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Cucumber 'Genuine'     
Slicing Cucumber  
       

48 Days    
The relatively smooth, dark green 8" fruits are free and one of the best tasting.


Cucumber 'Marketmore'           Slicing Cucumber        

58 Days     
Long, slender, dark green cucumbers. Has been the standard for slicing cucumbers with 8-9" fruits. Begins bearing late, but picks for a relatively long time.


Cucumber 'Vertina'      
Pickling Cucumber             

49 Days     
High yielding, very dark green fruits with good flavor.


Eggplant 'Galine'          
Italian Eggplant

65 Days     
Classic Italian bell shape, 6"x3". Early, firm fruit on strong plants. High yielding.


Eggplant 'Orient Charm'           
Asian Eggplant 

65 Days    
8-10" long fruits are pink, pastel pink and white. Strong plant with high yields.


Kale 'Redbor          
Kale

55 Day. Similar to Winterbor but purple- red. Redness and curling are enhanced by cold weather. Use for garnishing.


Kohlrabi 'Purple Kolibri'           

Large bulbs with uniform, deep purple skin, and nearly fiberless white flesh.


Kohlrabi 'White Kossack'          

Will reach a diameter of up to 8", and the interior will still be sweet, delicious, and tender. Peel the woody "skin" prior to cooking. Will keep in cold storage for several months. For best quality and storage, harvestwhen round and about 8" in diameter, before it begins to elongate.


Melon 'Honey Orange' 
Honeydew Melon   

74 Days
Honey sweet tender pale salmon orange flesh is thick and delicious to the rind. Medium sized 3 pound oval round melons with smooth ivory skin.


Muskmelon 'Maverick'
Cantaloupe/Muskmelon  

75 Days
Round to slightly oval fruits about 3 1/2 to 4 pounds. Excellent sweet flavor.


Pepper 'Ace'   
Sweet Bell Pepper   

FULL SUN     
50 days to green, 70 days to red ripe. Amazing yields from this 3-4 lobed bell pepper. Resistant to blossom drop.


Pepper 'Anaheim'
Chile  
   

FULL SUN     
Mildly hot pepper is popular for roasting, frying, and stuffing. Also makes a delicious spicy green chile stew. Prolific bearer of 6-8 in. slender fruits (85-90 days).


Pepper 'Ancho/Poblano      
Chili Pepper 
       

FULL SUN     
One of the most popular chiles in Mexico. Mildly hot 4-6 inch fruit. Dark green turns red when ripe. Known as Poblano when fresh, Ancho when dried. Bushy, extremely productive plants, (90-110 days)


Pepper 'Cal Wonder'   
Sweet Bell Pepper 
       

HT 18-24", FULL SUN    
Vigorous, upright plants produce blocky, thick-walled fruit that are tender, sweet, and juicy without a trace of pungency. Archetypal bell pepper that will ripen to a bright crimson. (65-75 Days).


Pepper 'Caribbean Red Habanero'        Hot Pepper    

HT 30-36", FULL SUN          
Lantern-shaped fruits ripen to a red. One of the hottest peppers around. Native to central America's tropical lowlands. (90-100 days).


Pepper 'Carmen'    
Italian Sweet Pepper 

 


Pepper 'Concho'          
Hot Jalapeno Pepper    

65 days to green and 90 to ripen red. Fruits are cylindrical, dark green with moderate heat. Tall plants yield heavily.


Pepper 'Hungarian Hot Wax'
Hot Pepper
 

18" plant, full sun. Dependable and productive in northern climates. Continuously produces upright, hot, yellow fruits, 4-6" long. Attractive enough to include in the flower garden. (75 days)


Pepper 'Lady Bell'    
Sweet Bell Pepper 

 


Peppers 'Cayenne'       
Hot Pepper     
   

A little longer than the traditional cayenne fruit, this chile packs even more head, is higher yielding and easier to pick. Great dried, fresh or strung up in a ristra.


Squash 'Blue Ballet'     
Hubbard Winter Squash    
         

95 Days    
A much smaller blue hubbard with smooth shin, and blue gray fruit. Medium size 4-6 pound with sweeter, bright orange, fiberless flesh. Yields 2 fruits per plant.


Squash 'Honey Bear'   
Acorn Squash 

85 Days    
4" round mini acorn fruits are just the right size halved for single servings. Weighing just 1 to 1 1/4 pounds with deliciousl starchy and sweet flavor.


Squash 'Multipik'         
Yellow Summer Squash 
         

50 Days    
Vigorous, semi open bush plants have a high yield and long harvest time. Rich yellow fruit.


Squash 'Slick Pik'        
Yellow Summer Squash   
        

48 Days     
Blemish free fruit has a good taste and are a bit longer than typical yellow straight necksl


Squash 'Waltham Butternut'     
Butternut Squash  
          

105 Days    
Light tan colored winter squash with small seeds and thick cylindrical necks without crooks. Uniform fruit is 9" long and 4-5 pounds with a sweet flavor particularly after 2 months in storage.


Squash, Buttercup, Burgess Strain        
Buttercup Winter Squash    
    

A northern New England Favorite. Dark green "blocky" squash with a gray button. Med-small fruits weigh 3-5 lbs. Deep orange fiber-less flesh with a rich, sweet flavor.


Swiss Chard 'Bright Lights'      
Chard    
    

HT 12-18", FULL SUN
Very dark green, crumpled, glossy leaves add heaps of texture to beds and containers, while their neon stalks of gold, pink, red, violet, and white add color like you won't believe. Tasty, too!


Tomatillo 'Toma Verde'        
Green Tomatillo  
    

This improved strain produces an abundance of green, sweet-tart, 1.5" papery-husked fruits that can be eaten fresh or cooked. They freeze well, and will grow anywhere a tomato will grow.


Tomato 'Big Beef'
Slicing Tomato
HT 36-48", FULL SUN
Indeterminate. The top beefsteak tomato, extra heavy yields of 10-12 ounce fruits. A super slicer for salads and sandwiches! (73 days)


Tomato 'Black Prince'
Heirloom Tomato

Indeterminate, 74 Days
Unusual brown shoulders become orange-red at the blossom end. Color will be deeper and more pronounced in sunnier locations. Distinctive rich, fruity tomato flavor. Relatively smooth 3-5 ounce, 3" globes show less cracking than typically seen in most heirlooms.


Tomato 'Brandywine'
Heirloom Slicing Tomato
36-48", FULL SUN
Heirloom, indeterminate growth. Considered by many to be the best tasting tomato of all! Thin-skinned fruits can grow to be 1 lb. Produces better in cool climates. (75 days)


Tomato 'Celebrity'
Slicing Tomato

72 Days     
Medium large 7-8 ounce flavorful, globe shaped firm red fruits ripen midseason. Determinate



Tomato 'Jet Star'
Slicing Tomato

 



Tomato 'Large Red Cherry'
Cherry Tomato

 



Tomato 'Moskvich'
Heirloom Slicing Tomato

Indeterminate, 60 Days
Fruits are early, deep red, and cold tolerant. Rich taste, smooth and globe-shaped 4-6 ounce fruit.


Tomato 'New Girl'
Slicing Tomato
FULL SUN Indeterminate.
Very early, medium sized, 4-7 oz. red fruits with rich, full flavor for salads and sandwiches. Better tasting and more disease resistant than Early Girl! (62 days).

Tomato 'Roma'  
Paste Tomato

HT 18-28", FULL SUN   
Indeterminate growth. Meaty flesh and few seeds make this one perfect for sauces, pastes, and canning. Produces 2-3" fruits. Disease resistant. (85 days)


 
Tomato 'Sungold'         
Golden Cherry Tomato

FULL SUN     
Indeterminate. Will produce loads of tangerine-colored, cherry-sized fruits that seem to glow on the vine. Some people say this is their favorite tomato for taste. Resistant to cracking, fusarium and TMV. (65 days).


Tomato 'Sweet 100'      
Cherry Tomato

Indeterminate, full sun. Incredibly sweet fruits on vigorous vines that will produce 100s of cherry tomatoes.


Tomato 'Yellow Pear'        
Pear Tomato

HT 8', FULL SUN 
Heirloom. Yellow pear-shaped fruits are delicious in salads or pickled. Clusters of 1-2", low acid fruits are produced all summer long. Resistant to Alternaria stem canker disease. (75 days)


Zucchini 'Bush Baby'    
Green Summer Squash

49 Days  
These fruits are true minatures and ready to harvest at 4-6". Fruits are glossy and medium dark green with stripes.


Zucchini 'Raven'   
Zucchini Squash