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1 Seed Information Index Garden Bush Beans Garden Pole Beans Bush Lima Beans Wax Podded Beans Soybeans Garden Peas Hybrid Sweet Corn White Kernelled Sweet Corn Yellow and White Kernelled Sweet Corn Open Pollinated Corn Popcorn Beets Cantaloupe Carrots Cucumber Dill Gourd Kohlrabi Lettuce Mustard Okra Parsley Parsnip Pumpkin Radish Salsify Spinach Squash Turnip Watermelon Cowpeas Flowers

2 Garden Bush Beans 50 ft. Row: 1 lb. (1/2 lb. Small) Per Acre: lbs. (30 lbs. Small) Planting Depth: 1 ½ inches Spacing in Row: 4-6 inches Rows Apart: 2-3 ft. Planting Date: April to August Days to Emergence: 7 Fertilizer: 2 lbs. to 50 ft. row. Common Insects: Mexican Bean Beetle, Aphids, Seed Corn Maggots Notes: Beans are easily killed by frost. Can be grown in average soil anywhere but need well drained soil and consistently warm summer. Seeds rot in cold, damp ground. Thrive in fertile loam without addition of fertilizer. Plant sections in 2 week intervals. Thin plants at 2-3 inch height to 4-6 inches apart. Plants grow 15 to 20 inches tall. Pick pods while young. Do not cultivate or pick while wet with dew. Keep mature pods picked off. Blue Lake 274 (Harvest average: 55 days) Long, dark green pods round to creaseback. Meaty pods are approximately 6 inches long at maturity. Plant height 18 to 22 inches. Plant tends to spread slightly and has excellent yield. It has a delicious flavor for table use and canning and is very popular for home garden and fresh market. Burpee Stringless (Harvest average: 58 days.) Heart-shaped, medium green color variety matures to 6 inches. Pod is tender, crisp and juicy. Stringless. It is excellent for home garden and fresh market and is very popular and ideal for canning. Contender (Harvest Average: 48 days.) Curved oval shape pod has medium green color and matures to 7 inches. Plant is hardy under adverse conditions and moderately bushy. Developed as an early variety; however, fiber into mature pods. Resistant to common bean Mosaic, and the N.Y. 15 variant strain of bean virus 1. Resistant to one or more strains of powdery mildew. Excellent for fresh market and home garden. Jade (Harvest average: 60 days.) Noted for its ability to consistently produce premium dark green, tender, sweet and stringless pods. Round shape, with white beans. Resistant to the bean common mosaic viruses NY15 and NL8. Tolerant to Curly Top Virus, and tolerant to Rust. Roma II (Harvest average: 59 days.) Romano or Italian type bean. Produces high yields of large, medium green, smooth, flat pods that are very slow to develop seed and fiber. Upright plant holds pods well off ground. Remarkable flavor and tenderness. Resistant to several strains of Bean Rust and to common Bean Mosaic Virus. Kentucky Wonder 125 (Harvest average 58 days.) Flat podded bush bean. For years gardener have chosen Bush KY 125 for its Kentucky Wonder type pods on a bush. Medium green in color, white seeded. Strike Bush Bean (The Strike bush bean is a hearty plant with 5.5 pods that are clsoely spaced for an easy harvest. It is ready for harvest in 53 days. Taylor Horticulture (Harvest average: 62 days.) Thick, flat, oval pods mature to 5 inches and turn from light green to white with red splashes. Pod is stringy and fibrous. Seed is buff colored and has irregular red spotting. Beans used in green stage or dry. Vigorous type, highly prolific. Excellent for fresh market and shipping. Popular shell bean. Topcrop (Harvest average: 48 days.) Developed by the USDA in Beltsville, MD. Early variety with productive pods. Medium green, round to creaseback pod matures to 6 inches. Pod has rapid seed development. Plant is heavy yielder, upright and vigorous. Stringless variety, brittle, meaty and without

3 fiber. Pods set high on plant for easier picking. Vines grow up to 18 inches in height. Resistant to Common Bean Mosaic and greasy pod. Developed for home garden. Pole Beans 50 ft row: ¼ lb. Per acre: 25 lbs. Planting Depth: 1 ½ inches Spacing in row: 3 feet Rows apart: 4 feet Planting Date: April to July Fertilizer: At planting time and once when beans begin to form Common insects: Mexican Bean Beetle, Aphids, Seed Corn Maggots Notes: Pole beans are sensitive to cold and should not be planted until the ground is warm. May be planted with corn. If planted in hills, sow 5 to 6 beans each. Need to climb 5 to 6 feet. Use rough poles 3 to 4 feet apart or grow around fence, trellis, netting, planting 4 to 5 beans around each pole. Young pods excellent to eat fresh and also easily frozen. Popular dry shell beans. Harvest regularly for continued production. Blue Lake FM1K (Harvest average 65 days.) Also called Improved Stringless White Creaseback. Early variety. Slender round medium green pods mature to 6 inches. This tender variety is one of the finest flavored beans. Also used for dry shell. Pods are stringless. Plants climb to 6 feet. Resistant to Common Bean Mosaic and certain strains of rust. Excellent for canning and freezing. Kentucky Wonder (Harvest average: 65 days.) An old favorite, 8 inch round green curved, meaty pods from base to top. Good climber and heavy yielder. Excellent flavored pods and dried light brown seeds. Pods should be picked while tender and flavorful. One of the best home garden varieties. Used fresh for canning and freezing and as a shell bean. Bush Lima Beans 50 ft row: 1 lb. (1/2 lb small) Per acre: 60 lbs. (30 lbs small) Planting Depth: ½ to 1 inch Spacing in Row: 1 to 2 inches Rows Apart: 3 feet Planting Date: April/May after frost Days to Germinate: 4 to 8 Fertilizer: 2 lbs. For 50 ft. row Common Insects: Aphid, Bean Leaf Beetle, Corn Ear worm, Cucumber Beetle, Flea Beetle, Lima Bean Pod Borer, Leaf Hopper, Spider Mite, Stink Bug. Notes: Plants do not need support. See Bush Beans. Lima beans are not as hardy as snap beans and should not be planted early. Burpee Improved (Harvest average: 75 days.) Most popular large flat-seeded variety that is heavy yielder. Light green beans in a pod matures to 5 inches with 4 to 5 excellent quality green beans. Henderson (Harvest average: 63 days.) Sometimes called Baby Limas or Bush Butter Beans. The original dwarf butter bean. Small, flat pale green beans mature to 2 ¾ inches. Pods have 3 or 4 green beans that turn creamy white when dry. Popular for green shell, but also dry shell bean. Valuable for its earliness, yet it continues to set pods up to frost. Excellent for fresh market and home garden.

4 Wax Podded Beans 50 foot row: 1 lb. Per Acre: 60 to 75 lbs. Spacing in Row: 3 to 4 inches Rows Apart: 2 feet Planting Date: April to August Days to Germinate: 10 Fertilizer: 2 lbs. For 50 ft. row Common Insects: Mexican Bean Beetle, Aphids, Seed Corn Maggots. Notes: Plant with eyes down. See Bush Beans. Top Notch Golden (Harvest average: 50 days.) Straight, flat, oval shape variety that mature to 5 inches. Stringless and brittle, this bean has delicious flavor s a snap bean or dried. Dried seeds are shiny white with gold colored markings. Resistant to Common Bean Mosaic. Comparatively new strain of Wax Bean and regarded as an improvement over Rustless Golden Wax. Excellent for home garden and fresh market. Soybean Edamame Soybean: (Harvest Average: 80 days.) Allow soils to warm up to degrees before planting. An average yield is about ½ lb per plant. Extend harvest by planting weekly successions for 4-6 weeks. Harvest when beans in the pods are 80-90% expanded, or when the leaves have changed from bright green to a slight yellowish-green. Harvest pods that are only bright green in color. Garden Peas 50 foot row: 1 lb. Per Acre: 75 to 100 lbs. Planting Depth: 2 inches Spacing in Row: 3 inches Rows apart: (double rows) 2 ½ ft. Planting date: Early: January to March Days to germinate 8 to 10 Common insects: Pea Aphids Notes: Plants have best growth during cool weather. Need 2 months of cool growing weather. Sow 2 to 3 times at 10 day interval. Provide support for tall varieties. Early peas require dry, moderately rich soil. Extra Early Alaska: (Harvest average: 68 days.) Small size, light green pods mature to 2 ½ inches with 5 to 7 peas per pod. Plants grow 24 to 28 inches. Excellent for fresh market and home garden. First pod set on 9 th or 10 th node. Laxton s Progress #9: (Harvest average: 62 days.) Long, broad, pointed curved pod is dark green and matures to 4 ½ inches. Pod contains 7 to 9 bright green, large oval peas of good flavor and quality. Hardy plant grows 16 to 18 inches. Early maturing, large podded variety. Excellent for home garden and fresh market. Resistant to Fusarium Wilt. First blossom at 9 th or 10 th node. Little Marvel: (Harvest average: 63 days.) Long, round pod is straight and blunt. Matures to 3 ½ inches. Dark green pods contain 6 to 8 peas. Sturdy plant grows 15 to 20 inches and bears single and double pods. Wrinkled peas are tender, sweet, and juicy with a deep green color. Excellent for home garden. Resistant to Fusarium Wilt. First blossom at 11 th node.

5 Mammoth Melting Sugar: (Edible Pod) (Harvest average: 70 days.) Wilt resistant. 4-5 foot vines should be trellised. Thick stringless 4 to 5 ¾ inch pods used like snap beans, likes cool weather, high yielding, early and uniform, productive, creamy-white seed, sweeter and more tender than Dwarf Gray Sugar. Sugar Daddy: (Edible Pod) (Harvest average: 69 days.) First stringless snap pea, developed after 25 years of research and over 100 second-generation crosses. Dwarf 24 to 30 inch vines need little support, 2 ½ to 3 ½ inch pods, stringless and thick fleshed, double pods at each node at top of plant for easy picking, 6 to 7 medium-green peas per pod, full season, 3 pickings, heavy yields. Pods are edible. Sugar Snap Pea: (Edible pod) (Harvest average: 64 days.) Early maturing pea with sweet, plump, and crisp pods. Crisp, sweet flavor in a plump pod, It has improved disease resistance with a high degree of double pods which improves yields potential. Resistant to Powdery Mildew and tolerant to Bean Leaf Roll Virus. Wando: (Harvest average: 67 days) Mid season variety with blunt, dark green pods that are long, straight and mature to 3 1/2 inches. Pods contain 6 to 8 squarish dark green, medium sized peas. Plant grows to 28 inches and is excellent for freezing, fresh market and home garden. First blossom at 14 th node. Hybrid Sweet Corn 50 foot row: ¼ lb. Per Acre: 9 to 12 lbs. Planting Depth: 1 to 2 inches Spacing in row: 8 to 9 inches Rows apart: 3 or 4 Planting Date: After danger of frost, every 2 weeks until mid-july. Days to germinate: 10 Fertilizer: 1 lb or per 25 ft. row Common insects: Corn Ear Worm, European Corn-Borer Notes: Needs 3 months of warm, sunny weather to mature. Needs generous quantities of nutrients especially potash and phosphorus. Plant in square area block with at least 3 adjacent rows of the same variety. Keep weed free. Shallow cultivation important until tassels appear, then stop. Sweet corn is more sensitive to cold than field corn. Bodacious RM Hybrid: (Harvest average: 75 days.) Eating quality is superior, sweet flavor holds well after harvest. Ear length 8 inches long with 16 rows of yellow kernels, ear diameter 1.8 inches. Plant height 87 inches. Excellent for home garden or roadside stands. Immune to Common Rust (G15) and Maize Dwarf Mosaic. Moderate resistance to Stewart s Wilt. Early Sunglow Hybrid: (Harvest average: 65 days.) Plants grow 4 to 4 ½ feet tall bearing 2 ears each. Ears are about 7 inches long with 12 rows of medium yellow, deep kernels. Early, tender and tasty for a long time. Good vigor in cold weather. Illini Xtra Sweet Hybrid: (Harvest average: 85 days.) This sweet yellow hybrid will hold optimum maturity for several days before the sugar converts to starch. Medium stalk produces 2 or more 8 inch ears, with 14 to 18 rows of tasty, tender kernels. Plant at least 4 rows to insure pollination. Should not be planted too early or too close to other corns. Incredible RM: (harvest average: 85 days.) An improved Miracle gourmet Sweet Corn. Has same homozygous sugary enhancer endosperm, therefore, it is superb eating. Excellent for home garden, fresh market, roadside stand, and shipping. Has good husk protection with very green husk and flag leaves.

6 Moderate resistance to Stewart s Wilt. High resistance to Common Rust (Rp1D, G15) and Maize Dwarf Mosaic. Ears are 9.5 by 2 inches, with an 18 row count. Plant height is 96 inches. Iochief Hybrid: (Harvest average: 85 days.) A gold Medal Winner. Plants grow up to 7 feet. Large tapered ears mature to 9 inches and have 15 to 17 rows of kernels. Kernels are deep yellow, sweet, watery and sometimes tough. Mid-season variety resistant to Bacterial Wilt and drought. Heavy yielder. Popular for home garden, fresh market, canning and freezing. Kandy Korn Hybrid: (Harvest average: 89 days.) A high sugar corn and remains sweet for a 7 to 14 day period. Yiled is exceptional, and the kernels are not shrunken. Cans and freezes well. Stalks are 7 to 8 feet tall, with 8 inch ears of 14 to 16 rows of kernels. White Kernelled How Sweet It Is Hybrid (Harvest average: 87 days.) A former All-American Selections winner. Plant grows up to 7 feet tall with ear height of 2 feet. Ears are 8 inches with 1.9 inch diameter and have 18 rows of pearl white kernels. An excellent shrunken hybrid sweet corn. Silver Queen Hybrid: (Harvest average: 88 days.) Plants grow to 8 feet. Cylinder shaped ears mature to 8 inches with 14 to 16 rows of snow white kernels. Kernels are extremely sweet and tender. Popular for home garden and fresh market. Yellow and White Kernelled Ambrosia: (Harvest average: 75 days.) A bi colored corn developed by Crookham Company for home garden, fresh market, roadside stand, and shipping. A homozygous sugar enhancer with superb eating quality. Noted for it s vigor and high tolerance to Stewart s Wilt. It is the bicolor counterpart to Bodacious. Ears are 8 by 2 inches with 18 row count. Plant height is 78 inches. Peaches and Cream Hybrid: (Mid-season hybrid produces 6 to 7 inch ears with 10 rows of small white and gold kernels absolutely bursting with sweetness. Large yield, too, so you can spread the wealth around the neighborhood! 83 days. Serendipity: (Harvest average 82 days.) A triplesweet variety that produces high quality, bicolor ears with medium green husks. Its flavorful sugary enhanced kernels, and 25% supersweet kernels for an added kick of sweetness and better shelf life. Open Pollinated Corn Ornamental Corn: (Harvest average: 105 days.) Large decorative 7 to 9 inch ears. Kernels in endless combinations of red, purple, orange, yellow, white, and blue. Strong stalks, used for Hlloween and Thanksgiving decorations. Popcorn Purdue 305 Hybrid (White): (Harvest average: days) A delicious and wholesome snack food. Easy to grow, producing popped kernels that are large and fluffy with a delicious flavor. Beets

7 50 foot row: 1 oz. Per Acre: 6 to 8 lbs. Planting depth: 1 inch Spacing in row: 3 to 4 inches Rows apart: 15 to 18 inches Planting Date: Mid-February to Mid-July Days to Germinate: 7 Common Insects: None of major concern Notes: Best crops in rich, sandy loam, ph 6.5. Beets become tough and stringy if grown in hot weather during droughts. Thin plants when seedlings reach 4 to 6 inches. Beets may be eaten from half grown through maturity. Detroit Dark Red: (Harvest average: 60 days.) Excellent quality, ideal for table, canning or fresh market. Smooth, dark red skin and deep red flesh with indistinct zoning. Globe shape with small tape root. Dark green glossy top. Good for late summer and fall. Cantaloupe 50 foot row: ¼ oz. In hills Per acre: 1 ½ to 2 lbs. in hills Planting Depth: ¼ to ½ inch Rows apart: 4 feet Planting Date: April/May Days to Emergence: 2 to 6 Fertilizer: 3 lbs. for 50 ft. row Common Insects: Aphid, Cucumber Beetle, Leaf Miner, Pickle Worm, Squash Bug, Spider Mite. Notes: Requires long, warm growing season. Can never be grown to perfection under unfavorable conditions. Seeds may be grown in hot bed and transplanted. Enormous space required for growing. Soil needs to be planted in hills Hales Best Jumbo: (Harvest Average: 85 days.) Fruit is 7 ½ inches by 6 inches, oval, weighing 5 pounds. Rind is yellow-green, prominent ribs, heavy net. Sutures netted over. Seed cavity large. Flesh is salmonorange. Excellent flavor. Rocky Ford Green Flesh: (Harvest average: 90 days.) Fruit is 5 ½ by 5 inches, weighing 2 to 2 ½ lbs. Rind is green, firm, slight rib. Net covering entire melon is fine and dense, gray in color. Flesh is green, spicy with good flavor, aroma is even better. Narrow gold border around the seed cavity at proper ripeness, spreading outward when over ripe. Very high yields of fairly small melons. Carrots Plant Guide: 50 foot row: ½ oz. Per Acre: 3 to 4 lbs. Planting depth: ½ inch Spacing in row: 2 to 4 inches Rows apart: 1 ½ to 2 feet Planting date: February-August Days to germinate: 7 to 14 Fertilizer: 3 lbs for 50 ft row Common Insects: Leaf Hopper, Flea Beetle, Vegetable Weevil

8 Notes: May be planted as soon as ground can be worked. Grow slowly at first. Seedlings must have steady moisture, need less as roots mature. Too much water at maturity causes rotting. Soil ph 6 to 6.5 best. Danvers 126: (Harvest average: 75 days.) Excellent for home garden, freezing, fresh market and cello pack. Small core with bright orange skin and deep, fine grained flesh. Long, slender, tapering root. Roots 7 to 8 ½ inches long need deep soil to mature. Sweet and tender. Top quality for table use. Cucumber 50 foot Row: 1 oz. 3 seeds per hill Per Acre: 1 lb. Planting Depth: ¼ to ½ inch Spacing in Row: 18 to 30 inches Rows Apart: 50 inches Planting date: April/May Days to Emergence: 2 to 4 Fertilizer: 3 lbs. for 50 foot row Common Insects: Aphid, cucumber beetle, Leaf Minor, Pickle worm, Squash Vine Borer, Squash Bug, Spider Mite Notes: Harvest ripe cucumbers fast as they mature for vines to continue producing. Requires fertile clay soil enriched with well-rotted manure and compost. Vines grow rapidly and can be trained. Once cucumbers start growing they must have constant supply of soil moisture. Pick fruit when it is succulent and green (immature). Plants are very susceptible to frost. May be carefully transplanted from hot bed. Marketmore 76: (Harvest average: 65 days.) Medium season, white spine, tapered at end. Fruits free of stipple or mottle, dark green color. Developed and released by Cornell University. Resistant to Scab, Mosaic, Downy, and Powdery Mildew. High yields of straight fruit. National Pickle: (Harvest average: 56 days.) A standard variety for pickles. Fruits are 5 to 6 inches, 2 ½ inches in diameter, full ended and medium green in color with black spine. Medium large vine. Very prolific and fine quality. Straight Eight: (Harvest average: 58 days.) Rounded, cylindrical shaped variety matures to 8 inches in length and 2 ½ inches in diameter. It has deep green skin with a little of the white spine striping. This early variety is excellent for home gardening, slicing and shipping. Spacemaster 80: (Harvest average: 60 days.) Compact plant produces excellent yields of very flavorful 7 ½ inch long green cucumbers. Suitable for small home gardens with limited space. Homemade Pickles: (Harvest average: 55 days.) Plant produces heavy yields of small green cucumbers. This variety was especially bred for making pickles. The cucumbers are solid and crisp with superb flavor. Early Spring Burpless: (Harvest average: 52 days.) Plant produces high yields of slender 12 long dark green slicing type cucumbers. Cucumbers are crisp and bitter-free. They are uniformly straight and smooth. Best grown on a fence or trellis for easy harvest. Excellent for home gardens and market growers. Dill 50 foot row: ½ oz. Per acre: 2 to 3 lbs.

9 Planting Depth: ¼ inch Rows Apart: 2 ½ feet Planting Date: Early Spring Notes: Annual. Allow plenty of room, grow 3 to 4 feet high. Easy to grow. Bouquet Dill: annual, 2 ft. The dry or green branches are used for flavoring dill pickles and beets. Gourd Birdhouse: (Harvest average: 115 days.) Grows 10 to 12 inches in diameter, tapering at stem end. Smooth, tan and hard shelled. Dipper: (harvest average: 115 days.) Neck is long, slender and usually curved. Smooth, tan surface with hard shell. Turk s Turban Ornamental: (Harvest average: days.) Actually a squash used for decoration with gourds. Assorted sizes usually 8 to 10 inches in diameter. Prominent Turban Colorful stripes extend from blossom to stem end and vary from red to white to green to orange. Fair keeper, edible, fair quality. Kohlrabi 50 foot row: ¼ oz. Per acre: 4 lbs. Planting depth: ½ inch Spacing in row: 6 inches Rows apart: 1 ½ to 2 feet Days to emergence: 3 to 10 Notes: Rarely affected by disease or insects. Harvest when 2 inches in diameter. Early Purple Vienna: (Harvest average: 60 days.) Plant grows to 8 to 10 inches with purple-green leaves. Flattened 2 inch bulb with purple skin and white flesh. Lettuce 50 foot row: 1/8 oz. Per acre: 3 lbs. Spacing in row: 4 to 6 inches Rows apart: 3 feet Planting date: Sept., Oct., Feb. Days to emergence: 2 to 6 Fertlizer: 4 lbs for 50 ft. row Common Insects: Aphid, Snail, Caterpillar, Corn Ear Worm. Notes: Need rich loam, plenty of moisture (Lettuce is 95% water), ph of 6 or above. Growing season needs to be cool. Thin plants. Black Seeded Simpson: (Harvest average: 45 days.) Loose-leaf variety. Widely grown because it is a fast, reliable producer. Large loose leaf type with broad fringed light green leaves. Attractive variety for early planting. Good for home gardens. Crisp leaves.

10 Buttercrunch: (Harvest average: 68 days.) Butterhead type with rather loose heads of thick but crisp leaves. Very resistant to heat. Slow bolting Bibb type. A cross of 456 by Bibb. Excellent for home garden and fresh market. Oakleaf: (Harvest average: 40 days.) An old variety with tender texture. Had ability to withstand heat without getting bitter. The plant forms a tight rosette. Parris Island (Cos): (Harvest average: 65 days.) Upright dark gray-green, 8 to 12 inch head, slightly and neatly folded and slightly savoyed, creamy white heart. Vigorous, very uniform, medium-slow bolting, white seed. TB and Mosaic tolerant. Named after Parris Island off South Carolina. Ruby Red: (Harvest average: 53 days.) Meduim size, slow bolting, red leaf type. Resistant to heat and does not fade in hot weather. Very decorative. Salad Bowl Green: (Harvest average: 45 days.) Loose-leaf variety. An All American Gold Medal Winner. A splendid home garden lettuce with long, loose medium green, deeply cut leaves of excellent quality. Slow in running to seed. A head fills a salad bowl. Mustard 50 foot row: ½ oz. Per acre: 1 ½ lb. to 2 lbs. Planting depth: ¼ inch Rows apart: 3 feet Planting Date: February through August Days to emergence: 2 to 4 Fertilizer: 3 lbs. for 50 foot row Common insects: Aphids, Flea Beetle, Caterpillar, Stink Bug, Vegetable Weevil. Notes: Keep plants watered during dry spells. Cut leaves to prevent seed formation. Southern Giant: (Harvest average: 50 days.) Large, curled, bright green leaves with fringed and curled leaf edges. Slow bolting. Good, mild flavor. A favorite in the Southeast, especially for late sowing. Okra 50 foot row: 1 to 2 oz. Per acre: 10 lbs. Planting depth: ½ inch Spacing in Row: 4 inches Rows apart: 3 feet Planting date: April/May Days to emergence: 7 to 14 Fertilizer: 3 lbs. for 50 ft. row Common Insects: Aphid, Blister Beetle, Corn Ear Worm, Stink Bug, Flea Beetle, Army Worm Notes: Plants require warm soil and climate. Keep weeds down by shallow cultivation. Clemson Spineless 80: (Harvest average: 56 days.) All American Silver Medal winner. Truly spinelss. Angular, ridged pod that is rich green. Approximately 6 inches long. Abundant pods. Excellent for home garden. Grows to 5 feet.

11 Long Pod Green: (Harvest average: 50 days.) A ridged, dark green type pod 6 to 9 inches long, producing abundant pods. Pods remain in prime condition for cooking and canning until quite large. An early but sturdy variety. Grows to 2 ½ feet. Excellent for home gardens, cooking and canning. Parsley 50 foot row: ½ oz. Per acre: 3 lbs. Planting Depth: ½ inch Spacing in row: 6 inches Rows apart: 1 to 1 ½ feet. Planting date: April/May, August Days to emergence: 14 to 28 Moss Curled: Grow great garnishes! Hardy Biennial, likes full sun or partial shade. Parsley s attractive and nutritious sprigs add color to meals. 70 days. Parsnip 50 foot row: ¼ oz. Planting depth: ½ to ¾ oz. Spacing in row: 3 to 6 inches Rows apart: 1 ½ to 2 feet Planting date: Mid March/April Days to Emergence: 15 to 25 Notes: Keep soil moist prior to emergence. Hollow Crown: (harvest average: 105 days) Smooth, well-tapered roots are 12 inches long and 2 ¾ inches thick at shoulder. Flesh is fine-grained, white. Heavy yielder. Pumpkin 50 foot row: ½ oz. Per acre: 4 lbs. Planting Depth: ½ inch Spacing in row: 24 to 48 inches Rows apart: 5 feet Planting date: May/June Days to emergence: 4 to 8 Fertilizer: 3 lbs. for 50 ft row Common Insects: Aphid, Pickle Worm, Squash Vine Borer, Squash Bug. Notes: Requires 3 ½ months growing season to mature. Needs fertile soil. Aggressive spreader. Do not pull, but cut pumpkin at harvest. Plant in hills. Big Max: (harvest average: 120 days.) Fruit up to 20 inches by 24 inches, weight often 30 pounds, but can be grown up to 50 pounds and more. Nearly round, darker red orange than Halloween or Connecticut Field, ribbed and faintly sutured. Flesh is thick, pale orange and stringy, is used for exhibition and show, but is not a true Jack O Lantern type.

12 Connecticut Field: (Harvest average: 115 days.) Popular globe shaped variety. Fruit is 12 by 14 inches, weight 15 to 20 lbs. Rind is orange with deep yellow flesh. Flesh is fair quality, thick and coarse. Excellent for stock and for Halloween. Very productive for fresh market and home garden. Small Sugar Pie: (Harvest average: 100 days.) Fruit is 6 to 8 inches in diameter and weighs approximately 6 pounds. Rind is dark orange, slightly grooved and stores well. Preferred for canning and pies. Green Striped Cushaw: (Harvest average: 100 days.) Creamy White, irregularly striped or traced with green. Grows 20 by 9 inches to a slender curved neck and weighs around 12 pounds. Flesh is a light yellow, very thick, rather coarse, but sweet. Hardy and vigorous. Howden: (Harvest average: 115 days.) An excellent variety with heavy yields of fine fruit. Its deep round shape is far more uniform than Connecticut Field. Its hard shell is attractive, ridged and deep and a deep rich orange color with thick flesh averaging 20 pounds. An excellent keeper. Jack Be Little: (Harvest average: 90 days.) Vine produces miniature, tennis ball sized pumpkins. Used mainly for decorative purposes. Jack O Lantern: (harvest average: 110 days) Excellent Halloween variety for carving. Fruit shape varies from globular to 8 inch diameter by 14 inches length. Weighs 8 to 10 pounds. Nearly round. Flesh is yellow, orange, large seed cavity. Rind is smooth and firm. Radish 50 foot row: 1/8 oz. Per acre: 1 lbs. Planting depth: 1/8 inch Spacing in row: ¼ inch Rows apart: 3 feet Planting date: August, April/May Days to emergence: 3 to 4 Fertilizer: 2 lbs. for 50 ft. row Common insects: Aphid, Caterpillar, Flea Beetle, Stink Bug, Vegetable Weevil Notes: Good for beginners, especially children. Grows well in average garden soil. Cherry Belle: (Harvest average: 22 days.) Small, bright scarlet variety. Round tap roots have firm, crisp flesh with mild flavor. Short tops. Excellent for shipping and fresh market. Excellent also for forcing and also for outdoor planting. French Breakfast: (Harvest average: 25 days.) Root is oblong with a blunt end, rose colored with white end. Tops are 5 to 6 inches tall and root is 1 ½ inches long and 1/3 to ¾ inches thick. Crimson Giant: (Harvest average: 45 days.) Plant produces good yields of giant radishes. They are very flavorful. A good all around variety. Suitable for spring or fall harvest. Early Scarlet Globe: (Harvest average: 23 days.) Medium size, round, bright scarlet, 2 ½ to 3 inches. Flesh is white, mild, and crisp. Medium tops. Sparkler White Tip: (Harvest average: 25 days.) Small round type. Scarlet red with lower third, White. Flesh is sweet, mild, and has a fine texture. Medium tops. Excellent for home garden and fresh market. Hailstone Round: (Harvest average: 30 days.) Plant produces flavorful, white, and round radishes. Radishes have a mild taste and are crisp and tender. Excellent for salads and gourmet garnishes.

13 Salsify Mammoth Sandwich Island: (Harvest average: 145 days.) Dull white roots resemble slender parsnips, tapers to a point. Roots are 8 to 9 by 1 ½ to 2 inches at shoulder, creamy white flesh, oyster like flavor, better if dug after frost. Over winter stores like carrots. Excellent winter keeper, baked or creamed, soup or stew. Spinach Long Standing Bloomsdale: (Harvest average: 48 days.) Thick, glossy dark green leaves are medium size. Heavy yield plant that is erect and compact. Slow to develop seed stalk. More heavily crumpled than other varieties. Leaves are delicious, raw or cooked. Excellent for home garden and fresh market. Also good for late sowing to carry over winter. Squash 50 foot row: ½ oz. Per acre: 1 ½ lbs. Planting Depth: 1/8 inch Spacing in row: 18 to 36 inches Rows apart 3 feet Planting Date: April/May Days to Emergence: 4 to 6 Fertilizer: 2 lbs. for 50 ft row Common insects: Aphid, Cucumber Beetle, Leaf Miner, Pickle Worm, Squash Vine Borer, Squash Bug, Spider Mite Notes: Requires light fertile soil that retains moisture. Squash are heavy feeders. Seed may be started indoors and transplanted. Check squash plants daily when they start to flower. Vines must be kept picked to continue producing. Butternut Waltham: (Harvest average: 100 days.) Winter variety with cylindrical shaped buff colored rind. The 8 to 10 inch fruits are practically all meat, 4 to 5 inches in diameter. Matures to 2 ½ to 3 pounds each. Skin is smooth and thin. Light yellow flesh is dry, sweet, and fine-grained with a nutty flavor. Early Prolific Straightneck: (Harvest average: 46 days.) Summer variety with tapered, cylindrical shape. Grows from 12 to 14 inches long. Plants are an upright bush form. Yellow rind. Flesh is cream yellow. Tender and delicious at about 5 inches. This is an early, prolific variety producing over an extended period. Skin is rather tender. Early Summer Yellow Crookneck: (Harvest average: 48 days.) Summer variety with curved neck and yellow rind. Matures to 10 inches long, hovwever, best flavor at half mature size. Prolific and of good quality. Skin is often bumpy, becoming warted at larger sizes. Plant is low growing, dense bush. Flesh has delicious flavor with fine-grained texture. Most popular summer squash. Early White Bush Scallop: (Harvest average: 50 days.) Summer variety with scalloped shape and green/white color. Fruit is very pale green when young, turning chalky white when 6 inches in diameter. Fruit is borne on a heavy bush type plant. Flesh is all white and very delicious. Excellent for home garden, fresh market, and shipping. Vegetable Spaghetti: (Harvest average: 90 days.) Fruit is 8 to 9 inches long, cylindrical with rounded ends. Rind is hard and yellow at maturity. Flesh is thin, entirely stringy. When scooped out of a cooked fruit, this flesh resembles spaghetti.

14 Table Queen Acorn: (Harvest average: 83 days.) Summer and winter variety. This acorn-shaped squash is a family table treat. Fruit is 5 ½ inches by 4 inches, weighing 1 ½ lbs. Uniformly ridged and grooved. Flesh is yellow, thin and tender. Good flavor. Grows on a large vine. Try this for a special treat. Turnip 50 foot row: ¼ oz. Per Acre: 1 to 2 lbs. Planting Depth: 1/8 inch Spacing in row: ½ inch Rows apart: 12 to 15 inches. Planting Date: March; July/August Days to emergence: 2 to 4 Fertilizer: 3 lbs. to 50 ft row. Common insects: Aphid, Caterpillar, Flea Beetle, Stink Bug, Vegetable Beetle. Notes: Cool weather vegetable. Needs soil ph of 6 to 6 ½. Turnips respond well to high phosphorus content in soil. Fall harvest has the best flavor. Purple Top White Globe: (Harvest average: 55 days.) Erect, dark green, medium sized, large cut leaf. Roots are large and smooth, globular, measuring to 4 inches, white in color with purplish tinged red top. Flesh is white, tender and crisp. Ideal for home garden, fresh market and shipping. Watermelon 50 foot row: ¼ oz. Per acre: 3 to 4 lbs. in hills Planting depth: ½ inch Spacing in row: 24 to 48 inches Rows apart: 8 feet Planting date: April 15 to May 15. Days to Emergence: 4 to 8 Fertilizer: 4 lbs to 50 ft. row Common Insects: Aphid, Cucumber Beetle, Leaf Miner, Pickle Worm, Squash Vine Borer, Squash Bug, Spider Mite. Notes: Avoid planting until warm weather. Use manure and compost to enrich soil. Keep well watered until fruit starts to fill out. Soil needs to be slightly acidic: ph 6. Takes up enormous space and should not be considered for the small vegetable plot. Black Diamond: (Harvest average: 90 days.) Shape is blocky with a thick, dark green rind. Bright red flesh with a delicate flavor. Seeds are large. Can grow to 40 pounds. Charleston Gray: (Harvest average: 85 days.) Fruit grows to 10 inches by 24 inches and weighs 25 to 35 pounds. This variety has a hard rind for easy shipping. Rind is gray green with darker scribbled lines. Resists sunburn. Flesh is deep pink and delicious. Seeds are large, stippled, dark brown. Resistant to fusarium races I and III and Anthracnose. Crimson Sweet: (Harvest average: 85 days.) This variety has a very firm flesh which holds up well on the vine or on the shelf. It is brilliant red, flavorful and has few seeds. Weight ranges from 15 to 25 pounds. Fruit is 10 inches by 12 inches in an oval shape. Rind is distinctly striped light and dark green. Extreme sweetness is another big advantage. Sugar Baby: (Harvest average: 75 days.) This excellent quality melon is of the Ice Box type. Globular shaped with dark green rind. Fruit is deep red with orange tint. Weight 8 to 12 pounds

15 Cowpea 50 foot row: ½ lb. Per Acre: 40 lbs Planting Depth: ½ inch Spacing in row: 1 to 4 inches Rows apart: 2 feet Planting date: May-July Days to emergence: 7 to 12 Fertilizer: Commercial grade, very low in nitrogen. Common Insects: Cowpea Curculio, Southern Cowpea Weevil Notes: Cowpeas grow in a wide range of soils with shallow cultivation. Keep weed free. Plant different maturing varieties to have continuous crop. Mississippi Silver: (Harvest average: 65 to 70 days.) A crowder type cowpea, nonvining, resistant to Fusarium and Nematodes. As with all cowpeas, one inch of water every 7-10 days should be adequate. Heavier Soils require less water than lighter soils. Good for fresh market or home garden. Pinkeye Purplehull BVR: (Harvest average: 60 days.) Semi-bush variety that grows to 2 feet with pods maturing to 8 inches. Pods are deep purple with creamy white seed with pint to deep purple eyes. Heavy yielder tat adapts to most soils. Excellent for canning, freezing, home garden, fresh market, and commercial growers. Flowers Flowers are an attractive addition to the garden as well as being beneficial. The flowers that we offer this year are the varieties that help to keep insects out the garden. Four O clock, Choice Mix: (annual) Plants grow thick luscious greenery with morning glory type flowers. Nasturtium Gleam Mix: (Hardy annual) Ideal for bedding or borders, flowers are edible. Semi trailing plant with a mixture of golden yellow, orange and scarlet flowers. Flowers from summer to frost. Sweet Pea: (Perennial) Vines have rough, winged stems. Thet hin, pale green leaves bear tendrils which help to support the plant in climbing. The fragrant blossoms vary in form from single to hooded double. The texture varies from smooth and velvety to wavy and crinkled. The colors range from white through all the pastel tints, to blue, red, and purple. Black Eyed Susan: (Perennial) This is a flower that just about everyone recognizes. It s yellow and black coloring makes it an unmistable flower that can take root almost anywhere. Plants grow to about 3 feet, full of brightly colored flowers. Blanket Flower: A prolific annual that will grow basically anywhere. Its showy, salt tolerant blossoms attract butterflies and may be used as cut flowers. Midwestern Wildflower Mix: The mid-west native wildflower seed mix is full of color with an abundance of species.