Survival Seed Planting Instructions

Planting Instructions:

To produce Black Valentine beans all season, sow a new crop every 7-14 days up to 60 days before first fall frost. Beans should be harvested prior to maturity when they are succulent. It is essential to keep beans picked or plants will stop producing.

When mature, Black Valentine Beans are deep green, long & stringless. If picked very young, they make a flavorful & fresh snap bean and if allowed to dry, the jet-black beans make excellent soup! The flavor is rich & nutty.

Note: These beans do not need staking.

Planting Instructions:

For the best results, you’ll want to plant the seeds 3-4 weeks before the average last frost. Tip: To encourage germination, soak the seeds for 24 hours before planting.

After planting, water the seeds every two weeks. After 35 days, the beets will be mature enough to harvest. This strain of beet is used as a first early variety of beet for mid-summer sowing and storage. Early Wonder Top Beets benefit from full sun to partial shade lighting.

At 35 days, the "baby greens" can be harvested. At 45 days, the full leaf greens can be harvested, and at 55 days the roots are ready for harvest.Eat beet tops before any sign of wilting for maximum flavor. In most cases, the smaller the beet, the sweeter the beet, and the larger the beet, the more earthy the beet will taste.

Planting Instructions:

Waltham 29 broccoli seeds are a cool weather crop ideally grown in early spring or fall. Broccoli seeds can be sown direct but, for earliest starts, begin indoors 6-8 weeks prior.

Plant 2-3 Waltham 29 seeds ½” deep per cell or 3” apart in the garden in organically rich, well-drained soil in full sun. Heirloom broccoli seeds germinate in 3-10 days, thin back to 1 plant every 12-20” in the garden once true leaves establish. Harvest broccoli often to encourage growth.

Waltham 29 broccoli is a cultivar ofBrassica oleracea var. italica specifically grown to withstand the cooler gardens of the American Northeast and Pacific northwest.Open-pollinatedBrassica oleracea var. italica is susceptible to brassica pests including cabbage worms and cabbage loopers and watch regularly for flea beetles, aphids, and thrips. Watch for leaf spotting and yellowing.

Planting Instructions:

It is recommended to sow Pak Choi seeds indoors, and transplant them after 1 month, to ensure that they will thrive in their new outdoor environment.When transplanting them outdoors, put them in full or partial sun, but be sure to keep the soil moist for them.

For best results, harden them off over a week-long period. They will also need to be watered often, about two inches of water for every week they grow, and thrive when there is compose added to their soil. The heads will be firm at around 70 days. They can be harvested at this point. Remove the full plant to harvest them, including the stem and the root for healthy remaining soil. Leaves can stay fresh for up to three months after they are harvested and have a mild and peppery flavor.

Planting Instructions:

Cucumbers usually have both male and female flowers. It is the female flower that produces fruit while the male flower produces primarily pollen.

Sow between March and April. Plant this heirloom next to corn or radish and avoid potato, cauliflower, and basil.Boston Pickling Cucumbers have a vine growth habit that spreads across the soil. Harvest between July and August-when the fruit is 6 to 7 inches long. If cucumbers turn yellow, it's too late. Pick fruit early in the morning and refrigerate for the best flavor.

Planting Instructions:

Non-GMO Vates Blue Scotch Curled Kale seeds can be grown in all grow zones, with full or partial sun.Directly sow the seeds one fourth of an inch deep in moist, rich soil, with a pH level between 6.5 and 6.8. Space the seeds 18-24 inches apart, with 2 feet between rows. While growing, the soil must be kept moist, but care must be taken to not over water the plants. The outer leaves can be harvested 60 days after sowing. Continuous harvesting is possible if the bud is kept intact.

Vates Blue Curled Kale (Brassica oleracea var acephala) is a highly nutritious plant, and part of the cabbage family. It’s more compact than other kale varieties. It will over winter in most zones, but can be planted in in the spring or the fall. Frost actually improves the flavor as kale prefers a cooler environment. Water well during hotter months. The bitter flavor is lessened when the leaves are gently massaged just before eating or adding to recipes. Kale can be continually harvested for a few weeks if outer leaves are harvested and the center bud is left intact.

Planting Instructions:

Non-GMO Giant Noble Spinach (Atriplex hortensis) plants grow 10-20” as annual heirlooms and hardy cool season vegetables. Leafy greens such as Giant Noble Spinach, produce into summer or early fall with vigorous growth, developing rich-green 25” leaves!

Your spinach crop will reach ideal harvesting as soon as the leaves have reached 6-8”. The verdant and fast growth of this smooth leaf spinach will continue to spread in temperate conditions, as it won’t bolt as early. By late summer to early fall, your long-maturing spinach will begin to flower, go to seed and dry out as the leaves change to yellow.

Planting Instructions:

Crookneck squash will reach maturity in 55 days. These bumpy, yellow, meaty fruits are 5 to 6 inches long with Slender curved neck. Crookneck squash is known for being able to holds and ship well. Excellent eating quality. Continuous yield. Approx. 380 seeds/oz.