2025 Spring Plant Sale Catalog.xlsx

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2	2025 Spring Plant Sale Catalog
3	Category	What	Variety	Days to Harvest from Transplant	Description

4	Herb	Basil	African Blue	-	African blue basil is a hybrid basil variety, a cross between camphor basil and dark opal basil. It is one of a few types of basil that are perennial. African blue basil plants are sterile, unable to produce seeds of their own, and can only be propagated by cuttings
5	Herb	Basil	Cinnamon	-	Cinnamon basil is believed to have originated in Mexico. The light cinnamon and anise flavor adds the perfect touch to fruit salads, desserts, and savory preparations. The leaves also make a soothing cup of tea. Its flowers also attract a wide range of pollinators.
6	Herb	Basil	Corsican	-	Both an edible and ornamental basil with aromatic, flavorful leaves that have a unique spiciness and mildly licorice-like flavor amidst their excellent basil base. The short-growing, annual plants also feature multi-colored leaves, tinted with dark purple and green. Grows to 2-3 ft/1 m.
7	Herb	Basil	Dwarf Greek	-	Originating in the Mediterranean, this dwarf basil variety is perfect for your container garden or kitchen counter. It is an easy-to-grow annual that develops into an attractive bushy plant. Aromatic leaves have a spicy, clover-like flavor popular in tomato dishes, soups, stews, spaghetti, fish, poultry, and salads.
8	Herb	Basil	Genovese	-	Authentic Italian heirloom variety for perfect pesto, tomato dishes & pasta and more. Produces abundant, intensely fragrant, richly flavored glossy-green leaves on branching, productive plants.
9	Herb	Basil	Isle of Naxos	-	A lettuce-leaf strain, this tall basil grows 24-30" and produces a steady crop of large, lush leaves, if its flowers are pinched off regularly.
10	Herb	Basil	Mammoth	-	Featuring extra large, lettuce-like leaves with exceptional flavor, Mammoth Basil might be that variety you never knew you were missing from your kitchen garden!
11	Herb	Basil	Persian	-	Known as Reyhan throughout the varied nations of southwestern Asia. It has a distinctive aroma, both lemony and spice-like. Perfect for soups, salads, rice dishes and flavorful tea.
12	Herb	Basil	Purple Ball	-	The beautiful, fragrant and tasty purple foliage makes this basil both gourmet and ornamental. Plants reach just shy of 1 foot tall, with a tidy, round form and plum purple color. Excellent in raised beds, window boxes, and other creative containers as well as in beds and borders.
13	Herb	Basil	Queenette True Thai Basil	-	This tropical-looking ornamental basil has dense 1/2 inch leaves that grow in clusters around distinctive purple stems. Queenette's exotic flavor combines aromatic mild sweet spices with clove/mint basil flavor. It is a critical ingredient in Southeast Asian dishes and marvelous in stir fries, chutneys and marinades.
14	Herb	Basil	Siam Queen Thai	-	Very strong, clove-scented basil. This is a must for curry and all Thai cooking. This selection has beautiful flowers. Very tasty. This improved variety produces very large and lovely flower heads.
15	Herb	Basil	Spicy Globe	-	Spicy Globe basil is a compact, bushy herb known for its small, aromatic leaves and spicy-sweet flavor. Ideal for container gardening or edging garden beds, this basil variety reaches about 8-10 inches in height and forms a neat, rounded shape. Its dense foliage makes it perfect for culinary uses, adding a burst of flavor to dishes like salads, sauces, and pestos.
16	Herb	Basil	Sweet Italian	-	Sweet Italian basil is a traditional herb garden favorite, with large rounded leaves and distinctive flavor. Easy to grow. Perfect for containers if kept well watered.
17	Herb	Basil	Thai	-	Thai basil is a popular herb in Southeast Asian cuisine. It holds its flavor and texture better after cooking than other basil varieties and adds a kick to salads when sliced and eaten fresh. Thai's dark purple flowers and intoxicating scent make it a beautiful addition to the flower garden. A terrific container variety.
18	Herb	Basil	Thai Sweet	-	Popular sweet, spicy basil that is essential in Thai cuisine. Very flavorful with a nice licorice taste. This plant is not only a culinary favorite but also known for its medicinal value. It is also a source of calcium and vitamins.
19	Herb	Basil	Viva la Dolce Vita Blend	-	Ideal for containers. Includes a mix of cinnamon, Genovese, lemon, lime large leaf and 'Dark Opal' basils.
20	Herb	Basil	Windowbox Mini	-	Neat, compact and richly aromatic, our miniature basil is imported from Italy where you’ll see it often in window boxes and containers or edging herb beds. The charming 8 to 10 inch plants grow into rounded, umbrella shapes with tiny bright green leaves just 1/2 inch long.
21	Herb	Fenugreek	-	-	Trigonella foenum-graecum. The aromatic leaves are a popular potherb in India. Also used in curry powder, in imitation flavorings, and as a coffee substitute. The seeds make a tasty tea. Popular in western Asia and the Mediterranean.
22	Herb	Savory	Summer		Satureja hortensis. Annual. Savory is primarily a culinary herb used in many dishes, including lentils, beans, chicken and beef soups, eggplant, stuffings, sausage, sauerkraut, liver, and fish. Attractive, 18" tall, fast-maturing plant has flowers ranging in color from white to lavender, that attracts bees.
23	Miscellaneous	California Buckeye	-	-	Aesculus californica. California/Santa Clara County native tree. Between 15-40' tall with a spread of 30-60'. Full sun to part shade. Grows as a multi-trunk, rounded tree with silver-white bark and large compound leaves. Leaves appear in late winter/early spring, followed by fragrant, white, bottlebrush-like flowers on branch ends. Its flowers serve as an important nectar source for native bees and migrating butterflies. Large, spherical seeds form in summer as the tree tends to go deciduous. Mature seeds drop in fall and germinate readily. Water twice a month once established. Drought tolerant, but its appearance is improved with some water. May be kept as a specimen in a large (30+ gallon) container and can flower in as little as five years. Caution: All parts of the fruit are toxic.
24	Miscellaneous	Bush Monkeyflower	-		Diplacus aurantiacus. California/Santa Clara County native shrub. 4-5 feet tall and wide. Full sun to part shade. Also known as sticky monkey flower due to the protective sticky resin produced by its leaves. Vivid orange/yellow flowers adorn this bush from late winter through summer and attract a wide variety of pollinators. Serves as the host plant for the caterpillars of the variable checkerspot butterfly. Plants can look a bit crispy in the summer, but supplemental water can improve their appearance. Water once or twice a month once established.
25	Miscellaneous	Gooseberry	Ayacucho Giant Cape	-	Physalis peruviana. Perennial. 1 to 3 feet tall. A varietal cape gooseberry, recently found in the Ayacucho region of Peru by plant explorer J. Simcox. It bears plump fruits, larger in size than standard cape gooseberries, with excellent, sweet flavor. Growing conditions are the same as for regular cape gooseberry. Protect from frost. May be grown in a large container. Commonly marketed as "goldenberries" in grocery stores.
26	Miscellaneous	Narrowleaf Milkweed	-	-	Asclepias fascicularis. California/Santa Clara County native perennial. Winter deciduous. Up to 3' tall and 1' wide. Full sun to part shade. Host plant for the monarch and queen butterflies. Pinkish-white flowers bloom from June to September. Spreads to form small colonies. Protect from caterpillars during first year to aid in establishment and ensure plants are large enough to provide adequate forage. Cut down to 8" in early winter. Water twice a month once established. Drought tolerant.
27	Miscellaneous	Raspberry	Heritage		Heirloom. This flavorful everbearing variety is very productive, with medium to large, firm, red fruit. It produces from mid-summer into fall on vigorous, hardy canes. A popular variety worldwide, it is good for fresh eating, freezing, and processing.
28	Miscellaneous	Scarlet Monkeyflower	-	-	Erythranthe cardinalis. California/Santa Clara County native perennial. Up to 3' tall and 2' wide. Full sun to part shade, but it seems to do best in partially shaded areas. An herbaceous, creeping plant with downy, apple green leaves and tubular orange-red flowers that is a hummingbird magnet. Blooms from summer into fall. Cut back hard in late fall or early winter to improve appearance. Self-sows. Does well in containers. Provide regular water.
29	Miscellaneous	Valerian	-	-	Valeriana officinalis. Perennial. Part of the Caprifoliaceae family, valerian produces white to light pink flowers in the spring that grow in clusters of branched panicles. Growing three to five feet tall, it has light green leaves that are small and almost fern like on the main stem of the plant. Dies back to the ground in winter. Grows in sun/part shade and average to wet, well-drained soils. Protect from harsh afternoon sunlight. May be container grown.
30	Vegetable	Bean - Bush	Cannellini	85-92 dried	A real kitchen garden favorite, heirloom Cannellini beans are the classic variety to use in making a delectable minestrone soup. The plump white beans have a real “melt in your mouth” texture that can’t be beat for rich, meaty flavor in satisfying soups, stews, salads or in tasty standalone bean dishes. The vigorous plants always produce heavy pod sets and the handsome dry beans shell out easily.
31	Vegetable	Bean - Bush	Castandel	53	French-bred especially for kitchen gardeners, Castandel beans keep their juicy texture and sweet flavor longer on the plants, leaving you more time to pick them before they become tough or fibrous.
32	Vegetable	Bean - Bush	Dry Soup Mix Blend	85-92 dried	Blend of colorful, tasty, heirloom bush beans specially selected to grow and harvest as a colorful mix from one garden bed. Make delicious, hearty, nutritious soups, stews, chili and casseroles throughout the colder months with just the addition of onion garlic and a few dried herbs. Contains: Burgundy Jacob's Cattle, Golden Jacob's Cattle, Yellow Indian Woman, Hidatsa Red Indian Bush Beans
33	Vegetable	Bean - Bush	Jade	55	Bush bean. Productive, reliable and disease resistant, this delicious stringless, jade-green bean is a market gardener’s dream with home garden flavor! Bushy plants set tons of long straight pods, poised high on the plant for easier picking. Pods are dark green and average about 6-7 inches long.
34	Vegetable	Bean - Bush	Provider	50-55	Known as the most dependable early green bean, this easy-to-grow variety offers excellent flavor and is one of the best for freezing and canning. It germinates well in cooler soil, adapts to diverse soil and climate conditions, and is disease-resistant. Round, straight pods grow heavily on compact plants.
35	Vegetable	Bean - Pole	Blue Lake Stringless FM1K	60	These stringless pole beans have mild flavoring and are high in vitamins A, B, and C. Blue Lake beans make for excellent snap beans. They are also often dried on the vines for clear white shell beans.
36	Vegetable	Bean - Pole	French Gold	60	These hard-to-find, handsome yellow filet pole beans were originally bred by our favorite French seedmen for their domestic market. French Gold are true “haricot verts” beans: classically slim, round 7 to 9 inch pods with delicate, sweet flavor and a crispy snap that makes them especially choice eating. The heavy bearing, vigorous vines yield extra-fancy, juicy pods to enjoy in colorful summer meals over a long season of harvest.
37	Vegetable	Bean - Pole	Kentucky Wonder	70	The classic variety for heavy crops of meaty, tender, 6" long pods with delicious flavor. Easy to grow & productive over a long harvest period. Vines are vigorous with heavy yields.
38	Vegetable	Bean - Pole	Seychelles	55	Grace your garden with ‘Seychelles’ and enjoy multiple harvests of uniform, stringless pods from this robust climber! An All-America Selections Winner, ‘Seychelles’ produces bushels of beans on vigorous, dark-green vines. Ideal for canning and all your favorite recipes.
39	Vegetable	Bean - Pole	Tricolor - Green, Yellow & Purple	60	Vigorous pole beans twine up effortlessly and their vertical habit makes good use of limited garden space. These heavy bearing climbers reliably produce extended heavy harvests of delicious long gold, green and burgundy pods. Equal parts: Blue Lake, Yellow Pole Wax, Purple Peacock
40	Vegetable	Bean - Pole	Yard Long Noodle King	65-75	These amazingly long, slender green pods can easily reach 12-18 inches! Prepare crispy Noodle King beans quickly: sauté, stir-fry or deep fry tempura-style. Their crisp, juicy texture and fine flavor makes these delicious beans a real gourmet treat to grow and enjoy in abundance fresh from the garden.
41	Vegetable	Bean - Pole	Yard Long Red	50-80	Pole. Snap. The red pods grow to 24-26" and are tender to 18". Pink red seeds. Very reliable, trouble-free variety excellent for the home garden. The red color is retained with cooking. The pods are stringless and the flavor is similar to asparagus. Good in stir fries.
42	Vegetable	Beet	Detroit Dark Red	55	This old home garden and market variety is deservedly the most popular all-purpose red beet, with uniform and smooth, blood-red roots that are sweet and tasty. The 14" tops make good greens, especially in the baby stage.
43	Vegetable	Cantaloupe	Charentais	75-90	A true French cantaloupe that originated in the Poitou-Charentes region circa 1920. Considered by many to be the most divine and flavorful melon in the world. Smooth round melons mature to a creamy gray with faint ribs. Sweet, juicy, orange flesh with a heavenly fragrance. Typically the size of a grapefruit and weighing 2 pounds—perfect for two people.
44	Vegetable	Cantaloupe	Hearts of Gold	80	Hearts of Gold' is a high-quality heirloom that can be grown in short season climates. These very productive plants produce fruit that is dark orange, firm-fleshed, and aromatic. Round, 3-pound fruits up to 6" in diameter.
45	Vegetable	Cantaloupe	Minnesota Midget	60-70	This delightful little melon introduced in 1948 by the University of Minnesota produces loads of 4" fruit, sweet and juicy to the rind. Melons in general, love long, hot seasons, but this variety is specially suited to areas with a short growing season, though it can be grown anywhere. Compact, 36" plants are great for containers. Plants are Fusarium wilt resistant.
46	Vegetable	Cantaloupe	Sugar Cube	80	Personal-size and widely adapted. Sugar Cube lives up to its name with intensely sweet flavor. Very uniform, heavily netted 2–2 1/2 lb. fruits (just a bit bigger than a softball) with deep-orange, aromatic flesh perfect for single servings.
47	Vegetable	Corn	Ambrosia	75	This sugar enhanced bi-color has outstanding eating quality and is noted for its early seedling vigor. Stalks grow 7 feet tall and produce 8 inch ears that are somewhat tolerant to smut.
48	Vegetable	Corn	Bodacious Sweet	75	With better after-harvest staying power than most corn, Bodacious Hybrid Sweet Corn offers huge yields that you needn't rush to eat all at once. The tender 8" ears—nearly 2" across—are filled with about 18 rows of bright yellow kernels, all bursting with sweet flavor. Strong stalks reach 7' tall.
49	Vegetable	Corn	Luscious	70	Early and productive bi-color corn known for its great eating quality and high yields of plump ears whose sweet, tender kernels hold their succulent sweetness after harvest.
50	Vegetable	Corn	Martian Jewels	80-90	Though the striking color is other-worldly, the flavor of this one-of-a-kind jewel is more traditional—slightly less sweet than modern, very sweet hybrids. It was a labor of love to produce an open-pollinated corn that is loaded with beneficial anthocyanins (antioxidants), thanks to its Native American Hopi blue corn parents.
51	Vegetable	Corn	Mini Pink Pearls	85-95	Both delicious and decorative! The lustrous pink kernels of Mini Pink Pearls pop up easily and completely into fluffy white, crunchy, tender popcorn you’ll love for healthy snacking. Each 5-6' stalk has multiple 4-6" ears that mature extra early, so you can successfully grow your own popcorn even in short summer seasons.
52	Vegetable	Corn	Sugar Pearl	70	Sugar Pearl’s fast-growing, vigorous stalks grow just 5 to 5 1/2' tall, producing delicious ears of pearly white sweet kernels with that delicate, meltingly tender flavor that characterizes really delicious white corn. Sugar Pearl was bred for specialty and farmers markets where taste is the prime criteria for success.
53	Vegetable	Cucumber	Beit Alpha	55	A delicious, very sweet cucumber that is usually picked small and does not need peeling, as the skin is very tender. This variety is very popular in the Mediterranean, having been developed in Israel at a kibbutz farm, and it is now becoming popular with Americans because of the fruit’s fine flavor and high yields. This cuke is also burpless and has great shelf life. A parthenocarpic variety, you can grow in a greenhouse without pollinators.
54	Vegetable	Cucumber	Boothby's Blonde	60	This small and unique cucumber is a high yielding variety with creamy yellow skin and small black spines. Fruits grow to 3-5" in length.
55	Vegetable	Cucumber	Chelsea Prize	60	12 - 15" Chelsea Prize is the same long, elegantly slender English cucumber found at a premium price in upscale markets. These thin skinned, bitter-free cucumbers are always easy to digest with absolutely delicious crispy sweet flesh and few seeds.
56	Vegetable	Cucumber	Double Yield	50-60	Heirloom. Very productive variety, good to grow for gherkins, dills or fresh eating. Dark green slender fruits, 5-6" long by 2" diameter. High percent of sets produce two fruits at each leaf joint.
57	Vegetable	Cucumber	Dragon's Egg	55-65	Beautiful cream-colored fruit is about the size and shape of a large egg! Mild, bitter free and sweet tasting, this little cucumber sets massive yields. So fun to grow, and very unique looking; great for children and all who like delicious cucumbers.
58	Vegetable	Cucumber	Endeavor	53	This early bearing pickling or “Kirby” cucumber is a kitchen garden dynamo that produces an extended harvest of dark green, crispy, curved fruits with the traditional knobby “pickle” skin. Hybrid Endeavor is great tasting and high yielding. Vines will keep you well supplied for putting up many jars of your favorite treats like kosher dills, bread-and-butter slices, relish and traditional sweet pickles.
59	Vegetable	Cucumber	Garden Oasis	60	Garden Oasis is a deluxe Beit-Alpha style hybrid, renowned for quality throughout the Mediterranean basin but not often offered commercially here because its delicate flesh doesn’t permit easy shipping. The medium green fruits are smooth and glossy, about 5 - 8" long, with very thin and tender skins and pale, juicy crisp flesh—the ultimate in cool and crunchy refreshment.
60	Vegetable	Cucumber	Green Fingers	60	Appetizing little Green Fingers are cute mini cucumbers that are smooth, thin-skinned, crispy, and ready to pick when just 3 - 5" long. The vigorous, powdery mildew tolerant vines are self-pollinating, early-bearing, and set fruits reliably even in difficult conditions.
61	Vegetable	Cucumber	Indian Snake	65-85	Even bigger and less bitter than Armenian cucumbers, it thrives in hot weather. You’ll definitely want to trellis this fast-growing large variety to give the fruits plenty of room to develop.
62	Vegetable	Cucumber	Lemon	65	A gardener's favorite since 1894 but hard to find in grocery stores, this unusual, eye-catching, lemon-sized cucumber has excellent flavor and is a great slicer or pickler. It is scrumptious eaten with the skin and all just like you would an apple; non-bitter and burpless. Plants are more drought tolerant than other varieties.
63	Vegetable	Cucumber	Mojito (F1)	50	F1 Hybrid. Attractive cucumbers with sweet, citrusy flavor; crisp texture; and bright green coloration. Exceptionally high yields of 1–2 fruit per node that are remarkably uniform and leave no bitter aftertaste. Best harvested at 5–6". Gynoecious and parthenocarpic.
64	Vegetable	Cucumber	Muncher	62	Dual purpose cucumber for both eating fresh and pickling. This tender variety is excellent for fresh eating right out of the garden. Muncher is nearly spineless. Fruits are 6-8" long and 3" wide, with strong vigorous vines. Non-bitter, burpless variety, can be eaten at any stage of growth. If using for pickles, pick when the fruits are 4-6" long.
65	Vegetable	Cucumber	National Pickling	55	This variety holds its quality longer than most and is a top-notch selection for pickling when harvested young. In smaller gardens, planting this pickling cucumber variety along a fence or trellis is the way to go! You can prepare flavorful and crunchy pickles with no bitterness every time.
66	Vegetable	Cucumber	Patty's Marketmore	68-70	Classic high yielding heirloom that produces long, dark green fruits with crunchy texture and mild sweet flavor. Weather tolerant and resistant to viruses and disease. Monoecious.
67	Vegetable	Cucumber	Quick Snack (F1)	40	F1 Hybrid. Can be grown outdoors or inside on a sunny windowsill or counter. Produces a crisp and sweet cucumber that is great for fresh eating. Harvest when 2" long for best flavor and seedless fruit. Vigorous vines set early yields of dark green mini cucumbers. The uniform fruit are smooth, sweet, and non-bitter.
68	Vegetable	Cucumber	Sikkim	65-75	Fat, large fruit can reach several pounds in size. The ripe fruit is a unique rusty red color and is good eaten cooked or raw. In Asia, cucumbers are often stir fried and are quite tasty. This variety is grown in the Himalayas of Sikkim and Nepal.
69	Vegetable	Cucumber	Spring Burpless	52	These long, slender cukes offer a crisp, mild, bitter-free and burpless bite all season long. Firm and easy to peel, they should become your cucumber of choice. Expect Early Spring Burpless to reach 8 - 12" long in no time. For straight fruit, stake them on a cucumber support. Or, if you like the look of curly cukes, let them grow on the ground, where they'll twist up.
70	Vegetable	Cucumber	Straight Eight	58	An All-America Selections winner, Straight Eight has cool, firm flesh and a bright, sparky taste. For peak flavor and ultimate toothsome texture, pick when 8" long. Best grown on a fence or trellis.
71	Vegetable	Cucumber	Sumter	55	The fruit of 'Sumter' cucumber vines are a medium-green color with white spines and are blocky and slightly tapered in shape. Well adapted for many parts of the country and excellent as both a home or market garden variety.
72	Vegetable	Cucumber	Suyo Long	65	Long, ribbed, dark green fruit can grow to 18". They are very mild, sweet, and burpless. This productive heirloom comes from northern China and is very attractive.
73	Vegetable	Cucumber	Sweet Armenian	60	Distinctive Armenian heirloom cucumbers are creamy, pale-green with long, ridged fruits that have a wonderfully crisp, juicy texture. These traditional home garden favorites are also called “Yard-long Cucumbers.” Bitter-free and crunchy with very thin skins, they have few seeds and never get pithy or hollow-hearted.
74	Vegetable	Cucumber	Tasty Green	60	Crunchy, juicy and thin-skinned, long "burpless" Tasty Green Japanese cucumbers combine vigor and productivity with fine sweet flavor and especially refreshing crispy texture. The vigorous vines bear early, yielding abundant slender 10 - 12" fruits that never need peeling.
75	Vegetable	Cucumber	Tokiwa Tokyo Green	60	Great Taste! The small, 9" fruit with tender skin and few seeds makes excellent pickles and sets the standard for slicing cucumbers; buttery soft, supremely sweet, and never bitter. This old Japanese variety, also known as “Tokyo Green,” came from China in the Meiji era, then became the dominant variety sold around Tokyo. They do well on fences and trellises, saving space in the gardens. Vines are almost mildew proof and well adapted to hot, dry summers.
76	Vegetable	Cucumber	Unagi (F1)	55	F1 Hybrid. Glossy spineless cukes with tiny seed cavities, crisp texture, and excellent flavor. A prolific yielder of remarkably straight, uniform fruits. Harvest at 9–11" long (or smaller, if you prefer). Stays crisp and delicious up to 14".
77	Vegetable	Eggplant	Aswad	80-85	This massive dark purple variety can grow up to 3 pounds or more. Its sweet and tender flesh makes it a delicious variety to grill or bake. Originally from Iraq, this variety is heat tolerant and will produce abundantly.
78	Vegetable	Eggplant	Black Beauty	75-80	A garden staple for over 100 years! Black Beauty has became the common market eggplant of today. This eggplant can be enjoyed roasted on salads or as a meat substitute but when harvested fresh, however, makes all the difference!
79	Vegetable	Eggplant	Diamond	70-75	Known for excellent texture and flavor, this variety bears dark-purple eggplants with green-tinted flesh that are 9" long and 3" in diameter. The fruits are borne in clusters of four to six on 2-foot-tall plants, disease-resistant, and rarely bitter. Great for roasting, baking, grilling and stewing!
80	Vegetable	Eggplant	Green Knight Hybrid (F1)	55-60	F1 Hybrid. Bred for dense, meaty flesh that resists oil and has fewer bitter seeds, this eggplant fries up well for diverse culinary experiences. ‘Green Knight’ produces robust crops of mildly-sweet, succulent, white-fleshed fruits. Prolific 34–36" plants produce plenty of 7 x 1½" jade green fruits.
81	Vegetable	Eggplant	Jewel Amethyst	80	Jewel Amethyst' is perfect for containers, with a tidy habit that makes harvesting a breeze. Glossy, oval, purple fruits are best harvested when about 3''–4 ½" long. Harvest regularly from this prolific plant and keep eggplant on the table throughout the season. Its firm texture and mild flavor make this mini eggplant ideal for roasting, frying, or glazing with a flavorful sauce.
82	Vegetable	Eggplant	Lao Green Stripe	90	Hailing from Laos, this hardy, productive heirloom eggplant is also known as 'Green Tiger Stripe.' Plants reach 2' to 3' tall and work well in both vegetable gardens and decorative border displays. Round fruits measure 2" at maturity and are more flavorful when small. This versatile variety grows well in most regions of the United States and is perfect for roasting, grilling, pickling, baking, stir-frying, and making stews and soups.
83	Vegetable	Eggplant	Listada de Gandia	90	One of the most popular heirloom types, this one has 7" long fruit that is white with lovely bright purple stripes. It is so beautiful and has fabulous flavor with sweet, tender flesh. No need to peel! This excellent variety hails from Spain, a country that is renowned for fine food.
84	Vegetable	Eggplant	Ping Tung	70	A wonderful eggplant from Ping Tung, Taiwan. The purple fruit reach up to 14" long and 2" in diameter. This variety is so sweet and tender, superbly delicious! One of the best Chinese-type eggplants on the market.
85	Vegetable	Eggplant	Rosa Bianca	80	A simply elegant eggplant from Sicily. Light pink-lavender fruit has soft white shading and a gently scalloped form. Mild flesh is very popular with chefs and gardeners alike! No bitterness. A great variety for heirloom market growers.
86	Vegetable	Eggplant	Turkish Orange	70-80	This variety produces 4", round, deep orange fruits that resemble oranges hanging on a small tree! Beautiful green streaks add character with a flavor that is a bit softer than a traditional eggplant. This variety is soft and buttery when cooked or fried. The seeds are smaller and less noticeable which gives this variety a desirable texture for cooking. The richest flavored eggplant variety in the world.
87	Vegetable	Eggplant	Violetta Lunga	70	Early bearing and prolific Italian favorite whose elongated dark purple fruits are almost seedless with flesh that is especially mild, nutty flavored and sweet. Wonderful grilled, baked or sautéed.
88	Vegetable	Eggplant	White Knight Hybrid (F1)	60	F1 Hybrid. The delicious fruits of 'White Knight' are culinary wonders: to be savored roasted, sautéed or baked; or served fresh for tantalizing hors-d’oeuvres. Disease-resistant 34–36" plants produce opulent yields of irresistible 7" x 1½" white fruits.
89	Vegetable	Gourd	Kikinda (Competition Strain)	120-150	Grow mammoth 5-7-feet long gourds and amaze your family. This super tasty fruit is tender up to 4 feet long. The tenderness and great flavor made them a kitchen favorite. Fun for craft projects and entering garden fairs. The Kikinda comes from a small village in Northern Serbia that is famed for its pumpkin festivals.
90	Vegetable	Gourd	Luffa	100	The fruit grows about 2', Tasty cooked like okra when young, edible when small and tender. Grow your own natural dishcloth or bath sponge.
91	Vegetable	Gourd	Opo	35-50	Bottle gourd, also known as bottle squash, calabash gourd, Doodhi, or Lowki is a delicious vegetable that has many uses.Its delicate nutty flavor adds greatly to hot curries as well as cooling yogurt dishes like Raita. It can be used like squash but it has a firmer, crisper texture. It is a light green variety, with uniform straight tender fruits, 1-1. 5 ft long.
92	Vegetable	Gourd	Serpente De Sicilia Cucuzzi	75	Lagenaria siceraria. A popular Italian edible gourd. Long, slender fruit is a brilliant, light green color; very tender and delicious with a rich flavor. The Italians eat these steamed, sautéed, or stuffed and baked. These are not bothered by many pests and tend to be very easy to grow. Trellising recommended.
93	Vegetable	Ground Cherry	Aunt Molly's	70	Physalis grisea. Easy-to-grow, prolific, and super-sweet, this ground cherry works well for preserves and pies, over ice cream, and in fresh-fruit salads—or can simply be eaten straight out of the garden. The plants have a sprawling habit and produce ½-¾" fruits encased in a papery husk that turns brown when the fruits ripen.
94	Vegetable	Ground Cherry	Drotts Yellow	55	Physalis grisea. ‘Drotts Yellow’ boasts a tasty, sweet, fruity flavor that sets it apart from other ground cherries. Its husks turn first yellow and then brown at peak maturity, when the 1/2" fruits drop to the ground from large, sprawling, and highly productive plants.
95	Vegetable	Ground Cherry	Loewen Family Heirloom	80	Physalis grisea. The very productive plants have sprawling growth, and the tangy and sweet fruits are about 2/3" in diameter and encased in a papery husk. Fruits are slightly sweeter and smaller than Aunt Molly's. Allow the fruit to fall to the ground before harvesting.
96	Vegetable	Melon	Eden's Gem	65-80	Productive, early-maturing variety. Developed in 1905 at Rocky Ford, Colorado as a "crate melon." Softball-sized netted fruits weigh in at about 1 pound. The green flesh has a complex spicy flavor.
97	Vegetable	Melon	Hami	80-100	Large, several pound melon well-known in China. It is similar in flavor to a sweet cantaloupe, and having a juicy white-orange pulp.
98	Vegetable	Melon	Honeydew Green Flesh Melon	90	The Honeydew Green Flesh Melon is perfect for any summer picnic or activity. This melon is specially adapted to grow in hot, long-summer climates, no matter how hot your summers get! This mid-sized Honeydew Green Flesh boasts some of the sweetest flavor to be found in the honeydew family.
99	Vegetable	Melon	Oka	80	Developed over a century ago by Trappist monks in Oka, Quebec. Large fragrant fruit, with rich orange flesh. Try dehydrating them!
100	Vegetable	Okra	Bowling Red	57	Early, productive, and beautiful - one of the best okras in the Kerr Center’s trial of 30 heirloom varieties. Long, slim, tender red pods. 7-8 ft. plants have red stems and red-veined leaves.