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Vegetable Seeds conditions. Home garden and fresh market.


NEW Twinkle DAYS TO HARVEST: 55 KEY FEATURE: Ornamental plant with purple flowers. FRUIT: 3-5”, round to oval, purple color. PLANT: 16-20” upright bush. TYPE: F1 USE: Fresh Market, home garden.


NEW White Star DAYS TO HARVEST: 75 KEY FEATURE: Ghostbuster replacement. FRUIT: 5-7”, elongated oval, teardrop shape, white color. PLANT: 16-20” upright bush. TYPE: F1 USE: Fresh Market, home garden.


ESCAROLE


NEW Full Heart NR65 DAYS TO HARVEST: 90 KEY FEATURE: Easy to blanch by tying leaves. PLANT: 10”-12” Light green to white. TOLERANCE: Bolting TYPE: OP USE: Base ingredient for Italian salad. Fresh market.


FENNEL See Herb Seed section


GOURD See Page 51


ENDIVE


Also see Herb section Cichorium endivia 50-60 F., 7-10 Days


CROP TIME: PACK: 6 weeks


Young leaves can be used for baby salad mixes. Mature heads sold for fresh produce.


NEW Green Ruffec DAYS TO HARVEST: 42 FRUIT: Green extra curled, deep green PLANT: 4” – 6” open heads TYPE: OP USE: Fresh market bunching


NEW Salad King Crisp DAYS TO HARVEST: 95 KEY FEATURE: Vates selection. Long standing ability and good winter hardiness. PLANT: 10”-12” Dark to pale green mound. TOLERANCE: Wet fall weather and light frost. TYPE: OP USE: Fresh market for mature leaves or young plants for “baby green” sales.


GARDEN LEADER


NEW Tasty Green Curled DAYS TO HARVEST: 33 for baby leaf, 45 for heads FRUIT: Deep green and crispy leaves, heavily savoyed and deeply cut. Crisp and mildly bitter taste. PLANT: Open heads reach 6” – 8” with yellow-green centers TYPE: OP USE: Baby greens and cut heads for home garden and fresh market.


USDA ORGANIC


NEW Olesh S1841662


DAYS TO HARVEST: 50 KEY FEATURE: Tender and spicy PLANT: Rosette of long leaves with deep serration TYPE: OP certified organic USE: For salad mix or full head production, fresh market, home garden, greenhouse and hydroponic


KALE


Also See Organic Seed Section Brassica oleracea 70°, 7 days


CROP TIME: PACK: 6 weeks


NEW Blue Ridge Green DAYS TO HARVEST: 55 COLOR: Blue green finely curled foliage PLANT: 12” – 14” TOLERANCE: Yellows TYPE: OP USE: Spring and early winter home garden and fresh market. Harvest after frost.


USDA ORGANIC


Lacinato


DAYS TO HARVEST: 62 KEY FEATURE: Italian Kale tracing back to the 18th century. Also grown as Black Tuscan Palm Tree, Nero di Toscana and Dinosaur Kale PLANT: Solid leaves are bumpy and deep green TOLERANCE: TYPE: OP Heirloom


USDA ORGANIC


Red Russian


DAYS TO HARVEST: 25 days baby and 50 days for mature leaves. KEY FEATURE: One of the most beautiful kales in cultivation PLANT: Non curled light green leaves, bright purple stems and veins. Medium tall and tasty strain TYPE: OP USE:


NEW Winterbor Curled DAYS TO HARVEST: 60 KEY FEATURE: Winter hardiness. PLANT: 17” Deep green curled leaf. TOLERANCE: Cold TYPE: OP USE: Fresh market garnish


KOHLRABI


Brassica oleracea 70°, 14 to 21 days CROP TIME: PACK: 6 weeks


GARDEN LEADER


NEW Gourmet Brand Red DAYS TO HARVEST: 62 FRUIT: Red skin with tender white flesh. Bulb 2” – 21/2”. PLANT: More tolerant to heat than the white types TOLERANCE: Black rot, heat TYPE: OP USE: Sliced for salads or steamed


GARDEN LEADER


Gourmet Brand White DAYS TO HARVEST: 60 FRUIT: Bulbs are tender and smooth skin; Size: 3” TOLERANCE: Black rot USE: Spring and Fall home garden


NEW Grand Duke DAYS TO HARVEST: 55 KEY FEATURE: Winter hardiness. PLANT: 18 oz medium green with white flesh. TOLERANCE: Black Rot TYPE: F1 USE: Fresh market and storage


NEW Winner DAYS TO HARVEST: 54 KEY FEATURE: Tops and bulbs can be eaten when young. PLANT: 1 ½ lb fruit, light green with white flesh. TOLERANCE: Cold TYPE: F1 USE: Fresh market with good keeping quality


Vates DAYS TO HARVEST: 50 KEY FEATURE: Not to be confused with Collard Vates. PLANT: Blue green curled foliage TOLERANCE: yellows USE: Spring and early winter home garden and fresh market.


LEEK


Allium ampelosporasum 70°, 10 to 14 days CROP TIME: PACK: 6 weeks


NEW Electra Green DAYS TO HARVEST: 149 KEY FEATURE: Good cold weather performance.


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