[Organic Vegetable] Variety List

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C Artichoke Green Globe 288 3-5 C Broccoli Arcadia C Broccoli Marathon* 2-3 C Broccoli Packman C Brussel Sprouts Jade Cross E C Cabbage Emerald Cross D Cabbage Pak Choi Joi Choi D Cabbage Pak Choi

1 C Artichoke Green Globe C Broccoli Arcadia C Broccoli Marathon* 2-3 C Broccoli Packman C Brussel Sprouts Jade Cross E C Cabbage Emerald Cross D Cabbage Pak Choi Joi Choi D Cabbage Pak Choi Mei Qing Choi C Cabbage Ruby Perfection C Cauliflower Snowball Y F Cauliflower Veronica F Celery Giant Pascal* 4-5 C Celery Utah* 4-5 C Eggplant Black Beauty G Eggplant Fairy Tale* 3-6 C Eggplant Ichiban C Eggplant Millionaire D Eggplant Snowy D Leek King Richard* 5-6 Most common variety. Large globe-shaped with purple base. Big plants with heavy, very dark green heads with a unique 'frosted' appearance. Late, cool weather variety. Highly tolerant to cold. Mid-early with large heavy head. Medium size beads. Plant produces high yields of solid 1 ½" deep green brussels sprouts. Extra disease resistant tolerance. 6-7" heads. Can weigh as much as 2.5 lbs. Mid-early, white stem, slow bolting. Very cold tolerant. Baby green stem Pak Choi approx half size of Joi Choi, flat pale misty green stems form a thick, heavy base with broad, oval, rich green leaves. Excellent tasting. Slow to burst. Pure white heads. Medium size plant. Romanesco type with unique spireled lime green heads. Nutty taste. Best planted in summer for fall harvest. Mid-winter in mild climates. Plant produces jumbo size celery. This variety is easy to blanch " stalks are tender and crisp with a sweet, rich, nutty flavor. Disease resistant. Dark purple, egg shaped fruit on 24" to 28" plants. Compact but bushy plants produce creamy, sweet tasting miniature eggplants. White 4-inch fruits have attractive purple streaking. Japanese type. Easy to slice. Skin is dark purple/black. Extra early and long. Japanese type. Brilliant black fruit. Early, mild, non-bitter flavor. Long ivory-white fruit. A very early variety. Extra long, slim stems which don't need earthing up and are ideal for slicing. Page 1 of 6

2 D Leek Tadorna* 5-6 C Lettuce - Bibb Buttercrunch C Lettuce - Head Crispino C Lettuce - Head Great Lakes C Lettuce - Leaf GourmetSB C Lettuce - Leaf Green Oakleaf C Lettuce - Leaf Mesclun Mix C Lettuce - Leaf Red Sails C Lettuce - Leaf Red Salad Bowl C Lettuce - Romaine Parris Island C Onion Bunching Evergreen White I Patio Eggplant Mohican I Patio Pepper Hot Apache I Patio Pepper Hot Cheyenne I Patio Pepper Sweet Mohawk I Patio Pepper Sweet Redskin G Patio Tomato Totem G Patio Tomato Tumbling Tom Red An excellent variety suited for January to May harvest. Dark green flags with a medium to long shaft. Good winter hardiness tolerant of yellow leaf stripe and leaf spot. Compact and heavy. Slow-bolting. Medium-sized, glossy green, firm heads. Uniform, less susceptible to twisted leaves. Common iceberg or head lettuce. Large outer leaves. Colorful, flavorful blend of gourmet red and green leaf lettuce. Highly rated for babyleaf. Low density, dark green, slow to bolt. Gourmet lettuce mix of arugala, mizuna, tatsoi, endive, chervil, radicchio, and kale. Crinkled leaves with a deep bronze red color. Burgundy-red, deeply lobed, oaklike leaves form a full rosette. Uniform dark green leaves. Used extensively in warmer climates. The most winter-hardy. Little or no bulbing. Attractive, upright type that displays masses of medium-sized fruit. Blazing red 3-inch long Cayenne-type chilies rate a five on the Scoville score. Superior taste. Handsome, bushy plants produce masses of 4-5-inch orange peppers. Spicy pepper flavor Flavorful, medium-sized, 4-5-inch peppers ripen from dark green to a soft yellow-orange. Early fruiting bell bears 4-5-inch long peppers all summer. Nicely compact plants. Very compact bush type yields an abundance of flavorful, bright red cherry tomatoes. Easy, early and looks good in a pot. Long, thick, grape-like clusters of cherry-type tomatoes spill and tumble over the sides of hanging baskets. Excellent flavor Page 2 of 6

3 G Patio Tomato Tumbling Tom Yellow C Pepper Hot Anaheim C Pepper Hot Big Jim C Pepper Hot Caribbean Red C Pepper Hot Cayenne Long Slim C Pepper Hot Chili de Arbol C Pepper Hot Fresno G Pepper Hot Garden Salsa C Pepper Hot Habanero C Pepper Hot Hungarian Wax F Pepper Hot Jalapa C Pepper Hot Jalapeno D Pepper Hot Pepperoncini C Pepper Hot Serrano D Pepper Hot Tabasco* C Pepper Hot Thai Hot Long, thick, grape-like clusters of lemon yellow cherry-type tomatoes spill and tumble over the sides of hanging baskets. Excellent flavor Mildly hot and very flavorful, with slender, smooth-skinned, 8-inch dark green to red fruits. Tall, ever-bearing plants provide good foliage cover. 7"-9" long; 2" wide at shoulders tapering to blunt end. Medium green to red when ripe. Use fresh, roasted or dried. 1 1/2". Twice as hot as the commercial habanero. 350,000 to 450,000 pungency. Green to red. 5" long pungency. Thin wall 2"-3" elongated, pointed fruits mature to brick red. Distinctive "tree like" plant growth. 3"x1.5" tapering to a point. Similar to Jalapeno but thinner walls; matures to red. Great for salsas. Green to red 8-9". Mild. High yields pungency. Blast furnace hot. Plants are loaded with wrinkled, plum-shaped, 1-1 ½-inch long fruits that turn bright orange when ripe. Medium hot, spicy. Tapering 7-inch fruits ripen from bright yellow to red. Heavy-yielding, vigorous plants 2 1/2 x 1" tapering red fruits. Hybrid version of the red hot Jalapeno. Good in short season areas pungency Medium hot, pungent flavor. Prolific plants with an upright habit bear clusters of plump, stubby, 3-inch red to green fruits. Italian. Mildy hot, slightly wrinkled 4" fruits that are good eaten fresh or pickled. Hot with a spicy pepper taste. Upright, branching plants bear loads of green to red 3-inch fruit. Hot. These famously juicy, 2-inch green to red peppers grow in upright clusters above the foliage Small pepper well known for its extremely hot spiciness. The plant is easy to grow and is very prolific. Page 3 of 6

4 C Pepper Sweet Banana H Pepper Sweet Banana (Supreme)* F Pepper Sweet Bell Boy F Pepper Sweet Better Belle C Pepper Sweet California Wonder G Pepper Sweet Chocolate Beauty* C Pepper Sweet Golden California Wonder I Pepper Sweet Ivory* C Pepper Sweet Purple Beauty F Pepper Sweet Red Beauty C Radicchio Red Preco* 3-5 C Spinach Melody 288, C Spinach Rushmore 288, C Swiss Chard Bright Lights Mix 288, C Tomato Ace Elongated, 6-inch peppers turn scarlet when fully ripe but stay sweet and mild. Delightful in salads, exquisitely pungent pickled. Famous for its amazing yields. A popular non-bell pepper, excellent fresh or cooked. Pendent fruits that start out a pale green, ripening to yellow, then red. Large leaves provide protection for dark green fruits that are thicked walled, mostly 4 lobed and blocky Turns red at maturity. 4"x3" Blocky thick walled, glossy green fruits matures to Red. Great for stuffing. Very popular, early maturing variety with tender, juicy, 5 x 4-inch green to bright red fruits. Mild, sweet flavor. Prolific and everbearing. Among the sweetest of sweet bells, 3.5 x 4.25-inch green fruits ripen to rich brown. Disease resistant and very productive. Suitable for growing in large containers. Very similar to California Wonder, except that it ripens to a beautiful golden-yellow. Crisp, juicy, mild-flavored 3.5 x 4-inch fruits ripen from creamy white to soft ivory. Very productive. Suitable for growing in large containers. Purple 4 x 3.5- inch fruits slowly ripen to dark purple-red. Crisp, tender, and meaty. Very productive, compact plants are suitable for growing in large containers. Sweet, juicy, 4 x 3.5-inch fruits ripen to brilliant scarlet. Heavy yields. Easy, early and disease resistant. Well-folded, large, heavy, purple-red heads. Hybrid, AAS winner. Large semi-upright growth produces large green, slightly crinkled leaves slow to bolt. Extremely fast growing, dark colored smooth leaf with very high yield potential. Unique, yellow, gold, white, red, orange, pink, violet, green, and striped stems. The medium late, large firm, deep oblate fruit are moderately smooth. Page 4 of 6

5 Tray Size Time E Tomato Arkansas Traveler E Tomato Aunt Ginny's Purple D Tomato Aunt Ruby's German Green D Tomato Beefmaster C Tomato Beefsteak D Tomato Better Boy E Tomato Big Beef E Tomato Black Krim D Tomato Box Car Willie D Tomato Brandywine Red C Tomato Brandywine Yellow* 2-4 D Tomato Celebrity D Tomato Champion II D Tomato Cherokee Purple D Tomato Costoluto Genovese C Tomato Glacier D Tomato Goliath C Tomato Great White 6 oz. fruits that are rough, medium size with an excellent, creamy, mild flavor. High yields of 12 to 16 oz deep pink tomatoes oz. green beefsteak with a deliciously sweet flavor that's enhanced by a spicy undertone. 2 lb. solid, meaty, bright red with good tolerance to cracking and splitting. Meaty and delicious slicing tomato. 1 lb. fruit with excellent flavor. Extra large, oz. fruit with real, old-fashioned tomato taste. Medium fruit that has a brownish purple skin with dark green shoulders. Unique salty, smoky flavor oz. large reddish-orange fruits that are very prolific. Disease and crack resistant. Red version of the Amish heirloom famous for its intense, succulent flavor. Firm, meaty 1-1/2 lb fruit. Prolific producer of giant 1 ½ - 2 lb deep yellow fruit. Brandywine flavor with a slight tang. Red, globe-shaped 7-8 oz. tomatoes famous for their flavor. 6-7oz. fruits. Has more disease resistance with the same flavor. Loads of 12 oz dark pink fruit, soft textured with a delicious, complex flavor. Disease resistant. Loves summer heat, but will continue producing even after weather turns cool. Drought tolerant. Among the earliest and most flavorful. Round, bright red 2-3 oz tomatoes. 1-2 lb. fruits on a really HUGE plant. Dark pink, solid tomatoes are ribbed. Very sweet yet have an acid component. Low acidity and few seeds. Good drought and crack tolerance. Page 5 of 6

6 C Tomato Green Zebra F Tomato Health Kick D Tomato Heartland D Tomato La Roma Red C Tomato Large Cherry Red D Tomato Lemon Boy F Tomato Matt's Wild Cherry C Tomato Mortgage Lifter E Tomato New Girl C Tomato Roma C Tomato Rutgers* 2-4 D Tomato San Diego C Tomato Siletz D Tomato Snow White C Tomato Stupice E Tomato Super Fantastic E Tomato Super Steak D Tomato Sweet 100 C Tomato Yellow Pear Unusual, striped, bright green tomatoes with old-fashioned tomato taste. Round 3 oz fruits. 4 oz. plum-shaped fruits and are strongly disease resistant. Plants grow to 4 ft. tall if staked. Determinate. Hybrid. Dwarf variety grows only 3'-4' tall, but produces and abundance of 6-8 oz meaty fruit all season. 4-7 oz. fruit. Improved variety with higher yields on stronger plants oz fruit. Grows 8-10' tall. Very sweet. 7 oz. deep oblate fruits. Mild-flavored and out-yields all other golden tomatoes. 5/8"-3/4" deep red fruits. Very sweet, full flavor with high sugar content. Huge, meaty 16 oz pink tomatoes with a mild, sweet flavor. Disease resistant. 4-5 oz. fruit that is better tasting and more disease resistant than Early Girl. Heirloom variety with meaty, 2 oz. plum-shaped fruit. High yielding variety with large 8 oz. fruit. 5-7 oz fruits. Excellent for Southern California gardens. Vigorous variety with full flavored 1 oz fruit. White Cherry tomato that has a sweet, fruity flavor. Indeterminate. High yielding variety with sweet, very flavorful 2 oz fruit. 10 oz fruit. Very meaty. Produces all summer long. Indeterminate. Hybrid. Huge 2 lb. meaty fruit. Vigorous grower with loads of deliciously sweet and juicy, 1 oz. cherry-type tomatoes. Small, bright yellow 1 oz pear-shaped fruit have mild, sweet flavor and low acid content. Page 6 of 6

Ball Tomato Information

Ball Tomato Information Indeterminate: Blossoms and fruit develop progressively, harvest lasts several months. Determinate: Blossoms and fruit develop at one time. Harvest time is short (7-10 days). Arkansas