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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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Yard Long Bean - Yu Long Noodle Kin
65-75 day maturity. Vigna unguiculata subsp sesquipedalis. Yu Long Noodle Kin Yard Long Bean Seeds. Non-GMO, warm-season annual heirloom. Yu Long is an extra long yard-long bean. The pods grow...
Cabbage Seeds - Pak Choi - Dwarf White Stem
40-45 Days to maturity. Brassica rapa Chinensis group. Dwarf White Stem, Pak Choi (Bok Choy) Seeds. Non-GMO Annual, Heirloom. This ‘Baby Bok Choy’, is the famous Asian green. It grows...
Kale Seeds - Ethiopian
50 to 60 Days to maturity. Brassica carinata. Ethiopian Kale Seeds. Annual, Heirloom. This leafy green originated in Ethiopia, in East Africa. It is known by various names, including Ethiopian...
Chrysanthemum Greens Seeds - Oasis
40-50 Days to maturity. Glebionis coronaria var. oasis. Oasis Chrysanthemum Greens Seeds. Cool-season annual heirloom. Non-GMO. Oasis has small, deeply serrated, dark-green aromatic leaves that are more productive, vigorous, and...
Cabbage Seeds, Pak Choi - Rosette Tatsoi
40 to 50 Days to maturity. Brassica rapa narinosa. Rosette Tatsoi Chinese Cabbage (Pak Choi) Seeds. Non-GMO, Open Pollinated, Heirloom, Annual. This specialty pak choi is quite cold-tolerant, even being...
Yard Long Bean - You Fong Wong
70-90 day maturity. Vigna unguiculata subsp sesquipedalis. You Fong Wong Yard Long Bean Seeds. Non-GMO, Warm-season annual heirloom. You Fong Wong is an extra long yard-long bean. It produces shiny...
Gourd Seeds - Bitter
Bitter Gourd Seeds. 80 Days. Momordica charanita. Non-GMO, Heirloom, Open Pollinated. Annual. AKA: Bitter Melon, Balsam Pear, Foo Gwa. Warty, green, tapered fruits that grow 8 to 10 inches long...
Chinese Leek Seeds - Flowering
65-75 days to maturity. Allium tuberosum ‘Flowering’. Flowering Chinese Leek Seeds. Non-GMO, cool-season perennial heirloom. This popular Chinese specialty herb is a vigorous perennial. It is grown for its young...
Pepper Seeds - Hot - Japanese - Yatsufusa
Pepper Seeds - Hot - Japanese - Yatsufusa. Heirloom, Non-GMO. Capsicum annuum. 70-80 days. Warm season annual. Yatsufusa is a hot specialty pepper that originated in Japan and is also...
Gourd Seeds - Emerald - Hybrid
80-90 days to maturity. Luffa cylindrica ’Emerald’. Emerald Gourd Seeds. Non-GMO warm-season annual hybrid. This beautiful plant produces early maturing, smooth-type fruits that average 45-50cm long, 4-5 cm in diameter,...
Chinese Mustard Seeds - Shuidong
35 to 45 Days to maturity. Brassica juncea. Shuidong Chinese Mustard Seeds. Non-GMO, Heirloom, non-GMO, Cool Season Annual. Shuidong mustard is named after the town where it was first cultivated,...
Green Lentil - Organic - Cover Crop Seeds
80-100 Days. Lens culinaris. Cover Crop. Organic. Non-GMO. More than just a food, Organic non-GMO green lentil cover crop seeds are one of the most beneficial garden companions. Secure future...
Mustard Seeds - Tokyo Bekana
21 to 45 days. Asian brassica somewhat like Pak Choi, but with narrower petioles and larger ruffled, light green leaves. Wonderful addition to salads or baby green mixes, or grow...
Cucumber Seeds - Housaku - Hybrid
55-60 Days to maturity. Cucumis sativus ‘Housaku’. Housaku Cucumber Seeds. Warm-season annual hybrid. Non-GMO. The name “housaku” means “good harvest” and it lives up to the name! It is a...
Yard Long Bean - White Seeded (Treated)
65-75 day maturity. Vigna unguiculata subsp sesquipedalis ‘White Seeded’. White Seeded Yard Long Bean Seeds. Non-GMO, Warm-season annual heirloom. White Seeded yard long beans are 24” long, firm, and tender....
Pepper Seeds - Sweet - Shishito (Organic)
60-80 Days to maturity. Capsicum annuum var. grossum. Organic Shishito Sweet Pepper Seeds. Non-GMO, heirloom, open-pollinated, organic, cool weather annual. This thin-skinned and sweet pepper is popular in Asian market....
Bean Seeds - Pole - Yellow Bai Bu Lao
55-60 days maturity. Phaseolus vulgaris 'Yellow Bai Bu Lao'. Yellow Bai Bu Lao Pole Bean Seeds. Heirloom, Non-GMO. Warm-season annual. Open-pollinated. Yellow Bai Bu Lao beans are container-friendly, early maturing,...
Cucumber Seeds - Asia Eun Cheon - Hybrid
55-60 Days to maturity. Cucumis sativus ‘Asia Eun Cheon’. Asia Eun Cheon Cucumber Seeds. Warm-season annual hybrid. Non-GMO. Asia Eun Cheon is a Korean hybrid cucumber that is early maturing...
Sorrel Seeds - Red Panda
Red Panda Sorrel Seeds. Annual. Herb. Heirloom. Rumex sanguineus. AKA: Spinach Dock and Narrow-Leaved Dock. 55 days. Red Panda sorrel herb produces a far more exotic red stem coloring than...
Gourd Seeds, Bitter - White - Hybrid
55-65 Days to Maturity (after transplanting). Momordica charantia ’White’. White Bitter Gourd Seeds. Non-GMO, warm-season, annual, hybrid. This white color bitter gourd is a prolific India-type bitter gourd hybrid. Fruit...
Amaranth Seeds - Red Leaf - Hu Hsien
45-70 days to maturityAmaranthus tricolor ‘Hu Hsien’. Red Leaf Amaranth Seeds. Non-GMO, Heirloom. Annual. Amaranth is originally from the tropics of multiple continents; today, it is grown globally. The plant...
Spinach Seeds - Seaside - Hybrid
Spinach Seeds - Seaside - Hybrid. Non-GMO. Spinacea oleracea. 25-30 days maturity for baby leaf, 40-60 days to full maturity. Cool season annual. Seaside is a very uniform baby leaf...
Pepper Seeds - Hot - Korean - Gochujang King -...
120-129 Days to maturity (from transplant). Capsicum annuum. Gochujang King Pepper Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, hybrid, open-pollinated, heirloom, hot-type pepper with mild heat levels. 500 to 1,500 Scoville Heat Units. Suitable...
Cucumber Seeds - Chinese Snake Curved
The Chinese Snake Curved cucumber is the curved variation of Chinese Snake cucumbers. It has strong vines that yield long curved cucumbers. Fruits are dark green and grow to be...
Chinese Celery Seeds - Kintsai Dark Green
50-60 Days to Maturity, 30 days for microgreens. Apium graveolens var. secalinum. Kintsai Dark Green Chinese Celery Seeds. Heirloom, Non-GMO. The Kintsai Dark Green variety delivers a nice celery flavor...
Mustard Seeds - Mizuna - Lime Streaks
45 Days. Brassica rapa var. japonica. Non-GMO. Annual. Heirloom. Wonderfully serrated and ornamental heirloom baby-leaf mustard greens, Lime Streaks mizuna garden seeds grow a tangy and popular green for many...
Cucumber Seeds - Tasty Green - Hybrid
55-60 Days to maturity. Cucumis sativus ‘Tasty Green’. Tasty Green Cucumber Seeds. Warm Season Annual Hybrid. This early-maturing, heavy-yielding variety is sure to be the perfect addition to your garden....
Basil Seeds - Lime
Non-GMO, Heirloom Lime Basil Herb Seed from True Leaf Market. Ocimum basilicum. As basil has many different types, Lime Basil is a sweet cultivar that grows round bright-green leaves with...
Basil Seeds - Lemon - Organic
Organic Lemon Basil Seeds. 60 days to maturity. Can be grown in containers. Can be grown as microgreens. Ocimum basilicum. Non-GMO, Lemon Basil Herb Seed from True Leaf Market. Ocimum...
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