🇮🇹 Italy Seed Collection Grow the taste of Italy, heirloom tomatoes, fragrant herbs, and vegetables found in every rustic kitchen.

🇮🇹 Italy Seed Collection – Grow the Taste of Tradition
Rustic flavors. Heirloom vegetables. Time-honored herbs. The Italy Seed Collection brings the heart of Italian cooking to your garden with seven classic varieties deeply rooted in culinary heritage. Perfect for chefs, home gardeners, market growers, and lovers of Mediterranean cuisine, this set transforms your raised bed or patio plot into a thriving cucina.

Whether you’re simmering San Marzano sauce, layering Caprese salads with Genovese basil, or roasting Chioggia beets with olive oil and sea salt, this thoughtfully curated mix lets you grow the soul of Italy right outside your door.

Includes reusable plant markers and breathable mesh starter pots to give your heirloom garden the perfect start.

🌿 What’s Inside This Collection?

1. San Marzano Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) 15+ Seeds
   The legendary plum tomato grown near Naples. Thick-fleshed, low-acid, and packed with sweet intensity—perfect for sauces and canning. The go-to tomato for true Neapolitan pizza.

2. Genovese Basil (Ocimum basilicum) 50+ Seeds
   Large-leafed, aromatic basil with rich, peppery-sweet flavor. Native to Genoa, this is the star of pesto alla genovese, Caprese salads, and countless fresh Italian dishes.

3. Chioggia Beet (Beta vulgaris) 20+ Seeds
   A coastal heirloom from Chioggia, near Venice, known for its stunning pink-and-white rings. Sweet, mild, and beautiful sliced raw, pickled, or roasted.

4. Lacinato Kale (Cavolo Nero) (Brassica oleracea) 50+ Seeds
   Also called Tuscan or Dinosaur kale. Long, textured leaves rich in flavor and nutrients. A key ingredient in ribollita soup and perfect for sautéing with garlic and oil.

5. Dolce Talli Catalogna Chicory (Cichorium intybus) 100+ Seeds
   A Roman favorite known for its tender stems and mildly bitter bite. Use grilled, sautéed, or raw. The blossoms are edible too, true cucina povera elegance.

6. Cannellini Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) 20+ Seeds
   The creamy, mild-flavored white bean essential in minestrone and Tuscan soups. Known as "white gold" in Italy, these beans add substance and tradition to any rustic dish.

7. Florence Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) 100+ Seeds
   Aromatic bulbs with a soft licorice flavor, ideal for roasting or slicing fresh into citrusy salads. Popular in southern Italian and Sicilian cuisine.

🌞 How to Grow

• Sunlight: Full sun preferred for most varieties

• Soil: Well-drained, fertile soil rich in compost

• Sow: Direct seed or start indoors depending on plant

• Spacing: Varies by variety; most need 8–24"

• Harvest: From 25–90 days depending on crop

• Season: Best grown spring through fall; some overwinter in mild climates

Tip: Interplant basil near tomatoes to deter pests and boost growth. Use fennel as a pollinator magnet in the kitchen garden.

🍽️ From Garden to Kitchen
This collection brings the flavors of Italy to your table.

• Simmer San Marzanos into rich marinara

• Whisk Genovese basil into fresh pesto

• Roast Chioggia beets with rosemary and balsamic

• Fold sautéed Lacinato kale into creamy polenta

• Top pasta with shaved Florence fennel and lemon zest

• Add Cannellini beans to hearty soups or stews

• Try Catalogna chicory in warm antipasti or with eggs

🌍 Sustainability & Seed Facts

• Non-GMO, open-pollinated, heirloom varieties

• Great for seed saving and biodiversity

• Excellent for raised beds, container gardens, and permaculture plots

• Suitable for beginner to advanced growers

• Designed for real flavor, beauty, and cultural connection

This is more than a seed pack, it’s a celebration of Italian terroir, passed down through generations. Whether you’re preserving old-world culinary tradition or exploring Mediterranean growing techniques for the first time, this set delivers flavor, history, and harvests worth savoring.

🍅 Grow Italy in your garden... while supplies last.