Vegetables

Vegetable Seeds and Plants

Shop and grow vegetable seeds and plants perfect for your home garden. A large selection of tomatoes, peppers, beans and heirloom vegetables from Urban Farmer.

Jack O'Lantern pumpkin seeds are specifically bred for growing pumpkins that are perfect for carving and decorating during the Halloween season. These seeds produce medium to large pumpkins, typically ranging from 8 to 18 pounds, with a classic round shape and bright orange skin. The flesh is thick and sturdy, making it ideal for carving intricate designs while maintaining structural integrity. Originating from traditional pumpkin varieties, Jack O'Lantern pumpkins are known for their vibrant color and relatively smooth surface, which allows for easy carving. The seeds usually germinate quickly and produce vigorous vines that can spread widely, requiring ample space in the garden. These pumpkins typically mature in about 90 to 100 days, thriving in warm, sunny conditions and well-drained soil. While primarily cultivated for Halloween decorations, the flesh is also edible and can be used in pies, soups, and other dishes, though it is not as sweet as some culinary varieties. Jack O'Lantern pumpkin seeds are a favorite among home gardeners, offering a fun and festive way to celebrate the fall season.

Rosella tomatoes are a charming heirloom variety celebrated for their striking appearance and exceptional flavor. Originating from the United States, this variety has gained recognition for its unique color and versatile culinary uses. The Rosella tomato features a distinctive, deep red to purplish hue with a slightly ribbed texture. Its medium-sized, round fruits are known for their rich, sweet flavor with a subtle tang, making them ideal for fresh salads, sauces, and salsas. The plants are indeterminate, meaning they continue to produce fruit throughout the growing season, reaching heights of 5 to 7 feet. They exhibit a robust and vigorous growth habit, often requiring support such as staking or cages to manage the weight of the fruit. Rosella tomatoes are typically harvested in late summer to early fall when they have reached full ripeness and have developed their deep, rich color. With their vibrant appearance, delightful taste, and productive nature, Rosella tomatoes remain a favorite among gardeners and cooks seeking a high-quality, flavorful tomato variety.

The Amana Orange Tomato is a giant 1 pound beefsteak with a unique bright orange skin and a very juicy with an intensely flavored flesh! Bite into one of these and you won't forget the first time! This very attractive colored tomato  looks great with any meal. The Amana Orange tomato has become very popular since it's introduction in the 1980's.

The Scallop Blend Squash is a wonderful mixture of unique yellow, white, and green scallops. This fun blend is perfect for home gardeners. Growing the unique, colorful Scallop Blend will give you a mix of different tastes, maturity times and colors in your garden.

Argentina Orange Creole Flint corn seeds are a traditional, heirloom variety of corn originating from Argentina. Known for its distinctive orange kernels and high-quality, dense texture, this variety has been cultivated for centuries by local farmers. It is prized for its ability to adapt to a variety of growing conditions and its excellent resistance to pests and diseases. The corn is often used for making masa (corn dough) in traditional Argentine dishes, such as tamales and empanadas, and is also enjoyed for its rich flavor and vibrant color. As an open-pollinated variety, it is valued by sustainable farming communities and those focused on preserving genetic diversity in crops.

The Pepperoncini Italian is a popular Italian pepper that is a favorite for pickling, cooking or eating fresh. This small bushy plant produces 3-5" wrinkly fruits that have thin walls and a sweet, mild heat. This variety is a delightful all-purpose pepper that can be enjoyed in numerous ways! Pick this pepper at the yellow-green stage for pickling or allow them to ripen greenish-red for eating raw or cooking! This is one of the lowest heat "hot" peppers that we offer, as it has a very slight heat with a more sweet flavor. When the Pepperoncini Italian is pickled, they become addicting!

Pinkeye Purple Hull cowpea is one of the most popular varieties preferred by Southerners. Cowpeas in general are great for drying and canning. This variety's hulls are purple and its cowpeas are green with pinkeyes when freshly picked turning cream with dark maroon when dried. The Pinkeye Purple Hull produces pods that are six to seven inches long and purple. If you are using for Nitrogen fixation we highly recommend using a cowpea inoculant.

The Sumter Cucumber is a favorite amongst many home gardeners and market growers for being a great slicer and pickling cucumber. This cucumber variety is a blocky medium-green fruit with white spines. The Sumter is well adapted for many different climates. This organic favorite is disease resistant.

The Straight Eight cucumber is a tip-top slicing cucumber and, like its name suggests, is perfectly straight! This Slicing Cucumber is a remarkably uniform cucumber that has a small seed cavity and crisp, fine-grained flesh. This variety is a heavy yielding cucumber and is an All-American selection in 1935. The Straight Eight is free from stippling and has a sweet and mild taste.

Certified - The pure white inside of the White Yam has such an excellent, sweet yam flavor! This sweet potato is one of America's oldest varieties. 110 days to maturity.

The Knight Pea is the highest yielding, early maturing pea that we have! This pea variety's vines are short and therefore require no staking. Its huge pods can grow to be 4 inches with up to 10 peas in each pod! Knight is a favorite for its tender and sweet flavor, making it the perfect side dish.

Certified - The O'Henry is a unique looking white-skinned and cream-fleshed sweet potato variety with a deliciously delicate sweet flavor. This different looking sweet potato might look more like a potato than sweet potato, but its yummy sweet flavor is all sweet potato! O'Henry cooks drier than other sweet potatoes making it the perfect baking or frying sweet potato.

Kleckley’s Sweet watermelon seeds trace back to the late 1800s, when famed grower W.A. Kleckley of Alabama bred this variety for exceptional sweetness and home-garden quality. The melons typically reach 25–40 pounds and develop a long, oblong shape with a thin, dark-green rind that makes them easy to cut but not ideal for shipping—one reason they became a beloved backyard classic rather than a commercial staple. Inside, the flesh is deep red, extremely juicy, and known for its rich, candy-like sweetness. Kleckley’s Sweet performs best when planted in full sun, in warm, well-drained soil enriched with compost, and given plenty of room to vine; regular watering during fruit development and a long, hot growing season help ensure those signature sugar-packed melons.

The delicious buttery flavor of the Golden Wax Bush Bean make it a favorite among home gardeners! The stringless bright yellow pods are resistant common bean mosaic virus. The plant can produce pods 5-6 inches long. The Golden Wax beans are wonderful for canning, freezing and as a dry shell bean!

The Mammoth Gold Pumpkin is a smooth, molted pink golden-orange, faintly ribbed and irregular shaped pumpkin. This variety grows to have an 18-24" diameter and weighs in usually between 40-60 lbs. but can get to be over 100 lbs.! The Mammoth Gold's thick pale yellow-orange flesh is edible but coarse, and can be used for pies as well as novelty.

The Large Red Cherry Tomato is the perfect little mouth watering fresh eating tomato that grows in clusters and is the perfect addition to salads! This variety grows on hardy vines, with green foliage that produces green fruits that may be picked early for pickling, while the ripe ones are used fresh or for preserves.

The Bambino carrot is a super sweet baby gourmet carrot. The color develops quickly and can pull early. This carrot produces 4 in. cylindrical blunt roots, very small core, smooth skin, a deep orange color and small dwarf tops. The Bambino was developed for canning & pickling whole and must be harvested early.

Jackson Wonder bush lima beans are a treasured heirloom variety with deep roots in Southern agriculture, particularly celebrated in the early 20th century. Known for their compact, bush-type growth habit, these beans typically reach heights of 18 to 24 inches, making them ideal for small gardens and easy to manage without support. The beans are characterized by their creamy white color, often with subtle greenish hues, and they grow in smooth, straight pods. Renowned for their rich, buttery flavor and creamy texture, Jackson Wonder beans are perfect for soups, stews, and as a delightful side dish. Harvesting typically occurs in mid to late summer when the pods are plump and the beans are fully developed but still tender. These plants are vigorous and produce a high yield, thriving in well-drained soil with ample sunlight, while also exhibiting resilience against common pests and diseases. With their delicious taste and reliable productivity, Jackson Wonder bush lima beans remain a favorite among gardeners and culinary enthusiasts alike.