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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.

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.

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.

Kaptur hybrid pepper is a kapia type pepper, which are very popular in Turkey and Eastern Europe. They have rich flavor and vibrant color. They can be grown in high tunnels or in your garden, maturing from green to deep red and reaching 7 inches in length with weights of 5 to 6 ounces. Continuous fruiting under most conditions. Great flavor for eating fresh, or for canning. The firm fruit last a few extra days in cold storage. Kaptur is also excellent for baking or roasting. A favorite of our friend Big Jim Gorman. 70 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.

It has taken many years to find a bush beefsteak that is as good as Ball’s Beefsteak. Wonderstar Red hybrid tomato is Ball’s replacement! WonderStar Red hybrid is an early maturing heirloom-style beefsteak that has great flavor and wonderful productivity. It is perfect for salads, sandwiches, and for cooking. This time they have added Late Blight Resistance, and F1, V, and SLS. Plants reach 18 to 24 inches in height, and fruit are 8 to 10 ounces. Determinate 60 – 65 days.

This is a combination pack of the Sun Gold, SunSugar, and Sun Orange tomato seeds, divided evenly.

Sun Mix tomato is a combination of three great tasting tomatoes - Sun Gold, SunSugar, and Sun Orange. Many people purchase one or two of these, but not all three. Multiple people have told us they grow all three because each has a special characteristic. Today you can have all three in one packet. We think this will be a hit for many of you. Now you don’t need to miss out on Sun Orange if it was not on your list. Taste all the best of the Sun series this year for the first time. Indeterminate 57 days, 62 days, 65 days.

Emerald Fire brand of PS 11435810 is a hybrid jalapeno hot pepper that offers a unique combination of size, quality, pungency, yield potential, and earliness. Disease resistance to PVY,0 and TEV. 2,000 to 2,500 Scovilles. 60 days.

PS 09941819 hybrid sweet pepper is a powerhouse producer of large to extra large 7 to 9 ounce blocky bell fruit. Plants set continuously and set later into the season than other similar varieties. Intermediate resistance to phytophthora blight and tobamo virus strain 0. Resistance to bacterial leaf spot races 0-5. 75 day maturity.

Holy Mole has been upgraded with the addition of Sombrerete hybrid, now part of the Holy Mole brand. Sombrerete is resistant to phytopthera and tobomovirus. It is earlier to mature than the first Holy Mole. It can be used fresh or dried. The large fruit can be harvested at 75 days, or you can leave the fruit on the plant and they will turn to a dark chocolate color. 1,000-2,500 scoville units.

Big Ben hybrid pepper offers large lusciously sweet (6% brix) blocky fruit with a beautiful shiny appearance turning from green to brilliant red. Some fruit reach 12 ounces. Perfect for salads or stir-fry. Vigorous plants are 20 to 26 inches tall. 75 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.

Lizard Hybrid spinach is a productive, slow to bolt, spinach with dark green leaves. Lizard has superior regrowth, so it is ideal for cut and come again harvest. With incredible resistance to powdery mildew, you will rest easy at night. (Races 1-15, 17, and 20 Peronospora effusa) Harvest for smooth baby leaf or larger sizes. Excellent upright growth habit. 40 days.

Gourmet Blend II is a mixture of many different lettuce varieties selected for flavor and tenderness. This colorful blend looks attractive in the garden, and tastes great in a salad mix. Popular among chefs and market gardeners. 40 to 55 days.

For those of you who like some color in your life, you might want to plant Fiesta Blend okra, which is a blend of multiple colors – green, white, red, and orange pods. Plants grow 3 to 6 feet in height, and produce an abundance of okra pods that can be fried, pickled, steamed, or put in your favorite gumbo. 55 to 65 days.

Black cumin is also called black caraway, fennel flower, or nigella. The fruit produce large capsules that have numerous seeds. Those seeds are used as a spice in curries, meat dishes, rice dishes, or even in homemade pickles. The flavor is slightly peppery, with hints of onion and oregano. Plants reach 8-12 inches. Seed pods can be harvested at 90 days once the pods start to turn brown and rattle when shaken. (Nigella sativa)

Greek Oregano is highly aromatic plus it has great flavor. The strength can vary between climates and soils, but normally it is pungent. The leaves are pointed and oval and can be very flavorful when dried. Prized by chefs, this variety is used in Greek and Italian cooking. Does well in zones 5-9. Plant your seeds indoors 40 days before the last frost just below the surface with a tiny amount of soil, and later expose them to light for 6 hours a day. After the last frost, plant them 12 inches apart in relatively dry soil. They do not like wet roots. Good for container growing. 45 days from transplant.

Red Rubin basil offers exceptional flavor that chefs appreciate. Yields are excellent and plants produce an abundance of 3 inch purple leaves. Flowers are edible. Attractive in salads, pasta, soup, and for garnish. Plants reach 20 to 24 inches in height. Suitable for container gardening. All-America Selections Winner! 65 days.

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.

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.

Mammoth Grey Stripe sunflower is one of the most impressive sunflowers you can grow based on sheer size. Rising up to 12 feet tall with a single stem, the blossom grows 10 to 12 inches in width. They are very impressive in the garden, and children love to see them grow. You can eat the seeds when ripe or allow the birds to eat them. Plant in full sun. Plant ½ inch deep after the last frost and when soil temperatures reach 55 degrees. Plant 20 inches apart. Attracts pollinators. 90 to 100 days.

Swiss Chard Bright Lights is very colorful with yellow, gold, orange, red, pink, violet, white, and green stems. The savoyed leaves have dark green to lighter green colors, and are packed with vitamins A, K, and C, plus antioxidants! Young leaves can be harvested in just 35 days with a tender mild flavor, while fully mature leaves are available in 55 days under most growing conditions. Typically the young leaves are used in salads, but also work well in soups, and stir-fry dishes, casseroles, stews, and Blitva (chard with potatoes). Suitable for container growing. Using the cut and come again harvest for young leaves gives you multiple harvests over time. Stalks are typically boiled or sauteed. 55 days.

King Kurd hybrid cauliflower (Barkha) has performed well in Southern and Eastern parts of the US. It has shown field tolerance to rain and black rot. Plants are semi-erect with good productivity and with consistent high yield potential. Creamy white curds have excellent quality, with an average weight of 2 to 3 pounds. 70 days.

Costata Romanesco is an Italian heirloom squash that is known for its delicious and slightly nutty flavor. The texture is firm and it can be fried, grilled, baked, or eaten raw in salads. In Italy they love to eat the blossoms so you will see more male flowers in this selection. Blossoms are put in salads, soups, and pasta, but are also use for stuffing with ricotta or goat cheese. The fruit are dark green with light green ribs that run the length of the fruit. In Italy the fruit are harvested at 4 or 5 inches with the blossom still attached. But they can be harvested at 15 inches and they will still be firm and tasty. You can cut the big fruit into thin patties to top a sandwich. Add some pesto, or grate a little Parmesan on top. It is semi-vining type that can stretch 4 feet. Space 24 inches apart when planting, with 4 feet between rows. 55 days.