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Myrtle is a commercial beefsteak tomato for vine-ripened fruit. They have good flavor and are large to extra large— 8 to 10.5 ounces. Disease resistance to Aal/Fol:1-3/Sbl/Sl/Ss/Va:1/Vd:1 and Intermediate resistance to Ma/Mi/Mj/Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus. This disease package allows for a long harvest window. Determinate 78 to 80 days.

Glossy, dark, purple-black skin and outstanding production are what make this variety really special. Its classic Italian shape is an elongated oval up to 9 inches long and fruit has a very firm flesh with a slow seed development, prolonging fruit quality. Sets well even under cool conditions. 70 days.

An heirloom that produces tasty dark green tapered fruit, measuring 6 inches by 2 ½ inches, on medium-large vines that are very productive. Black spined. Great for pickling and for salads. 55 days.

So named because the seed is originally from the Himalaya Mountains. Large, deep red tomatoes weigh about 12 ounces and have a high-quality, intense tomato flavor. Plants bear well even in cooler weather and mature earlier than most large-fruited types. Indeterminate. 80 days.

Compact plants only become about 2 ft. tall yet produce a very early harvest of flavorful deep pink tomatoes that grow up to 1 pound, but are more typically 8 to 12 ozs. This variety is wonderful in the garden and also in containers since the plant stays small while delivering large and really delicious tomatoes. We consider this an heirloom tomato as it was created before 1915 by crossing the Ponderosa and Dwarf Champion varieties. Determinate. 60 days.

A favored variety among commercial growers because of it's striking dark red color, good flavor, and excellent holding ability. New Red Fire has almost no bitterness under stress, and also has moderate cold tolerance. It is your best choice in red leaf types. The loose heads are easy to harvest and provide delicious leaves for an exquisite salad. Harvest at baby leaf stage or full size. 48 days.

Fast growing and highly resistant to fusarium, you can have an advantage over similar varieties. Newton is very mild in flavor and has no licorice aftertaste and many consumers prefer it. Performs well in the ground, hydroponics and in a container. The large, bright green, crinkled leaves are perfect for a mozzarella basil bruschetta, and in your favorite soup, or fresh chopped herb. 60 days.

Blocky, thick-walled peppers start out creamy white before turning a beautiful shade of golden orange blushed with red. Peppers have a delicious, sweet flavor, wonderful for fresh salads or baked as a stuffed pepper. This variety is popular in Eastern Europe, where they love it for its color progression and sweet, crispy flesh. Plants are highly resistant to Potato Virus Y. 65 to 70 days.

Norma Jean hybrid tomato is a new and improved greenhouse tomato. Fruit weigh 8 to 9 ounces, and have excellent flavor. Widely adapted to both short and long-term productions. This variety has a lot of vigor and can last a season with two main stems. If you are seeking slightly smaller fruit than the maximum listed you can allow the plant to remain generative. Norma Jean produces 4 to 5 fruit per truss. Disease resistances include tomato mosaic 0-2, Leaf Mold A-E Fusarium Crown and Root Rot, Va:0, verticillium A&D, Vd:0 intermediate resistance to Powdery Mildew. Indeterminate 85 days.

Early season 3 to 4 - lobed blocky bell pepper that sets fruit even under adverse conditions. Recommended for the North and other short season areas. Deep green peppers mature to red. Tobacco mosaic resistant. 60 days.

What really sets this variety apart from other bicolored tomatoes is its smaller size of 8 to 12 ozs., making it a great choice for gardeners who want a more modest sized bicolored fruit. It has the same luscious sweet flavor and beautiful golden yellow exterior with a red blush on the blossom end that radiates to the center. Indeterminate. 75 days.

Also known as the bird pepper or chilepiquin. Released from New Mexico State University's Chile Pepper Breeding Program, and unique because the fruit falls from the stem at maturity, making harvesting easier. Oblong small fruit sets high in the plant canopy and when dried, has a pungency of 97,000 Scoville units. 120 days.

The largest of New Mexican varieties, this pepper has pods up to 12 inches long that weigh as much as 4 ounces. Their size makes them a favorite for chiles rellenos. Medium-hot pungency and plants set fruit under hot, dry conditions. 80 days.

An ornamental piquin-type chile with purple foliage and flowers. Tiny peppers ripen from purple to yellow, orange, and finally to red. Compact plants are well suited to container growing. While the pungent fruit is edible, it is usually just used as an ornamental. 120 days.

This very productive version of NuMex 6-4 offers 6 to 7 inch thick-fleshed peppers that turn from green to red. They are relatively mild in flavor and ripen earlier than most other peppers of this type. 65 days.

Developed by the Chile Pepper Institute, this pepper has all the wonderful flavor of a habanero but with very little heat, only about 800 Scoville units. The distinctive habanero citrus-like aroma and flavor remains and many people can enjoy it better without the searing heat of a regular habanero. The word “suave” means smooth or mild in Spanish, and that is descriptive of the mellow flavor this variety delivers. 95 days.

Released by the New Mexico Agricultural Experiment Station. The first chile pepper that turns bright yellow at maturity. Beautiful smooth fruits are 4 to 6 inches long and excellent for drying and making into wreaths or ristras. Also good to eat, with a typical chile pepper flavor. 75-80 days.

These black tomatoes appear in clusters of round, smooth fruit that is 6 to 8 ozs. each. Their flavor is excellent, sweet yet full of that special black tomato richness. Production is very good and fruit is reliably blemish-free. Indeterminate. 80 days.

Beautiful bicolor fruit is golden yellow with ruby-colored streaking, earning this variety its name. Fruit size is somewhat variable from 6 ozs. up to 1 pound, but this is one of the most strikingly beautiful bicolors we have seen. It is simply gorgeous when sliced open to reveal the brilliant red marbling within. Rich, fruity taste is refreshing and almost melon-like but also nicely accentuated with acid. Indeterminate. 80 days.

An heirloom all-purpose variety that is especially well suited for canning. Medium to large, round red fruit have good quality flesh that ripens uniformly throughout. Vines are vigorous and continue to bear well throughout the season. Indeterminate. 70 days.

A bicolored variety featuring large yellow fruit with streaks of red throughout starting on the blossom end. Fruit often weighs more than 1 lb. and has luscious, sweet flavor. Heirloom from the Mennonites. Indeterminate. 75 days.

Beautiful pink beefsteak fruit are lovely to look at as well as having an excellent, sweet yet complex flavor. Meaty, blemish-free tomatoes average 1 lb., but sometimes become twice that large. Vigorous, potato-leaved plants yield heavily, which may be due in part to this variety holding up well despite exposure to disease. Heirloom variety from a woman named Olena in Odessa, Ukraine. Indeterminate. 85 days.

The seed of this variety reached America via a Lebanese college student who obtained it from farmers living in the Lebanese hills. Juicy pink beefsteak fruit has exceptional flavor that is rich and delicious. Tomatoes tend to be quite large, averaging 1-1/2 pounds. Indeterminate. 80 days.

This is one of the best paste tomatoes we know, primarily because it makes sauce so good and sweet that you wouldn't even have to add flavoring to it. Tomatoes are large, at least 5 inches long, and shaped like a banana pepper with a pronounced tip on the bottom. Plants have wispy-type foliage, but are vigorous and very productive. The fruit has very few seeds and is extremely meaty with a rich, sweet flavor. Although they make outstanding sauce, these tomatoes are good enough to eat fresh. Heirloom variety originally from Poland. Indeterminate. 75 days.

Beautiful orange paste-type tomatoes are 3 to 4 inches long with pointed ends. Plants are very vigorous, producing enormous yields of these sweetly-flavored fruit. They taste so good that they are perfect for salads as well as making into unusually colored sauces and salsas. Indeterminate. 80 days.

AAS WINNER. Vigorous plants bear gorgeous 2 to 3-lobed peppers that turn bright orange quickly. The fruit is 3 to 4 inches long and 1½ inches wide with a very sweet flavor, providing early harvests of delicious peppers just right for cutting into salads or for use in cooked dishes. Plants are vigorous and highly disease resistant. 65-70 days.

This sweet bell pepper starts green and turns to a bright and attractive orange color. Orange King pepper is great for salads, stir fry, or eating fresh for a delicious and healthy snack. Maturity 75 for green peppers, 87 days for orange.

This pepper has been discontinued from production. We recommend the Orange Blaze hybrid pepper in its place.

After trialing successfully in multiple locations across the U.S. this pepper has what it takes to be a top performer in your farm or garden. Yield potential is very high, and you also have protection from bacterial leaf spot races 1-3, 7 and 8, plus Tobacco Mosaic Virus. The blocky bell shaped fruit ripen from green to orange very quickly, and measure 3.5 by 4”. Ripe green fruit are available in just 55 to 60 days from transplant, and mature orange fruit in 70 to 75 days. And did we mention, it is really a sweet treat?

When I first grew this variety, I was pleasantly surprised to find a delicious large orange beefsteak that was so fast to ripen and a very heavy producer. The tomatoes are a lovely pale orange color and weigh at least 12 ozs. and up to 2 lbs. with a truly wonderful flavor. Seed came to this country from tomatoes bought at a farmers' market in Minsk, Belarus. Indeterminate. 70 to 80 days.

An orange fruited version of Pixie Hybrid II. Plants are 18 inches tall at maturity and bear 1-1/4 inch yellow-orange fruits with meaty orange flesh and excellent flavor. Determinate. 52 days.

This is the first bicolor oxheart tomato we have seen, and it exhibits the best qualities of both types. Tomatoes weigh 8 ozs. or more and are heart-shaped with smooth golden flesh marbled inside with streaks of red. They are delicious and sweet, somewhat fruity in flavor, and are meaty with very few seeds. Indeterminate. 85 days.

This beautiful bright orange pumpkin has smooth skin with fruit weighing 5 to 8 pounds. Vines do not spread as much as other varieties, requiring less space in the garden. It is easy to grow from seed, and is good for carving, painting, and decorating. The meat is also good for homemade pumpkin pies. All America Winner. 90 days.

The Orange Spice is the hottest of the Spice peppers developed by Dr. Paul Bosland at New Mexico State University. The compact plants produce an abundance of spicy fruit that start dark green and mature to a fiery orange color. Flavors have hints of citrus and are described as fruity in salsas. But, of course, they are great in burritos, soups, or with guacamole. 7,000 to 8,000 scoville rating 75 days.

This is a large, beautiful orange oxheart-type fruit that is shaped like a strawberry. The size is many times larger, though, with fruit ranging from 8 ozs. to 1 lb. The color is not just orange, but it is an intense and very deeply colored orange both inside and out. Flavor is also outstanding, exceptionally rich and sweet with just the right amount of acid. Excellent yields, especially for an oxheart variety. Indeterminate. 80 days.

Beautiful deep-orange bell pepper is from 4 to 5 inches long and not quite as wide. Thick walls and very sweet flavor make this a wonderful addition to salads, stir fries, or any use when gorgeous color and sweet taste are desired. 80 days.

Italian oregano is very aromatic, and is used as a flavoring around the world, particularly for Mediterranean dishes from Italy and Greece. Can be used dried or fresh. 90 days.

A cold-tolerant tomato developed by Oregon State University for short season gardeners. Compact plants produce concentrated sets of medium to large fruit that is nearly seedless. Fruit is juicy and tender with full tomato flavor. Determinate. 58 days.

Slender, glossy-black Asian eggplant is 8 to 10 inches long with thin skin, mild flesh, and delicate flavor. It matures very quickly and sets fruit in a wide range of temperatures, which makes harvests last even longer. Enjoy these versatile eggplant grilled, roasted, or stir-fried. 58 days.

This heart-shaped heirloom offers timeless old fashioned flavor. The fruit are very juicy and meaty, with deep-pink flesh. Plants produce fruit up to 12 ounces in weight, on robust indeterminate plants that are very productive. 75 days

Colossal bell peppers can easily reach 8 inches long and are as sweet as can be, especially when they are left to turn bright red. Plants are sturdy and quite productive, but it is good to provide a support for plants because they can be weighed down by the abundance of heavy fruit. This is an old Ozark variety with great flavor and impressive size. 85 days.

Palace King hybrid is a rare sooyow type pickling cucumber that originated in Asia and was introduced to America. Plants are vigorous, with many tendrils to support the vines. Because the fruit grow up to 10“ long, it is best to trellis them if you want straight fruit. Plants are early to mature, and fruit have ribbing and small white spines that can be removed by washing. It is a burpless type with very good flavor, and thin skin that you don’t need to peel. 50 to 60 days.

Palpatation brand of Levante hybrid is an Oxheart type that is popular in Italy and France. Also called Coeur de Boeuf. Fruits change from green to an intense red color at full maturity, and weigh 8 to 10 ounces. They are delicious and fruity in flavor. Intermediate resistance to Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus. Also, Highly resistant to ToMV:0-2/ToTV/Pf:A-E/Va:1/Vd:1 Potential to do well in high tunnels. Indeterminate. 65 days.

Italian heirloom tomatoes are deep red and scalloped with meaty interiors bursting with wonderful, rich tomato flavor. Expect a great production from these vigorous plants, with plenty of delicious 8 to 12 ounce fruit. Indeterminate. 80 days.

Enormous jalapenos that are bigger than any we have trialed in the past. The fruit are nearly 5 inches long and produce great yields of outstanding fruit that turn from green to red. The heat does not linger on your tongue. Flavors and aroma are more complex that most jalapenos, so Paquime is really great for making salsa. It is also great for grilling or stuffing. 70 days to mature green fruit.

Parsley Peione is a selection from Gigante d’Italia parsley which comes from Northern Italy. The improvement in this selection can be found in the larger leaves, uniformity in plant habit and more flavorful and sweet taste that is sought by chefs for a better dining experience. The large flat leaf type is dark green and plants reach 17 to 20 inches in height. Peione is used as a flavoring for soups, sauces, tabouli, and many other dishes. Germination takes 3 to 4 weeks. 60 to 70 days.

8 to 10 inch long cylindrical peppers are thin walled, and dark green ripening to dark brown. They have less than 250 Scoville units and are mainly used dried for their rich, smoky flavoring in sauces. 75-80 days.

AAS WINNER. This compact variety yields an abundance of personal-sized, 2 to 3-inch long eggplants that are thornless for easy harvesting. The small fruits mature very early but continue bearing for a long season. Deep purple to black in color with a teardrop shape, this variety is just perfect for growing in containers or small garden spaces. Very early maturity time is great for impatient gardeners. 45 days.

This dwarf variety is one of America's most popular varieties ever for growing on patios, decks, courtyards, or wherever garden space is limited. Plants have attractive, deep green foliage and only become about 2 ft. tall, but produce large harvests of bright red, 3 to 4 oz. flavorful tomatoes. Outstanding for growing in containers -- one that measures at least 12 inches wide works best. Determinate. 70 days.

You will be impressed with this bicolor tomato, which is one of the best tasting from our trial visits this year. It has heirloom eating quality, but it has been selected for better yield, larger fruit, and mouthwatering taste. You can take one step back in time to taste the heirlooms of years gone by, and then you can step into a breeder’s breakthrough for greater productivity. It is simply a great selection from heirlooms. Indeterminate. 85 days.