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• Featured Review: Brussels Sprouts Tasty Nuggets Hybrid - 1 Pkt. (125 seeds)

  Brussels Sprouts Tasty Nuggets Hybrid - 1 Pkt. (125 seeds) Average Customer Rating 4.3 out of 5 "78 days to harvest from setting plants out in the garden. These small 1""-1 1/4"" sprouts look like miniature heads of cabbage. They are tastiest when cooked just to the point of tenderness. The flavor is improved by a few light frosts. Burpee Exclusive.<p>GARDEN HINTS: Grow as a fall crop in the North, as a fall and winter crop in frost free areas. Grows best in cool weather. Pick the lowest sprouts on the stem and remove accompanying leaves, but NOT top foliage." Read all reviews at Burpee Featured Review 5 of 5 BEST SPROUTS October 17, 2007By stamper from Butler, PA "I have been growing Brussels Sprouts for four years now. I have tried Jade Cross, Long Island Improved, and Tasty Nuggets. Tasty Nuggets far surpasses the others for size and taste. The plants are five to five and a half feet tall with loads of large sprouts. I have been harvesting for about 12 weeks and are still going strong at the end of October. I will definitely plant Tasty Nuggets again next year." Read all reviews at Burpee 5 days ago

• Featured Review: "Basil, Sweet - 1 Pkt. (480 seeds)"

  "Basil, Sweet - 1 Pkt. (480 seeds)" Average Customer Rating 4.6 out of 5 "Classic herb, used in tomato sauce, pesto and salads. Annual. Start early indoors or outdoors after danger of frost. 12-18""H. Sun." Read all reviews at Burpee Featured Review 5 of 5 Best Yeild Ever! August 16, 2007By wilbar from Clayton "Normally I plant seedlings. This year I tried starting from seed and could not be happier with the results. I used two different methods.For the first , I bought two big pots and threw a handfull of seeds into each one.I had many sprouts but they were overcrowded.They grew so big that I used them ornamentally. As for the second,I germinated single seeds.Then I planted them two feet apart in the garden. The single plants each grew to be bigger than the entire pots of Basil,far exceeding my expectations. I..." more Read all reviews at Burpee 5 days ago

• Featured Review: Tomato Big Mama Hybrid - 1 packet (30 seeds)

  Tomato Big Mama Hybrid - 1 packet (30 seeds) Average Customer Rating 4 out of 5 "Plum-shaped, incredibly meaty, and enormous - up to 5"" long and 3"" across. She will save you time in peeling and coring. Easily yields thick, creamy sauces. The new standard in home-grown paste tomatoes, Mama Mia!. Ready to harvest in 80 days. Grow in full sun.<br> Indeterminate. <p>Sorry, state laws prohibit shipping plants to Alaska, Hawaii, Arizona, California, Nevada. <br><FONT COLOR=""#67051C"">Plants ship in spring at proper planting time. ( <A HREF=""http://www.burpee.com/jump.jsp?itemID=46&amp;itemType=CONTENT_ARTICLE"">click...more Read all reviews at Burpee Featured Review 5 of 5 Best tomato I've grown February 14, 2007By Jerseygardener Plant performance 5 of 5 Taste 5 of 5 Yield 5 of 5 "The Big Mama tomato is the best tomato I have grown. It is excellent in sauces. I use a pressure canner and the Big Mama has just the right amount of juice and not that many seeds. We only grow about a dozen plants each year and the yield is out of this world. The plants are easy to care for and produce a tomato that is uniform in size, taste and texture. Burpee has devoped a great all around tomato. We also use it in salads and on sandwiches and burgers. Great job Burpee!" Read all reviews at Burpee 5 days ago

• Featured Review: Sweet Pepper The Godfather Hybrid - 1 Pkt. (30 seeds)

  Sweet Pepper The Godfather Hybrid - 1 Pkt. (30 seeds) Average Customer Rating 5 out of 5 "It's gorgeous in the garden and delicious on the plate. Plants are loaded with huge, meaty peppers. The best yield and the biggest fruit (7"") you'll get from a frying pepper. Traditionally used green, they're even sweeter when red, about two weeks later. Try some fresh in salads too. Burpee exclusive. Days to maturity, 64, is from time plants are set in garden. For transplants add 8-10 weeks. Space plants 18-24"" apart. Grow in full sun<br>Sorry, state laws prohibit shipping plants to Alaska,...more Read all reviews at Burpee Featured Review 5 of 5 A Soldier in the Garden January 17, 2007By Saengerin from Bloomington, IN Plant performance 5 of 5 Taste 5 of 5 Yield 5 of 5 "It was a horrible year for the garden. Two freak late frosts, persistent cold nights, and continuing dampness caused real problems. A horrible fungus attacked all my pepper plants, turning them completely black and causing them to wilt to nothing. This was my first year with the Godfather plants. Determined to not lose our investment, my husband stripped the plants completely, leaving just the main stem. Lo and behold, the Godfathers came back with a vengeance, producing huge bushes and inundating..." more Read all reviews at Burpee 5 days ago