Description
THE WHOLE HOLLOWSTEAD COLLECTION
All 22 varieties, without choosing packet by packet.
The Complete Hollowstead Collection brings together every variety in the Hollowstead catalog: fourteen vegetables, four culinary herbs, and four flowers. It is the broadest way to try the collection and the easiest way to have several different garden directions ready when planting season arrives.
Use freshness first: plan Green Shiso early rather than assuming all twenty-two packets keep equally well for later years. Storage life depends on crop and the actual lot; store unused packets cool, dry, and dark, and request lot-specific shiso germination details before changing the sowing routine. A first-season plan can start lettuce, cilantro, and calendula in cool conditions, then plant warm-season herbs and flowers after frost.
Choose it for: a mixed home garden, a new property, a generous seed drawer, or someone who would rather explore than narrow the list.
WHAT’S INSIDE
Four groups. Twenty-two ways to use the garden.
Tomatoes & peppers
Black Cherry, Black Krim, Principe Borghese, Yellow Pear, Pineapple, Jimmy Nardello, and Fish Pepper.
Beans, cucumbers & lettuce
Royal Burgundy, Red Noodle Yard Long Bean, Lemon Cucumber, Marketmore 76 Cucumber, National Pickling Cucumber, Red Sails Lettuce, and Parris Island Cos Lettuce.
Culinary herbs
Thai Basil, Mammoth Long Island Dill, Slow Bolt Cilantro, and Green Shiso.
Flowers
California Giant Mix Zinnia, Sensation Mixture Cosmos, Zeolights Calendula, and Lemon Queen Sunflower.
THE COLLECTION IS BIG. YOUR FIRST PLANTING DOESN’T HAVE TO BE.
Use the packets as a seed library, not a one-day checklist.
Twenty-two packets cover crops with different sowing temperatures, plant sizes, support needs, and seasons. You do not need to plant every variety at once—or even in the same year. Start with the crops that fit your space and climate, then keep the remaining packets stored cool, dry, and dark.
The individual variety pages are where the detailed sowing, spacing, support, and harvest guidance lives.
A FEW THINGS WORTH KNOWING
Before you add the complete collection.
Can I customize the Complete Collection?
No. The Complete Collection is the fixed 22-variety Hollowstead lineup. Every packet is also available individually if you want a different combination.
Are all 22 packets full size?
Yes. The collection uses the same full-size Hollowstead packets sold individually.
Do I need a huge garden?
You need enough space for the plants you choose to grow, not enough space to empty all 22 packets at once. Many gardeners will spread these varieties across beds, containers, seasons, and more than one year.
Does one planting guide cover the entire collection?
No. A tomato, cilantro, sunflower, yardlong bean, and cucumber do not belong on one generic schedule. Use each packet and its individual variety page for crop-specific guidance.
PACKET COUNTS AT A GLANCE
What each full-size packet contains.
- Black Cherry Tomato: 30 seeds.
- Black Krim Tomato: 30 seeds.
- Principe Borghese Tomato: 30 seeds.
- Yellow Pear Tomato: 30 seeds.
- Pineapple Tomato: 30 seeds.
- Jimmy Nardello Sweet Pepper: 30 seeds.
- Fish Pepper: 30 seeds.
- Royal Burgundy Bush Bean: 40 seeds.
- Red Noodle Yard Long Bean: 40 seeds.
- Lemon Cucumber: 20 seeds.
- Marketmore 76 Cucumber: 20 seeds.
- National Pickling Cucumber: 20 seeds.
- Red Sails Lettuce: 250 seeds.
- Parris Island Cos Lettuce: 250 seeds.
- Thai Basil: 250 seeds.
- Mammoth Long Island Dill: 500 seeds.
- Slow Bolt Cilantro: 100 seeds.
- Green Shiso: 200 seeds.
- California Giant Mix Zinnia: 100 seeds.
- Sensation Mixture Cosmos: 100 seeds.
- Zeolights Calendula: 50 seeds.
- Lemon Queen Sunflower: 50 seeds.
Choose how many plants fit your garden before sowing. These are seed counts, not guaranteed plant counts; each variety has its own sowing season, spacing, and harvest stage.
Tomato starting guide · Herb starting guide · Flower starting guide · Bean starting guide · Cucumber starting guide · Lettuce starting guide.
Gallery artwork illustrates the collection. For current source, lot, or germination-test information for an included variety, ask Hollowstead.
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