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Vegetable Seeds


tough making it a long storage candidate. Flesh is medium orange. PLANT: Vigorous vine with very large leaf canopy. TOLERANCE: tobacco mosaic TYPE: F-1 USE: Suitable for home gardens and fresh markets, award shows.


GARDEN LEADER


NEW Monster Gourd DAYS TO HARVEST: 136 KEY FEATURE: A garden novelty FRUIT: Gourd, Color: light peach-gray color rind, deep grooved; Size: 200-300 lbs. and larger. PLANT: Aggressive vine up to 30 ft. TYPE: OP USE: Not grown to be eaten, though it is edible. Home garden display, fairs and exhibitions.


USDA ORGANIC


PMR Bush Acorn (certified organic)


DAYS TO HARVEST: 90 FRUIT: Acorn. Heavy yields of black 1 to 2 lb ribbed fruit with light orange flesh. PLANT: Bush type. 2’ tall with 3 ‘ spread. USE: Winter


Spaghetti DAYS TO HARVEST: 110 FRUIT: Spaghetti. Color: tan warted rind with pale, stringy, spaghetti like flesh; Shape: blunt ended cylinder; Size: 3-5 lb PLANT: Vigorous vine 12’ – 14’. TYPE: OP USE: Fresh market, home garden


Table Ace DAYS TO HARVEST: 78 FRUIT: Acorn. Color: black/green; Shape: blunt end acorn; Size: 5” PLANT: Compact bush spreads 2 ½’. TYPE: F-1 USE: Fresh market, home garden


NEW Turks Turban


DAYS TO HARVEST: 110 KEY FEATURE: Ornament and edible FRUIT: Turban, orange rind resembles a mushroom cap. Color is deep orange with light colored blotches. 5 to 8 lb. PLANT: Medium vine 8’ – 10’ TYPE: OP heirloom


MORE GOURD FAVORITES DAYS TO


DESCRIPTION


Gourd Autum Wing Mix Gourd Baby Bottle Green Gourd Big Apple Red Gourd Birdhouse Yellow Gourd Carnival Striped


Gourd Cavemans Club Green Gourd Collins Long Gourd Daisy Mix


Gourd Goblin Egg Mix


Gourd Koshare Yellow Band Gourd Lunch Lady Mix


Gourd Shenot Crown Of Thorns Gourd Small Warted Mix Gourd Speckled Swan Green Gourd Spoon Mix Gourd Spoon Yellow


Gourd Turks Turban Orange Gourd Yugo Fingers White


STRAWBERRY


Fragaria anannassas 65°, D, 14-28 days Sow in February, keep flats in total darkness and do


SUNFLOWER


Also see Helianthus in the Annual Seed & Plug section


Mammoth Gray Stripe DAYS TO HARVEST: KEY FEATURE: Great garden fun FRUIT: 12” seed heads loaded with large striped seeds. Golden yellow petals. PLANT: Towering giant 9’ – 12’ tall. TYPE: OP USE: Seeds can be roasted or saved for bird feeders. Tall plants create a sunflower forest for the children’s garden.


USE: The flesh is more moist than other squash and is good used in soups.


USDA ORGANIC


Waltham Butternut (certified organic) DAYS TO HARVEST: 88


FRUIT: Butternut. Bottle shaped with deep orange, fine textured and sweet flesh. 9” – 10” long by 4” wide. PLANT: Vigorous vine 10’ – 12’. TYPE: OP USE: Winter storage


not allow seed to dry out. Temperature should not exceed 70°. Germination is between 55 and 70°. CROP TIME: PACK: 12 weeks PLANTS: See plants-Bare Root Vegetables.


NEW Beltran


DAYS TO HARVEST: 120 KEY FEATURE: vigorous plant produces abundant aromatic fruit throughout whole summer FLOWER: Big, semi-double white flowers on somewhat long flower trusses FRUIT: Conical fruit shape, middle sized, with deep red colour. PLANT: Plants are vigorous and somewhat compact with mid green leaves and few runners. TYPE: F-1 everbearing USE: Early flowering hanging baskets


NEW Elan


DAYS TO HARVEST: 120 KEY FEATURE: High sugar levels in the fruit with 30 to 50% more vitamin C In comparison with other day- neutral strawberry varieties FLOWER: White FRUIT: Bi-conical shape, it has a shiny appearance and a bright red colour with delicious taste. PLANT: Open plant habit with vigorous growth. Leaves are deep green. TYPE: F-1 everbearing USE: Its best performance is in Hanging Baskets.


NEW Merlan


DAYS TO HARVEST: 120 KEY FEATURE: Consumers will enjoy fine colour of pink flowers and abundant numbers of fruit throughout whole summer. FLOWER: Big, pink. FRUIT: Conical fruit shape, middle sized, with deep red colour. PLANT: Compact plant. Few to no runners TYPE: F-1 everbearing USE: Plug growers appreciate fast and even germination of strawberry F1 'Merlan. Finish in 4 ½” pots.


NEW Tristan


DAYS TO HARVEST: 120 KEY FEATURE: Plant produces abundantl,y deep rose flowers and sweet tasting fruit during whole summer. FLOWER: Big, deep rose FRUIT: Biconical, mid size, deep red. PLANT: Compact plant. Few to no runners. TYPE: F-1 everbearing USE: Well suited for high density culture in 4 ½” pots


Fresca


HARVEST COLOR 110 110 110 125 121 125 115 95 80


95-100 100 95 95


125 95 95


100 100


striped mix mix mix


yell-oran mix


yellow


ora/whit cream


multi-colored green green green


FRUIT SIZE USE 4-12" 2"


6-8" 10"


green/yellow 4" green green mix mix


12-18" 5-8'


4"-5"


5-20 lbs. 4"-5"


6"-8"


fresh market crafting crafting


birdhouses decorative


fresh market market


decorative


decorative, farmers market markets


decorative crafting


markets decorative farmers market


DAYS TO HARVEST: 50 FRUIT: Color: red; Shape: tapered. Size: 1”. PLANT: Ever bearing bush. USE: Home garden, hanging basket use 4-5 PPP in 10” pot.


GARDEN LEADER Patio Tasty Sweet


DAYS TO HARVEST: 45 FRUIT: Plentiful harvest of small sweet fruit. PLANT: Ever bearing bush. USE: Grow in hanging baskets and use 4-5 PPP in 10” pot.


Temptation


DAYS TO HARVEST: 45 FRUIT: Color: red; Shape: broad shoulders tapered. 1 1/2”. PLANT: Ever bearing bush. USE: home garden, hanging basket use 5 – 7 PPP in 12” pot.


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