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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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Radish Seeds - China Rose - Organic
55 days. This popular radish for sprouting produces crisp rose colored winter radishes. Radishes are 8" long by 2" wide with rose colored skin and white flesh. Not suitable for...
Flowering Cabbage Seeds - Osaka Series
91-98 days. Osaka Series flowering cabbage seeds grow a classic and elegant swirl of color perfect for any cool-season garden. Osaka Series seeds mature into tight 11-12" tall flowering cabbages...
Cabbage Seeds - Pak Choi - Joi Choi - Hybrid
Cabbage Seeds - Pak Choi - Joi Choi - Hybrid. Non-GMO. Annual. Brassica rapa Chinensis group. 40-50 days. Cool-warm season. Growers love this hybrid pak choi for its uniformity. It...
Shiso Herb Seeds (Perilla) - Ohba
60 to 70 days to maturity. Perilla frutescens var crispa. Shiso Herb Seeds (Perilla) - Green Ohba Shiso Seeds. Warm season annual. Shiso, also known as perilla or beefsteak leaf,...
Chinese Cabbage Seeds - Aichi
70 Days to maturity. Brassica rapa var Pekinensis ‘Aichi’. Aichi Chinese Cabbage Heirloom Seeds. Annual. This very old traditional, dento yasai, Chinese cabbage variety is from the Aichi Prefecture of...
Yu Choy Sum Seeds - Jung Green
Yu Choy Sum Seeds - Jung Green. Heirloom, Non-GMO. Brassica rapa var parachinesis. 40-45 days. Warm season annual. Flowering Brassica is a fast growing green that can be harvested as...
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...
Gourd Seeds, Wax - Winter Melon Round
85 to 95 Days to maturity. Benincasa hispida. Round Winter Melon Wax Gourd Seeds. Annual, Open Pollinated, Heirloom, Non-GMO. This melon is very popular in Asia and is quickly gaining...
Mustard Seeds - Mizuna Red Leaf
Another great Japanese mustard, especially well suited to microgreen production. The red leaf is not a deeply divided as regular mizuna. Spicy flavor, easy to grow. Approximately 18,000 seeds per...
Chinese Mahogany Seeds - Microgreens
Toona sinensis. Non-GMO. This fast growing deciduous tree, that makes a savory, exotic and unique microgreen. Yes, this is a tree, grown and harvested as a microgreen! Harvested just after...
Mustard Seeds - Misome - Hybrid
Mustard Seeds - Misome - Hybrid. Non-GMO. Brassica campestris Narinosa group. Alt names: Japan green, komatsuna, tasai, tatsoi. 30 days. Warm season annual. A fairly recent hybrid between Komatsuna and...
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...
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...
Anise - Microgreens Seeds
17 to 20 days. Non-GMO. Pimpinella anisum. Anise herb gardening seeds grown as microgreens. Micro-anise has a mild licorice flavor. It has even been referred to as the "licorice microgreen"...
Cauliflower Seeds - Song TJS-65 - Hybrid
55-60 Days in Spring, 65-70 Days in Fall to maturity Brassica oleracea var. botrytis. Cauliflower Seeds - Song TJS-65. Annual, Hybrid. This is a non-GMO seed that has a yellowish...
Celery Seeds - Nan Ling Cutting
Non-GMO Nan Ling Cutting Celery is an Asian celery variety that has a sweet and delicate flavor. Cutting Celery is the familiar flavor in many Chinese dishes. Known for its...
Cucumber Seeds - Suyo Long - Organic
Cucumis sativus (60 days) Suyo is orginally from China. It is a sweet-flavored, tender, crispy, ribbed fruit that can grow up to 15" long. Approx. 920 seeds per ounce. Cucumber...
Gourd Seeds - Tai Hoo - Hybrid - Kitazawa Spring...
79 days maturity after transplant. Lagenaria siceraria var. clavata ’Tai Hoo’. Tai Hoo Gourd Seeds. Non-GMO, warm-season, annual, hybrid. This plant produces a uniform and vigorous harvest. It is disease...
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...
Basil Seeds - Sacred - Organic
This old Abundant Life Seed strain has been grown since 1983. Organic Sacred Basil Much better adapted to cool weather than other basils, even resisting late spring frosts that blacken...
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...
Radish Seeds - Chinese - Starburst - Hybrid
60 Days to maturity. Raphanus sativus. Starburst Chinese Radish Hybrid Seeds. Cool Season Annual. Starburst radishes are part of the watermelon radish group, which means that you’ll find bright red...
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...
Cucumber Seeds - Green Light - Hybrid
35-45 Days to maturity. Cucumis sativus. Green Light F1 Cucumber Seeds. Warm-season annual hybrid. Non-GMO. Green Light is an excellent mini cucumber that is an All-American Selection winner. The plants...
Cucumber Seeds - Armenian (The Duke)
Cucumis melo (65 days) This unique Heirloom cucumber can produce long, sweet and crispy fruits. No need for peeling, just slice up and add to salads or just as a...
Cucumber Seeds - Painted Serpent (Organic)
Cucumis sativus. (63 days) Originated in Armenia. Fruits are light green with darker green striped ribs which curl into "s" shaped fruits. Organic Painted Serpent Cucumber Will grow huge, but...
Gourd Seeds, Bitter - Green Skin
70 days to Maturity (after transplanting). Momordica charantia ’Green Skin’. Green Skin Bitter Gourd Seeds. Non-GMO, warm-season, annual, hybrid. This is an excellent, open-pollinated, Chinese bitter gourd that produces fruit...
Pepper Seeds - Hot - Thai Super Chili F1
Capsicum annuum (75 days) This pepper really packs a punch in heat and in flavor. It is also extremely abundant, producing approximately 300 peppers per plant under ideal conditions. Definitely...
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