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About Kitazawa Seed Company
Gijiu Kitazawa worked many years as an apprentice for a seed company in Japan prior to starting Kitazawa Seed Company in 1917. The business operated in a large warehouse with a storefront located in downtown San Jose, California. At this time, America's vegetables reflected a homogenous national palate yet Kitazawa Seed Company sold all kinds of seeds from domestic and foreign sources. This was also when the Company began selling and promoting their own line of packaged seeds of Asian vegetables.
The Asian vegetable seeds were sold primarily to customers who wanted to grow Asian vegetables in order to prepare traditional Japanese dishes. The seeds were sold in the familiar manila packets with green ink that we use today. Gijiu also built a thriving bulk seed business in the developing farming areas of California and Oregon selling to predominantly Japanese-American farmers.
Below: founder Gijiu Kitazawa and bookkeeper Mr Kenji Sera
From 1942 to 1945 Kitazawa Seed Company was forced to abandon the business due to WWII. The Kitazawa family, along with all other Japanese-Americans, were moved and put into Relocation Camps during that time. Gijiu restarted the business after the war. Many of his customers had relocated due to land ownership changes. This is when Kitazawa Seed Company began selling and shipping seeds across the United States.
Kitazawa Seed Company celebrated its centennial, and American taste buds and produce now reflect the diversity of our population. Once exotic sounding vegetables like eda mame, nappa, daikon and kabocha have become a part of our kitchens and gardens.
In 2021 True Leaf Market became the steward of the Kitazawa Seed Company brand. We plan to honor this iconic brand by expanding the offering of premium quality Asian seeds, and making them available to an ever wider audience.
Kitazawa Seeds proudly continues to offer the highest quality Asian seeds to delight the diverse palates of our customers. We offer over 500 seed varieties that produce dento yasai or traditional heirloom vegetables of Japan, to the Asian vegetables popularly found in farmers' markets, specialty grocery stores and restaurants. Now you can grow them in your kitchen garden, sell them at your garden center and grow them commercially.
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Basil - Thai - Microgreens Seeds
18-30+ days. Thai Basil Microgreens Seeds are just as easy to grow as other varieties of basil microgreens seeds. Thai Basil, when grown as a microgreen, tastes like basil but...
French Lentil - Organic - Sprouting Seeds
2-4 Days. Lens culinaris. Non-GMO. Sprouting. Organic. Known traditionally as "Puy" lentil for having been grown exclusively in the Puy region of France, non-GMO Organic French lentil seeds sprout one...
Mustard - Mizuna - Microgreens Seeds
Up to 12 days. Mizuna is a fast, easy grower that makes a great choice as a secondary green in any salad. It has a very mild mustard / spice...
Dandelion Seeds - True (Wild)
Taraxacum officinale. Non-GMO, Heirloom True (Wild) Dandelion Herb Garden Seed from True Leaf Market. True wild Dandelions grow as tender perennials native to regions in Asia and Europe. Herbaceous and...
Pepper Seeds - Hot - Thai Hot
80-90 days. Thai Chili Hot Pepper Seeds. Capsicum annuum. Open Pollinated. Non-GMO. Sometimes known as "Bird's Eye Chili" throughout the pepper world, Thai hot peppers are one of the most...
Jicama Seeds - Thai
150 Days to maturity. Pachyrhizus erosus . Thai Jicama Seeds. Annual, Open Pollinated. This Asian variety of jicama yields larger tubers than Mexican Jicama. It has sweet and crisp light-colored...
Cucumber Seeds - Tokiwa
55-75 Days to maturity. Cucumis sativus var. tokiwa. Tokiwa Cucumber Seeds. Warm-season annual heirloom. Non-GMO. This uniform, dark green variety grows 1.5" in diameter and 9-10" long. Although the fruit...
Lettuce Seeds - Jericho
(26 days for baby greens, 56 days for full size) Jericho Lettuce Seeds. Silky smooth neon green romaine leaves reach for the sky in this amazing lettuce with origins in...
Eggplant Seeds - Long Ping Tung
Long Ping Tung Eggplant Seeds originate from Ping Tung, Taiwan. Plants are disease resistant and do well even in heat. Fruits produced are 12-18" long and 1.25" wide. They are...
Arugula Seeds - Astro
Astro Arugula Seeds. Open pollinated, Heirloom, Non-GMO. Eruca sativa. Maturity: Approx. 8-12 days microgreens, 30-40 days to maturity. Annual. Popular as a microgreen Slightly lobed, medium green leaves have a...
Mustard Seeds - Osaka Purple
21 to 45 days. An outstanding mustard of dark green-purple leaves with bright white veins. Harvest at 4 to 6 inches for salad or allow it to grow to full...
Cabbage Seeds - Pak Choi - Shanghai
Cabbage Seeds - Pak Choi - Shanghai. Heirloom, Non-GMO. Annual. Brassica rapa Chinensis group. 10-15 days microgreens; 20-30 days baby leaf; 45 days full maturity. Cool-warm season. This green stem...
Molokhia - Egyptian Spinach Seeds
60 Days to maturity. Corchorus olitorius. Egyptian Spinach Molokhia Seeds. Warm-season annual heirloom. Egyptian Spinach Molokhia, also called jute leaf, is not a true spinach. It is grown for the...
Nasturtium Seeds - Alaska
Alaska Mix Nasturtium flower garden seeds. Open pollinated. Annual Flower. Edible Flowers. Select a Different Use for This Seed: Microgreen Nasturtium Flower Seeds - Alaska This flower variety has variegated...
Caraway Seeds
Biennial, Non-GMO, Caraway Herb Garden Seeds from True Leaf Market. Caraway herb has a variety of uses as the seeds, leaves, and roots are all edible. Native to Europe, Western...
Mustard Seeds - Mizuna
30 days. This japanese mustard green has dandelion-like jagged edged green leaves with a mild, sweet, earthy flavor. Mizuna grows fast and makes an excellent salad green. It can be...
Mustard Seeds - Red Giant (Organic)
48 days. Non-GMO, Heirloom Organic Red Giant Mustard Herb Garden Seed from True Leaf Market. Brassica juncea. In general, mustard is an ideal garden plant to grow near herbs. As...
Fenugreek (Organic) - Microgreens Seeds
6-12 days. Organic Fenugreek seeds are popularly used in spice mixes and teas. Ground Fenugreek seeds is one of the primary ingredients in curry powder. Fenugreek seeds also make a...
Onion Seeds - Bunching - Warrior AAS
60 Days to maturity. Allium fistulosum. Warrior Bunching Onion Seeds. Non-GMO, perennial, open-pollinated, AAS Regional winner (Southeast, Mountain/Southwest), bunching onion. Suitable for growing in greenhouses, garden plots, raised beds, and...
Kale - Dwarf Siberian - Microgreens Seeds
Up to 12 days. This cold-hardy microgreen is perfect for growing indoors throughout the winter. It is a mildly sweet and nutty microgreen that may even inherit sweetness from colder...
Mustard - Mizuna Red Streaks - Microgreens Seeds
Up to 12 days. Organic Red Streaks Mizuna Mustard Microgreens Seeds. A flavorful mustard sought after because of the spectacular red-purple highlights. Grows fast and tenacious. Mustard Microgreens are easy...
Cabbage Seeds - Pak Choi - Tall White Stem -...
25-35 days for Miao (early stage), 45-50 Days to maturity. Brassica rapa var. Chinensis. Tall White Stem Pak Choi Hybrid Seeds.Non-GMO, Annual, Hybrid. Cool-Warm Season. Excellent pak choi variety for...
Bean Seeds - Dark Red Kidney - Organic
Phaseolus vulgaris Seed pkg contains 1 oz or about 60 beans. (96 days) Dark Red Kidney is THE bean most commonly used in Mexican cooking, it puts the "Red" in...
Cumin Seeds
100-120 Days. Cuminum cyminum. Annual. Heirloom. Open-pollinated. Similar to coriander, mustard, caraway, and anise, Non-GMO heirloom cumin seeds are just as popularly cultivated for its seeds as it is a...
Mustard Seeds - Spinach (Komatsuna) - Tendergreen
45 days. Mustard-Spinach or Komatsuna. Milder than regular mustard greens, this variety has thick, smooth leaves on upright, heat and cold tolerant plants. Tendergreen is widely used both in stir...
Mustard Seeds - Tatsoi
50 days. Non-GMO, Heirloom Tatsoi Mustard Herb Garden Seed from True Leaf Market. Brassica rapa subsp. narinosa. Tatsoi Mustard or "Spoon Mustard" comes from China and gained tradition as a...
Shiso Herb Seeds (Perilla) - Green
Non-GMO, Heirloom Green Shiso Perilla Herb Garden Seed from True Leaf Market. Perilla frutescens var. crispa. Green Shiso is a warm annual and beefsteak variety. Green Shiso, also known as...
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75 days maturity. Vigna unguiculata subsp sesquipedalis. Akasanjaku Yard Long Bean Seeds. Non-GMO, Heirloom. Warm-season annual. Open-pollinated. This highly prized sweet variety produces light green, long, round, string-less pods. This...
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