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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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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...
Kohlrabi Seeds - Winner, Hybrid
Winner Kohlrabi Seeds. F1 Hybrid. Non-GMO, Annual. 45 to 55 days to full maturity. Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes. This medium-early maturing white kohlrabi hybrid is a winner. Large plants grow...
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...
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...
Gourd Seeds - Nam Tao Yai - Hybrid
70-75 Days to maturity. Lagenaria siceraria. Warm-season annual hybrid. Nam Tao Yai Hybrid Seeds. This high-yielding variety is also known as White-flowered gourd, Upo, or Opo and has vigorous, multi-branched...
Cabbage Seeds - Pak Choi - Red Choi - Hybrid
45 Days to full maturity. 20-30 Days for baby leaf. 10-15 Days for microgreens. Brassica rapa Chinensis group. Red Choi Pak Choi Seeds. Annual, Hybrid. Cool Season. This special hybrid...
Melon Seeds - Ichiba Kouji - Hybrid
Melon Seeds - Ichiba Kouji - Hybrid. Non-GMO. Cucumis melo. Also known as Japanese netted melon. 55-60 days to maturity. Warm season annual. This specialty variety dominates the netted melon...
Cabbage Seeds - Pak Choi - Hotau - Hybrid
Cabbage Seeds - Pak Choi - Hotau - Hybrid. Annual. Brassica rapa Chinensis group. 30-35 days. Cool-warm season. NonGMO. Mini type pak choi, 8-10cm (3-4"), uniform, wide and fat petioles....
Cabbage Seeds - Pak Choi - Red Tatsoi - Hybrid
45 Days to full maturity, 20-30 Days for baby leaf, 10-15 Days for microgreens. Brassica rapa subsp. narinosa. Red Tatsoi, Pak Choi Seeds. Annual, Hybrid. Cool Season. This vigorous hybrid...
Spinach Seeds - Oceanside - Hybrid
Spinach Seeds - Oceanside - Hybrid. Non-GMO. Spinacea oleracea. 25-30 days maturity for baby leaf, 40-60 days to full maturity. Cool season annual. Oceanside is a slow - moderate growing...
Gourd Seeds - Fong Show - Hybrid
55-65 days maturity after transplanting. Benincasa hispida var. chieh-qua ’Fong Show’. Fong Show Gourd Seeds. Non-GMO, warm-season, annual, hybrid. This jointed gourd, hairy melon, or mokwa variety is an early...
Gourd Seeds - Nam Tao Klom - Hybrid
60-65 Days to Maturity (after transplanting). Lagenaria siceraria ’Nam Tao Klom’. Nam Tao Klom Gourd Seeds. Non-GMO, warm-season, perennial, hybrid. This vigorous climbing hybrid produces round-shaped fruit with light green...
Spinach Seeds - Dash - Hybrid
Spinach Seeds - Dash -Hybrid. Non-GMO. Spinacea oleracea. 60 days. Cool season annual. Extra-early spinach hybrid that suitable for growing under low temperatures, especially during winter in warm areas. Cold...
Radish Seeds - Korean - Shin Dong Ha - Hybrid
60 days to maturity. Raphanus sativus. Shin Dong Ha Korean Hybrid Radish Seeds. Hybrid, warm to mild season annual. Korean radishes are similar in flavor and texture to daikon, so...
Gourd Seeds - Bitter Mini Hybrid (Treated)
Mini Hybrid Bitter Gourd (Treated). Momordica charantia. Non-GMO, Hybrid. 50 to 60 days to maturity. Annual. Bitter Gourd is also known as Bitter Melon, Karella, and Balsam Pear. This small...
Radish Seeds - Korean - Alpine Gold - Hybrid
60 days to maturity. Raphanus sativus. Alpine Gold Korean Radish Seeds. Hybrid, cool season annual, open pollinated. Alpine Gold radishes are a clean, crisp variety with smooth and polished roots....
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,...
Onion Seeds - Short - Superex Yellow Hybrid
160 Days to maturity. Allium cepa. Superex Yellow Onion Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, hybrid, bulbing, short-day onion. Suitable for growing in greenhouses, garden plots, and raised beds. Resistant to disorders. Alt...
Tomato Seeds - Slicing - Grandeur Hybrid
70 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycopersicum. Grandeur Hybrid Japanese Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, warm season annual, F1 hybrid, indeterminate, slicing tomato. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds,...
Chinese Cabbage Seeds - Winter Crisp - Hybrid
Chinese Cabbage Seeds - Winter Crisp - Hybrid. Non-GMO. Brassica rapa Pekinensis group. 90 days. Cool season annual. Winter Crisp barrel heads have a weight of approximately 6.0 pounds and...
Eggplant Seeds - Bride F1
Bride F1 Hybrid Eggplant Seeds. Solanum melongena. F1 Hybrid. Non-GMO. Annual. 70 days to maturity. Eggplant Bride F1 is a beautiful hybrid Asian eggplant known for its mild flavor and...
Gourd Seeds - Buab Laem - Hybrid
80-90 days to maturity. Luffa acutangula ’Buab Laem’. Buab Laem Gourd Seeds. Non-GMO, warm-season, annual, hybrid. This is a highly productive and vigorous hybrid. The green, edible fruit is tender...
Gourd Seeds, Bitter- Dark Jade - Hybrid
55 to 60 Days to maturity. Momordica charantia. Dark Jade Bitter Gourd Hybrid Seeds. Non-GMO Annual Hybrid. This warm season annual is a high yielding, India-type bitter gourd. Dark green,...
Corn Seeds - Sweet - Mirai 315 Hybrid - Treated
70-80 Days to maturity. Zea mays. Mirai 315 Hybrid (Treated) Corn Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, hybrid, Sweet Corn. Suitable for growing in garden plots or raised beds. Corn tolerates heat and...
Chinese Cabbage Seeds - RCC9 Red - Hybrid
70 to 85 Days to maturity. Brassica rapa, Pekinensis group. Chinese Cabbage Seeds - RCC9 Red - Hybrid. Non-GMO. Cool season annual, Hybrid. This RCC9 Red Chinese Cabbage is a...
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