01020 BLUE LAKE BUSH BEAN. Our most popular with commercial canners and packers. Heavy producer with
vigorous with many branches. Upright growth for easy pick- ing. Pods are 5-1/2 to 6-1/2 in. long, round, with slow developing
so pods do not look lumpy. Excellent texture and fl avor, fresh or canned. Especially good for freezing. White seeded. 55 days. (A) Pkt. $2.25; (N) 1/2 lb. $5.25; (P) 1 lb. $8.50; (P) 2 lb. $13.50; (P) 5 lb. $29.95.
04898(X) COMPLETE ASPARAGUS GARDEN. You get three different varieties, 30 plants total. This is a wonderful opportunity to start an asparagus bed at a bargain price. You get 10 healthy roots each of Mary Washington, Purple Sweet and Jersey Supreme. You'll marvel over the thick, tender, dark green spears of Mary Washington. Purple Sweet produces heavy shoots that are deep, dark purple (turn green when cooked) with less fi ber and a unique taste. Jersey Supreme is disease resistant, cold and heat tolerant, ensuring a good crop under diverse growing conditions. Hardy perennial. 30 heavy roots (10 of each), $21.95.
easy to grow in cool climates. A pure white turnip. Matures in as little as 30 days after sowing for baby roots or in about 40 days after sowing for full sized 4 to 5 in. diameter roots. Turnips have a crunchy texture and a mild, radish-like fl avor – excellent eaten raw or in stir- fries. The edible green tops are crisp and mildly spicy. (A) Pkt. (500 seeds) $2.25; 2 pkts. $3.95; (L) 1 oz. $16.95.
EXPRESS HYBRID TURNIP. Super fast and
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30040 TRISTAR STRAWBERRY PLANTS. This deli- cious everbearing variety produces berries all season. You can look forward to a heavy early crop, a lighter summer crop and good yields again in the fall. Firm medium size fruits have an excellent sweet fl avor and an inviting bright red color. Hardy plants are resis- tant to several diseases. Good variety for hanging baskets. We recommend denser planting due to the light runner production of this
for $10.95; 50 for $18.95; 100 for $34.95; 400 for $111.95.
Zones 4-8. 25 plants unusual variety. seeds long season. Tasty, tender, plump bean. Plants are
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NANKING BUSH CHERRY. Tasty bright red fruits are great fresh, right off the bush. They also make excellent jams and jellies. This beautiful ornamental shrub blooms in early spring with a mass of white fl ow- ers, followed by a fi ne crop of cherries. Excellent for wildlife and bird habitat. Easy-to-grow, resists drought, widely adapted. Eventually grows about 8 ft. tall by 10 ft. wide. 2-year-old bareroot plants. Super hardy. Zones 2-6. $7.95 each; 3 for $19.95; 10 for $59.95.
SUNFLOWER. Great for bragging, birds, and impressing the kids. This is the gi- ant of giants, Giant Grey- Stripe. Produces huge heads up to 20 in. across that are fi lled with large, thin- shelled, very plump seeds that are high in protein. Use seeds for snacks, bird food or chicken feed. Not only is the head/bloom size impressive, so is the plant height… 8 to 12 ft. tall. Makes a good property line screen. 78 days. (A) Pkt. $1.85; 2 pkts. $3.15; (M) 1/4 lb. $5.50; (P) 1 lb. $12.95.
rows of deep, refi ned kernels. You can't buy a corn like this in stores – the ears are too big for their packing crates. Tolerant to strains of Rust, Wilt and Leaf Blight. 82 days. (A) Pkt. (1 oz.) $2.75; 2 pkts. $4.70; (N) 1/2 lb. $11.45; (P) 1 lb. $19.95; (P) 4 lb. $67.95.
sweet on the inside. Perfectly re- freshing solo or in salads. Vigorous, disease resistant vines kick out big yields of 10 to 12 in. fruits. And early maturity to boot. 48 days. (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.45; 2 pkts. $4.35; (J) 1/4 oz. $10.95; (K) 1/2 oz. $21.50.
YET HYBRID CUCUMBER. You may agree, this just might be the best tasting cuke – period. It has it all – long slim fruits with extra-thin, bitter-free tender skins, very dark green color on the outside, extremely crispy, burp-free and
02175 SWEETER
CORN (se). A gourmet sweet corn per- fect for home gardens and roadside stands. Vigorous even under tough con- ditions and delivers superb eating quality. Big ears are 9-1/2 in. long, 2 in. thick with 20
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00508 NEW HAMPSHIRE PICKLING TOMATO. Devel- oped at the U. of New Hampshire in the late 1950’s/early 1960’s. A pick- ling variety with fruits that mature at the same time. Thick-walled, 1/2 oz. pear shaped fruits are very fl avorful, with an almost smoky taste that grow 1-1/2 to 2 in. long and have excel- lent crack resistance. Perfect for making pickles or fresh eating. Plants are semi- potato leaved and very vigorous. Determinate. 78- 85 days. (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $1.95; 2 pkts. $3.50; 4 pkts. $6.25.
TOMATO & PEPPER STARTER PLANTS.
09850 Amish Paste - See page 52. 09871 Goliath - See page 2.
TOMATOES
09867 Delicious - See page 5. 09856 Big Zac - See page 54. 09857 Brandywine - See page 4. 09880 Mortgage Lifter - See page 52. 09746 Roma - See page 52. 09860 Celebrity - See page 54. 09865 Early Girl - See page 54. 09606 Better Boy - See page 54. 09892 SunSugar - Candy sweet gold cherry, 62 days. 09853 Big Beef - See page 54. 09898 Viva Italia - Productive large salad pear, 72 days.
Growth habit of Roma and Celebrity are determinate, all others are indeterminate.
STARTER PLANT COLLECTION. 4 plants each of Early Girl, Celebrity, Big Beef and Big Bertha. $19.95 each; 2 to 3 for $17.95 each; 4 or more $16.95 each.
00955(X) TOMATO & PEPPER
09842 Super Heavyweight - Huge sweet bell, 77 days. 09810 King Arthur - Big, fat, sweet bell, 61 days. 09805 Big Bertha - See page 44. 09816 Goliath - See page 5.
PEPPERS
09837 Peter - See page 4. 09829 Jalapeno Goliath - See page 44.
HOT PEPPERS
01763 BLUE DENT CORN. The real Indian Corn from the American Hopi Indians. Very old Indian eating corn with a distinctively delicious fl avor, which many believe no other corn can equal. Slender ears on 5 ft. stalks have 8 rows and are 8 in. long, with very tender, tasty kernels in milk stage. Dries to an intense royal blue. 110 days. (A) Pkt. (1 oz.) $2.75; 2 pkts. $4.55; (M) 1/4 lb. $7.95; (P) 1 lb. $24.98.
TOMATO & PEPPER GRAFTED PLANTS.
etables fi rst started appearing on the American market. We admit we were doubters – until we grew them ourselves and saw the proof. Like super heroes, the grafted vegetables were stronger, produced faster and longer and because they were able to fend off diseases, the harvests yields were big- ger. Organic gardeners especially benefi t because they can achieve higher yields without the use of chemicals.
PRICES FOR TOMATO & PEPPER STARTER PLANTS MINIMUM ORDER IS 2 UNITS.
Plants must be ordered in multiples of 4 plants of the same variety. 2 units (8 plants) $13.95; 3 to 11 units $5.95 each; 12 or more units $5.25 each.
a regular seeded plant (on the right) vs. a grafted plant (on the left)
39505 Big Beef - See page 54. 39515 Celebrity - See page 54. 39549 Mortgage Lifter - See page 52. PEPPER 39590 Big Bertha - See page 44.
TOMATOES
Image above shows the difference in growth and fruit production between
Grafting is a process where the vegetable variety desired (the scion) is attached to the root system of a separate plant (the rootstock) which has been selected for quali- ties such as vigor and disease resistance which the scion may be lacking. As the tissues fuse, the result is a plant with the best qualities of both the original variety and the rootstock.
Try a couple – we’re confi dent next year you will be back for more.
PRICES FOR GRAFTED PLANTS MINIMUM ORDER IS 2 PLANTS.
2 plants $16.95; Additional plants $7.50 each. 39652(X) BIG BEEF
GRAFTED/STARTER COLLECTION 1 Grafted Plant & 4 Starter Plants.
$14.95 each; 2 to 4 $12.95 each; 5 or more $11.95 each.
Why pay more for grafted plants? What makes them worth the extra price? These were questions we asked when grafted veg-
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