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Southwest
Seeds Trust Southwest is our latest quest to find the best tasting and most reliable regionally adapted seeds. We are now offering seeds from trials and testing in gardens around our new shipping warehouse in Cornville, Arizona. We are excited to explore the region’s historically deep and diverse offerings and to make the best available to you. Many of our most cold-tolerant Siberian tomatoes have surprised us as well and survived, even thrived in our new hotter climate. A more accurate description for them might be extreme-temperature tolerant.
We are excited about our discovery of Rattlesnake pole green beans, said to mature without irrigation when planted at the start of the summer monsoon rains. The Tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius, Fabaceae) has been grown by the native peoples in Arizona since pre-Columbian times. It is more drought-resistant than the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) and is grown in desert and semi-desert conditions. Tepary will be prominent in next summer’s trials. If you have a favorite heirloom desert corn, squash or bean, known here collectively as the three sisters, please let us know. We are always happy to trade some of our offerings for yours.
Vegetables
Asparagus
Beans
Beets
Brassicas
Carrots
Celery
Chicory
Corn
Cucumbers
Fava Bean
Greens
Lettuce
Melons
Onion
Leeks
Parsnip
Peas
Peppers
Radishes
Spinach
Squash
Pumpkin
Swiss Chard
Tomatoes
Turnips
Herbs
Medicinal Herbs
Repellent Herbs
Culinary Herbs
Native Grasses
Sod Grasses
Bunch Grasses
Ornamental Grasses
Wildflowers
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Wildflower Mixes
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Distinct, peppery flavor. We have found it forms a natural guild with mesquite in the desert... More Info. / Order...
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$2.95
Tight tip on large shoots holds bud longer... More Info. / Order...
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$2.95
One of the best autumn flowers. Expect masses of showy... More Info. / Order...
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From the mountains of northern Italy. More tolerant of cold climates than other varieties. Deep, rich basil flavor... More Info. / Order...
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$1.95
Summer-long pleasure awaits if leaves are continually pinched back. Use is salads, soups and of course, pesto... More Info. / Order...
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$2.95
These beans are rare and unique with unpredictable color variations... More Info. / Order...
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$6.95
Idaho. Early hard-to-find strain of the original Idaho... More Info. / Order...
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$1.95
Idaho. Early hard-to-find strain of the original Idaho... More Info. / Order...
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$2.95
Montana. Back by popular demand after being in short supply. This heirloom treasure... More Info. / Order...
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$12.95
This old friend never lets us down. It is our... More Info. / Order...
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$2.95
This old friend never lets us down. It is our... More Info. / Order...
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$4.95
Idaho. Venture has become a legend among moutain gardeners because... More Info. / Order...
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$3.25
Long straight stringless bright-yellow 6" pods... More Info. / Order...
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Our earliest bush wax bean. Tender, round, golden-yellow, 5-6... More Info. / Order...
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$15.95
Delicious, large, flat, meaty beans in long pods. Delightfully sweet. More Info. / Order...
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$4.95
By far, the earliest and most vigorous pole bean we... More Info. / Order...
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$1.95
Easy to find, 7-8" round pods are dark green with purple streaks... More Info. / Order...
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A true heirloom dating back to 1892. The standard in... More Info. / Order...
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Our earliest and most popular variety. Produces an abundance of... More Info. / Order...
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