Buffalo Seed Company Order
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ysabetwordsmithToday we ordered some landrace seeds from the Buffalo Seed Company. They have a lot of great options. This is also a step toward my goal of planting more landraces.
Zucchini: Landrace (20 seeds)
$3.75
Description
ZUCCHINI (Cucurbita pepo)
DESCRIPTION—This zucchini produces fruit that vary in shape, size, and color. The colors range from white, to yellow, to green. The one in the image is a unique type in the landrace that is yellow with a green tip. The seed we grew were from Joseph Lofthouse in Paradise, Utah. A landrace is a traditional variety with deep cultural roots that is often dynamic, diverse, and adapted to specific environmental conditions.
GROWING INSTRUCTIONS—Direct seeded. After the last frost, sow three seeds 1" deep every 36" in rows 6' apart.
Muskmelon: Lofthouse-Oliverson Landrace (20 seeds)
$4.75
Description
MUSKMELON (Cucumis melo)
Matures in 80-90 days
DESCRIPTION—A beautiful muskmelon landrace creation from Joseph Lofthouse and Susan Oliverson. This extremely diverse landrace started with the sweetest, earliest maturing, pest resistant muskmelons and cantaloupes from five farms in Paradise, Utah. 40 varieties known for early maturity and sweetness were then allowed to cross pollinate into them. The diversity of the cantaloupe landrace from the Long Island Seed Project were also included. Finally many orange muskmelons were thrown in the mix to top things off! This diverse genetic base is perfect for those looking to adapt a landrace to their space and taste. Plant, save seeds from the ones that do well and that you like, and repeat. Eventually you will end up with your own landrace. Keeping it diverse will allow you to cope with different environmental conditions, resiliency, sustainability. A landrace is a traditional variety with deep cultural roots that is often dynamic, diverse, and adapted to specific environmental conditions. This variety is protected by the Open Source Seed Initiative.
GROWING INSTRUCTIONS—Direct seeded. After the last frost, sow three seeds 1" deep every 36" in rows 48" apart.
Dill: Albanian Landrace (200 seeds)
$3.75
Description
DILL (Anethum graveolens)
45-55 days for leaf. 70-90 days for seed.
DESCRIPTION—This Albanian landrace has a delicious smell and flavor that is sure to impress you. It blooms late and has a short stature. We have grown this for several years and it has always done us right.
GROWING INSTRUCTIONS—Direct seeded. Sow three seeds 1/4" deep every 4" in rows 12" apart in spring as soon as the soil can be worked.
Chives: Midwest Mix (100 seeds)
$4.75
Description
CHIVES (Allium schoenoprasum)
DESCRIPTION—This diverse mix of chives is full of flavor and displays flowers that will make you and the pollinators smile! This perennial plant will come back year after year in the Midwest.
GROWING INSTRUCTIONS—Transplant. Start seedlings indoors 8–10 weeks before transplanting. Sow seeds and lightly cover with soil. Mist to keep moist and maintain around 70°F. Transplant once the soil is workable, space plants 4–6 inches apart.
Sunflower: Hopi Landrace (25 seeds)
$3.75
Description
SUNFLOWER (Helianthus annuus)
Matures in 95 days to seed
DESCRIPTION—Our friend Gary Paul Nabhan collected this beautiful sunflower landrace at Moenkopi, Arizona, in the late 1970’s. It was being grown in a field irrigated by a river diversion. Used as a dye and may have been crossed with mammoth Russian sunflower. Phenomenal! A landrace is a traditional variety with deep cultural roots that is often dynamic, diverse, and adapted to specific environmental conditions.
GROWING INSTRUCTIONS—Direct seeded. After the last frost, sow three seeds 1/2" deep every 12" in rows 18" apart.
Calendula: Mix (50 seeds)
$3.75
Description
CALENDULA (Calendula officinalis)
Flowers in 45-60 days
DESCRIPTION—This mix of calendula goodness jumped into our hands, pockets, and bags during our days in the one and only Wooster, Ohio. The flowers in this mix manifest themselves in numerous tones of yelling yellow. This is a great cut flower to sell at the market, bring inside to brighten up your day, or to give to that special someone as a sunshine pick-me-up. Word on the street is that it makes a powerful tincture that can assist in strengthening and healing the physical body against a number of ailments. Consult a physician before use.
GROWING INSTRUCTIONS—Direct seeded. Sow outside after the danger of last frost has passed. Sow three seeds 1/2" deep every 8" in rows 12" apart.
Cypress Vine: Red (20 seeds)
$3.75
Description
CYPRESS VINE (Ipomoea quamoclit)
Flowers in 50-60 days
DESCRIPTION—Want to make butterflies and hummingbirds in your agroecosystem happy as well as yourself? Well, plant this. This annual flowering vine can grow up to 15 feet in a single season and is great to grow along a trellis or fence. Native to Central America and parts of tropical South America, the species is happy in the early months of Kansas City summers and will flower into the fall season. This is a real treat to experience and our local pollinators will thank you for planting it.
GROWING INSTRUCTIONS—Direct seeded. After the last frost, sow three seeds 1/2" deep every 12" in rows 12" apart. Best grown on a trellis.
Zucchini: Landrace (20 seeds)
$3.75
Description
ZUCCHINI (Cucurbita pepo)
DESCRIPTION—This zucchini produces fruit that vary in shape, size, and color. The colors range from white, to yellow, to green. The one in the image is a unique type in the landrace that is yellow with a green tip. The seed we grew were from Joseph Lofthouse in Paradise, Utah. A landrace is a traditional variety with deep cultural roots that is often dynamic, diverse, and adapted to specific environmental conditions.
GROWING INSTRUCTIONS—Direct seeded. After the last frost, sow three seeds 1" deep every 36" in rows 6' apart.
Muskmelon: Lofthouse-Oliverson Landrace (20 seeds)
$4.75
Description
MUSKMELON (Cucumis melo)
Matures in 80-90 days
DESCRIPTION—A beautiful muskmelon landrace creation from Joseph Lofthouse and Susan Oliverson. This extremely diverse landrace started with the sweetest, earliest maturing, pest resistant muskmelons and cantaloupes from five farms in Paradise, Utah. 40 varieties known for early maturity and sweetness were then allowed to cross pollinate into them. The diversity of the cantaloupe landrace from the Long Island Seed Project were also included. Finally many orange muskmelons were thrown in the mix to top things off! This diverse genetic base is perfect for those looking to adapt a landrace to their space and taste. Plant, save seeds from the ones that do well and that you like, and repeat. Eventually you will end up with your own landrace. Keeping it diverse will allow you to cope with different environmental conditions, resiliency, sustainability. A landrace is a traditional variety with deep cultural roots that is often dynamic, diverse, and adapted to specific environmental conditions. This variety is protected by the Open Source Seed Initiative.
GROWING INSTRUCTIONS—Direct seeded. After the last frost, sow three seeds 1" deep every 36" in rows 48" apart.
Dill: Albanian Landrace (200 seeds)
$3.75
Description
DILL (Anethum graveolens)
45-55 days for leaf. 70-90 days for seed.
DESCRIPTION—This Albanian landrace has a delicious smell and flavor that is sure to impress you. It blooms late and has a short stature. We have grown this for several years and it has always done us right.
GROWING INSTRUCTIONS—Direct seeded. Sow three seeds 1/4" deep every 4" in rows 12" apart in spring as soon as the soil can be worked.
Chives: Midwest Mix (100 seeds)
$4.75
Description
CHIVES (Allium schoenoprasum)
DESCRIPTION—This diverse mix of chives is full of flavor and displays flowers that will make you and the pollinators smile! This perennial plant will come back year after year in the Midwest.
GROWING INSTRUCTIONS—Transplant. Start seedlings indoors 8–10 weeks before transplanting. Sow seeds and lightly cover with soil. Mist to keep moist and maintain around 70°F. Transplant once the soil is workable, space plants 4–6 inches apart.
Sunflower: Hopi Landrace (25 seeds)
$3.75
Description
SUNFLOWER (Helianthus annuus)
Matures in 95 days to seed
DESCRIPTION—Our friend Gary Paul Nabhan collected this beautiful sunflower landrace at Moenkopi, Arizona, in the late 1970’s. It was being grown in a field irrigated by a river diversion. Used as a dye and may have been crossed with mammoth Russian sunflower. Phenomenal! A landrace is a traditional variety with deep cultural roots that is often dynamic, diverse, and adapted to specific environmental conditions.
GROWING INSTRUCTIONS—Direct seeded. After the last frost, sow three seeds 1/2" deep every 12" in rows 18" apart.
Calendula: Mix (50 seeds)
$3.75
Description
CALENDULA (Calendula officinalis)
Flowers in 45-60 days
DESCRIPTION—This mix of calendula goodness jumped into our hands, pockets, and bags during our days in the one and only Wooster, Ohio. The flowers in this mix manifest themselves in numerous tones of yelling yellow. This is a great cut flower to sell at the market, bring inside to brighten up your day, or to give to that special someone as a sunshine pick-me-up. Word on the street is that it makes a powerful tincture that can assist in strengthening and healing the physical body against a number of ailments. Consult a physician before use.
GROWING INSTRUCTIONS—Direct seeded. Sow outside after the danger of last frost has passed. Sow three seeds 1/2" deep every 8" in rows 12" apart.
Cypress Vine: Red (20 seeds)
$3.75
Description
CYPRESS VINE (Ipomoea quamoclit)
Flowers in 50-60 days
DESCRIPTION—Want to make butterflies and hummingbirds in your agroecosystem happy as well as yourself? Well, plant this. This annual flowering vine can grow up to 15 feet in a single season and is great to grow along a trellis or fence. Native to Central America and parts of tropical South America, the species is happy in the early months of Kansas City summers and will flower into the fall season. This is a real treat to experience and our local pollinators will thank you for planting it.
GROWING INSTRUCTIONS—Direct seeded. After the last frost, sow three seeds 1/2" deep every 12" in rows 12" apart. Best grown on a trellis.
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