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Asparagus

Mary Washington

Rust resistant

Beans

  Bush, Snap

Burpee Stringless Green Bean

Tolerates heat and drought, 50-55 days

Black Valentine

Resistant to bean mosaic, 48 days

Tendergreen

Heat tolerant, 45-57 days

  Bush, Purple

Royalty Purple Pod

Purple bean turns green when cooked, 56 days

  Yellow Wax

Golden Wax

Disease resistant, 45-60 days

  Pole Green Bean

Henderson Black Valentine

Resistant to bean mosaic, 48 days

Old Homestead

Rust resistant, 64 days

Beans, Lima

  Bush

Henderson

Drought tolerant, 60-75 days

Baby Bush

Short pods with white beans, 70 days

  Pole

Christmas

Large speckled red and white beans, likes it hot and humid, 80-85 days

King of the Garden

Large, white seeds, 85-90 days

Beet

Detroit Dark Red

Red, globular roots, 55-60 days

Early Wonder

Half-flat bright red with light zones, 50-60 days

Chiogga

Red and white concentric rings, 55 days

Crosby Egyptian

3-5 inch roots, deep red, 50 days

Golden Beet

Orange globe-shaped roots, turns yellow when cooked, 55-60 days

Broccoli

Calabrese/Early Italian

Blue-green heads 3-6 in., many side shoots, 48-90 days

DeCicco

Blue-green heads 3-4 in., many side shoots, 48-85 days

Brussels Sprouts

Long Island Improved

Heavy yields, hearty, 85-100 days

Cabbage

  Green

Brunswick

Flat, drumhead, 6-lb. heads, 85-90 days

Early Jersey Wakefield

Conical head, 2-4 lb. heads, 60-75 days

Danish Ballhead

Round head, 5-7 lbs., 85-110 days

Late Flat Dutch

Large, flattened oval head, 10-15 lbs., late fall- winter cabbage, 100-110 days

  Red

Red Rock

Round head, fine flavor, keeps well, l00 days

Red Drumhead

Round, slightly flat head, sweet flavor, delicious raw, 60-70 days

Carrots

Chantenay Red Cored

5-7 in. long, wide shoulders, good flavor, 60-75 days

Danvers Half Long

6-8 in. tapered roots, nearly coreless, 75 days

Oxheart

Blunt, heart-shaped roots, 5-6 in. long, good flavor, 70-80 days

Cauliflower

Early Snowball

Pure white, solid, medium heads, 60 days

Corn

Golden Bantam

7-in. ears, sweet golden kernels, 75 days

Stowell’s Evergreen

8-9 in. ears, 8-ft. tall, white corn, 80-100 days

Black Aztec

Starts white (sweet corn stage), turns bluish-black (ground cornmeal stage), 75 days

Country Gentleman

White “shoe peg” corn, kernels not in rows, sweet and tender, 80-100 days

Luther Hill

Stalks are 4-5 ft. tall, ears 5-6 in. long, sweet flavor, 75-85 days

Cucumbers

  Slicing

Longfellow

Cylindrical fruits, 12-13 in. long, holds color and crispness, 62-74 days

Marketmore 97

9-11 in. long, burpless and bitterness free, disease resistant, 55 days

Burpless Muncher

Mosaic resistant, never gets bitter, 65 days

  Pickling

Boston Pickling

5-6 in. long, productive, 50-60 days

Homemade Pickles

Heavy producer, solid and crisp, good flavor, 55 days

Eggplants

Black Beauty

Great flavor, up to 3 lb. fruits,
75-90 days (from transplants)

Rosa Bianca

Round, 4-6 in. teardrop fruits, lavender and white, no bitterness, 80-85 days

Listada de Gambia

5-6 in. fruits, purple with white strips, sweet, no bitterness, 75 days

Lettuce

  Leaf

Black Seeded Simpson

Light green crinkled leaves, heat and drought tolerant, 45 days

Oakleaf

Medium green, deeply lobed leaves, tolerates hot weather, 40-60 days

Slobolt

Slow to bolt,  45-55 days

Mascara

Red, frilled oakleaf-shaped leaves, bolt resistant, 65 days

  Head

Iceberg

Compact heads, disease resistant, 55-75 days

Grand Rapids

Round heads, slow to bolt, 60 days

  Bibb

Butter Crunch

Long lasting, heat tolerant, 55-60 days

  Romaine

Paris Island Cos

Uniform heads, 66 days

Melons

Hale’s Best

Salmon-colored flesh, sweet, drought and mildew resistant, 85-90 days

Jenny Lind

Sweet, lime-green flesh, 75 days

Hearts of Gold

Sweet, salmon-orange flesh, 3 lb. fruits, 80 days

Okra

Red

Red tinged stem, leaves, and pods, flavorful, 55-65 days

Clemson Spineless

Large plants, heavy producer, 60 days

Cowhorn

Pods are ribbed and twisted, 6-7 ft. tall, tender, 10-12 in. pods, 55-65 days

Peas

  Garden

Little Marvel

Wilt resistant, 15-20 in. tall vines, prolific producer, 58-64 days

Thomas Laxton

Very wilt resistant, 3 ft. vines, 55-65 days

Green Arrow

Good flavor, disease resistant, 2 ½ ft. vines, 70 days

Wando

Very productive, 3 ft. vines, 55-65 days

  Snow

Oregon Sugar Pod II

Tender and delicious, bush plants, 60 days

Mammoth Melting

4-5 ft. vines, sweet flavor, 65-70 days

  Snap

Sugar Snap

Very sweet, 4-6 ft. vines, 60 days

Peppers

  Mild

California Wonder

Good yields, green pepper, 70 days

Sweet Banana

Light greenish yellow, 6 in., 60-75 days

Red Marconi

Italian pepper, very sweet, 80 days

  Hot

Jalapeno

Hot and spicy pepper, 75-95 days

Long Red Cayenne

Very hot, long peppers turn bright red, 75 days

Anaheim

Mildly hot, roasting or frying pepper, 80 days

Radishes

White Icicle

6 in. roots, white, crisp flesh, fine flavor, 30 days

French Breakfast

Mild, spicy flavor, red top, white bottom, 20-30 days

Round Black Spanish

Winter storage radish, 3-4 in. in diameter, crisp and pungent, 53-80 days

Spinach

Bloomsdale Long Standing

Dark green crumpled leaves, 40-60 days

Giant Nobel

Giant, thick, dark leaves, 50 days

Squashes

  Summer

Yellow Crookneck

Yellow bulb-shaped fruit with curved neck, creamy white flesh, 55 days

Black Beauty

Bush plant, great flavor, 45-65 days

Yellow Bush Scallop

Scalloped yellow fruits, resistant to squash bugs, 50-55 days

  Winter

Delicata

High sugar content, 1-3 lb. fruits, skin color rust-white or creamy with green stripes, 100 days

Watham Butternut

Great tasting, orange-colored flesh, 100 days

Cushaw White

White skin, sweet pale orange flesh, resists squash bugs, 100 days

Pumpkins

Cinderella

Deeply ribbed, concave top, 25 lbs., 95 days

Sugar Pie

Thick sweet flesh, 6 lb. fruits, great for pies, 110 days

Connecticut Field

Orange, 12 lb. fruit, used for carving or baking, 110 days

Tomatoes

  Slicing

Black Brandywine

Flattened beefsteak, great taste, 80 days

German Red Strawberry        

Giant, red strawberry shape, rich sweet flavor, 1 lb. fruits, 85 days

Cherokee Purple

Excellent complex flavor, 12-16 oz. fruits, 80 days

Yellow Giant Belgium

Great flavored beefsteak, 75 days

  Paste

Amish Paste

Meaty 8 oz. sauce type tomato, 75 days

Martino’s Roma

Dark red clusters of 5-8 tomatoes, 3-4 oz. fruits, 75 days

  Cherry

Tomato Gardener’s Delight

Very sweet 1¼ in. red cherry in clusters of 6-12, 65 days

Isis Candy

Sweet, red-orange-gold striped and blush color, 1½ in. fruit, 93 days

Watermelon

Crimson Sweet

Crisp and sweet, 20-25 lb., 80-85 days

Moon and Stars

Very sweet, 20-50 lb., 95 days

Orangeglo

Very sweet, deep orange flesh, tropical flavor, 30 lb., 85 days

Wilson’s Sweet

Crisp, sweet, red flesh, 15-20 lb. fruits, 85 days