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The History of Greasy Beans: A Southern Appalachian Staple

by Kids Seed Co. May 05, 2025

The History of Greasy Beans: A Southern Appalachian Staple

by Kids Seed Co. May 04, 2025

The Art & Science of Companion Planting: Growing a Thriving Garden Companion planting is an age-old gardening practice that pairs plants to ...

Posted in Companion Planting

by Kids Seed Co. January 07, 2025

San Francisco Sunrise Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) Ten years ago, Bay Area Master Gardener Bruce Goren noticed a beautiful mutation on one of hi...

Posted in Heirloom Seeds, Heirloom Tomato

by Kids Seed Co. March 26, 2024

Tokyo Micro-Dwarf Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) New to our seed catalog! This Japanese micro-dwarf tomato can be grown in a small pot either ...

Posted in Asheville Seed Company, garden seeds, Heirloom Tomato

by Kids Seed Co. November 03, 2023

Hungarian Seed Collection Papa was raised speaking Hungarian because his mother was born in Budapest, emigrating to the United States in 195...

Posted in garden seeds, Heirloom Seeds

by Kids Seed Co. October 30, 2023

French Seed Collection Mama spent much of her childhood in France (Her father is French) and we travel to Nice, France frequently to visit the ...

Posted in Gardening, Heirloom Seeds

by Kids Seed Co. October 14, 2023

Mountain Sun Tomato This beautiful yellow/orange tomato comes to us from the breeder, one of our garden mentors, Juan Dean. Juan is a master ga...

Posted in Heirloom Seeds, Heirloom Tomato

by Kids Seed Co. October 11, 2023

Monarch Butterfly Seed Collection Monarch butterflies are a joy to have in the garden and we assembled this collection of seed varieties to ...

Posted in Milkweed, monarch butterfly

by Kids Seed Co. September 11, 2023

Mâche / Corn salad (Valerianella locusta) Mâche is a wonderful salad green that grows in late winter and early spring. Also called "corn salad" ...

Posted in Asheville Seed Company, Heirloom Seeds

by Kids Seed Co. September 03, 2023

Cour di Bue Albenga Tomato The heirloom "Albenga" tomato is an ox-heart type tomato from Ligurian coast town of Albenga, just west of Genoa, in ...

Posted in Heirloom Seeds, Heirloom Tomato

by Kids Seed Co. September 02, 2023

Hungarian Heart Tomato A heart-shaped beefsteak Hungarian heirloom variety that has wonderful flavor and is great for fresh-eating, paste or ca...

Posted in Heirloom Seeds, Heirloom Tomato

by Kids Seed Co. August 24, 2023

Buncombe County Greasy Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) Greasy beans have the unusual name because the outer shell is shiny and smooth without fuzz o...

Posted in Asheville Seed Company, Heirloom Seeds