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Vegetable List 2013

1. BEANS
   
   • Blue Lake Bush – 56 days. Excellent fresh, frozen or for canning. 12 to 22-in plants are widely adaptable with heavy yields.
2. BROCCOLI
   
   • Premium Crop - 65 days Single, textured 8-9” heads with small, firm buds on thick, tender stems.
3. BRUSSEL SPROUT
   
   • Jade Crop - 80 days Withstands the heat, always sets a bumper crop of very firm, tightly wrapped, blue-green “sprouts” with mild, sweet flavor. Vigorous plants are widely adapted.
4. CABBAGE
   
   • Copenhagen Market –100 days. One of the largest early maturing roundhead varieties. The solid, round heads are six to eight inches in diameter and average three to four pounds in weight. Keeps well.
   • Danish Ballhead –110 days. A standard storage-type variety, it has been a dependable variety, resisting bolting and splitting and keeping until late spring. Produces round, blue-green, seven to eight inch diameter heads weighing five to seven pounds.
   • Golden Acre - 58 days. Early, disease resistant variety bears solid, 3-4 lb. heads. Sweet, green leaves are refreshing in salads. Compact plants are great for small gardens.
   • Late Flat Dutch – 105 days Good storage variety and one of the best for kraut. Great for the home garden with flat/round, green heads reaching up to 30 lbs.
   • Ruby Perfection - 85 days The 3.5-lb. heads have great flavor and are slow to burst.
   • Savoy Ace - 78 days. This variety produces good yields of fine quality savoy type cabbage. The crops produces large 3 ½ lb deep green heads. 1977 All-America Selections Winner!
   • Stonehead – 50 days Nearly round heads have excellent holding.
5. CAULIFLOWER
   
   • Snow Crown - 53 days One of the easiest cauliflowers to grow. Vigorous, rapid growth and long harvest. Snow white, 2 lb. heads are 7-8” across and very flavorful.
   • Graffiti - 80 days. Easily the darkest and "truest" of the purple cauliflowers. This vigorous variety sets large heads of deep purple that keep their color even after cooking (reaching a shade of mauve). It's both a gourmet selection and a tried-and dependable performer in the garden
6. CELERY
   
   • Utah 52-70 – 90-100 days. This variety produces eleven to twelve inch stalks on plants that reach about 30 inches in height.
7. COLLARDS
   
   • Georgia – 80 days. Popular high-yielding variety produces tender, moist greens on non-heading, 30-36 in. plants.
8. CORN
   
   • Incredible - 83 days Sweet, yellow kernels make for superb eating. One of the best varieties for freezing.
   • Peaches & Cream - 83 days A popular home garden variety. 8" long ears filled to the tip with sweet, juicy white & yellow kernels.
9. A. CUCUMBER - SLICING
   
   • Burpless Supreme – 55 days SLICING A sweet, burpless slicer with no bitterness. Dark green fruit grow up to 12” long with a high percentage of them being seedless. Resistant to Watermelon Mosaic Gynoecious.
   • Bush Crop – 60 days. SLICING Flavorful fruit is 6-8” long. Restricted growth is ideal for small beds. Monoecious
   • Early Spring Burpless – 52 days SLICING Prolific and early! Creamy-spined dark green fruits are 12-15” long. Bright white flesh is extra crisp and mild. Monoecious
   • Eureka – 57 days. PICKLING OR SLICING Dark green fruit on vigorous plants. Harvest for pickling at 5” lengths; good for slicing up to 7”. Monoecious
   • Fanfare – 63 days. SLICING Compact plants bear excellent yields of dark green fruit, 8-9” long. Good disease resistance. Monoecious
   • Marketmore – 66 days. SLICING The non-fading, dark green fruit is 8” long. Disease resistant. Monoecious
   • Salad Bush – 57 days. Compact plants are good for small gardens and containers. Uniform, cylindrical 8 in. dark green fruit.
   • Slicemaster – 60 days. SLICINGAn excellent producer of dark green fruit 7” long. Monoecious
   • Straight Eight – 65 days. SLICING Tip-top slicing cuke is perfectly straight! Dark green, 8” fruits have a small seed cavity and crisp fine-grained flesh. Monoecious
   • Sweet Success – 58 days. SLICING This All-America Winner yieldS bumper crops of nearly seedless dark green 12" fruits. No bitterness. Gynoecious
   CUCUMBER - PICKLING
   
   • Bush Pickle – 45 days. PICKLING Compact choice for small gardens or containers. Bears early, white-spined, 5” cukes in half the space needed by most vines. Cool, mild flavor. Scab, mosaic-tolerant plants. Monoecious
   • Eureka – 57 days. PICKLING OR SLICING Dark green fruit on vigorous plants. Harvest for pickling at 5” lengths; good for slicing up to 7”. Monoecious
   • Homemade Pickles - 55 days - Excellent variety for pickling!  The semi-bush type plants produce solid, crisp, small white spined, 5½ inch fruits, with crisp flesh and firm skin.  Pick regularly to maintain production. Great disease tolerance. Monoecious
   Monoecious plants produce separate male and female flowers on the same plant.
   Gynoecious plants produce only female flowers for higher and more concentrated yields. You need to plant another variety nearby to ensure pollination.
   
   
   
10. EGGPLANT
    
    • Black Beauty – 80 days Broad, egg-shaped fruit with dark purple skin.
    • Classic - 76 days 76 Days. Teardrop, glossy, deep purple-black colored, 8-9 in. fruit are the size and shape well known in most markets.
    • Fairy Tale – 50 days Elongated lavender fruit with white stripes is produced in clusters of 3 to 5. Sweet, bitter-free fruit is best harvested at the gourmet baby stage, about 4 x 1.75”.
    • Gretel – 55 days. Earliest white eggplant produces clusters of glossy white mini-fruit, about 3-4 in. long. Petite, 3 ft. plants are great for containers.
    • Ghostbuster – 80 days. Rated the #1 white eggplant. Sweeter flavor than purple skinned varieties. Deep oval shape, 6-7” in length. Pick early before they mature.
    • Hansel – True miniature ideal for containers. Finger-like clusters of 3-6 teardrop shaped, dark purple fruit. Harvest from 2 to 10 inches long.
    • Ichiban – 61 days F1. Upright , slender purple, high yield oriental type. 8 oz.
    • Ivory - 65 days. Ivory is a miniature eggplant that is oval in shape, white skinned and grows to about the size of an egg. Its well-branched plant produces heavy yields of small fruit. The plant also lends itself well to container production.
    • Lavender Touch - 63 days. Produces eggplants with a unique color, white with a lavender blush.
    • Little Fingers – 68 days These little eggplants are unique in that they grow in clusters of 3 or more slim fruit, and can be harvested when no longer than your little finger. However, you can also let them grow longer at no sacrifice to their mild, sweet taste. Dark purple fruit is produced in abundance, and is delicious stir-fried, grilled, or even pickled.
    • Rosa Bianca – 75 days Prized by chefs and gardeners alike for its creamy, mild flesh and lovely appearance, this Italian heirloom eggplant has become very popular. Well-filled, round to teardrop-shaped fruit is white with soft lavender streaks outside, and inside flesh white and sweet with no trace of bitterness. Delicious for slicing, stuffing, or any eggplant use.
    • Satin Beauty – 65 days. Very uniform, egg-shaped fruit with deep blackish purple skin. Ripens up to 2 weeks earlier than Black Beauty.
11. GOURDS
    
    • Wings Blend – 100 days. A blend of all the Autumn Wings…many colors with wings & warts, fruit shapes like spoons and swan/pears.
12. KALE
    
    • Blue Scotch – 60 days Blue Scotch is an early kale that produces tasty greens when used in salads or steamed. The blue-green leaves are finely curled and very attractive reaching 12-15" in high, and spread to 20-35" in width. Extremely hardy and productive.
    • Red Russian – 50 days Oak-shaped, gray-green, toothed leaves with deep-purple veins and stems. Very tender leaves turn dark green and have a sweet taste when cooked; also good raw. Harvest baby greens at 25 days. Heirloom. Also known as 'Ragged Jack' and 'Russian Red'. Tender,. Very disease resistant.
    • Squire - Produces heavy yields of finely curled blue-green foliage. A very uniform short stemmed strain of Vates with better tolerance to bolting. Heirloom
    • Vates - 55 days Low, compact plants with finely curled, bluish-green leaves. Usually stands winter weather with some protection. Good cooked or fresh in salads. Grows best in cool weather. Can be grown as a spring or fall crop.
13. KOHLRABI
    
    • Purple Splendor – 50 days. Flat, globe-shaped and purple-skinned bulbs are 4 to 6 in. (10 to 15 cm) across and have crunchy white flesh. High yielding with excellent interior quality. Good for late-season harvests.
    • Winner – 45 days. Fresh, fruity taste. Good holding quality. A medium, early kohlrabi with large bulbs.
14. LEEK
    
    • Large American Flag – 120 days. Hardy 15-18” plants, blue-green leaves with long, thick, well-blanched white stalks. Good for fall and winter, grows very quickly. The standard variety for home gardens.
15. LETTUCE
    
    • Black Seeded Simpson – Compact with light green, frilled leaves. Crisp interior. Popular home garden variety.
    • Buttercrunch – 65 days. Very tender 4 ½” rosettes.
    • Deer Tongue Red - Tongue-like red blushed leaves with a plant that is larger than green Deer Tongue. Forms nice head, great in cool weather. Amish Heirloom.
    • Iceburg –. 85 days Compact, medium-sized heads. Grows best in cool weather. The classic crisphead lettuce.
    • Red Oak Leaf - Burgundy oak leaf similar to Red Salad Bowl but with a more golden sheen. Forms a larger and more packed full-size lettuce than Red Salad Bowl and Oscarde.
    • Romaine Parris Island - 65 days This popular Romaine has upright growth to 10 inches with large thick medium green slightly rumpled leaves with creamy white centers. Tender, crisp and sweet flavored. It is slow to bolt.
    • Salad Bowl Mix - 50 days. This blend contains both light and dark green-leafed varieties, as well as some tangy reds!
    • Salad Bowl Red – 50 days Slow to bolt and tolerant to heat. This bronze, burgundy leaf  Lettuce is delicious and does not get bitter as it matures. Particularly popular for its baby leaves in 28 days.
16. MELON
    
    • Burpee Ambrosia – 86 days Luscious, extra-sweet, juicy melons with unique distinctive flavor. Extremely thick, firm flesh is delicious down to the rind. Fruits ae medium size, 6 x 6”, average 4.5 – 5 lbs. each because the meat is so thick and the seed cavity is so small. Resistant to powdery mildew.
    • Burpee Hybrid – 82 days Improved to resist powdery mildew, this outstanding variety is still the growers’ choice. High yields – excellent quality, not as “musky” tasting as the original.
    • Delicious – 83 days. The 2.5 lb. muskmelons have very tasty, orange flesh. The roughly textured rind has distinct ribs and sparse netting.
    • Earli-Dew – 80 days. An excellent-flavored honeydew type with 2.5 to 3 lb. fruit. A good choice for northern climates.
17. MUSTARD GREENS
    
    • Savanna - 20 days. Savanna Hybrid begins bearing huge, tasty green leaves less than 3 weeks after planting. The leaves are very uniform and quite abundant on strong plants. Great yields, plus mild, fresh flavor.
18. OKRA
    
    • Clemson Spineless – 56 days Dark green, slightly grooved, straight, pointed pods without spines. Best when 2.5 - 3 in. long. All-America Winner. Pick pods young, while still tender. Pods are excellent for use in soups, stews and relishes.
19. ONION
    
    • Borettana (Cipollini) – 60 days from transplant.  These Italian heirlooms have a flattened, spherical shape about 2” in diameter and 1” thick.  These ‘cipollini’ have firm, fine-grained flesh, good flavor, and satiny skins.  Excellent keeping quality.
    • Candy – 85 days Huge, very early bulbs with golden brown skin, white interior, mild flavor. Thick rings with mostly single centers.
    • Copra – 107 days.  Great long-term storage quality.  Round bulbs are uniform and medium-size with dark yellow skin and thin necks that dry quickly.  Ivory flesh has high sugar content and moderate pungency.  Onions stay rock hard for up to a year in storage without losing flavor.  Especially suited for the North.
    • Green Banner Bunching – 65-70 days. Uniform, vigorous variety is more heat tolerant than others – slow to bolt and holds well. Stems are glossy white, leaves are full and dark green, and the flavor is slightly pungent.
    • Red Zepplin - 115 days. Large and uniform, round bulbs are attractive dark red. Stores up to six months.
    • Walla-Walla – 125 days. Brown-skinned, mild, sweet onions.
    • White Sweet Spanish – 110 days Midseason variety, tops for the North. Mild, sweet flavor raw, sautéed or deep fried.
    • Yellow Sweet Spanish – 110 days Flavor never fades. Golden globes weigh up to a pound and keep well for their size.
20. PAK CHOI
    
    • White – 60 days. Thick, pure white petioles with smooth, round leaves. Good for stir fry and soup. Grows well in warmer climates.
21. PUPMPKIN
    
    • Apogee - 95 days. Extra large pumpkin with long, thick, black handle, and unique rough textured ribbing. More than one fruit per plant and weighing up to 60 pounds each or more.
    • Atlantic Giant – 125 days This variety has produced the world’s largest pumpkin, with weights in excess of 600 lbs. Suited primarily for exhibition, although the medium-orange flesh can be used for pies. Plants should be started in pots and transplanted to insure adequate growing season. Vines are very large and require a lot of space.
    • Gold Rush - 120 days. Large pumpkin with heavy handles. The fruit are thick fleshed and heavy.
    • Howden - 115 days. The original Jack O'Lantern pumpkins sold at markets and roadside farm stands. Plant produces big 15 lb bright orange Halloween pumpkins. Varying in size and shape, these pumpkins have strong handles for making Jack-O’Lanterns.
    • Small Sweet Sugar Pie - 95 days The Sugar Pie Pumpkin has a wonderful pumpkin flavor with sweet and fine grained texture. It is the best pumpkin for cooking.
    • Wee-B-Little – 85 days. This is a true miniature pumpkin. Same shape as a typical Jack-O-Lantern but is scaled down to decorative size, weighing about 1 lb. Ripens to deep orange with smooth skin. Spineless stems for sturdy handles. Compact vines spread only 6-8’.
22. SPINACH
    
    • Baby Leaf Hybrid - 40 days. This spinach is perfect both at baby leaf stage for a fresh addition to salads and when fully mature, with a rich, non-bitter flavor. Excellent garden performance in both spring and fall—tolerant to bolting in the heat.
23. SQUASH - SUMMER
    
    • Summer Crookneck – Golden – 53 days. Classic crookneck with bright yellow, bumpy skin.
    • Summer Squash - Peter Pan – 49 days. Uniform, light green, 2 1/2 to 3” scallop squash has deep, meaty flesh. Compact with restricted runners.
    • Yellow Straightneck Yellow Straight Neck – 55 days Yellow-fruited Summer squash grows from 10-14” long.
    • Zucchini – Dark Green – 46 days. Dark green, uniform, 8-10” fruit is easy to harvest on open, very productive bushes.
24. SQUASH - WINTER
    
    • Acorn - Tay Belle - 70 days. Develops an overall dark green to jet black color very early after pollination, permitting an early harvest. Fruit size is 6 “ x 5”.
    • Blue Hubbard – 110 days Fruit is 12” by 7”, weight 7-10 lbs. globular seed cavity with points on each end, light blue-gray in color. Rind is hard, thick warted with slight rib. Flesh orange, fine texture with a sweet flavor. A productive variety that has been popular for many years.
    • Buttercup - Orange Dawn – 90 days. Great chestnut taste, attractive bright orange skin, abundant fruit on a semi-bush plant and excellent storage qualities.
    • Buttercup – Sweet Mama – 85 days Buttercup type with very dark green skin, weighing 2-3 lbs. each. Moderately thick sweet yellow flesh is nutty and dry like winter squash. Fruit sets similar to summer squash. Distinct bush type with single vine, short internodes. Excellent storage ability.
    • Butternut – Waltham – 95 days. Cooks up sweet and tender. Smooth 9-10” fruits, filled with orange flesh. Huge yields.
    • Spaghetti – Vegetable Spaghetti – 100 days Oblong, mid-size yellow fruits have a tasty interior that is a popular nutritious alternative for pasta. Harvested in late Summer and Fall, the fruit can be stored for several months in a cool, dry location.
25. SWEET POTATOES
    
    • Centennial - America's most popular sweet potato, good for short-season areas. Dig sweet, tender "baby bakers" 90-100 days from setting out plants; or allow to mature before frost. Orange inside and out; moist texture.
    • Georgia Jet - Well-suited to the Northeast. Heavy crop of large tubers in just 90 days. Deep orange, moist flesh. Red skin. Sun.
    • Vardaman - Compact, bush type. Deep orange flesh and gold skin. The best sweet potato in a taste test. Sun.
26. SWISS CHARD
    
    • Bright Lights - Tangy colorful leaves and stems are an excellent cooked vegetable for summer and a tremendous source of vitamins. Tolerant of hot weather and extremely easy to grow. colorful stalks are at their best harvested young for salads or used as summer spinach.
27. WATERMELON
    
    • Crimson Sweet – 80 days. An award-winning round variety with sweet, dark red flesh. Very widely adaptable and disease resistant.
    • Sugar Baby – 75 days. Small “icebox” type with very sweet, fin-textured red flesh and few seeds. Round, dark green fruits are very early.