THE YELLOW GREENHOUSE J2A and SUSAN BEALE May 8 and 15, 2016 Plants appealing to children are in bold type. (++) plants recommended specifically by Kate McLynn of St Columba s Nursery School All plants from Susan s greenhouse are grown organically ++TOMATO PLANTS Name Habit Color Size Resists Comments Amish Gold I Gold 3-4 Unknown Taste, blemish free, productive Better Boy I Red To 1# VFNASt More disease resistant than Big Boy Big Beef I Red 9-16oz VFFNTASt Taste, yield, adaptability, disease resistance ++Black Cherry I Dark Cherry Unknown Flavorful, productive!brandywine I Red Huge Unknown Great tasting heirloom beefsteak!cherokee Purple I Pink 8-12oz Tolerates most Heirloom, no cracking, tolerates mild drought Defiant D Red 6-8oz Late Blight Yield, taste, disease resistance Giallo De Summer I Yellow 6-7oz Unknown Tasty. For hot, humid areas. Glacier D Red 1 ½ Cold Early, long bearing, might survive light frost Goliath I Red 10-15oz VFFNTASt Can little David best this one? Green Zebra D Green 2-4oz Unknown Green with light green stripes when ripe Homestead D Red 8oz FA Adapts to hot conditions ++Ildi I Yellow Grape Unknown 5-6 tall. Delicious, stays well on vine ++Indigo Cherry Drops I Indigo Cherry Unknown Taste, indigo shoulders, rosy undersides ++Jasper I Red Cherry F Resists diseases, blights, cracking Juliet I Red 1oz Lt Blight Large grape, yields till frost, res. leaf spot ++Micro Tom D Red 1oz Unknown World s smallest, windowsills, patios, pots Mountain Magic I Red 2oz VFF Tolerates blights. Flavor like heirlooms ++Peacevine Cherry I Red Cherry Unknown Parents: this one has a calming substance Premio D Red 4oz Unknown Plum shape, clusters, high yields ++Red Pear I Red Small Unknown Heirloom. Plant with Yellow Pear Roma D Red Plum Unknown Well known paste tomato, high yields Skyway SemiD Red 12oz Many Able to set fruit in high heat ++Snow White I White Cherry Unknown Light yellow, tasty, look for the 7 dwarf fruits ++Sungold I Gold Cherry FT Taste gets raves! Ukranian Purple I Dark 6 oz Unknown Black plum, longest lasting tomato of 2014 ++Yellow Pear I Yellow Small Unknown Beam s, favorite of 25 Yellow Pears trialed Habit: I = Indeterminate = very tall vines, big yields, bearing till frost. D = Determinate = vines shorter, better for small spaces, tends to bear all at once, then quit. Diseases Resisted: Each letter stands for the name of a disease. In the Washington area, the more diseases resisted the better. V.,F, and A (early blight) are especially important. Some tomatoes have not been tested, so disease resistance is unknown. Note, however, that heirlooms have stood the test of time.! = donated by Bob Deyling ++Kate McLynn of St Columba s Nursery School recommends the tomatoes with smaller fruits
PEPPER PLANTS Name Taste Color Size Shape Comments Atris Sweet Red 8x2.5 Tapered Bullhorns, yield, good for home gardeners Beaver Dam Hot Red Unk Tapered Between sweet/hot. Hungarians in Wisconsin Big Bertha Sweet Red 7 x4 Long Bell Popular, quite large Cayenne Hot Red Small Tapered Use fresh, or dry and grind for spice Chablis Sweet Changes 4 x3 Bell Ivory to red, never green Cute Stuff Sweet Red 3 x2.5 Mini Bell Very sweet when red. Kid sized appetites. Emerald Fire Hot Red 3.5 Bullet X large jalapeno. Disease resistant. Fish Hot Red 1 Pointed Variegated fruits/foliage. African American Flavor Burst Sweet Gold Med. Bell Juicy, burst of citrus taste Garden Sunshine Sweet Y/O/R 8 Bell Best used when yellow or orange. Productive Jimmy Nardello Sweet Red 8-10 Fryer Skinny Italian, just a little spicy, big yields Margaret s Sweet Red 7 Long Bell Early, big yields, taste, Hungarian Pimento Sweet Red 4 Pointed Sometimes stuffed into olives or cheese Sweet Chocolate Sweet Brown 4.5 x2.5 Bell Very tasty, but only looks like chocolate Syrian Three Sided Sweet Red 6 x3 Long Bell Super sweet, occasional heat in skin, yields Support refugees! Yellow Monster Sweet Yellow 8 x4 Long Bell Colossal, sweet, meaty Note: Green peppers are the immature versions of some other color, most often red. EGGPLANTS Gretel, white, 3-4 fruits, sweet, tender skins, few seeds, harvest frequently Hansel, purple, 2-10, sweet, few seeds, high yields Listada di Gandia: large, fat, tear dropped shape, gorgeous purple with white streaks Ping Tung Long, 11 x2, taste, yield, disease resistant, tolerates heat and humidity OTHER VEGGIES ++Arugula ++Beans Green Bush Green Pole (++grow them up sunflower stems, or corn with squash/pumpkin for Three Sisters ) Purple Bush turns green when cooked Purple Pole turns green when cooked Tricolor Pole Yellow Bush Yard Long Broccoli ++*Celery Cucumber Picklers: Alibi: baby pickle factories. Disease resistant. Double Yield: 6 pickles, can eat fresh, productive Little Tyke, 3.5 x1, for baby pickles or fresh eating in small portions, tolerates clay soil Slicers: Barese: harvest young as a cucumber or grow larger as a melon Sir Crunch a Lot, 8-10. Produces a long time, small seed cavity. Where is Camelot? Suyo Long, 14, Oriental burpless, grows well in hot weather, likes a trellis Tasty Jade, 11-12, parthenocarpic. No bees? This is the one for you. Trellis Ground Cherry
*Lettuce Summer Mix varieties somewhat adapted to hot weather Tom Thumb mini butterheads, slow to bolt Pea: Container sized pea plants. Small space? You can still let your kids see how these grow. Half Pint: English (shelling) peas Little Snap Pea Crunch: sugar snap peas Peanut grow your own peanut butter! ++Popcorn, Cherokee Long Ear Small, multicolored kernels, really does make popcorn if you let it dry out. Pumpkin ++Baby Bear, <2#, 5 diameter, carve, bake, semi-hull-less seeds Cinderella, 12-35#, the kind of pumpkin the good fairy turned into a coach Dill s Atlantic Giant, wins contests for biggest pumpkin ++Seminole. 8-9#, buff color, resists squash vine borer, very sweet Squash Butternut, large winter squash, tasty, resists borers Costata Romanesco Zucchini, taste, big plant, needs space Eight Ball, round zucchini, pick when small. For smaller space gardens Flying Saucer, yellow/green scalloped summer fruit, pick small, or grow bigger for Frisbees Long Island Cheese, 6-8# winter squash, excellent storage, needs a lot of space, resists borers Magda, Middle Eastern summer squash, light green skin, shorter and fatter than zucchini Scallop (Patty Pan) Blend, round, squat fruits, summer squash Tromboncino: resists borers. Summer to winter squash, trombone shaped, long neck with a flare Yuxijiangbinggua, Chinese winter squash, 3-8#, sweet orange flesh., unusual shape Zucchini, Black Beauty *Swiss Chard Watermelon, Moon and Stars. Fruits (and leaves) have yellow spots, a big moon and smaller stars The star (*) indicates plants that can tolerate part shade. MISCELLANEOUS Gourds needs lots of space to grow Birdhouse: use to make bird houses Spinning: use to make toy tops. Kids keep them in their pockets for play. ++Strawberries (these plants were grown from seed) ++HERBS Basil:: annual: all can be used for pesto, but Genovese is the most usual variety Aroma II: a Genovese that resists Fusarium disease Greek: small leaves. Good for containers. Some resistance to downy mildew Lemon Magical Michael: ornamental blooms, fragrant Nufar: another Genovese that resists Fusarium disease. Osmin: purple color, same taste Summerlong: French basil, produces all summer Catnip: perennial. Watch your cat go wild over this! ++*Chives: perennial. Edible purple flowers in May. *Cilantro: annual, use both leaves and seeds. Seeds are Coriander. *Cutting Celery Dill: annual, culinary uses for leaves and seeds, flowers can go into bouquets. Seed donated by Flower Guild *Fennel: perennial, flowers make excellent bouquet filler Lavender *Marshmallow, perennial, 4 tall, 1-2 : blooms, likes moisture. Smores? ++*Mint: perennial. Grow in a container unless you want rampant spread. Even small children can t kill this. ++Oregano: perennial. Make pizza!
++*Parsley: biennial Curly Italian Flat: Seed donated by Flower Guild ++*Rosemary: perennial if moved inside in the winter. ++Sage: perennial. Pick some for Thanksgiving stuffing! St Johnswort small yellow flowers, can be a ground cover, said to have medicinal uses Stevia: annual. Very sweet leaf, eat straight out of the garden, add to salads. Sugar substitute. *Thyme: perennial. Compact plant, good for small spaces, pots. The star (*) indicates plants that can tolerate part shade. FLOWERS Name A/P Color Height Bloom Remarks *Ageratum A Floss Flower, touchable blooms Aloha Blue Blue 5-6 Small For edging, blooms in clusters Dondo Blue Blue 24 Small For bouquets, blooms in clusters Alyssum A White 4 Small Ground cover, tiny blossoms Amaranth, Joseph s Coat A Varied 18 Story begins in Genesis 37 Amaryllis Christmas bulbs, re-bloom at random *Aster A Mix Pink, purple, white, rose, violet Baby s Breath P White 3 Clusters Bouquet filler Bachelor Button A Cut flowers. EZ. Blooms are early. Blue Boy Blue 2-3 1-1.5 Mix Mix 16 1-1.5 *Balsam A Mix 18-20 EZ. Early, prolific, blooms till frost *Black Eyed Susan Vine (Thunbergia) A Mix Vine 2 Climbs or trails, small vine Blackberry Lily P Orange 2 3 Looks a bit like an Iris Butterfly Bush P Mix 6 4 Large bush, attracts butterflies Butterfly Flower P Orange 2 1-2 Help the Monarch butterflies *Calendula A Mix 10-12 2 Edible flowers *Candytuft A Mix 12-18 ` Small Prefers cool weather Celosia A Brenda Jordan Heirloom Scarlet 18 9 x3 Cockscombs, huge Cramers Lemon Lime Green 30-36 3-4 Cockscombs, not so huge Pampas Plume Mix 2-3 Plumes Bright colored plumes, reseeds Sylphid Green 30-40 Plumes Large tassels, bouquet filler **Coleus A G/R 1 + n/a Foliage plant, green, red, purple *Columbine P Mix 2-3 White, crimson, purple, yellow *Coneflower Purple P Purple 3-4 3-4 Echinacea. EZ grow. Butterflies White Swan P White 2-3 3-4 White blooms. Shorter than purple. **Coral Bells P 10 Red to purple leaves COREOPSIS, Baby Sun P Gold 2 2-2.5 Blooms long time, carefree COSMOS A Masses of blooms, sway in the wind Bright Lights Mix 3-4 2-3 Yellow, orange sulphureus Double Click Mix 4 2-3 Shaggy double blooms Sonata Mix 2 3 Shorter plant than the species Xanthos Yellow 20-25 2.5 New pale yellow bipinnatus Cypress Climber A Red Vine Small Decorate your chain link fence! Dahlia, Showpiece Mix A/P Mix 3-4.5 3-4 Perennial if tubers dug in fall, replanted *DAISY, Dahlberg A Yellow 6 1 EZ. Cute edger. Survives light frost
*DAISY, Gloriosa (Rudbeckia) A/P Might overwinter. Often reseeds. EZ Cappucino Y/R/B 18-20 4 Red, yellow tips, chocolate centers Cherokee Sunset Fall 24-30 3-4.5 Doubles. Yellow, orange, bronze Cherry Brandy Red 24 3 + Dark red, stunning color Goldilocks Gold 36-48 4 Doubles. Bouquets. 3 bears? Goldsturm P Gold 2-3 3 Reliably perennial, popular Indian Summer Gold 26-30 5-8 Huge blooms *DAISY, Shasta P White 1-3 2.5 Loves me, loves me not *Daisy, Swan River A Violet Short Small Good for containers Daisy, Yellow Buttons A Yellow 6-12 Small Blooms spring to fall, ground cover *Dames Rocket P Purple 2-3 Clusters Blooms in May, reliable, light purple *DIANTHUS ( Pinks ) Arctic Fire P R/Wh Small Small White with red centers, cute! Siberian Blues P Blue 6-12.5-1 Won t quit in heat and humidity *Dusty Miller A n/a 8 Silvery, lacy, fuzzy foliage Flower Mix Rose/Lavender Short plants in colors indicated *Geraniums (Pelargoniums) A/P 14-18 3-4 Keeps indefinitely if saved from frost. Horizon (Pink/White) Individually priced Maverick Star (Pink) Pink Elite Red Gomphrena, Fireworks A Purple 3-4 1 Small round balls, EZ, lots of blooms Grass, Frosted Explosion A Green 24-32 n/a Like a Fourth of July sparkler *Heliotrope A Purple 18 Clusters Fragrant, poisonous Hibiscus P Mix 3 6-8 Huge blossoms *Hollyhock B Reseeding biennials Happy Lights Mix 5-7 4 Not bothered by rust Outhouse Mix 6-9 4 Used to beautify outhouses **Impatiens A Mix 8-12 2 EZ. One of best flowers for shade ++*Lambs Ears P n/a 18-24 Fuzzy, silvery foliage, let kids touch Lavender (see Herbs) P Purple 7-9 Likes dry areas **Lobelia A Blue 4 1 Edging, rock gardens, poisonous Mallow P Pink/W 3-4 1 Striped blooms, baby hollyhocks *Marigold A EZ Alumia Vanilla Cream Light 10-12 2-2.5 New. Attention getter. Antigua Mix 10-12 3 Big flower balls on compact plants Bonanza Bolero Mix 8-10? 2? Colorful bedding mix Francis Choice Gold 3-4 2-3 Very tall, good cut flower Janie Mix 8 <2 Very early, good for our climate Mr. Majestic Y/Red 10-12 <2 Striped Melampodium, Melanie A Gold 8-10 1 EZ, blooms all summer, carefree Mexican Sunflower A Orange 4-6 2-3 Tithonia. Lights up the whole yard! Money Plant B White 1-3 Seed pods look like coins Moon Vine A White Vine 3 Fragrant vine. Flowers at night ++Morning Glory, Grandpa Ott s A Purple Vine Stunning color, reseeds vigorously *Nasturtium. Alaska A Mix 12 2 Variegated foliage, edible Petunia A EZ. Give haircut mid/late summer Limbo Mix Mounding, refuses to stretch Opera Supreme Pink Morn Pink 2-3 long 2 Trailing Tidal Waves Cherry 16-22 2-3 Trailing: beds, baskets, pots Hot Pink Red Velour Silver *Polka Dots A W/Pink 12 Freckled leaves. House plant or out
Salvia Bonfire A Red 2 Spikes Blooms July to frost Clary Sage A Rose/P 18-24 Spikes Showy bracts in summer Scabiosa, Sweet Scabious A Mix 24-30 2.5-3.5 Long narrow stems, little balls, cuts *Snapdragon A Flower mouths snap shut Topper Mix 36 Long strong stems *Spider Plants H Green Basket House plant, makes babies Strawflowers A Mix 3 Lasts for years as a dried flower *Sunflower A Giant Grey Stripe Yellow 5-12 12 One bloom per plant, good for seed Giant Sungold Gold 6-7 10 Shaggy doubles, branching Irish Eyes Yellow 24-30 Containers, cutting, branching Kong Yellow 14 8 Pollenless, branching, amaze kids Lemon Queen Yellow Tall Multiple blooms Pan Gold 5 Loads of blooms till frost Teddy Bear Gold 16 Shaggy doubles, children love them Waooh Gold 2-3 4 Branching, children can reach these *Verbena Bonariensis A Purple 2-4 Clusters Light, airy blooms, self seeds *Zinnia A EZ, blooms to frost, bouquets Crystal White White 8-12 1 Perky little bedding plants, carefree Cut and Come Again Mix 1.5-2.5 2-2.5 Name applies to all zinnias Giant Coral Coral 40-50 4-6 Giants are all Benary s Giants Giant Mix Mix 40-50 4-6 Cut flowers Giant Orange Orange 40 4-6 Giant Pink Pink 40-50 4-6 Giant Purple Purple 40-50 4-6 Giant Scarlet Scarlet 40-50 4-6 Lilliput Mix 2 Polar Bear White 42-48 4 Cut flowers Profusion Mix 12-15 2 Bedding Queen Lime Green Lime 25 2-3 Cut flowers Queen Red Lime R/Gr 25 2-3 Cut flowers, amazing color Uproar Rose Rose 3 4 Cut flowers, rose substitute Zahara Starlight Rose W/Rose 12-18 2 Bedding Zowie! Y/Pink 30-36 3-5 Cut flowers One star (*) indicates plants that can tolerate part shade. Two stars (**) indicate plants that can tolerate the most shade. Sources differ on sun/shade preferences of plants. Source most often used is: The Gardener s A-Z Guide to Growing Flowers from Seed to Bloom, by Eileen Powell.