Heirloom Seeds & Poultry
1878 230th Street, Calamus, IA 52729
(563) 246-2299
74 Varieties to chose from. All are yellow orange in some shade. 2024 special Any 10 packets not of the same variety $19.00.
Amana Orange ( Burrough's Strain)
Amana Orange( Burrough’s Strain)- Mid-season, this strain has been worked on for 10 years to produce more uniform crack free fruit and more even production. 2017 trials side by side had this strain yielding 50-75% more. Pkt. $2.50 Certified Organic Seed UNAVAILABLE FOR 2024
Brandywine,Yellow (Platfoot Strain)
Brandywine, Yellow (Platfoot Strain) - Mid-season, Indeterminate, Potato Leaf, a strain that for many growers yields smoother fruits and more of them than the regular Yellow Brandywine and the two have the same rich, complex wonderful taste. Seeds originated with Gary Platfoot of Ohio. Pkt. $2.50 Certified Organic Seed UNAVAILABLE FOR 2024
Brandywine, Yellow ( Abundant Life)
Brandywine, Yellow (Abundant Life) - Mid-season, Indeterminate, Regular Leaf, see above description for the Platfoot strain, seeds for this variety were first listed in the Seed Savers Exchange Yearbook by Barbara Lund of Ohio who got the seeds from Charlie Knoy of Indiana. Pkt. $2.50 Certified Organic Seed
Dr. Wyche's Yellow
Dr. Wyche’s Yellow- Mid-season, Indeterminate, Regular Leaf, good yield of about 1 pound fruits that are gold at maturity, sparse foliage, some green shoulders, nice balanced taste. Dr. Wyche was of Cherokee heritage and made available many Cherokee varieties of vegetables to Seed Savers Exchange; he also lived near a zoo and used zoo doo for his lush gardens. Pkt. $3.00 Certified Organic Seed SOLD OUT FOR 2024
Earl of Edgecombe
Earl of Edgecombe- Mid-season, Indeterminate, Regular Leaf, high yield of 6 to 10 oz. globe fruits of vivid orange, usually blemish free, assertive, delicious taste. When the 6th Earl of Edgecombe died his nearest living relative was found on a sheep farm in New Zealand and when that person returned to England to assume the title of 7th Earl of Edgecombe he brought the seeds for this variety with him. Pkt. $2.00 Certified Organic Seed UNAVAILABLE FOR 2024
Lillian's Yellow Heirloom
Lillian’s Yellow Heirloom - Mid-season, Indeterminate, Potato Leaf, moderate yield of about 1 pound clear yellow colored beefsteaks at maturity, great rich taste, creamy flesh, tender skin, very few seeds, the variety originated with Lillian Bruce of Tennessee. Pkt. $2.50 Certified Organic Seed UNAVAILABLE FOR 2024
Marizol Gold
Marizol Gold- Late, Indeterminate, Regular Leaf, bicolor fruit. For years I have struggled to get a decent crop from this variety. 2013 proved to be the year for it as the plants produced an unbelievable amount of huge 1 to 3 pound fruits so heavy, the fruit covered the foliage. Despite their lateness there were very few that were not in excellent shape and flavor despite the amount of fruit per plant, each was fantastic. Pkt. $3.00 UNAVAILABLE FOR 2024
Paw Paw
Paw Paw - Late, Indeterminate, Regular Leaf, flat ribby, burnt yellow with slight red streaks. Great blight tolerance. Yield is not all that great but fruits are all 1 pound or more. An heirloom from West Virginia, donated by Randy Sine. This dates back to that area for at least 80 years. Pkt. $2.50 Certified Organic Seed UNAVAILABLE FOR 2024
Primary Colors
Primary Colors- Mid-season,Indeterminate, Regular leaf. One of the oddest looking tomatoes I have ever grown. A strange yellow color, not bright not dark but almost transparent with a purplish cap and streaks some of which are almost red. Donated by Curt Burroughs. Fruit are medium sized. Pkt. $3.00 Certified Organic Seed UNAVAILABLE FOR 2024
Summertime Gold
Summertime Gold - Mid-season, Rugose, Potato Leaf, 8 to 12 oz. smooth and oblate fruits, very stout central stem, growing up to 4 feet, clear bright yellow inside and out though a pale pink blossom end blush develops on many of the fruits. The flavor is intense, balanced and delicious. One of the very best flavored new Dwarf varieties. Summertime Gold originated from a cross between Golden Dwarf Champion (a medium fruited yellow dwarf) with Green Giant, made in 2006 by Patrina Nuske Small in Australia, and Sneezy. The variety was selected and named by David Lockwood after his newborn daughter, Summer. Others involved in its development are Michael Volk, Susan Anderson, Howard Kushner, Linda Black, Carol Knapp, Jeff Fleming, Robert Fromm, Lee Newman, and Bill Minkey. Pkt. $3.00 Certified Organic Seed OSSI pledged variety LIMIT 1 PKT. UNAVAILABLE IN 2024
Wisconsin 55 Gold
Wisconsin 55 Gold - Late, Indeterminate, Regular Leaf, 6 to 8 oz. round globe fruits of a medium orange color. Sent to us by Martin Longseth who obtained the seed from a University of Wisconsin student who found a single plant in a field of Wisconsin 55 Red near Kenosha. Pkt. $2.25 Certified Organic Seed UNAVAILABLE FOR 2024
Yellow Ruffled
Yellow Ruffled- Mid-season, Indeterminate, 8 to 10 oz. fruits. A continuously segregating gene pool of very ruffled fruits, excellent for salads and unique decorations. The colors are listed separately, but on occasion colors occur where they aren’t expected. Pkt. $1.75 Certified Organic Seed