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joe gardener - Vegetable Gardening- Gardening, Landscaping,Horticultural Resource
Heirloom plants are varieties that have been handed down over many years and sometimes centuries, through farmers and gardeners. Hybrids have been touted to be more disease resistant but there are many old varieties that out-perform.

Explore Cornell - Home Gardening - Vegetable Growing Guides - Growing Guide
Celeriac is closely related to celery, but easier to grow. Look for different sized roots and days to harvest, usually 110 to 130 days. Several heirloom varieties are available, though many seed catalogs just list the generic species.

Choosing Garden Seeds
Johnny’s specializes in top quality vegetable and herb seeds that are flavorful, disease-resistant and good producers. New this year are pre-seeded grow mats and circles that take the guess work out of spacing and make growing from seed a no-brainer.

Explore Cornell - Home Gardening - Vegetable Growing Guides - Growing Guide
Similar to shallots - but with a much stronger flavor - this perennial allium produces numerous bulbs below ground, and as a bonus forms clusters of sets for replanting on its stalk.

joe gardener - Seasonal Gardening- Gardening, Landscaping,Horticultural Resource
Though I must admit, I am always amazed by how consistent the seed companies are in sending their catalogues out at just the right time. Alas, we check the mail and find a stack of brand new catalogues from our favorite seeds companies, as well as from some companies we’ve never heard of before.


Listings for Heirloom Seed in Pennsylvania
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Country Market Nursery
Mechanicsburg,  Pennsylvania  (PA)  17055
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Burpee
Warminster,  Pennsylvania  (PA)  18974

This company has an e-commerce enabled web site.   You can download this company's catalog from their brochure!  

Heirloom Seeds
West Elizabeth,  Pennsylvania  (PA)  15088-0245

Landis Valley Museum
Lancaster,  Pennsylvania  (PA)  17601