as "baby cukes". Also very good for salads and snacks raw.
20 seeds $2.15

G026 Baby Eggplant
A new mini vegetable. Plants are compact and bear loads of miniature fruit that can be deep fried whole. One of the new rages in miniature veggies. Perfect for container raising. Fruits are very tasty.
20 seeds $2.15

D9820 THAI EGGPLANT
Very unusual and delicious eggplant from Thailand that is about 2" round and is green on top, splashed with white on bottom. 25 seeds $2.15

GA12 Tom Thumb Lettuce
A miniature butterhead type lettuce producing tiny ( perfect size for one person ) heads of sweet flavored lettuce. (several hundred seeds per pack)
$2.95 per pack

GA30 Baby Pearl Onions
Excellent baby or Pearl onions that can be harvested throughout the growing season. Perfect for pickling and freezing too. $2.95 per pack (several hundred seeds per pack)

RTP270 TOMATO, SPOON CLUSTERS
These are the most delightful miniature tomatoes you will ever grow. They are regular, tasty red tomatoes but they only reach 3/8" or so in size and grow in clusters just like grapes. Great for salads or as a conversation piece. Each plant can bear over a thousand fruits! Package of 15 seeds $2.15

VS572 TOMATO, TINY SWEET MILLION
A true cherry type that is a good container grown plant. Bears heavy loads of 1/2" fruits in triple clusters. Well rounded, deep red color and with multiple disease resistance. 10 seeds $2.50

G019 TOMATO, HANGING BASKET VARIETY
A fast growing miniature tomato that is perfect for hanging baskets or flowerbeds. Bears loads of delicious 1" fruits and has ornamental dark green foliage.
20 seeds $2.15

JM103 Baby Boo Pumpkin
95 days. (Mini White Pumpkin) "Baby Boo" makes a nice companion to "Jack-Be-Little". Fruit average 2-3 inches in width, edible white flesh. Fruit shape is variable. Great for Halloween, Thanksgiving or Christmas decorating. Harvest before frost, pull while vines are still vigorous for white color as stressed plants will cause the fruit to be ivory color. Fruit can be stored 12-16 months if properly cured.
15 Seeds $2.95

JM104 Baby Pam Pumpkin
100 days A miniature pumpkin weighing 4 pounds, and measuring 5 inches high by 5 inches wide. Deep orange color and sturdy handle. Good for painting, carving, pies.
15 Seeds $2.95

VC401 Miniature Ornamental Pumpkin
Excellent novelty items for fall decorations. Small baseball size pumkings on normal vine. Bright orange.
5 seeds $2.15

GA27 Easter Egg Radish
A mixture of red, purple and white radishes often harvested when marble size for salads, that are crisp and mild, even when mature. Adds color and zest to salads. (over a hundred seeds per pack)
$2.15 per pack

GA31 SQUASH, SWEET DUMPLINGS
A delightful small teacup size sweet squash, about 4" across. Very sweet, tender orange flesh, excellent for stuffing or cooking. Has striking appearance, with ivory color and dark green stripes. $2.95 per pack (20 seeds per pack)

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