Online shop opening soon. Seed orders will open here shortly. Until then, look for us at regional farmers markets.
Tried And Grown is a small family farm on the high plains. We offer the short-season, cold-hardy, open-pollinated varieties that have done well for us, so northern gardeners can plant with a little more confidence.
Out here the last spring frost comes around May 10 and the first fall frost around early October. That leaves a tight window, with wind, cold nights, and hot spells in between. Our seeds are picked for that.
Varieties that ripen in the time we actually have between frosts.
Greens and peas that go in early and keep going into a cool fall.
Save your own seed year after year. Sungold F1 is our one hybrid.
Grown on our own farm, so we can tell you what to expect.
Six of our most dependable varieties for a first season in a short northern garden: an early tomato, spring peas and spinach, kale, beets, and bush beans.
Twelve varieties across tomatoes, greens, roots, beans and peas, and flowers. Most packets are $3.75.
Tomato · Solanum lycopersicum
A dependable early tomato with clusters of small, round red fruit and a bright, balanced flavor. Potato-leaf plants that keep producing in cool weather. A good first choice for a short season.
Cherry tomato · Solanum lycopersicum
Golden-orange cherry tomatoes, very sweet and early, on vigorous vines that need a sturdy stake or cage. Our one hybrid, carried because it earns its place. Saved seed will not come true.
Kale · Brassica napus
Tender, frilly gray-green leaves with purple-red stems. Great as baby greens or full-size, and the flavor sweetens after a frost.
Snap pea · Pisum sativum
Plump, crunchy pods you eat whole, sweet straight off the vine. Tall vines need a trellis or fence. One of the first crops to sow in spring.
During the growing season you can find our market-garden produce, and farm eggs when the hens are laying, at regional farmers markets. It is also the best place to ask us what grows well in your garden.
Dried herbs and teas from the farm are on the way too.
Seasonal vegetables grown from the same varieties we sell.
From our own hens. Supply varies with the season.
Small batches, dried on the farm. Coming soon.
To be announced. Check back here.
Our zone 5b planting calendar walks through the year, from peas and spinach in late March to fall greens in late summer.
Open the planting calendar