GOURMET VEGETABLES
The following
vegetable varieties have been selected for superior flavor and unique
characteristics.
Some are hard-to-find
specialty items, some are heirloom varieties, and others are improvements on
traditional garden
varieties. Packs of 3 or 4 plants, $2.00 per pack.
Cucumber
‘Diva Hybrid’ - 2002 AAS Winner. Very heavy yield of crisp, sweet cukes. Disease resistant. 58 days
‘Orient Express’ - Long oriental type, crisp crunchy flavor. Stake for long, straight fruits. 64 days
‘Sweet Slice’- Sweet, burpless 10-12" fruits are mild and tender, no peeling necessary. 62 days
Eggplant
► ‘Blacknite’ – A fine oval-fruited hybrid, with deep purple fruits about 9” in length. 61 days
► ‘Rosa Bianca’ – An old Italian variety with beautiful rose and white striped fruits. 75 days
Greens
Arugula - The unmistakable salad spiker! Mildly pungent flavor. Prefers cool weather. 40 days
Mesclun ‘Mild Mix’ – Red and green lettuces, plus assorted American and Oriental greens. Pre-mixed for perfect salad making!
► Mesclun ‘Spicy Mix’ – Blend of European and Oriental greens, with emphasis on spicy and pungent flavors. Use as an addition to lettuce salads, or as a stir-fry mixture
Swiss Chard ‘Bright Lights’ - Rainbow color! So attractive it can be planted in a flower bed. 55 days
Lettuce
‘Freckles’ - Beautiful Romaine type, green with an overlay of red speckling. Slow to bolt. 55 days
‘Lolla Rossa’ – Frilly red leaves. Grow as leaf lettuce, or allow to mature to small heads. 30-58 days
‘Royal Red’ – A tender leaf lettuce, green tinged red. 45 days
Peppers – Hot
‘Anaheim’- Medium heat, elongated dark green fruits, ripening to bright red. 75 days
‘Ancho’ – Heart-shaped fruits, 4”x2.5” at the shoulder, medium thick walls. Blackish green
becoming rust-red at maturity. Quite mild. Dried peppers are the source of chili powder. 75 days
‘Cayenne’- Long red chili. Quite hot. Great for drying and wreaths. High yielding. 70 days
‘Cayenne Purple’ – Very ornamental, with lavender flowers turning into 3” long, thin purple
peppers, a bit smaller than regular Cayenne. Very hot. 70 days
‘Early Jalapeno’ - Hot, deep green fruit. Early to bear. Ideal for Mexican cooking. 60 days
‘Fajita Hybrid’ – Barely hot, for those who’d like a sweet bell pepper with just a bit of heat! 75 days
‘Fooled You’ Jalapeno - For those who prefer a milder jalapeno. Perfect for nachos! 65 days
‘Hot Paper Lantern’ - Earlier and much more productive than Habanero, they pack the same
blistering heat! Beautiful elongated and wrinkled lantern-shaped fruits. 70 days lime green,
90 days red
► ‘Hungarian Yellow Wax’ – Spicy, fairly hot, banana-shaped fruit. Matures yellow to red. 67 days
► ‘Mariachi’ – Excellent new hybrid, 2006 AAS winner. Blunt, cone-shaped fruits with very mild heat,
great for eating raw, grilling, cooking and pickling. Bears early, matures yellow to red. 66 days
‘Serrano del Sol’ - Hybrid Serrano, earlier and bigger than older varieties. Hot; not intense. 62 days
Peppers - Sweet
‘Ace Hybrid’ - Main season bell pepper, fruits very nearly square. Green maturing to red. 72 days.
‘Fat N’ Sassy’ - Extra-early bell pepper. Large green peppers mature to red. 61 days
‘Golden Calwonder’ - Golden form of the famous ‘California Wonder’. Smooth and glossy. 72 days
‘Islander’ - Lavender ripening through shades of yellow, orange and red. Our favorite! 56-81 days
‘King of the North’ - One of the best for Northern climates, big blocky green bells. 68 days
‘Rainbow Blend’ - A blend of varieties. Allow to fully mature. Mature colors include red, orange, yellow, purple, brown and ivory. Harvest immature for green peppers. 60-85 days
‘Red Beauty’ - Impressive 4-lobed fruits with thick, sweet flesh. High yielding. 68 days
‘Sweet Banana’ – Mild banana pepper with long tapered light yellow fruits, maturing red. 65 days
‘Valencia’ - Very sweet bell pepper that matures to a beautiful shade of orange. 70 days
► ‘Yummy Hybrid’ – New for 2008! Loads of petite, deliciously sweet 2.5” x 1” fruits, perfect for veggie
trays, used with dips, stuffed with cheese, or grilled on skewers. A great snacking pepper. 73 days
Pumpkin
‘Fairytale’ - Similar shape to Cinderella, but with tan, oak color, looks like a wood carving! 110 days
‘Kakai’ - Striped fruits with delicious “pumpkin nuts”, completely hulless, delicious roasted. 100 days
‘Rouge Vif D’Etampes’ - The Cinderella pumpkin! Grown for centuries in France, this pumpkin
resembles Cinderella’s coach. Heavily ribbed fruits are flattened in shape. Decorative. 115 days
‘Wee-B-Little’ – Tiny round pumpkins, perfect for painting or fall decoration. AAS Winner. 95 days
► Indicates NEW in our catalog for 2008!
Tomatoes
Hybrids – Round: Medium and Large Fruited
‘Big Beef’ - Modern breeding at its best! Classic Beefsteak flavor and size with high yield and
multiple disease resistance. VFFNTASt 73 days
► ‘Carnival’ – A determinate hybrid with the same qualities as its sister, ‘Celebrity’. 68 days
‘Celebrity’ – This AAS winner has medium-sized globe-shaped fruits and multiple disease
resistance. VFFNTASt. Compact semi-determinate vines. 70 days
‘Early Goliath’ – Extra early globe-shaped 6-8oz fruits. Indeterminate. Excellent flavor. 58 days
► ‘First Lady ll’-Early, full-season bearer of 4-6 oz fruits. Fruits borne in clusters on the vine. 66 days
‘Jet Star’ - Proven hybrid producing big, globe-shaped fruits. Excellent flavor, low acidity. 70 days
‘New Girl Hybrid’ – New, very early variety with great taste. An improved ‘Early Girl’, better tasting
and more disease resistant. Medium sized fruits, indeterminate. One of our new favorites! 62 days
Heirlooms
‘Black Krim’ - Unusual novelty, black-red fruit with green shoulders. Early, sweet heirloom. 69 days
‘Brandywine’ - Amish heirloom variety. Large deep pink fruit consistently wins taste tests! 90ays
‘Brandywine Black’ – Prolific yield of large black-burgundy fruits with real tomato taste. 90 days
‘Brandywine Yellow’ – Golden-yellow at maturity, flattened somewhat irregular fruit. 90 days
‘Caspian Pink’ - A contender to rival Brandywine! Another pink heirloom with great flavor. 80 days
► ‘Constoluto Genovese’ – Large, flattened, uniquely ribbed fruits with fine, sweet flavor. 90 days
‘Golden Jubilee’ – Attractive bright orange flesh with mild, low-acid flavor. From 1943. 72 days
‘White Potato Leaf’ – This old-time “white” tomato won our informal Specialty Growers tomato taste test in 2005! Big, pale yellow (ugly!)tomatoes with incredible tomato flavor! 85 days
Cherry and Grape Tomatoes
► ‘Black Cherry’-Distincitive, very dark purple fruit. Large productive vines. 80 days
‘Cherry Grande’ - For those who prefer a “traditional” tomato flavor in a cherry tomato. 74 days
‘Husky Cherry Red’ - Loads of 1" cherries on compact, dwarf plants, perfect for containers. 65 days
‘Sungold’ - Almost tropical sweetness in a golden-orange cherry tomato. Yields hundreds of jewel-like fruits all season. Large, robust vines. Very early. One of our best sellers! 57 days
‘Sweet Olive’ Grape Tomato - Sweet, bite-size, firm oval fruits. Early, and very popular. 57 days
‘Sweet 100 Hybrid’ - The tomato that started the revolution in ultra-sweet cherry tomatoes! Round, red, super-sweet cherry tomatoes, borne in long clusters. 65 days
Plum and other Small-Fruited Tomatoes
‘Green Zebra’ – The fully ripened 2-4 oz fruits are pale green with deep green stripes,
with real old-time tomato flavor. Beautiful and unique! Vigorous, determinate vines. 78 days
‘Health Kick’ - New plum tomato with twice the content of the beneficial anti-oxidant lycopene.
Great cooked, sauced, or in salads. Very heavy producer. Determinate. 75 days
‘Plum Dandy’ - Plump, elongated Roma type tomatoes. Compact plants. Determinate. 75 days
► ‘Roma’ – The most well-known paste-type tomato. Meaty fruits with few seeds; excellent for sauce
and cooking. Also makes a great salad tomato. Productive, determinate vines. 75 days
‘Tomcat Hybrid’ - Cluster-type tomato, bright red 2-3 oz fruits. Indeterminate. 69 days
‘San Marzano’ – Classic Italian plum. Firm, long rectangular fruits. Inderterminate. 80 days
‘Yellow Pear’ – High yields of 2” very sweet, mild, yellow pear-shaped fruits. Heirloom. 78 days
Combination packs of tomatoes (1 each of three different varieties) will be available at the nursery and Farmer’s Market this spring! Several combinations available. Check our displays for details!
Tomatillo – Back in our catalog after a few years’ absence, due to customer demand!
Authentic salsa ingredient. Remove papery husk, chop and blend with tomatoes, onions, hot peppers, cilantro and vinegar or lemon juice to make salsa.
‘Toma Verde’ - Early-maturing, flattened-round greenish yellow fruits. Tart when green, they
become sweeter if allowed to turn yellow. 60-80 days
► Indicates NEW in our catalog for 2008!
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