PEAS (Snow peas)

Snow peas are flat pea pods that are used whole in Oriental stir-fry.

Mammoth Melting Sugar:  Heirloom 68-70 days.  4-5' tall plant.  4 1/2" pods.  BURP SHU SOU VER

Oregon Giant:  OP 70 days.  30-36" tall plants.  Broad 5" pods. NIC SOU TER

Oregon Sugar Pod:  OP 60 days.  24-30" plant.  4 1/2" pods.  BOU VER

Oregon Sugar Pod II:  OP 70 days.  30" tall plant.  Broad 4-5" pods often set in doubles.  ABU BURP HEN NIC SHU TER

Sandy:  OP 75 days.  3 1/2-4' tall pants.  Uniform 4" long pods.  TER

Weggisser:  Heirloom 105 days.  Swiss purple flowered heirloom.  6' vines.  3-4" long flat pods.  ABU

PEAS (Petit Pois, French peas)

Waverex:  OP 65 days.  15-20" plants.  2-3" pods contain 6-7 peas.  Perfect for French cuisine.  TER VER

SOUTHERN PEAS (Cowpeas)

Big Red Ripper:  Heirloom OP 70 days.  Table pea with 10" reddish-green pods containing as many as 18 large peas per pod.  Resistant to very hot, dry summers.  Use fresh or dried.  SOU

Calico Crowder (Hereford Pea, Polecat Pea):  OP 79 days.  Dried peas are buff-colored with maroon splashes, especially around the eye.  Recommended for the Mid-Atlantic from Virginia southward.  SOU

Mississippi Silver:  OP 64 days.  Widely adapted.  6 1/2" pods are silver-colored, occasionally streaked with rose.  Large seeds, easy to shell.  SHU SOU VER

Peking Black Crowder:  OP 80 days.  Large black peas.  Vigorous disease-free plants.  SOU

Pinkeye Purple Hull:  OP 65 days.  Semi-bush variety.  Pods contain elongated white peas with purple or pink eye.  Use for canning, freezing, or fresh.  HEN SHU SOU VER

Queen Ann Blackeye Pea:  OP 68 days.  Heavy producer.  8-12 seeds per 7-9" pod.  Compact 26" plant with no runners.  Can be grown in most northern states.  Use as green shell, dried, for freezing or canning.  SOU

Washday:  Heirloom OP 65 days.  Quick-cooking seeds.  Medium-size peas are tan-yellow, on half-runner vines.  Very productive.  SOU

Whippoorwill:  Heirloom OP 85 days.  Will grow in almost all soils.  5' vines.  7-8" green pods with a purple tinge.  Mature seeds are small and light brown with black speckles.  Good eaten green or dried.  SOU

PEPPERS (Sweet)


California Wonder:  OP Heirloom 75 days.  4" to 4 1/2" thick-fleshed, blocky emerald-green fruit.  Good stuffer. ABU BURP NIC SHU SOU

California Wonder 300:  OP 65 days.  Each plant produces 4-5 bell peppers, typically 4 lobed and thick walls.  Leafy plant habit helps protect peppers from sun.  TER

Carolina Wonder:  OP 75 days.  4 lobed, 1/4 to 1/3 pound, 3" x 3 1/3".  Similar to California Wonder. Green to red. SOU

Charleston Belle:  OP 67 days.  18" tall plant.  3 1/4" x 3", 1/4 pound, green to red.  Identical to Keystone Resistant Giant.  SOU 

Chinese Giant:  Heirloom 80 days.  Large 4-6" and 4-5" across bells.  Dark green to red.  24" compact plant.  BURP SHU TOT

Corona:  Heirloom OP 68 days.  Dutch heirloom.  3 1/2", 3-4 lobes.  Fruit stem separates easily from plant.  SOU

Doe Hill Golden Bell:  Heirloom OP.  4-6 lobed bright orange, flattened bells, 1" x 2 1/4".  24" plants.  Widely adapted.  SOU

Early Hungarian Sweet:  OP 55 days.  Extra-early wax, Hungarian pepper.  14-18" tall plants.  2 1/2" x 4" peppers, goes from creamy white to red.  SOU

Feherozon:  OP 55 days.  Extra-large Hungarian sweet pepper.  Dwarf 12-15" tall plants.  7 fruits per plant.  Thick-walled pointed bells, 2 1/2" x 3 1/2", goes from white to orange to red.  Excellent for container gardens, early crops and northern gardens.  SOU 

Gambo:  OP 62 days.  Very thick, meaty flesh holds up well during cooking.  Flattened bells, 3-3 1/2" in diameter x 1 1/2-2" deep, with rich, deep-red color.  Good stuffer.  SOU

Golden Cal Wonder:  OP 72 days.  Widely adaped and similar to California Wonder.  Thick walls, golden ripe fruits average 4" x 5".  SOU

Gourmet:  OP 85 days.  Orange blocky shape, 4 lobed.  6-12 peppers.  3" wide, 5" long.  ABU TER

Healthy:  OP 70-75 days.  Blocky, 3 lobed, 2" across and 5" long.  Ripen from yellow to orange to red when mature. ABU TER TOT

Jupiter:  OP 75 days.  3-5' tall plants.  One of the largest bell peppers.  4 1/2" green to red fruits.  Good stuffer. SHU SOU TOT

Kevin's Early Orange Bell:  OP 70-80 days.  Thick walls, 3 1/2" x 4".  Green to orange when fully ripe.  SOU

Keyston Resistant Giant:  OP 79 days.  4" x 4 3/4", blocky, pendant fruit.  Thick stems are breakage resistant.  Not recommended in deep South.  SOU TOT

Melrose:  Heirloom OP.  Italian heirloom.  Frying pepper.  4" x 2" turn brilliant red early.  Very sweet and full-bodied.  SOU

Miniature Bell Peppers (Baby Belle):  OP 55-75 days.  Karen loves these little guys.  Miniature bells are 3 lobed, 2 1/2" wide and 1 1/4" long. Very sweet.  ABU NIC TER

Napolean Sweet: Heirloom 79-90 days.  24" tall plants.  8" long, thick fleshed fruits.  Mild and sweet.  Matures from green to red.  Use fresh, for frying or drying.  TOT

Orange Bell:  OP 100 days.  thick walls, 3 1/2" x 4".  Later maturing and outstanding flavor.  SOU

Sweet Chocolate (Choco):  OP 86 days.  2 1/2" x 4 1/2", 3 or 4 lobed, shiny, chocolate-cherry-colored bells when ripe.  Unusual dark maroon interior.  Stake plants for best production. ABU BOU SOU

Tennessee Cheese:  Heirloom 82 days.  Originally from Spain, where it is still used as a staple in many dishes.  Round, apple or tomato-shaped, with a flattened base and thick, delicious skin.  Use it fresh, pickled, canned, or dried for paprika.  TOT

World Beater (Ruby Giant):  Heirloom OP 72 days.  Tall plants produce huge fruits, 3 1/2" x 5".  Thick flesh.  Green to red.  Very sweet when red.  SOU

Yellow Belle:  OP 65 days.  California Wonder type.  2 1/2 x 4", 4 lobed, thick flesh, yellow to yellow-orange to crimson red when fully ripe.  SOU

Yolo Wonder:  OP 70-80 days.  Large, thick-walled fruits are mild, green ripening to red.  Thick foliage protects from sunscald.  BOU

PEPPERS ( Sweet, specialty)

Alma Paprika:  OP 85 days.  Grow your own paprika.  Plants are loaded with round, thick-walled 1-2" frut.  Fruit starts out creamy white , then orange, before turning shiny red.  Harvest when red for drying purposes. HEN TER TOT

Ashe County Pimento:  OP 70 days.  Sweet, bright red, thick-fleshed pimento pepper, 4" x 11/2".  SOU

Corno di Toro Red:  Heirloom 75-90 days.  Huge Italian sweet pepper with long, curved fruits that look like a bull's horn.  6-8" long and 2" diameter.  Red when ripe.  BOU SHU SOU TOT

Hungarian Paprika:  OP 70 days.  18" tall plants.  1" x 4" peppers turn from green to red.  Very dry flesh ideal for drying.  SOU

Italian Pepperoncini:  OP Heirloom 75 days.  Long tapered peppers turn from yellow to red in fall.  Lots of peppers per plant.  Good raw or pickled.  TER

Italian Sweet:  OP 70 days.  Heavy set of 8" long, conical, thick-walled peppers.  Turn red very quickly.  TER

Jimmy Nardello:  OP Heirloom 75-90 days.  Italian variety.  Long, slender red fruit will easily reach 6-9" long. Sweet Italian frying pepper.  ABU BOU NIC SOU TER TOT

Napolean Sweet:  Heirloom 70-90 days.  Elongated bells begin green and mature to red.  8" long.  ABU

Papri Sweet:  OP 80-90 days.  Deep red 6" long paprika pepper.  Harvest when peppers are fully ripe for maximum flavor.  NIC

Perfection (True Heart):  OP 80 days.  30" tall plants.  Heart-shaped, 3" x 2 1/2", thick-walls.  Use fresh, roasted, peeled or canned.  SOU

Red Cherry (Cherry Sweet):  Heirloom OP 70 days.  Shaped like bonbons, dark crimson-red 1-1/2" x 1".   Bushy 20" plants.  Great for pickling, canning, and stuffing.  NIC SOU

Sheepnose Pimento:  Heirloom 80 days.  Pimento-shaped, 3" x 4" fruits.  Ideal for canning, freezing or eating fresh.  Fruits keep for weeks in the refrigerator.  TOT

Super Shepherd:  OP 66 days.  Italian sweet pepper, 3" x 5-7", 3-4 lobed.  Use fresh, fried or pickled.  SOU

Sweet Banana (Long Sweet Hungarian):  OP Heirloom 72 days.  Tapered 6" long fruit go from light green to orange to red.  BURP NIC SOU TOT

Sweet Bullnose:  Heirloom 85 days.  Stocky bell pepper.  3 1/2-4" long, by 3" at shoulder, thick rind and sweet flavor.  Chiefs believe it's the best for pepper sauce, and pickling.  ABU

Tennessee Cheese:  Heirloom 70 days.  Spanish heirloom that thrives in short season gardens.  4" fruit have thick walls, squat, ruffled shape that's ideal for stuffing.  Shrug off cold weather and mature from yellow-green to deep red.  ABU

Tequila Sunrise:  OP 77 days.  1" x 5", thick-fleshed peppers grow upright on plant.  Use fresh or cooked.  Turns from green to orange.  ABU SOU TOT

Tolli's Sweet:  Heirloom 75-85 days.  Italian variety.  Sweet, red fruits, used for eating, canning and making sauces.  5" tapered fruits start out green and ripen to deep red.  TOT

PEPPERS (Hot)

Ajidulce:  OP Heirloom 11 days.  Venezuelan heirloom.  Has same shape, size, color and aroma as Habanero, but is sweet spicy with only a trace of heat.  1" x 2", tapering at the stem end.  Goes from green to orange-red to red when fully ripe.  SOU

Ancho Poblano:  OP 90 days.  Basis for many Mexican dishes.  Fry when green or use in enchilada sauce or mole when ripened to a deep brick-red. ABU BOU BURP

Aci Sivri:  OP Heirloom 75 days.  An old Turkish heirloom.  36-48" plants produces dozens of slender, curved, spicy peppers averaging 7" long.  Ripens to shiny crimson.   Moderately hot pepper.  NIC

Aji Amarillo(Aji Orange, Aji Yellow): OP 80-90 days.  From Peru.  3' plant produce 50-100 3" fruits. turns from mildly hot green to yellow, and to a hot 1000-scoville, ivory/yellow.  NIC

Ammazzo (Joe's Round):  OP 65 days.  Italian variety.  Unusual, tall, ornamental hot pepper that goes from green to red.  1/2" high x 3/4" wide fruits are borne in clusters of 8-15.  Ripe clusters resemble red marbles in a green bowl.  SOU

Anaheim Chile:  OP 77 days.  Mild pendant-shaped pepper that turns from green to dark red.  Use fresh, canned, fried, or dried. Karen likes this variety in her salsas.  HEN SOU TOT

Anaheim College 64:  OP 74 days.  Medium hot 6-8" long fruit.  6-8 fruit per plant.  Thick-walled conical fruit turn from green to red.  TER

Anaheim, T.M.R. 23:  OP Heirloom 76 days.  Mildly pungent.  Tall plant produces brilliant green, 7-8" fruits which ripen to red.  NIC

Bulgarian Carrot:  OP 70-80 days.  18" tall plant produce clusters of peppers 3 1/2" long.  Ripens from green to fluorescent orange.  Intense flavor that finishes hot.  TER TOT

Caribbean Red Hot:  OP Heirloom 110 days.  Very hot!  Comes from Yucatan region and famous in hot and spicy salsas.  30" plant with 1- 1/12" peppers.  BURP HEN NIC SHU TOT

Cayenne, Long Red:  OP Heirloom 90 days.  Fiery, red-hot seasoning pepper.  Use fresh or dried, especially in salsa or chili.  3/4" x 3-4" peppers turn green to red. ABU SHU SOU

Chili Lombak:  OP Heirloom 90 days.  From Lombak, Indonesia.  Fruits are 1" at the shoulder and taper to 5-6" long.  Green to orange to red.  Excellent hot drying pepper.  The lower third of the fruit has no heat.  SOU

Chinese Five Color:  OP 70-90 days.  Ornamental hot pepper, 5/8-3/4" wide by 1 1/2" long, with a palette of bright fruits in purple, creamy yellow, yellow, orange and red, all at the same time.  30" plants.  Fiery hot!  SOU

Czechoslovakian Black:  Heirloom OP 58 days.  Czech heirloom.  Highly ornament and culinary hot pepper.  Pendant-shaped ruits, 1" x 2 1/2", bluntly conical and medium-hot.  3' plants.  Red fruit at the base, purple black fruit at the top contrasts with purple green leaves and white-streaked lavender flowers.  SOU

Early Jalapeno:  OP 66 days.  2' tall plants bear heavy loads of 2-3" fruit.  Milder hot pepper.  Turns from green to red at the hottest stage.  Karen uses this variety in her salsas.  ABU BOU NIC TER TOT

Golden Pepperoncini:  OP Heirloom 60 days.  Famous Greece pickling pepper.  Yellow-green are slightly pungent and 2 1/2" long.  Medium size plant produces a heavy crop.  NIC

Fish Pepper:  Heirloom OP 55 days.  African American heirloom from Maryland.  2" long fruits have variegated colors.  Very hot, used traditionally in shellfish and fish cookery.  Also good for drying. ABU SOU TOT

Habanero:  OP Heirloom 90-100 days.  One of the hottest peppers of all.  12" plants yield 2|"x1" thin walled peppers that start out dark-green and ripen to a pink-orange. ABU BOU BURP NIC SOU TER TOT

Hot Lemon:  Heirloom 70 days.  Yellow 3-4" fruits that have a citrus-hot, smoky-spicy flavor.  BURP

Hungarian Wax (Hot Banana):  OP 60 days.  Long, banana-shaped, medium-hot, spicy 1 1/2" x 6-7" peppers.  Use fresh, canned or pickled.  BURP SHU SOU TOT

Italian Pepperoncini:  OP Heirloom 75 days.  A Tuscan hottie.  Trim, upright 30" bushes produce a load of slender, slightly wrinkled green to red peppers.  Pick at 2-6" long.  NIC

Jalapeno:  OP 72 days.  Karen likes this in her salsas.  Hot, 1" x 2" thick-walled peppers turn green to red, but are usually picked at the green stage.  HEN SHU SOU

Lemon Drop:  Heirloom 100 days.  Citrus-flavored from Peru.  Bright yellow, crinkled, cone-shaped 2 12" long by 1/2" wide fruits.  Average of less than 15 seeds per pepper.  2' high, dense plants.  Excellent choice for container gardening.  TOT

Long Thin Cayenne:  OP 90 days.  Bushy 26" plants produce slim, green, 5-6" long fruit that turn red when ripe.  Very hot.  BOU BURP TER TOT

Peter, Red:  Heirloom 90 days.  4-6" pods with blunt ends.  Fruits change from green to a deep red when fully mature.  Excellent for chili powder.  20-30" plant. TOT VER

Pimiento De Padron:  OP Heirloom 50 days.  Used in Spanish Tapa bars.  About 1 in 20 of these peppers will take the top of your head off.  Havest green when the size of an olive for mildest flavor.  NIC

Royal Black:  OP 88 days.  Bullet-shaped, 1/2" x 1 1/4" are borne upright on 3' plants.  Turn purple to red with purple-black stripes.  SOU

Serrano Tampiqueno:  OP 75 days.  One of Karen's favorites for her salsas.  Popular variety in Mexico.  2 1/2 x 1/2" peppers.  45" tall plant.  Heat intensifies as they ripen from green to bright red.  BURP HEN NIC SOU

Tabasco:  OP Heirloom 95 days. Classic pepper for Louisiana hot sauce.  Small tapered 1 1/2" fruits are hot and pungent.  GUR NIC

POTATOES 

Bintje:   Heirloom variety from the Netherlands.  Smooth, rounded, medium-sized potatoes with yellow skin and flesh.  Good baker, boiled, roasted or fried.  HEN

Caribe:  OP.  Deep purple skin with snow white flesh.  Can be quite large with good yields.  SOU

Carola:  OP. Mid-season. Yellow-fleshed potato.  Heavy yields of medium-size with a light beige skin.   For baking or frying.  SOU

Cranberry Red:  OP.  Red-skinned, red-fleshed.  Low starch content, smooth texture.  High yields. ABU SOU

Fingerling Salad:  Late season.  Medium-sized, long, 2-4" finger-like tubers.  Smooth, buff-yellow skin and light-yellow interior.  Waxy texture.  Stores well. SHU VER

German Butterball:  105-135 days.  Late-season.  Superior flavor, storage and versatility.  Russet-type with rich, golden, slightly flaky flesh.  Tubers set on a sprawling root system.  Excellent, long-term storability.  ABU

Red Dale:  OP.  Large bright red tubers with pure white flesh.  Good choice for fall planting in most southern areas.  SOU

Rose Finn Apple Fingerling:  OP.  Rose colored skin with moderately dry yellow flesh.  BURP HEN SOU

Rose Gold:  OP.  Rosy red skin with delicious deep-yellow flesh. Use baked or steamed.  BURP SOU

Russian Banana Fingerling:  Heirloom OP 105-135 days.  Savory finger-sized yellow tubers.  Crescent-shaped ends.  Good baked, boiled or in salads. ABU BURP HEN SOU

Yukon Gold:  OP 65 days.  We love eating this variety.  Yellow-fleshed and drier than most other yellow flesh potatoes.  Perfect for baking and mashing.  Every early maturing.  ABU BURP GUR HEN PAR SOU VER


SWEET POTATOES

Beauregard:  90 days.  Smooth, light red skin with deep orange, fine-grained flesh.  BURP GUR HEN SHU VER

Nancy Halls (Yellow Yam):  120 days.  Light skin, yellow flesh.  Juicy, waxy and sweet.    SHU VER

Porto Rico:  110 days.  Excellent baker.  Copper-colored skin with a moist, deep reddish-orange flesh.  Bush-type plants are good for limited space gardens.  BURP HEN SHU VER

White Bunch (Triumph, Southern Queen, Poplar Root, Choker, White Yam):  120 days.  White as cotton inside and out and sweet as sugar.  Dry potato, very unusual.  SHU VER

Vardaman:  100 days.  Bush-type.  Purple plants turns dark green as the season progresses.  Skin is golden-yellow, deep reddish-orange flesh.  SHU VER

RADISHES (Regular radishes)

Champion:  OP Heirloom 25 days.  Bright red, smooth, round and holds without becoming woody or pithy. GUR HEN NIC SHU

Cherry Belle:  OP Heirloom 25-30 days.  Dutch radish. All American Selection Winner. Red, round and smooth with crystal white interior. ABU BOU BURP GUR HEN NIC SHU SOU TER VER

Crimson Giant:  OP 25-30 days.  Deep crimson, 1/2-2" spheres with white flesh.  Heat tolerant.  BURP NIC SHU

Early French Breakfast:  OP Heirloom 25 days.  Brilliant scarlet radish with white tips.  White fleshed ovals with short tops.  BOU BURP GUR HEN NIC TER VER

Easter Egg:  OP 27 days.  Mixture of many hues, rosy red, lavender, scarlet and white.  Oval.  NIC VER

Easter Egg II:  OP 28-32 days.  A blend of rainbow colors from red, white and purple.  1/4-1" globes.  Crisp and tender interior.  BURP TER

Helios:  Heirloom 30-35 days.  Names after the Greek god of sun.  Small globe-shaped roots have creamy yellow skin and white flesh.  Czechoslovakian heirloom  ABU

Icicle Short Top:  OP 25 days.  4-5" long all-white has pointed tip.  TER

Lady Slipper:  OP 27 days.  Plump elongated bright pint, almost magenta skin.  White interior.  NIC

Purple Olive Shaped:  Heirloom 35-40 days.  Varies from an olive to small plumb size.  violet skin.  When grownin warm weather it has a hot flavor, and in cool weather it sweetens.  ABU

Radish Mixture:  25-30 days.  Mix of Champion, Crimson Giant, French Breakfast, White Icicle and Giant White globe.  GUR

Red Meat:  OP 30 days.  Novelty radish is 1 1/2" round to oblong with pink skin.  When sliced it has magenta core with light green band. SHU TER

Sparkler White Tip:  OP 24 days.  Bicolored globes, bright scarlet on the upper portion and white on the lower part.  White flesh.  Havest when 1" diameter.  SOU

Watermelon (Beauty Heart, Misato Rose):  OP Heirloom 50-60 days.  Red on the inside and green-white on the outside.  Summer to fall planting only, bolts if planted in spring.  BOU NIC BURP

White Icicle (Lady Finger):  Heirloom OP 29 days.  Mild-flavored 4-5" inches long.  Carrot-shaped roots. SHU SOU

Zlata:  OP 30 days.  Polish radish.  Soft skin silky yellow, medium-sized, round to plum shaped.  Bright white interior.  TER


RADISH (Daikon, Long, Podding)

China rose (Rose Colored Chinese, Scarlet China Winter):  Heirloom OP 55 days.  white flesh, rose skin, about 5" in diameter.  Harvest in late fall before heavy frost and store. SHU SOU

Daikon, Miyashige White:  OP 65 days.  Usually harvested when 12" and 2-3" in diameter, though it will grow much larger.  Use fresh, cooked, pickled, or grated. SOU

Long Black Spanish:  OP Heirloom 55+ days.  Long, plump 9" roots.  Pungent taste.  NIC

Madras (Munchen Bier):  OP Heirloom 58 days. Produces masses of 2-3" seed pods along a 2-5' stem.  Very mild flavor.  BOU

Miyashige White: Heirloom 50-78 days.  Classic daikon gown widely in Japan.  Very uniform, pure white, straight roos grow 12-15" long and 2-3" in diameter.  Suitable for spring or fall sowing.  ABU 

Misato Green:  OP 60 days.  Winter variety.  Green flesh, 8" long.  NIC VER

Misato Rose: OP 60 days.  Green and white skin, rose and white flesh. 5" roots.  SOU

Rat's Tail (Mongri, Snake Radish):  OP Heirloom 58 days.  From Java.  Pungent taste.  Grown solely for its huge yield of 8-10" slender, dark-puple seed pods.  Eat raw, cooked or pickled.  BOU NIC

Round Black Spanish:  OP Heirloom 53 days.  Large turnip shaped 3-4" diameter roots with deep black skin and solid pure white flesh.  NIC SHU SOU

Tokinashi Long (All Seasons):  OP 65 days.  White 1" long roots, 3" diameter.  Pungent.  NIC

Watermelon:  60 days.  Heirloom.  Antique treasure from China.  3-3 1/2" round roots are creamy white outside with a full central burst of watermelon rose.  Crisp, mild and sweet flavor.  BURP TOT

RHUBARB

Rhubarb is a perennial that would do well in a flower bed.

Glaskins Perpetual:  OP 120 days.  Greenish 12-14" stalks are never bitter.  24" inch tall plants.  BOU TER

Victoria:  OP Heirloom.  Greenish red stalks are 10-12" long.  English rhubarb.  BURP TER

RUTABAGA

Brora:  OP 95 days.  Reddish-purple shiny skin and cream base.  Good keeper.  BOU

Marian:  OP 85-95 days.  Yellow-fleshed, purple-topped roots as large as 8".  Good keeper.  TER

Purple Top (Burpee's Purple top):  OP 90 days:  Fine-grained, yellow-fleshed variety, which cooks to a bight orange color.  Good winter keeper.  BURP NIC SHU

SALSIFY

Sandwich Island Mammoth:  Heirloom OP 120 days.  Easy to grow roots, 1" to 1 1/2" in diameter and 8" long.  Roots have an oyster-like flavor.  Best harvested after frost.  Roots keep well.  Use stewed, baked or in a cream sauce. SHU SOU

SPINACH (Plain and Savoyed)

Bloomsdale Long Standing:  OP Heirloom 40-48 days.  Very crinkled, dark glossy green leaves.  Slow to bolt.  ABU BURP GUR HEN NIC PLA SHU SOU TER VER

Galilee:  Heirloom OP 35 days.  Triangular shaped leaves are vibrant green.  Especially heat tolerant.  TER

Giant Winter:  OP 70 days.  Cold-hardy variety with large lance shaped semi-savoyed medium green leaves. ABU BOU 

Low Acid (Monnopa):  OP 60 days.  Round-leafed variety.  Very little oxalic acid.  BOU

Medania:  OP Large round leaves.  Must keep soil moist.  BOU

Monstrueux de Viroflay (Monster of viroflay):  OP 40-50 days.  Plants up to 2' in diameter.  Large dark-green leaves, slighly savoyed.  Low acid.  Good winter variety.  BOU

Winter Bloomsdale:  OP 47 days.  Adapted for late summer/early fall plantings and overwintering.  Slow-bolting.  Dark green, well-savoyed leaves.  SOU

SQUASH (Summer)

Benning's Green Tint:  OP 63 days.  Patty Pan squash.  Pale green scalloped, 2-3" diameter squash.  3-4' bushes yield up to 15 squashes.  TER

Black Beauty:  OP 50 days.  Zuchinni squash.  Pick when 6-8" long. 3-4' open bush plant.  Firm creamy-white flesh, rich dark green skin.  Freezes well. ABU BOU SOU TER

Cocozelle Bush:  OP Heirloom 45 days.  Italian heirloom.  Slim fruits are light and dark green stripes. ABU BOU NIC SOU

Costata Romanesca:  Heirloom OP 62 days.  Italian heirloom zucchini.  Heavily ribbed fruits are striped with alternating light and dark green shades.  Best picked at 12".  SOU

Dark Green Zucchini:  OP 50 days.  Mottled dark green fruits with pale green flesh.  Vigorous and productive bush variety. SHU SOU

Early Proflific Straightneck:  OP 48 days.  1938 All American Selection Winner.  Straight, lemon-yellow, and slightly club-shaped.  Harvest when 3-7" long. BURP HEN SHU SOU

Early Summer Yellow:  OP 42-50 days.  Crookneck squash that should be harvested when 4-6" long. ABU BOU HEN SOU

Early White Bush Scallop:  Heirloom OP 54 days.  White-fleshed fruits are whiteish-green ripening to white.  6-7" in diameter by 3" deep. SHU SOU

Golden Bush Scallop:  OP 68 days.  Golden-yellow, plump, Patty Pan-type on space-saving bush plants.  Harvest fruits when 4-5" across. SHU SOU

Grey Zucchini:  OP 42 days. Gray-green mottled skin.  Small seeded variety.  SOU

Lagenaria Longissima:  OP Heirloom 65 days.  Italian heirloom.  Pick half ripe and use like summer squah.  Does best when grown on a trellis.  NIC

Lebanese Light Green:  OP 40-50+ days.  Varied shapes from long to round.  Quick maturing. BOU

Pattison Verte Et Blanc:  Heirloom 60-70 days.  A scalloped French heirloom.  Fruits are best eaten when young and tender.  Seafoam green, but maturity brings out dark green stripes.  Bush-type plants.  ABU

Romulus PM:  OP 60 days.  Zuchinni squash.  Glossy dark-green 6-8" fruit. TER

Rond De Nice:  Heirloom 45 days.  French heirloom, round fruits are light-green.  Harvest when 1" across for steaming or at 4" to struff.  Bushy plants.  Zucchini flavor. ABU VER

Tinda Gourd:  OP 60 days.  India variety.  Use like summer squash.  Related to the watermelon.  Harvest when 3-4 ozs.  NIC

Tromboncino:  OP 70 days.  Italian summer squash that grows up to 3' long.  Best trellised.  Light green to tan color.  SOU TER

White Custard:  OP 54 days.  Patty pan squash.  English variety that does well in cooler-summer climates.  Flat, with scalloped edges. BOU

Yellow Crookneck:  Heirloom OP 60 days.  4-5' bushes produce 6" long bright yellow, warted, crookneck fruit.  SOU TER

Zapallo del Tronco:  OP 60 days.  Huge bushy plants with large tropical-looking leaves.  Pick round green fruit when 2-4".  BOU