Paste Tomatoes

🏡 Gilbete Paste - 2023 Oakdale Oasis 2024 Selection

My favorite Paste Tomato! The extra pointy tip gives this classic red strain away. I can share a few seeds anytime now. I will plant extra and hopefully have seedlings to share in early June too.

🏡 Purple Paste - 2022

I wasn't especially impressed with the texture of these, and I'm honestly a fan of quite red sauce, but I'm going to give these another go... next year. I do have an extra packet to share, if you want to try it?

Cherry Tomatoes

🏡 Pink Pearl - 2023 Oakdale Oasis 2024 Selection

I have been saving this strain since 2016, and honestly I'm not loving results lately. This is a cute pink oblong cherry tomato. Honestly, I haven't been impressed with results lately so I'll be growing it out this year to try and improve the strain. I have plenty of seeds to share if you want to give it a go as is!

🏡 Yellow Gem - 2022 Oakdale Oasis 2024 Selection

These cue little cherry tomatoes are slightly pear shaped if I remember correctly? I originally got this strain to fill in the Yellow of my Cherry Tomato Rainbow, which, although on the white side, it did nicely. I think I kept these because the flavor was quite nice. I only have enough seeds for my own garden, but hopefully that will change after this growing season.

🏡 Peach Cherry - 2022 Oakdale Oasis 2024 Selection

A twist off the Orange Peach tomatoes, these are supposed to be smaller. This strain is absoluely unstabalized, so I'm not sharing yet.

Black Vernissage - 2018

I have plenty of seeds to share. They are supposedly loaded with flavor, which I was not impressed by. This would be a fun variety in a demosntration garden because they do look really cool, so if you want any or all of these seeds let me know.

🏡 TC Red Cherry - 2022

These are big, round, flavorful, red cherry tomatoes. I'll be growing them again, but not this year. I do have two extra packets to share. 

🏡 Schoolyard Mix - 2022

A fun variety of cherry tomato colors, all mixed together! I have quite a few of these packets prepared and ready to share.

Slicer Tomatoes

🏡 Mortage Lifter - 2022/2023 Oakdale Oasis 2024 Selection

This is the quintesential big red heirloom slicer, often weighing in well over one pound. It's also supersitciously grown by some (me) to protect home equity. I have plenty to share. I'll definatley grow this out this year too, so I may have plants to pass.

🏡 Purple Heart - 2023

Saved in 2023, these mid-sized dark purple tomatoes often, have real classic heirloom oddities in shape. Some are perfectly round, though. This was likely a Paul Robeson or Cherokee Purple originally, but I have been growing out this strain under this psydonym for over a decade so who knows. I really like this strain and I have lots of seeds to share. I'm taking a break from growing it this year.

🏡 Orange Peach - 2022 Oakdale Oasis 2024 Selection

Another variety that has been with me a long time (over 10 years), this personal size tomato is in my top 3 all time favorite tomatoes. It's barely big enough to be considered a slicer. I have have two packets packed and ready to share, with more seeds set aside to grow out this year.

🏡 Sauna Night - 2022

This mid sized heirloom explodes with color and interest! Often unusually shaped, and loaded with streaks of cool colors. I have grown out this strain for several generations, since saving it from a beautiful "organic local heirloom" tomato at a sauna potluck back in 2018 or so. Oh yes, I do have a few packets already packed and ready to share!

🏡 Big Pink - 2018

Saved in 2018, I only have a few of these mysteriously marked seeds... I'll grow them out next year.

🏡 Dyer Coryopsis 2023

These pretty orange pinweal flowers can be used as a natural dye. Annual. These have been self seeding just enough at Oakdale Oasis. I saved a big batch of seeds, and am happy to share almost all of them!

🏡 Lancyeleaf Coryopsis 2023

Yellow flowers. Short lived perennial. I have enough seeds to scatter irreverantly.

🏡 Majorette Double Champagne Hollyhock 2023

These cute dwarf plants are as cottage core as flowers come. Extra showy, peachy cream blossoms are remeniscent of a damsels ball gown. I'm saving a few seeds for next year, and I have enough to share with a few of my favorite people. 

🏡 Calendula 2022 & 2023 Oakdale Oasis 2024 Selection. 

Saved from a variety of different colors. I have what seams like a million seeds to share, but then again, they are pretty big.

🏡 Sweet William 2023 Oakdale Oasis 2024 Selection. 

I didn't select for any particular color this time around. I'm going to plant a section of these out front, pick a favorite color, and save seeds again!

🏡 Foxglove Beardstongue 2023 Oakdale Oasis 2024 Selection. 

These need to be cold startified for 30 days before they will germinate. I am going to do that mid april and then sow in containers outdoors mid May. I have extra seeds if you wan to try too.

🏡 Bottlebrush Grass 2023 

Not exactly a "flower", the showy seed-heads make this native plant a great filler in shade gardens. Likes cooler wearther. I have many going that I divide, so am happy to share all the seeds I have.

Peas

🏡 "Peas"- 2023 Oakdale Oasis 2025 Selection

Bush (not trellising). I have enough to share some. I'm going to save a handful for next year, and use up older seeds I have this year.

🏛️ Kelvedor Wonder - 2017 Oakdale Oasis 2024 Selection

These are a super small dwarf variety. These will be the first thing I plant in two feature containers. Fingers crossed that some come up, they're sow cute! Only a few seeds, I'll use them all.

🏛️ Sugar Snap - 2019 Oakdale Oasis 2024 Selection

Edible Pod, dwarf I think. I'll use all the seeds at once.

🏡 Shell Peas - 2020 Oakdale Oasis 2024 Selection

These are the kind that you take out of the pod to eat. Plant 1/2 Early April, plant 1/2 Early May.

Beans

🏡 Purple Pole Beans -  2022 Oakdale Oasis 2024 Selection

These are my go-to pole bean. I've got enough to share some. Beans self-pollinate, so these are great for a greenhouse where you can trellis to the ceiling. I'm not sure where I'm planting mine this year. I usually grow them somewhere along my chain link fence.

🏛️🏡 Pole Bean Mix -  2017-2022 Oakdale Oasis 2024 Selection

This is what I'm going to use for my three sisters planting this year. It's three different kinds of old seeds mixed together. Sure the germination is going to be low, but I'll plant so many seeds it'll still work.

🏡 Scarlet Runner Bean -  2021 Oakdale Oasis 2024 Selection

I have literally 4 seeds; so if anyone has an abundance of these to share with me, that'd be cool.

🏡 Dragon Tounge Bush Beans -  2022 Oakdale Oasis 2024 Selection

A longtime favorite, these big bush plants almost need staking. The bean is big, flat, and juicy, in a mottled purple and green. I have enough seeds to share with a few folks. I've been saving this strain since about 2013. 

🏡 Red Swan Bush Bean -  2021 Oakdale Oasis 2024 Selection

These beans are short and quick. Almost stubby, delicious and crisp. Very round. These will definately get a prime patch mid summer in my yard. (Plant in earlyish June, possibly succession planting in early July. I plan on saving some for seeds this year.

🏛️ Beurre De Rocquencort Bush Bean-  2021 Oakdale Oasis 2024 Selection

That name is quite the mouthful. These are yellow, and haven't left an impression on me so far. I'll plant the rest of the pack to give them one last chance. 

Herbs

🏡 Parsley - 2019 & 2023 Oakdale Oasis 2024 Selection

Lots and lots of seeds I saved from plants I grew, I plan to sew a tray and plant them everywhere. Lots of seeds to share.

🏡 Corriander/Cilantro - 2023 Oakdale Oasis 2024 Selection

Should I start a tray, or scatter them about? I could probably share a few.

🏡 Dill - 2023 

I actually probably don't need to plant any becacause I get lots of dill volunteers at this point. So I guess these are mostly to share then. Maybe I'll scatter some.

🏷️🏛️Basil 2017 - 2022  Oakdale Oasis 2024 Selection

I have a few Rosie, Rutgers, and Genovese Basil seeds, I'm going to start them inside and probably buy more basil seedlings at the farmers market in the spring too.

Greens

🏡 Rainbow Chard -  2023 Oakdale Oasis 2024 Selection

I've saved seeds from some colorful, strong plants. I don't have a lot, so I'm just going to plant them myself over the next few years.

🏡 Bok Choy -  2023 Oakdale Oasis 2024 Selection

I'm thinking I might do a round of these somewhere... maybe in containers? I have a ton of seeds and can share, not sure about the variety or performance as Bok Choy is pretty new to my seed collection.

🏛️Spinach - 2019 Oakdale Oasis 2024 Selection

I will direct seed all these old seeds this year and hope for the best. (Where?)

🏷️ Black Seeded Simpson -  2021? Oakdale Oasis 2024 Selection

I will direct seed this hardy pack into a patch of microgreens, and thin down to some heads. Maybe split it into two batches? (Where?)

Cucumber

🏛️ Beit Alpha - 2022 Oakdale Oasis 2024 Selection

Slice or pickle (usually small). Thin skin doesn't need peeling. Sweet, delicious, stores well. Yet to make any fruit in my care. 

Melon

🏡 Minimi Melon - 2018 & 2020 Oakdale Oasis 2024 Selection

This small, sweet fruit has a classic musk melon color. Compact, Trellissable. I want to put up an arch for this one. Since these seeds are on the old side, I'm doing a germination test now (started 2/21/24). If the results are good, I'll have a few small packs to share. 3/4 update: 50% Germination.

Squash

🏛️ Caserta  - 2022 Oakdale Oasis 2024 Selection

Summer Squash. I hope I can get a few plants out of these seeds, I have a dozen or so.  (Amend soil heaviliy)

🏛️ Pattison Gold Marbre Scallop- 2022

Grow as Summer or Winter Squash. "Tall Bush". 

🤱 Sweet Dumplin - 2022  Oakdale Oasis 2024 Three Sisters Selection 

Winter squash. I only have a few seeds and am not isolating them so no plans to save.

🤱 Kuri Winter Squash - 2022 Oakdale Oasis 2024 Three Sisters Selection 

Winter squash. I only have a few seeds and am not isolating them so no plans to save.

Peppers

🏡 Pepper Surprise - 2022 Oakdale Oasis 2024 Selection

I started with some mild and moderately spicy peppers. They cross polinate very easily. I have saved seeds from the best, healthiest plants for a couple few years now. Not many seeds.

Tomatillos

🏛️ Amarylla - 2021 

The packet says this Polish variety thrives in cooler weather. Which isn't really me. But maybe they mean compared to texas. I want to grow them but I am running out of room to plant. 

Corn

🏷️ Strawberry Popcorn - 2022

Cute little red ears.

🏡 Glass Gem - 2023

This will be my 2nd year of planting seeds I saved from this variety. I still have some original seeds as well as the ones I have saved to share. Not enough for large areas, just small gardens.

Leeks

🏡 Leeks - 2020 Oakdale Oasis 2024 Selection. 

These leeks are likely a cross of multiple open pollinated leeks. Allium seeds don't last long and I have plenty to share.

I started my seeds indoors on 3/4/24. I potted up 4/3/24.

Onions

🏡 Bulbers - 2022 Oakdale Oasis 2024 Selection

I'm not sure what kind of onions these are saved from. Maybe crossed with something and worthless. Totally experimental. I'm sure they would at least make good scallions.

I started my batch indoors on 3/4/2024. As of 4/3 they aren't impressive. I'm going to reseed a million more.

🏡 Bunching Onions - 2023 Oakdale Oasis 2024 Selection

If you are into expermimental edible alliums, these seeds are for you! I have a "bunch" to share (no pun intended), so these would be a good candidate for some chaos gardening, if you are into that sort thing. I'm going to try and start a patch or row somewhere right in the ground when it warms up a little.