VEGETABLES 2009

ASPARAGUS – 2 YEAR ROOTS (begin cutting at 3 years old)
MARY WASHINGTON: plant in sun, in well drained location. Reliable, rust resistant & productive.
Tightly budded stalks hold at peak quality and flavor over long cutting period

BROCCOLI
PAKMAN: 50 day. AAS Large 6-7” heads (1 lb.) with side shoots for further
harvesting. Excellent quality and uniformity with disease tolerance.

BRUSSEL SPROUTS
JADE E. CROSS: large sprouts, closely set and easy to remove. Excellent quality

CABBAGE
EARLY FLAT DUTCH: 85 day. Midseason ball-shaped heads up to 9” in diameter.
LATE FLAT DUTCH: 100 day. Large 6 lb. flat topped head good for kraut and slaw
RUBY PERFECTION: 80 day. 3-4 lb. Deep red round head

CANTALOUPE
AMBROSIA: 86 day. 4 lb. Round fruits with peach-colored flesh, heavy nets and light
sutures. Terrific sweet flavor.
BURPEE HYBRID: 82 day 4 lb. Strong netting pattern and ribs. Dark orange flesh is
firm and juicy. Great in Northern states.
EARLI DEW: 80 day. 2-3 lb. Early honeydew type with lime-green flesh.

CAULIFLOWER
SELF-BLANCHE: 68 day. Wrapper leaves curl over the heads to blanch white.

CELERY
GIANT PASCAL: 90 day. Tender, 30” crisp stalks of high quality.

COLLARDS – edible greens


CUCUMBER
BURPLESS #26: 62 day. 10”x2” straight, smooth, dark green slicer. Burpless
Strong tolerance to Mosaic Virus.
SWEET SLICE: 63 day. Gourmet 10-12” long tapered dark green fruits. Few seeds
with a sweet bitterfree skin. Great slicer and burpless. Does NOT need peeling.
BURPLESS BUSH: 55 day. 10-12” straight nearly seedless. Bush habit. Burpless
STRAIGHT EIGHT: 58 day. 8” fruits with excellent flavor. A long time favorite
BUSH PICKLE: 54 day. Ideal pickling 4-5” fruit. Compact plant
MARKETMORE : Excellent disease resistance

EGGPLANT
DUSKY: 63 day. Early, high yielding, good Northern variety

GOURDS

KOHLRABI
GRAND DUKE: 45 day. AAS Winner. Bulb-like stems have mild flavor cooked or raw.

LETTUCE
Romaine
Black seeded simpson

ONION
SETS: yellow sweet Spanish, white sweet Spanish and Candy

PARSLEY
ITALIAN (flat leaf): Better culinary flavor than curly
CURLY: used mainly for garnishing

PEPPER – SWEET
BIG BERTHA: 72 day. 7”x4” very large, crisp fruit. Great for stuffing.
CALIFORNIA WONDER: 75 day. Large 4”x4” green fruit. High yields.
GOLDEN SUMMER – 72 day. Yellow block. prolific
RED BEAUTY-68 day. Gourmet red with extra thick walls with good shelf life and excellent sweet flavor.
Resistant to T.M.V. High yielding 4x4 red fruit.
SWEET BANANA: 70 day. 1 ½”x5 ½” yellow tapered fruit with thin walls.
MANDARINE – orange

PEPPER – HOT
ANAHEIM CHILI: 75 day. 2”x8” medium-hot fruits tasty canned, dried, fried or
pickled. 24-30” plants
GARDEN SALSA: 73 day. Mildly hot with lots of flavor. Great for salsa making.
SPANISH SPICE: 65 day pleasing spicy taste rather than heat 7” taper. prolific
Flavorful and aromatic when grilled or fried, thin walls allow to cook quickly
HUNGARIAN WAX:(hot banana) 70 day. Yellow 2x8” tapered spicy, hot
banana-shaped fruit.
JALAPENO: 73 day. lots of heat 1x3 ½” green to red taper
TAM JALAPENO: 68 day flavor of a jalapeno without all the heat

POTATO
Red varieties: RED PONTIAC, RED CHIEFTAN
White varieties: KENNEBEC, KATAHDIN, YUKON GOLD, IRISH COBBLER, RUSSETT

PUMPKIN
JACK-BE-LITTLE: small decorative 4” pumpkins with flattened tops.
HOWDEN: Medium size Jack-o-lantern type 15-20 lb average.
BIG MAX: Large 100-200 lb. pumpkins

SPINACH – edible greens

SQUASH
CROOKNECK: 52 day. 5 ½” bright yellow crookneck. Compact bush. Summer squash
STRAIGHT NECK: bright yellow summer squash with straight neck
ACORN (table ace): 70 day. 5”x6” dark black/green acorn shaped fruit. Semi-bush
Almost no fibers or stringiness Winter squash
BUTTERNUT: 82 day. 10”x12” tan fruit. Early & high yielding winter squash
VEGETABLE SPAGHETTI: 100 day. After cooking, cut in half and pull out
spaghetti-like pulp. Winter squash

STRAWBERRIES
OZARK BEAUTY-June bearing. Great for preserves and fresh eating. Large fruits.
SURECROP-hardiest everbearer you can grow with fair amount of runners and huge crops of honey-sweet flavored berries.
Everbearers produce fruit during the regular season, with a second crop later

SWISS CHARD
BRIGHT LIGHTS: 60 day. Mild flavor, multi-colored stems orange, red, pink, yellow


TOMATO

YELLOW
LEMON BOY – 72 day 6-7 oz 3 ½” yellow fruit. Low acid

PINK
HUSKY PINK: 65 day. 5-7 oz. Early with excellent flavor. Dwarf indeterminate

PATIO
BUSH GOLIATH: 68 day short bushy 3’ plants. Heavy yields! Nice 3”-4” red fruits

PASTE (meaty)
ROMA (plum): 75 day. The most well-known paste-type tomato perfect for sauces,
Pastes and catsup. Pear-shape fruits are meaty, with very few seeds.

CHERRY
SMALL FRY: 65 day. AAS WINNER. Bite size 1 oz. cherry (larger than super sweet
100). Bush plant
SUPERSWEET 100: 65 day. Plants produce long strands of 100 or more super-sweet
Flavored cherry tomatoes that grow in clusters like grapes. Tall Indeterminate.

GRAPETTE: oval/grape shaped fruits with great flavor & high yields.

RED PEAR: 75 day sweet flavored small pear-shaped fruits. Great in salads

YELLOW PEAR: 75 day yellow pear-shaped fruits

MEDIUM SIZE & EARLY VARIETIES
EARLY GIRL: 57 day. High yields of 4-6 oz. Slicing tomatoes. Indeterminate
FIRST LADY II: 52 day. Early 6 oz. Medium size sandwich tomato. Indeterminate

LARGE SIZE
ACE 55: : 80 day low acidity. large 12 oz fruit thick skin
BEEFMASTER: 80 day. Beefsteak type. Solid, meaty fruits up to 2 lb. Indeterminate
BETTER BOY: 75 day. 8 oz. Known for consistency & performance. Indeterminate
BURPEE BIG BOY: 78 day. 1 lb. fruit with smooth crack-free skin. Superb flavor
CELEBRITY:72 day. 8 oz. Fruit AAS winner with excellent flavor
MARGLOBE: 75 day. Large, red, globe-shaped fruits with thick walls. *canning
RUTGERS: 75 day. All-purpose variety ideal for canning. 7 oz. Smooth, firm fruit.
Open pollinated variety. Indeterminate

HEIRLOOM TOMATO

BRANDYWINE: 90-100 day. This heirloom Amish variety, dating back to 1885, features one of the finest flavored
large tomatoes ever offered. Plants look like potato vines with good yields of extra-large, firm, clear-skinned,
light rosy pink fruits, up to 1-1/2 lbs. Indeterminate.

HILLBILLY: 85 day. Ancient heirloom that hails from the hills of West Virginia.
1 to 2 lbs. Orange-yellow color streaked and mottled with shades of red and pink.
Indeterminate


WATERMELON
CRIMSON SWEET-88 day. 25lb dark red, firm very sweet flesh. Resistant to wilts.
SUGAR BABY-75 day. Small 8lb fruits, small seeds, very productive. Sweet flavor


ZUCCHINI
BLACK BEAUTY (green): 47 day. 6-8” blackish/green smooth, cylindrical fruit.
GOLD RUSH (yellow): 52 day. 7”-8” golden yellow zucchini
EIGHT BALL: 43 day. Round green zucchini, uniform & prolific. Bush habit


SMALL FRUITS
Blackberries
Blueberries
Currants
Gooseberries
Dewberries
Boysenberries
Raspberries – black, red and gold
Rhubarb
Strawberries

Asparagus Roots
Onion sets
Seed Potatoes
Shallots
Jumbo Garlic