Friday, 23 March 2012

Chardonel Grape

Plant patent 7860 Ripens early October. Used solely for fresh eating and wine making. A cross of the famous Chardonnay wine grape.
 

Wine Grapes

One of the most productive and disease-resistant varieties. This versatile grape can be made into a semi-sweet wine emphasizing the fruity aromas or, using oak aging, into a dry, less fruity wine.
 

Arapho Blackberry

Another special plant with patent 8510. Has a sweet mild flavor. Ripens in late July- Self pollinating and no thorns. 

Apache Blackberry

Plant patent 11685- The sweetest of all blackberries. Excellent plant for colder areas. Self Pollinating. Bears in late July to early August. 
 

Vegetable Seeds

From beans to tomatoes, Gurney’s is the place to go to fill your garden with nutritious, home-grown produce. Novice and expert gardeners alike love our large selection of premium, high-yield vegetable seed packets and seed starters. Since 1866, we've earned a reputation for great service and top-quality seed products. Check out the wide variety of vegetable seeds in our catalogue, including corn seeds, cucumber seeds, lettuce seeds and onion seeds. We're sure you'll make Gurney’s your one-stop shop for all your vegetable gardening needs.
 

Thursday, 22 March 2012

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  • Medium thick, dark green fruits turning to attractive dark red after ripening,
  • Medium pungent
  • Tolerant to thrips and mites.
  • High yielding.
 

omato Orange Heirloom

Tomato Orange Heirloom -NEW FOR 2012The deep orange, beefsteak-type fruits are large (12-16 ounces) and have a great flavor. A very nice slicing tomato. Vine have indeterminate growth. U, Hy
 

Lime

Distinct zesty aroma of lime.
Lime
Distinct zesty aroma of lime.Adds a unique citrus flair to fish and salads. Compact plant has 2" long, bright green leaves. Ht. 16-20". 60 days to harvest. Avg. 17,000 seeds/oz. Packet: 100 seeds.
 

Mrs. Burns' Lemon

The best tasting lemon basil, with a sweet, tangy flavor.
Mrs. Burns' LemonVery bright green, 2 1/2" long leaves with white blooms make this basil both attractive and intensely flavorful. Ht. 20-24". 60 days to harvest. Avg. 15,000 seeds/oz. Packet: 100 seeds.
 

Hybrid For Green Chilli

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  • Early
  • Slender, light green, glossy fruits, weighing about 5g.
  • Highly pungent.

Genovese Compact Basil

Genovese Compact, Improved Basil Disk
One 4" round disk fills out a 6" nursery pot (sold separately) perfectly. Similar flavor, appearance, and leaf size as Genovese in a more compact plant. Avg. 45 seeds per disk.
 

Concolor Fir

Abies concolor. Also known as White fir. Grows to 100 feet. CONCOLOR IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND EASY TO CARE FOR EVERGREENS. Ashy gray trunk and soft silvery-blue foliage. One of the best Christmas trees. Holds needles best of any short needled tree. Needs good drainage.
 

Sweet Thai Basil

Sweet Thai BasilTry it as a flavorful garnish for sweet dishes. Green, 2" long leaves have a spicy anise-clove flavor. Attractive purple stems and blooms. Called "Horapha" in its mother country, "Hun Que" in Vietnam. Ht. 12-18". Avg. 28,000 seeds/oz. Packet: 100 seeds.
 

Canadian Hemlock Trees

THE FASTEST GROWING EVERGREEN

The Hemlock is a medium to large tree with a dense pyramid shaped crown. Its short dark green needles grow in two rows. Extremely fast growing. Matures at 60 feet.
 

Canadian Hemlock Special

The Hemlock is a medium to large tree with a dense pyramid shaped crown. Its short dark green needles grow in two rows. Extremely fast growing. Matures at 60 feet.
 

Andorra Juniper

Low growing Juniper with a mature height of 1 to 1.5 feet. Spread of 3 to 4 feet. Foliage is bright green, spring through fall, turning purplish to bronze tinge in cold weather. Flat, low spreading growth in a circular form. Tolerates poor, dry soil, city conditions and wind. A good plant for banks, ground cover or island plantings. Shipped in 4" pots.
 

American Red Cedar

A dense pyramidal evergreen growing to 40 or 50 feet. Spread 8 to 20 feet. Exfoliating handsome grayish to reddish -brown bark is considered part of it's ornamental interest. Native from northern Florida to Canada and west to the Rocky Mountains. Should grow in almost any soil and does well in poor gravelly soils. Due to it's fast, dense growth, this tree is a good choice for an evergreen screen or hedge, space 4 feet apart.
 

Pyramidal Arborvitae

Thuja occidentalis. Also known as White Cedar. Grows to 40 feet. Spread 10 to 15 feet. Evergreen foliage is scale like and flat. Grows in ordinary soil, and also does well in swampy areas and alkaline soil. These trees are pyramidal in growth and well suited for windbreaks, plant 4 feet apart. Faster, taller and slightly wider growth than Pyramidal Arborvitae.
 

Rugosa Rose Hedge

Dense, permanent fencing! Plant 2 feet apart for hedge. No animal can go through this dense hedge. Each cluster has 20-25 perfectly formed carmine-red roses. Plant blooms up to 6 months a year. Has dense, deep green foliage and graceful growing habits. Reaches 4’ first year or two and 6’ at maturity. Trim to 2’ if desired. Lives for years. Thrives in poor soil, hot dry summers and sub-zero climates. Prefers full or partial sun. This blooming living fence costs less to own and maintain than a wooden or chain link fence. Order now at these low hedge prices!
 

Beet Greens Seeds

You’ll harvest lots of flavorful, nutritious greens. The greens are red-veined and tender. And if you decide you’d like some beets, too, just let the plants mature.

Beet Cylindra Seeds

Perhaps the most efficient beet to grow, Cylindra provides more uniform slices than round beets, which makes it ideal for canning.
 

Detroit Dark Red Seeds

This dark red, globe shaped beet is heat tolerant and disease resistant. The roots are sweet and the attractive red-tinged tops are flavorful and nutritious.
 

North Privet Hedge

The variety most widely used by our customers in northern states. Nice young stock to give you the appearance of rich, attractive foliage. Trim any desired height for a dense, formal hedge clear to the ground or leave untrimmed as a tall screen. Hardy, inexpensive and fast-growing in the sun or shade. Plant 1 foot apart.
 

Pole Bean Seeds

Pick the pods when smooth and tender, before the seeds expand. Prepare like snap beans.

 

Beet Chioggia

Chioggia also known as Candy Stripe Beet for its white and red alternating concentric rings. Roots are very sweet and the edible tops (greens) are mild and light green in color. Steam, boil, and pickle.
 

Bean Long Zi Seeds

This early variety is easy to grow. It has a trailing habit that should be supported by a trellis. Resistant to cold weather. The pods are best when approximately 26" long. Great for stir fry or salads.

Arugula Rocket Seeds

It’s arugula that gives your favorite restaurant’s salad of “mixed field greens” such a peppery, nutty flavor. Plant this easy-to-grow, cool-weather green in your garden to spice up homegrown salads.
 

Arugula

The renowned Italian salad green:
A distinctive salad green, Arugula enhances Italian style salads with its delicate peppery taste. Contains about 500 seeds.
 

Burning Bush Hedge

Offers very little color until Fall. Probably the most brilliant red foliage known - a very hardy bush and makes an excellent hedge. Plant 1 foot apart for a hedge.
 

Blue Hydrangea Hedge

The most beautiful of all the Hydrangeas. Truly an unbelievable sight - masses of gorgeous REAL BLUE flowers some of which measure a foot across! Its bright green, lustrous foliage makes this a very attractive bush. Plant 18 inches apart. 
 

Filbert (Hazel Nut) Trees

Quick bearing, dwarf growing. Easy to crack, large sweet kernels, shell out whole. Fine for shrub borders or hedges.
 

Tartarian Cherry Trees

Black Tartarian Cherry Trees (Sweet) - The big, almost black sweet Cherry everyone likes. Fine for eating, canning and freezing. Luscious Cherries ripen in June. Self-pollinating.
 

Bing Cherry Trees

Bing Cherry Trees - Large, delicious, dark red fruit with rich, firm flesh, excellent for eating, canning and preserving, ripens mid-June. Self-pollinating.
 

Goldcot Apricot Trees

PROLIFIC GOURMET VARIETY- It's taste will make you glad you raised this variety. Most folks use this variety for other Fresh-Eating or canning. Ripens in Mid-July- Plant another variety for pollination needs.
 

Soybeans and Oilseeds

"Soya" (or "Soy" in the United States), is a legume, Glycine max (L.) Merrill. Soy has been grown for centuries in Asia and, more recently, has been successfully cultivated around the world. Today, the world’s top producers of soy are the United States, Brazil, Argentina, China and India. Soy is one of the few plants that provides a complete protein as it contains all eight amino acids essential for human health.
 

American Beech Nut Tree

Golden bronze fall color with smooth silvery-gray colored bark. "Beech Nuts" act as important wildlife food including wild turkeys, foxes, and porcupines. Grows 50' to 70' with a 40' spread.
 

Empire Apple Trees

Empire is highly regarded as a dessert apple. A cross between McIntosh and Red Delicious. Rich red fruit has heavy bloom, uniform size. Ripens two weeks after McIntosh, late September.
 

Oregon Spring

Medium-sized, early, cold tolerant.

Oregon Spring (OG)Avg. 6-7 oz. fruit. First early harvest for cool northern or high-elevation locations. Compact plant. Organically grown. Packet: 40 seeds.
 

Early Golden Apricot Trees

Apricot is large and yellow, which is better suited for the Southwest. It bears in early July and is Freestone. Plant two varieties for pollination.
 

Empire Apple Trees

Empire is highly regarded as a dessert apple. A cross between McIntosh and Red Delicious. Rich red fruit has heavy bloom, uniform size. Ripens two weeks after McIntosh, late September.

Concord Grapes

The most popular grape of all. Grapes are large and round. Almost black in color.
 

Cortland Apple Dwarf

Round, red fruit with firm, fine textured, mild and juicy flesh. Stores well. Vigorous, productive tree. Bears annually. Pollinate with another variety.
 

Chardonel Grape

Plant patent 7860 Ripens early October. Used solely for fresh eating and wine making. A cross of the famous Chardonnay wine grape.
 

Mountain Fresh Plus

The most widely grown market tomato in the East and Midwest.

Mountain Fresh Plus (F1)Able to tolerate cool and wet conditions, this big red tomato produces attractive, 8-16 oz. slicers with good taste. Developed by Dr. Randy Gardner at NC State University. Vigorous plants provide plenty of leaf cover. Nematode tolerant and resistant to V1, F1, and F2. Determinate. Avg. 150,000 seeds/lb. Packet: 40 seeds.
 

Braeburn Apple Dwarf

If you delight in the spicy, tangy flavor of Granny Smith, and savor the sweet juiciness of Red Delicious, trade them both for one apple - Braeburn. Smooth and crisp yet tender flesh, this apple holds for months under refrigeration. So vigorous and productive, we recommend thinning to avoid over-cropping.
 

Catawba Grapes

Large clusters of coppery-red berries. Full, sweet flavor makes this a popular table variety. Heavy producer.
 

Arkansas Black Apple Trees

Arkansas Black Apple Trees - This apple develops a ruby black or dark reddish black but what's amazing is it's golden flesh inside instead of white. Makes a better cooking apple than other uses and ripens in early November. Pollinate with any other variety. 

Canadice Grape- Seedless

Ripens early August- Very hardy green grape. Used widely for wine-making. Disease resistant. Northern grown.
 

Quick Bearing Apple Trees

One application feeds fully for two years! Safe for all varieties, effective on all garden soils. Apply at any time of the year. No other fertilizer needed when you feed with these efficient tablets. Agri-form Tablets do not melt away and drain through the soil. Instead, they break down slowly under the action of helpful soil bacteria. This release mechanism is so gentle that roots will grow around the tablets without damage and will absorb and transport the nutrients throughout the plant. 
 

Bronze Scuppernong Grapes

Large, thick skinned, reddish-bronze berries with russet dots. Flesh is pale with juicy, sweet to agreeably tart flavor. Vine is vigorous and productive.