the northern seed library varieties

*The Northern Seed Library is now closed for spring/summer 2023. We will re-open in fall 2023 to start accepting 2024 grow-out requests

Tomatoes (Easy Seed Saving - Isolation distance of 5-15 meters or isolate bag)

• Amish Paste
• Helsing Junction Blue
• San Marzano
• Black Krim 
• Black Brandywine
• Martian Giant 
• Black Cherry 
• Fred Limbaugh's Potato Top 
• Chocolate Dreams 
• African Vining 
• Brad's Atomic Grape 
• Martino's Roma 
• Pantano Romanesco  
• Wisconsin 55  

Beans (Easy Seed Saving - Isolation distance of 3 meters or caging)

• Rattlesnake Bean
• Purple Peacock Pole Bean
• Black Turtle Beans
• Yellow Custard Bush Bean (note: seeds are coated) 
• Scarlet Runner Bean (note: Runner Beans need 200 meter isolation distance)
• Orca/Calypso Bush Bean

Peas (Easy Seed Saving - Isolation distance of 3 meters)

• King Tut Purple Pea

Lettuce (Easy Seed Saving - Isolation distance of 3 meters or cage/bag)

Easy Seed Saving Annual Flowers/Herbs

• Nigella Delft Blue Mix
• Moldavian Dragonhead
• Linaria - Fairy Bouquet (Toadflax)
• Dill (Alberta region)
• Dill (Manitoba region)

Easy Seed Saving Perennial Flowers/Herbs

• Lovage (Biennial)
• Echinacea Purpurea 

Intermediate Seed Saving Annual Flowers/Herbs

• Canary Bird Zinnia
• Shirley Double Poppy 
• Tall Climbing Mix Nasturtium
• Jewel Mixed Nasturtium
• Alaska Mix Nasturtium
• Linnaeus Burning Embers Marigold
• Cosmos Sensation Mix (500 feet isolation distance)
• Sea Shell Cosmos (500 feet isolation)
• Mixed Color Marigold
• Passion Flower

Intermediate Seed Saving Perennial Flowers/Herbs

• Blue Boy Bachelor's Buttons
• Pink & Blue Bachelor's Buttons

Peppers (Easy to Intermediate Seed Saving - 400 to 500 meter isolation distance or hand-pollination)

• Northern Bell Pepper

Greens, Grains, & Mustards (Easy to Intermediate Seed Saving)

• Catgrass (Oats)
• Champion Curled Parsley (200-1500 meter isolation)
• Japanese Giant Red Mustard (1/2 mile isolation or cage)
• Corn Salad
• Purslane

Winter Squash, Zucchini, & Pumpkins (Intermediate to Advanced Seed Saving - 400 to 500 meter isolation distance or hand-pollination)

• Patisson Golden Marbre Scallop Patty Pan Zucchini
• Butternut Squash
• Pineapple (or Hungarian Finger) Zucchini
• Early Prolific Straightneck Zucchini
• Delicata Winter Squash
• Delicata Honeyboat Squash
• Luffa Gourd 
• Birdhouse Gourd
• Spaghetti Winter Squash
• Tondo Scuro Di Piacenza Zucchini
• Bennings Green Tint Zucchini
• Early White Scallop Zucchini

Cucumber (Intermediate to Advanced Seed Saving - 400 to 500 meter isolation distance or hand-pollination)

• Dar Cucumber
• Lungo Della Cina Cucumber 
• Early Russian Cucumber
• National Pickling 

Melons (Intermediate to Advanced Seed Saving - 400 to 500 meter isolation distance or hand-pollination)

• Jubilee Watermelon
• Sugar Baby Watermelon
• Mini Love Watermelon 

Radish (Hard Seed Saving - requires two growing seasons & cold storage for over-wintering; 200 to 1500 meter isolation)

• Cherry Belle Radish
• Rido Red Radish
• Mini Purple Radish

Beets (Hard Seed Saving - requires two growing seasons & cold storage for over-wintering)

• Detroit Dark Red Beets
• Touchstone Gold Beets
• Chioggia Beets

Corn (Hard Seed Saving - requires 3 miles isolation or isolation bags)

• Early Golden Bantam Sweet Corn
• Tom Thumb Popcorn Corn
• Strawberry Popcorn Corn

Carrots (Hard Seed Saving - requires two growing seasons & cold storage for over-wintering)

• Little Finger Carrots

Historical Seed Saving (Seeds were sourced from plants growing inside historical Fort Edmonton Park in Edmonton, Alberta, along the North Saskatchewan River)

Fort Edmonton Hollyhocks (All seeds are now adopted for 2023)

Fort Edmonton Common Sage  (All seeds are now adopted for 2023)

Fort Edmonton Goldenrod (All seeds are now adopted for 2023)

Dragon Tongue Bean
Royal Burgundy Bean 

Wild Lupines (From Canada's East Coast)
Rainbow Brandywine
Louise's Large Red Breadseed Poppy
Magpie Beans
Purple Pole Bean
Jacob's Cattle Bean
Early Latah Tomato
Orca (Calypso) Beans
Succotash Bean
Helsing Junction Blue Tomato
Thornburn's Lemon Blush Tomato
White Tomesol Tomato  
Indigo Apple Tomato
Ananas Noire Tomato
Malachite Box Tomato
Listada De Gangia (Fairytale) Eggplant
Peaches N Dreams Hollyhocks  
Kilimanjaro White Marigold
Polar Bear Zinnia
Forget-Me-Not
Purple Prince Zinnia
Little Fingers Eggplant
Apricot Hollyhocks
Black Hollyhocks (Coated)
Cleome (Coated)
Mixed Seashell Cosmos
Pacific Giants Delphinium
Blue Balloon Flower
Chinese Wool Flower
Dwarf Double Cherry Rose Nasturtium
Ladybird Cream Purple Spot Nasturtium
Regina Strawberry
Gray Zucchini
Lemon Squash
Dark Star Zucchini
Green Bush Zucchini
Tondo Scuro Di Piacenza Squash
Spaghetti Winter Squash 

Brazilian Beauty Tomato

Inciardi Paste Tomato

Princess Rose Beans

Tall Climbing Nasturtium

Grape Poppy

Calendula

Black Columbine

Bergamot Bee Balm

Orange Milkweed

King Tut Peas

Amish Paste Tomato

Sea Holly

Mortgage Lifter Tomato

Maltese Cross

Strawflowers

Wolverine Tomato

Castelfranco Radicchio

Mini Bell Pepper

Terra Cotta Tomato

Trophy Tomato

Canadian Wonder Bean

Old German Tomato

Lincoln Homesteader Peas

Rouge d'Hiver Lettuce

Chicago Pickling Cucumber

Berkeley Tie-Dye Pink Tomato

Gunmetal Gray Tomato

Gandalf Variegated Dwarf Tomato

Yellow Canary Microdwarf Tomato

Cilantro (Coriander)

Little Marvel Peas

Lille Lise Microdwarf Tomato

Post Office Spoonful Tomato

Dean Haley's Rainbow Variegated Tomato

Cherokee Purple Tomato

Sunrise Bumblebee Tomato

Cosmic Eclipse Tomato

Midnight Roma Tomato

Moonglow Tomato

Cream Sausage Tomato

Blue Jay  Bush Bean

Spacemaster Cucumber

Russian Red Kale (200-1500 meter isolation)

Early White Vienna Kohlrabi 

Equisite Zinnia

Empress of India Nasturtium