Other Vegetable Starts

• IMPERIAL STAR
• ROMANESCO

• JERSEY KNIGHT – All-male hybrid with bigger spears. Does not make seed, so doesn’t become weedy. Best selection for dense clay soils. Very productive and disease-resistant.  Cold-hardy to Zone 2. 5 crowns per bag.
• PURPLE PASSION – Beautiful deep burgundy-colored spears with high sugar content. Delicious, tender, less fibrous, great raw, turns green when cooked. Cold-hardy to Zone 2. 5 crowns per bag.

And Other broccoli-like vegetables:

• BROCCOLI RAAB
• FIESTA  – 86 days, hybrid. Compact plants, tight domed heads, big side-shoots, stands hot, cold.
• NUTRIBUD – 58 days, open pollinated. Nutritious, large heads, many side-shoots, delicious mild flavor, very early.
• PIRACICABA
• SOLSTICE

• SPEEDIA BRUSSELS SPROUTS – matures ~78 days from transplant, Hybrid
  Finally! A Brussel Sprouts variety we feel confident about growing for you. This superior variety has vigorous, extra sturdy stalks 30-36” tall that won’t tip over or tilt, and Speedia’s early-maturing, large to very-large sprouts are bountiful and tasty. Perhaps best of all, its more open foliage helps keep the end-of-summer aphid population low. Grow in very fertile soil, 1 plant per square yard. Lop tops off plants in early Sept. to direct the plant’s energy into sprout development. Plants are very cold-hardy and sprout flavor sweetens after frost.

• FINALE BULBING FENNE – 75-80 days, Open-pollinated
  Vigorous plants produce bolt-resistant, huge (4”!) juicy bulbs with a slightly flattened shape. Finale stores well, keeping good quality and maintaining a crisp, juicy texture and gentle anise flavor.

• GOLDEN ACRE – 55 days from transplant. Very early, round-headed cabbage, nearly 5 pounds per head. Excellent taste.
• RED ACRE– 75 – 100 days from transplant. Small, compact plants. Good for storage and resistant to splitting.

• DePURPLE CAULIFLOWER – matures ~68 days from transplant, Hybrid
  Stunning lavender-pink florets atop creamy stems keep their color when cooked and impart glamour and nutty sweet flavor to a sauté, stir-fry, fritter, soup – you name it! The distinctive color comes from anthocyanins, the immune-boosting antioxidants found in red wine. Uniform 7″ domed heads on vigorous plants are wrapped tight in big leaves for good protection. Matures early – partner it with Graffiti to extend your season of purple cauliflower enjoyment.
• EARLY SNOWBALL’ – 55 days, heirloom, OP. Heads are about 5-6” across (3-5 lb.) and quite erect; smooth tops are pure white and mature uniformly. Plants are medium sized with good foliage cover, and foliage is tasty, too.  Cauliflower is a heavy feeder, so transplant into rich, well composted soil and side dress w/ organic fertilizer when buds begin to form.
• SONG TJS-65 CAULIFLOWER – matures ~42 days from transplant, Hybrid
  This exceptionally sweet and extra-early cauliflower is sweeter and more tender than standard, white-stemmed varieties, with longer stems that are exceptional for dipping. Kitchen prep work is quick, as a few knife strokes will cut most of the florets from the heads. Typically harvested after florets have elongated and curds have started to separate, though harvesting at the same stage as standard types is acceptable. Song TJS-65 performs better in hot weather and below-average fertility than standard types in our trials. Also known as sweet-stem or loose-curd cauliflower.
• VITAVERDE

• BRILLIANT

• GEORGIA SOUTHERN – 50 – 80 days to harvest.  This variety has been a staple in the South since the 1800s. The large leaves can be steamed, wraps, and salad greens (when young).  Sweeter after a frost.

• ARMENIAN – 65 days, heirloom. 12-18″ crisp, juicy, sweet, burpless, tolerates dry, hot
• LEMON
• MARKETMORE 76.70 days, Open pollinated. Highly reliable, long-bearing, very sweet fresh slicing cuke, a home-garden favorite.
• NATIONAL PICKLING
• SILVER SLICER – Open pollinated, 54 days. A great slicer with excellent flavor and lovely creamy white, thin, smooth skin. Fruits are 2” wide, 5-6” long, similar to Boothby Blonde with a longer, narrower shape and better flavor. Bred by Cornell University for resistance to powdery mildew. Superb juicy, sweet and mild flavor and good crunch.

• BLACK BEAUTY– 75-80 days, Heirloom OP, Classic
  This 1902 Burpee introduction has perfect fruits earlier than other varieties. It soon became the classic farmers market and garden standard for eggplants, delicious grilled, baked, or fried. Broad, lustrous, purplish-black, egg-shaped 4” to 6” diameter (up to 2 lb) fruits are borne well off the ground on 18 to 24” plants; the skin is tender, so no need to peel it.
• BLACK SHINE – 65 days, Hybrid, Asian
  This very attractive Japanese hybrid eggplant has long fruit with black skin.  The glossy fruits have tender, sweet, bitter-free high-quality flesh and grow over 8 inches long, weighing over 8 oz. Upright plants are early and prolific producers.  Recommended for container, home garden and greenhouse growing.
• DIAMOND – 70 days, Open-pollinated, Classic. SeedSavers Exchange collected this prolific, best-selling eggplant from Ukraine in 1993. Known for green-tinted flesh with excellent mild, non-bitter flavor and fine, creamy texture, the long dark purple 9” x 3” fruits are borne in clusters of 4 to 6 on 2’-tall, healthy plants. Yield is often equal to hybrids.
• GALINE – 72 days, F-1 Hybrid. Classic. Very early, dependable Italian-style eggplant with mild, creamy-fleshed, glossy black fruits averaging 1 lb.
• LISTADA DI GANDIA –  80-90 days. Spanish Heirloom
  Stunning, sweet, mild, thin-skinned, never-bitter eggplants on heavy-yielding plants to 14” tall. The beautiful purple and white striped 8” oval fruits have firm texture for breading and frying for classic Italian and Spanish dishes and Indian curries. They don’t require salting to extract liquid or bitterness; thrives in hot weather and in greenhouses.
• ORIENT EXPRESS – 58 days, F-1 Hybrid. Asian.
  A very dependable, very early and very adaptable variety, with tender, mild-flavored, never bitter, quick-cooking flesh. High-yielding plants produce armloads of attractive, slender, glossy fruits 8-10” long x 1 ½ – 2 ½” diameter. Ready up to 2 weeks before many other varieties, and sets fruit in cool weather and under heat stress. Can do well in containers.
• PINGTUNG LONG – 65 days, OP, Asian.A prolific Chinese eggplant with slightly curved, glossy bright purple fruit with tender, sweet, bitter-free flesh; steady yield and can bear as many as 20 fruits each; resistant to bacterial wilt. Its color is especially attractive if harvested at 9” long and 1.5 to 2” wide., as skin darkens as it matures.
• PURPLE COMET – 70 days from transplant, hybrid, Asian-type.
  Big yields of long-fruited Asian type eggplant; fruits can reach 10” long and 1.5 to 2” diameter. The firm white flesh is bitter-free, seed development is slow, and the rich violet skin is thin and tender.  Plants are robust, with extra-large, tropical-looking foliage and showy purple flowers, and beautiful purple fruits.
• PURPLE PICKLING -90 days from transplant, OP, Italian.
  This pear-shaped Italian heirloom variety is traditionally used to make eggplant relishes like Caponata, but is equally suited to grilling, roasting, and baking and stewing. Fruits up to 8″ long are borne in abundance on purple-stemmed, thornless plants.
• ROSA BIANCA – 80-85 days, Heirloom OP, Italian.
  A lovely Sicilian heirloom with rosy pink fruit streaked with white and violet. Plump, rounded and slightly fluted 5-6” fruits have mild, creamy flavor, no bitterness and few seeds. Perfect for slicing, baking, roasting. Good yields. 

• ARUGULA: Astro (spring), Ice Bred (fall), Wild Arugula
• MIZUNA
• MUSTARD: Red Giant,  Miz America
• PAK CHOI
• JOI CHOI
• TATSOI
• PERENNIAL SPINACH (HABLITZIA)
• SHISO

• BUTTERCRUNCH
• MARVEL OF FOUR SEASONS
• SKYPHOS
• SPECKLED AMISH
• TOM THUMB

• GREEN SALAD BOWL
• LOLLA ROSSA
• MERLOT
• RED SAILS
• RED SALAD BOWL
• STARFIGHTER MTO

• JERICHO
• FORELLENSCHLUSS
• ROUGE D’HIVER
• LITTLE GEM

• BLUE SOLAISE – 100 – 120 days from transplant. Beautiful 19th century French historic variety with truly blue-colored leaves that turn violet after a cold spell. Very large 15-20″ stalks are sweet and flavorful. Extremely hardy, good for short-season areas and winter harvest.
• KING RICHARD – 75 days from transplant.  ‘King Richard’ produces extra long white stems early.  Cold tolerant to 20°F and can be left in the garden for an extended harvest.

• MINNESOTA MIDGET
• NOIR DE CARMES
• TUSCANY

• PATTERSON – (Yellow, storage) plants, 104 days, ~30 per half-bundle or ~60 per bundle
• REDWING – (red, storage) plants, 115 days, ~30 per half-bundle or ~60 per bundle
• WALLA WALLA – (yellow, sweet) plants, ~30 per half-bundle or ~60 per bundle
• SPECIALTY VARIETIES – in pots (Ailsa Craig, Red Marble and Gold Coin Cipollini, Rossa di Milano, Walla Walla)

• HARVEST MOON -85-100 days.Round tuber with purple skin and deep yellow flesh. Firm texture after cooking, with a nutty taste. Good for roasting, baking, soups, and chips. Stores excellently.
  
• GERMAN BUTTERBALL  – 110 days. This potato offers everything you could want in a potato: heirloom quality, deep golden flesh, and a delightfully mild flavor. Versatile for every kind of preparation. Best if harvested when small to medium sized. Superior storage. Days to maturity: approximately 110 days. 
• NICOLA – 85 – 105 days. Early. Thin skinned, yellow inside and out.
• PURPLE MAJESTY  – Uniform, high-yield, deep purple skin and flesh, very high in anthocyanins (high-potency antioxidant) Bred in & for Colorado
• SANGRE – 80-90 days. Midseason. Beautiful red skinned variety with shallow eyes and medium-sized oblong tubers. Originally released by Colorado State University in 1982, Sangre ranks high in taste tests with creamy white flesh that is especially delicious boiled or baked. Stores well. 

• CASPAR
• CHEROKEE BUSH
• CINDERELLA
• JARRAHDALE
• WINTER LUXURY

• CREME BRULEE 
• ZEBRUNE

• BLOOMSDALE
• SUN ANGEL
• CAUCASIAN CLIMBING PERENNIAL (Hablitzia tamnoides)

• BLACK BEAUTY ZUCCHINI
• COSTATA ROMANESCA ZUCCHINI – 55 days, heirloom, ranked best-tasting zucchini, vigorous, large
• DIRANI
• JAUNE et VERTE SCALLOP
• STRIATA D’ITALIA ZUCCHINI
• TROMBONCINO
• YELLOW ZEPHYR
• SUMMER CROOKNECK

• 5-COLOR SILVERBEET
• FORDHOOK GIANT
• PERPETUAL SPINACH
• SEAFOAM

• AUNT MOLLY’S GROUND CHERRY- 65 days. Polish heirloom variety has unusually fine flavor, very sweet with a nice hint of tartness. 1/2”- 3/4” fruit is enclosed in a papery husk which drops to the ground when fully ripe. High pectin content makes this one choice for pies and preserves.
• GREEN

• BLACKTAIL MOUNTAIN
• EARLY MOONBEAM
• MOON AND STARS
• SUGAR BABY

• ACORN –
• BUTTERCUP – UNCLE DAVID’S DAKOTA DESSERT – 95 day OP, Buttercup type, selected over 40 years by Pennsylvania family for color, taste, sweetness, vigor, thick flesh, small seed cavity, high productivity and cold-hardiness. Gets raves!
• BUTTERNUT 
• DELICATA – HONEY BOAT – 90 days, Open Pollinated, (C. pepo).One of the sweetest squash varieties in existence. Oblong, 1 to 1.5 lb. fruits have Delicata’s  green stripes, but with copper-tan skin instead of yellow. The golden-orange flesh has exceptional sweet, nutty flavor and smooth texture, produces early and holds its sweetness in winter storage. Ideal 2-person side dish. Needs no embellishment, but can be stuffed. Enjoyed even by some who profess to hate winter squash. High in calcium, potassium, folate, and vitamins A and C. Developed by Dr. James Baggett, Oregon State U, vegetable breeder par excellence.
• HUBBARD – GOLDEN HUBBARD
• KABOCHA 
• SPAGHETTI
• SILVERBELL