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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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Eggplant Seeds - Money Maker - Hybrid
50-60 days maturity after transplanting. Solanum melongena ’Money Maker’. Money Maker Eggplant Seeds. Non-GMO, warm-season, annual, hybrid. Money Maker is one of the most popular eggplant varieties in Japan. The...
Pepper Seeds - Hot - Thai - Bird
Pepper Seeds - Hot - Thai - Bird. Heirloom, Non-GMO. Capsicum annuum. 75-78 days. Warm season annual. The fruit of this hot Thai pepper can be harvested when green or...
Cucumber Seeds - West Indian Gherkin
West indian Gherkin grow extremely vigorous vines that are excellent for all gardens, space permitting. These plants grow so prolifically that fruits can be harvested throughout the entire summer, and...
Cucumber Seeds - Yamato Sanjaku
55-75 Days to maturity. Cucumis sativus var. yamato sanjaku Yamato Sanjaku Cucumber Heirloom Seeds. Warm-season annual heirloom. Non-GMO. This traditional variety is from the historic Yamato Province now known as...
Cucumber Seeds - Suyo Long
Cucumis sativus (60 days) Suyo is originally from China. It is a sweet-flavored, tender, crispy, ribbed fruit that can grow up to 15" long. Cucumber Seeds - Suyo Long Non-bitter,...
Squash Seeds - Korean, Summer - King Ka Ae -...
Squash Seeds - Korean, Summer - King Ka Ae - Hybrid. Non-GMO. Cucurbita moschata. 55-70 days to maturity after transplanting. Warm season annual. Excellent tasty Korean summer squash. Fruits have...
Eggplant Seeds - Petch Siam
40-50 days maturity after transplant. Solanum melongena ’Petch Siam’. Petch Siam Eggplant Seeds. Non-GMO, warm-season, annual, heirloom. This well-known and productive Matti Gulla variety is easy to grow. Matti is...
Watermelon Seeds - Picnic - Shiny Boy Hybrid (treated)
90 Days to maturity. Citrullus lanatus. Treated Shiny Boy Hybrid Watermelon Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, hybrid, heat tolerant, seeded, picnic watermelon. Suitable for growing in garden plots. 2010 Vegetable AAS Winner....
Squash Seeds - Chirimen
Cucurbita moschata (91 days) 4 g Packet of Heirloom Seeds. Musser Seed Company of Los Angeles introduced this squash in 1922. A Japanese Yokohama type squash. Chirimen is bronze-orange in...
Tomato Seeds - Slicing - Momotaro Hybrid
60 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycopersicum. Momotaro Hybrid Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, warm season annual, F1 hybrid, heat tolerant, indeterminate, slicing tomato. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised...
Yard Long Bean - Purple Mart Tsu In
75-80 day maturity. Vigna unguiculata subsp sesquipedalis. Purple Mart Tsu In Yard Long Bean Seeds. Non-GMO Warm-Season Annual Heirloom. Purple Mart Tsu In Beans have been cultivated for centuries in...
Eggplant Seeds - Thai Round
55-60 days maturity after transplant. Solanum melongena ’Thai Round’. Thai Round Eggplant Seeds. Non-GMO, warm-season, annual, heirloom. This disease-resistant Matti Gulla variety adapts well to many growing conditions. Matti is...
Cucumber Seeds - Soarer - Hybrid
55-60 Days to maturity. Cucumis sativus ‘Soarer’. Soarer Cucumber Seeds. Warm-season annual hybrid. Non-GMO. Soarer is valued particularly for its flavor. This Japanese burpless cucumber hybrid is easy to grow...
Pepper Seeds - Sweet - Manganji
80-90 Days to maturity (from transplant). Capsicum annuum. Manganji Pepper Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, sweet pepper with mild heat levels. 0 to 100 Scoville Heat Units. Suitable for growing...
Eggplant Seeds - Black Shine - Hybrid
65 days maturity after transplanting. Solanum melongena ’Black Shine’. Black Shine Eggplant Seeds. Non-GMO, warm-season, annual, hybrid. This Japanese hybrid eggplant has long fruit with black skin and a purple...
Tomato Seeds - Cherry - Pink Thai Egg
65-70 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycopersicum. Pink Thai Egg Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, determinate, cherry tomato. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds, greenhouses, and...
Cucumber Seeds - Summer Top - Hybrid
55-70 Days to maturity. Cucumis sativus ‘Summer Top’. Summer Top Cucumber Seeds. Warm-season annual hybrid.This excellent burpless hybrid cucumber is easy to grow and delivers a large yield of top-grade...
Flowering Kale Seeds - Kamome Series
91-98 days. Kamome Series flowering kale seeds promise a timeless frost-hardy highlight to any temperate home or garden. Kamome Series seeds grow tidy 8-12" dwarfed flowering kale bursting with either...
Tomato Seeds - Slicing - Momotaro Gold Hybrid
80 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycopersicum. Momotaro Gold Hybrid Japanese Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, warm season annual, F1 hybrid, indeterminate, slicing tomato. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised...
Corn Seeds - Sweet - Mirai 421 Hybrid - Treated
70-80 Days to maturity. Zea mays. Mirai 421 Hybrid (Treated) Corn Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, hybrid, Sweet Corn. Suitable for growing in garden plots or raised beds. Corn tolerates heat and...
Coffee Seeds - Coffea Arabica Nana
About 3-4 years to harvest. Coffea arabica 'Nana'. Nana Arabian Coffee Seeds. Non-GMO, perennial, open-pollinated, tropical, dwarf coffee tree. Nana Arabian Coffee tree seeds grow dwarf coffee plants that will...
Eggplant Seeds - Masego
Masego Eggplant Seeds. Solanum melongena. 70 days to maturity. Heirloom, Annual. Masego is a striking heirloom eggplant that is green with white stripes. ~ 6,500 seeds/ounce Download Free Vegetable Growing...
Watermelon Seeds - Icebox - Hime Kansen Hybrid
95 Days to maturity. Citrullus vulgaris. Hime Kansen Hybrid Japanese Watermelon Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, hybrid, heat tolerant, seeded, icebox watermelon. Suitable for growing in garden plots. This Japanese watermelon is...
Pepper Seeds - Hot - Korean - Wa Mae Wo...
100-109 Days to maturity (from transplant). Capsicum annuum. Wa Mae Wo - Yeori Gochu Pepper Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, hybrid, hot-type pepper with mild heat levels. 500 to 1,500 Scoville Heat...
Squash Seeds - Japanese, Winter - Blue Kuri
Squash Seeds - Japanese, Winter - Blue Kuri. Heirloom, Non-GMO. Cucurbita maxima. 45 days after flowering, 95-110 days to maturity. Warm season annual. A traditional open pollinated Japanese kabocha squash...
Pepper Seeds - Sweet - Tender Bell F1 Hybrid
45-55 Days to maturity. Capsicum annuum’Tender Bell F1’. Annual, F1 Hybrid. Tender Bell F1 Sweet Pepper is an extra early maturing Japanese hybrid that produces glossy, thin-wall, sweet green bell...
Corn Seeds - Sweet - Mirai 301 Hybrid - Treated
70-80 Days to maturity. Zea mays. Mirai 301 Hybrid (Treated) Corn Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, hybrid, Sweet Corn. Suitable for growing in garden plots or raised beds. Corn tolerates heat and...
Pepper Seeds - Hot - Thai - Prik Mun
Pepper Seeds - Hot - Thai - Prik Mun. Heirloom, Non-GMO. Capsicum annuum. AKA chilli api, Dragon Pepper, la chiao, la jiao, lombok kecil, miris, murich, ot, siling labuyo, togarashi....
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