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Martha Washington's Kitchen Garden
Plant a taste of history with heritage vegetables known to have grown at Mount Vernon.
Item Number: 68350CE
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Martha Washington exemplified the resilient American character that helped win our country’s independence. During the Revolutionary War, she often accompanied her husband, General George Washington, on the battlefield. On the home front at their Mount Vernon estate, she oversaw a kitchen garden that produced food year-round—its abundance made possible by the labor and expertise of the enslaved people who worked the land. Contains: 8 full-size seed packets, 8 plant labels and a keepsake recipe card.•Lettuce Amish Deer Tongue •Onion White Lisbon Bunching •Cucumber Armenian•Kale Blue Curled Scotch•Hot Pepper Fish•Carrot Danvers 126•Radish Early Scarlet Globe•Watermelon Georgia Rattlesnake
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Annual