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A new Celebrity tomato is now available with added resistance to Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus. If your garden has experienced this disease, you are well aware of the dramatic impact it has on Celebrity.
Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV) is an increasing threat to gardeners throughout the United States and Canada. It is spread by tiny insects called thrips, which are hard to control. If you like Celebrity, but hate the damage from TSWV, then your solution is Celebrity Plus tomato.
You get the same great tasting 8 ounce tomatoes, and plenty of yield with wide adaptability. The total disease resistance package for Celebrity Plus is Tobacco Mosaic Virus 0-2, Alternaria stem canker, Fusarium 0-1, Stemphylium, Verticillium Wilt, Root Knot Nematode, plus Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus. What a great new combination! Strong Determinate. 70 days.
A 1984 ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS WINNER. Absolutely incredible set of exceptionally flavorful, firm 8 to 12 oz. fruit on strong vines with good cover and outstanding disease resistance. Large clusters of consistently large, beautiful tomatoes. Determinate. 70 days.
Tiny golden-orange cherry tomatoes bursting with sweet, juicy flavor are produced in large clusters on this heirloom variety from France. Fruit is only 1/2 to 1 inch in diameter, but has a big taste, which is honestly quite similar to that of Sungold. Tall vines yield plenty of these delicious little fruit. Indeterminate. 70 days.
A tomato like you've probably never seen before, these small, ruffled red fruit are unique in appearance, but distinctive in flavor also. Their taste is rich and assertive, slightly sweet with a bit of zing added in. Only about 2 inches across, these flattened scalloped tomatoes appear in great profusion, perfect for cutting into halves for a salad or using on plates as a garnish. Indeterminate. 72 days.
Champion is an improved Vates type collard. It holds quality 2 weeks longer, and has improved bolting tolerance, and is more cold tolerant. Cook them in a stir-fry, add them to chili, put them in salads and slaws. Or just cook in oil with some black pepper and your favorite meat dish. 75 days.
Especially bred as a luscious sandwich tomato...solid, meaty slices with just the right sweetness. High yields of large fruit, bigger than Early Girl and earlier than Better Boy. Outstanding performer. Indeterminate. 70 days.
Beautiful, deep red fruit is quite large, weighing from 1 to 2 lbs. with dense, meaty flesh and extraordinary flavor. Instead of being a shy bearer like some large beefsteaks, the plants of Chapman are prolific, yielding plenty of these huge tomatoes. Heirloom variety. Indeterminate. 80 days.
Resistant to Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus and 3 races of fusarium wilt, these healthy plants produce loads of extra-large 10 to 14 oz. red tomatoes with delicious flavor. In addition, the compact plants are well adapted to a wide range of climates, making them easy to grow even when conditions are less than ideal. This is an excellent-performing tomato for home gardens and commercial planting as well. Determinate. 72 days.
AAS WINNER. The beautiful yellow color of the skin hides the internal crimson stripes that make the sliced fruit so attractive. Sweet and savory is how one judge defined the taste. Strong indeterminate vines produce up to 30 fruit that weigh 8 ounces each. Excellent for fresh harvest, and also preserving, since you are likely to have a great abundance of fruit. 75 days.
Many of you have come to love the Chef’s Choice tomato series. The latest entry in the class is called Chef’s Choice Black, a beefsteak type tomato with a dark green, brown, and black hues. The flesh is juicy and sweet. The disease resistant plants can produce 30 or more 8-10 ounce fruit on each plant, under good growing conditions. Winner of the All America Selections award, with a good disease package and with good crack tolerance. Requires staking. Indeterminate. 75 days.
ALL AMERICA SELECTIONS WINNER. This is one of the first green colored varieties with disease resistance, and it impressed judges in the All America Selections program. Green when ripe, tomatoes have yellow streaks and are 9 to 10 ounces with a wide, flat shape and a wonderful, sweet, citrus-like flavor. Crack resistant, but should be picked when they are still slightly firm. Indeterminate. 90 days.
ALL AMERICA SELECTIONS AWARD WINNER. This crack-resistant hybrid originated with the heirloom Amana Orange and retains that wonderful old-fashioned flavor while adding some improvements. The hybrid has 9 to 12 oz. tomatoes that mature much earlier than Amana Orange and do not crack. The color both inside and out is a beautiful glowing orange that holds its intensity even when tomatoes are cooked, lending itself to creative uses by chefs. Vigorous plants are quite productive and are resistant to Tobacco Mosaic Virus and anthracnose. Indeterminate. 75 days.
ALL AMERICA SELECTIONS WINNER. Potato-leaved plants produce impressive yields of 12 to 16 oz. beefsteak tomatoes with deep pink sweet, meaty flesh and an irresistibly good taste. These fruits have a perfect acid-to-sugar ratio resulting in flavor that is reminiscent of heirlooms. However, these hybrid plants are easier to grow and yield early harvests of delicious, crack-resistant beefsteak tomatoes. Indeterminate. 75 days.
Delicious 9 to 10 ounce fruit are firm and smooth, having excellent flavor and purple color all the way through. If you love Cherokee Purple you will also like this tomato. Vigorous indeterminate plants mature in 80 days.
AAS WINNER. Judges raved about the productivity of this award winning beefsteak tomato. Firm fleshed fruit weigh 8 ounces and are 6 inches in width. Flavor is exceptional, with just the right balance of acids and sugars. Improved disease resistance and a strong 5-foot indeterminate vine offers impressive potential for yield and gardening success. Indeterminate. 80 to 85 days.
AAS WINNER. Judges were excited by the citrus-like flavor and sweet delicate flesh, with perfect texture, in addition to the beautiful beefsteak shape. Fruit are 6 to 7 inches wide, and reach up to 10 ounces. In some trials each plant produced 30 or more fruit. Indeterminate vines reach 5 feet and have resistance to F,V, TMV, Scab, and cracking. 80 to 85 days.
Another winning variety from the Heirloom Marriage(TM) series that crosses two heirloom varieties to create an offspring that is higher yielding and earlier but retains all the great flavor of the parents. This robust deep purple beefsteak is a cross of Cherokee Purple and Carbon, both of which are famous for their unique and delicious flavors. Expect 10 to 12 oz. unblemished tomatoes with exquisite taste. Indeterminate. 75 days.
A stabilized version of Cherokee Purple, this 10 to 16 oz. mahogany-colored variety has excellent flavor and beautiful large fruit. Very productive plants are vigorous and yield a large harvest of these chocolate-colored tomatoes with the ample size and wonderful flavor associated with Cherokee Purple. Indeterminate. 75 days
Yet another wonderful variation of Cherokee Purple, this one features green-fleshed fruit blushed with amber at the blossom end. Medium to large, 8 to 12 oz. tomatoes have a remarkable flavor that is complex and delicious in the way that Cherokee Purple and Cherokee Chocolate are. Combined with great productivity and a good measure of disease tolerance, Cherokee Green offers luscious tomatoes considered by many as the best tasting green-colored fruits. Indeterminate. 75 days.
Very productive plants bear loads of 10 to 12 oz. dusky rose/purple fruit with deep brick red interiors. The tomatoes are absolutely delicious with a pleasantly sweet and rich flavor. With thin skin and soft flesh, the fruit is somewhat perishable, but they taste so good they will be eaten quickly anyhow. Heirloom from Tennessee. Indeterminate. 80 days.
AAS Winner. One of the most popular garden varieties, it is bright red, round and firm with crisp white flesh. Tops average 3 inches. Keeps well. Early maturity – 25 days.
Cherry Blast hybrid won the Retail Choice Award because it is perfect for hanging baskets, containers, and small growing spaces. Plus it has great flavor, and luxury sweetness (6% brix). Disease resistances include Late Blight and ToMv 1,2. Fruit are one inch in size (like Sweet Chelsea), and the plants tend to produce over longer periods than similar varieties. Determinate 47 days.
This is the first hybrid sweet cherry pepper, offering earlier maturity and more uniform size and shape than open-pollinated cherry peppers. Very productive plants yield loads of 1 1/4-inch round fruit that mature from dark green to bright red. These are best loved for pickling, and the peppers can be used green, red, or halfway in between. 68 days to green.
For those who want the Cherry Princess, but like her with a more complex flavor, just order up Sweet Surprise. She has all the natural sugar and goodness of Cherry Princess Sweetie but with a different taste. Fruit are 1/4 to 1/3 of an ounce. Indeterminate. 60 days.
You will love these delicious red cherry treats, not just because they taste so yummy, but also because this variety is early and has tremendous yield potential. The ¼ ounce fruit are bite-size, and it is hard not to eat them right off the vine. Indeterminate. 57 days.
Chichen Itza habanero brand of PX 11459057 brings you a larger fruit and earlier harvest than the previous variety. Large orange fruit have 140,000 scoville units of heat. 75 days.
Fiery orange habanero type with 180,000 Scoville units and fruity taste matures 2 to 3 weeks earlier than open-pollinated habaneros. The peppers are also huge at 3 inches long and set in abundance on strong plants. 85 days.
A Cayenne type of pepper with pointed pods, 2 to 3 inches long and 3/8 inch wide. They mature to dark red and are thin fleshed. Ranging from 15,000 to 30,000 Scoville units, they are usually ground into dry powder for red chile sauces or added to soups and stews. 80 days.
ALL AMERICA SELECTIONS WINNER. This ornamental pepper seems to explode in a riot of color, bringing bright orange and red to landscapes or containers. Chilly Chili is safe to use around children because the peppers are not pungent. 2 to 2½ inch long fruit are borne above the foliage and start out greenish-yellow, then turn to orange, and finally to dark red. Plants grow about 1 foot tall and wide.
This is a tiny pea-shaped chile that is no more than ¼ inch long and wide. This variety grows wild throughout Mexico and some parts of the Southwestern U.S. They are among the hottest peppers available, measuring about 100,000 Scoville units. The plants can grow to 4 feet and are capable of living for years where the climate allows. 95 days.
Old-fashioned bell pepper is huge - 5 to 6 inches deep and wide, but grows on a compact, bushy plant. When this variety is fully ripened, it turns bright red and is very sweet. Thick-walled, blocky fruit is absolutely perfect for making stuffed peppers. Early maturity and long harvests. 75 days.
This All American winner boasts rich green leaves that grow up to 16 inches in height, with somewhat flat leaf stems. The distinct garlic flavor is used in soups, garnishes, and stir-fry chives, creamy sauces, and omelettes. Harvest chives at the base of the stem. 80 to 90 days.
The use of chives dates back more than 5,000 years and they are very popular for culinary uses. They prefer well drained soil, and full sun. They can be started from seed in the garden when temperatures reach 60 degrees, or they can be started indoors in colder climates, and set in the garden after the last frost. The leaves of Nelly Chives are medium to fine in size, and are an attractive blue green color. The upright stalks are good for bunching, and the flower stalks (scapes), and flowers are edible. Nelly resists thrips and some farmers seed the Nelly around rocks that surround the garden to repel insects. Abundant nectar provided by flowers attracts pollinators. Transplant for earlier harvest. 40 days.
Incredibly sweet and delicious, medium-large, 3 or 4-lobed bell peppers mature from green to an attractive chocolate color. Eat them at the fully ripe stage and you'll know that they're something special. Plants are tobacco mosaic virus resistant. 67 days to green, 85-88 days to chocolate.
Chocolate Cherry has burgundy colored petals with a dark chocolate center. Flowers are 5 to 6 inches in width and look stunning in a bunch. Multi-branching. This heirloom can be used for cut flowers, that also have good vase life. Plants reach 6 feet in height. Direct seed at ½ inch deep after frost and once the soil reaches 50 degrees. 70 to 90 days.
With a name like a confection and striped dark-chocolate grape-shaped tomatoes, this one is too tempting to pass up. The fruit is delightfully sweet with a rich, balanced flavor, perfect for snacking or adding on top of salads. Tall, disease-resistant plants bear huge crops of these delectable, crack-resistant cherry tomatoes. Indeterminate. 75 days.
This heirloom tomato was a favorite of the late Chuck Wyatt and it still delivers an exceptional harvest of superior fruit. Large, 1 pound beefsteaks are just delicious with rich, full tomato flavor and plenty of solid meat. The harvest continues for quite a while, too. In fact, the year we grew Church, it produced so many tomatoes that we had to turn some of them into sauce-it was scrumptious! Indeterminate. 85 days.
Cienfuegos literally means "100 fires", but you should consider that this variety is 200,000 to 300,000 fires (scoville units); a very hot pepper. Fruit are 1½ by ¾ inches. This hybrid is earlier than open pollinated habaneros and has bigger yields. Make your favorite salsa or hot sauce using this pepper.
Cienfuegos comes in two other colors: the much hotter red and the fruitier yellow.
Step the heat up a notch with the Cienfuegos Red, packing 300,000 to 400,000 scoville units. Break new ground and make a hellfire chili that only a true chilihead can appreciate. 2 x 1 inch fruit turn a brilliant red and complement the Cienfuegos series of kicking hot habaneros. And like the others, you will be impressed by the yield and early maturity. 80 to 85 days.
Cienfuegos comes in two other colors milder in heat: orange and yellow.
Cienfuegos yellow is the perhaps the most fragrant and fruity of the series. It still has the heat, ranging from 250,000 to 350,000 scoville units. High yield potential and early maturity are the hallmark of this impressive series. 80 to 85 days.
Cienfuegos comes in two other colors: orange, the mildest of the series, and red, the hottest of the series.
Cilantro is a popular addition to salsa, Mexican, Asian and Caribbean foods. This selection is slow to bolt even under some heat stress. Sow every two weeks for a continual harvest. 52 days.
The first hybrid Cinderella type pumpkin is now available. This hybrid produces large reddish orange fruits ranging from 22 to 35 pounds, on vigorous vines. For the princess in your family, try out the Cinderella’s Carriage and allow her dreams to come true. She will likely agree it is all worth it. 100 days.
These fast growing basil plants have a unique flavor that makes for an excellent tea leaf, poultry or seafood herb spice. If you really like the flavor, use in place of basil in your other menu items. Can be grown in containers and reaches 24 to 28 inches. 75 to 80 days.
Incredibly large tomatillo will amaze you with its size and productivity. This is easily twice the size of most tomatillos, making preparation into salsa even easier. Apple-green fruit have a papery husk that splits open as tomatillos mature and turn yellow-green. Use in the bright green stage for the tartest flavor, or allow to ripen further for a sweeter taste. Huge size makes this tomatillo really special. 75 days.
This is the very first potato seed to win the All America Selections national award. Until now, potatoes have only been available as tubers. These new seeds are easy to store and plant. Start the potato seed just like you would a tomato seed, and plant them at the same time (after frost). In time you will have healthy dark green plants with attractive blue flowers. And beneath the soil you will find a beautiful mix of spuds ranging from red to rose with interiors that are creamy white to yellow. Tubers measure 4 to 5 inches, and 3 to 4 ounces. They are perfect for baked, mashed or boiled potatoes. 90-105 days from transplant.
This compact plant becomes loaded with long trusses of perfectly round, smooth beautiful clear pink tomatoes. The flavor is very good, sweet yet tangy, making this a wonderful addition to an early harvest. Heirloom variety of Russian origin. Determinate. 58 days.
AAS Winner, and the most popular variety for the south. Plants grow 3 to 6 feet in height, and produce an abundance of light green pods that measure up to 8 inches. Harvest at 3 to 4 inches for best flavor and texture. 55 days.
Vine doesn't really climb, but can reach 15 ft. or more by season's end. Each plant yields bushels of dark pink fruit, each weighing about 1 lb. Tomatoes are mildly flavored and meaty with few seeds. Indeterminate. 90 days.
A premier greenhouse tomato. Very productive plants bear 8 oz. uniformly red fruit that is resistant to splitting and perfect in appearance. Excellent flavor causes many growers to consider this the best tasting of the greenhouse-grown hybrids. Can be grown as a cluster tomato with 6 to 8 tomatoes per cluster. Indeterminate. 70 days.
This All America winning deep green zucchini leads a double life. Most people allow Commander to grow from 7 to 8 inches in length. But some clever gardeners harvested petite 4 inch fruit, in order to eat tender “baby” squash. Have it any way you like. Compact vines are open for easy picking. 54 days.