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CABBAGE (Early
and main season)
All Seasons: OP 80-95 days. Heat resistant.
8x10" heads. BOU
Derby Day: OP 58 days. Grows very rapidly in the chill
of spring. Round, blue-green 3-5 pound heads. TER
Earliana: OP 57 days.
Small round green heads, just under 2 pounds. SHU
Primo:
OP 60-70 days. Compact ball-headed. Sow from February until mid July. BOU
CABBAGE (Late, Winter)
Best
of Show: OP 120 days. Grows to 15-16 pounds. Heads are dense, firm and hold in garden. NIC
Danish Ballhead: OP 125 days. 7-10 inch heads each weighing 5-6 pounds. SHU
TER
Early Flat Dutch: Heirloom OP 85 days. Large, flat heads weigh 6-10 pounds, 11"
diameter. Does well in southern and coastal areas because of its heat resistance. Excellent variety for sauerkraut. SHU
SOU
Premium Late Flat Dutch: Heirloom OP 100 days.
Large, broad, flat heads weigh 10-14 pounds. Measures 7" x 14". Good keeping quality. HEN SHU
SOU
Stein's Late Flat Dutch: OP 95 days.
A bit squat green heads weigh 3-4 pounds and reach 6-7" across. TER
CABBAGE
(Pointed heads)
Early Jersey Wakefield: Heirloom OP 64 days.
Dark-green, sweet conical heads average 5" in diameter and weighs 2-3 pounds. Small core and good wrapper leaves.
NIC SHU SOU
January King: OP Heirloom 100-160 days. Winter variety.
Solid, flat light green 3-5 pound heads. Frost improves flavor. BOU
Winningstadt:
Heirloom 85-95 days. Main season variety. Upright, compact plants with firm pointed 9" heads.
Sheds rain and weather well. BOU
CABBAGE
(Savoyed)
Chieftain Savoy: OP 83 days. Well adapted to temperature
extremes. tolerates frost and summer heat. Flattened, round heads, 6-8 pounds. White inside. Has well-savoyed
blue-green outer leaves. SOU
Vertus Savoy: OP 95-120 days.
Cold-hardy winter cabbage. Large, medium green heads average 4-7 pounds. BOU
CABBAGE (Red)
Red Acre:
OP 76 days. 5-7" reddish-purple heads, 3 pounds. Excellent storer. ABU SHU
SOU
Red Express: OP 55 days. Deep round 2 pound red heads. SHU
CARROTS
Carrots grow best in loose, porous soil. Varieties grow from 2 inches to 11 inches and should
be a staple in any small space garden. A 4'x4' bed will produce a whole season's worth of carrots per person
if you sow every 2 weeks. Karen admits you've got to love carrots to use an entire bed for them.
Amarillo Yellow: OP 60 days. Tapered carrots with large shoulders. Distinctive taste
different from orange carrots. BOU
Atomic Red: OP 75-85 days.
8" long x 1 1/2". Red all the way through. NIC SHU VER
Autum
King: OP 70 days. Large, uniform roots. High yields. Good storer. BOU SHU
Belgium White: OP Heirloom 60-75 days. Pure white color. Large. BOU
Chantenay Red Core (Rouge Demi-Longe de Chantenay): OP Heirloom 70 days.5 1/2-6" long
x 2 1/2" at shoulders. All-purpose carrot is deep-orange in color. Good winter keeper. ABU
BOU NIC PLA SHU SOU
Cosmic Purple: Heirloom OP. Purple-skinned,
7" carrots, orange and yellow flesh. Spicier flavor than regular carrots. SHU SOU
Danvers 126: OP 75 days. Dark-orange 6-7" long roots. 2" at the shoulder,
tapering to a blunt point. Especially suited for clay soils. SOU
Danvers Half
Long: Heirloom 75 days. 6-8" long x 2" thick. Dark orange and sweet. Holds quality
in storage. BURP GUR SHU
Dragon Purple: OP 80 days. Purple on the outside
and orange/yellow on the inside. Spicy flavor. BOU
Early Market: OP
68 days. Stump-rooted 2-6" baby carrot. Excellent flavor. BOU
Early
Nantes: OP 65 days. 7" long roots. Blunt, finger-shaped. good freezer. BOU
Imperator (Tendersweet): OP 74 days. All American Selection Winner. 7-9" orange-red
roots are coreless, have semi-blunt ends and narrow shoulders. Requires a loose, deep soil. SHU
SOU
Long Orange Improved: Heirloom OP 85 days. Long tapering 12"
x 2" carrot with small neck. Plant in loose soil. Excellent storer. SOU
Lunar
White: OP 75 days. Selection of Belgian White. 8" long and white. NIC
Minicore: OP 65 days. Gourmet Dutch baby carrot. Nearly coreless. Easy to grow.
Harvest at 3x4". NIC VER
Nantaise (Nantaise Narome): OP biodynamic. 7-8"
deeply colored roots. Small cored. ABU TER
Nantes Fancy (Nantes Coreless):
OP 68 days. Dark orange carrots with a blunt end. Excellent keepers. SOU
Oxheart (Guerande): OP Heirloom 65 days. Blocky 4-5" long can weigh up to 1 pound.
Good keeper. NIC SEE SOU
Parabel: OP 60-65 days. Small 1-1 1/2" round,
reddish-orange roots. BOU
Red Samurai: OP 75 days. Slim tapered bright
rosy carrot. Flavor really shines when cooked. TER
Rodelika: Biodynamic
OP 72 days. In Europe this variety is grown for juice. 6-8" long. TER
Saint
Valery: OP Heirloom 70 days. Very smooth uniform 10-12" roots. 2-3" shoulders.
High in carotene. Good keeper. BOU
Scarlet Nantes: OP Heirloom 70
days. Bright orange, 6-8" long, slim-tapered roots. Stores well. GUR HEN NIC
SEE SEED SHU SOU VER
St. Valery: Heirloom OP 70 days. Deep orange roots are 8-10"
long. Excellent storer. SOU
Thumbelina: OP 60 days. All
American Selection Winner. Round gourmet carrot. Small core. 1 1/2 inch diameter. BURP
NIC TER VER
Yellowstone: OP 72 days. Danvers type, rich butter yellow.
Smooth 8" roots. ABU NIC SEE SHU VER
Touchon: Heirloom
65 days. 6" long and 1" across. French heirloom. Nearly coreless and red-orange in color.
Free from hard fiber. BURP PLA
CAULIFLOWER
All the Year Round: OP 70 days. Warm weather variety. Large,
tight, white head surrounded by leaves. BOU
Broccoverde: OP 69 days. 1 pound
chartreuse green heads retain color when cooked. Upright plant. NIC
Early
Snowball: OP 50 days. Head is denser than other early snowballs. Good wrapper leaves cover curd.
SOU
Purple Cape: OP Heirloom. Rich, purple heads are
a winter hardy type. BOU
Snowball: OP
52-70 days. 6-7" solid pure white heads proteced by outer leaves. ABU BOU
Snowball Self-Blanching: OP 68 days. Self-wrapping leaves protect the white curds from heat and slight.
6" in diameter. SOU
Snowball Y: OP 80 days. Large,
smooth, solid white heads. Widely adapted. SOU
CELERY
EA Special Strain: OP 85 days. Tall Utah type with upright glossy bright-green
12" stalks. Slow to bolt. BOU
Giant Red: OP Heirloom 85-95 days.
10-15" stalks with blush red interior. Will keep for 2 weeks in plastic in the refrigerator. TER
Golden Boy: OP 90 days. Self-blanching with nearly stringless ivory stalks.
Best variety for baby leaves in salads. NIC
Golden Self-Blanching: OP
heirloom 80-85 days. Dwarf, with yellow foliage, cream-colored 9" stalks. Thick heavy stringless. Extra
large base. BOU SHU SOU
Redventure: OP 115 days. Dark to brilliant red
stalks with emerald green leaves. Golden-pink hearts. Milder than normal varieties. NIC TER
Utah 52-70 R Improved: OP 100-120 days. 11-12" broad bright green stalks.
Disease-resistant plants. Stringless. BURP TER
LEAF CELERY (Cutting Celery)
Leaf Celery:
OP 80 days. Snip leaves and stalks as needed for celery flavor in soups and salads. BOU
Safir: OP 78+ days. Has abundant shoots of narrow tender stems and dark leaves. NIC
CELERIAC
Brilliant:
OP 110 days. Baseball-sized root with nutty flavor. 3-5" diameter roots. Stores well.
TER
Celeriac: OP 110 days. This type
of celery is grown for its 3-5" across roots. Round, white and with a nutty flavor. BOU
Large Smooth Prague: Heirloom OP 110 days. Harvest roots when 2-4" in diameter and use in vegetable
soups, stews, boiled and used in cheese dishes or mashed potatoes. Roots may be stored for winter. Culture is
the same as for celery, although the leaves are not eaten. SHU SOU
Mentor:
OP 120 days. Large smooth solid roots weigh 1 to 4 pounds. NIC
CHARD (Swiss
Chard)
Bright Lights: OP 60 days. Individual 20" stems are
red, yellow, orange, gold, or white. Lightly savoyed leaves, some are burgundy and some are green. BURP
GUR HEN NIC TER TOT VER
Golden Chard: OP
Heirloom 60 days. This French heirloom starts out as emerald green baby leaves with yellow stem and veins. Colors
intensify to rich golden color. 20-24" stalks. ABU TER
Fordhook
Giant: OP 60 days. Large, dark green, very savoyed leaves. 8-10" pale green stalks. BURP
TER VER
French Swiss: OP 60 days. Thick green leaves , large white stalks. NIC
Golden Sunrise: OP 30-55 days. Thick golden stems and savoyed green leaves hold color
well during cooking. NIC
Lucullus: OP 55 days. Huge dark-green,
crumpled leaves and broad white midrib. BOU GUR HEN SOU
Magenta Sunset: OP
53-60 days. Slim, blazing purple-red stalks and glossy green leaves. TER
Perpetual
Swiss Chard: OP 50 days. Dark-green succulent leaves and white staks. Grows 20" the first
year. TER
Perpetual Spinach: OP Heirloom 50-60 days. Rare European
strain of Swiss Chard. Smaller smooth dark-green leaves, small stems. Hard to tell difference from true spinach.
BOU
Rainbow (five Color Silverbeet): OP 60 daysl From Australia. Multicolored
shades of red, orange, pink, yellow and creamy white. SOU
Ruby Red (Rhubarb Chard):
OP 55-60 days. Crimson stalks have heavily crumpled leaves. Plant grows to 20-24" tall. HEN
SOU
CHICORY
Asparagus (Puntarella): OP Heirloom 85 days. Resembles a dandelion
on sterioids. Italian variety. NIC
Belgian Endive (Witloof): OP 160 days.
White to pale yellow, torpedo-shaped, Romaine-like heads. BOU
Catalogna a Foglia
Liscia (Italian Dandelion): OP 52-83 days. Fast growing plant traditionally used for early greens.
Deep-cut long broad leaves resembling dandelion. 16" tall. BOU SOU
Crystal
Hat: OP Heirloom 70 days. Non-forcing Sugar Loaf type chicory. Upright oval heads are similar to
Romaine lettuce. Self blanching. NIC
Red Ribbed Dandelion-Leaved: OP 35-55 days.
Rustic Italian salad green is often called Italian dandelion. Serrated green leaves with deep dark red mid
ribs. NIC
CHICORY
(Radicchio)
Radicchio refers to the red chicories.
Castelfranco Variegated:
OP Heirloom 80 days. Italian variety. Round slightly open heads have creamy white leaves splashed with violet
and burgundy. NIC
Early Treviso: OP 60-65 days. A very tidy and compact head
of salad-sized leaves are in shades of crimson and pink with bold white midrib. BOU
Rouge
De Verone (Verona Red): OP Heirloom 85 days. Red-green colored radicchio, if cut back in spring, will
produce clusters of small apple size heads. NIC SOU
COLLARDS
Champion: OP 60 days. Improved Vates selection. Dark-green and
large cabbage-like leaves. ABU SHU SOU TER
Even' Star Land Race Collards: OP. Vigorous, winter-hardy. Small leaves. Tolerant
to a wide range of soils and drainage conditions. Best for fall planting. SOU
Georgia
Green (Georgia Souther, Creole): Heirloom OP. Especially valuable for sandy soil. Open, loose heads
are best harvested after frost when they are sweet and tender. 36" plants. BURP HEN SOU
Green Glaze: Heirloom OP 79 days. Smooth, bright green leaves. Heat and
frost resistant, slow bolting and non-heading. 30-34" upright plants. SOU
Morris
Heading: OP 70 days. Produces loose heavy heads with dark green, slightly savoyed leaved. 18-24"
plant. SHU SOU
Vates: OP 68 days. 32" plants. Non-heading,
slow-bolting with large blue-green leaves. Frost resistant. SHU SOU
White
Mountain Cabbage Collard: Heirloom OP 70 days. Heading collard with dark-green savoyed leaves.
Up to 3'. SOU
CORN
Corn has to be planted in blocks and is not a good vegetable to grow in a
small space garden, although it can be done.
Ashworth: OP 69
days. Ears are 6-7" long. 5' stalks. 12 rows of yellow kernels per ear. SOU
Black Mexican (Mexican Sweet, Black Iroquois): Heirloom OP 76 days. The kernels are white
at milk stage, change to bluish-black in the late milk stage. 7 1/2" x 1 1/2" ears with 8 rows of kernels. SHU
SOU
Buhl: OP 81 days. 6-7' stalks bear 2 ears with yellow kernels. SOU
Country Gentleman: OP Heirloom 90 days. Irregular pattern of creamy white, slender kernels.
8' stalks with 3, 7-8" ears per stalk. Long season corn. Known in the south as shoepeg corn. BOU
SHU SOU TER
Golden Bantam:
Heirloom OP 80 days. 5' tall yellow sweet corn. Slender ears 5 1/2-6 1/2" long with 8 rows of
broad, golden kernels. ABU BOU BURP HEN NIC PLA SHU SOU TER
Golden Midget: OP 55 days. 4" ears are ideal for freezing. 3' stalks produces
3-5 ears. VER
Howling Mob: OP 85 days. 9" ears are closely set
with 12 or more rows of thin kernels with thin skins. SHU
Luther Hill:
OP 82 days. 5 1/2" stalks produce 2, 6" ears. White kernels. SOU
Painted
Mountain: OP 75-80 days. 4-5' tall plants average 2 multi-colored ears. Old-fashioned sweet
corn so pick jut before cooking. Also an ornamental corn. NIC TER
Pencil
Cob: OP 80 days. Yellow shoepeg type. Light yellow kernels on small red cobs. Tall sturdy
plants. Cobs take up less space in the freezer. SHU
Six Shooter: OP 80 days.
Slender ears with 10 rows of white kernels. SHU
Stowell's Evergreen: OP
Heirloom 80-100 days. 8-10' stalks bear 8" ears with 16-18 rows of creamy white kernels. ABU SHU SOU
TER
Texas Honey June: Heirloom 97 days. 8' stalks, bears 2-3 ears per
stalk. 6 1/2" long with 10-16 rows of white kernels. SOU
Trucker's Favorite:
Heirloom OP 80 days. Roasting white corn. Heat and drought-resistant. 8-10 ears. If left
to dry it can also be ground into homemade cornmeal. HEN
CORN (Baby corn)
Baby Corn: OP 65 days. Grow
tiny ears of corn in your own garden. Not a sweet corn, but excellent for pickling. Tender finger-sized ears are
entirely edible and delicious. Good freezer. NIC SHU
CORN (Ornamental, Indian Flint, Indian Dent)
Black Aztec:
OP Heirloom. Kernels are white-purple at eating stage and turn gray-black at maturity. ABU
VER
Bloody Butcher: Heirloom 110 days. 8-10" ears of deep red
with darker accents. 8-12' stalks. Ornamental corn that can be eaten if picked young. Also good for
flour and cornmeal. VER
Earth Tone Dent: Heirloom 90 days.
Dent corn with earth tone shades including greens, blues, golds and pinks. 8-10" ears. Flour corn.
8-10' stalks. VER
Hickory King White: OP Heirloom 115 days.
A dent corn used for hominy, corn nuts or cornmeal. 8-9' plants produce small 7-8" cobs with huge creamy white
kernels. BOU
Hopi Blue: OP Heirloom 75-110 days. An Indian flint corn ground
into flour by the Hopi pueblo people. Bushy 5' stalks bear 8-10" ears filled with smooth blue kernels.
BOU
Rainbow (Indian Flint, Squaw): OP Heirloom 105
days. A hard flint corn used for grinding into corn meal. GUR HEN NIC
SHU
Strawberry: OP. Makes good popcorn. 2",
deep-red ears resemble large strawberries. Very decorative. NIC PLA VER
Wampum: OP 90 days. Small kerneled, vivdly colored 5" ears. NIC
CORN (Popcorn)
Calico:
OP 90-105 days. 6" ears have colorful kernels in shades of yellow, brown, white, purple, red and blue. SHU
TER
Cherokee Long Ear Small: Heirloom OP 100 days. Rainbow colored kernels.
5-6" ears have many shiny colors. 6-8' stalks. SOU
Chocolate Cherry:
OP 120 days. 6' stalks, 2 ears per stalk. Bright pink silks and deep reddish brown ears. 16-18
rows of yellow kernels. SOU
Dakota Black: OP 90 days. 4 1/2"
ears with 15 rows of maroon-black kernels. 6' stalks. SOU
Early
Pink: OP 85 days. Short season popcorn. 5-6" pink kerneled ears on 5' stalks. Pops
fluffy white. TER
Japanese Hulless: OP 110
days. 5-6' stalks produce 3 to 6, stubby 4" ears. Almost hulless. BOU GUR HEN SHU
Pennsylvania Butter-Flavored: Heirloom OP 102 days. 8' stalks produce 2 ears per stalk.
4-6" ears with 26-28 rows of white kernels. 1 1/2-13/4" at the butt, tapering to 1" at top.
SOU
Strawberry: OP 98 days. 4' stalks produce 3 ears per stalk. Strawberry-shaped
2" long by 1 1/2" wide ears. Very large red kernels. SOU
Wisconsin Black: Heirloom OP 80 days. Menonite heirloom. 6' stalks produce
3 ears per stalk. 4-5" ears are mostly black, some dark maroon. SOU
CORN SALAD (Mache)
Large Seeded Dutch: OP 50 days. Heat resistant. Large lush leaves.
NIC
Macholong: OP 45 days. Bright green 5-7"
leaves. Cold hardy. NIC
Verte De Cambrai: OP
55 days. Cold weather salad green. Mild flavor, round leaves that should be harvested at 4-6". NIC
CUCUMBERS
Ashley: OP 66 days. Slicer. 7-8" dark-green fruits, tapered
on the stem end. Popular in the Southeast. SOU VER
Beit Alpha MR: OP
56 days. Very sweet Middle-Eastern type. Straight, green, 6"x1 1/2" fruits are crisp and tender.
Medium-sized vines. BOU
Boothby's Blonde: OP Heirloom 60-65 days. Small
3-5" creamy-yellow fruits with black spines. Use sliced or pickled. ABU TER
Boston Pickling: Heirloom 58 days. Pickler. Medium-green, blunt-shaped fruit. Just right
for pickling. SHU SOU
Clinton: OP 55 days.
Pickler. 5-6" long have few seeds. Dark green. 4-5' vines. TER
Early Cluster
(Russian): Heirloom 52 days. Pickler. Does best if grown on trellis. Pale green on blossom end
and dark green on stem end. 6" long by 2 1/2" wide, with white flesh. SHU
Edmonson: Heirloom 70 days. Pickler. 4" long, whitish-green. Hardy cucumber.
SOU
Ellen's Family White: Heirloom. Pickler. Small, white
pickling cucumber. Compact vine full of cute little white fruits. SOU
Empereur
Alexandre: Heirloom 60 days. Slicer. Dark green, 6" long, uniform, mild flavor. SOU
Homemade Pickles: OP 60 days. Pickler. 5' vines. Pickle-shaped medium
green with small white spines. Harvest at 1 3/4" long for baby sweets and 5-6" long for robust dills. SHU
SOU TER TOT VER
Lemon: OP Heirloom 58-70 days. Slicer or Pickler.
3-4' compact vines. Size and shape of a lemon. Crunch white flesh. Easy to digest. ABU
BOU BURP NIC PLA REN SEE SHU SOU TER
Little Leaf H-19: OP 55 days. Pickler.
White-spined, mediium-sized, blocky fruits. Compact vines will climb a fence or trellis with ease. SHU
SOU
Marketmore 76: OP 76 days. Slicer. 8" non-bitter cucumber. Dark
green with white spines. SHU SOU VER
Marketmore 97: OP
55 days. Slicer. Bitter-free and burpless. Vines up to 6' long bear 9-11" straight, white spined
cukes. ABU TER
Marketmore 80: OP 80 days. Slicer. 8-9"
long and 2 1/4" in diameter. Recommended as a cool season main crop variety for the North and for fall planting
in the south. Bitter free. SOU
Mexican Sour Gherkin:
OP Heirloom 75 days. Pickler. 1" cukettes have a tangy, citrus twist. TER TOT
Poinsett 76: OP 67 days. Slicer. 7-8" long and 2 1/2" diameter.
Good variety for the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic coastal areas. SHU SOU
Poinsett
97: OP 55-60 days. 8"x1 1/4" long, emerald green with small snow white spines. Plants
grow 3-4' tall. TER
Poona Kheera: Heirloom OP 60 days. Slicer.
golden-brown netted skin at maturity. 4" x 2" fruits start out white, then turn yellow and brown.
SOU
SMR 58: OP 55 days. Pickler. Vigourous vines bear blocky
fruits. HEN NIC
Snow's Fancy Pickling: OP Heirloom 50-60
days. Up to 6"x2" cucumber used for pickles and canning. BOU
Spacemaster: OP
60 days. Slicer. Bush-type. 2-3' vines. 7 1/2" long. Widely adapted. Ideal for small
gardens and containers. BURP SHU SOU
Straight Eight:
OP 52-75 days. All American Selection Winner 1938. Dark green 8"x2" cylinder with blunt ends.
Vigorus plant. BOU BURP HEN NIC
Striped Armenian (Serpent Melon): OP 63 days.
Fruits are long, slightly ridged with dark and light green striges. Easily digestable. BOU
Suyo
(Brocade): OP Heirloom 60 days. Slicer/pickler. Old Asian variety, thin, ridged, never bitter 15"
fruits. NIC SOU
Telegraph Improved: OP 60 days. Dark-green, smooth skinned,
10-14" fruit. Burpless. Greenhouse variety. 8' tall plant required a trellis. TER
Wautoma: OP 60 days. Pickler. 4-5" cukes 4-5' plants. Bitter-free
and burpless. TER
White Wonder: OP Heirloom 35-60 days. Ivory white
at all stages. Crisp, very firm, 6-7" fruits with rounded ends. 2-3" diameter. Nearly white flesh. KIT
NIC SHU SOU
Yamato: OP 60 days. Slicer. 1-1 1/2" diameter and 12-16"
long. green with narrow yellow stripes. SOU
Yard Long Armenian (Armenian):
OP Heirloom 65 days. Can grow to 3' long, pale green, ribbed fruit with thin skins.
Best picked at 12" and cucumbers are about 2-3" in diameter. ABU BURP NIC PLA TER
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