2008 VEGETABLES

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CLASSIC VEGETABLES
Classic garden veggies selected for flavor, disease resistance, and outstanding performance in the NW.

ARTICHOKE
‘Green Globe’ - Bold, deeply cut silvery-green basal leaves create a fountain-like form reaching 3 to 5 feet high and wide. Fleshy, unopened flower buds are edible.  If not harvested, 6-inch bluish-purple,  thistle-like flower heads follow - excellent in dried arrangements. Herbaceous.
‘Carciofo Romanesco’ - This is a classic artichoke variety that originated in the region around Rome. It has large, round heads with nice purple color and excellent flavor.
‘Violetto’ Purple’  Spineless purple variety with deep purple coloring. Much sought after export of Italy! Exceptional, flavorful and hardy for northern growers! 85 days.
 
BEET
‘Bull’s Blood’ Grown primarily for striking dark red-purple leaves that provide incredible contrast in salad mixes and also have a tender, sweet flavor.  Roots are also tasty and tender when harvested early. Tolerant of heat and cool temps. 65 days.
 
BROCCOLI
‘Blue Wind’  Heads are medium sized, blue green with small, attractive beads. Compared to Packman, Blue Wind is a day earlier, much more attractive, a little easier to harvest and more uniform.
‘Packman’ Plant produces good yields of very flavorful broccoli. Widely adapted to different climates and soils, and you can grow it all season. A favorite grown by home gardeners.  50 days. F1
‘Premium’ - Tall, upright plant produces bright blue-green domes that are 12 in. across, with small beads. Holds tight buds longer than most. Produces many side shoots after main harvest. Its holding qualities make it great for freezing.
 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS
‘Jade Cross’ Plant produces heavy yields of  solid 1 ½" brussels sprouts. One of the best types of brussels sprouts to grow. 80 days. F1.
 
CABBAGE
‘All-Seasons Mix’ A great mix of the best cabbages, ranging in color from silvery blue to light green to deep red.
‘Golden Acre’ This early round head cabbage is easily grown and versatile in use. Heads are about 6 to 7 inches in diameter on compact plants about a foot high. Its firm, medium green head is excellent cooked or raw in stews and salads. 65 days.
‘Ruby Perfection’  Deep red color, heavy yielder. Medium maturity. Very solid head, late bursting, highly productive. Medium size plants, for winter harvest. 80 days.
‘Savory Savoy Express’ The compact plant can be grown at close spacing about a foot apart in the garden. Small heads, about 1-1 ½ pounds. Recommended for planting as a spring or fall crop and it may be the earliest cabbage on the block. 55 days.
 
CAULIFLOWER
‘Early Dawn’ This super-early hybrid yields a 1-2 lb crown of dense white curds, 6-8 inches across. Performs well when planted in either spring or summer. 53 days.
‘Snow Crown’ One of the easiest to grow of all early cauliflower varieties. Forms fully domed curds in heads 7-8 inches across, weighing 1-2 lbs. 50-60 days.
 
CORN
‘Bodacious’ Reaching up to 7 feet tall, Bodacious features impressive 8 inch long ears with rich, tender kernels. Recommended for premium corn on the cob and freezing. 80-90 days.
‘Bojangles’ Early uniform and vigorous cobs. Bojangles contains a naturally occurring 'sugar-enhanced' gene that makes the cobs extremely sweet and tender. 74 days.
‘Delectable’ Plant produces good yields of 8" long small kerneled bi-colored ears of corn. Plant Height: 6 ft tall. 80 days. F1.
‘Double Red Sweet’ This intensely red to purple corn is a delicious early sweet corn, excellent for eating fresh as corn-on-the-cob or can be dried to make traditional corn flour or posole. High yielding variety on short purple stalks.
‘Earthtones’ Each ear is a rainbow of soft color. Instead of the dark tones of Indian Corn, Earth Tones is an Easter-hued variety with every ear a distinctively unique mixture! These 8- to 10-inch ears are not for eating fresh, though they may be ground for dent flour. Their main purpose is decorative. 85 to 95 days.
‘Honey Select’ Synergistic hybrid yellow with delicious, tender kernels. Plants are tall and sturdy, yielding a high percentage of two cobs per plant. 79 days.
‘Miracle Sugar Enhanced’ Fast growing, long sweet cobs with good tolerance to common rust; helps to keep plants healthy, particularly in wet summers. 85-100 days.
‘Precocious’ The earliest yellow corn, up to 5 ½ feet tall, plants yield 7 inch ears filled with sweet, buttery kernels that are plump to the tip!  Picks easily.  Good cool-soil vigor and superior flavor. 65-75 days. 
‘Robust’ Popcorn Tremendous hybird vigor is apparent in its rapid emergence, sturdy development and big 8 inch ears. Large yellow kernels pop into big, tender flakes. 110 days.
‘Serendipity’ Produces tender, bicolor kernels with a perfect balance between sugary sweet and traditional corn flavor. Stalks reach up to 6 feet and ears are 8 inches long and well filled. F1. 82 days. 
‘White Out’ Terrific early maturing white!  Sturdy plants produce delicious, pearly white corn.  F1. 73 days. 
‘Wampum’ Mini-Indian' A mini-ornamental. Similar to Carousel, but about 2 weeks earlier. Ears are medium to very small 4-5" long with diverse color. 85-90 days.
 
CUCUMBER
Burpless:
‘Burpless Hybrid’ In just 7 weeks from sowing, you'll start harvesting beautiful cucumbers, 8 1/2 inches long by 1 1/2 inches wide, with a sweet, crispy flavor! Vines are strong and vigorous. 48 to 50 days.
‘Burpless Bush’ Resistant to disease. Produces, low-acid, slicing cucumbers on a space-saving bush plant.  The straight, 10-12" long, cylindrical fruit are dark green, firm and nearly seedless when ready for harvest. 60 days.
‘Suyo Long’ Plant produces excellent yields of thin 15" cucumbers. Excellent for salads and bread and butter pickles. This variety grows well in hot weather. 60 days.
‘Sweeter Yet’ An early hybrid burpless cucumber Sweeter Yet produces 10-12 inch beautiful dark green, crisp fruit with a pleasingly sweet flavor. Continual yields result from compact semi-bush type plants. Disease tolerant.  45 days.

Cucumber-Slicing Varieties:
‘Diva’ Plant produces good yields of non-bitter burpless and seedless glossy dark green cucumbers. Will produce without pollination! Excellent for salads or pickling. Disease resistant.  58 days. F1
‘English Telegraph’ Superb flavor. 15”-18” long, straight, dark green fruit. Will curl if not grown on stake or fence. This variety is not bitter, features very few seeds and makes excellent eating. 45 days.
‘Lemon’ These 3-4 foot semi-bush plants bear apple-shaped cucumbers with lemon-colored skins.  The flesh is very mild and sweet. Best harvested when the size of limes. A favorite among many cool season gardeners. 70 days. 
‘Straight Eight’ This vigorous and productive plant yields dark green, blunt ended, cylindrical, seven to eight inch long fruits. A good slicing variety.  63 days.

Cucumber - Pickling Varieties:
‘Bush Pickling’ Sets a huge supply of crisp 4-5” fruits. Bushy vines grow just 2-3 ft. long. One of the best varieties for making crisp whole dill pickles. 45 days.
‘Cool Breeze’ Cucumber is green and warted, 4-7” long with fainter green striping near the blossom end. Five foot vines may be trellised and will bear buckets of crunchy dark fruit all summer. 45 days
‘Home Made Pickles’ The vigorous 5 foot vines are disease resistant and yield armloads of solid, crisp cucumbers.  Can be harvested at 1 ½” for baby sweets and 5-6” for dills. 60 days. 
 
EGGPLANT
‘Dusky’- Proven performer in shorter-season areas. Disease-resistant, 24-30 inch tall bushes produce deep purple, 8-9” oval fruit that mature early for their size. 80 days.
‘Hansel’- A 2008 All-America Selection. Hansel is a unique, early yielding, miniature variety. Less than three feet in height, this is perfect for small gardens and containers. The fruit is non-bitter and succulent and can grow up to 10”. ‘Hansel’ fruit contains very few seeds and grow in clusters of 3-6.
‘Ichiban’- Plant produces heavy yields of high quality 9" long by 1 ½" wide, dark purple eggplants. It is so dark purple that the eggplants are almost black in color. Very flavorful and tender. Performs well even at cooler temperatures. 61 days. F1.
 
KALE
‘Dwarf Blue Scotch’- Early variety produces flavorful green leaves.  This variety better withstands colder weather than other varieties. 65 days.
‘Nero di Toscana’ – 50 days. The very dark green leaves resemble a palm tree and are 2-3” wide and 10” long. Extremely winter hardy and becomes especially sweet after a freeze.
‘Redbor’ – 50 days.  Magenta in color. Grows 18-24” tall and is both beautiful and tasty, as well as vigorous and cold hardy.
 
KOHLRABI
‘Kolibri’ purple – 60 days.  Purple-skinned with a cream interior, between 4-6 inches wide. One of the best varieties for late season harvest.
 
LETTUCE
‘All Lettuce Mix’- A custom mixture of Parris Island, Rouge D'Hiver, Red Salad Bowl, Royal Oak and Green Salad Bowl.
‘Australian Yellowleaf’- (loose) - 50 days – This large, slow-bolting, loose leaf variety will add plenty of color to salads with its bright yellow leaves.  Tasty and tender.
‘Deertongue’ (bibb) - 55 Days, Heat Resistant, Slow to bolt. Grown for its delicate, sweet flavor. Of medium size, 7-9" loosely rosette-shaped heads have long, somewhat triangular and pointed light green leaves that do resemble  the shape of a deer's tongue. Deer Tongue is also very cold tolerant, making it a good reliable all-season lettuce for most areas.
‘Fireball’ (butterhead) – 51 days. A large red lettuce with creamy yellow interior.  Tenderness and taste are excellent.  Mild flavor stays bitter-free longer.  Heat tolerance is good.
‘Freckles’ (‘Trout Back’) – 55 days. A dark green leaved romaine splashed with wine-red ‘freckles’. Rich buttery flavor and heat tolerant.
‘Lollo Rossa’ (bicolor leaf)- 48 days. One of the most deeply curled of the looseleaf lettuces; pale frosty green interior with beautiful rose coloring at the leaf margins. Heat-tolerant.
‘Optima Buttercrunch’ (bibb) – 54 days. Dark green, big framed 12-14" butterhead tolerant to heat. A high level of resistance to downy mildew, bottom rot, and tipburn. 
‘Outredgeous’ (red romaine) – 52 days. Thick, glossy, slightly ruffled leaves are bright red on top and green on the underside. A superb upright cut salad variety that forms a loose head at maturity.
‘Red Rumple’ (loose leaf) – 50 days.  Dark plum-red leaves are layered with tiny rumples.  Plants spread to 12”, while reaching a height of 5-6”.
‘Salinas’ (head) - 90 days. Plant produces good yields of medium large dull green color head lettuce.
‘Verte Maraichere’ (romaine) – 65 days. Offers wonderful flavor, and a vibrant dark green color.  The romaine of choice for Mesclun producers.
‘Yugoslavian Red’ (butterhead) – 55 days. Extremely decorative, this beautiful butterhead produces burgundy tinged leaves on loose heads that can measure up to 12” across. Excellent mild flavor.
 
MELONS
‘Angel’ - 80 days. F1. Produces an early, Mediterranean type melon with very sweet flavor and white colored flesh. Excellent yields of 3 lb size cantaloupes. 
‘Earli-dew’ (honeydew) –80 days.  An early hybrid buff-to ivory-colored honeydew with sweet yellow-green flesh that grows to a 5-6” diameter fruit weighing 2-3 lbs.
‘Fast Break’ (cantaloupe)- 69 days. One of the earliest cantaloupes you can grow! The 5-6” diameter melons weigh 4-5 lbs and have sweet, golden-yellow flesh.
‘Gallicum’ – 80 days. F1. A 2-2½ lb melon of outstanding quality. It has an intense sweet aroma and green flesh that is very flavorful. It tells when it is ripe by turning yellowish on the outside.
‘Minnesota Midget’ (cantaloupe) – 60-75 days. Extra early variety. The plants are compact with vines seldom over 3’ long.  The fruits are small, 5-6” in diameter, weighing thirteen ounces to 1½ lbs, delicious flavor.
‘Passport’ (tropical) – 75 days.  The 6-7 inch 3½ -4 lb. fruit are round and well netted.  The exotic lime-green flesh is thick, juicy, and sweet.
‘Sugar Baby’(watermelon) - 75 days . Just as their name suggests, these crisp, sweet dark red fleshed melons are sure to please. Round melons 8" across average 10 pounds.
‘Sweetie’ (butterscotch) -- One of the sweetest melons we’ve tasted, this hybrid is small and charentais-like.
 
PEPPERS
Sweet Bell Peppers:
‘Better Belle’ - 65 days. Blockier, thicker walled and earlier than the original. Four-lobed peppers mature from green to bright red. Vigorous variety maintains its large fruit size and production throughout a long season. Tobacco mosaic virus resistant.
‘Blushing Beauty’ – 72 days. F1. An elegantly colored, large blocky bell pepper that changes from ivory to blush when mature. Its compact palnt habit makes it an ideal container pepper.
‘California Wonder’ – 65 days. Produces 4-5 sweet bell peppers that are typically 4-lobed, thick-walled and blocky. The large rich green fruit turn red on the bush. A great choice for cool growing conditions.
‘Chocolate Bell’ – 70-75 days. Dark, shiny green fruits ripen to a rich chocolate brown.  Excellent sweet flavor when fully ripe.
‘Golden Star’ – 62 days. This heavy yielder of beautiful golden-yellow four lobed, blocky fruits has an outstanding sweet, mild flavor.
‘Gourmet Orange’- 85 days. F1 Plant produces good yields of large deep bright orange sweet bell peppers. Peppers turn from green to bright orange when mature. Disease Resistant.  
‘Gypsy’ Yellow’ - 60 days. Plant produces heavy yields of 5" long by 2" wide sweet bell peppers. Peppers turn from light yellow to red when mature. Small plant is suitable for containers. Does well in cool and hot regions. Disease Resistant.
‘Red Beauty’ - 68 days. F1. Plant produces good yields of 4" long by 4" wide sweet bell peppers. Peppers turn from green to red when mature.
 Excellent for salads, stuffing, gourmet dishes. Disease Resistant.
‘Red Knight X3R’ – 65-70 days. An early maturing, blocky bell pepper that matures from dark green to bright red and maintains good quality at maturity. Produces three to four lobed, 4 x 4 inch fruit. Vigorous plant, very productive.
‘Super Heavyweight’ – 77 days.  A super large and heavy blocky bell pepper that measures 5” wide by 6” long. Color ranges from a deep jade green to bright yellow gold at maturity.  Four lobed, very thick walled, sweet tasting, and very meaty.  Plants grow about 27” tall with good yield.
‘Yolo Wonder’ - 75-80 days. Peppers are green, turning red at full maturity when the flavor sweetens considerably. They're delicious raw or cooked.
 
Peppers - Sweet Non-Bells:
‘Carmen’ -75 days. The compact 28" tall plants yield abundant horn-shaped fruits. As they mature from green to red they get even sweeter, making them an excellent choice for fresh salads or cooked dishes. 
‘Pasilla Bajio’ - 78 days. Mild-sweet-hot, fruit is dark green, turning brown as it ripens. This pepper is used in Mexican “mole” sauces, tasty.
‘Pimiento’- 73 days. A standard sweet variety for home and market. Heart- shaped, smooth fruit 3½ inches by 2½ inches.
‘Cherry Pick’-75 days — Smooth skin and thick-meated.  The flesh is sweet and shaped like cherries but of good sized.  Nice for salads, canning, or pickling.  Can be used in the green stage or in the red, ripe stage.
‘Pasilla Bajio’ - 78 days. Mild-sweet-hot, fruit is dark green, turning brown as it ripens. This pepper is used in Mexican “mole” sauces, tasty. The plants grow 2 to 3 feet tall, with branches beginning 5 to 6 inches from the low stem so pods don't touch the ground.
‘Pimiento’ - 73 days. The Pimento is a variety of large, red, heart-shaped chili pepper that measures 3 to 4 inches long and 2 to 3 inches wide. The flesh of the pimento is sweet, succulent and more aromatic than that of the red bell pepper.
‘Tequila Sunrise’-70-80 days. Peppers ripen from green to golden orange, reaching 6-6 ½ inches in length. Plants grow 15-16 inches tall and have a sweet, sharp flavor.
 
Peppers - Hot:
‘Anaheim’ Chili’ - 70 days.  One of the finest fresh eating chiles! The meaty 7" long pods are about 1" wide and a breeze to peel and stuff. Early and productive, they will grow into handsome chile-filled bushes averaging 24" tall.  Drought tolerant.
‘Greek Golden Pepperoncini’-65 days. This delicious Greek pepper grows abundantly on a plant that matures to approximately 30 inches. A high-yeilding plant, it produces an abundance of these fabulous, versatile peppers. The peppers are sweet and have a very mild heat.
‘Jaloro’-75 days. Plant produces good yields of yellow Jalapeno hot peppers. Peppers turn from yellow, to orange, and to red when mature. Can be used at any color stage. Excellent for making salsa or pickles. Disease Resistant.
‘Mariachi’-68 days. Superior fruit size, great yield along with superior flavor. Cone shaped 3" 4" fruit, mildly "hot" chili pepper. This thick walled pepper ripens from yellow to red but is best harvested when it's yellow.
‘Pizza’ – 80 days. These 3-4” cone-shaped peppers on 14-18” tall plants are most flavorful when green, and mildest when red.  Early and prolific.
‘Poblano/Ancho’ –80 days. Produces high quality dark green to red, large-sized fruit averaging 5-6” long. This mildly pungent pepper is excellent for drying, as well as for rajas and rellenos.
‘Serrano del Sol’- 64 days. These 30” plants produce excellent yields of rich dark green fruit that turn red late in the season and measure 3 ½ long and ½” wide.
‘Super Cayenne III’- An improved version of the classic. Vigorous, disease resistant plants set loads of super-hot 5-6 in. fruits with thin walls. Great for drying. 70 days.
‘Super Chile’- 50-70 days. Light Green/orange/red. Plant is semi-compact and spreads out to 24” when mature, yielding up to 300 fruit.
‘Tam Jalapeno’- 65-70 days. This mildly pungent pepper matures early and is just right for pickling. Semi-compact 22-24” plants yield plenty of the cylindrical fruits, colored medium green to red.
 
Peppers - Blazing Hot:
‘Habanero’- 90-100 days. Compact 12” plants yield thin walled peppers that start out green and ripen to a pink-orange color. Peppers are extremely hot!
‘Holy Molé’ (2007 AAS) - 85 days. F1.  A Pasilla pepper, it is mildly hot, with a nutty, tangy flavor. These very heavy-yielding plants grow armloads of 9" long by 1 ½" wide chocolate brown hot peppers that turn from glossy dark green to chocolate brown when mature. Plant height is 36" tall.
‘Jalapeno’- 85 days. Plant produces high yields of Jalapeno hot peppers. Peppers are hot, have thick wall, and turn from green to red when mature.  Best when harvested when green. Excellent for making salsa and pickling.
‘Mucho Nacho’- 75 days. Jumbo jalapeno that is not only longer than the standard jalapeno, but also wider, heavier, and hotter. Very vigorous plants are excellent producers of these 4” long peppers. Beautiful fruit ripen to red upon full maturity.
‘Purple Jalapeno’ – 75 days. Peppers are larger than regular jalapeno, but with the same thick walls and fiery heat and turn dark purple before finally ripening to red. Great for salsa!
‘Thai Dragon’- 70 days.  The 3.5” fruits are prolific bearers often yielding up to 200 fruits. This variety gives Habenero a run for its money!
 
PARSLEY 
‘Plain’ – 75 days. Leaves are flat and rich flavored. Preferred by cooks for its finer flavor.
‘Triple Curled’ – 75 days. Finely cut, deeply curled, for garnishing and decoration.
 
PEAS
Shelling Peas:
‘Dakota’ -  Compact, 22” vines with masses of 6-7” pods. Terrific flavor. Developed specifically for canning and freezing. Early maturation date, 105 days.  Resistant to powdery mildew.
‘Eclipse’ -  A breakthrough in pea breeding. Its sugars convert to starch very slowly, resulting in peas that remain sweeter much longer than regular peas, either on or off the vine. Peas are medium-small, very sweet and are contained in easy-to-shell, 3" pods. 36" vines can be grown with or without support.
‘Mr. Big’ -  Sweet, flavorful shelling variety is good for fresh eating or freezing. Profuse harvest of 4-5" pods. Plant in moist well-drained soil in full sun. Vines grow 2-3 feet unsupported, 5-6 feet tall if supported.
‘Novella’ -  Sturdy, prolific plants produce 3" pods with 6-7 sweet, tender peas per pod. Upright plants reach 2-3 feet tall, may be grown without support. 60-65 days.
‘Oregon Pioneer’ -  Terrific flavor. Great for eating fresh or freezing. 30" plants with double pods, 7 to 8 medium peas.
‘Oregon Trail’ -  Pods have 7-9 medium dark green peas with great flavor. 30" plants. Great for freezing. Many double pods per node.

Snow Peas:
‘Golden Sweet Edible’ -  Two-toned purple flowers on six-foot plants. Harvest when small. Tan, purple- flecked seeds can be dried and added to soups. From India.
‘Oregon Giant’ -  Very large, thick, sweet, tender, broad pods up to 5" long. 30-36" tall plants. Pods remain sweet and tender longer. Hybridized by Dr. Jim Baggett at OSU. Resistant to mosaic and powdery mildew.
‘Oregon Sugar Pod II’ -  Easily grown, non-climbing dwarf vines, approx. 30" tall. Often grows double peas. Great in salads and Asian dishes. Disease resistant.

Snap Peas:
‘Cascadia’ -  Dark, green, thick, juicy, very sweet. Fabulous snacks!   3-1/2 inch pods on 32" vines. Bred in Northwest, this pea is disease-resistant.
‘Mega’ -  Huge 4" light green pods, containing 6-7 peas per pod, are juicy, crisp and sweet. Disease resistant. High yield in cool and warm weather.  2-1/2-3 ft. plants.
‘Super Sugar Snap’ -  Popular, plump pea with 3" long, dark green pods. Very sweet, crunchy, and excellent cooked or raw.  6' tall. Vines require trellis.  Resistant to powdery mildew and other diseases.
‘Sugar Sprint’ -  Incredibly sweet, tender, dwarf form of stringless snap pea. 3" pods on 2-3 ft. vines    Highly disease resistant. 62 days.
‘Sugar Star’ -  Good for intense picking and freezing. Compact 24-30" plants. Flavorful, dark green pods have wholesome flavor.  Disease and mildew resistant. New introduction. Comes on strong with 2-1/2 to 3" string-less pods. 

Petit Pois Peas:
‘Waverex’ -  Perfect tiny peas on little plants.  Heavy yield, quality pea. Intense sweet flavor. Semi-bushy, 15 to 20" plants. Great in French cuisine.

Container Dwarf Peas:
‘Dwarf Gray Sugar Snow’ -  Red blossoms and subtly red-tinted stems and leaves. Use as garnish or in salads. Sweet, tender, small pods average 2" long.
‘Patio Wonder’ -  Small to mid-size very bright green peas. Early, compact, 16" sweet pea. 57 days.
‘Tom Thumb’ -  Has an extreme dwarf growth habit, yet it produces an abundance of full-sized pea pods in limited space. Grows to 12 inches tall. It does not require staking like other pea varieties.

Tendril Shelling Peas:
‘Sandy’ -  Large, sweet, tender, uniform pods up to 4" long. Vibrant and healthy 3 1/2- 4 foot tall plants. Produces lots of tendrils which are delicious steamed or added to your favorite Asian dish.
 
PERILLA (SHISO)
‘Green’ Shiso – 80-90 days. Used in Japanese cooking for sushi and salads, and as a substitute for cumin. Has a cinnamon or clove fragrance and flavor. Large, bushy, branched annual that grows up to 3.5 feet tall.
‘Laciniata’ -  A very attractive foliage plant, bearing deeply cut, dark bronzy-purple leaves and spikes of numerous, charming, pale violet flowers. When bruised, the leaves have a strong, spicy smell and can be used for tenderizing meat. Grows to 1½ ft.
 
PUMPKINS
‘Baby Bear’ – 95-110 days. 1 ½ -2 lbs with a 3” long stem. Fruits are smooth, moderately ribbed and bright orange.  A short vine can produce up to ten fruits.
‘Baby Boo’ – 100 days. A miniature white baby pumpkin weighing 3-4 oz. Very prolific; yields up to 10 snowy fruits per vine.
‘Jack O’Lantern’ -  Round, uniform, smooth skinned, yellow thick flesh. Reach up to 10 pounds. 100 days.
‘Lumina’ White’ – 115 days. Produces 4-6 white pumpkins on 10 foot vines. Flesh is bright orange. Each pumpkin is lightly ribbed, 8-10” across, weighs 10-12 lbs. And has a strong handle.
‘Orange Smoothie’ – 90 days. F1. Pumpkin has dark orange, smooth skin and weighs 5-8 lbs with a strong. Long handle. Great for carving.
‘Sorcerer’ – 100 days. F1. This variety is a full sized pumpkin, weighing 15-22 lbs., but produced on a compact 10’ vine. Dark orange, deep
round in shape with strong, green, long handles.
‘Wee-B-Little’ – 85 days. These charming little pumpkins are 3-4”across and weigh about 1 lb. The compact vine spreads 6-8 feet. Almost
 round, not so flattened, ribbed like real pumpkins with a perfect scale down, strong handle and deep orange color.
 
RADICCHIO
‘Castelfranco’ -  A very mild form of radicchio. Its taste varies from slightly sweet to agreeably bitter and is wonderful served in salads and appetizers.  It has a yellowish-cream leaf with red-speckles. This beautiful, tender, lettuce-like ball unfolds like a rose. It is also known as the Edible Flower.
‘Chioggia Red Preco’ – 60 days. Very early, bolt tolerant. Rated by many growers as a superior early radicchio. Well-folded, large, heavy, purple-red heads. Early spring through summer crops.
 
SPINACH
‘Giraffe’ -  Very dark green, semi-savory spinach with excellent, heavy texture. Upright plants with elongated round leaves. 50 days.
 
SQUASH
Summer Squash:
Crookneck ‘Summerpac’ - Bumpy, yellow skins and sweet flesh. The taste is closer to winter squashes than to summer squashes, although it is a short-season bearer.
‘Flying Saucer’ Scallop – 60 days.  Unique star-shaped squash with radiating points and multicolored fruit pattern. Dark green center with yellow colored scalloped edges.
‘Papaya Pear’ – 40 days. Shaped like a papaya or pear. Best harvested when the fruit are about 3” long and 2-3” wide. This semi-bush plant yields an abundance of yellow-skinned fruit.
‘Sunbeam Yellow Scallop’ - 45-50 days. A range of excellent hybrid pie-shaped patty pan varieties, with scallop edged fruits.  Good flavor and texture. Golden yellow skin, with minimal green color.
Straightneck ‘Butterstick’ – 52 days. Vigorous plants produce bright yellow, smooth straight fruit several days before other early varieties. Best when picked at less than 10”. Sweet nutty flavor; firm texture.
Straightneck ‘Zephyr’ - Precocious, yellow, green-tip straightneck. A distinctive, slender fruit, yellow with faint white stripes and light green blossom ends. Harvest young at 4-6" for unusually delicious nutty taste and firm texture. High yielding. 
Zuke ‘Dark Green’ - 50-70 days. A classic old-fashioned favorite. This cylindrical in shape fruit produces high yields of dark green zucchini.
Zuke ‘Gold Rush’ - 55 days. Bright golden-yellow and yields smooth cylindrical fruit on compact plants.
Zuke ‘White Tiger’ - A small white squash (less than one pound) that grows to two feet.  Bush habit. 51-60 days.
Zuke Pool Ball ‘Cue Ball’ - 35-40 days. A globe shaped zucchini, Cue Ball  is light green in color. The bush plant is loaded with fruit and should be harvested daily. Great  for stuffing, shish kabobs, soups or in any recipe calling for summer squash.
Zuke Pool Ball ‘Eight Ball’ (round)- 55 days. A round little charmer that is bold, glossy and with a deep forest-green skin.  Loaded with delicious nutty, buttery flavor, Makes a fantastic stuffer.
Zuke Pool Ball ‘One Ball’ - 35-40 days. High yielding 2-3' plants produce colorful round bright yellow zucchini. Harvest the fruits when they are 2-3" round.

Squash - Winter:
Acorn Bush ‘Table Ace’ – 70-75 days. This winter squash produces an acorn type fruit on a very compact, semi-bush vine. The 1-5 lb. fruit have a dark green skin, with a bright orange flesh.
Acorn ‘Festival’ -  The 2-3 lb fruit has bright colors of orange yellows painted on green. (84 day) Plants are semi-bush. Ornamental as well as good eating.
‘BonBon’  Buttercup - 95 days. Has the classic appearance of the perfect buttercup squash: deep green smooth skin, and a prominent gray "button" at the base. Weight avg. 4-5 lb. and averages 4 fruits per plant.
Delicata ‘Honey Boat’ – 100 days. Fruits are long and almost cylindrical, with colorful skin. The interior is dark orange, rich and sweet with a smooth texture.
‘Green Hubbard’ Long, sturdy prolific vines that produce a good crop of 10 to 20 pound, rounded squash that are approximately 12 to 15 inches in length and 9 to 12 inches in diameter with a stunning green-bronze color. Stores very well and features a very fine textured, thick golden yellow flesh that has an outstanding flavor. 100 days.
‘Pilgrim Butternut’ – 90 days. This squash performs well under a wide variety of growing conditions and has a strong tolerance not to crack and bleed. The fruit are uniform 12 x 5 inches with thick necks. The compact plant can be grown with a higher plant population to increase yields.
‘Red Kuri’ - 92 days. Fruits weigh 4-7 lbs. Beautiful scarlet teardrop shape and smooth textured flesh. Yields 2-3 fruits per plant.
‘Small Wonder’ Spaghetti – 70 days. F1. Uniform, blocky oval squashes have an attractive orange color. Vining plant habit.  Excellent productivity, very good shelf life.
‘Sunshine Hybrid’ - 95 days. Rounded, flattish 4-pound fruits with sweet, nutty flavor and persimmon-orange color. Huge yields on compact plants.
‘Sweet Dumpling’ – 110 days. Delicata-type squash. The 3-4 lb. fruit weighs about ½ lb. and is pale with dark green stripes and has light golden flesh. Very productive; plants and fruit keep well.
‘Sweet Meat’ – 115 days. This slate gray, round squash with rich, sweet flavor weighs 10-15 lbs and its vigorous vines grow to 10 feet.
‘Vegetable Spaghetti’ – 100 days. An oblong seed-bearing squash. The 5-8” fruit can range from ivory to yellow or orange in color or green with white streaks. Its flesh is bright yellow or orange and vines are 5-6’.
 
SOY BEANS
Edamame ‘Envy’ - 75 days. Well established as the short-season favorite. The upright, 2' tall plants bear an early crop of bright green beans for "edamame," fresh shelling, or drying.
 
SWISS CHARD
‘Bright Lights’ – 60 days.  Plant produces good yields of flavorful burgundy and green leaves. The stems are full of rainbow colors of gold, orange, red, white, and yellow. Plant Height: 20".
‘Red Rhubarb’ -60 days. Red stemmed variety of Swiss Chard with rich ruby-red leaf stalks and dark green-purple foliage.
 
TOMATILLOS/HUSK VEGETABLES
‘Aunt Molly’s’ Ground Cherry 65-70 days. Ground cherries grow very similar to tomatoes, but grow more quickly. When ripe it turns a golden orange color and drops to the ground. Plants can grow 2 to 6 ft tall.
‘Golden Sweet’ Ground Cherry -
‘Pineapple’ Tomatillo -  70 days. Plant produces good yields. It has a fruity taste that is similar to that of pineapple. The small, cherry size fruit turn from green to yellow-gold when mature. They are surrounded by a papery husk that turns from green to brown as they ripen and splits open when they are ready to harvest.
‘Purple’ Tomatillo - 70 days. Plant has striking purple veins in the leaves and the husks are light green to buff colored. Sweet tart flavor. Great for salsa.
‘Toma Verde’ Tomatillo -  60 days. Toma Verde is an apple-green tomatillo which grows on a bushy spreading plant. The tomatillos are enclosed in a biege-colored paper husk, which splits open when the tomatillos are ripe.
 
TOMATOES
‘Better Boy’ - 75 days. F1. Plant produces extremely heavy yields of delicious 1 lb tomatoes continuously all season. Perfect slicing tomato. Tomatoes turn red when mature. Indeterminate. Disease Resistant.
‘Big Beef’ – 80-85 days. Vigorous vines ripen big, 4-6” globe shaped tomatoes earlier than other varieties of this size. Firm, crack-resistant fruit are sweet, slightly acid flavor and produce over a long period. Indeterminate.
‘Bush Early Girl’ – 75-80 days. Plants bear 4-5 oz. red, globe-shaped tomatoes early in the season. Indeterminate.
‘Bush Celebrity’ – 67 days. Earlier and more disease resistant with compact, 15" vines. 8 to 9 ounce fruits ripen from the inside out and have a balance between sugars and acid that give it the famous Celebrity flavor Determinate.
‘Carmello’ -70-75 days. Its strong, plants need staking to produce large crops of juicy, medium-large, 5 to 7 oz. tomatoes with outstanding sweet flavor. Plants are resistant to most diseases. Indeterminate.
‘Caro Rich’ 75-80 days. A low- acid variety with delicious, sweet flavor and orange 3 in. fruits.  Vines need no trellising and produce well in cooler climates. Indeterminate.
‘Early Girl Improved’ -62 days. Outstanding early variety of tomato for short season gardens. Proven, dependable, tasty uniform 4 to 5 ounce tomatoes.  Indeterminate.
‘Fantastic’ – 85 days. The 3-5: round firm slicers are very solid and have above average crack resistance. Meaty, bright red fruit and very high yielding. Indeterminate.
‘Lemon Boy’- 72 days. The first lemon yellow (not golden) tomato variety, and still one of the best. Extremely vigorous plants produce large harvests of attractive fruit that weighs 8 ozs. or more. Flavor is mild and sweet yet tangy. Indeterminate. 
‘Legend’ - 70 days. Plant produces good yields of 8 oz glossy red tomatoes with very few seeds and is disease resistant. Determinate.
‘Medford’ - 80 days, Good fruit cover, early to medium early depending on location, fruit medium to large, uniform color. Solid, good flavor and internal color. Determinate.
‘Orange Jubilee’ Low Acid - 85 days. Slightly flattened bright orange 8oz. fruits. Heavy yields. Indeterminate. 
‘Oregon Spring’ - 60 days. Plant produces heavy yields of 5 oz red tomatoes. Tomatoes are very flavorful, meaty, and have very few seeds. Excellent for making ketchup and sauce. Determinate.
‘Santiam’ - 58 days. Extra early variety; produces heavy yields of 5 oz red tomatoes. Very few seeds and are sweet and juicy. Disease Resistant. Determinate.
‘Siletz’ - 70 days. A very large and early maturing tomato. It produces a slightly tart, flavorful deep red, round fruit ideal for slicing. Fruit size is 10-12 oz. It has some disease resistance and will produce well early, even during cooler weather. Determinate.
‘Willamette’ - 75 days. Plant produces good yields of medium size red tomatoes.  Disease Resistant. Indeterminate.
 
Tomatoes - Sauce:
‘Golden Rave’ -.  67 days. Sweet little golden yellow fruits are shaped like roma tomatoes but are just 2 inches long.  Petite and attractive with full, well-balanced flavor.Ideal for cooking or fresh eating.  Indeterminate.
‘Health Kick’ - 74 days. F1. Plant produces good yields of very flavorful extra large plum shaped tomatoes. Tomatoes turn red when mature. Disease Resistant.
‘La Roma’ - 80-90 days. Compact plant with outstanding production of fruits which are very similar to Roma. Determinate.
‘Oroma’ - 70 days.  Plant produces heavy yields of 5" long red cylindrical shaped tomatoes. Tomatoes are meaty and very flavorful. Great for making thick tomato paste and sauce.  Determinate.
 
Tomatoes - Round Cluster or Truss:
‘Early Cascade’ - 62 days. F1. Plant produces high yields of flavorful 4 oz bright red tomatoes. Excellent for salads and sandwiches. Very productive until first frost. Disease resistant. Indeterminate.
‘First Lady II’ - 66 days. F1. Plant produces good yields of 5 oz red tomatoes. Tomatoes are very flavorful and turn red when mature. Excellent for salads and sandwiches. Crack resistant. Disease resistant. Indeterminate.
‘Jolly’ - 75 days. F1. Plant produces good yields of 1 ½ oz pink tomatoes. It is very sweet and grows in clusters of 9 or more. A distinctive peach shaped variety. Excellent for salads and gourmet dishes. Crack Resistant. Indeterminate.
‘Sausalito’ - 72 days. F1. Plant produces high yields of 3 oz deep red tomatoes. Tomato is very flavorful. Excellent for making ketchup, paste, and sauce. Also great for slicing and making Mexican salsa. Disease resistant.  Determinate.
‘Sungold’  - 57 days. F1. Plant produces heavy yields of exceptionally sweet, bright tangerine-orange cherry tomatoes. Vigorous plants start yielding early and bear right through the season. Disease resistant. Indeterminate.
‘Sweet Cluster’ - 67 days. F1. Produces high yields of delicious 4 oz. fruit borne in clusters of 6-8. These hybrid tomatoes have a smooth, firm dark glossy red skin. Stems stay well intact to prevent tomatoes from falling off the vine and help to preserve the sweet yet, tart flavor of a freshly picked tomato.  Indeterminate.
 
Tomatoes - Grape Cluster or Truss:
‘Green Grape’ -70 days. Very short compact plants yield 1” fruit that is yellow-green when ripe and easy to harvest. Sweet and juicy flavor. Determinate.
‘Juliet’ - 60 days. F1. Plant produces high yields of glossy red grape shaped tomatoes. Tomatoes are very sweet and perfect for salads and
 gourmet dishes. Grows in clusters like grapes too. Holds on the vine longer than any other cherry tomato. Crack Resistant. Indeterminate.
‘Santa’ - 62 days. Sweet-tasting, red fruits are shaped like grapes! Set in clusters of 10-18, this variety produces heavy yields of delicious, bite-size fruits throughout summer. Indeterminate.
‘Sweet Olive’ - 57 days. F1. Plant produces high yields of bright red grape shaped tomatoes. Tomatoes are very sweet and are bite size. Determinate.
 
Tomatoes - Small Fruited:
‘Chocolate Cherry’ -70 days. Plant produces high yields of 1" diameter chocolate cherry tomatoes. This cherry tomato grows in clusters of 8 and is very flavorful. The tomatoes are crack resistant and hold very well on the plant. Indeterminate.
‘Gold Nugget’ - 60 days. An early golden cherry tomato that produces prolifically on a compact plant.  Its fruit is sweet, flavorful and crack resistant.  Determinate.
‘Red Pear’ – 75 days. The plants will tend to sprawl all over the place and will be loaded with large clusters of pear-shaped one inch bright, cherry red fruits. Indeterminate.
‘Oregon Cherry’ - 60 days. The small-fruited red tomatoes are 1 1/2 inches long by 1 inch wide, and load up heavy on 1 1/2 feet tall by 2 feet wide plants. These thin-skinned tomatoes have a sweet flavor and thin skin These make excellent sun-dried tomatoes! Determinate.
‘Snow White’ - 74 days. Plant produces good yields of white cherry tomatoes. Tomatoes are very sweet and turn from white to pale yellow as they mature.  Indeterminate.
‘Sweet Baby Girl’ - 65 days. F1. Plant produces heavy yields of very flavorful and juicy red cherry tomatoes. Tomatoes grow in long clusters and turn red when mature. This variety has incredible harvests on a compact plant and is excellent in salads or eaten alone as a treat. Disease resistant. Indeterminate.
‘Sweet Million’ -75 days. F1. Plant produces heavy yields of 1" red cherry tomatoes. Very sweet and flavorful. Plant can produce over 500 cherry tomatoes. Crack Resistant. Excellent for salads and snacks. Disease Resistant Indeterminate.
‘Sweet 100’ - 65 days. Huge, multiple-branched clusters of 1/2 inch very sweet fruit with high vitamin C content.  Vigorous vines bear abundantly until frost and need staking for best results. Indeterminate.
‘Yellow Pear’ - 78 days. These miniature pear-shaped tomatoes are 1-3/4 to 2 inches long and clear yellow in color. They are delightfully sweet, considered by many as 'garden candy'. Tall plants bear large and continuous harvests. Indeterminate.
 
BLUE RIBBON VEGETABLES
Award-winning varieties selected by Log House Plants.

Cucumber ‘Salad Bush’ - 57 days. A space-saving slicing cuke that produces heavy yields. Salad Bush bears a big harvest of dark green, cylindrical, smooth 8-inch fruit. The plants have an improved tolerance of many diseases.
Cucumber ‘Sweet Success’ - 58 days. F1. Sweet Success is a truly seedless, burpless garden cucumber that produces good yields of 12" long cucumbers that are  free of bitterness, with thin, smooth skin.  Plant is resistant to Cucumber Mosaic Virus,
Melon ‘Amy’ Canary - 70 days. An easy-to-grow vining melon that tolerates stressful conditions from drought to poor soil. It needs just 6 feet of garden space (or a sturdy trellis).  Each melon of this unusual "canary" type weighs about 2- 3 lbs., with a roundish shape, smooth golden rind, and super-fragrant white flesh.
Melon ‘Savor’ Charentais  - 85 Days. Early maturing and grows to a plump 2 - 2 1/2 pounds. The fruit is very sweet with a rich, orange, fine-textured flesh, and is round and smooth with a gray or gray-blue rind borne on disease-resistant plants. 
Melon ‘Crete’ Galia – 88 days.  3-pound, galia-type fruit with green, netted skin and pale-green flesh and high sugar content. Resistant to fusarium and powdery and downy mildews.
Pumpkin ‘Atlantic Giant’ – 110 days. Big is an understatement, these pumpkins can grow to well over 1000 pounds and are buff colored with rambling vines that can easily reach 15 feet and set 2-4 fruit per plant.
Pumpkin ‘Burpee Prizewinner’ – 120 days. Reddish orange, very large with shape and color superior to Atlantic Giant.
Pumpkin ‘Lil’ Pump-Ke-Mon’ 100 days. F1. Plant produces high yields of small 2 lb ornamental pumpkins. They have orange and green stripes on a white background. They are very attractive for decorations.
Tomato ‘Believe It or Not’ - 85 days.  Plant produces good yields of extra large 2 lb bright red tomatoes. Very sweet, very juicy, and flavorful. These tomatoes are smooth in shape which is very unusual for an extra large tomato. Indeterminate.
Squash Luffa -130 days - A very unique variety, often used as sponges for bathing.  Due to its long growing time, northern gardeners should start inside and transplant to a sunny location outside after the last spring frost.
Squash ‘Sweet Mama’ - 85 days. Plant produces good yields of 3 lb dark green squash. The yellow flesh is extremely sweet. Excellent storage variety, keeps for 4 months. A winter squash variety. Disease Resistant.
Watermelon ‘Sorbet Swirl’ – 77 days. Flesh has beautiful pastel swirls of red and yellow. Avg. 10 lb. fruits are round to oval, 8" in diameter. Avg. 1-2 fruits/plant.
 
CONTAINER VEGETABLES
Compact, high-yielding varieties especially suited to growing in patio pots, small gardens, or hanging baskets.

Hot Pepper ‘Black Pearl’- 90 days. F1. Plant produces good yields of shiny black ornamental hot peppers. Peppers are very hot, grow upright, and turn from black to red when mature. Plant has black leaves, black stems, and white flowers. A beautiful plant suitable for indoor pots. Grows to 18" tall.
Hot Pepper ‘Chilly Chili’ - 90 days. F1. Plant produces high yields of 2" long hot peppers. Peppers grow upright and turn from greenish-yellow, to orange, to red when mature. A beautiful plant suitable for indoor pots.
Hot Pepper ‘Garda Tricolore’ -  Multi-colored garden pepper. Produces masses of conical fruits. Tricolor changes from deep purple through cream to orange & red white to deep orange when aging. Plants can grow to 16 inches.
Hot Pepper ‘Red Rocoto’ - 120 days.  Plant produces good yields of 1 ¾" wide by 1 ¼" wide apple shaped hot peppers. Peppers are very hot turn from green to red when mature. It has unique black seeds and blue flowers!
Pumpkin ‘Windsor’ -  A giant pumpkin inspired by the Windsor pumpkin regatta.
Tomato ‘Tumbling Tom Red’ – 100 days. A trailing tomato. Cherry sized sweet and juicy fruits. Ideal for early crops in baskets and containers.
Tomato ‘Patio’ - 70 days. F1. Plant produces large yields of 2" red tomatoes. Excellent for small gardens or containers. Disease Resistant. Determinate.
Tomato ‘Window Box Roma’ - 70 days .F1. Plant produces high yields of 2 oz red pear shaped tomatoes. The tomatoes have excellent flavor and have extra long shelf life. Excellent for salads, and for making sauce and paste. Suitable for containers and patio pots. Disease Resistant. Determinate.
Zucchini ‘Buckingham’ - 70 days.  A yellow, cylindrical zucchini with impressive yields. This is a dwarf bush type very compact plant growing to 18 inches. The fruit is best picked when 6-7 inches long.
 
DECORATIVE GOURDS
Colorful gourds of all shapes and sizes, easy to grow and dry for crafts or ornamental use.

Small Gourds:
‘Dolphin’ -  Glossy dark green gourd has a long curved neck and ridged body like a turtle shell. Pick when ripe (before frost), wash off dirt, spread to dry, turning regularly. Grow in sun in spaced rows or grow on trellis or fence for cleaner fruit.
‘Goblin Eggs’ Delightful mix of egg-shaped gourds, great for holiday displays. Goblin Eggs Mix Gourds are uniform size; fast to mature. 80 DAYS.
‘Koshare Spoon’ -  Fruit are about 4.5 inches long and very uniform in shape. An assortment of banding patterns of vibrant dark green and golden yellow are produced on each plant. Its color retention is excellent, enduring long after other gourds have faded away.
‘Mini Red Turban’ -  Similar to Aladdin, but without a striped cap. Turban is pure scarlet, body is white. Grow in sun in spaced rows or on trellis or fence for cleaner fruit.
‘Orange Warted’ -  Small orange gourd covered with warts. Good fall decoration.
‘Rupp Fancy Warted’ -  Colorful warted mix of pear-, spoon-, and round-shaped fruits in yellow, orange, creamy white, dark and light green - including solids, stripes, & bicolors. 100 days. Grow in sun in spaced rows or grow on trellis or fence for cleaner fruit.
‘Shenot Crown of Thorns’ -  Multicolored 4-5" fruits with 10 fingers pointing toward the blossom end. 95 days. Outstanding for fall decorations. Turn fruit regularly while drying; takes about a month. Grow in sun in spaced rows or grow on trellis or fence for cleaner fruit.
‘Small Autumn Wings’ -  A unique gourd of many colors with wings, warts and with fruit the shape of a swan gourd. Its bulb size is 2 1/2" to 3" in diameter with a neck up to 4-5" long. 100 days. Grow in sun in spaced rows or grow on trellis or fence for cleaner fruit.
‘Small Spoon’ -  Colorful. Small ball at one end perfect for hollowing out to use as a spoon. Grow in sun in spaced rows or grow on trellis or fence for cleaner fruit.
‘Spinning Gourds’ -  Tiny, bottle-shaped heirloom gourd, 2" long. Green and white striped skin turns tan when dry.  Children used to play with them like tops. 90-100 days. Grow in sun in spaced rows or grow on trellis or fence for cleaner fruit.
‘Striped Pear’ -  Smooth deep green pear-shaped gourds are marked with thick, vertical bands of pale yellow & green. One of the most popular ornamental gourds.  90-100 days. Grow in sun in spaced rows or grow on trellis or fence for cleaner fruit.
‘Tiny Bottle’ - A lovely decorative gourd with the same shape as the familiar bottle gourd, but only half the size.

Large Gourds:
‘Apple’ -  4-7 pound fruits are mottled dark green when fresh, turn brown when dried. 110 days.
‘Birdhouse Bottle’ -  Pick when ripe (before frost), wash with diluted bleach water. Spread out to dry & turn regularly - it takes about a month. When dry, wax with floor wax & polish. Grow in sun in spaced rows or grow on trellis or fence for cleaner fruit.
‘Bushel’ -  Huge, round gourds up to 24" across. Good for storage containers, art work. Thick, hard-shelled fruit, long vines. Night flowering attracts moths. 130 days. Grow in sun in spaced rows or grow on trellis or fence for cleaner fruit.
‘Calabash Penguin’ - Hard-shelled, bottle-type gourd, 12" long and 5" wide. Easy to grow. A favorite with craftsmen. Easily made into penguin figurines. Grow in sun in spaced rows or grow on trellis or fence for cleaner fruit.
‘Caveman’s Club/Maranka’ - Oblong, deeply veined club with narrow handle, 10-16" long. Primitive appearance. Dark green skin with light green streaks. One of the most attractive gourds grown. Grow in sun in spaced rows or grow on trellis or fence for cleaner fruit. (also known as ‘Maranka’ or ‘Dinosaur’)
‘Dipper’ - Pick when ripe (before frost), wash with diluted bleach water, & spread to dry, for about 1 month, turning regularly.  When dry, wax with floor wax & polish. Grow in sun in spaced rows or grow on trellis or fence for cleaner fruit.
‘Galaxy of Stars’ - Colorful rounded gourds marked with the shape of a large five point star radiating from the stem.  Exciting new hybrids for an unusual table decoration.  90-100 days. Grow in sun in spaced rows or grow on trellis or fence for cleaner fruit.
‘Medium Autumn Wings’ - A unique gourd of many colors with wings, warts and with fruit the shape of a swan gourd. Its bulb size is 2 1/2" to 3" in diameter with a neck up to 6" long. 100 days. Grow in sun in spaced rows or grow on trellis or fence for cleaner fruit.
‘Large Autumn Wings’ - A unique gourd of many colors with wings, warts and with fruit the shape of a swan gourd. Its bulb size is 2 1/2" to 3" in diameter with a neck up to 12" long. 100 days. Grow in sun in spaced rows or grow on trellis or fence for cleaner fruit.
‘Speckled Swan’ - Smooth, dark green/mottled cream. Curved neck, swan head shaped. Should be picked when young for best shape and color.
‘Turk’s Turban’ – 80 days.  Large Aladdin type gourd. Bright red-orange turban with white and green cap. Vivid shells, gold flesh.
 
HEIRLOOM VEGETABLES
Rediscovered varieties that were treasured favorites of past generations

BEANS (Heirloom)

Dry Bush Beans:
‘Dutch Bullet’ -  Small round beans with delicate flavor. In Holland many consider this the only bean. Boil until they just begin to split, drain and serve topped with butter.
‘Peregion’  - 95 days. Heirloom bush dry bean. Sprawling plants bear small chocolate-colored beans with contrasting stripes or marbling. Disease resistant.
‘Yin Yang’ -  Beans have a yin yang pattern, right down to the spot of opposite color on each side. Hard-shelled variety also may be harvested young for tender use. 100 d.
 
Filet Beans:
‘Fin des Bagnols’ -  Old gourmet variety of French string bean, delicious round slender pods. Best when picked every 2 or 3 days when very young. Productive in cool soils. Attractive as tiny gourmet green beans. Bush plants, 49-57 days.
‘Golden Sunshine Runner Bean’ -
‘Soleil Yellow’ Butter-yellow, crisp, round pods. Extra slender and stringless. Vigorous, upright plants. Unequaled fresh, buttery flavor. 54 days.
‘Super Slicer’ Dutch Slicing -
‘Tavera’ -  Dark green, 4-5" rounded pods are stringless & extra-slender, fill medium-sized plants. Gourmet French filet beans are flavorful & tender! 54 days.
 
Fresh Shell Beans:
‘Cannellini White Kidney’ -  An Italian classic: large white kidney-shaped beans with nutty flavor are perfect for minestrone. 62 days.
‘Coco Rubico’ -  Very early, can be used fresh, shelled or dried. Produces heavy sets of big, cream-colored beans with bright rosy colored spots throughout the season. Pods are 5-6" long, flat, and a beautiful, pink-streaked color. 60 days.
‘Flagrano’ -  Firm, flavorful pods each have 8-10 mint-green seeds.  Easy to shell by hand. Delicious fresh (prepare like lima beans), frozen, or dried. 76 days.
‘Tiger’s Eye’ -  Wonderfully rich flavor and smooth texture. Very tender skins almost disappear when cooked. Great for chili or refried beans.
‘Tongue of Fire’ - 70 days. The fresh, shelled beans are large, round and have superior flavor and texture, whether fresh, frozen, or canned. 6-7", stringless, red-streaked pods can be eaten young as snap beans.
‘Vermont Cranberry’ -  Old-time northern New England variety, known before 1876. Excellent sweet flavor. Great for salads and relishes.

Snap Bush Beans:
‘Bountiful Stringless’ -  Excellent, early, heavy-bearing snap bean. Broad, thick, and roundish pods 6-7" long with light tan seeds. Great for canning, freezing, or eating fresh off the vine. Considered to be among the best of green beans.
‘Empress’ -  55 days. One of the best for fresh eating, freezing and processing. Heavy yields of large, straight 5-6 inch green stringless pods with incredible flavor.
‘Purple Queen’ -  Beautiful deep purple pods turn forest green when cooked. Great fresh flavor - also good canned or frozen. 55 days
‘Red Swan’ -  Beautiful and flavorful purple beans (which turn green when cooked) –– the flavor is amazing.

Snap Pole Beans:
‘Asparagus Yard Long Liana’ - Dark green, 12-18" long, pencil thin pods. Stringless, sweet and crispy. Specially bred to be day neutral. 80 days.
‘Red Noodle’ - Fantastic deep red 18" pods are delicious, full of nutrition, and keep their color when sauteed! Long vines produce all summer.
 
MELONS (Heirloom)
True Cantaloupe:
‘Charentais’ - 74 days. Charentais cantaloupe is a standard in France and throughout Europe. Highly aromatic and sweet these small melons are not much larger than a softball, but the aroma and flavor is very good and perfect for single servings.
Muskmelon (American Cantaloupe) -  
‘Amish’ -  80-90 days. Oval fruits are 8-9" long and weigh 4-7 pounds. Sweet orange flesh is very juicy and has full muskmelon flavor and rather thick rind.  
‘Emerald Gem’ - 70-90 days. A pale-orange, rich, juicy-fleshed melon that is sweet and somewhat spicy in flavor. This melon is a very heavy producer, compact plant. Fruits weigh about 2-3 pounds.
‘Hearts of Gold’ - 70-90 days. The high quality fruits are firm and juicy, weighing 2-3 lb. The plants are vigorous and productive. A good choice for Northern gardeners.
‘Schoon’s Hard Shell’ -  90 days. An oval shaped, well netted melon with a very hard shell that can reach upwards to 7-8 pounds. Thick apricot-colored flesh is juicy, solid and of fine quality.
 
Watermelon:
‘Blacktail Mountain’ -  73 days.  An excellent small fruited, fast maturing, highly productive watermelon that can be successfully grown in northern, cool short season areas or southern hot, humid, areas. The perfectly round fruits have a dark-green rind, patterned with narrow, darker-green stripes. The flesh is orange-red, of fine texture, with sweet rich flavor. The small brown seeds have a "black tail". Especially suited for small gardens.
‘Georgia Rattlesnake’ -  90 days. A long time southern favorite,its stripes resemble that of a Rattlesnake. Sweet light crimson colored flesh and large size Melons can get 2 feet long and weigh  up to 30 lbs.
‘Moon and Stars Cherokee’ -  95 days.  Plant produces good yields of deep green 25 lb elongated watermelon with yellow dots. Some dots are look like moons, and some are small and look like stars. The watermelons are 24" long. The leaves are also spotted. The bright pink flesh is very sweet and flavorful.
‘Small Shining Light’ -  80-90 days. Old-fashioned Russian variety that produce 10"-12" fruit early, and is perfect for cool season areas. Very dark green rind and sweet red flesh.
 
Winter Melon:
‘Amarillo Oro’ - 100 days. This great tasting 3½ pound Spanish melon has sweet, juicy, succulent flesh.  The subtle variations in flesh color range from salmon, white and green. 
‘Collective Farm Women’ - 80-85 days - This Ukrainian heirloom yields smooth, round 7 to 10 inch fruits, with pale yellow flesh that is sweet, crunchy and very fragrant.  This early variety is a good choice for northern growers. 
 
HOT PEPPERS (Heirloom)
‘Big Jim Anaheim’ - Largest of the chile peppers; perfect for chile rellenos. Medium-hot fruit, 10-12" long. 24-30 pods per plant which tend to ripen together. 75-80 days.
‘Black Hungarian’ - Spicy hot peppers turn from dark purple (almost black) to orange-red when mature. Plant has green leaves with purple veins, dark purple stems, and violet colored flowers. A beautiful ornamental plant. Excellent for salsa and pickling. 3½" long by 1 ¼" wide.  70-80 days.
‘Bulgarian Carrot’ - Looks like a carrot but this very high-yielding pepper is hot & spicy; perfect for chili, roasting, and for salsas. Crunchy flesh adds texture to chutneys and salsas. This is a great variety for pickling, too! These beautiful orange peppers grow to approximately 3–4” on 18” tall plants. 75 days.
‘Fish’ - Three-inch peppers are very hot; turn from cream white with green stripes, to orange with brown stripes, then to red when mature. Plant has variegated leaves. Originally from Philadelphia, these African-American heirlooms are traditionally used in oyster houses around Chesapeake Bay. Perfect for salsa, too! 80 days.
‘Lemon Drop’ -  Intensely hot, citrus flavor comes from these bright yellow, conical, crinkly fruits. Peruvian seasoning pepper. 2¾" long by ¾" wide. 95 days.
‘Long Red Cayenne’ -  2-¾" long by ¾" wide. Medium hot and turn from green to lemon yellow when mature. 85 days.
‘Santa Fe Grande’ - Yellow to orange to red at maturity. Heavy yields of hot, conical, blunt-tipped fruit. Great for pickling, canning, salsa. 73-80 days.
‘Serrano’ -  2-¼" long peppers. Peppers turn from green to red when mature. Excellent for making hot sauce, guacamole, and salsa. Also great for pickling or drying.
 
SWEET PEPPERS (Heirloom)
‘Buran’ - One of the sweetest peppers! Shiny, green, three lobed, 4" long fruit. Prolific yield; equally sweet when fruits are green or red.
‘Corno di Toro Red’ - 10" long by 1 ½" wide. Peppers turn from green to red when mature. Excellent in salads, sauteèd, or grilled. 72 days.
‘Corno di Toro Yellow’ - 10" long by 1 ½" wide sweet pepper. Peppers turn from green to yellow when mature. Excellent in salads, sauteèd, or grilled. 72 days
‘Golden Treasure’ - Good yields of 9" long Italian peppers. Turn from green to shiny yellow when mature. Excellent in salads, fried, or pickled. 90 days.
‘Healthy’ - Sweet fruit ripens from yellow to orange to red.  Early maturing plants, disease resistant. 70 days.
‘Orange Bell’ - Blocky 3 x 4" fruits have excellent sweet flavor, very thick flesh, and heavy yields. 60 days for green peppers, 90 days for orange peppers.
‘Sheepnose Pimiento’ - Turn from green to red when fully mature. Cheese-shaped pepper is 3" long by 4" wide; excellent fresh or pickled. 70-80 days.
‘Sweet Banana’ - Attractive wax-type pepper with golden tapering fruits. Sweet mild flavor. 65-70 days.
‘Sweet Cheese Red’ (pimiento) - 2" long; turn from green to red when mature. Excellent for salads, pickling, and garnishes. Good freezing variety. 65 days.
‘Sweet Cheese Yellow’ (pimiento) - Fruits are 2” and turn from green to red when mature. Excellent for salads, pickling, and garnishes. Good freezing variety. 65 days.
‘Sweet Chocolate’  - 60 days. Thick-walled, medium-sized peppers mature to glossy brown with brick-red interiors. Use fresh or cooked.
‘Tollie’s Sweet Italian’ - (banana) Ripens from green to deep glossy red. Large, dependable yields. Great for fresh eating or canning. 75-85 days.
 
SQUASH (Heirloom)
‘Amish Pie’ Pumpkin - Excellent Amish variety is a great choice for canning Thick, orange flesh is sweet and moist – perfect for pies!  Up to 75 pounds. 100 days.
‘Anna Swartz’ Hubbard - The flesh is the color of sweet potatoes. Easy to grow. Extremely hard-skinned fruits weigh 5-8 pounds, excellent keeper. 90-100 Days.
‘Australian Butter’ - Thick, orange flesh is excellent for baking and a great keeper. Hard-shelled, 12-15 lb. fruit. 90-100 days.
‘Long Island Cheese’ - 10 lb squash resembles a wheel of cheese. Orange flesh is very sweet. Use for making delicious autumn pies. A good storage variety. 105 days.
‘Queensland Blue’ - Blue, deeply ribbed skin. Thick, semi-sweet, very flavorful flesh. 12-20 lbs. Beautiful variety of winter squash from Australia. 100-120 days.
‘Rouge Vif d’Etampes’ - Bright reddish-orange pumpkins grow to 20 pounds. Pumpkins are flattened globe-shaped with deep ribs. Keeps well.
 
TOMATOES (Heirloom)
‘Abe Lincoln’ - Smooth skin, free from cracks and seams. Beautiful large, dark red fruits, sweet, solid and meaty. Indeterminate. 87days.
‘Amish Paste’ - Mildly sweet, plum-shaped fruit grow in clusters of two to four, and turn from green to medium red when mature. Indeterminate. 74 days.
‘Anañas Noire’ - Extremely smooth fruit featuring a kaleidoscope of colors alternating between jade green, purple and bright yellow. Inside, the flesh is bright green with streaks of crimson. Sweet, smoky flavor with a hint of citrus. Indeterminate. 85 days.
‘Aunt Ruby’s German Green’ - A sweet juicy tomato with a piquant bite.  Pale green with a hint of yellow striping; often weighs one pound or more. Has the wetness of a melon and can give a deep flavor explosion.  It is generally used in salads, but is also a wonderful tomato to fry.  Fruits are 12-16 oz.  Indeterminate. 80 days.
‘Big Rainbow’ - Huge yellow-orange, low acid fruit with neon-red streaks through the firm meaty flesh. Delicious! Indeterminate.  80-85 days.
‘Black Krim’ - Almost black, dark red fruit. Sweet and tasty variety from Russia. Indeterminate. 69 days.
‘Black Prince’ - Flavorful, medium-sized, deep garnet fruits are dark red to brown inside. Indeterminate. 70 days.
‘Box Car Willie’ -Smooth, red-orange fruit with an old fashioned flavor. Prolific yields. Excellent for cooking, canning and freezing. Indeterminate. 69 days.
‘Brandywine Red - Scarlet-red 10-16 oz. fruits.  Superior taste and extremely productive over a long harvest time. Indeterminate. 80-90 days.
‘Brandywine Yellow’ - Prolific yields of golden-yellow flattened fruits. Rich sweet flavor. Indeterminate. 80-90 days.
‘Cherokee Purple’ - Beautiful deep dusky purple-pink color, superb sweet flavor, and very large fruits. Indeterminate. 90 days.
‘Dr. Wyche’s Yellow’ - One of the best tasting yellow beefsteak tomatoes to be found, combining luscious sweetness with plenty of tangy tomato flavor. Golden-yellow fruit is beautiful, unblemished and smooth, and varies from 10 ozs. to 1 lb. Indeterminate. 80 days.
‘Football’ - Outstanding Italian oversized paste variety from Portlander Edera Lisse. Saved by John Blair. Indeterminate. 78 days.
‘German Giant Red Beefsteak’ - Huge, smooth deep pink fruits with sweet rich flavor.  Abundant yield. Indeterminate. 77 days.
‘Gill’s All Purpose’ - Deep red 3-4" fruits with rich tomato flavor, outstanding yields. Great for canning, juicing, slicing, and fresh eating. Determinate. 75 days.
‘Gold Medal’ - Large yellow, 1-2 lb. fruit with a blush of red inside. Full, sweet, low acid flavor. Grow well in cool nighttime temperatures. Indeterminate. 75 days.
‘Hillbilly’ - Fruits are orange-yellow streaked with red. Unusual color! Mild flavor. Indeterminate. 85 days.
‘Isis Candy’ - Yellow-gold cherry tomatoes with red marbling. Sweet, rich and fruity taste. Very productive throughout a long season. Indeterminate. 67 days.
‘Japanese Black Trifele’ - Brick-purple fruits are the shape and size of a pear, with fine rich flavor. Determinate. 80 days.
‘Kellogg’s Breakfast’ - Deep orange, large beefsteak-type fruit. Delicious, rich flavor. Indeterminate. 80-90 days.
‘Matt’s Wild Cherry’ - High sugar content makes for a very sweet full flavor. From Mexico. Indeterminate. 60 days.
‘Mexico’ - Huge, dark pink fruit with outstanding taste. Generous and continuous production. Indeterminate. 80 days.
‘Moonglow’ – 80 days.  Perfect for fresh eating or making beautiful sauce.  Gorgeous bright orange 6-8 oz. fruits with fantastic flavor and smooth texture. Indeterminate.
‘Mortgage Lifter’ - Very mild, sweet flavor.  Large, pink-skinned, very meaty 2-4 lb. fruits w/ few seeds. Indeterminate. 75-85 days.
‘Nebraska Wedding’ - Deep orange, 3-4" globe-shaped fruits are very meaty with well-balanced flavor. Indeterminate. 90-105 days.
‘Paul Robeson’ - Black tomato named for operatic vocal artist is dusky dark red. 6 oz fruits. Indeterminate. 74 days.
‘Peron Sprayless’ - Deep red, 10 oz. globes. Very concentrated, bush type plant. Originated from Greece. Determinate. 68 days.
‘Persimmon’ - Golden-orange tomatoes have a mild sweet flavor, are meaty, and have few seeds. Determinate. 80 days.
‘Pineapple’ - Beautiful orange fruits with a pink stripe are 12-16 oz.  Heirloom from Ohio. Indeterminate. 75-80 days.
‘Principe Borghese’ -75 days. Italian heirloom variety very popular in Italy and California for splitting in half and sun drying. They maintain color and flavor well. The plants produce heavy yields of small, red plum-shaped fruits. The plants will benefit from support such as caging. Determinate.
‘Pruden’s Purple’ - 16-oz dark pink, nearly purple, tomatoes are very delicious. Indeterminate. 75 days.
‘Rogue d’Irak’ - Deep red, finely flavored medium sized fruits with good yields. Rare, endangered variety from Iraq.
‘San Francisco Fog’ - Trusses of round, smooth, red fruit with good flavor. Well adapted to cool weather. Indeterminate. 70 days.
‘Seattle’s Best’ - Deep red, plum-sized, mild flavored fruits are produced all summer long. Indeterminate. 78 days.
‘Siberian’ - Deep red egg-shaped fruit.  Early-maturing heavy producer. Indeterminate. 40-70 days.
‘Striped Roman’ - Unique roma-shaped red fruits with orange stripes. Thick & meaty with nice rich flavor. Delicious for sauce or sliced fresh. Indeterminate. 75-80 days.
‘Stupice’ -(pronounced stu-peach-ka) This 2 to 4 oz tomato has world class flavor. Excellent sauce tomato. Indeterminate. 52 days.
‘Sugar Lump’ - Cherry Deep red, smooth fruits with excellent sweet flavor. Indeterminate. 65-80 days.
‘Tiffen Mennonite’ - Medium-large slicer is non-cracking with an excellent taste. Disease resistant. 2003 Winner of Oregon Taste Contest. Indeterminate. 75-85 days.
‘Thessaloniki’ - Has outstanding flavor. Excellent for salads and sandwiches. A variety from Greece. Indeterminate. 80 days.
‘Zapotec Ribbed’ - Sweet, 4-8 oz., ruffled, pink hollow fruits are good fresh, stuffed, and baked. From Oaxaca, Mexico. Indeterminate. 80-85 days.
 
ORNAMENTAL NON-EDIBLES FOR DRIED ARRANGEMENTS
Fascinating non-edible cucumbers for dried arrangements.

Cucumis africanus – Inedible. This native to African produces small 1 1/2 by 3 1/2" fruits that look like prickly greenish cucumbers striped in light green or yellow.
Cucumis dipsaceus - Inedible. Curious yellowish egg-shaped fruits are covered with a dense layer of soft spines. Vigorous plants produce good yields. Small 2" fruits keep a long time.
Cucumis hirsutus - Inedible Enormously productive plants yield abundant small round green fruits with thick spines that hold for a long time in the green stage on
the vines.
Cucumis myriocarpus ‘Paddy Melon’ –  Inedible. Tiny round 1" fruits are deep green with lighter stripes when young, turning yellow with light stripes as they ripen. Soft short spines are scattered across each fruit.
Cucumis sacleuxii – Inedible. Wild species originated in eastern tropical Africa, particularly Kenya and Tanzania. Plant climbing, monoecious. Fruits elliptical to cylindrical, dark green with light green stripes
 
BELIEVE IT OR NOT VEGETABLES
A wide array of the strange and fantastic from around the world provides good eating and entertainment.

Brassica oleracea longata ‘Giant Walking Stick Kale’ - Plants grow 6 - 7 feet the first year and can reach 15 feet or more in height the second year, if grown over winter. In the Channel Islands, the stems have been crafted into fine walking sticks for well over a century. Also edible, but mainly grown for its ornamental and novelty value.
Cucumis ‘Mexican Sour Gherkin’ -  75 days. These pack a powerful, sweet, cucumber flavor with a tangy, citrus twist. Delicate foliage and fruit that look like teaspoon-sized watermelons.
Cucumis melo var. dudaim ‘Queen Anne’s Pocket Melon’ - 85-90 days – This Victorian favorite was grown not for its edibility, but rather for its aroma!  The small, 3 ½ x 2 ½ diameter fruits are extremely fragrant and were carried by women for its perfume-like qualities.  The white flesh is edible, but rather tasteless.
Cucumis melo ‘Golden Sweet’ -  Gorgeous lemon-colored rinds with sweet, white crisp flesh.  Skin is so thin the fruit can be enjoyed straight from the garden without peeling.  Pick fruit when they turn golden.
Cucumis melo ‘Sun Jewel Asian’ - 68 days. Extra-early. The unusual, 7" x 3 1/2" oblong fruits are lemon yellow with shallow white sutures. The flesh is white, and crisp when ripe. It has a and wonderfully sweet flavor. Plants are resistant to downy and powdery mildews, and produce large numbers of fruit.
Cucumis melo ‘Valencia’ – Wrinkly, blackish green rind covers sweet, crisp, cream-colored flesh that ripens slowly after picking.  Considered a winter melon because it keeps for 4 months.
Cucumis melo ‘Painted Serpent’ Armenian striped cucumber - 63 days. Unique appearance and excellent flavor. Unusual, slightly fuzzy, "S"-shaped fruits are slightly ridged with alternating dark and light green stripes. Harvest from 8-18".
Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis ‘Canoe Creek Colossal’ -
Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis ‘Prescott Fond Blanc’ - 70 days. The fruit is 4-9 lbs., very flattened and ribbed, with warts and bumps. Melons have grey/green skin turning straw color; flesh is salmon-orange.
Cucumis melo var. conoman Mak. ‘Sakata’s Sweet’ –85-95 days. Small, golden yellow baseball sized melons have crisp, refreshingly sweet pale yellow flesh.
Cucumis melo var. reticulatas ‘Banana’ – 80-100 days. Smooth yellow skin. 16-24” long, tapered at both ends like an overgrown banana! Has sweet, spicy salmon-pink flesh.
Cucumis melo var. reticulates ‘Eden’s Gate’ - Softball-sized fruits usually weigh about a pound and are heavily netted with a complex, spicy flavor.  Early maturing variety introduced around 1900 in Colorado, the green flesh is fine-grained and sweet.  89 days.
Cucumis melo var. reticulates ‘Hollybrook Luscious’ – Muskmelon.  Oblong, 8-10 pound melons have a dark green, deeply ribbed rind and sweet orange flesh that melts  your mouth!
Cucumis melo var. reticulates ‘Tigger’ – Vibrant yellow fruit with brilliant fire-red zigzag stripes and fragrant, sweet white flesh that gets sweeter when grown dry.  Fruit weighs about 1 pound. Vigorous plants, heavy yield.
Cucumis sativus ‘Hmong Red’ cucumber - The fruits are white to pale green, turning golden-orange as they ripen. A very productive and tasty variety that stays mild even when large.
Cucumis sativus ‘Miniature White’ - 50-55 days – The short, 3 foot vines produce a heavy crop of white, sweet and crunchy, mini cukes.  So tender, there’s no peeling necessary.  For maximum flavor, pick when smaller than 3 inches.
Cucumis sativus L .var. sativus ‘Poona Kheera’ cucumber - 60 days. Cream/light green fruits, very delicious flesh, crisp, juicy, sweet and mild. Fruit shaped like a potato, with skin turning brown as they ripen. Vines produce early and with very heavy yields. A wonderful heirloom from India.
Cucumis sativus var. sikkimensis ‘Sikkim’ cucumber  - Fat, large fruit can reach 15" long by 6" wide. The ripe fruit is a unique rusty red color and is good eaten cooked or raw.
Cucumis maxima ‘La Estrella’ – Multi-colored tropical pumpkin has gray, green and peach colored skin and deep orange flesh. In northern climates, the vining plants produce 10 pound winter squash with texture and flavor similar to a butternut.
Cucumis maxima ‘Marina di Chioggia’ - 100-105 days. An Italian heirloom, both culinary and ornamental winter squash/pumpkin. Vines bear round, 4- to 12-pound fruit with blistery, bubbled, slate blue-green rind and orange flesh.
Cucumis maxima ‘Triamble’ - 105 days.Triangular Heirloom from Australia. Excellent flavor and is a novelty for fall decoration.
Cucumis moschata ‘Batwing’ – 90 days.  Festive novelty pumpkins in a mix of orange/black and bicolors.  Vigorous semi-bush plants produce loads of the 1-1 ½ pound fruits with strong handle.
Cucumis moschata ‘Black Futsu’ - Rare, black Japanese squash, the fruit is flattened, round and has heavy ribbing. The black fruit will turn a rich chestnut color in storage. Flesh is golden color and has the rich taste of hazelnuts. Fruits are 3-8 lbs. each and vines give huge yields.
Cucumis moschata ‘Tromboncino d’Albenga’ -95 to 110 days . An Italian Heirloom Zucchini with enormous fruits up to 3 feet long. Best picked when young for the finest flavor. It will turn gourd like and may be used in ornamental decorations if left to grow full-size.
Cucumis moschata ‘Thai Large Black’ pumpkin – Beautiful black colored squash turn tan in storage. Fruits are flattened, ribbed and have a textured skin. 10 pound fruits have thick sweet yellow flesh.  Heavy yields in hot, humid climates.
Cucumis pepo ‘Costata Romanesco’ – Distinctive Italian zucchini, prominently ribbed.  Clearly more starchy, nutty and delicious tasting than other zucchini varieties. Serve raw or cooked.
Cucumis pepo ‘Gadzukes’ zucchini squash – 55 days. Beautiful, cool green fruits have paler, striped, raised ridges, so when you slice them you get little star-shaped patties.
Cucumis pepo ‘Kakai’ – Eye catching 8-10 inch, bright orange striped and speckled with dark green.  Makes unique jack o’ lanterns and yields plump, hull less seeds.
Cucumis pepo ‘Yugoslavian Finger Fruit’ -90 days.  Plant produces good yields of creamy white squash. An heirloom variety from Yugoslavia dating back to 1885. The squash can be eaten as a summer squash when young or left to mature to be an interesting conversation piece.
Lagenaria siceraria ‘Bule’ gourd - 100-125 days. Gourds are 6-8 inches tall and 5-6 inches across and are borne on very vigorous vines. When first picked, the outer shell is green and turns brown when dried.
Lagenaria siceraria ‘Dinosaur’ gourd -  125 days. Solid-green fruits have curved necks and wing-like projections, perfect for gourdcraft swans. Total length of 18-24" with an 8" bowl and unique serpentine projections. Straight necks if grown on a trellis.
Lagenaria siceraria ‘Kettle’ gourd – 110 days. Gourds are 20-30 inches across with ½ inch thick shell.  Traditionally used for storage container, water vessels and musical instruments.
Lagenaria lycopersicum Variegated Tomato -70-75 days.  Showy, indeterminate plants have heavy sets of round 2" fruits on trusses of 5-6, good taste.
Raphanus caudatus ‘Rat-tailed Radish’ - 50 days. Native to South Asia. Plants are literally covered with crisp fleshy edible tapered seedpods that are thicker than a pencil and 4-6" long. Pods should be gathered before fully grown. Pods can be eaten raw, or good when chopped in salads.
Trichosanthes anguina ‘Polo’ snake gourd - 64 days. Long twisting fruits resemble snakes. Tender and tasty, fruits may be harvested from the time they are several inches long to 24”.