Seed Can Details

A single seed can has enough seeds to grow a nearly 3/4 acre crisis garden. You would be able to use it for yourself or split amongst a few neighbors. These seeds are hand picked for their germination rate, nutritional density, and storage life. Each type of seed is individually wrapped for maximum shelf life. 

Why 'Non-Hybrid' Seeds?

Non-hybrid seeds are a bit more expensive, but they are a much better investment because the seeds from your garden can be cultivated and planted the next year. Most seeds on the market don't produce plants that are capable of creating seeds to regrow a garden the following year. Most of the seeds you'd find at the store are genetically modified seeds that aren't capable of reproducing seeds that can be replanted. These non-hybrid seeds were selected so that the reproduced seeds can be harvested for the next year!

Planting and seed re-harvesting instructions come inside of the can.

Seed Details

Each Preparedness Seed Can Contains These Or Similar Hand Picked, Heirloom Varieties:

1) Sweet Corn, Goclen Bantam – 5 ounces - In 1902, Golden Bantam was featured in a seed catalog.  Before 1900 most people thought that yellow corn was fit only for animal feed. Within a few years, people in the United States began to favor yellow corn and the rest is history.  The plants grow to about six feet and produce seven inch ears loaded with eight rows of sweet, plump, golden kernels.

2) Onion, Utah Sweet Spanish - 10 grams - The Utah Yellow Sweet Spanish is a very large onion measuring up to 6” in diameter and weighing up to 2 pounds that is excellent for slicing. Its white flesh has a mild, sweet, delicious flavor. It is a very heavy producer and is a fair keeper.  Onions may be eaten raw, cooked or used for seasoning any meal.

3)Spinach, Bloomsdale Long Standing - 10 grams - Bloomsdale Longstanding is a richly flavored spinach that is slower to bolt than other Bloomsdale types. Thick, crinkled, dark green leaves make it a favorite with gardeners everywhere. Though spinach is a cool-season crop, Bloomsdale Longstanding doesn't mind a little unseasonable heat and sun.  The plants are very heavy-yielding over a long season, particularly in the spring. Spinach is a good source of Chlorophyll, Iron, and Vitamin C.

4)Winter Squash, Waltham Butternut - 10 grams - Waltham Butternut is one of the most popular varieties of winter squash.  Squash is a delicious vegetable that can be baked, boiled, steamed, fried, for frozen.  This popular squash is easy to grow and stores well when mature.  It is very productive and a good source of vitamin A.

5)Squash Zucchini, Italian Stripe - 10 grams - This Zucchini Squash that is delicious when sliced and served fresh, fried, steamed or simmered.  Dark green fruits with creamy white flesh are best when 6 to 8 inches long.   Zucchini is an excellent source of minerals, Iron, Calcium, and Vitamins: A, B1, B2, C, and Niacin.

6) Radish, Champion - 10 grams - Champion is a great radish for eating fresh, in salads or used for garnishes.  This plant produces large crunchy and very tasty cherry red radishes that are the size of a silver dollar. The bright red solid skin surrounds a crisp snow white flesh that has just the right amount of radish taste.  Champion Radishes are a good source of Calcium, Iron & Vitamins: A, B1, B2, C, & Niacin.

7) Tomato, Rutgers - 5 grams - Rutgers has proven itself for years to be highly productive of large, attractive fruits with thick, solid flesh. It has a superior flavor which is delicious in salads and unsurpassed for home canning. Tomatoes are an excellent source of Calcium, Iron, Potassium and Vitamins: A, B & C.

8) Swiss Chard, Lucullus - 10 grams - Lucullus Swiss Chard is a vigorous upright plant, with heavily crumpled and savoyed light green leaves. This plant stands hot weather well and will produce until frost.  Greens have a mild and sweet flavor and add texture to salads. They may also be cooked and served with butter as a nutritious side dish. The mid-rib can be cooked like asparagus and served with melted butter.  Swiss Chard is a good source of Calcium, Iron & Vitamins:  A, B1, B2, C, & Niacin.

9) Pea, Lincoln - 10 ounces - Lincoln is a premium-quality pea that can be frozen, canned and used fresh.  It stands the heat better than most and resists wilt.  The plant grows 18-30” in high and thus does not require staking.  It produces 6-9 peas per well-filled pod. Expect peas that are exceptionally tender and sweet.  Lincoln Peas are rich in minerals such as Calcium, Iron and Vitamins: A, B1, B2, C, and Niacin.

10) Beet, Detroit Dark Red - 10 grams - The Detroit Dark Red has globe-shaped scarlet roots with crisp, sweet, tender flesh.   It is ideal for eating fresh, home canning or pickling.  Its slender tops grow to be 13-16” tall and make delicious greens.  This plant is a rich source of Iron, Calcium, and Vitamins: A, B1, B2, B6, C, and Niacin.  One cup of greens has more iron than a hamburger patty.

11) Cabbage, Golden Acre – 10 grams - This early round head cabbage is easily grown and versatile in use. Heads are about 6 to 7 inches in diameter on compact plants about a foot high. Its firm, medium green head is excellent cooked or raw in stews and salads. Cabbage is a valuable source of Vitamins C&U.

12) Lettuce, Paris Island Cos - 5 grams - Paris Island Cos produces long, spoon-shaped leaves that fold into an upright, loose head 8 to 10 inches tall. This lettuce is very crisp and tender and more nutritious than iceberg lettuce. It is tolerant to many lettuce diseases, is slow bolting and withstands warm weather better than most other lettuce. Romaine Lettuce is an excellent source of Chlorophyll, Iron, Calcium, and Vitamins: A, B1, B2, C, and Niacin.

13) Cucumber, Marketmore 76 - 10 grams - Marketmore 76 produces heavy, early crops of long cucumbers that can be eaten fresh in salads, diced or even pickled for dills when fruits are young. This cucumber is resistant to mildew disease.

14) Carrot, Scarlet Nantes - 10 grams - Scarlet Nantes is a sweet and tender plant with a 5 ½ to 6 inch long cylindrical shape and blunt-tip with bright orange color throughout.  They are a very popular variety of carrot for freezing or eating fresh or cooked.

15) Pepper, Yolo Wonder - 5 grams- -Yolo Wonder is a hardy variety that produces a high yield of fruits that are square and short, with 4 lobes.  Its sweet flesh is thick and dark green to red at full maturity. Fruit is very sweet when red.  They can be roasted, stuffed and baked, added to salads, or sliced into strips for a crisp low-cal snack.  This is a very nutritious vegetable that contains Vitamin A and more Vitamin C than an orange!

16) Bush Bean, Strike - 5 ounces - This Bush Bean is a vigorous, many-branched bush plant that produces a heavy yield of pods similar in appearance to Blue Lake Pole. The flavor of these 6 1/2 inch pods is excellent and they are ideal for table use, freezing or canning.  This bean is disease resistant and high in vitamins A, B, and C and is a good source of fiber.