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.

Violet is a French heirloom with fine flavor! Beautiful purple buds that are lovely on the big, ornamental plants, especially when the buds open. Rare outside Europe.

Godzilla is a new broccoli that produces very heavy and small-beaded heads. Leaf attachments are small and lower on the stem, allowing for quick trimming and easier harvest. Heads are fine-beaded and have very heavy florets.

The Detroit Dark Red is the standard all-purpose heirloom beet! This is by far the most popular beet for home gardens. Detroit Dark Red has blood red flesh that is very sweet and tasty. Beets are perfectly round with no rings or streaks. Has 13-16" greens that are wonderful mixed into salads. Very prolific and good keeper. This heirloom was first introduced in 1892 by Mr. Reeves of Ontario, Canada.

Ruby Red Swiss Chard is a beautifully deep red colored chard. This variety is great for people who want to grow controlled colors of different Swiss Chard. The Ruby Red is fast growing, very tasty and will add a pop of color to any garden!

Elegance beans are a refined and attractive variety of pole beans, known for their impressive combination of visual appeal and superb flavor. These beans produce long, slender pods that typically measure 6 to 8 inches in length, featuring a rich green color and a smooth, glossy texture. The plants are characterized by their vigorous growth and high productivity, with a climbing habit that benefits from sturdy supports like trellises or poles. Elegance beans are renowned for their tender, crisp texture and mildly sweet taste, making them ideal for fresh eating, steaming, or sautéing. They are also noted for their disease resistance and adaptability to various growing conditions, thriving in full sun and well-drained soil. With their elegant appearance and exceptional culinary qualities, Elegance beans are a popular choice among gardeners looking to add both beauty and flavor to their harvest.

Red Currant tomatoes are a charming heirloom variety renowned for their tiny, jewel-like fruits and exceptional sweetness. Believed to have origins in both Europe and North America, this variety has been cherished for its prolific nature and unique characteristics. The tomatoes are notably small, often the size of a pea, and grow in clusters reminiscent of currants, hence the name. They are bright red when ripe and possess a delightful, tangy-sweet flavor that makes them perfect for snacking, salads, and garnishes. Red Currant tomatoes typically reach maturity in about 60 to 70 days, making them relatively quick to harvest. The plants exhibit a vigorous, indeterminate growth habit, meaning they produce an abundant yield throughout the growing season and require staking or caging to manage their sprawling vines. With their vibrant color, sweet flavor, and impressive productivity, Red Currant tomatoes are a favorite among gardeners looking to add both beauty and a burst of flavor to their gardens.

This New York Bloody Butcher is a new cross between Italian Floriani Flint and red selections of our VK Early. Produces hearty 6-7’ tall plants with beautiful 7.5 – 8.5” long, mostly red ears. A heavy yielder of red flint-type kernels with occasional yellows. Early maturing for quick dry down period.

The Cal Sweet Bush Watermelon is a major patio treat, as this bright red-fleshed bush variety is a personal sized watermelon! This small, tasty fruit is 5-7 pounds and perfectly round. This variety can be grown in a small garden or even a container on the patio! This All-American Selections Winner is a fan favorite for a reason, as its sweet taste is irresistible.

The Mardi Gras Blend is almost too pretty to eat! These fun bright yellow and purple semi flat bean pods are a favorite among home chefs. The Mardi Gras Blend sets a heavy crop of delicious nutty beans. These organic heirlooms are a fun way to get beneficial nutrients.

Red Ace’s wide adaptability and high yield potential make it great for home and market growers. Red Ace is known for its uniform, smooth top-shaped roots, heavy yields and consistent performance.

The Bodacious corn is a beautiful, uniform, well-filled ear of corn. This high quality yellow sweet corn that has large, mouth-watering kernels. The Bodacious has 18 rows and 8" ears and its kernels are delicious, sugary and very tender. Bodacious is a great corn for fresh eating, freezing and canning. This variety is a popular yellow market variety that holds well once picked and it tolerates cold weather conditions better than most.

The Pimento Pepper is a great snacking pepper that goes excellent with cheese, specifically Pimento cheese! The Pimento, aka Sheepnose, is a beautiful sweet pepper that ripens from green to red. This variety is a round, oblate, and gorgeously ribbed pepper. The Pimento is great for long time storage and has an excellent crispy flesh with a delicious zesty flavor. Originated in Ohio, the Pimento is a vigorous producer in northern climates.

The Florence Fennel Microgreen adds a crunchy mild fennel flavor and an extra kick when sprinkled on to any salad and sandwich! This microgreen variety has small thread like leaves that can easily be added to any meal. Harvest in 20-30 days.

The Big Boy Purplehull is a high yielding, popular Southern cowpea that is great for home gardens. Big Boy Purplehull is a long podded variety with 13-16 peas per pod that are light tan in color and oblong shape. This is a good garden variety and is very prolific. If you are using for Nitrogen fixation we highly recommend using a cowpea inoculant. Try with cowpea inoculant for maximum Nitrogen fixation.

Accelerate beans are a fast-growing and highly productive variety of bush beans, celebrated for their exceptional speed to harvest and reliable performance. These beans are distinguished by their compact, bushy growth habit, which typically reaches 18 to 24 inches in height, making them well-suited for smaller gardens and container gardening. The plants produce uniform, tender pods that are usually 4 to 5 inches long, with a smooth, vibrant green color. Accelerate beans are known for their sweet, crisp texture and excellent flavor, making them ideal for fresh eating, stir-fries, or steaming. Their quick maturity, often within 50 to 55 days from planting, allows for multiple harvests within a single growing season. Additionally, Accelerate beans are praised for their resilience and adaptability to various soil conditions and weather, ensuring a bountiful and consistent crop. Their rapid growth and flavorful pods make them a favorite among gardeners seeking both efficiency and taste in their bean harvest.

California Blackeye #5 is a high yielding, vigorous and easy to grow. You can use these as green shell peas or dry like winter beans. Pods reach 6-8" long and are loaded with creamy, delicious seeds. Does well in high heat areas. Treated Seed.

Caserta squash is a distinctive heirloom variety of summer squash with a rich history and notable characteristics. Originating from Italy, Caserta squash has been cherished for its unique appearance and exceptional flavor. The squash is characterized by its small to medium size, with a slightly elongated shape and smooth, pale green skin that often has a subtle, mottled pattern. The flesh is tender and creamy, offering a mild, nutty flavor that enhances a variety of dishes, from stir-fries to gratins. Caserta squash typically reaches harvestable maturity in about 50 to 60 days from planting, and the plants exhibit a bushy, compact growth habit, making them well-suited for smaller garden spaces. They thrive in warm, well-drained soil and prefer full sun exposure. The plants are prolific producers, yielding an abundance of tender, flavorful squash throughout the growing season. With its unique color, mild flavor, and manageable growth habits, Caserta squash is a valuable addition to both culinary gardens and farm-to-table dining experiences. The Caserta Zucchini is an early bush cocozelle that was a 1949 AAS winner.

Green Magic is a great summer and fall broccoli that is consistent performer. This broccoli matures mid-early and has wide adaptability to gardening zones. It has a semi-domed, tight head with medium-small bead size and a good plant habit.