Fall Transplant List 2017

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1 Fall Trans List 2017 Assumptions: Days to Maturity: Days to harvest are from transing date Crop varieties selected specifically for the NC Piedmont_ erratic spring weather, hot & humid summers, warm falls and winters ranging from warm to freezing but seldom dipping below 20 degrees. CROP Days to Maturity from TP PLANTED ON YIELDED ON COMMENTS Arugula Astro Great for cut & come again harvests of spicy leaves; once s start flowering, you can eat the blossoms or let them go for pollinators; seeds can be made into mustard! 8-12 Broccoli Marathon_FALL Arcadia_ FALL Waltham_ FALL Gypsy Green Magic Happy Rich Red Fire Purple Sprouting_ FALL 68 Poor heat tolerance; good cold tolerance. For NC Fall crop 63 Poor heat tolerance; excellent cold tolerance. For NC Fall/Over- winter crop 75 Good cold tolerance into winter down to 20 degrees; 4-6 main 58 Good heat tolerance; good production in poor soils 57 Good heat tolerance, smaller than Gypsy 55 Quick!! Harvest small main head immediately for abundant sprouts For a fall- ed, overwintered, spring crop harvest. For NC Fall/Over- winter crop Great side shoot prod. Great side shoot production Good side shoot prod. Uniform heading habit No main head; tons of shoots instead Kill temp is 20 degrees; plenty of purple sprouts

2 Brussels Sprouts Long Island Improved Diablo 90 For a fall crop, TRANSPLANT OUT IN AUGUST!! Use shade cloth or Surround to keep s cool; Bt to control worms 110 Cold tolerant. TP out in AUGUST!! 20 tall s 24 tall s Cabbage Early Jersey Wakefield Red Acre Tiara, mini green Farao, mini green Omero, mini red Blue Vantage 68 Conical reaching 2# - 3# 76 Dense 2# - 4# ; good keepers in storage 63 Compact green variety makes uniform 3# 65 Compact green variety makes 3# 73 Compact 2#- 4# red 80 Dense green mid- season with short cores keep well and make a great slaw or kraut; 4#- 8# Cauliflower Snowball Snow Crown Graffiti Vitaverde Veronica 68 Makes 6-8 ; protect curds from sunlight by tying leaves or breaking a few inner leaves over 50 Extra early; stress will manifest in purple coloration on the underside of 80 Purple!! Do not blanch so full color develops. Spring or fall crop 71 Green- curds!! Do not blanch so full color develops. Spring or fall crop 78 Spiraled, pointy lime green

3 Chicory Bel Fiore Perseo Frisse Endive 60 Meaning beautiful flower, variegated green, red and white loose perform well in spring and fall 55 Makes dense, red and white striped that mature at 3-4 diameter 30_baby 60_head Loose can be harvested at any point. Tie outer leaves loosely with twine or rubber bands to blanch inner center Collards Flash Vates Morris Heading Georgia Southern 55 Vates- type hybrid; slow to bolt; stems are quite long making harvest & bunching a snap 75 Upright, productive and long- standing; slow to bolt, cold hardy 60 Loose heading type; smooth dark green leaves; slow to bolt 70 More heat tolerant than other collards; slightly savoyed elongated leaves Fennel Florence Orazio F1 80 For baby bulbs or will mature to 2-3 in size. Edible foliage; seeds are delicious when eaten fresh Large, thick rounded bulbs with higher yield potential than Florence

4 Kale Scarlet Red Russian Toscano, Dino or Lacinato Dwarf Blue Curled White Russian Winterbor Ornamental Kale 2 30_baby 60_full 25_baby 50_full 30_baby 65_full Plant get tall; red color over a blue/green Tender leaves great for salads and light cooking. Plants tall Blue/green savoyed leaves are tender, sweet and rapini (flower shoots) from over- wintered s are delicious! Plants tall 55 Heavily curled, dense, cold- tolerant s stay short at tall 21_baby 50_full Good cold tolerance; sweet, tender leaves; tolerate wet soils. Plants tall 60 Very curly cold tolerant green kale can get up to 36 tall. Harvest lower leaves for continuous yields 60 + Lovely mix of various colors of kale for borders and fall/winter ornamental ings Kohlrabi Purple Vienna Lech Green Early White Vienna bulbs can be harvested any time; leaves are edible; peel and eat! bulbs make a nice, neat bunch with leaves all towards the top of the bulbs bulbs; try them in a kraut, pickled or roasted

5 Lettuce, LEAF Red Oak Green Ice Versatile; good for loose or cut & come again harvest in spring or fall 45 Abundant frilly green leaves for loose- or cut & come again harvests all season Lettuce, HEAD Pirat Red Butterhead Cherokee Red Summer Crisp Red Rosie Kweik Green Butterhead Flashy Trout Forest Green Paris Island 55 Heat tolerant, disease resistant, 2- tone red tips with tender green hearts; wonderfully sweet and tender 48 Good heat tolerance, bottom- rot resistance & slow to bolt; darkest red leaves with thick, crisp texture 56 Makes a full head of red- tipped, green based leaves; Downy mildew resistant 50 Fast- growing lime green suitable for cold weather production; very disease resistant Great for cut & come again harvests for salad mix; makes a baby/small head if left to mature; green leaves flecked with red 55 Compact, upright dense green perform well in greenhouses or in the field 66 Variety developed in coastal South Carolina; resists tip- burn; uniform

6 Leeks King Richard Tadorna 75 Early to mature; shanks up to 12 long that hold well in the field for extended harvest spring- fall 100 Winter- hardy with strong shanks for extended harvest year- round 8-12 ; good for intering 8-12 ; good for intering Pac Choi Spinach Rosie (red) Mei Qing Choi green White Stemmed Reflect Tyee Bright red leaves with green stems; makes a 12 head 45 Heat and cold tolerant; matures at 8-10 tall Fast- growing can be harvested any time; s will reach 18 tall if left in the ground for days Semi- savoyed leaves; tolerant of downy mildew; semi- upright habit 35 Semi- savoyed leaves; 10 tall, 8 wide s; very cold hardy 8-12 ; great to inter with longer- season s Swiss Chard Rainbow Fordhook Giant Blend of Red, Pink, White, Yellow, Gold stemmed chard; can produce year- round if protected from summer heat Very high yield potential year- round with best over- wintering production and survival IF PROTECTED

Fall Vegetables. Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) Beets (Beta vulgaris) Bok Choy (Brassica rapa chinensis) Broccoli (Brassica oleracea italica)

Fall Vegetables. Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) Beets (Beta vulgaris) Bok Choy (Brassica rapa chinensis) Broccoli (Brassica oleracea italica) Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) Beets (Beta vulgaris) Fall Vegetables Jersey Knight Excellent high yielding variety introduced from Rutgers University. Does well in heavy soils. Good resistance to rust