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Here is a partial list of seed varieties that are owned by Monsanto that was recently compiled by Rosemary. They are not GMO, however when you buy these varieties you are sending your money to Monsanto so if you intend to boycott Monsanto as much as possible it is best to avoid these. Here are Rosemary’s notes:
“Hi all,
Recently, I’ve discovered that the “Safe Seed Pledge” taken by many garden vegetable seed companies only means those seed companies will not sell GMO seeds. It does not mean they are not selling seeds from the aggro-industry giants. Monsanto is likely the largest and best known of these companies. At this time I will not comment further on Monsanto…
Over the last day or so, I’ve researched and created a list of all the vegetable seed varieties I could find which are owned by Monsanto and it’s subsidiaries/brands (Seminis and DeRuiter ) and which are sold in North America. I was dismayed to see a great many names of vegetable varieties I had considered “classics” such as Big Beef, Better Boy and Patio tomatoes as well as Sweet Slice cucumber and Gold Rush zucchini. This list does not include grains, dried peas & beans/soybeans, nor corn grown for reasons other than table corn (sweet corn). Monsanto owns over 2000 seed varieties, most of which are not presently for sale in North America so if you travel elsewhere, you will find a very different set of Monsanto owned seeds.
Please note that very, very few of the varieties on this list are GMO. Most are just the product of selective breeding (just as farmers have done for thousands of years). I’m circulating the list so that you can make informed seed purchases.
Please feel free to circulate this list so other gardeners can also make informed choices.”
Beans, green
(Does not include dried)
BAO958
BAO999
BA1001
BA1006
EX08120703
SV1003GF
SV1137GF
Alacante
Brio
Bronco
Cadillac
Ebro
Eureka
Excalibur
Fiesta
Firstmate
Gina
Gold Dust
Gold Mine
Golden Child
Grenoble
Hercules
Labrador
Lynx
Magnum
Matador
Roman Gold
Serin
Slenderpack
Spartacus
Strike
Stringless Beauty Lake 7
Sunburst
Sybaris
Tapia
Teggia
Tema
Thoroughbred
Titan
Ulysses
Valentino
Broccoli
BC1691
Castle Dome
Coronado Crown
General
Heritage
Ironman
Legacy
Liberty
Lieutenant
Packman
Cabbage
Blue Dynasty
Constellation
Platinum Dynasty
Red Dynasty
Tropicana
Carrots
CR2289
PS07101441
SV2384DL
Bilbo
Cellobunch
Enterprise
Envy
Forto
Juliana
Karina
Propeel
Sweetness (series)
Tastypeel
Cauliflower
Cheddar (orange
cauliflower)
Cielo Blanco
Cornell
Freedom
Freemont
Juneau
Minuteman
Whistler
Corn (sweet)
EX08745857
EX08767143
QHW6RH1229
SC1102
SC1336
SV1077SD
SV1580SC
SV9010SA
SV9012SD
SV9014SB
SV9813SC
Absolute
Devotion
Fantasia
Merit
Obsession (series)
Passion (series)
Seneca Arrowhead
Sensor
Synergy
Temptation (series)
Vitality
Cucumber
CC&1040
DRL9510
SV3462CS
SV4220CS
SV4719CS
Arabian
Babylon
Camaro
Colt
Conquistador
Cool Breeze
Eldora
Emparator
Eureka
Excursion
Expedition
Fanfare
Darlington
Dasher (series)
Impact
Indy
Intimidator
Jawell
Jumbo
Marketmore (series)
Orient Express
PowerPak
Poinsett
Rockingham
Salad Bush
Sweet Slice
Sweet Sucess PS
Speedway
Talladega
Thunder
Thunderbird
Turbo
Unistars
Vlaspik
Valsset
Vlasstar
Eggplant
Fairy Tale
Gretel
Hansel
Night Shadow
Taurus
Lettuce
Annie
Braveheart
Bubba
Conquistador
Coyote
Del Oro
Desert Spring
Gator
Grizzly
Honcho
Javelina
Mohawk
Raider
Sahara
Sharpshooter
Sniper
Sure Shot
Top Billing
Valley Heart
Melons
PS04911714
SV0051WA
SV0241WA
SV0241WA
SV0258WA
WM8317
Apollo
Cabrillo
Caravelle
Charleston Grey
Colima
Cooperstown
Crimson Glory
Crimson Sweet
Cristpbal
Cronos
Delta
Destacado
Durango
Earli-dew
Earlisweet
Ever Summer
Fastbreak
Honey Dew Green Flesh
Hy-Mark
Jade Star
Laredo
Magellan
Majestic
Mickylee
Mission
Omega
Moonshine
Regency
Sweet Spot
Sweet Sunset
Valiant
Wizard
Santa Fe
Saturno
Sentinel
Starbright
StarGrazer
Tiger Baby
Wrigley
Zeus
Onions
EX07714593
SV4643NT
SV6646NW
SV6672NW
XP07716000
Aspen
Barbaro
Caballero
Candy
Century
Cougar
Elbrus
Exacta
Fortress
Goldeneye
Granex Yellow
Green Banner (green
onions)
Hamlet
Lasalle
Leona
Long Day Spanish
Short Day Granex
Montclair
Pecos
Red Zeppelin
Savannah Sweet
Sierra Blanca
Sterling
Stratus
Swale
Sweet Agent
Peas (green)
Ashton
Hacienda
Reliance
Spinach
Avenger
Barbados
Hellcat
Interceptor
Tomatoes
APT 401
PS01522935
PS01522942
PS345
PS438
SV7101TD
SV7631TD
DRC564
DRC1183
DRW
Amsterdam
Aurea
Beefmaster
Beorange
Better Boy
Big Beef
Biltmore
Bolzano
Burpee’s Big Boy
Caramba
Celebrity
Crown Jewel
Cupid
Debut
Dixie Red
Empire
Flora-Dade
Florida (series)
Foronti
Heatmaster
Health Kick
Huichol
Husky Red
Husky Cherry Red
Hybrid 46
Hybrid 882
Hypeel (series)
Komeett
Lemon Boy
Lorenzo
Maya
Merlice
Patio
Phoenix (series)
Picus
Pik Ripe 748
Pink Girl
Pio
Poseidon
Prunus
Puebla
Quincy
Sanibel
Santorange
Seri
Sunbrite
SunChief
SunGuard
Sunsugar
Sunoma
SunShine
Sunstart
Sweet Baby Girl
Tygress
Tomimaru Muchoo
Torero
Tye-Dye
Viva Italia
Yaqui
Zebrino
Squash, Summer
(including Zucchini)
XPT1832 III
SV6009YG
Ambassador
Conqueror (series)
Consul
Daisey
Depredador
Dixie
Embassy
Gemma
Gold Rush
Greyzini
Independence (series)
Judgement (series)
Justice (series)
Lolita
Papaya Pear
Patty Green Tint
Prelude (series)
President
ProGreen
Radiant
Senator
Storrs Green
Sunny Delight
Terminator
Squash, Winter
Autumn Delight
Butternight Supreme
Canesi
Early Butternut
Pasta
Taybelle PM
Squash – Pumpkin
Appalachian
Buckskin
Jamboree HG
Longface
Orange Smoothie
Phantom
Prizewinner
Snackface
Sprint
Spooktakular
Trickster
Wyatt’s Wonder
Sweet Peppers
DR0710PB
DR0713PB
PP0710
PS09941819
PS09941814
PS09942815
PS09979325
PS9915776
PS9927141
PS9928302
SV3255PB
SV3782PP
Antebellum
Antillano
Archimedes
Aristotle
Baron
Bell Boy
Big Bertha PS
Biscayne
Bounty
California Wonder
Camelot
Capistrano
Cherry Pick
Chocolate Beauty
Corno Verde
Dulce
Early Sunsation
Enterprise
Ethem
Excalibur
Fooled You
Gypsy
Huntington
Key West
King Arthur
MarRojo
Morraine
North Star
Orange Blaze
Petit Sirah
Pimiento Elite
Pimso
Plato
Prophet
Red Knight
Revelation
Sir Galahad
Socrates
Striker
Sweet Spot
Sweet Sunset
Valiant
Wizard
Hot Peppers
PS11435807
PS11435810
PS11446271
PX11404796
SV3198HJ
SV7017HJ
Aquiles
Ballpark
Big Bomb
Biggie Chile
Burning Bush
Cardon
Carribean Red
Cayenne Large Red Thick
Cherry Bomb
Chichen Itza
Chichimeca
Corcel
Coyame
Frenillo
Garden salsa
Grande
Holy Mole
Hot Spot
Hungarian Yellow Wax Hot
Inferno
Kukulkan
Major League
Mariachi
Mesilla
Mitla
Nainari
Nazas
Papaloapan
Perfecto
Rebelde
Rio de Oro
Sahuaro
Salvatierra
Santa Fe Grande
Sayula
Super Chili
Tajin
Tam Veracruz
Time Bomb
Tula
Tuxtlas
Vencedor
Victorioso