Synapsis Seed Sale Fundraiser

Hello there and welcome to the Synapsis Seed Sales fundraiser! Orders for our seeds and seedlings can be placed using the online order form linked below.

Synapsis sells vegetable seeds to raise funds to support the research programs of Cornell plant breeders and the activities of our graduate student organization.  

Every spring, we offer seed packets of select cultivars that have been developed by our Section’s own breeding programs. These cultivars are not only unique and delicious, they are disease-resistant and high yielding in upstate New York and beyond. 

 All of our sales will be online with order pickup in person. We are unable to ship orders or deliver to locations outside of Cornell's campus.  Visit our online order form for more information.

Varieties available in 2024

  • Honeynut Butternut Squash -A mini squash with a dark tan skin and 0.5-1-pound fruit. Field resistance to powdery mildew. Bred by a multigenerational effort across the Robinson, Jahn, and Mazourek programs.
  • Green Finger Cucumber - A  green-skinned cucumber with a small seed cavity and 6–8-inch fruit. High resistance to powdery mildew, papaya ringspot virus, watermelon mosaic virus and  zucchini yellow mosaic virus. Bred by Margaret Jahn and George Moriarty
  • PMR Delicious 51 Melon - A sweet melon with dark orange fruit flesh, netted skin, and 2–3-pound fruit. High resistance to Fusarium wilt (1) and powdery mildew. Bred by Henry Munger.
  • Hannah’s Choice Cantaloupe - A sweet melon with orange flesh, ribbed skin, and 3–5-pound fruit. Intermediate resistance to Fusarium wilt (0, 1),  powdery mildew, papaya  ringspot virus, watermelon  mosaic virus, and zucchini  yellow mosaic virus. Bred by Mark Henning, Henry Munger, and Molly Jahn
  • Salt and Pepper Cucumber - A white-skinned pickling cucumber with 3–5-inch fruit. Intermediate resistance to angular leaf spot and powdery mildew. Bred by Jason Cavatorta and Molly Jahn.
  • Iron Lady F1 Tomato - A red slicing tomato with determinate growth producing 5-ounce fruit. High resistance to early blight, Fusarium wilt (1,2), late blight, Septoria leaf spot,  Verticillium wilt. Bred by Martha Mutschler-Chu (CU) and Randy Gardner (NCSU)

All vegetable cultivars currently offered are the products of conventional plant breeding and are not genetically engineered.

We will also be selling seedlings of varieties that are not available in seed packets! To be included on this list for various unique squash and tomato seedlings, please fill out the corresponding section on the order form.

 

Growing Information for Beginners

In 2023 The USDA updated the US plant hardiness map. This map shows you the minimum growing temperature plants in your area can withstand to help you choose varieties most suited to your region. This is an interactive map so feel free to look around!

 

​​​​​​​Knowing which seeds to start indoors and when to plant your veggies outdoors can be a real challenge. This website allows you to input your location and will give you specific sowing and planting dates in both the spring and fall for a wide variety of fruits and vegetables.

 

Contact

Questions? Email:

  • Emalee Wrightstone - ew439 [at] cornell.edu (ew439[at]cornell[dot]edu)