How to use this site:

Below is a list of most of our current offerings.

The Port Townsend Collection consists of seeds that are locally-adapted for Port Townsend's temperate maritime climate, and are suitable for the Olympic Peninsula or other similar climates.

The rest of our seeds are listed below. Also on the left-hand side, there a list of more general categories to browse. If you know you're looking for beans, click on the bean link on the left, and a complete list of beans will appear.

To place an order, or if you have any questions, please contact Tessa Gowans at gowantoseed@yahoo.com

Port Townsend Collection

LEGUMES

bean: blue coco
" : brejo
" : cranberry horticultural
" : dragon tongue
" : jiminez
" : kilham goose
" : koronis purple
" : olga's yugoslavian
" : papa de rola
" : pisarecka zlutoluske
" : robin's egg
" : six nation
" : sunrise
" : trionfo violetto
" : whipple
" : yer fasulyasi

", fava: aquadulce
", " : crimson flowered
", " : frog island nation

", runner: blackcoat
", " : black knight
", " : granny's scarlet

lentil: ethiopian

pea: amish snap
" : champion of england
" : chinese snow
" : elf
" : ervilha torte flor roxa
" : full measure
" : green arrow
" : king tut
" : miragreen
" : opal creek
" : puget
" : rampicante mangiatutto
" : sugaree snap
" : sumo

FRUIT

corn: bear island chippewa
" : black aztec
" : little giant
" : parching lavender mandan (mandan clay red)
" : true platinum
" : bearpaw popcorn

cucumber: boothby's blonde
" : delikatesse
" : della's white
" : early ochiai
" : lemon

squash, maxima: hopi pale grey
"             " lower salmon river
" , moschata: canada crookneck
" , pepo: cocozelle
" " : early golden summer crookneck
" " : honeyboat delicata
" " : odessa
" " : paydon family heirloom
" " : winter luxury
" " : yellow costata romanesca
" " : yellow custard scallop

pepper: early jalapeno
" : king of the north
" : pick me quick

tomato: black cherry
" : galina's yellow
" : pearly pink
" : sandpoint
" : showell's red paste
" : slava
" : stupice
" : visitation valley

LEAVES

alexanders
amaranth: hopi red dye
arugula
basil: genovese sweet
broccoli: health plus
brussels sprout: roodnerf
cabbage: des vertus
" : early jersey wakefield
celery: pascal giant
chives
cilantro
collard: afghanistan
cornsalad
dwarf ching-chiang
kale: delaway
" : lacinato
" : russian red
lettuce: bronze arrowhead
" : blushed butter oaks
" : brown winter
" : carmona
" : cimmaron
" : crisp as ice
" : forellenschluss
" : jeanne
" : kwiek
" : mate's hungarian
" : merlot
" : miner's
" : mystery
" : romaine dark green
" : tomahawk
" : winter density
" : lively locals mix
mizuna
parsley:
" : gigante d' italia
" : hosszu
quinoa: dave's #407
" : kaslala
" : kcoito
" : red faro
spinach: bloomsdale
" : forge
" : giant winter
swiss chard: five color silverbeet
" : french green
" : golden
tah tsai

ROOTS

beet: bordo
" : bull's blood
" : dewing's early blood turnip
" : feuer kugel
" : pronto
carrot:
" : manchester table
" : scarlet nantes
" : st valery
celeriac: brilliant
leek: musselburg giant
" : siegfried frost
" : winter giant
mashua
onion: egyptian walking
" : evergreen bunching
" : pearls of heaven
" : portugese silverskin
" : pukekohe longkeeper
" : rouge pale di niort
" : yellow keeper
parsnip: andover
" : cobham improved marrow
" : kinship
" : turga
radish: cherry belle
" : french breakfast
" : helios
" : madras sweet pod
" : ohkura daikon
" : purple plum
" : white icicle
" : mix

FLOWERS/ GRAINS

bachelor buttons
barley: sheba
borage
calendula
cerinthe
coneflower: purple
cosmos mix
feverfew
fiddleneck
flax: golden
foxglove
hollyhock: garden tomb of jesus
love in a mist: white
morning glory: grandpa ott's
nasturtium
poppy: cornfield
" :hungarian breadseed
sage: new mexico
sunflower: evening sun
" : gloriosa
" : havasupai mix
" : hidatsa #1
" : mammoth grey stripe
" : rostov
" : seneca
" : sunrise
" :ukranian ornamental
toothache plant
wheat: kamut
" : pacific bluestem
" : purple straw
" : sturgeon
" : utrecht blue

BEAN, BUSH DRY Phaseolus Vulgaris

algarrobo 2003
anasazi 2007
baccicia 2002
clem and sarah’s big bean 2005
cranberry horticultural 2009
cranberry iroquois 2002
cuetzlan 2000
dog 2007
family 1999
flor de mayo 2010
golondrinas 2010
grandma turner’s 2000
hidatsa red 2007
hidatsa white 1998
hopi white 2007
john’s old bean 2007
hidatsa white 2003
hutterite soup 2007
little white ice 2003
murdock 2000
navajo 2000
nez perce 1997
papa de rola 2005
pepa de zapallo 2010
piros feher 2000
raven 1999
red montezuma 2000
rice 1998
rojo de seda 2000
seafarer 1999
seneca indian 2000
six nation 2009
seneca stripe 2003
stockbridge indian 2002
taos pueblo red 2004
tarahumara capirame 2000
tarahumara frijol enrayados 2005
tigre 1999
tongue of fire 1999
tzutuhil red2008
uncle willie’s 1999
wild pigeon 2000
zuni shalako 1998

BEAN, BUSH SNAP Phaseolus vulgaris

amigo 2000
black delgado 1999
blue bloom 2008
buckskin girl 2010
comrades, ukranian 1998
corbett refugee 1999
dona bobolink 2010
full measure 2000
hopi black 2000
lizzie miller 2000
mitla black 1999
norma 2001
parson 2003
resisto 1999
robin’s egg horticultural 2009
stoltzfus string 2000
tonawanda seneca 2000
wren egg 2002
yer fasulyasi 2000

BEAN, POLE DRY Phaseolus vulgaris

blue shackamaxon 2003
dove 2003
hidatsa sheild figure 2002
indian mound 2000
succotash 2002
zapotec 1999

BEAN, BUSH WAX Phaseolus vulgaris

century gold 2003
dragon tongue 2010
gauch wax 2010
lois monahan’s candy wax 2000
pisarecka zlutoluske 2004
sunrise 2003

BEAN, POLE SNAP Phaseolus vulgaris

alice whitis 2000
anderson’s purple king 2005
big mama 2010
blue coco 2009
brejo 2010
cherokee cornfield 2005
cherokee trail of tears 2010
1500 year old cave bean 2004
gila river 2010
grandma nespeca 2002
new mexico cave 2008
oregon giant 2006
tarahumara purple star 2005
trionfo violett2010o

BEAN, FAVA Vicia faba

crimson flowered 2007
guatamalan purple 2010
habas jergonas 2010

BEAN, LIMA Phaseolus lunatus

ganymeade butterbean 2000
hopi red 2008
hopi yellow 2006
indian redvine butterbean 1998
north pole 2005
pima orange 2004
snow on the mountain 2008

BEAN, RUNNER Phaseolus coccineus

aleppo arab 2003
black knight 2007
blackcoat 2009
chaco canyon 2005
four corners 2008
granny's scarlet 2010
sadie's horse bean 2002
tarahumara bordal 2007
tarahumara white 2004

BEAN, SOYBEAN Glycine max

amish green 2005
black eyebrow 2001
b 006 brun matif rouest 2001
canatto 2002
chico 2001
crest 2002
hokaido black 2000
jacques brown 2005
jewel 2000
kuromane 2000
kura kake daizu
lammer's black 2000
morlanvia 2001
n 03 rouest 13 a 1 2 2001
norman 2002
ozzie 2006
P I 290156 2000
P I 458541 (china) 2000
P I 522192 (ussr) 2002
st. ita 2004
ugra saja 2000
velvet 2001
wisconsin black 2001

BEAN, MISCELLANEOUS

adzuki, takara early (Vigna angularus) 1999
lentil, du puy's (Lens culinarius) 2005
lentil, ethiopean (Lens culinarius) 2010

BEET Beta vulgaris

bordo 2005
dewings early blood turnip 2008
feuer kugel 2010
mcgregor's favorite 2002
punakeera 2002

BROCCOLI Brassica oleracea

health plus 2008

CABBAGE Brassica oleracea

couve tronchuda de valhascos 2003
des vertus 2001

CELERY Apium graveolens

celeri a couper 2002
pascal giant 2007

CARROT Daucus carota

lubiana 2001
manchester table 2010

CHINESE CABBAGE Brassica rapa

tah tsai 2006

COLLARD Brassica oleracea

afganistan 2005
giant purple flat poll 2002

CORN, DENT Zea mays

bloody mary 2001
cherokee white eagle 2002

CORN, FLINT Zea mays

assininboine 2007
bear island chippewa 2009
ganondagon 2003
improved king philip 2000
seneca blue bear dance 2002

CORN, FLOUR Zea mays

acoma blue 2009
anasazi 2008
big mountain blue 1997
cherokee white2008
hopi blue 2006
hopi red 2000
hopi yellow 2001
mogollan apache blue 2003
navajo robin’s egg 2002
navajo white 2007
parching lavender mandan 2008
pink & white 2001
taos blue 1999
tarahumara maiz azul 2005
tuscarora white 2007

CORN, SWEET Zea mays

black aztec 2000
clem bennett 2002
cocopah 2010
guarijio 2004
hopi 2006
hopi pink 2002
lindsey meyer blue 2003
little giant 2003
luther hill 1997
rainbow inca 2005
stowell's evergreen 1997
true gold2008
true platinum 2004

CORN, POP Zea mays

chapalote 2000
cochiti pueblo 2002
indian pink and purple 2003
striped 2005

COWPEA Vigna unguiculata

bohemian 2002
botswana blackeye 2001
burkine fasso red 2004
corrientes 2000
gray speckled palapye 2010
haricot rouge 2000
jet black 2002
mn 13 2002
nigerian 2001
old fashion whipporwill 1998
papago 2004
pigott family 2000
red & black 2005
rice 2000
saidy 2000
tohono oodham 1997
washday 2000

CUCUMBER Cucumis sativus

boothby's blonde 2004
bushy 2001
delikatesse 2002
della's white 2006
early ochiai 2009
earnest family 2001
hmong red 2006
poona kheera 2005
uzbekski 2000
vyaznikosky 2000

GOURD Lagenaria Siceraria

apache dipper 2006
bali sugar trough 2002
birdhouse 1998
corsican flat 2001
cypriot bottle 2003
giant bushel 2002
hopi rattle 2009
nigerian saybo 2001
peyote ceremonial 1999
seed bowl 2005
short handle dipper 1997
tarahumara small bule 2004
volleyball 1998
water jug 2001

KALE Brassica spp.

cavolo nero riccio di tuscana 2004
delaway 2006
red russian 1999

LEEK Allium ampeloprasum

albinstar 2006
winter giant 2003

LETTUCE, HEAD & BUTTERHEAD Lactuca sativa

brown winter 2005
crisp as ice 2009

LETTUCE, LEAF Lactuca sativa

bronze arrowhead 2005
cimmaron 1998
ibis 2007
jeanne 2003
sweetie 2002
tomahawk 2007

MELON, HONEYDEW &CASABA Cucumis melo

cochiti mix 2006
golden beauty casaba 1999
italian honeydew 2002
kazakh 2001
pima casaba 2006

MELON, OTHER

kiwano (african jelly melon) cucumis metuiliterus

MELON, MUSKMELON Cucumis melo

jake's 2002
noir des carmes 2004
old west virginia heirloom 2003
oran's 2004
pear 1997
pike 2003
uncle e's 1997

OKRA Abelmoschus esculentus

african red 2004
bengali 2002
grandpa's favorite 2002
pentagreen 2005

ONION, BUNCHING Allium fistulosum

welsh, get set red 2003

ONION, YELLOW-BROWN Allium cepa

pearls of heaven 2006
portugese white 2005
pukekohe longkeeper 2002
yellow keeper 2002

ONION, OTHER

allium nutans 2001

PARSLEY Petroselium crispum

plain italian 1999

PARSNIP Pastinaca sativa

kral russian 2002
turga 2002

PEA, GARDEN Pisum sativum v. sativum

elf (bush) 2009
gloire de quimper (bush) 2007
puget (bush)2007

PEA, POD Pisum sativum

opal creek golden snap (pole) 2005
osayo endo (pole) 2003
rampicante mangiatutto (pole) 2007
schweizer riesen (pole) 2006

PEA, SOUP Pisum sativum v. arvense

ervilha torte flor roxa(pole) 2007
king tut (pole) 2007

RADISH Raphanus sativa

blanc de sezanne 2007
chinese shinrimei 2002
helios 2003
madras sweet pod 2006
shantung greenskin 2006
tokinashi daikon 2010
white icicle 2008

SPINACH Spinacia oleracea

forge 2005

SQUASH, MAXIMA Cucurbita maxima

american indian 2001
atlantic giant pumpkin 2002
chersonskaya 2002
courge olive verte 2000
doe 2003
hopi pale grey 2005
hopi white 2010
lower salmon river 2009
marblehead yakima 2002
mayo blusher 2006
nanicoke indian 2001
rio lucio calabaza 2004
sweetmeat (oregon homestead) 2010
taos pueblo 2007
zapallo plomo 2000

SQUASH, MIXTA Cucurbita mixta

cochiti pueblo 2004
cushaw: santa domingo 1998
gila cliff dweller 1998
hopi black green 2002
hopi taos 1998
hopi vatgna 2006
illinois 2003
japanese pie 2002
zapotec 2000
zebra mystery 1999

SQUASH, MOSCHATA Cucurbita moschata

canadai mezoides 2006
choctaw sweet potato 2004
dickenson 2000
flat tan field pumpkin 2001
futtsu black 2001
milk pumpkin 2007
north falkland island 2002
quaker pie 2004
tahitian 2001

SQUASH, PEPO Cucurbita pepo

algonquin pumpkin 2005
cocozelle 2009
early golden summer crookneck 2006
long pie pumpkin 2004
menominee 2001
morgan 2001
odessa 1997
old timey flat pumpkin 2006
paydon family heirloom 2009
scallop, yellow custard 2003
styrian hulless 2000
sugar loaf ( hessel) 2010
winter luxury 2007
yellow costata 2005

SWISS CHARD Beta vulgaris

acelga 2002
chismahoo 2001
five color silverbeet 1999
french green 2006

TOMATO, ORANGE-YELLOW Lycopersicon lycopersicum

cossack orange 2003
dad’s sunset 2006
galina's (yellow) 2002
hawaiian pineapple 2006
juanne flamme 2006
livingston’s gold ball 2003
orange banana 2006
persimmon (orange) 2005
prize 2006

TOMATO, PINK-PURPLE L. lycopersicum

amish salad (pink) 2000
belgian giant (pink) 1997
blushing 2005
brandywine (pink) 1998
burbank (pink) 2002
century(pink-red) 2003
cherokee purple 2006
eva's purple ball 1998
ororiko 2001
pearly pink cherry 2006
purple russian 2005
ukrainian pointed 2003

TOMATO, RED Lycopersicon lycopersicum

andrew rahart’s jumbo red 2003
azure 1998
brandywine, red 1996
carmela 2005
chadwick's cherry 2005
corne de bouc 2005
costoluto florentino 2005
costoluto genovese 2006
lemon drop 2005
livingston's favorite 2000
myona 2003
new zealand pear 2005
old brooks 1998
peacevine cherry 2005
peron 2005
polo 1999
polish 1998
principe borghese 2002
rayon de soleil 2002
ropreco 2002
showell’s red paste 2005
stupice 2008
tomatos by the ton 2005
uncle ike's big red 2006
wanda's potato top 1999

TOMATO, OTHER COLOR L. lycopersicum

ananas noir 2005
black cherry 2005
black prince 2005
brown berry 2005
german gold 2006
green grape 2005
green zebra 1998
isis candy 2002
japanese black triffle 2005
little white 1997
noir de cous bout 2005
nyagous 2005
old flame 1998
pineapple 1997
red zebra 2005
schimmeig creg 2006
southern nights 1998
tigerella 2006
wagon wheel 1997

WATERMELON Citrullus lanatus

astrakhanski 2001
dine 2003
gold baby 2003
hopi red 2006
hopi yellow 2004
jumanos 2005
moon & stars 2006
navajo 2000
rio san miguel 2005
uncle e's 2004

AMARANTH Amaranthus spp.

A452 (A. cruentus) 2003
hartman’s giant 2003
hopi red dye 2006
intense purple (A.hypochondriacus) 1999
kinnauri dhankar ( A. cruentus) 1997
manna (A. hypochondriacus) 2001
mercado dreadicus (A, hypochon) 2000
orange giant (A. cruentus) 1999
oscar blanco (A. caudatus) 2001
popping (A. cruentus) 1995
vleta (A. gangeticus) 2000

FLAX Linum usitatissimum

culinary 2000

BARLEY Hordium vulgare

arabian blue hulless 2000
bere (shetland) 1998
sheba hulless 2000

MILLET

dragon’s claw 1998
japanese 1995

OATS Avena sativa

naked (hulless) 1998

QUINOA Chenopodium quinoa

dave's 407 2002
faro 1995
kaslala 2001
pison 2002
red faro 2000

SORGHUM, Sorghum bicolor

hungarian red broomcorn 2001
mennonite 1998
sand mountain 1999
tennessee tall girls 2000
tohono oodham 2000
white african 1998

SUNFLOWER Helianthus annuus

apache brown stripe 2005
arikara 2003
california valley yocut indian 2005
evening sun 2002
gigante 2003
gloriosa 2003
havasupai mix 2006
havasupai striped 2004
hidatsa #1 2000
hopi black dye 2002
hopi striped 2006
mammoth grey stripe 1998
rostov 2000
seneca 2000
sunrise 2004
ukrainian ornamental 2002

WHEAT Triticum spp.

dundee 2002
pacific blue stem 2000
pima club 2000
polish 2006
sturgeon 2001

MISCELLANEOUS GRAINS

panic grass 2005
sesame: brown turkey 2002
teff  Eragrostis tef 2002
teosinte, maizillo  Zea mays mexicana 2000