Start It From Seed!
We’ve always believed the best gardens start from the ground up. At Quinn’s, you’ll find a wide selection of heirloom and hybrid seeds — many offered in bulk — chosen for gardeners who want good results without the frills. If you have questions, we’re always happy to help you pick what will work in your garden.
Beans & Peas
Plant nitrogen-fixing legumes for a protein-rich harvest and improved soil health. We offer pole and bush varieties tested for North Georgia summers.
Blue Lake Bush Beans – dependable bush green bean with heavy yields and tender pods for fresh eating, canning, and freezing.
Blue Lake Pole Beans – vigorous pole bean that produces long, straight pods over an extended harvest.
Kentucky Wonder Pole Beans – classic pole bean known for rich flavor and reliable production on tall vines.
Half Runners – traditional half-runner beans with a shorter vine habit and old-fashioned flavor.
Roma 2 Beans – flat, Romano-type beans with meaty pods that hold texture well when cooked.
Rattlesnake Beans – striking green pods with purple streaks, productive vines, and great flavor fresh or shelled.
Peanut Beans – small, nutty-flavored beans that are great for drying and storing.
Brown Crowder Peas – southern field peas that produce plump, flavorful peas for fresh eating or freezing.
Purple Hull Peas – heat-loving southern peas with purple pods and creamy peas inside.
Lima Beans – classic lima bean varieties for shelling and freezing, known for buttery texture.
Zipper Cream Peas – easy-shelling southern peas with creamy, mild flavor.
Sugar Snap Peas – edible-pod peas with sweet, crunchy pods for fresh snacking and stir-fries.
Wando Peas – cool-weather garden peas that tolerate a bit more heat than many early pea varieties.
Assorted Seed Exchange Varieties – changing mix of open-pollinated and heirloom beans and peas offered seasonally through seed exchanges.
Corn
Discover the sweetness of heirloom and hybrid corn chosen for high germination and flavor. These seeds produce robust stalks in local garden conditions.
Golden Queen – sweet yellow corn with tender kernels and reliable yields for fresh eating, canning, or freezing.
Silver Queen – classic white sweet corn known for its rich, creamy flavor and long, full ears.
Ambrosia – bicolor sweet corn with yellow and white kernels, prized for its extra-sweet taste and juicy crunch.
Peaches and Cream – popular bicolor variety with sweet, tender kernels and great flavor right off the cob.
Hickory King – heirloom white field corn with large kernels, ideal for roasting, grits, hominy, or meal.
Truckers Favorite – old-fashioned yellow dent corn often grown for roasting ears, feed, or grinding into meal.
Candy Corn – extra-sweet yellow corn variety bred for outstanding flavor and sugar content.
Assorted Seed Exchange Varieties – a changing selection of open-pollinated and heirloom corn varieties offered seasonally through seed exchanges.
Okra
The Southern garden essential that loves the heat. Our pods stay tender and productive even in the peak of McCaysville’s summer humidity.
Burgundy – striking red okra with tender pods that hold color when cooked lightly, adding flavor and interest to gumbo, roasting, and stir-fries.
Clemson Spineless – classic green okra variety known for high yields, tender pods, and nearly spineless plants that are easy to pick.
Cool Weather Crops
Get an early start with hardy greens, brassicas, and radishes. These seeds flourish in cooler air, providing fresh harvests in both spring and late fall.
Vates Collards – reliable collard greens with dark, tender leaves that stand up well to cool weather and light frost.
Detroit Red Beets – classic beet with deep red roots that are sweet, versatile, and great for fresh use, canning, or roasting.
Curly Leaf Mustard – frilly, curly mustard greens with a zesty flavor for salads, braising, or stir-fries.
Broad Leaf Mustard – large, smooth mustard leaves with bold, spicy flavor that mellows when cooked.
Purple Top Turnips – traditional turnip with white roots and purple shoulders, good for both roots and young greens.
Seven Top Turnips – grown mainly for abundant, flavorful greens rather than large roots.
White Tip Radish – crisp spring radish with white-tipped roots and mild, refreshing flavor.
Siberian Kale – cold-hardy kale that produces tender, ruffled leaves and stands up well to frost.
Bloomsdale Spinach – savoyed spinach with crinkled, dark green leaves and rich flavor for salads or cooking.
Black Seeded Simpson Lettuce – heirloom loose-leaf lettuce with light green, crinkled leaves and a mild, sweet taste.
Salad Bowl Lettuce – loose-leaf lettuce that forms a full “bowl” of tender, deeply cut leaves ideal for cut-and-come-again harvests.
Ruby Lettuce – red or red-tinged loose-leaf lettuce that adds color and texture to salad mixes.
Parris Island Romaine Lettuce – sturdy romaine with crisp hearts, ideal for Caesar salads and crunchy mixes.
Danvers Carrots – reliable carrot with tapered roots and sweet flavor, well suited for home gardens with heavier soils.
Assorted Seed Exchange Varieties – rotating selection of open-pollinated and heirloom cool-season crop seeds available in limited batches.
Warm Weather Crops
High-yield tomatoes, peppers, and squashes designed for peak sun. Our drought-resistant seeds are selected for heavy mid-summer production.
Boston Pickling Cucumber – classic pickling cucumber that produces short, blocky fruits ideal for whole or sliced pickles.
Ashley Long Green Cucumber – vigorous, heat-tolerant cucumber with long, dark green fruits suited for slicing and fresh eating.
Burpless Cucumber – mild, thin-skinned cucumber bred for easy digestibility and crisp, juicy texture.
Straight Eight Cucumber – dependable slicing cucumber with straight, 8-inch fruits and excellent flavor.
Crookneck Squash – productive summer squash with curved necks and buttery-yellow skin, great for sautéing and grilling.
Straightneck Squash – smooth, straight-neck yellow squash that produces heavily through the warm season.
Acorn Squash – compact winter squash with dark green, ribbed fruits and sweet, dry flesh for baking and roasting.
Spaghetti Squash – oblong winter squash whose cooked flesh separates into golden strands that resemble spaghetti.
Butternut Squash – tan-skinned winter squash with rich, orange flesh that stores well and is perfect for soups and roasting.
Dark Green Zucchini – classic dark green zucchini that produces abundantly with tender, versatile fruits.
Hale’s Best Cantaloupe – old-fashioned muskmelon with sweet, fragrant orange flesh and netted rind.
Crimson Sweet Watermelon – striped watermelon variety known for its deep red flesh, high sugar content, and good size.
Connecticut Field Pumpkin – traditional field pumpkin used for carving, decorations, and animal feed.
Big Mac Pumpkin – extra-large pumpkin variety grown for impressive size and fall displays.
Assorted Seed Exchange Varieties – rotating mix of open-pollinated and heirloom warm-season crop seeds offered in limited quantities.
Flowers
Attract beneficial pollinators and beautify your garden beds. We offer heirloom flowers that bring seasonal color and ecological health to your landscape.
Sunflowers – tall, cheerful blooms that draw in pollinators and birds, with varieties for cutting, borders, and edible seeds.
Wildflower Mixes – blended packets of annual and perennial flowers designed to create colorful, pollinator-friendly meadows and borders.
Assorted Seed Exchange Varieties – rotating selection of open-pollinated and heirloom flower seeds available in limited quantities.