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OSSI: Open Source Seed

Fedco Seeds: OSSI: Open Source Seed

You are viewing all Fedco Seeds varieties that are OSSI-pledged. The Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) is an effort by a consortium of seedsfolks, farmer-breeders, academics and others to keep as many seed varieties as possible in the public domain, unfettered by privatizing restrictions. You have the freedom to use these OSSI-pledged seeds in any way you choose. In return, you pledge not to restrict others’ use of these seeds or their derivatives by patents or other means, and to include this Pledge with any transfer of these seeds or their derivatives. Learn more about OSSI.

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Mizspoona Salad Selects Gene Pool -

Mustard - Asian Greens Seeds

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

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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

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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

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Fast Lady Northern Southern Pea -

Shell and Dry Bush Bean Seeds

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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

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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

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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

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Purple Peacock Gene Pool -

Non-Heading Broccoli Seeds

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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

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Flashback -

Calendula Seeds

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

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Solar Flashback -

Calendula Seeds

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

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Zeolights -

Calendula Seeds

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

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Redventure -

Celery Seeds

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

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OSSI Collection

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

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Cascade Ruby-Gold Flint Corn -

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Freedom Lettuce Gene Pool -

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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