OSSI: Open Source Seed - Seeds

ships year-round

Mustard - Asian Greens Seeds

Brassica rapa (40 days) Open-pollinated. Medium-dark green variably shaped leaves. Zingy. Excellent for salads or braised. read more

ships year-round

Pink Lettucy Mustard Gene Pool -

Asian Greens Seeds

Brassica rapa
(40 days) Open-pollinated. Frank Morton selected well-mixed breeding pools for disease resistance and particularly for pink and... read more

ships year-round

Brown Resilient -

Shell and Dry Bush Bean Seeds

Phaseolus vulgaris (100 days) Open-pollinated. Productive brown dry bean with rich meaty flavor that can stand alone in dishes. read more

ships year-round

Fast Lady Northern Southern Pea -

Shell and Dry Bush Bean Seeds

unavailable, no new supply coming

Vigna unguiculata (65 days shell, 90 days dry) Open-pollinated. Cowpeas for the North! Small white bean matures quickly. Easy-to-pick yellow pods. Beautiful yellow flowers on bushy semi-erect plants. read more

ships year-round

White Candle Gaucho -

Shell and Dry Bush Bean Seeds

Phaseolus vulgaris (88 days) Open-pollinated. White bush bean with good yields and mild flavor. Pale sibling of golden Gaucho. read more

ships year-round

Solstice -

Broccoli Seeds

Brassica oleracea (botrytis group)
(71 days) Open-pollinated. Mild sweet heads, at 4–5" across, are intermediate between non-heading Piracicaba’s... read more

ships year-round

Purple Peacock Gene Pool -

Non-Heading Broccoli Seeds

not available yet, check back later

Brassica oleracea (botrytis group)
Open-pollinated. Best grown for fall harvest, this gourmet ornamental edible is a cross by Frank Morton of a... read more

ships year-round

Flashback -

Calendula Seeds

Calendula officinalis (55 days) Open-pollinated. Mix of orange, apricot and peachy doubled petals, all with red backing. read more

ships year-round

Solar Flashback -

Calendula Seeds

sold out

Calendula officinalis (55 days) Open-pollinated. Yellow, pinkish-blond, some with light tips, all with contrasting red backs. read more

ships year-round

Zeolights -

Calendula Seeds

Calendula officinalis Open-pollinated. Pinky-maroon and yellow with dark centers. read more

ships year-round

Redventure -

Celery Seeds

Apium graveolens (84 days) Open-pollinated. Delicious chewy stalks with interior red color. Lively flavor for soups, salads, casseroles. read more

ships year-round

OSSI Collection

Seeds

Support the seed commons! 8 packets of OSSI-pledged varieties that includes lettuces, greens, leeks/onions, watermelon, calendula and more. read more

ships year-round

Cascade Ruby-Gold Flint Corn -

Seeds

Zea mays (85 days) Open-pollinated. Early and productive true flint corn superb for cornbread, johnny cakes and polenta. 8–12" ears with 8–12 rows. read more

ships year-round

Magic Manna -

Flour Corn Seeds

Zea mays (85 days) Open-pollinated. This superior flour corn boasts hardiness, earliness and vigor. Ears are solid-colored and can be sorted for use based on kernel color: Pancake White, Parching Red, Parching Starburst and Brown Gravy. read more

ships year-round

Dakota Black -

Popcorn Seeds

Zea mays (100 days) Open-pollinated. Compact plant with one ear each. 4.5" dark maroon-black ears with 15 rows. 4' stalks. read more

ships year-round

Endeavor Gene Pool -

Endive - Greens Seeds

Cichorium endivia
(45 days) Open-pollinated. Developed by Wild Garden Seed out of their Chicendive project, originally a cross of chicory and... read more

ships year-round

Aurora Orach Mix -

Specialty Greens Seeds

Atriplex hortensis
(38 days) Open-pollinated. In his Wild Garden Seed catalog, originator Frank Morton calls it “mountain spinach for merry... read more

ships year-round

Wrinkled Crinkled Crumpled Cress -

Specialty Greens Seeds

Lepidium sativum (30 days) Open-pollinated. Broad leaves are extremely ruffled, wrinkled and savoyed. Spicy, tangy and sweet. Good in salad mix and bunched for market. read more

ships year-round

Rainbow Lacinato -

Curly Kale Seeds

Brassica oleracea (acephala group) (61 days) Open-pollinated. Lacinato crossed with Redbor. Curly edges, red veins, purple or blue-green leaves, diverse shapes and colors. Productive and cold-hardy. read more

ships year-round

Dazzling Blue -

Dinosaur Kale Seeds

Brassica oleracea (acephala group) (60 days) Open-pollinated. Vigorous upright lacinato-leaved kale in a range of bluish-green shades, all with a dramatic pink mid-rib. read more

ships year-round

White Russian -

Siberian Kale Seeds

Brassica napus (pabularia group) (60 days) Open-pollinated. Serrated silvery-green flat-leaf Siberian-type kale with white veining. Sweetens after frost. Extremely cold hardy. read more

ships year-round

King Sieg -

Autumn Leek Seeds

Allium ampeloprasum (porrum group) (84 days) Open-pollinated. 6" tall, 3" thick shanks. Blue-green leaves. Very cold tolerant. A good candidate for overwintering. read more

ships year-round

Freedom Lettuce Gene Pool -

Seeds

Lactuca sativa Open-pollinated. At least 10-12 different forms of disease-resistant great-tasting lettuces. And all open-source seed. read more

ships year-round

Cardinale -

Batavian Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (48 days) Open-pollinated. Hefty wine-red Batavian forms open rosette that folds together like a romaine at maturity. Shiny red leaves, green in the center, good for baby leaves. read more

ships year-round

Really Red Deer Tongue -

Deer Tongue Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (48 days) Open-pollinated. Deep red pointed deer-tongue leaves and contrasting white-green stems. Withstands some heat. read more

ships year-round

Gildenstern -

Iceberg or Crisphead Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (46 days) Open-pollinated. Folded and blistered light green leaves wrap into a tight crisp whorled 4" head that easily makes a single-serving salad. read more

ships year-round

Lollo di Vino -

Lollo Rosso Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (56 days) Open-pollinated. Beautiful compact Lollo-type has extremely dark purple-red leaves with ruffles and curls. Very mild flavor for type. Stays non-bitter longer. read more

ships year-round

Hyper Red Rumple Waved -

Looseleaf Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (50 days) Open-pollinated. Very deep red savoyed leaves with extreme ruffling. Good flavor and texture. Fair heat resistance and good cold tolerance. read more

ships year-round

Antares -

Oakleaf Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (48 days) Open-pollinated. Very large vigorous oakleaf lettuce with extra-frilled bright pink and bronze leaves. Withstands some heat. Start in early spring for an amazing show. read more

ships year-round

Blushed Butter Oaks -

Oakleaf Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (49 days) Open-pollinated. Compact butterhead with 12" mounded upright form. Pink and green rounded oakleaves are tender and buttery. read more

ships year-round

Camo Oakheart Gene Pool -

Oakleaf Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (55 days) Open-pollinated. Dense oakheart heads range from mini to full to elf-eared. Variations in this gene pool range from deepest solid red to the heart, red spotting, speckling and blushing, to spotless green. read more

ships year-round

Elf Ears Oak -

Oakleaf Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (50 days) Open-pollinated. Bright green leaf with deeply cut lobes, crowned in extra-extended narrow tips. Compact form, easy salad cutting or clean full-head presentation. read more

ships year-round

Flashy Green Butter Oak -

Oakleaf Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (54 days) Open-pollinated. Beautiful troutback/oakleaf cross, with rich lime-green oakleaves showing dark speckles. Excellent flavor and texture. read more

ships year-round

Merlox Red Oak -

Oakleaf Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa
(53 days) Open-pollinated. Frank Morton’s first release of his “Merlox variations” combines the ultra-dark pigmentation of Merlot... read more

ships year-round

Better Devil -

Romaine Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa
(60 days) Open-pollinated. A really superior romaine lettuce from breeder Frank Morton. When it romaines, it sends up gorgeous... read more

ships year-round

Blushed Butter Cos -

Romaine Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (49 days) Open-pollinated. Unique Butterhead/Romaine combination with ruffled savoyed leaves dappled red and green. Very crisp and buttery. read more

ships year-round

Jadeite -

Romaine Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa
(50 days) Open-pollinated. True to name, mini-romaine Jadeite’s matte apple-green rounded leaf and graceful small vase form looks... read more

ships year-round

Mayan Jaguar -

Romaine Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa (51 days) Open-pollinated. Best of the speckled types. Dark green ruffled leaves mottled with maroon-red spots. Sweet juicy veins, blushed pink heart. Poor heat tolerance. read more

ships year-round

Zeb -

Romaine Lettuce Seeds

Lactuca sativa
(65 days) Open-pollinated. One manifestation of climate change in New England seems to be increasingly hot dry springs and early... read more

ships year-round

Dakota Tears -

Yellow Storage Onion Seeds

Allium cepa
(112 days) Open-pollinated. Dave Podoll’s breeding breakthrough, Dakota Tears was more than 20 years in the making. Though you might... read more

ships year-round

Jaluv An Attitude -

Hot Pepper Seeds

Capsicum annuum (75 days) Open-pollinated. Thicker-skinned jalapeño-like fruits. Delicious hot fruity flavor; 2,500-8,000 Scovilles. Adapted to northern latitudes. read more

ships year-round

Matchbox -

Hot Pepper Seeds

Capsicum annuum (75 days) Open-pollinated. Pale green to deep scarlet 2" long, 1/3" wide. Hot! 30,000-50,000 Scovilles. Prolific. read more

ships year-round

Beaujolais -

Spinach Seeds

Spinacia oleracea (30 days) Open-pollinated. Prized as a baby green for its striking magenta-red stems and veins in deep green arrowhead leaves. For the cooler ends of the season only. read more

ships year-round

Goldini II -

Golden Zucchini - Summer Squash Seeds

Cucurbita pepo (55 days) Open-pollinated. Fast-maturing shiny ridged gold zucchini. Large fruits hit perfection at 1 lb, and are good for slicing and drying. read more

ships year-round

Be My Baby -

Cherry Tomato Seeds

Solanum lycopersicum (65 days) Open-pollinated. This productive cherry is the result of a cross between a beefsteak and two cherries, one orange and one red. Rich sweet flavor, regular tomato foliage. read more

ships year-round

Honeydrop -

Cherry Tomato Seeds

Solanum lycopersicum (62 days) Open-pollinated. Light orange sweet juicy treats, much less prone to cracking in wet weather than Sun Gold. read more

ships year-round

Pink Princess Gene Pool -

Cherry Tomato Seeds

Solanum lycopersicum (62 days) Open-pollinated. We have never tasted a pink cherry tomato as deliciously sweet! 12.7g fruits are large and early. read more

ships year-round

Blacktail Mountain -

Red and Pink Flesh Watermelon Seeds

Citrullus lanatus (71 days) Open-pollinated. Modern classic. Crunchy orange-red flesh. Dark green to nearly black round 4-15 lb fruit. Extra early and hardy. read more

ships year-round

Sweet Dakota Rose -

Red and Pink Flesh Watermelon Seeds

Citrullus lanatus (82 days) Open-pollinated. Modern classic. Red flesh with few seeds. Round-to-oval 8-12 lb fruit with dark green stripes on light green base. read more

ships year-round

Uncle David’s Dakota Dessert -

Buttercup - Winter Squash Seeds

Cucurbita maxima (95 days) Open-pollinated. Slightly smaller than the standard Burgess, with a lighter green rind. Very high-quality fruits. read more

ships year-round

Zeppelin Delicata -

Winter Squash Seeds

Cucurbita pepo (100 days) Open-pollinated. High-quality strain. 1 lb fruit has ivory skin with dark green stripes. Turns orange and yellow in storage. read more

ships year-round

Turtle Moon Blue Kuri -

Kabocha - Winter Squash Seeds

Cucurbita maxima (95 days) Open-pollinated. 4–6 lb subtly ribbed, slightly flattened 6x5" fruits ripen to buff chestnut-brown with a blue sheen. Flesh is moist but not watery. Great keeper. read more

Fedco Seeds: OSSI: Open Source Seed