Vegetable Class, Variety Amaranth Red Calaloo 50 Arugula Arugula 35 Asparagus Days/Maturity 600 days 5-8" Fruit Size Resistance/Type Description Comparable to spinach in flavor. Use leaves in soups, stir fries, braising. Easy to grow, beautiful leaves. Tender young leaves, peppery flavor. Great in spring salad mix. A productive perennial. 2-3 years to full maturity. Requires space. Jersey King Bean Asian Yard-long "Gita" 78 16-20" Widely adaptable, sweet Asian bean. Needs tall trellis. Asian Yard-long 'Red Noodle" 85 16-20" High yielding burgundy beans; sweet. Will fade when cooked. Indy Gold Bush Wax 54 5" CBMV High yield of tasty, tender yellow pods. Widely adaptable. Garden of Eden, Italian Flat 55 6-7" BMV A Romano bush bean, beating other market standards. Kentucky Wonder, Pole 68 7-9" Popular since mid-1800s! Very productive. Pick regularly. Maxibel Haricot Vert 65 6-8" ANTH, CBMV French fillet. Succulent flavor; semi-bush habit. Pick often. p. 1/6 Provider 50 5-5.5" Vermont Cranberry Beet 60 fresh/ 85 dry 6" CBMV,P M,DM Highest early yield, even under adverse conditions. Bush habit. A New England tradition since 1800. Pods contain 5-6 speckled cranberry-colored shell beans. Reliable, hardy, easy to shell. Bull's Blood 35-58 Beautiful heirloom. Pick early for leaves;58 days for roots. Broccoli Destiny 68 Vigorous, uniform medium-green crowns; tolerant to Downy Mildew. Raab, Spring 45 A traditonal Italian specialty loaded w/vitamins. Small florets, mild mustard taste; plant early spring. Brussels Sprout Jade Cross 90 Mild, abundant, easy to grow. Can withstand hard frost. Cabbage Bravo 85-90 10-12" Large round heads are a beautiful blue-green color; ruffled Pak Choi 'Mei Qing,' Tasty dwarf variety. Tender, vigorous baby type. Slow to bolt. Chinese 40 8-10" Easy to grow; does well as spring or fall crop. Ruby Perfection 85 3.5 lb. Cauliflower Heads are sweet and slow to burst. The #1 mid-late red cabbage! Graffiti 80 Produces a true cauliflower head; bright, stunning purple. Snow Crown 50-60 2 lb. Vigorous; always sweet; mild. Grow in spring or fall.
Celery Chinese Golden Leaf p. 2/6 Tender yellowish-green stems & leaves; used in soups and stir frys in China, Taiwan and Vietnam. Summertime 82 7" Compact, 20" plant. Likes nutrient-rich soil; fertilize often. Collard Georgia Vates 60-68 30-36" Popular, slow-bolting. Blue-green crumpled leaves. Corn Spring Treat 71 Twice as sweet as other yellow corn; high disease resistance. Cucumber Burpless 26 60 DM,PM, CMV Very compact and productive. Smooth, dark-green fruit. Compact, bushy habit. Midsize fruit. Great for small spaces, Bush Crop 55 6-8" containers. Bush Pickle 54 4-5" Bush-type habit, for small gardens. Very popular. Diva 58 4-5" Gherkin 60 2-4" Marketmore 76 58 8-9" Mexican Sour Gherkin 75 1" S,DM,P M PM,DM, CMV Pepinex, English 65-70 12-14" PM Silver Slicer 64 5-6" PM West Indian Burr 65 Eggplant Bangladeshi 75 1-3lb., 5-6" AAS winner! Seedless, crisp, tender, non-bitter slicing type. Harvest small for a very flavorful taste. High yield of smooth, dark-green-skinned European-style picklers. S,CMV, DM,PM A popular non-hybrid in the North. High yield, even under stress. A powerfully sweet/tangy mini. Looks like a tiny watermelon! Trellis or use in hanging baskets. Ample for pickling, great in salads. Productive. Long, straight, slender fruit. Sweet flavor, never bitter. Unique white-skinned, sweet, crunchy prolific fruits; very uniform. Bizarre, spined fruit; great yield. Eat fresh or pickled. Not a true cucumber, but eaten like one! Cylindrical, purple-gray fruit with dark purple stripes. Very productive. A vigorous producer; glossy, blackish-purple fruit. Very adaptable. Black Beauty 80 Cambodian Green Large, round, flat type, from Cambodia. Unique flavor and Giant 75 color! Clara 67 5x7" An early-season Italian hybrid; beautiful white fruit. Fairy Tale 55 1x5" A bright-purple, sweet heirloom. Upright bushy habit. Gretel 55 3-4" Hansel 55 2x10" Our earliest! White mini-clusters, great for container. 2009 AAS winner! Glossy, deep-purple, finger-shaped fruit. Abundant through extended season. 2008 AAS winner! Small, green-and-white striped fruit. Compact. A Thai Kermit, Thai 60 2" specialty! Orient Express 58 8-10" Long, black, tender fruit. Delicate flavor, quick-cooking.
p. 3/6 Rosa Bianca 73 4-6" Striking lavender-striped, non-bitter fruit. Heirloom from Sicily. Thai Green Long 70-80 10-12" A green heirloom that does not require peeling. Mild white flesh. Turkish Orange 80-90 2 oz. Unique brilliant-orange fruit. Great for stuffing. Round, sweet, fragrant! An heirloom. Gourd Gourd, Bitter Southern Money 50-60 Bitter Asian fruit with many medicinal uses. Needs a trellis. Greens Mustard, Red Giant 40 Delicious, maroon leaves with a bite! Purslane, Golden 50 1.5" Purple Orach 45 Herbs: many varieties, including some organic. Ask staff for info. Locations: Veggie house, Organic house, and Specialty Annuals yard. Known as Verdolga in Latin America. Succulent gold-green leaves on upright plant. Adds lemony flavor and crispness to salad. Contains 3 times the Vitamin C of spinach. Can reach 5 ft. tall! Use like spinach; likes cool temps. Horseradish Horseradish 150 12" Kale Red Russian 60 20-28" A perennial root vegetable commonly used as a condiment in sauces. Has a distinctive, pungent taste. A Siberian heirloom. Turns from red and purple to dark-green when cooked. A vigorous edible-landscape plant. Redbor 50 18-24" Completely magenta!vigorous, cold-hardy. Beautiful and tasty. Darkibor 60 18" One of the darkset and curliest kales; tender. Very cold hardy. Kohlrabi Purple Vienna 45 3" Lettuce Bistro Salad Blend 30 Black-seeded Simpson 40-60 DM,WM, TB Delicious cabbage-flavored bulb. Deep-purple skin. Crisp white flesh. A gourmet mix. Exotic leaf shapes; red, green and bronze colors. A very adaptable heirloom. Sweet, crumpled leaves; succulent inner leaves. Never bitter; slow to bolt. Buttercrunch 65 4.5" Very tender sweet, crisp rosettes. Slow to bolt. Five Star Mix 28 DM A sweet blend of beautiful leaf shapes and colors. Iceberg 95 A head cultivar; large, erect outer leaves. Mesclun Mix 30 A lettuce/mustard blend. Mild, sweet, tangy flavors and textures. Parris Island Romaine 65 TB,LM Vigorous and uniform, with a creamy white heart. An appealingly bitter, gourmet Italian salad vegetable; reddish in Radicchio 75-85 color. Red Fire 51 Tender, sweet, light-red ruffled leaves. Among the last to bolt!
p. 4/6 Red Salad Bowl 26 TB Very slow to bolt; early maturing lettuce grows well all season. Royal Oak 50 Tender dark-green, oakleaf-shaped leaves. Very heatresistant. Melon Asian Sun Jewel 68 7x3.5" DM,PM Extra-early Asian. Lemon-yellow skin; inside, white, sweet, crisp. Canteloupe, Superstar 86 6-8 lb. Thick, salmon-colored flesh. Tolerant to Fusarium Wilt 1 and 2. Jelly Kiwano 120 Lambkin 65-75 2-4 lb. Watermelon, Sugar Baby 80 8-10 lb. Okra Clemson Spineless 50-60 2.5-3" Pepper Ancho San Luis 76-80 3x6" Baby Belle Mix 68 2x2.5" Better Belle 65 4.5x3.5" TMV Big Bertha 72 7x4" TMV Biscayne 65 6x2.5" Unusual vining fruit w/spiny horns. Mild, tropical-fruit taste, yet w/ a cucumber flavor. Turns bright orange when ripe. An AAS winner. An unusual, early-maturing dessert type. White flesh. An early, sweet, northern icebox type. Dark-green skin, deepred inside. An AAS winner! Dark green, very productive. Slightly grooved, straight, pointed pod; no spines. Great in soup! Mildly pungent, dark green fruit. Use fresh; excellent for drying due to it's uniformity in size and shape. Tiny, tasty sweet bells turn shades of red, yellow, purple in no time! Good-tasting. Blocky, four-lobed shape. Early. High production, all season. Extremely sweet. The largest elongated bell. Matures from deep green to bright red. The preferred Cubanelle; performs well in the North and South. Black Pearl 90 3/4" Carmen 80 6x2" Carolina Reaper 70-90 1x3" Cayenne Long Slim 70-75 6 x.5" Corno di Torro 80 6-8" Cyklon 80 5" Fatalli 80-90 3" Ghost (Bhut Jolkia) 100 2.5" Golden California Wonder 75 4x5" TMV Good yields of shiny, extremely hot, black fruit. Black foliage. Great for containers; very bushy habit. Attractive edible/ornamental. Italian bull-horn type. Excellent yield. Widely adaptable; matures green to red. One of the hottest peppers in the world! Beautiful bright red fruit. Thin-walled, hot. Turns from dark green to bright red. Good for drying. Italian bullhorn type. Excellent, sweet flavor, great for salads, grilled or sautéed. Tall, vigorous plants. Well-flavored, tapered red fruit. Thin skin. In Poland, used exclusively in the spice industry. Extremely hot - comparable to Habenero! Originates in Central Africa. Citrus flavor, hint of lemon. One of the hottest known! Heirloom from India. Use fresh or dried; smoky flavor. Deep orange-yellow fruit. High yield that sets in cool conditions. Sweet, mild.
Gypsy 65 3-5" p. 5/6 Sweet, tapered, early frying pepper. Turns from yellow to orange to red. Prolific. Habanero Chocolate 100 2" Extremely hot chocolate-brown heirloom. 300,000 Scoville units! Habanero Orange 95 1x1.5" Light green to orange. Abundant. 40 times hotter than Jalapeno!! Jalapeno 75-80 3" Productive and hot; pick green or red. Good fresh! Lemon Drop 80-100 2" Orange Blaze 68 4x1.5" TMV Pepperoncini 75 3-5" Pinoit Noir 70 4x5" Prolific, hot. Yellow. Lemon-grass-like flavor. Thin skin, few seeds. From Peru. Early, sweet, orange bell; good disease resistance. 2011 AAS winner. Popular, small, thin pickler. A touch of heat. Highly prized in Tuscany. Very sweet bell; turns light-green to shades of citrus. Performs well in cool and hot climates. Poblano OP 90-110 4-6" One of the most popular in Mexico. Known as Poblano when fresh; Ancho when dried. A must for making chili rellenos. Red Bull 70-75 TMV Extra-large, sweet red bells. High yield. Very thick-walled. Red Hot Cherry 100 2.5x1.25 " Scotch Bonnet 100 2.5x2.25" Serrano 75 2.5x0.5" Super Chili 75 2.5x1.5" Sweet Banana 72 6-7" Thai Dragon 50-70 2.5" Tiburon 60-85 3.5x2.5" Flattened, cherry-shaped fruit, on small plants. Excellent stuffed. Very hot pepper related to the habanero; used in Jamaican cuisine. Finger shaped. Used in Southwest cooking. Smaller, and five times hotter than a jalapeno. Use in garnish, sauce, salsa, guacamole. Productive, semi-compact. Cone-shaped fruit. Spicy. Great as an ornamental and container plantings. Extremely popular. Large-pointed yellow fruit. Mild in flavor, great for pickling. Heavy yield. Very hot, small, slender pointy fruit. Thin flesh, great for Asian cooking! Harvest at 50 days, green; or 70, red. An excellent mild/medium-hot poblano. Produces well. Used in classic mole sauce. Yellow Mini Bell 90 2" Mini bells w/ sweet flavor; great for stuffing, pickling and salads. Pumpkin Dill's Atlantic Giant 130 400-500 lb. A giant; holds world's record for largest! Golden orange. Howden 115 20-30 lb. Good yield. Medium-large. Standard deep-orange color. Good handles. A good producer. Tiny; orange. Sweet, for cooking. Good producer. Jack Be Little 95 3-4" Lumina 100 10-15lb Classic round, slightly squat, white pumpkin! Prizewinner 115 75-150 lb. Early-maturing giant! Bright orange; great for contests! Radish Bravo 49 8x3" Attractive purple roots with cool internal streaks. Rhubarb
Green - Red - Scallion p. 6/6 Guardsman 50 An extremely early bunching onion with long harvest period. Spinach Avon 40 DM Red Malabar 55 6' h. Squash Acorn Table Ace 78 1.5-3 lb. Blue Hubbard 95 4-6 lb. A standard Savoy, known for bolt resistance. Upright growth habit. Vigorous, climbing vine, glossy thick leaves; tastes like mild Swiss chard. Popular. Thick orange flesh is smooth, delicious. Vigorous. Can withstand poor soil conditions; keeps very well. Semibush habit. A smooth-skinned, blue-gray fruit; sweet orange, fiberless flesh! Butternut, Waltham 105 4-5 lb. A productive plant. Dry, sweet, orange flesh with a nutty flavor. Delicata Zeppelin 100 1-1.5 lb. Flying Saucer 50 4" Lovely ivory-colored, sweet fruit; dark green stripes. Excellent for stuffing/ baking. Average yield 5-7 per plant; 1894 heirloom. Prolific flat, yellow, star-shaped fruit; variegated center. Harvest from baby to mature stages. Great for stuffing! Honey Bear 85 1-1.5 lb. PM Round, sweet, mini-acorn; grows on compact bush. Multipik 50 7.5-8" Prolific, early summer type.yellow-gold flesh. Long harvest period. Vegetable Spaghetti 100 Yellow, mid-size, oblong fruit; pale yellow at maturity. Harvest late summer, fall. A nutritious pasta alternative! Zucchini, Ball's 46 8-10" Very productive bush; yields dark-green, uniform fruit. Zucchini, Bush Baby 49 4-6" Striped; ready to harvest at 4-6". Swiss Chard Bright Lights 60 Vivid-colored stalks; delicious flavor. Great sauteed. Golden Chard 60 Mild, sweet leaves start off green and turn rich, golden-yellow. Ruby Red 60 8-10" Good yield all season long. Shiny dark-green leaves, ruby-red stalks and veins. Good in salads or steamed. Tomatillo Purple De Milpa 70-90 2-3 oz. Toma Verde 60-75 2-3 oz. A vigorous, spreading heirloom. Produces many deep-purple fruit. Eat raw, stewed, or in salsa. From Mexico. Heavy yield. Flavorful round, green fruit. Great for Mexican sauce, salsa.