I was given seeds of an heirloom vegetable that had a hand written description of "C pepo Kaempw Melon Rilon".  I don't know ...

Have you ever wondered what the gas inside a capsicum is comprised of?  Or the composition of the gas inside a pumpkin?  Or the compositio...

People often go on about how long it takes for alpine strawberries ( Fragaria vesca ) to germinate, and how long it takes to get strawberrie...

I grew several different alpine strawberries ( Fragaria vesca ) from seed this season.  I looked on ebay for seeds, but the vast majority o...

Micro Tom are the smallest tomato variety ever bred.  I like Micro Tom tomatoes, while they are not hugely delicious or massively productiv...

I bought and planted some Purple Haze carrot ( Daucus carota subsp. sativus ) seeds.  I didn't have great germination rates, probably on...

I grew several different alpine strawberries ( Fragaria vesca ) from seed this past summer.  I looked on ebay for seeds, but the vast majori...

Jade Beans ( Phaseolus vulgaris ) were grown this year, they are a nice variety of heirloom bean that is both rather tasty and pretty.  I pl...

Snake beans ( Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis ) are also called yard long beans or asparagus beans.  I was always told that snake b...

This year I planted seeds of a pumpkin named Kaempw Melon Rilon.  I was told it was Cucurbita pepo but I am almost certain it is actually C...

This year I planted Immali corn ( Zea mays ).  I am very biased because I created this variety, but I think that this is a great variety of ...

We planted Muffet Bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris ) seeds, they are a delightful little variety of heirloom bean. The internet references a larg...

Water Celery Oenanthe javanica (flamingo) Like many rare vegetables this plant has many common names including: water parsley, Java waterdr...

Cape Gooseberry ( Physalis peruviana ) is also known as Incaberry, goldenberry and Pichuberry and a few other common names.  I find germi...

We planted some green 'space master' cucumber seeds, they grew into a small shrub instead of a long vine.  The cucumbers tasted goo...