{"title":"Edibles for Shade","description":"\u003cp\u003eTroubled by a shady yard? Grow these edibles in partial shade (4 hours of light) and enjoy!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetermined to grow tomatoes? Grow the smaller fruited types listed here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor full shade: grow Garlic Chives, Shady Wildflower Mix, Mint, Shiso, \u0026amp; Wild Spring Garlic!\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"arugula","title":"Arugula Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginating from the Mediterranean region, Arugula is a cool weather loving plant – grow it outdoors in spring and fall or in a hoophouse over the winter (see Growing Instructions tab). This versatile plant can be grown as an edible cover crop\/ground cover. Tolerates some shade. This plant is known for its unique flavor. Baby salad greens are mild and tender with a touch of spice, while mature leaves develop a big peppery punch! If harvesting mature arugula, the peppery flavor can be mellowed out with cooking. They benefit from a good sauté, braise, stir-fry or steaming. Try it in soups or in any dish calling for cooked greens. Arugula also makes a great pesto!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e25 days to baby greens; 45 days to maturity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nature \u0026 Nurture Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Pkt (Approx 300 seeds) \/ Sustainably Grown","offer_id":53776490168604,"sku":null,"price":4.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"VALUE SIZE: 1\/4 oz (Approx  4250 seeds) \/ Sustainably Grown","offer_id":53776490201372,"sku":null,"price":7.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/5253\/products\/Arugula.jpg?v=1739911152"},{"product_id":"fordhook-giant","title":"Fordhook Giant Organic Chard Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe always recommend chard (aka \"Swiss Chard\") to new gardeners because it's one of the easiest crops to grow. On top of that, Fordhook Giant is one of the most vigorous, high yielding, and reliable chards. Introduced in 1934, it has been a favorite of both market and home gardeners ever since. It can be harvested as baby greens or mature leaves. If started indoors during spring, Fordhook Giant will produce a constant supply of greens from June 1st until November. It is one of the hardiest chards, being cold hardy to 15 degrees. Can be sowed in the hoophouse for fall production. Plants grow 2 feet tall, are somewhat shade tolerant and are easily interplanted among taller vegetables. Leaves are tender and non-bitter.  It can be enjoyed raw, sautéed, stewed, baked, blanched, or broiled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e50 days to maturity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nature \u0026 Nurture Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Pkt(Approx 100 seeds) \/ Certified Organic","offer_id":53776488694044,"sku":null,"price":4.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"VALUE SIZE: 1\/2 oz (Approx 900 seeds) \/ Certified Organic","offer_id":53776488726812,"sku":null,"price":7.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/5253\/products\/Fordhook-Giant-Chard.jpg?v=1765333012"},{"product_id":"chives","title":"Chives Organic Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eChive is an easy-to-grow, perennial green onion. Leaves are round like a green onion but narrower. Leaves grow to 12\" tall; flower heads reach a height of 20\". This is a cold hardy plant, so it can be harvested early in spring and late into fall. It's also a great permaculture plant because it is part-shade tolerant and provides an edible ground cover that reseeds readily without becoming aggressively weedy. Walnut tolerant—they can be planted near walnut trees without being affected by Juglone (the chemical in walnut trees that affects many plants). All Alliums, including chives, are resistant to deer, groundhogs, and other animals that also like to eat our food! Chive plants are easy to divide. Chive leaves can be used in the kitchen like scallions but their more delicate flavor lends to a greater variety of use. Scapes (immature flower tops) can be cooked as well. 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Cold hardy and tolerant of deep shade. Begins production in early spring, providing fresh chives during the spring “food gap.” Permaculturists love this re-seeding perennial as it makes an effective, edible ground cover. (Be sure to plant where reseeding is desired!) White flowers attract beneficial insects. Its versatility in the garden carries into the kitchen, offering a mild garlicky, onion flavor. Adds a welcoming, delicate complexity to stir-fries, soups, omelets and salads. Leaves also make great micro-greens and baby greens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e90 days to maturity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nature \u0026 Nurture Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Pkt(Approx 100 seeds) \/ Certified Organic","offer_id":53776488202524,"sku":null,"price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"VALUE SIZE: 1\/2 oz (Approx 3125 seeds) \/ Certified Organic","offer_id":53776488235292,"sku":null,"price":6.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/5253\/products\/Garlic-Chives.JPG?v=1739911135"},{"product_id":"champion","title":"Champion Organic Collard Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe think collards are underutilized in the garden and kitchen. It’s just about the easiest vegetable to grow. Started in the early spring, collards will produce copious amounts of greens from spring through late fall. Champion is quite cold hardy and with luck (and perhaps some protection), plants will survive the winter and provide early spring baby greens and collard raab (flowering stalks). Sometimes collards will become perennial if flowering stalks are removed from plants in spring or early summer (we have a patch that is 4 years old!). Collards develop sweetness as the weather turns cooler in the fall. Highly nutritious. Prepare collards like kale—harvest younger, more tender leaves, remove stems and chop small. Soy sauce and garlic really enhance collard's flavor. Alternatively, you can prepare a “mess-o-greens,” the traditional African-American way with ham hocks and long-cooking. 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Good King Henry is low maintenance and easy to grow once established. Plants will grow in partial shade as well as full sun. Plant reaches a maximum height of 2½ feet. From seed, plants will need to grow for a year before being big enough to harvest. Leaves are harvested throughout the summer and cooked as an edible green. New spring shoots can be harvested and cooked like asparagus. Flowering stalks are eaten like broccoli. Good King Henry is part of the Chenopod family, so all plant parts are high in oxalic-acid. So, please enjoy this plant in moderation. Limited quantities available. 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In our trials it has outperformed many other lettuces in the hoophouse due to its combination of cold hardiness and moderate resistance to downy mildew (it doesn't need extra covering inside the hoophouse unless temps go below zero). By growing it year-after-year and saving seeds from the strongest surviving plants, we are continuing to select it for southeast Michigan hoophouse growing conditions. We are so excited to be bringing this variety back to Michigan and share it with you!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e28 days baby, 50 days to maturity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHydroponic Growers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Grand Rapids' greenhouse heritage makes it \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/natureandnurtureseeds.com\/collections\/hydroponic-seeds\"\u003eideal for hydroponic systems\u003c\/a\u003e. 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Vit produces dark green, oval shaped leaves that grow in a rosette. Plants are very shade tolerant, so don’t be afraid to tuck it away in a shady corner. Plant stays very short (up to 12”) and can be grown as an edible ground cover underneath taller plants. Reseeding itself, Vit has become a low maintenance re-seeding edible in our hoop house (it does not become \"weedy\"). Harvest the leaves and enjoy their succulent, nutty flavor in a fresh green salad. 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Introduced in 2011 by farmer\/breeder Fred Hempel of Baia Nicchia Farm in Sunol, CA. Tomatoes of similar size and shape are commonly called a \"saladette\" or \"julienne cherry,\" and are perfect eaten fresh or cooked. It is sweet and tart, juicy and aromatic with overtones of tangerine. It’s so fruity that Ali said \"wow, you’d think you were eating 'real' fruit!\" Steve couldn't help himself, eating over 20 in one sitting!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrowers will appreciate that Blush is productive and has decent resistance to Early Blight. 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From a spring planting, Russian Hunger Gap provides a continuous supply of kale until winter. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHighly rated\u003c\/strong\u003e on SeedLinked - \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/app.seedlinked.com\/en-US\/seeds\/vegetables\/Red-Russian-Kale?id=1558\u0026amp;species_id=1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esee ratings\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e50 days to maturity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nature \u0026 Nurture Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Pkt(Approx 100 seeds)","offer_id":53776482828572,"sku":null,"price":5.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"VALUE SIZE: 1\/10 oz (Approx  700 seeds)","offer_id":53776482861340,"sku":null,"price":7.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/5253\/products\/Russian-Hunger-Gap-Kale-close-up.JPG?v=1739911058"},{"product_id":"siber-frill","title":"Siber Frill Organic Kale Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eBreathtakingly gorgeous, lacy and curled, blue-green leaved Siberian kale. 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If you like lacinato kale, you will love Dazzling Blue! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHighly rated\u003c\/strong\u003e on SeedLInked - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/app.seedlinked.com\/en-US\/seeds\/vegetables\/Dazzling-Blue-Kale?id=1662\u0026amp;species_id=1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esee ratings\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHank Keogh bred this kale by selecting from the gene pool that Frank Morton used to develop the Rainbow Lacinato at Wild Garden Seed in Philomath, OR. 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Be sure to pick it before it bolts (flowers) or it will become bitter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e60 days to maturity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nature \u0026 Nurture Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Pkt(Approx 400 seeds) \/ Certified Organic","offer_id":53776480731420,"sku":null,"price":4.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"VALUE SIZE: 1\/16 oz (Approx 1500 seeds) \/ Certified Organic","offer_id":53776480764188,"sku":null,"price":7.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/5253\/products\/Red-Iceberg-Lettuce.JPG?v=1739911012"},{"product_id":"abundant-bloomsdale","title":"Abundant Bloomsdale Organic Spinach Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eLooking for dark leafy greens? Look no further. This spinach is deep green with glossy, savoy (wavy) leaves full of healthy carotenoids like beta-carotene. Leaves are sweet and succulent and great raw or cooked. 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Dark green leaves are cold hardy which means they can be harvested late into the fall. We want to try it in the hoop house to see if it will hold up to Michigan winters – give it a try and let us know how it does! Adaptive Seeds originally got the seeds from the German biodynamic seed company, Bingenheimer Saatgut. (AKA \"Einfache Schnitt 3\")\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70-85 days to maturity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nature \u0026 Nurture Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Pkt(Approx 130 seeds) \/ Certified Organic","offer_id":53776479387932,"sku":null,"price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/5253\/products\/Easy-Cut-Flat-Parsley-Einfache-Schnitt.jpg?v=1739910991"},{"product_id":"pink-passion","title":"Pink Passion Chard Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eVivacious fuchsia stems contrast with forest green leaves to add a fabulous flash of color to your garden! While we chose to test this variety because of its stunning appearance, we knew we had to offer this seed when we tasted its smooth, tender leaves. We think that chard is underappreciated – it is so easy to grow and is a great summer substitute for spinach! Pick the leaves young to use raw on sandwiches and in salads, or harvest full-sized for cooking. Pink Passion plants grow upright, with stems that are narrower than Fordhook Giant. There is some natural variability in color and shape in Pink Passion, so you may be gifted with an unexpected white plant if you grow a large enough patch. 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The breeding of Alive Vates began as a large population of six different strains of green curly kale which were exposed to a frosty Oregon winter with outdoor temperatures as low as 5°F – the survivors were then let to cross with each other. The result is a “grex” – a diverse population of plants from which Don continues to select for desired traits. Great for all kale uses but especially for kale chips and massaged kale salad. 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Deeply ruffled, tender leaves with impressive purple stems make this variety a delightful ornamental plant, if you can resist eating it all! If you enjoy green curly kales, give Curly Roja a try – you won’t be disappointed. Good for stir fries, kale chips, kale salad, pickled kale and more! Curly Roja is vigorous and cold-hardy, so enjoy it into the fall (and perhaps through the winter with adequate protection). 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Hardier in the cold than traditional ‘Purple Osaka,’ this variety has a diversity of leaf shapes and colors. Leaf colors range from deep purple to green with mottled purple and leaf shape from round to elongated. This variety adds to our collection of cold hardy seeds that don’t need a second layer of protection inside the hoop house unless temperatures dip below -5°F. Others include Grand Rapids lettuce, Abundant Bloomsdale Spinach, and Vit Mache. Great for gardeners with cold frames and low tunnels. As baby greens it adds liveliness (and a touch of spice) to lettuce salads. 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Collards have the same flavor and health benefits as kale so throw them in any dish calling for kale. With deep Southern roots tracing back over a century, this variety has found a new home on our farm in Michigan. This is a Seed Savers Exchange variety donated by Ralph Blackwell of Alabama, whose mother used the greens to make a dish like sauerkraut. A traditional African-American recipe calls for long-cooking collard greens with smoked\/salted meet such as ham hocks which makes them extra tender and flavorful. 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Our strain is an heirloom from the Hall family (Hall’s Heritage Horticulture), grown for over two decades in Owosso, Michigan. We first received our seeds from Jim Wyant of Indiana. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack Cherry was bred by Vince Sapp, the deceased husband of Linda Sapp, owner of Tomato Growers Supply. High yielding and some general disease resistant, Black Cherry will provide numerous 1” fruits throughout the season. Black Cherry is an excellent fresh-eating tomato, so try it on salads, sandwiches, or eaten straight off the plants. 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