Vintage Veggies 2018 name variety type h/h days description Beautifuly colored ruby red, almost purple sprouts. Grows Brussels Sprouts Red Rubine heir 90-100 to 24", may need staking in exposed areas. Unique, small heads in clusters, unlike the typical clubby types. Eat fresh, roasted, grilled, or stir fry. Second, lesser Cauliflower Fioretto 60 hyb 60 crop usually follows the first, on side shoots Cucumber Mini Munch mini hyb 50-60 Ideal snacking cuke, best when 3-4" long. Thin skin, no peeling necessary. High yield---all female flowers. Mild cuke flavor. Cucumber Armenian novelty heir 70 Tastes like a cuke, but is really in the melon family! Burpless, bitter free, with mild flavor. Beautifully striped and ribbed, up to 24" long. No peeling required. Best grown on a trellis. Cucumber Eureka Hybrid mini jyb 57 Can be picked tiny, for pickling, or up to 5". Superb disease resistance. Best grown on a trellis. Cucumber Green Fingers mini hyb 60 Mini cuke with thin skin. 4-4½" long, firm and crisp, tender and non bitter. Compact plant habit, ideal for containers or small gardens. Cucumber Lemon novelty heir 65 Round, yellow skinned cuke, about tennis ball size. Dates back to 1894. Called "lemon" because of color and shape, not flavor. Skins are thin, often eated unpeeled. Excellent for sald or pickling. Plant grows to 24" high, with a semibush habit. Eggplant Meatball Hybrid large hyb 55-60 Large, vaguely bell shaped eggplant is denser than most. Very flavorful. GREENS Seven Top turnip heir 40-45 Grown for greens only, harvest when 12" long. Dark green, with serrated edge. Vitamin rich. GREENS Green Wave mustard heir 40-60 Dark green, deeply frilled and curled, 24" tall. Spicy hot flavor. Use as baby leaf or full grown. Bolt resistant. Lettuce Bronze beauty leaf, oak heir 40-50 Colorful, delicious, large dark leaves with rufled edge. Hardy, bolt resistant. Green, arrow shaped leaves with bronze tips. Sweet, crisp flavor. Okra Bowling Red heir 57 Huge plants, up to 7' tall. Fruit is dark red, about 6" long, and many are curved. Attractive foliage and flowers.
Okra Candle Fire hyb 60 Oregano Cleopatra heir 80-90 Pepper Aji Rico hot heir 55, 75 Pepper Alma Paprika hot heir 80 Pepper Buena Mulata hot heir Pepper Chiltepin (Birdseye) hot heir 90 Pepper Purple Jalapeno hot heir 75-85 Pepper Scotch Bonnet hot heir 100 Pepper Big Daddy Hybrid sweet hyb 73 Pepper Candy Cane Red Hybrid sweet hyb 50-60 Pepper Good as Gold Hybrid sweet hyb 72 Pepper Tolli's Sweet Italian sweet heir 80 Smooth, ribless pods colored rosy red, about 4" long. Pick continuously all summer. Great flowers too. Award winner, mildly spicy, peppermint flavor (some say). Compact, creeping habit. Silver Gray leaves. Well drained soil yields best resuts. Mildly hot small pepper with a hint of citrus. Bright red when fully ripe. Pepper size 2-4". Compact plant habit---- ideal for pots. Under 500 Paprika pepper, 1-2" size, oblate, roundish fruit starts out creamy white, then orange, and finally red. Beautiful at any stage. For drying, allow peppers to turn red. Can be eaten at any stage. Mild heat. Scoville units 1,000-2,000. 6-7" long, thin pepper. Color is lavender to purple, turning dark red when fully ripe. Fruit is hottest when purple; a little sweeter when fully ripe. Highly ornamental. 10,000-20,000 Native to North America. The pepper resembles a pea---a tiny, round or oval-shaped, red to orange/red chili, quite hot. The attractive red peppers are held atop the foliage. 50,000-100,000 Striking pepper starts out green, turns purple, then red when fully ripe. Can be eaten when purple or red. Amost 3" long average. Scoville rating: 2,000-5,000. Habanero-like, very hot. Curiously twised fruit is not as long as a habanero. Green, maturing to red. Sweet, smoky flavor is great for chili and hot sauces. 100,000-350,000 Scoville units. Huge Marconi (bullhorn) type, reaching 10". Turns glossy golden yellow when fully ripe. Thick walled with superb flavor. Beautiful, striped pepper; the striping diminishes as the fruit ripens. Pepper size about 3½" x 1½". Variegated leaves. Compact plant habit. 7" tapered Italian pepper. Brilliant orange color when ripe. Excellent flavor. 5" tapered sweet pepper. Bright red when fully ripe. Heavy yield. Good fresh, fried, dried, roasted or canned.
Pepper Greek Pepperoncini savory heir 65 Pepper Habanada savory hyb 70 Pepper Hot Sunset Hybrid savory hyb 85 Pepper Mad Hatter savory heir 65 Pepper Mexibell Hybrid savory hyb 70 Pepper Sugar Rush Peach savory HH 75 Squash Green Eggs Hybrid summer Zuke hyb 50-55 Squash Rotem summer hyb 47 Squash Autumn's Choice winter hyb 85-90 Tomato Atlas standard hyb 65-75 Tomato Big Daddy Hybrid standard hyb 72 Tomato BHN 589 Hybrid standard hyb 75 Considered to be sweet, but there is some heat so we classify it as a savory type. Small, turning yellowish green when fully ripe. Prolific. Usually used for pickling. Harvest when peppers are light yellow and 2-3" long. 100-500 Heatless habanero. Habanero flavor, but no heat. Beautiful orange color when ripe. Size about 2-3" long. Prolific. Banana type, with low heat----only 600 7" long, tapered. Yellow, turning orange/red. Harvest anytime. Thick walls. Vigorous, with heavy yield. Small, unusually shaped,three sided pepper from Bolivia and Peru. 2-3½" long and 2-2½" wide. Sweet taste. Excellent fresh, pickled, or stuffed. Scoville rating about 500. Bell pepper with three or four lobes, 4-5'' long. Mild chili flavor. Red when fully ripe. Award winner. 100-1,000 Thin, long pepper is often interestingly contorted. Color is yellow to peach to golden orange. Flavor is described as tropical, and smoky. The plant can grow very tall for a pepper, sometimes 60"! Staking suggested. Heat is likened to a mild habanero, about 200,000 Zuchini type summer squash, despite its shape---5" long oval. Creamy flesh, nutty flavor. Dark green skin. "Marrow" type summer squash. Smooth, pale green skin. Size about 6-8" long and up to 3" wide. Tender flesh with sweet buttery flavor. Compact habit. Prolific. Beautifully colored butternut type squash. Fruits average 10" long. Deep orange flesh is rich and sweet. Vine length about 12'. Mildew resistant. I, 14-20 oz red beefsteak. Compact habit (semideterminate), ideal for pots. Old time tomato flavor. I, 15 oz average. This is an improved version of the famous 'Burpee Big Boy.' It has the same flavor, with improved disease resistance and higher yield. D, A new, highly disease resistant variety. Crack resistant. True tomato taste. Avg 8-12 oz.
Tomato Bobcat standard hyb 68 D, 10 oz fruit, classic shape. Disease resistant, prolific, tasty beefsteak type. Tomato Damsel standard heir 75 I, 8-12 oz, large oblate pink/red fruit, heirloom flavor, disease resistant. Tomato Fireworks standard heir 60 I, 6-8 oz fruits----rather large, considering its earliness. Very tasty too, also uncommon in early varieties. Vigorous. Tomato Miracle Sweet Hybrid standard hyb 67 I, Reputedly the sweetest tomato there is, outside of cherry tomatoes. Red, average size is 5 oz. Disease resistant. Tomato Mrs. Maxwell's Big Italian Heirloom standard heir 70-80 I, One of the earliest beefsteaks, with reddish pink flesh. 1-2 lb average. Good fresh or canned. Has potato leaf. Tomato Original Blue Ribbon standard hyb 71 I, 11-13 oz average. Very disease resistant, productive, improved 'Goliath'. Tomato Pretty in Pink standard heir 73 I, Average 6-8 oz, mild flavor, disease resistant. From Asia. Tomato Red Brandymaster standard HH 80 I, Modern hybrid with heirloom parents: (Brandywine x Amish) 10-14 oz red fruit, tastier than either parent, vigorous. Tomato Orange Slice Hybrid standard, novelty hyb 75 I, Orange beefsteak type, averaging 16 oz. Reputed to have richer flavor than other orange types. Prolific. Tomato Pineapple standard, novelty heir 90 I, Beautiful yellow, heavily streaked with red. 16 oz average. Meaty, beefsteak type, with fewer seeds and very solid. Old fashioned, full bodied flavor. Tomato Sunny Boy standard, novelty hyb 70 I, 8-12 oz bright yellow fruit, globe shaped, beefsteak type. Mild pleasant flavor. Tomato Tazmanian Chocolate standard, novelty HH 75 D, Newer hybrid of 'New Big Dwarf' and 'Paul Robeson.' The plant only grows to 2-3' tall. Fruit characteristics are like Robeson. Very flavorful. Tomato Thorburn's Terra-Cotta standard, novelty heir 75-85 I, Honey-brown skin, orange pink flesh, and a green seed mass----a most spectacularly colored tomato! Tomato True Black Brandywine standard, novelty heir 85 I, 6-14 oz fruit, large, globe to oblate shaped, shoulders that are a dusky, dark mahogany color. Potato leaf. Tomato Giant Oxheart paste heir 90 I, Meaty, heart shaped pink, size varies widely, up to 32 oz. Old variety with few seeds. Tomato LaRoma III paste hyb 76 D, Bright red, meaty fruits, 5-8 oz. Thick walls, full of flavor. Great for tomato puree, paste, and sauce. The flesh is meaty and not too wet, so it will cook down into a thick sauce. It freezes well too, for later cooking.
Tomato Mama Leone Plum paste heir 75 Tomato Plum Regal paste hyb 75 Tomato San Marzano Gigante paste heir 90 Tomato Cherry Buzz small hyb 55 Tomato Chocolate Pear small hyb 65-70 Tomato Esterina small hyb 60 Tomato Jasper small hyb 60 Tomato Montesino small hyb 60-65 I, Tapered plum tomato from Italy. 5-6 oz, meaty fruit with few seeds. Rated as one of the top ten for sauce. D, Deep red plum, meaty, crack resistant, 3-4 oz average. Resistant to late blight and somewhat to early blight. I, Jumbo strain of the old favorite paste tomato. Up to 7" long and 2½" wide. Red, sometimes with green streaks on shouders. Robust flavor, dense flesh and few seeds. I, Extra early red cherry. Small fruit----½" to ¾" diameter. Sweet, tasty, and productive. Crack resistant. Ferny foliage. I, A pear shaped tomato, about the size of a cherry. Light red in color, overlaid with swirled hues of green or brown. I, Slightly elongated yellow cherry fruit but not quite a grape. 1¼" diameter. Ultra sweet and tasty. Vigorous, prolific, disease resistant. I, Sweet, crack resistant red cherry, about ¾" wide. Resistant to early and late blight. I, Red grape. 1" wide and 1½" long. Very dense flesh so good for drying.