Chef Jeff's Gardens

GREEN GLOBE
A tasty perennial vegetable with large edible globe shaped flower buds that are deep green with a light purple tinge. Harvest flower buds when they are about the size of a fist and before they begin to open. Include 1.5 inches of stem with the bud when harvesting. Boil or steam the chokes and peel off the meaty petals to dip in butter or Hollandaise sauce, then remove the "choke" and reveal a tender core that's absolutely delicious. If not harvested, 6-inch bluish-purple, thistle-like flower heads follow - excellent in dried arrangement. Green Globe has been proven to be the hardiest and it remains productive for at least 5 years. A harvest of 3-4 heads can be expected throughout the summer. In fall, cut plants a few inches above the ground and mulch over.
Chef Jeff’s Tip: Store artichokes in a paper bag in the refrigerator to increase humidity and avoid drying them out.

BUSH BLUE LAKE
These 16 inch semi-erect plants bear a uniformly maturing crop all season long. Blue Lake produces plump, round, tender dark green beans that are about 6 inches long. The meaty stringless pods are a good source of vitamins A and C, iron and calcium. Equally great flavor whether used fresh or frozen, I enjoy these beans all year. For best flavor pick early in the morning after the leaves are dry. Pick beans continuously during the season to prolong their production.
Chef Jeff’s Tip: Plant beans away from basil, fennel, garlic and onions. Beans are compatible with beets,carrots, chard, corn, cucumber, eggplant, peas, radishes and strawberries.

BLACK WAX PENCIL POD
An old-time favorite and one of the best beans for the home garden. These round-podded, black seeded wax beans are snappy, tender and stringless. Their bright yellow color make for easy picking. These meaty beans produce early and continue long into the summer season. Use for canning, freezing or eating fresh.

BROCCOLI PACKMAN
A consistent performer Packman produces 8 inch heads as well as plenty of smaller heads from robust side shoots to give big yields. The domed head extends above the foliage on the plant making it easy to harvest. Packman has the ability to withstand heat and can be planted early or mid season. Harvest when the heads are dark green, if they turn yellow you’ve waited too long. Harvest the central head first the side shoots will develop small head clusters.
Chef Jeff’s Tip: Broccoli is compatible with artichokes, beets, bush bean, chard, cucumber, lettuce,peas, potatoes and spinach.

BRUSSEL SPROUT JADE
(AAS) All American Selection. This high yielding variety of Brussels sprouts has round walnut sized sprouts from ¾ to 2 inches across. High in calcium and iron and a good source of vitamins A and C this cool season vegetable is hardy to frost and light freezes. For the best sprout growth remove the leaf below a node when it begins to bulge. Harvest from the bottom up when the sprouts are firm and about 1 inch across. Use a sharp knife to cut off the sprouts and lower leaves. Leave enough trunk for new sprouts to grow. Some people say not to harvest until there have been at least two frosts because frost improves the flavor. I like to harvest my Brussels sprouts all at once. I pinch the off the stalk top 4-8 weeks before I intend to harvest and then harvest the entire stalk and pick off the individual sprouts.
Chef Jeff’s Tip: Brussel sprouts are compatible with artichokes, beet, peas, potatoes and spinach. Plant Brussels sprouts away from kohlrabi, pole beans and strawberries.

DISCOVERY
Some say this is the sweetest and best tasting green cabbage available. I enjoy the flavor of these 3-4 pound heads. They are perfect for steaming and serving with a little butter and salt and pepper. This smaller cabbage head has better flavor and can stay in the garden longer without splitting. Cabbage is a cool season crop and is hardy to frost and light freezes. Harvest by cutting the head at ground level as soon as it feels solid. Smaller heads may grow from the remaining leaves and stems.
Chef Jeff’s Tip: Cabbage is compatible with artichokes, beets, bush beans, cucumbers, lettuce, peas, potatoes and spinach.

RED DELIGHT
Add color to your salad or mix Red Delight with green cabbage to make a colorful slaw. This deeply-colored red cabbage is densely packed with leaves and simply delicious. The round beautiful heads weigh about 4 pounds and are very flavorful. Resistant to yellowing Red Delight holds up well in unseasonable heat or chill. Harvest when head is firm and solid if left too long the cabbage core becomes fibrous and tough and the head may split.
Chef Jeff’s Tip: Cabbage is compatible with artichokes, beets, bush beans, cucumbers, lettuce, peas, potatoes and spinach.

RUBY PERFECTION
The very attractive, deep red heads of this hybrid have good heat and cold tolerance. Ruby Perfection heads are medium sized, dense and have a uniform high round shape. The 3 pound heads have great flavor and are slow to burst. Very flavorful and crisp and the red color enhances any salad or slaw. It is easy to grow and perfect for home gardens. Harvest when the head is firm and brightly colored. Plant may form smaller side heads after the main head is harvested. Stores well.
Chef Jeff’s Tip: Cabbage is compatible with artichokes, beets, bush beans, cucumbers, lettuce, peas, potatoes and spinach.

SAVOY EXPRESS
(AAS) All American Selection. The fancy crinkled leaves distinguish Savoy from other cabbages. The head is loosely formed and the texture is sturdy like iceberg lettuce. This variety produces a 8 inch tall yellow green flavorful and compact cabbage. The smaller heads mature early in about half the time of other Savoy types. It is also sweeter and more tender than other Savoy. Mild in flavor and an excellent source of Vitamin C try this cabbage in a salad or shredded in coleslaw.
Chef Jeff’s Tip: Cabbage is compatible with artichokes, beets, bush beans, cucumbers, lettuce, peas, potatoes and spinach.

CALIFLOWER ALVERDA
Bright lime green medium sized heads that have a delicious flavor that is milder than the white cauliflower varieties. Heads do not require "blanching" or tying, and the sun will even intensify the green coloration. Green cauliflower is rapidly gaining in popularity. Alverda is one of the most uniform and productive of it's type. Califlower is ready to harvest when heads are firm and curds are tightly clustered

BOSTON PICKLING
This old and very reliable cucumber has been grown by home gardeners for generations. Boston Pickling Cucumber produces heavy yields of small long pickling type cucumbers. Productive vines will continuously produce provided the cucumbers are harvested continually and are not allowed to over-mature and become yellow. These little blocky, green cucumbers with black spines are just the right size for use as pickles and should be harvested when the cucumbers are 2 to 6 inches long. Perfect for making pickles, but also good in salads.

CUCUMBER BUSH CHAMPION
I like this compact bush plant because it produces an abundance of bright green straight and slender 11" fruits. It's a slicing cucumber with excellent flavor. Bushy plants 2-3 feet wide make it s great choice for a limited space garden or for container growing.

BUSH PICKLE
Bush Pickle is great if you want to make pickles but have limited space. Instead of a sprawling vine, Bush Pickle is great if you want to make pickles but have limited space. Instead of a sprawling vine, these cucumbers are produced on compact, bushy plants making them especially good for small gardens or containers. The plants measure only 3 feet in diameter at maturity yet they produce a large crop of 4-5 inch pickles. Pick fruit often and for best flavor do not permit them to grow too large. Pick pickles smaller for gherkins. The cool mild flavor of these pickles also make them a good choice for slicing and using in salads.

COOL BREEZE
This 4-50inch seedless cucumber is ideal for pickling or eating fresh. The fruit is dark green and without warts or bumps so it looks much different than regular cucumbers. The plants can be allowed to grow on the ground but I like to save garden space by growing them in a cage or staking the plants which also gives me longer, straighter fruit.
Resistant to Cucumber Mosaic Virus, Scab and Powdery Mildew. Maturity average 45 days.

LEMON
A cucumber so tasty you’ll want to eat it like an apple. Looking just like a lemon it is crisp and easy to digest. This 3-4” round, lemon yellow cucumber is tender and sweet, excellent for salads and pickling. Normal-sized vines yield heavily and for a long time. With thin skins, short black spines, and really crisp tasty white flesh which can have a faint lemony flavor in older fruits, it is bound to become a family favorite. Harvest Lemon Cucumber when yellow markings first appear on the stem.
Chef Jeff’s Hint: Don’t let cucumbers get too big because the vines stop producing if over-mature cucumbers stay on the vine.

STRAIGHT 8
(AAS) All American Selection . Still one of the finest - with amazing flavor and vigorous growth! Dark green slender and smooth, this 8-9 inch long slicing cucumber has delighted generations of gardeners. Past AAS Winner from the 1930s.

SWEET SUCCESS
(AAS) All American Selection. Tender, crisp and flavorful, 12-14” fruits. Dark green and smooth skinned with a 2 ¼” diameter. Truly seedless if unpollinated. Ideal for the home vegetable garden. Water well in dry weather.
Eaten raw this cucumber is perfect for salads, sandwiches and dips. Fertilize with liquid or slow release fertilizer.

TASTY JADE
This Japanese cucumber is a fun addition to your garden. It produces early and slender fruit. I enjoy the crispy fresh flavor of the glossy thin skinned 11" to 12" long fruit. It is an excellent bitter free cucumber that I add to salads. For straighter fruit grow on a trellis or stake the plant.

WHOPPER CUCUMBER
Great big, 8 to 10 inch top quality bush cucumbers are produced on long lasting vines throughout summer. Tender, sweet, crisp and virtually seedless. 55 days until maturity. Perfect for salads and superb on sandwiches! Water well in warm weather and apply liquid or slow release fertilizer for best results.

BLACK BEAUTY
A great variety for those who prefer a dependable, larger fruited and traditional purple eggplant. Black Beauty produces very attractive 1-3 pound fruit that keeps well and has excellent flavor. This variety has been a popular favorite for 100 years. Create dishes with an international flair with eggplant. For an Italian style dish dip sliced eggplant in flour and fry in olive oil, stir-frying with bean sprouts, peppers and tomatoes, and eggplant goes Oriental. Start harvesting when the eggplants are 4-5 inches long. The skin should be shiny; dull skin is a sign that the eggplant is overripe.

Chef Jeff’s Tip: Use a sharp knife and cut the eggplant from the plant, leaving at least 1 inch of stem attached to the fruit.

CLASSIC
Glossy, deep purple-black fruits with heavy yields of gourmet fruit that are high in flavor. Vigorous plants produce high-quality harvests. Perfect baked, steamed, sauteed, roasted, fried or stuffed. Water well in warm weather and fertilize with liquid or slow release plant food for best results.

DUSKY
If you want an early eggplant Dusky is the variety to choose. It’s an early oval hybrid with skin that is almost jet-black in color. Dusky produces medium-sized great flavored fruits which can be harvested at 3-5 inches or left on the plant until 10-12 inches. Keeping young fruits picked will give you a continuous harvest until frost. At about 24 inches this plant’s size makes it a great choice for a container garden. Has tolerance or resistance to Tobacco Mosaic Virus.

FAIRYTALE
(AAS) All American Selection. A unique eggplant variety that has pretty waves of lavender fruit with white streaking that grows in clusters of 3 to 5. This tasty treat produces a full two weeks earlier than the average hybrid eggplant! Fair Tale is a dwarf plant that is perfect for home gardens, and also makes an attractive ornamental plant because of its beautiful, bright lavender flowers and soft green foliage. You will find this plant has abundant yields whether planted in containers on your patio or in the vegetable garden. Harvest in the baby stage, when fruits are 4 inches long by 1 3/4 wider at the shoulder, for a sweet, bitter-free flavor, with fewer seeds. Wonderful in baked casseroles with other vegetables, in stir fries, roasted, grilled on the barbecue, and in pasta dishes!! Plant in full sun in well-drained soil.

ICHIBAN
Deep purple and almost black, with wonderful, mild flavor, Ichiban adds interest to the garden as well entrees. Long and slender fruits are outstanding in stir fries, oriental dishes and are great for grilling, or roasting to add to a vegetable platter. Attractive plants of Asian origin, Ichiban yields a 10 inch fruit with a thinner skin than regular types of eggplant. This is an excellent choice for the home garden for looks and taste.

JAPANESE LONG
In flavor, texture and cooking qualities, the Japanese eggplant is the same as the larger eggplants, yet these fruit are longer and more slender. This upright plant produces fruit that is a purplish-black color with a purple calyx. Stir-fry or use in tempura. The small size of these eggplants make them perfect for a dinner for two

JAPANESE MILLIONARE
I enjoy this eggplant stir-fried with garlic, onion, tomatoes, peppers and sesame oil. One of the most popular varieties of Japanese eggplant hybrids, Millionaire is and extra early, productive, upright grower. The fruit is long, growing to over 8". The brilliant black-purple skin of this eggplant is particularly soft, and the interior flesh is nearly seedless.

BUTTERCRUNCH
(AAS) All American Selection. A great tasting lettuce with a superior sweet flavor. A crisp and tender bibbed lettuce with a crunchy heart. Can be picked leaf by leaf for use in salads, sandwiched or as a garnish. For best results feed with a liquid or slow release fertilizer. 65 days average to maturity.

MESCLUN MIX
Serve gourmet salads all summer long using Mesclun Mix Greens. You will have a complete salad from a single bed. Custom blended to give you an interesting combination of texture and color to harvest at the seedling stage for micro greens. Convenience, a range of flavors, good nutrition with few calories, a rainbow of color, from lime green to bronzy red – it’s all in this Chef Jeff’s mix. Pick salad greens all season long.

RAISA
This outstanding red leaf lettuce variety has deep bronze-red color and wavy foliage. Mounded plants produce tender leaves with a mild delicious flavor that is perfect for salads, sandwiches or as a garnish

ROMAINE
A very uniform and attractive, dark green, loose leaf lettuce. Firm and crisp with uniform heads and medium frame. Can be picked by leaf for use in salads, sandwiches or as a garnish.

1776
1776 is a very sweet and heavily netted melon. Along with great taste it provides significant amounts of Vitamins A and C, is a good source of potassium and contains small amounts of many other minerals. Cut into halves, quarters, wedges or cubes or the flesh scooped out with a melon baler, this cantaloupe is a great summer snack. It is a good performer producing melons that average 5 pounds.

AMBROSIA
The delicious peach colored flesh of Ambrosia is different from any melon I’ve tasted. It looks and tastes similar to a regular cantaloupe but has a more fragrant aroma and distinct flavor. You’ll love the luscious sweet flavor of Ambrosia as much as I do. It’s a nice addition to fruit salad. Plants produce round cantaloupes that weigh 4-5 pounds each.
Fertilize with liquid or slow release plant food for best results.

BUSH STAR
A good choice for a small garden this bush type muskmelon produces wonderful melons that average 2 pounds in weight. Muskmelon, also known as cantaloupe, is a tender, heat-loving plant. The sweet salmon colored flesh is a tasty treat that says summer is here. Melons are the perfect complement to salty ham. I enjoy the taste of fresh chilled melon wrapped with a thin slice of prosciutto and served with a few breadsticks – what a great appetizer!
Powdery mildew resistant.

GOLD STAR
What's better on a summer afternoon than a juicy slice of melon? Going to the garden to pick one of these sweet juicy melons is one of my summer pleasures. Gold Star is known for it's excellent flavor and salmon colored flesh. This 3-4 pound oval melon is a mid season producer and with it's husky vines will continue to give you great fruit over a full season.

HONEYDEW MORNING ICE
The light green insides of this melon are delicious and sweet. Strong vines produce excellent, early yields with slightly oval, smooth fruits that are 6-8 pounds. Plant in mounds in groups of 3 plants, allowing 1 foot between each plant. Allow 4-6 feet between each mound. Perfect for use in fruit salads or eaten on its own. Water well in warm weather and fertilize with liquid or slow release plant food for best results.

CAJUN DELIGHT
(AAS) All American Selection. There is nothing like a little Southern home cooking and okra conjures up some fond memories of the south. One of the best okras available, Cajun Delight was a 1997 All-American Selections Winner. This vigorous plant produces exceptional yields of tender, less fibrous pods, which can be harvested up to 5” long and still remain tender. Some of you may prefer the comfort food of fried okra but I love it in my Cajun Gumbo. It adds a wonderful flavor and great texture.

SUGAR SNAP
(AAS) All American Selection. The crisp, juicy taste of garden fresh peas takes me back to my grandma’s garden! Sugar Snap’s 3” pods produce excellent yields on tall vines that require the support of a trellis. These sweet and crunchy pods contain Vitamins A, B, and C, and can be enjoyed fresh off the vine, raw in salads, in stir-fries, or steamed; remove strings before eating. I remember my grandma cooking fresh peas with a little butter, salt, fresh chives and mint – delicious! Eat or freeze peas right after harvest, when the pods are plump and crisp.

BETTER BELL
Crisp, very blocky, thick walled, 3 ½ inch to 4 ½ inch, four lobed green fruits turning red when ripe. Heavy producer and very disease resistant. Great for roasting! Add color and flavor to salads and cooked dishes. Fertilize with liquid or slow release plant food for best results.

BIG BERTHA
A huge 7" x 4" green pepper with thick walled, glossy fruit in abundance. The fruit is tender and great for stuffing and roasting. Adds color and flavor to salads and cooked dishes. Maturity: 72 days. Great for garden beds and large containers. Water well in warm weather and apply liquid or slow release fertilizer for best results.

CALIFORNIA WONDER
Large four inch peppers are great for stuffing! The fruit turns from green to rich red when mature with a super sweet flavor when fully ripe. Adds color and flavor to salads and cooked dishes. For best results feed with a liquid or slow release fertilizer.

CHERRY BOMB
This is THE variety to grow for your favorite pepper dishes. Great for peppers filled with cheese, bread and deep fried. It’s one of the best cherry peppers to pickle as it is moderately hot and has super thick walls to absorb more pickling brine. The plants are great producers with an extra high yield of these 2 inch red globe shaped peppers. This compact sturdy plant is also great for a container garden.

CHOCOLATE
Prolific yields of uniform, medium-large fruits of rich, mahogany color. This unusual fruit is ideal for use in the home vegetable garden or large containers. 87 days to reach full color. Perfect for use in salads, sandwiches, savory snacks or cooked in a stir fry.

CORNO DI TORO
An heirloom pepper from Italy, the name of this pepper means ‘horn of the bull’. Fruits turn a stunning red when ripe and have a long, curved, tapering, non-bell shape and are 6-10 inches long x 1 ½ inches wide at shoulder. The largest of the sweet stuffing peppers, it is great fresh in salads, cooked or roasted on the grill. These extremely productive plants produce so much fruit that supporting the plant with a stake is recommended. Great flavor, beautiful vigorous plants.
Chef Jeff’s Tip for success: For best results support with a short stake.

GOLDEN BELL
Large, bell shaped, golden fruit. Ideal for us in the home vegetable garden or large containers. Reaches full color in 80 days. Perfect for use in salads, sandwiches, savory snacks or cooked in a stir fry. Fertilize with liquid or slow release plant food for best results.

GREEN BELL
Beautiful, 4 inch, blocky, 3-4 lobed fruit is smooth and thick flesh. This pepper gets large and sweet and turns form a glossy green to a bright red right on the vine. One of my favorite quick and easy side dishes is a Roasted Red Pepper Salad. To make this salad, roast the peppers in a 500F (260C) oven until the skin turns black and begins to blister. Remove and place in a paper bag. The steam will soften the skin so when cool it will slide off easily. Remove the tops and seeds. Slice pepper and add bottled Italian dressing. Chill, serve on lettuce leaves and impress your guests!

HABANERO
One of the world's Hottest Peppers! Thin walled, 1-1 1/2 inch fruit wrinkles at maturity. Turns from light green to orange at maturity. Adds heat and spice to your favorite cooked dishes. For best results feed with a liquid or slow release fertilizer. Maturity 95 days.

JALAPENO
Continuous production of thick pungent 3 1/2 inch fruits on two feet tall plants. The fruit can be used when green and are also great in salads. Add color and spice to salads and your favorite cooked dishes. Fertilize with liquid or slow release plant food for best results.

KUNG PAO
An Oriental hot pepper excellent for adding to Kung Pao Chicken, beef dishes and stir fry dishes. Kung Pao peppers are hot, have thin walls, and that makes them great for drying. The tall plants become loaded with 4-5 inch long, slightly curved, skinny peppers that mature from green to brilliant red. At about 10,000 Scoville, dishes made with this pepper should come with an ‘eat with care’ warning. I add Kung Pao peppers when I want heat and great flavor in my Oriental dishes.

LAPARIE
Capsicum annuum
My favorite sweet pepper! Laparie is a tapered, pendant type pepper which is 8" long and slightly wrinkled. Fruit are 2 Y2 inches wide with thin flesh. The pepper ripens changing from dark green to red in late august and is the sweetest pepper I have ever tasted. It is wonderful in salsa and good for frying, stuffing and roasting

MOCHA BELL
Mocha Bell will be one of the first to mature under cool summer night-time temperatures. These peppers can be harvested green but are a deep mocha brown when left to mature. That’s when they are at there sweetest and have the most Vitamin C. Enjoy the color and sweetness of these thick-walled, medium-large, smooth peppers in salads or stir fries. Average of 4-5 peppers per plant.

ORANGE BELL
Crisp, sweet bell pepper that begins green, turning orange when fully mature. I enjoy growing this pepper not only for the garden color, but also for the color it adds to my food. Thick, meaty walls make it ideal for slicing or adding color to a salad. Each short bushy plant may yield up to 12 4-lobed, 3”x3” colorful peppers. The bright color of this pepper will make it a nice addition to your garden.

POBLANO
Bushy, pendant-type plants with dark green leaves grow to 3 feet and bear fruit until frost. Medium-sized, 4 inches long, and dark green with a mild to medium heat level. These peppers are superb roasted and peeled, then preserved by canning or freezing. For best results feed with a liquid or slow release fertilizer.

PURPLE BELL
Crisp, sweet bell pepper that begins green, turns purple, and finishes a deep red when fully mature. I enjoy growing this pepper not only for the garden color but also for the color it adds to my food. Thick, meaty walls make it ideal for slicing or adding color to a salad. Each short, bushy plant may yield up to 12 4-lobed, 3”×3” colorful peppers. The bright color of this pepper will make it a nice addition to your garden.

RED BEAUTY
An early, prolific variety bearing very sweet peppers with thick walls. Glossy green fruit turning to red when mature. Adds color and flavor to salads and cooked dishes. The fruit can be used when green and are also great in salsas. Fertilize with liquid for slow release plant food for best results.

SERRANO
Smaller and hotter than the well-known Jalapeno! Bushy plants with abundant, 2 inch long, bullet-shaped fruits. Thin skin, medium-thin walls, and crisp, biting-hot flavor, make this pepper a favorite in fresh salsas or pickled as a snack. These hot peppers also freeze well- superb in flavoring guacamole and chili. For best results feed with a liquid or slow release fertilizer.

SPANISH SPICE
This thin walled 7x 1¾ inch gourmet fruit is slightly tapered and turns from green to red when ripe. A highly productive plant producing mild and spicy peppers. Adds color and spice to salads and cooked dishes.

SUPER CAYENNE
Long Tapered fruit, green turning to red at maturity. Very hot and perfect for containers. Adds color to salads and perfect for containers.

SUPER CHILI
A highly productive, semi-compact plant which produces upward facing, cone-shaped fruit with a spicy flavor. Fruit turns from green to red when ripe. Adds color and spice to salads and cooked dishes. The fruit can be used when green and are also great in salsas. Fertilize with liquid or slow release plant food for best results.

SWEET BANANA
These peppers are sweet, long, tapered, yellow and banana-shaped, hence the name. The very productive plant produces fruits that change form pale to deep yellow or orange as they mature. The elongated, 6-inch peppers turn scarlet when fully ripe but stay sweet and mild. Sweet Banana Peppers are a popular garden-variety pepper because the fruit is so versatile. Banana peppers may be fried or sautéed, used raw on relish platters, in salads, sandwiches or stuffed, they are especially good pickled.

THAI HOT
Thai Hot, also called Thai Chilli Pepper, is a small pepper well known for being extremely hot. Ornamental as well as edible it’s in the top 10 of the hottest peppers. These beautiful, stocky, upright plants form 8-10 inch mounds and have peppers that start out dark green and mature to bright red as they grow 2-3 inches long. Covered with small red and green peppers at the same time, Thai Hot is a festive and unique choice for the garden, patio containers or even an unusual border.
Chef Jeff’s tip for success: Use rubber gloves or clean hot peppers under running water to avoid skin burn fro the juice.

VALENCIA ORANGE
This blazing orange pepper demands attention in the garden! 4 1/2 inch fruits maintain firmness even when ripe. Vigorous, heavy bearing, plants are ideal for use in the home vegetable garden or large containers. Perfect for us in salads, sandwiches, savory snacks or cooked in a stir fry.

WHOPPER
One of the most popular peppers of all time! Huge 4 inch fruits are smooth, sweet and full of flavor. The plants are sturdy and vigorous with luxurious foliage. 71 days until maturity. Perfect of salads, salsas and spicing up your favorite dish.

WORLD'S HOTTEST PEPPER

This is “The World’s Hottest Pepper” that you can cultivate at home. It is more than twice as hot as the standard Habanero Pepper. The fiercely hot, wrinkled fruit tapers to a blunt point and turns from green to red when ripe. The pungent hot aroma will explode like fireworks in your mouth when you take a bite. These 1½ inch long and 1 inch wide peppers create intense heat in salsas, marinades, salads, cooked dishes or when making your own hot sauces. Also known as Caribbean Red Hot Pepper, this pepper matures in 110 days and grows to a height of 2-3 feet and has a heat index of 445000 Scoville units.

BIG MAX
Grow prize winning pumpkins in your garden! This variety produces pumpkins that weigh up to 100 pounds and are up to 70 inches around. Unlike some big pumpkins that are just big blobs, Big Max has smooth, light orange skin and is perfect for Halloween carving or other holiday decorations. The pumpkin flesh is 3-4 inches thick making it excellent for canning or making delicious pies. Give this big guy a lot of space in your garden. Cut these large BIG MAX pumpkins from vines with pruning shears, leaving 3 to 4 inches of the stem. Handle them carefully.
Chef Jeff’s Tip: To achieve maximum size, grow one pumpkin per vine and water and fertilize regularly.

CARVING
Magic lantern will make your garden look like a pumpkin patch. The dark orange fruit with a contrasting green handle has a slightly upright shape and medium ribbing. The strong compact vine produces a large 16-24 pound pumpkin. I always look forward to carving my Magic Lantern for Halloween and your family will enjoy watching this plant produce that special carving pumpkin. This variety is easy to care for and grows vigorously with very high yield potential.

JACK BE LITTLE
This true miniature pumpkin easily fits into the palm of your hand, measuring 3-4 inches across and 2 inches high. The color is an attractive deep orange. The tasty flesh is as sweet as winter squash when cooked. Just scoop out the center, steam or bake, refill and serve smothered with butter or brown sugar. Or serve pumpkin soup using the shells as soup dishes. It also makes an attractive accent for fall centerpieces – great to paint and decorate. Harvest before the first light frost or when the pumpkin foliage begins to dry out.
Chef Jeff’s Tip: Cut the mature Jack-Be-Little Pumpkin from the vines with pruning shears leaving 3 inches of stem attached.

SPOOKTACULAR
A fun addition to my garden and the kids love to watch them grow! These early maturing pumpkins are 3-4 pounds each and are amazingly uniform with each one looking exactly like the next. Spooktacular is a perfectly round, dark orange Jack-O-Lantern shape that makes it terrific for Halloween carving. I also like the fine grained flesh and flavor of this little pumpkin for pies.

RADDICHIO
Firm, dark-red and white round heads with a unique tangy taste; radicchio is a must-have vegetable for any salad lover! Added to salads for its rich texture and slightly bitter taste, radicchio is also a colorful garnish on the table or plate, and can be steamed, sautéed, or stir-fried to lend is unique color and flavor to your favorite vegetable or meat dish. Typical of many greens, it prefers cool weather for best performance and flavor.

CANADIAN RED RHUBARB
Full of flavor and a good source for Potassium and Vitamin C. Delicious in pies, sauces, and jams. Harvest stems when they are plump and bright red, and when the leaves are at a mature size.

MATADOR
Attractive, 1 1/2 inch bulbs are formed in a cluster with reddish-brown skin. This is a genuine French variety that can be grown in the same manner as onions. Their mild flavor is perfect for soups, garnishes, or as a complement to many cooked dishes. Excellent long storage variety; dry the bulblets well before storing. Keep shallots moist as they are shallow rooted and benefit from regular watering.

ACORN SQUASH
A somewhat oval-shaped winter squash with a ribbed, dark green skin and orange flesh. Acorn Squash is a favorite fall vegetable that is delicious and easy to prepare. The autumn color of the flesh adds a festive touch when served with my Thanksgiving dinner. I prepare the squash by cutting them in half, removing the seeds and baking until the flesh is soft. Served with butter and brown sugar it’s a fall feast! Squash vines can reach 5’ across so leave them plenty of room to spread. Harvest before the first frost. Stores well in a cool well ventilated spot.

BUTTERNUT
This popular winter squash is 8-10 inches long with creamy-tan skin and a sweet, nutty flavor. Uniform fruits with heavy yields store longer in Winter. Use in soups, puree for pies and side dishes or cube and add to stews. Water well in dry weather and fertilize with liquid or slow release plant food for best results.

BUTTERNUT WALTHAM
(AAS) All American Selection. A fall and winter favorite this butternut squash cooks up sweet and tender. This popular winter squash is 8-10 inches long with creamy-tan skin and yellow-orange flesh. It has a sweet nutty flavor and is loaded vitamin A. Uniform fruits 3-6 pound squash are excellent for storing.
It's easy to prepare in the oven or microwave. Just cut off the stem end, slice it in half lengthwise, remove seeds and bake it cut side down with a little water in the baking dish to keep it from drying out. Bake until the flesh is soft, scoop out and serve with a little butter and brown sugar if desired.

PATTY PAN
(AAS) All American Selection. Green tinted, saucer-shaped fruits are meaty and have a delicious, buttery flavor. High yields on compact plants are all a part of this summer squash. Water well in warm weather and fertilize with liquid or slow release plant food for best results. Plant 20" apart in rows that are 24" apart.

SPAGHETTI SQUASH
For something a little different in your garden this year, try this unusual winter squash! 8-10 inch oblong fruit turns yellow when ripe. The spaghetti-like strands of flesh can be scooped out or boiled right in the shell. This shell can also be served cold with salad dressing or even eaten with spaghetti sauce. Holds up well for several months in storage. For best results feed with a liquid or slow release fertilizer.

SUNBURST
(AAS) All American Selection. A squash as beautiful as it is tasty. This bright yellow scallopini with dark green coloring on both ends has an exquisite mild buttery flavor. This squash is delicious sautéed, grilled or even raw with your favorite dip or in a salad. It can be picked from baby size up to 6-8 inches across without losing its tender, buttery flavor. Delicious and colorful Sunburst is the earliest and most productive of the yellow scallopini.

SUNDANCE
Bright yellow, crook neck type, summer squash that is prolific and easy to grow. Sundance Squash is an F1 hybrid that is extra productive, smooth skinned and delicious tasting. Tender and attractive fruits are produced all summer long and are best when picked young and immature. This squash is delicious fresh in salads, fried, steamed, baked or boiled. I like to serve the colorful slices raw with a dip for a quick summer appetizer. Pick when only a few inches long – yield is tremendous, all season long.

SQUASH YELLOW SUMMER
Smooth skinned, butter yellow summer squash that grows from 6-10 inches long by 3 inches wide. Vigorous bush plants perform well. Slice freshly picked squash with skin on and mix with green skinned zucchini, stir fry in olive and garlic for an easy and appealing summer side dish. I enjoy this colorful combination all season long

YELLOWNECK SUPERSETT
(AAS) All American Selection. Glossy yellow fruit and large yields make this squash a favorite choice. High-quality, thick, curved neck resists breaking. A growers dream, as you can harvest as a 2” mini squash or allow to reach its mature 6-8 inch length. Mild flavor, texture, and color; used raw in salads, grilled, stir-fried, stuffed or added to main dishes. Water well in warm weather and fertilize with liquid or slow release plant food for best results.

ZUCCHINI
A variety of summer squash that is very popular, easy to grow and fast maturing. Zucchini produces a generous crop of delicately flavored fruits. Zucchini plants are compact bush type, bearing handsome, oblong, dark green fruits. Grilled zucchini, halved and brushed with olive oil and garlic, makes for an easy summer side dish, or slice and serve raw with dip for a quick and easy appetizer.

ZUCCHINI ARISTOCRAT
ALL AMERICAN SELECTION
Aristocrat is truly a noble addition to anyone's squash garden. Fruits are glossy dark green, smooth, straight and cylindrical with creamy-white, tasty flesh that is meltingly tender throughout their growth. This high yielding variety grows as an upright, open bush making the fruits easy to see and easy to harvest. Pick when 7 to 8 inches long for peak flavor. A great summer treat grilled and brushed with olive oil and sprinkled with a little grated parmesan cheese.

SQUASH ZUCCHINI GOLDEN
A colorful addition to my stir fry dishes this squash also looks and tastes great sautéed with green zucchini. The bright gold cylindrical fruit is a nice contrast to the usual squash colors. Not quite as productive as the green varieties but with excellent taste that makes up for it. 3-4 feet tall bushes produce tasty squash with a creamy white interior.

TOMATILLO TOMO VERDE
With its fruity lemon and tomato flavor, the tomatillo can be added raw to salads or used in salsas, sauces, guacamole, and other Mexican cuisine. 2-3 oz fruits grow within a husk to mature to a light green and yellow color outside with a white, meaty inside. They are ripe when the paper-like husks turns brown and breaks open. Remove outer husk and wash thoroughly before using. Excellent source of Vitamins A and C.

ANNA RUSSIAN
A family heirloom variety reported to have been brought to Oregon by a Russian immigrant generations ago. Pinkish-red heart-shaped fruit are large, early and juicy with outstanding flavor and weigh a pound. This deliciously sweet tomato grows in clusters of two on hardy vines. I like the superb rich old fashioned tomato taste.

BEEFY BOY
Gigantic size and gigantic taste! This sweet meaty tomato grows to 12-16 ounces. Deep red, round, smooth fruit ripens uniformly on the vine. A great choice for sandwiches and salads since this tomato has more solids and less gel than other varieties. Cage or stake this main-season variety to support all of its bounty. Beefy Boy is tolerant of Stemphylium and resistant to Verticillium Wilt, Fusarium Wilt races 1 and 2, and Tobacco Mosaic Virus..

BETTER BOY
(AAS) Better Boy is a favorite midseason variety that produces high yields of smooth textured fruit with excellent flavor continuously all season. The plump, deep red tomatoes weigh 8-16 ounces with flesh that's juicy, yet firm. Heavy dense foliage cover protects fruits so they are less likely to get sun scald. I find that this is a perfect slicing tomato - you only need one slice for a hamburger or sandwich

BETTER BUSH
(AAS) All American Selection. Compact, stocky plants, like the popular patio tomato, but with large, luscious fruit and real tomato flavor.
This plant needs little of no staking and produces meaty fruit (3-4 inches across), with a high sugar content, until frost. Picked fresh, I use this luscious tomato to bring a taste of summer to my homemade cooked dishes, salads, soups, and sauces.

BIG BEEF
(AAS) All American Selection. A great beefsteak tomato that has old-time tomato flavor. I can’t help but think about a BLT or a burger when picking my Big Beefs. This is an All-American Selections award winner that will win your vote with its extra heavy yields of 10-12 ounce fruit. The nice red firm fruit ripens early for its size and the plants bear freely even under adverse growing conditions.

BIG BOY
Big Boy has been one of the most popular varieties grown by home gardeners since its introduction in 1949. It is a very vigorous plant with heavy foliage that produces large, firm, smooth fruit. The bright red, meaty tomatoes average 10 ounces with many reaching 1 pound or more. I plant this flavorful tomato in my garden every year for use in my homemade cooked dishes, salads, soups, and sauces.

BIG ZAC
Grow record breaking sized tomatoes! A good flavored meaty tomato that can grow up to 6 pounds each. Tomatoes turn glossy red when mature. Use one giant slice of this tasty tomato and your sandwich will be complete. An excellent tomato in every respect, you’ll love it for its quality and its size. Try growing the biggest prize winning tomato you will ever see. Indeterminate.
Chef Jeff’s tip: Feed well and prune to one fruit per stem for the largest tomatoes.

BLACK
The seed for this Russian heirloom tomato comes from a seed saver in the former Soviet Union. I enjoy the flavor – a complex blend of sugar and acid. It is one of the sweetest tomatoes I have tasted in this size. The very dark red fruit is 3-5 inches, thin-skinned and has a soft flesh. This tomato is smooth with a juicy texture and holds together for slicing. Wonderful tomatoes from a very vigorous plant.

BLACK KRIM
Generations of gardeners have delighted in the flavorful fruit and unique colored of heirloom tomatoes! This heavy producing heirloom tomato originates from the island of Krim in the Black Sea of Russia. This large tomato boasts a rich, dark brown-red color on the outside and a blackish-red meaty inside! Gourmet restaurants across the country feature this 10-12 ounce tomato with rich, sweet flavor, and just a hint of saltiness. The color of this tomato darkens in hot weather, and this fruit sets well even in the heat. This tomato is beautiful when added to salads. Also use in soups, sauces, cooked dishes, and on sandwiches for lush, vine-ripened, sun-warmed, juicy, and ready to burst flavor! This old-fashioned indeterminate variety will need a stake or tomato tower for support.

BRADLEY PINK
This smooth southern favorite known as the “world’s best tasting tomato” has been around for generations. Grown for its pastel color, tenderness and juicy flavor this prime eating tomato has inspired its own annual festival in Bradley, AK! The fruits ripen in clusters of 7-10 and ripen at the same time on large strong plants making this an ideal variety for canning and freezing. Also a great complement to salads, soups and hot dishes. Determinate.

BRANDYWINE
A pink, potato-leaf, Amish variety from the 1880’s named after Brandywine Creek in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Brandywine is a tomato that found its way into the Seed Savers Exchange collection in 1982. It is probably the first heirloom to achieve "cult status" within the growing popularity of heirloom tomatoes. Fruits are reddish-pink, with light, creamy flesh that average 12 ounces but can grow to 2 pounds. It is by far the best known of all heirlooms and for good reason. Everyone who tastes it is enchanted by its superb flavor. The fruits have a very large beefsteak shape and grow on unusually upright, potato-leaved plants. The fruits set one or two per cluster and ripen late. At summer's end, Brandywine's qualities really shine when it develops an incredible fine, sweet flavor.

BUSH GOLIATH
I grow Bush Goliath in containers on my patio. It is one of the best early patio tomatoes around with flavorful meat and sweet tomato taste. It has been specially developed for people with limited garden space. The huge 3-4 inch red tomatoes produce good yields consistently through summer until frost. The plants are compact and grow to 3 ½ feet tall. Add tomatoes to cooked dishes, salads, and soups. They are superb sliced on sandwiches and hamburgers. When cooking at home I like using thinly sliced tomatoes and mozzarella cheese sprinkled with olive oil and chopped basil, for a simple and delicious treat. Tomatoes keep their flavor and texture when stored in a cool, dry location; do not refrigerate.

CARNIVAL
An impressive early ripening variety with outstanding flavor, yield and disease resistance. Large and meaty fruits with few seeds make it perfect for salads, sauces, hot dishes, sandwiches or straight from the vine.

CASPIAN PINK
This wonderful Russian heirloom variety originated from the shores of the Caspian and Black seas. It is one of the finest tomatoes you can grow according to its fans. Caspian pink has stunning pink skin and absolutely great flavor. A beefsteak tomato that can range from 11 ounces to a pound in weight one slice is perfect on a hamburger. It’s a huge tomato that is not always a perfect shape and may ripen a bit unevenly but the flavor makes up for its shortcomings. This meaty tasty tomato is also great in salads, for soups, sauces and of course sandwiches.

CELEBRITY
(AAS) All American Selection. This all-purpose tomato is my favorite garden variety with 7 to 8 ounce, medium-large, globe shaped fruits. Celebrity is a vigorous, high yielding tomato with firm, flavorful fruit and excellent disease resistance. It is a good choice for slicing, making sauces, soups and salsas, in salads, or preserving. The exceptionally strong plants start producing early to mid summer and continue right up until frost.

CHAMPION
Large, vigorous vines produce an abundance of superior flavored tomatoes, just the right size for a hamburger! Large, red, 8-12 ounce fruit with a solid and meaty flesh make this tomato a favorite for both taste and production. One of the earliest full-size slicking tomatoes to mature. Multiple disease resistance (VFNT) For best results feed with a liquid or slow release fertilizer.

CHELLO
Chello produces an abundance of cheery, bright yellow cherry tomatoes. It is has a super-sweet flavor that is superior to other yellow varieties. My neighbor says it is one of the first to ripen in her garden and that the compact vines are terrific for pots on her patio. The fun color and small size fruits are just right for kid-friendly salads and snacks. It is also delicious in cooked dishes or eaten straight from the vine.

CHEROKEE PURPLE
This old heirloom variety from Tennessee is extremely productive and has a very rich tomato flavor. Given to heirloom tomato collector Craig LeHoullier by J. D. Green of Tennessee, it is at least 100 years old and was reported as originally grown by the Cherokee Indians. The fruits are large (twelve to sixteen ounces), dark pink with darker purple shoulders. Sometimes called a 'black' tomato, the color carries though to the flesh, especially at the stem end. It has an excellent complex flavor, slight sweet after taste. I like to use this perfect slicing tomato for tomato sandwiches. Good resistance to Septoria leaf spot.

CHERRY
Short, stocky plant producing cherry tomatoes that are 1 inch in diameter and weigh 1-3 ounces. The juicy, meaty fruit flavor is wonderful when eaten as a snack or added to salads. This plant begins early in the season and just keeps going. Indeterminate. Resistant to Verticillium Wilt and Fusarium Wilt Race 1.

CHERRY BETTER BUSH
If you have a small garden or only space for containers this cherry tomato is for you. The short stocky plant produces cherry tomatoes that are 1 inch in diameter and weigh 1-3 ounces each. I like the flavor of this juicy and meaty fruit and eat it as a snack or add it to salads. This plant begins early in the season and just keeps going.

CHRISTMAS GRAPE
My kids love these grape tomatoes as they are the perfect size for popping into your mouth like candy! Christmas Grape has 1” grape-shaped fruits that turn a brilliant red when ripe and grow in clusters of 10 or 20. You will enjoy a bountiful harvest of super-sweet tomato flavor and firm texture with this tasty treat. It is excellent for salads and as a kid-friendly, finger food snack. Add this tomato to cooked dishes and soups. Tomatoes keep their flavor and texture when stored in a cool, dry location; do not refrigerate.

DOROTHY’S DELIGHT
Available only at Al’s Garden Center in Oregon, this variety is so special that they harvest the seed by hand from Dorothy’s garden for this tomato. A Roma type tomato it has outstanding taste and texture but is more flavorful than a Roma and the fruit is twice the size. Great used for slicing and salads and also perfect for your homemade sauce. It has been a favorite in Dorothy’s garden for many years and it will become your favorite too.

GOLDEN BOY
This delightful golden tomato produces 8-10 ounce fruits with great flavor and good disease resistance. The globe shaped tomatoes have a very meaty, yet mild flavor. On summer days in front of the cutting board, I like to add the bright color of this tomato to my homemade salads, salsas, soups, and cooked dishes.

GRAPE
Recreate that unique, fresh tomato experience at home with this super-sweet, bite sized tomato that is firm, bright red, and has an utterly delicious flavor! Excellent texture with large yields. A choice ingredient in salads, soups, sauces, sandwiches, or eaten as a snack. Water well in warm weather.

HEALTH KICK
A new, impressive tomato that is power-packed and healthy! In comparison with any other tomato on the market today, Health Kick boasts 50% more Lycopene, the naturally occurring antioxidant normally found in tomatoes. When tomatoes are eaten on a regular bases, studies indicate that Lycopene lowers the risk of certain diseases, including types of cancer such as respiratory, digestive and prostate. Lycopene is what fives tomatoes their bright red color. Lycopene is most actively released through cooking, so use in tomato sauces, soups, or pastes; but is just as delicious in salads. Deep plum shaped, 4 oz fruits are high yielding, large, and have a vigorous growth habit. Disease resistance. Average 72 days to maturity.

HUSKY RED CHERRY
This short stocky plant produces good yields of 1" red cherry tomatoes all season long until frost. Husky Red is great for smaller gardens where there is not much room. It’s also a good choice to plant in a container. This is a good producer with great tasting fruit. I use cherry tomatoes for vegetable platters, in a salad or just a great snack. Stake or cage for best results. Good disease resistance- VFA.

JET STAR
This popular home garden variety has large, 8oz, firm, meaty fruit with sweet flavor and good disease resistance. Perfect on hamburgers and sandwiches, in salads, hot dishes, soups, sauces for canning, or just eating a plate of fresh, sliced tomatoes. Bite into a taste of summer with this high yielding fresh garden tomato! Low acidity.

LA ROMA
La Roma is my fruit of choice for canning, making sauces, homemade tomato paste, and ketchup. This classic plum tomato is very dense with meaty, nearly seedless 2½ – 3 inch pear-shaped fruit. It produces heavy yields on compact, uniform plants that are perfect for small space gardens or in containers on the patio.

LEGEND
Bred and released by Dr. Jim Baggett at Oregon State University, ’Legends’ sets fairly large fruit under the cool maritime conditions of the Pacific Northwest, and has strong resistance against the late blight fungus. An early variety that produces large 8 ounce average tomatoes that are round, glossy red and with flavor that is a blend of sugars and acids. These red meaty tomatoes are excellent for cooking, canning, or simply as a slicing tomato with very few seeds. Maturity 68 days average. Determinate. Prune sparingly and use strong stakes as fruit average 8 ounces.

LEMON BOY
This medium sized, 3-4 inch tomato has intense yellow color inside and out! Perfect for unique color in salads, hot dishes, or eaten straight from the vine. Heavy producing with excellent flavor. Indterminate.

MARGLOBE
'Marglobe' was first developed in 1917 from a cross between 'Marvel' and 'Globe'. ‘Marglobe' has been in demand for several generations while many other varieties have come and gone.
Large fruits are globe shaped, smooth and bright red right to the stem. The very sweet and thick-walled tomatoes average 8 to 10 ounces each. Plants are stocky, vigorous, heavy producers and have excellent disease tolerance. Vine growth is uniform and provides good protection from sun scald. Tolerant to Fusarium Wilt.

MORTGAGE LIFTER
Each year when I plant this tomato I think of Radiator Charlie the developer of this tomato. The owner of a radiator repair shop in the 1930s Charlie was facing bankruptcy. He had no plant breeding experience, yet he cross-bred 4 Varieties to develop this big, tasty tomato, sold 1000 plants at $1 each over six years and paid off his mortgage. Fruits of mortgage Lifter can average 2-1/2 Lbs. and may reach 4lbs when grown well. Plants are very productive and disease-resistant, and continue to bear until frost. These large, slightly flattened, pink-red tomatoes are meaty and flavorful with few seeds.
Maturity 85 days. Indeterminate.

MR STRIPEY
Generations of gardeners have delighted in the flavorful fruit and unique color of heirloom tomatoes. This unique tomato dates back to the 1800's and was brought here by Virginia Mennonites from the old country. Gourmet restaurants across the country feature this large, 1-3 pound red fruit that has clearly defined yellow-orange streaks running throughout. The color and rich, tangy flavor make this one of the most popular heirloom varieties available! This tomato is beautiful when added to salads. Also use in soups, sauces, cooked dishes, and on sandwiches for lush, vine-ripened, sun-warmed, juicy, and ready to burst flavor!! Water well in warm weather. This old-fashioned indeterminate variety will need a stake or tomato tower for support. 56 days to maturity.

OLD GERMAN
Old German is a large tomato with yellow and red marbled flesh, fruity flavor and smooth texture. It originated from the Mennonite area of the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia in the 1800’s. The 2 pound, odd-shaped beefsteak fruits are both beautiful and taste great. I recommend this heirloom as one of the best slicing tomatoes on the market. If you are a tomato lover, you should add this variety to your garden!

ORANGE OXHEART
Orange Oxheart is a large, heart-shaped tomato with the golden-yellow color of an early sunrise. This Virginia family heirloom stands out as an old canning favorite with its meatiness and intensely aromatic, pure summertime flavor. I like to use this 1 pound tomato for a colorful presentation in salsas, salads, cooked dishes, and for slicing.

OREGON SPRING
This tomato was developed by Oregon State University for cool weather. Their research shows that Oregon Spring will produce incredibly early yields of 4 inch, 6 ounce oval tomatoes. It can be planted outside a month before your last frost date and given no protection except on frosty nights. Its compact vines require little or no staking. The fruit is bright red, slightly flattened and lusciously sweet and juicy. Oregon Spring tomatoes are meaty and have very few seeds, making them an excellent choice for making ketchup and sauce, as well as for slicing for salads or sandwiches.

PATIO
I recommend this delicious dwarf variety as the hands down perfect tomato for small space gardens or large pots on the patio. This compact plant has attractive, dark green foliage and produces excellent tasting 4 ounce red fruits that are similar to cherry tomatoes. It has a pleasant tomato paste flavor that is "lip-smacking good." Both kids and adults alike will love ‘em!

RED CHERRY
From talking with gardeners in my neighborhood and at local farmers markets, this is an extremely popular tomato! The small, sweet, cherry-like fruits are deliciously sweet and can be enjoyed as a snack or whole on salads. They grow in large clusters on strong disease resistant vines.

ROMA PLUM
These vigorous vines produce excellent yields of bright red, medium sized, pear-shaped fruit. In the kitchen, these tomatoes are meatier and less juicy than slicing tomatoes, making them ideal for my sauces and creamy tomato soups. Roma Plum tomatoes are my choice for many cooked dishes, canning, and for making tomato paste. I enjoy serving these tomatoes sun dried or chunky, tossing them with hot cooked pasta and fresh basil. Not only are these tomatoes delicious, but they’re also nutritious as excellent sources of fiber and Vitamins A and C.

RUTGERS SELECT
This attractive, old-time favorite was originally introduced in 1934. It produces good yields of smooth, bright red tomatoes that ripen evenly from inside out. The globe-shaped tomatoes have full-bodied flavor and average 6-7 ounces with slightly flattened, thick walls. If you’re looking to plant an all purpose tomato, I would recommend Rutger’s Select. It is an exceptional tomato for most everything: slicing, cooking, sauces, pastes, canning and freezing!

SOLAR FIRE
Solar fire, named for its tolerance to heat, is a tomato that can set fruit at warm temperatures. The plant produces medium to large-sized fruit about 6 ounces each on medium vines that don’t require pruning. Each vine bears a lot of firm red fruit. I like this tomato fresh or in salads. Because of the firm texture of Solar Fire I find it works really well on bruschetta.

STUPICE
This is an extremely early, cold tolerant tomato from Czechoslovakia. This variety has become a garden favorite for its earliness, productivity and wonderful taste. Fruits are sugary sweet and juicy fruits grow on compact extremely high yields. In test gardens plants produced an average of 87 fruits per plant. Indeterminate

SUN SUGAR
Try this golden cherry tomato for a great summer snack. Incredibly sweet, Sun Sugar has a brix reading of 10, about as high as you can go. It’s almost like eating a piece of candy! The flavor is awesome and they are continually productive all season. Tomatoes average ½ ounce in weight, and the vigorous vines produce hundreds of fruit. Although thin-skinned, they don’t crack open when ripe. These tomatoes are so good I eat them as I pick them in the garden.

SUNGOLD YELLOW CHERRY
Once you taste the sweet tropical flavor of this bite sized fruit you will always want to keep them in your garden. The bright tangerine-orange fruits are borne in large clusters. The flavor develops early, so this little tomato is great for snacking a week before full mature, when it becomes very sweet and delicious. The exotic taste has made this one of my favorite snacks.

SUPER MARZANO
This great tomato has very few seeds and is high in pectin making it one of my favorite tomatoes for sauces and pastes. The large red pear shaped 5 inch tomatoes feature a high sugar content and rich flavor. The tall, indeterminate plants are quite disease resistant, meaning healthy plants in your garden all summer long, loaded with bright red fruit

SUPER SWEET 100
Outstanding tomato for containers! Small sweet cherry like fruit are produced in large clusters on strong disease resistant vines. Delightful eaten straight from the vine. Ideal for salads, sandwiches, soups and in many cooked dishes. Fertilize with liquid or slow release plant food for best results.

SWEET 100
One of my earliest childhood memories is picking and eating mouthfuls of these cherry tomatoes with their delicious juice running down my chin! These bite size cherry tomatoes are super sweet and extra high in Vitamin C. The 1 inch, small round tomatoes weigh about 1 oz. each and grow in long clusters on strong disease resistant vines. The plants bear fruit throughout the season and require staking or caging. It is an outstanding tomato for containers. This delightfully sweet “garden candy” tomato is hands down the best cherry variety!

SWEET CHELSEA CHERRY
There is nothing that says “it came from my garden” better than the simple cherry tomato, you will have plenty to share with your neighbors. Huge 6 foot vines yield loads of super sweet thin skinned fruit. These tomatoes are large, well rounded and weigh about 1 ounce each. Because this plant bears fruit right up until frost I can snack on them into the fall. The flesh is very firm, thick and sweet and they are low acid making them an excellent addition to salads.

SWEET CLUSTER
Whenever I shop at the supermarket I always see this variety sold with the clusters of tomatoes still on the vine. Now you can grow this sweet and delicious variety in your home garden. It is easy to grow with juicy 5 oz fruits that grow in long clusters of 6 to 8 per branch. The fruit holds superbly on the vine and ripens at the same time making it perfect for salsas, sauces, and cooked dishes.

TIGER
A Russian tiger striped variety that is delicious and productive. Tiger’s vigorous vines bear lots of colorful fruit with a very complex flavor that is sharp and sweet. The beautiful 2 inch fruit has orange-red skin with yellow-green stripes. I think this is the tastiest of the striped varieties. It’s a great addition to salads or sandwiches. Indeterminate.

TOP GUN
Top Gun produces top quality 7-8 ounce fruit that ripens firm. The fruit turns a brilliant red and has an excellent acid balance and sweet flavor. A heat tolerant tomato Top Gun will set fruit in hot weather so you will get a better crop yield. Grow this tomato on the ground or on short stakes or wires. A great tomato for eating off the vine or adding to your favorite salad.

VIVA ITALIA
A zesty tomato great for my Italian sauces. This blocky pear shaped tomato is packed with thick flavorful flesh and a minimum of seeds. This tomato is not only excellent for peeling and canning, but delicious for flesh eating and they are high in natural sugars which is rare in this type of tomato. Since it is earlier than most other paste varieties I can get a head start on my sauce making and canning. Don’t forget to plant it with some of my Italian herbs for the ideal tomato sauce.

WILLIAMETTE
Developed by W.A. Frazier of Oregon State University especially for the gardens of the Northwest. Williamette is a dependable ripener on its way to becoming a favorite Heirloom. Vigorous plants produce good yields of three to seven ounce, globe shaped, red fruits. This is a great slicing tomato with low acid and lots of flavor.

WISCONSIN 55
This old-time favorite was bred by J.C. Walker of the University of Wisconsin in the 1940’s and thrives in a wide range of growing conditions. It is a widely grown tomato that is considered ideal for home gardeners with nicely shaped ½ pound fruit. Wisconsin 55 is my favorite early slicing tomato with great flavor and lots of sweetness in every bite. I plant it every year to use in my cooked dishes, on salads and sandwiches, and for canning.

YELLOW PLUM
This heirloom cherry tomato has a beautiful golden color with plum-shaped fruit. The vigorous vines produce clusters of 8 to 10 bite-size tomatoes that have a very sweet, rich flavor. I use this tomato to add color to salads and find they are perfect for my kids as an after school snack or a healthy lunch box idea.

CRIMSON SWEET WATERMELON
A beautiful green watermelon with darker green stripes and bright, rosy-red, crispy flesh. Sweet 25lb melons are produced on spreading plants ideal for the home vegetable garden. Plant in mounds in groups of 3 plants, allowing 1 foot between each plant. Perfect for us in fruit salad or eaten on its own. Fertilize with liquid or slow release plant food for best results.

SUGAR BABY WATERMELON
One of my favorite summertime pleasures is eating a cold slice of watermelon on a hot day. For dessert or just a snack this smaller watermelon with its crisp, sweet red flesh hits the spot every time. The 6-10 pound fruit on compact vines saves room in the refrigerator as well as in the garden. The only thing oversized is the flavor- it is rich and incredibly sweet. An early producer it is truly a short season delight.

BRUSSEL SPROUTS

CABBAGE

CALIFLOWER

CHARD SWISS

COLLARDS

CORN

EGGPLANT

KALE

LETTUCE

MELON