Josephine's Jewel Pepper Seeds

55 days. Cucumis sativus. (F1) Beit Alpha Cucumber. The plant produces excellent yields of 12" long sweet, bitter-free, and burpless cucumbers. It is a popular cucumber variety prized for its mild, sweet, burpless flavor, thin, tender skin (no peeling needed), crisp texture, and high productivity. A smooth-skinned Middle Eastern cucumber with dark green skin. It is parthenocarpic, meaning it doesn't require pollinators and can therefore be grown in greenhouses. The flesh is crunchy, the skin is so mild it doesn't need to be peeled, and it has very few seeds. It is usually picked small, at 5 to 6" long. It can be used for pickling or sliced in salads. Long shelf life. It is one of the most disease-resistant cucumbers on the market. A burpless cucumber developed in the 1930s by Hanka Lazarson in Israel and named after their kibbutz (village), Beth Alpha. An excellent choice for home gardens, greenhouses, Farmer's Markets, market growers, open production, and commercial production. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 292010. A variety from Israel. Disease Resistant. CMV, CVYV, DM, PM, WMV, ZYMV.

72 days. Capsicum annuum. (F1) Yum Yum Mix Pepper. This early maturing plant produces high yields of little sweet elongated peppers. Peppers are a variety of colors ranging from golden tangerine, red, to yellow. This variety is perfect for appetizers and

85 days. Solanum lycopersicum. Open Pollinated. Amish Paste Tomato. The plant produces high yields of 8 to 12 oz red plum tomatoes. It is a popular paste tomato variety prized for its size, productivity, and tomato flavor. They are sweet, juicy, meaty, and very flavorful. It has a rich, full tomato flavor. Perfect for salads, soups, ketchup, canning, and for making sauce, puree, and paste. It is one of the largest paste tomatoes. Grows in clusters of 2 to 4. An excellent choice for home gardens. A 1900s heirloom variety from the Amish community near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. United States Department of Agriculture, G 33010. A variety from the USA. Indeterminate.

85 days. Solanum lycopersicum. Open Pollinated. Aunt Ginny's Purple Tomato. The plant produces high yields of 12 to 16 oz deep pink beefsteak tomatoes. They are equal to or better than the Brandywine Tomato. It has a rich tomato flavor and is very juicy. Perfect for sandwiches, salads, and slicing. Mostly smooth in shape and very little cracking. This is a potato leaf plant variety. Excellent choice for home gardens. An heirloom variety from Germany. Indeterminate.

85 days. Capsicum annuum. Open Pollinated. Bellengrath Gardens Purple Pepper. The plant produces good yields of small ¾" long by ¼" wide hot peppers. Peppers are hot and turn from purple green, to dark purple, to orange, to red with purple orange undertones, to red when mature. Excellent for making vinegar and pickles. The plant has green leaves with a purple tint, purple stems, and white flowers with purple tips. A beautiful ornamental plant for your garden. This variety is named after the famous garden in Mobile, Alabama, USA. Scoville Heat Units: 50,000.

85 days. Capsicum annuum. Open Pollinated. Berbere Pepper. The plant produces good yields of 3 ½" long by 1" wide hot peppers. Peppers are mildly hot, grow upright, have medium-thin flesh, and turn from green to orange-red when mature. The plant has light green stems, light green leaves, and white flowers. Excellent for pickling, and making hot sauce and seasoning spice powder. A variety from Ethiopia. Scoville Heat Units: 713.