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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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Komatsuna Mustard Seeds - Summer Fest - Hybrid
Komatsuna Mustard Seeds - Summer Fest - Hybrid. Non-GMO. Brassica rapa var. perviridis. Alt names: komatsuna, mustard spinach, tender green mustard. 21 days in summer, Warm season annual. 50-70 days...
Mustard Seeds - Mizuna - Organic
Organic Mizuna Mustard Seeds. 40 days to full maturity. 20 days to maturity for baby leaves. Can be grown in containers. Brassica japonica. Heirloom, Non-GMO, Annual. Can be grown as...
Mustard Seeds - Crimson Tide
45 Days to maturity. Brassica juncea. Crimson Tide Mustard Seeds. Heirloom, Non-GMO, Open Pollinated. Annual. This mustard strongly resembles Ruby Streak. Its ornately fringed purple and green leaves deliver a...
Burdock Seeds - Ha Gobo
65-75 days to maturity.Arctium lappa. Ha Gobo Burdock Seeds. Non-GMO, Heirloom, Cool-season Annual. Open-pollinated. Burdock has been grown for centuries, mainly in China and Japan, for its culinary and medicinal...
Agastache Seeds - Arizona Sun
77-84 days. Perennial flower seeds. Arizona Sun Agastache is a rare fragrant, showy, yet frost-hardy flower that promises exotic splendor where others can not. Arizona Sun Agastache seeds boast densely...
Mustard Seeds - Mibuna
Mibuna Mustard Seeds. 41 Days. Brassica rapa var. japonica. Open Pollinated, Non-GMO. Similar mizuna greens, the mibuna mustard is a flavorful Japanese green strap leaf mustard with mild mustard flavor....
Mustard Seeds - Japanese Komatsuna
Japanese Komatsuna Mustard Seeds. 30 to 50 Days to full maturity. 8 to 12 days to microgreens harvest. Brassica rapa var. perviridis. Annual. Heirloom, Non-GMO, Open Pollinated. Komatsuna is popular...
Mustard - Tat Soi - Black Knight
Tat Soi - Black Knight Mustard Seeds. 45 - 55 days to maturity. Heirloom, Annual. Can be grown in containers. Can be grown as microgreens. Brassica rapa. A dark green...
Tobacco Seeds - Prilep
Prilep P66-9/7 This oriental tobacco was developed in Macedonia during the 1990's at the Department of Genetics and Breeding in the Tobacco Institute-Prilep, with the goal of creating and producing...
Mustard Seeds - Wasabina
40 to 45 Days to maturity. Brassica juncea. Wasabina Mustard Seeds. Non-GMO, cool-season annual heirloom. Wasabina is a classic Asian mustard variety that is easy to grow. It’s a cool-season...
Mustard Seeds - Mizuna, Early
45 Days to maturity. Brassica rapa Japonica group. Early Mizuna Mustard Seeds. Heirloom, Non-GMO, Open Pollinated. Annual. This early maturing Japanese mustard is also known as Kyona Mizuna. The mustard...
Mustard Seeds - Small Gai Choi
35 to 45 Days to maturity. Brassica juncea var. capitata. Small Gai Choi Mustard Seeds. Heirloom. Cool season annual. This heirloom Chinese mustard green is very vigorous and productive. It...
Tobacco Seeds - Japan 8
Japan 8 is a very sweet dark air cured tobacco with low nicotine content. It is excellent as a blend for cigarettes or pipes. Tobacco Seeds - Japan 8 It...
Amaranth Seeds - White Leaf
White Leaf Amaranth Seeds. Open pollinated, Heirloom, Non-GMO. Amaranthus mangostanus. 30-40 days. Annual. Suitable for microgreesn. This variety of edible amaranth, also known as Chinese spinach. Its round, tender, light...
Komatsuna Mustard Seeds - Green Boy - Hybrid
30 to 40 Days to maturity (warm climates), 50-60 Days to maturity (cold climates). Brassica rapa var. perviridis. Green Boy Komatsuna Mustard Seeds. Cool-season annual hybrid. Komatsuna is an easy-to-grow,...
Tobacco Seeds - Izmir Ozbas
Izmir Ozbas - A unique looking Turkish variety that reaches heights of 5-6 feet. It produces little to no suckers and remains in a very narrow columnar shape, making it...
Mustard Seeds - Da Ping Pu
65 to 75 Days to maturity. Brassica juncea. Da Ping Pu Mustard Seed. Non-GMO, open-pollinated heirloom. This is a delicious wide-leafed bunching mustard. It's grown extensively in Asia and has...
Basil Seeds - Clove Scented
Clove Scented Basil Seeds. 80 days to maturity. Can be grown in containers. Can be grown as Microgreens. Ocimum basilicum. Heirloom, Annual. We are forever exploring the varieties of the...
Seaweed Mustard Seeds - Oka Hijiki
Seaweed Mustard Seeds - Oka Hijiki. Non-GMO. Heirloom. Non-GMO. Salsola komarovi. 30-40 days. Cool season annual. Also known as "seaweed on land" or saltwort, this nutritious, grass-like green grows wild...
Mustard Seeds - Misome Choho - Hybrid
Mustard Seeds - Misome Choho Hybrid. Non-GMO. Heirloom. Brassica campestris var. narinosa 25 days. One of several hybrids of Komatsuna and Tatsoi, this uniform, easy to grow hardy green has...
Basil Seeds - Anise
Non-GMO, Heirloom Anise Basil Herb Seed from True Leaf Market. Ocimum basilicum. As basil has many different types, Anise Basil is a sweet cultivar that originated from regions in Southeast...
Fennel Seeds - Sweet
Fennel Sweet (Foeniculum Vulgar Dulce) is an excellent addition to home gardens. It is easy to grow, and all parts of the plant are usable in the kitchen and bring...
Basil Seeds - Persian AAS
Persian AAS Basil Seeds. 75 days to maturity from seed. 30 days to maturity from transplant. 2015 AAS Regional Winner. Can be grown in containers. Can be grown as microgreens....
Mustard Seeds - Red Komatsuna - Hybrid
Mustard Seeds - Red Komatsuna - Hybrid. Non-GMO. Annual. Brassica rapa var. perviridis. 20-38 days for baby leaf. Cool season. This spinach mustard hybrid is an excellent choice for baby...
Tobacco Seeds - Bafra
Bafra - Turkish tobacco often used in pipe tobacco blends and cigarettes. Bafra Tobacco Seeds Columnar plant growing to 5 feet. Mature in 50 days. Cures a medium brown. Has...
Mustard Seeds - Tokyo Bekana - Organic
Organic Tokyo Bekana Mustard Seeds. 45 days to maturity. Brassica juncea. Open Pollinated, Non-GMO, Annual. It has bright light green leaves that are curly and ruffled. ~ 15,000 Seeds/ounce. Download...
Asian Herb Garden Seed Collection
Premium quality herb seeds to grow your own Asian Culinary Herbs. Grow indoors all year round, our outdoors seasonally. Add the amazing taste of fresh Asian herbs to your dishes,...
Burdock Seeds - Watanabe Early
75-85 Days to maturity. Arctium lappa ‘Watanabe Early’. Watanabe Early Burdock Seeds. Biennial Heirloom. Open-pollinated. Burdock, also called gobo is highly prized as a nutritious delicacy in Japan and is...
Shiso Herb Seeds (Perilla) - Jeok Ssam Ip
70 days to maturity. Perilla frutescens. Shiso Herb Seeds (Perilla) - Jeok Ssam IP Seeds. Annual. Perilla is a common Asian herb with the Jeok Ssam IP variety originating from...
Mustard Seeds - Tendergreen - Organic
Brassica rapa var. perviridis (45 days) Tendergreen is also known as spinach mustard because of its thick, smooth, upright leaves. It is much milder in flavor than regular mustard greens....
Water Pepper Herb Seeds
Non-GMO Herb & Microgreens Seeds. Persicaria hydropiper (syn. Polygonum hydropiper). AKA: Asian Marshpepper, Knotweed, Smartweed. A perennial herb grown for its spicy flavoring, used in asian dishes. As a microgreen...
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