Heirloom seeds

I have been doing more research on heirloom seeds and found that the Jersey Knight and Purple Passion asparagus I posted as heirlooms are NOT heirlooms.  Sorry for the mistake.

Heirloom Seed Packets

Here are some heirloom seeds I found at Walmart a few days ago.  Notice the price.

Heirloom seeds

Here is a list of heirloom seeds.  I listed them in order of how easy they have been for me to find.  A lot of them are not listed on the packages as heirloom.  Many can be found in grocery stores that carry seeds.  The rest can be found in garden shops and nurseries.  Some of the tomatoes I have only found as plants. There are many many many more heirloom seeds out there. I have tried many of these, but not all and have tried others that are not listed here.  Some are favorites and some I am still experimenting with.
I would love to hear about your heirloom seed experiences and favorite seeds also.
Later in late spring or early summer I will post how to save seeds.

HEIRLOOM SEEDS

A.K.A.

OPEN POLLINATED or NON-HYBRID

                Asparagus (buy roots)                              Eggplant                                                    Squash, Winter

Mary Washington                                     Black Beauty                                             Waltham Butternut

Jersey Knight                                              Long Purple                                               Spaghetti

Purple Passion                                                                                                                 Banana

                                                                                      Lettuce                                        Delicata

                Bean, Bush                                  Black Seeded Simpson Lettuce      

Contender                                                    Buttercrunch                                                            Squash, Summer

Burpee’s Stringless                                    Red Romaine/Freckles                             Yellow Crookneck

Kentucky Wonder Bush                           Salad Bowl                                                  Black Beauty (Zucchini)

 (brown seeds or white seeds)                                                                                      Grey Zucchini

Royal Burgundy (Purple beans)                             Melon

                                                                      Hearts of Gold                                                            Turnip

              Beans, Pole                                   Hale’s Best Jumbo                                    Purple Top White Globe

Kentucky Wonder Pole                            Crenshaw

Blue Lake Pole                                                                                                                                  Tomato

                                                                                      Onion                                          Red Pear

                Broccoli                                       Walla Walla                                               Yellow Pear

Waltham 29                                                                                                                      Long Keeper

Atlantic                                                                        Pea, Garden                               Roma

De Cicco                                                      Little Marvel                                             Ace

Calabrese                                                    Green Arrow                                              Brandywine

                                                                                                                                          Green Zebra

                Beet                                                              Pea, Snap/Snow                       Amish Paste

Detroit Dark Red                                         Sugar Snap                                               Black Krim

Chioggia                                                      Oregon Sugar Pod

Cylindra                                                                                                                                          Watermelon

Early Wonder                                                             Pepper, Hot                               Moon and Stars

                                                                      Ancho                                                       Sugar Baby

                Brussels Sprout                          Anaheim Chili                                          Congo

Long Island Improved                              Habanero

                                                                      Hungarian Hot wax

                Cabbage                                      Jalapeno

Early Jersey Wakefield                             Long Red Cayenne

Copenhagen Market                                 Serrano

Golden Acre

Red Acre                                                                     Pepper, Sweet

All Seasons                                                 California Wonder

                                                                      Orange Bell

                Carrot                                           Sweet Chocolate

Danvers Half Long                                     Red Cherry Sweet

Chantenay Royal

Nantes Scarlet                                                             Pumpkin

Little Finger                                                 Small Sugar (Pie)

                                                                      Sugar Pie (Pie)

                Cauliflower                                  Big Max Pumpkin

Early Snowball                                           Dill’s Atlantic Giant

                                                                      Jack Be Little

                Corn

Golden Bantam                                                          Radish

Golden Bantam Improved                         Cherry Belle

Burpee’s Golden                                         Early Scarlet Globe

                                                                      White Icicle

              Cucumber                                      Watermelon

Armenian                                                      Easter Egg

Lemon                                                           Black Spanish

National Pickling

Straight Eight                                                             Spinach

                                                                      Bloomsdale Long Standing