Early and Mid-Season Green& Blue/Green
Cabbages
TYPE
DAYS TO MATURITY
Early Jersey Wakefield
(OP) *HEIRLOOM
Golden Acre (OP)
*HEIRLOOM
Charmant (Hybrid)
63 days
65 days
Stonehead (Hybrid)
67 days
Cheers (Hybrid)
80 days
Savoy Blue (Hybrid)
80 days
65 days
DESCRIPTION
Tender-flavored conical
heads about 7" across.
2 3/4 -4 lb. heads that
are 5 ½ -6" round.
Dense, high-yielding
heads on upright plants
which allows closer
planting.
Mid-season, averages 4
lbs. & 6" round, very
solid heads.
Dark blue-green,
uniform 4 ½-5 ½ lb.
round heads.
Dark blue-green, round,
flat, 3-6 lb. main season
type.
Late Green Cabbages
TYPE
Premium Late Flat
Dutch (OP) *HEIRLOOM
DAYS TO MATURITY
100 days
Princeton (Hybrid)
110 days
DESCRIPTION
Huge heads (more than
12" across) & 10-12 lbs.
or more. Best variety
for sauerkraut.
Long-term storage type
with 5-8 lb., round
heads.
Red Cabbages
TYPE
Red Express (OP)
DAYS TO MATURITY
63 days
Ruby Dynasty (Hybrid)
75 days
DESCRIPTION
Early red, solid, round,
2-4 lb. heads.
Later season,
oval/round 6-6 ¼",
3¼-5 lb. heads.
Green Lettuces
TYPE
DAYS TO MATURITY
Buttercrunch (Hybrid)
60 days
Green Towers (Hybrid)
74 days
Mighty Joe (Hybrid)
80 days
DESCRIPTION
Medium green,
longstanding, sweet &
tender Bibb type.
Most popular Romaine
for our area. Dark
green, extra large
upright type.
(Iceberg) Head lettuce.
Very uniform, round
heads.
Red Lettuces
TYPE
Red Garrison
DAYS TO MATURITY
28 days
Red Sails
40 days
Red Cross
48 days
DESCRIPTION
Baby red oak leaf
lettuce that grows
quickly & high yielding.
Slowest bolting red
loose leaf lettuce.
Tastes mild for a long
time without bitterness.
Large, "reddest"
butterhead type.
Cucumbers
TYPE
DAYS TO MATURITY
Bush Pickle (Hybrid)
*PICKLE TYPE
45 days
Northern Pickling (OP)
*PICKLE TYPE
Cross Country (Hybrid)
*PICKLE TYPE
English Telegraph (OP)
*HEIRLOOM
48 days
Diva (Hybrid)
*AAS Winner
*BURPLESS TYPE
58 days
Sweet Slice (Hybrid)
*BURPLESS TYPE
62 days
51 days
45 days
DESCRIPTION
4-5" long pickle type for
containers, small areas
or miniature gardens.
High-yielding pickle
type.
High-yielding semi-bush
pickle type.
Extra long, slim,
straight & symmetrical
European type.
"Like a regular
cucumber but with
smoother, thin, no-peel
skin." Tender, crisp,
non-bitter & seedless.
Best flavor when size of
a pickle.
Sweet, burpless, 10-12"
long, slicing type.
Eggplant
TYPE
Hansel Hybrid
DAYS TO MATURITY
55 days
Black Beauty (OP)
*HEIRLOOM
80 days
DESCRIPTION
High yields of 2-10"
long dark purple fruit,
no bitterness & few
seeds.
Popular type that
produces as many as 5
purplish-black fruits per
plant at each
harvesting. Tender &
tasty.
Leeks
TYPE
King Richard Leeks
DAYS TO MATURITY
75 days
DESCRIPTION
Early & long leeks that
will take 30 - 20
degrees but will not
winter.
Green/Red/Yellow Sweet Peppers
TYPE
King of the North (OP)
*HEIRLOOM
*STUFFING TYPE
DAYS TO MATURITY
60-65 days
New Ace (Hybrid)
*STUFFING TYPE
65 days
Jupiter (Hybrid)
*STUFFING TYPE
70 days
Colossal (Hybrid)
*STUFFING TYPE
70 days
Big Bertha (Hybrid)
*STUFFING TYPE
Bell Boy (Hybrid)
*STUFFING TYPE
Yellow Belle II (Hybrid)
70 days
Super Red Pimento
(Hybrid)
70 days
Pimiento L (OP)
*HEIRLOOM
80 days
Corno Di Toro (OP)
*HEIRLOOM
*ITALIAN GOURMET
FRYING
80 days
Carmen (Hybrid)
*ITALIAN GOURMET
FRYING
60 days to green
80 days to red
Gypsy (Hybrid)
60 days
72 days
70 days
DESCRIPTION
6" long & 4" across.
Thick walled, sweet,
mild tasting bell type.
Grows good in this area.
Great for stuffing!
Extra-early, prolific
deep green, large sweet
type. Stuffing type.
4 ½" red/green bell
type. Great stuffing
type!
"Heavy yielder" of extra
large, sweet fruits that
stay firm & crunchy
even when fully ripe.
Mature medium green
to red. Stuffing type.
Giant 7" x 4", sweet bell
type. Great for stuffing!
4 ½", 4-lobed with thick
walls. Stuffing type.
4 ¾", 4-lobed bell with
thick flesh. Ripens dark
green to yellow.
5 ¼" x 3 ¼" with extra
thick ½" sweet flesh
that ripens green to red.
Mild pimiento type that
matures dark green to
deep red.
Red "Horn of the Bull"
imported from Italy. 810" long. Good for
salads, grilled or
sauteed.
Similar to Corno Di
Toro. Good for salads &
roasting, especially
when fully ripe.
Very early, heavy
producer, wedge
shaped.
Mildly Hot & Hot Peppers
TYPE
Hot Hungarian Wax
(OP)
DAYS TO MATURITY
60 days
Inferno (Hybrid)
65 days
Serrano Del Sol (Hybrid)
62 days
Ring of Fire (OP)
60 days
Long Red Cayenne (OP)
75 days
Jalapeno (OP)
70 days
Habanero (OP)
85 days
Ancho 101 or Poblano
(OP)
76 days
Kung Pao (Hybrid)
85 days
Peperoncino (OP)
*ITALIAN GOURMET
72 days
Biggie Chile (Hybrid)
68 days
DESCRIPTION
Medium hot 6-6 ½" long
(banana type). Ripen
green/yellow/red.
Productive hot banana
type that ripens
yellow/red.
Chili type that is hot but
not too hot with a
unique flavor. Good for
sauces & salsa. Dark
green matures red.
Early, short (4" long)
smooth cayenne type.
Very hot!
Thin, 5 ¾", fiery hot
type.
Dark green, 3 ½" long,
1 ½" hot fruit that
matures red.
Very hot, small silver
dollar sized type that
turn green/gold/pale
orange/red.
Mild chili type in
Mexican dishes about 5"
in length. Also used to
make chili powder when
dried.
Skinny, 4 ½" long, thin
walled hot type that dry
quickly & seal in the
heat. Mature from green
to red & keep their
distinctive taste.
Very high-yielding thin,
yellowish-green, 2-4"
long hot type. Salad bar
type pepper.
Mature early with heavy
yields of thick-walled, 9"
chili flavored fruits.
Cauliflower
TYPE
Minuteman (Hybrid)
DAYS TO MATURITY
51 days
White Sails (Hybrid)
68 days
DESCRIPTION
Early type. Up to 2 ¼
lbs.
Late main season type.
Self-wrapping with 7 ½"
heads.
Broccoli
TYPE
Calabrese (OP)
*HEIRLOOM
DAYS TO MATURITY
88 days
Windsor (Hybrid)
56 days
Goliath (Hybrid)
76 days
DESCRIPTION
Italian Heirloom brought
here in the 1880s. 5-8"
heads with many side
shoots.
Produces medium-small
heads, tolerates heat &
cold.
Huge 10-12" medium
green heads. Short
bushy plants
White & Purple Kohlrabi
TYPE
Winner Hybrid
DAYS TO MATURITY
57 days
Early Purple Vienna
(Hybrid)
55 days
DESCRIPTION
Heavy-yielding, semiglobed white kohlrabi.
Red-purple, flat-globed
kohlrabi.
Celery
TYPE
Utah 57-70 R (OP)
DAYS TO MATURITY
98 days
DESCRIPTION
Dark green uniform
plants
Brussels Sprouts
TYPE
Bubbles Hybrid
DAYS TO MATURITY
78 days
Jade Cross Hybrid
80 days
DESCRIPTION
Earliest & easiest to
grow. Prolific, flavorful
& easy to harvest.
Heavy yields of solid,
tight formed, 1 ½" bluegreen sprouts.
Squashes
TYPE
Zucchini Select (Hybrid)
DAYS TO MATURITY
47 days
Goldfinger Summer
Squash (Hybrid)
Early Acorn (Hybrid)
51 days
Butternut Supreme
(Hybrid)
Buttercup (Hybrid)
87 days
75 days
90 days
DESCRIPTION
Medium green, 6-7"
straight green zucchini.
Golden yellow, 8" fruits.
Prolific 6-7", smooth
acorn fruit that stores
well. Semi-bush plants.
12"tan fruit.
Finest buttercup. 3-4
lb., dark green with
deep orange flesh.
Sweet.
Watermelon & Pumpkins
TYPE
Sugar Baby Watermelon
(OP)
DAYS TO MATURITY
75 days
Crimson Sweet
Watermelon (OP)
96 days
Howden Pumpkin
(Hybrid)
Dill's Atlantic Giant
Pumpkin (Hybrid)
115 days
120 days
DESCRIPTION
Early & productive,
small round 7-8" fruits
with red, sweet &
flavorful flesh.
Oval, light green fruit
with dark stripes. 15-25
lbs. with dark red flesh.
Standard large "Jack-OLantern" type.
Giant pumpkins "For
world record pumpkin
contests."
Muskmelon
TYPE
Athena Hybrid
DAYS TO MATURITY
75 days
Burpee Hybrid
82 days
DESCRIPTION
5-6 lbs with small seed
cavity. Firm with
excellent flavor.
Produces heavy yields.
4 to 4 ½ lbs. Firm &
juicy. High quality,
flavor & yields.
Tomatoes
TYPE
Early Girl (Hybrid)
Indeterminate
DAYS TO MATURITY
57 days
Beefmaster (Hybrid)
Indeterminate
Goliath (Hybrid)
Indeterminate
60 days
Fantastic (Hybrid)
Semi-Determinate
65 days
Whopper CR Improved,
VFFNT (Hybrid)
Indeterminate
65 days
Jet Star (Hybrid)
Indeterminate
70 days
Celebrity (Hybrid)
Semi-Determinate
70 days
Better Boy (Hybrid)
Indeterminate
Marglobe Select (OP)
Indeterminate
*HEIRLOOM
Rutger's Select (OP)
Semi-Determinate
*HEIRLOOM
72 days
Sunray (OP)
Indeterminate
*HEIRLOOM
75 days
65 days
72 days
75 days
DESCRIPTION
"One of the earliest
slicing types." Produces
heavy yields of firm,
blemish-resistant,
meaty 4-6 oz. red fruits.
Large, 20 oz. red
beefsteak type.
10-15 oz. bright red,
sweet flavored fruits
with high yields. Good
for sandwiches.
Scarlet red, mediumsized fruits that are
almost crack-free.
Heavy yields. Great for
canning/making juice!
Big, red, juicy, crackresistant type with
higher yields, longer
season, more disease
resistance than original
Whopper.
Prolific big red fruits
that ripen all the way
through. "Free of cracks
& scars." Terrific flavor
with low acidity. Good
eating tomato!
Do best when staked.
Bright red 8 oz. fruits.
Good for canning.
Average 16 oz. red
fruits.
High yielding, large red,
sweet, thick walled
fruits.
Red 7oz., heavy-walled
all purpose type. Old
time favorite! Ideal for
canning.
Produces moderate to
heavy yields of 8-10
oz., smooth, round,
sweet, golden-yellow
fruits. Low acidity.
Tomatoes(continued)
La Roma II (Hybrid)
Determinate
Burpee's Big Boy
(Hybrid)
Indeterminate
76 days
San Marzano (OP)
Determinate
*HEIRLOOM
80 days
78 days
Large, red 5-8 oz. paste
type.
Red, 1 lb. or more,
crack-free beefsteak
type with thick meaty
flesh. Great for slicing!
Elongated 3" long x 1
½" thick plum/paste
type. Great for canning!
Cherry, Grape and Pear Tomatoes
TYPE
Sungold (Hybrid)
Indeterminate
Sweet Million (Hybrid)
Indeterminate
Sweet Orange (Hybrid)
Indeterminate
Yellow Pear (OP)
Indeterminate
*HEIRLOOM
Sugary (Hybrid)
Semi-Determinate
DAYS TO MATURITY
57 days
60 days
DESCRIPTION
Very sweet, golden
cherry type.
Red cherry type.
60 days
Orange cherry type.
70 days
¾-1 oz. lemon yellow
pear-shaped salad type
with mild flavor.
Red grape type.
85 days
*Pink Heirloom Tomatoes
TYPE
Brandywine
Semi-determinate
DAYS TO MATURITY
80 days
Mortgage Lifter
Indeterminate
85 days
Deppe's Pink Firefly
Indeterminate
85 days
Oxheart
Indeterminate
85 days
DESCRIPTION
"The most popular
heirloom vegetable!"
Large fruits with great
flavor. Potato leaf
variety from 1885.
Pinkish-red up to 1 ½
lbs. each.
Large, smooth, 1-lb.
pink type with a
delicious, rich, sweet
taste. Developed by
M.C. Byles of Logan,
West Virginia. He sold
plants for $1 in the
1940s & paid off his
$6000 mortgage on his
house.
1 lb. fruits are deep
pink, creamy & fullflavored, sweet & tangy.
Named for the
iridescence in the light,
like fireflies on a
summer night. Dates
back to the 1890 in
Kentucky.
Big, oval, pointed fruits
with sweet, oldfashioned flavor. A good
all purpose variety.
*Green Heirloom Tomatoes
TYPE
Green Zebra
Indeterminate
DAYS TO MATURITY
75 days
Aunt Ruby's German
Green
Indeterminate
85 days
Green Sausage
Indeterminate
86 days
DESCRIPTION
Chartreuse with deep
lime-green stripes. Rich
tasting, sweet with a
sharp bite. A favorite of
many high class chefs.
Excellent yields. "This is
the tomato colored for
the Green Bay Packers."
One of the largest green
beefsteak types. Can
grow over 1 lb. Neongreen flesh with a
strong, sweet & fruity
flavor.
Lime green and & yellow
striped, 4" long paste
tomato. Rich & tangy
flavor.
*Striped/Bicolor Heirloom Tomatoes
TYPE
Speckled Roman
Indeterminate
DAYS TO MATURITY
75 days
DESCRIPTION
High yields of meaty, 46" long orange-red
paste type with wavy
yellow stripes. Good
flavor.
Striped German
Indeterminate
78 days
Pineapple
Indeterminate
75-95 days
Copia
Indeterminate
80-90 days
Medium to large, yellow
& red bicolor. Complex
fruity flavor with smooth
texture.
Large up to 2 lb. yellow
fruits with red marbling.
Very sweet & fruity with
good yields.
Large, beautiful, unique,
glowing gold & neon
red, striped flavorful
fruits. Insides are red &
yellow swirled.
*Red Heirloom Tomatoes
TYPE
Stupice
Indeterminate
DAYS TO MATURITY
55-60 days
Moskvich
Indeterminate
60 days
Bloody Butcher
Indeterminate
60 days
Polish Linguisa
Indeterminate
73 days
Burpee Delicious
Indeterminate
77 days
Amish Paste
Indeterminate
80 days
Opalka
Indeterminate
85 days
Abraham Lincoln
Indeterminate
87 days
DESCRIPTION
Czechoslovakian red,
small snacking type
fruits on potato leaf
plants.
Extra early, deep red,
rich tasting, smooth,
globe-shaped, 4-6 oz.
fruits.
Small, deep red, 3-4 oz.
'cluster' type with nice
flavor. Good production.
Ripens around the same
time as Early Girl & is
much tastier.
High yields of 10 oz. red
paste type fruits. Very
sweet and very
productive. From New
York dating back to the
1800s.
1 lb. or larger, smooth,
red, meaty with few
seeds, somewhat crack
resistant.
High yields of 8 to 12
oz. red paste type
fruits. Mildly sweet.
High yields of 6" long x
3" wide red paste type
fruits. Excellent sweet
flavor. Very few seeds.
From Poland.
Produces good yields of
extra large 1 lb. meaty
fruits. Crack resistant.
Good for making
ketchup, tomato juice &
slicing.
*Purple/Black/Chocolate Heirloom Tomatoes
TYPE
Black Prince
Indeterminate
DAYS TO MATURITY
70 days
Black Sea Man
Indeterminate
70-75 days
Black from Tula
Indeterminate
70-80 days
Black Krim
Indeterminate
80 days
Cherokee Purple
Indeterminate
80 days
Japanese Black Trifele
Indeterminate
80-90 days
Nyagous
Indeterminate
90 days
DESCRIPTION
5 oz. round & uniform,
deep blackish-chocolate
brown. Deep, sweet &
rich flavor. Unique salad
tomato with good
production. From
Siberia.
Medium to large, rich
mahogany with olive,
slightly flattened fruits.
Full bodied, intense,
creamy flavor.
Unique, large 8 to 12
oz. deep purplishbrown. Very rich, oldfashioned flavor, sweet
& spicy. Rare Russian
type.
Dark red-purple with
rich sweet flavor. One of
the best tasting dark
type. Very juicy. A
favorite of many fine
chefs.
Medium-large, dusky
pin with dark shoulders.
Interior ranges from
purple to brown to
green.
Shape & size of a
Bartlett pear with
purplish-brick color.
Smooth with no cracks.
"The flavor is absolutely
sublime, having all the
richness of fine
chocolate."
Dark-colored 'cluster'
type that produces
globe-shaped fruits with
smooth skin. Aromatic
with sweet, meaty flesh
that has a rich taste.
From Germany.
Basils
TYPE
Sweet Thai
DAYS TO MATURITY
59 days
Cinnamon
64 days
Spicy Bush
70 days
Napoletana
75 days
Italian Large Leaf
78 days
Dark Opal
*AAS Winner
80 days
Purple Ruffles
*AAS Winner
85 days
DESCRIPTION
12-18" tall. Authentic
Thai flavor. Purple
stems & blooms. Spicy,
anise-clove flavor.
26-30" tall. Violet stems
& lavender blooms,
sweet cinnamon aroma.
Beautiful in flower
bouquets.
8-14" tall. Small domeshaped plants with tiny
leaves. Spicy, sweet
basil flavor.
14-16" tall. "Lettuce
leaf" type with huge, full
leaves. Spicy traditional
flavored basil.
24-30" tall. Sweeter
pesto type with high
yields. Most common
type of basil.
16-18" tall. Mostly
purple with variegated &
green leaves. Use for
garnishes & cut flower.
16-20" tall. Large purple
ruffled leaves that are
good for garnishes or as
an ornamental plant.
Chives
TYPE
Chives
DAYS TO MATURITY
80 days
Nira Chives
90 days
Garlic Chives (Chinese
Leeks)
90 days
DESCRIPTION
Perennial. 6-12" tall.
Small leaves have a
mild onion flavor. Cut &
use in salads & other
foods.
Big, bulky, nice upright
plants for easy
harvesting.
"Delicate garlic flavor."
Flowers are also edible
& look good in
bouquets.
Rosemary
TYPE
Tuscan Blue
DAYS TO MATURITY
90 days
Arp
90 days
Barbecue
90 days
DESCRIPTION
Fast growing, 3-6'
upright rosemary.
Excellent for topiaries &
in Italian cooking.
About the hardiest
rosemary. Grows up to
4' tall & has a lemony
scent. Great border or
mass planting.
Grows 4-5' tall. Used as
skewers for grilling.
Take off bottom section
of leaves, add
vegetables/meat & grill!
Oregano
TYPE
Hot & Spicy Oregano
Italian Oregano
DAYS TO MATURITY
90 days
90 days
DESCRIPTION
Perennial. Spicier
version of regular
oregano. Great in chili &
on pizza where a little
more heat is desired.
Cross between Greek
oregano & sweet
marjoram. "Common
oregano."
Dill
TYPE
Dill Bouquet
Dill Fernleaf
*AAS Winner
DAYS TO MATURITY
65 days
68 days
DESCRIPTION
38-42" tall. Most widely
grown dill with great
seed & leaf yields.
Fern-like. Slow to go to
seed.
Thyme
TYPE
English
DAYS TO MATURITY
85 days
Red Mother-of-Thyme
85 days
Doone Valley
85 days
DESCRIPTION
12" tall. Use for poultry,
chowders, stews, sauces
& pickles. Honey plant
for bees.
Considered one of the
showiest types. Profuse
rose-red, showy flowers
in summer. Good for
planting between
stones. Nice ground
cover.
Lemon thyme. Grows in
a soft mound, spreading
about 16". Nice for a
ground cover with pink
flowers in summer.
Sage
TYPE
Berggarten
Tricolor
DAYS TO MATURITY
75 days
75 days
DESCRIPTION
Perennial. Used in pork,
poultry & stuffing.
Green sage. To dry,
harvest leaves just
before blooming.
Perennial. Used in pork,
poultry & stuffing.
Tricolor sage. To dry,
harvest leaves just
before blooming.
Parsley
TYPE
Curly
Plain (Flat) Leaf
DAYS TO MATURITY
75 days
80 days
DESCRIPTION
"Compact plants with
curled, very fine cut
leaves."
Flat, glossy, dark green
leaves with strong
flavor.
Lavender
TYPE
Hidcote Pink
Munstead
DAYS TO MATURITY
65-75 days
65-75 days
DESCRIPTION
Dwarf variety of
common lavender with
pink flowers.
"An old favorite." 1236" tall with lavenderblue flowers. Attracts
bees & butterflies.
Miscellaneous Herbs
TYPE
Cilantro Santo
DAYS TO MATURITY
45 days
Salad Burnet
70 days
Catmint
75 days
Catnip
75-85 days
Pineapple Sage
75 days
French Tarragon
90 days
DESCRIPTION
Mexican herb used in
salsa. Extra slow bolting
type grown for the
leaves.
Mild cucumber flavored
herb with pretty leaves
for salads & garnishes.
"The root is used as a
wound herb to stop
bleeding."
Perennial. 12-18" tall.
Lavender blooms on
spiky stems. Cats love
it! Medicinal: Use in tea
for sleeplessness &
nervous tension.
Cat attracting perennial.
Medicinal: Leaves &
flowers used as a gentle
antispasmodic & very
mild sedative.
Sweet scent & beautiful
red flowers. Grows up to
8' tall & attracts
hummingbirds &
butterflies. Sweet
pineapple flavor can be
used to sweeten foods.
Robust flavor & pungent
aroma. Use on fish,
omelets, seafood &
poultry. Perennial &
grows 2-3' tall.
Miscellaneous Herbs(continued)
TYPE
Stevia
Lemon Verbena
DAYS TO MATURITY
100-120 days
DESCRIPTION
Use fresh, dried,
powdered or as a liquid
as a natural sweetener.
Good for diabetics.
Medicinal: Plaque
retardant & tooth decay
inhibitor.
Use the leaves & flower
tops to flavor teas,
lemonade & desserts.
Strong lemony scent
lasts for years so good
in potpourri.
Onion Plants & Sets
Long Storage Yellow Onions, Red Onions, Heirloom
Onions & Onion Sets
We also have Rhubarb plants this year!