Maggie's Herbs & Heirlooms Home Page

Plant Type	Plant Name
Herbs
Anise	Anise
Basil	Fino Verde
Basil	Genovese
Basil	Lemon
Basil	Lime
Basil	Thai Basil
Chamomile	German
Chives	Garlic (Chinese Leeks)
Chives	Grolau
Cilantro	Pot
Cilantro	Slow Bolt
Cumin	Cumin
Dill	Monia
Epazote	Epazote
Fennel	Bronze
Fennel	Florence
Lavender	English
Lavender	Munstead
Lemon Balm	Lemon Balm
Lemongrass	Indonesian
Marjoram	Sweet Marjoram
Mint	Chocolate
Mint	Mojito
Mint	Orange
Mint	Peppermint
Mint	Spearmint
Oregano	Greek
Pansy	King Henry
Parsley	Curled
Parsley	Italian Flat Leaf
Rosemary	Rosemary Officianalis
Sage	Pineapple
Sage	Purple
Sage	Salvia officinalis
Sorrel	Garden
Stevia	Stevia Rebaudiana
Summer Savory	Summer Savory
Tarragon	French
Thyme	English
Thyme	Lemon
Verbena	Lemon
Heirloom Vegetables
Broccoli	Calabrese
Cabbage	Early Jersey Wakefield
Cabbage	Mammoth Red
Celery	Tendercrisp
Chard	5 Color Silverbeet
Cucumber	A&C Pickling
Cucumber	Boothby's Blonde
Cucumber	Bushy
Cucumber	Early Fortune
Cucumber	Japanese Climbing
Cucumber	Mideast Prolific
Cucumber	True Lemon
Eggplant	Florida High Bush
Eggplant	Listada de Gandia
Eggplant	Ping Tung Long
Kale	Dwarf Blue Curled
Kale	Lacinato
Leeks	Falltime
Melon	Charentais
Melon	Minnesota Midget
Melon	Sugar Baby Watermelon
Mesclun Mix	Mesclun Mix
Onion	Cipollini
Onion	Rossa di Milano
Pepper - Chile	Ancho Poblano
Pepper - Chile	Beaver Dam
Pepper - Chile	Black Hungarian
Pepper - Chile	Cayenne
Pepper - Chile	Habanero
Pepper - Chile	Jalapeno
Pepper - Chile	Santa Fe Grande
Pepper - Chile	Serrano
Pepper - Sweet	Buran
Pepper - Sweet	Jimmy Nardello's
Pepper - Sweet	Marconi Red
Pepper - Sweet	Napolean Sweet
Pepper - Sweet	Quadrato Asti Giallo
Squash - Summer	Black Beauty Zucchini
Squash - Summer	Yellow Crookneck
Squash - Winter	Amish Pie Squash
Squash - Winter	Delicata Zeppelin
Squash - Winter	Sweet Dumpling
Squash - Winter	Table Queen
Tomatillo	Green Husk
Tomatillo	Purple De Milpa
Tomato - Beefsteak	Aunt Ruby's German Green
Tomato - Beefsteak	Brandywine
Tomato - Beefsteak	Cherokee Purple
Tomato - Beefsteak	German Pink
Tomato - Beefsteak	Hillbilly Potato Leaf
Tomato - Beefsteak	Hungarian Heart
Tomato - Cherry	Beam's Yellow Pear
Tomato - Cherry	Black Cherry
Tomato - Cherry	Blondkopfchen
Tomato - Cherry	Chadwick
Tomato - Cherry	Currant - Sweet Pea
Tomato - Cherry	Peacevine
Tomato - Cherry	Principe Borghese
Tomato - Container	Burbank
Tomato - Container	Earliana
Tomato - Container	Riesentraube
Tomato - Paste	Amish Paste
Tomato - Paste	Black Plum
Tomato - Paste	Plum Lemon
Tomato - Paste	San Marzano
Tomato - Salad	Green Zebra
Tomato - Salad	Jaune Flammee
Tomato - Salad	Stupice
Tomato - Salad	Wapsipinicon Peach
Tomato - Salad	Yellow Perfection
Tomato - Slicing	Arkansas Traveler
Tomato - Slicing	Black from Tula
Tomato - Slicing	Moonglow
Tomato - Slicing	Wisconsin 55

Varieties highlighted are new for 2012

Not all plant varieties are available at all times during the season.

If you have a special request, I will be happy to deliver your requested plants

(if available) to the store of your choice on my next regular delivery day.

I also sell from my home by appointment.

Your feedback and questions are welcome and encouraged.

Contact Maggie

by email maggiesherbsandheirlooms@gmail.com

or via Facebook at Maggie’s Herbs and Heirlooms

History and Goals

I started Maggie’s Herbs and Heirlooms in 1999 after choosing to “retire” from the Information Systems business. For many years I had been trying to start my own herb, vegetable and flower plants in a rigged up basement settings, with less than desirable results. A greenhouse was the solution. My husband Jim and I put up the greenhouse on our one acre lot in the town of Waukesha. When the property around us was bought up by developers for high density housing and industrial use, we decided to sell and move to our dream “hobby farm”. We found this in rural Elkhorn Wisconsin.

We now have 10 acres with 3 vegetable plots, dozens of flower beds, over 100 trees and shrubs planted, 2 barns, 2 greenhouses, chickens, pigs, 3 cats, a dog and a tractor. Whew!

The mission of Maggie’s Herbs and Heirlooms is to supply local gardeners with organically grown herb and heirloom vegetable plants. In the process, I hope to educate and learn from other gardeners. Another goal is to turn the business into a sustainable enterprise. I am working up the soil in my garden plots to allow me to grow out all of the varieties that I sell and save the seeds. This will help to produce plants that do well in our local climate and soil. We are not there yet, but every season gets us a little closer.

Current Operations

Seeds and plants come from several sources. I save several varieties from my own gardens. I have grown my own gardens and lawn organically for over 25 years.

Seeds of Change has been selling organic heirloom and open pollinated seed for many years. Their growers are located all over the country, so the exact location they come from depends on the variety.

Seed Savers Exchange is located in northern Iowa, and has the mission of preserving heirloom varieties from all over the world. They are certified organic and most of their growers are also organic.

Richter’s Herbs in Ontario, Canada is my current source for herb “plugs”. Due to my limited resources, they get the plants started, and I pot them and get them to the size suitable for planting out in your garden or pot. They are not certified organic, though many individual items are, and I purchase them if available. They also offer many varieties of seeds that I have not been able to find elsewhere in bulk.

In order to continue offering a couple of varieties, I had to go to other sources like Burpee and Park Seed, but I was able to find organic seed from them.

The potting mix is locally produced by Purple Cow Organics.

I use fish emulsion fertilizer.

Neem and insecticidal soap are used as pesticide only when needed. My philosophy is that a healthy plant can survive most insect and disease problems, so I focus on healthy plants.