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.

‘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.

‘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.

‘Lambkin’ - Yellow melon skin with green mottling. Oval shaped melon weighs 2 - 4 pounds with a thin rind surrounding sweet, aromatic, white, juicy flesh. Can be stored in a cool place longer than other melons. 65 to 75 days.

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.

‘Burpee Prizewinner’ – 120 days. Reddish orange, very large with shape and color superior to Atlantic Giant.

‘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.

‘Cupid’ Indeterminate. Deep red grape tomatoes fill big clusters all season until frost. High quality, crack-resistant fruits hold well, are delicious eating right off the vine or in salads. 65 days from transplant.

‘Lizzano’ (2011 AAS) ‘Lizzano’ is a vigorous semi-determinate tomato variety with a low growing, trailing habit excellent for growing in patio containers or hanging baskets. Abundant yields of high-quality, bright red, baby cherry sized fruits. The first Late Blight tolerant cherry fruited semi-determinate variety on the market. 63 days.

‘Sweet Hearts’ Extremely productive, indeterminate plants continuously set loads of very uniform, crack-resistant fruit throughout the season. These ruby red grape tomatoes grow in thick clusters. 73 days from transplant.

‘Terenzo’ (2011 AAS) Terenzo is a high yielding red cherry fruited ‘Tumbler’ type on a tidy low-growing, trailing plant. This compact determinate variety is suitable for growing in hanging baskets or containers. Terenzo is loaded with a bountiful harvest of flavorful, crack-resistant, easy-to-pick fruits throughout the summer.

‘Tomatoberry’ Indeterminate. Beautiful, deep red strawberry-shaped fruits with firm texture & excellent sweet flavor are born in long clusters. 65 days from transplant.

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.

‘Portofino’ - Dark green Romanesco-type zucchini has a unique flavor and texture and a long, slender shape. Firm, crisp nutty-tasting fruit satisfies steamed or grilled while small. Larger fruit is grand for stir-fry, sautéing and baking. Slice for a lovely presentation of star-shaped cross sections. 48 days.

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

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.