| New | Plant Name | Light | Days to Ripen | Disease Resistance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broccoli Packman | S | 53 | Large heavy heads, mid to early season, harvest when you see buds spread out. | ||
| Brusselsprouts Jade Cross E | S | 90 | Small cabbage like heads, nutty flavor, frost improves flavor. | ||
| * | Cabbage Bobcat | S | 80 | This variety produces good yields of 6 lb blue green cabbage. The plant is very uniform and holds it shape well. Good for making salads, slaws, stuffed cabbage, and cooked dishes. | |
| Cabbage Dynamo | S | 70 | Blue-green heads are densely packed with small core, 2-2.5 pounds. | ||
| Cabbage Flat Dutch Late | S | 100 | Large, broad flat heads, 10-15 pounds, low growing, short cored. | ||
| Cabbage Ruby Perfection | S | 85 | Sweet red heads, 3-3.5 pounds, slow to split, heat and cold tolerant. | ||
| Cabbage Stonehead | S | 67 | Round, rock solid, short cored, creamy white interior, crisp texture, 4-6 pounds. | ||
| * | Cauliflower Carnival | S | 77 | As fun to look at as it is tasty to eat, eye-catching lime-green carnival is an Italian romanesco type that holds its brilliant color even when cooked. The perfectly spiraled and very symmetrical heads have tightly beaded, pointed domes with a milder, sweeter flavor than standard cauliflower. It’s terrific used raw on antipasto trays, cooked or pickled – be sure to harvest the heads when small for the best flavor. A vigorous grower, carnival has excellent heat tolerance. | |
| Cauliflower Cheddar | S | 68 | Aptly named for its bright, cheddar orange-yellow color, this newcomer boasts of 25 times more beta carotene than regular cauliflower. Similar in taste to regular cauliflower with a more creamy texture, it is delicious raw or cooked. The color intensifies to vibrant citrus-orange when lightly steamed! | ||
| Cauliflower Graffiti | S | 80 | Plant produces very flavorful and large bright purple heads of cauliflower. The color is retained when cooked. Add color to your salads and gourmet dishes. | ||
| Cauliflower Xtra Early Snowball | S | 65 | Large, white, solid heads, plant in rich soil, keep moderately moist. | ||
| Celeriac | S | 110 | Globe shaped root with celery-like flavor. | ||
| Celery Golden Self-blanching | S | 105 | Self-blanching, turning golden yellow by fall, stalks are close to 2'. | ||
| Cucumber Bush Pickle | S | 48 | Small bushy plant, green fruit, 4-5" cukes, can be grown in containers. | ||
| Cucumber Diva | S | 58 | High yield, sweet, crispy, non bitter, few seeds, 6-8" cucumbers. | ||
| Cucumber Fanfare | S | 63 | High yield, attractive dark green fruit, 8-9" cucumbers on semi dwarf vine. | ||
| Cucumber Pearl | S | 57 | These crisp, plump ice-green to pure white Cukes add gourmet appeal to any plate, but their best quality is invisible--superior flavor! Appearing on very vigorous vines with good resistance to downy mildew, the fruit is abundant and simply delectable. No special care needed to achieve that pearly-white gleam! | ||
| Cucumber Sweet Slice | S | 52-64 | Crisp texture, long dark green fruit on vining plant, can be trained on trellis, 10" cucumbers. | ||
| * | Eggplant Black Beauty | S | 80 | These large, glossy fruits are a deep purple so intense it looks black. They arise in great numbers on plants 21 to 30 inches high -- you can expect a dozen or so fruits per plant. That's a terrific yield from such a compact, easy-to-grow plant! Be sure to stake the plant early in the season to support its bounty of fruit! | |
| Eggplant Vittoria | S | 56-61 | Slim dark purple fruit, 10-12", high yield. | ||
| Flowering Cabbage Color Up Mix | S | Uniform plants that are quick to show color and slow to bolt. Faboulous in the spring or fall garden or planted in containers. | |||
| Flowering Kale Pink Kamone | S | Fringed leaves cradle vibrant pink rosettes on plants that spread 12 to 14". | |||
| Kale | S | 75 | Highly decorative, great for borders, excellent cold crop. Harvest after frost. | ||
| Kale Toscano | S | 50 | Italian heirloom variety. Unusual pebbly blue-green leaves. Very tender and flavorful leaves are edible as well as ornamental. Frost and snow improve its flavor. | ||
| Kohlrabi White Vienna | S | 58 | Sweet, mild, nut like flavor, great source of Vitamin C. | ||
| Leek Tadorna (storage) | S | 100 | High yielding, erect, long shanks, medium green, can be used as baby leeks in mid-summer. | ||
| Lettuce Parris Island Romaine | S | 65 | This popular Romaine has upright growth to 10 inches with large thick medium green slightly rumpled leaves with creamy white centers. Tender, crisp and sweet flavored. It is tolerant to many lettuce diseases and is slow bolting. | ||
| Lettuce Red Sails | S | 45 | An All-American Selections Winner. A truly superior loose leaf lettuce. It is long standing with red and light green rumpled leaves. A truly attractive as well a nutritious addition to any salad. | ||
| Lettuce Red Summer Crisp | S | 48 | A beautiful shade of dark red in full sun, light/brighter red in semi-shade. Very crisp, sweet and juicy without bitterness. Has the ability to hold up in the summer heat. | ||
| * | Lettuce Simply Salad Alfresco Mix | S | 35 | A salad blend, consisting of various lettuces, arugula, endive, and radicchio - which give this new mix a true Mediterranean flavor and texture. | |
| * | Lettuce Simply Salad City Garden Mix | 35 | A traditional mix of lettuce varieties. This attractive mix includes many shades of green and bronze and offers many different leaf textures. Flavors are mild and easy on the palate. | ||
| Lettuce Simpson Elite | S | 53 | Extremely slow bolting, Simpson Elite produces attractive neon green, loose heads with broad, crumpled, curled edged leaves. The flavor is delicate and almost never bitter, even later in the season. | ||
| Melon Athena | S | 75 | Sweet, thick, firm flesh, uniform oval shape, 5-6 pound fruit. | ||
| * | Muskmelon Early Dew F1 | S | 80 | A smooth skinned honeydew that grows up to 5-6" with sweet green flesh. The plant grows hearty vines with heavy yields of fruit and are resistant to Fusarium Wilt. The Earli-Dew is a great honeydew for short growing seasons. | |
| * | Onion Frontier | S | 100 | Frontier has excellent size and uniformity and under optimum conditions can be stored until early April. Skins are excellent, dark golden in color and necks are small. | |
| Onion Red Zepplin | S | 110-115 | Beautiful, sweet, juicy sandwich onions. The bulbs are large, round and uniform with an attractive dark-red color and can be stored for a whopping 8 months. | ||
| Onion Walla Walla | S | 115 | 4" golden skinned, mildly sweet, crunchy flavor, short keeper. | ||
| Onion Yellow Sweet Spanish | S | 120 | Large, crispy, white, sweet, mild flavor, good storage. | ||
| Ornamental Gourd | S | 90 | Fast growing vine, various shapes of graceful fruits; dried gourds can be used for decoration or crafts. | ||
| * | Ornamental Gourd Galaxy of Stars | S | 90-100 | A unique, mostly star-shaped fruit that comes in varying striped patterns in colors of yellow, cream, orange, green, and white, with nice slender stems. Plant several to get the entire selection of shapes, colors and sizes. | |
| Parsley Curled | S | 60-75 | Decorative, closely curled dark green leaves, fast growing, used for garnishes or flavor. | ||
| Parsley Plain | S | 90 | Clump-forming plants, great for garnishes or for flavor. | ||
| Pepper Bellboy | S | 90 | 4 oz; green, turning red, large meaty fruit, great for stuffing. | ||
| Pepper Carmen | S | 75 | 5 oz; sweet red Italian, elongated. | ||
| Pepper Fat'n Sassy | S | 61 | Large, sweet 4.5" bell pepper. | ||
| Pepper Fooled You | S | 65 | Small, Jalapeno taste without the heat, high yeild. | ||
| Pepper Garden Salsa | S | 73 | Small, medium hot, developed for salsa. | ||
| Pepper Golden Summer | S | 49 | Medium, golden fruits, very tasty. | ||
| Pepper Habanero | S | 80 | Small, very hot, use with caution, turns orange, bell shape. | ||
| Pepper Hungarian Wax | S | 60 | Medium size, medium hot, use for canning and pickling, elongated fruits. | ||
| Pepper Jalapeno | S | 70 | Small, hot, great for salsas. | ||
| Pepper Long Red Cayenne | S | 75 | Small, very hot, use red or green, dries easily. | ||
| Pepper New Ace | S | 65 | Large, sweet; excellent flavor for cooking, high yield. | ||
| Pepper North Star | S | 70 | Large, sweet flavor; cold hardy. | ||
| Pepper Ornamental Black Pearl | S | 49 | Small, edible but very hot pepper, showy olive black fruits; real attention grabber. | ||
| Pepper Ornamental Calypso Mix | S | Compact dwarf habit with 2" pointed fruits on top of the plant, maturing from green to red, orange or yellow. | |||
| Pepper Ornamental Chilly Chili | S | 49 | Small, very mild. Used in Disney World, it is kid friendly. | ||
| Pepper Ornamental Purple Flash | S | Almost black leaves are layered to reveal flashes of electric purple. Bears glossy black fruits that are attractive but too hot to be palatable. | |||
| Pepper Ornamental Thai Hot | S | 90 | Very hot, 1/2 to 1" long red fruit that is held upright on the plant, creating quite a showy display. Used mainly as an ornamental; fruit is edible although HOT. | ||
| Pepper Park's Ea.Thickset | S | 45 | Large, earlier harvest than most; firm, thick and juicy. | ||
| Pepper Park's Sweet Banana Whopper | S | 65 | Thick-walled fruits that begins light yellow and then turn orange. Tapered fruits, 7" by 2-inch long. For fresh eating and pickling. | ||
| Pepper Purple Beauty | S | 70 | Deep purple, blocky bells with thick walls. Compact plants that yield heavily and provide good cover to prevent fruits from sunscald. Sweet variety. | ||
| Pepper Super Chilli | S | 84 | Small, very hot, flavor is more intense when green. | ||
| Pepper Sweet Banana | S | 70 | Medium, elongated pepper, sweet taste, yellow. | ||
| * | Pepper Sweet Spot | S | 71 | This high-yielding banana type pepper produces an incredible harvest of mild, sweet peppers about 8 inches long and 2 inches wide. Peppers may be enjoyed at any color stage-yellow, orange, or bright red. Non-pungent and sweet, grilled, sauteed or raw. | |
| Pumpkin Autumn Gold | S | 90 | Orange early in season; medium vine; thick, medium flesh; perfect for Halloween or cooking; 7-10 pound fruit. | ||
| Pumpkin Casper White | S | 100 | A novel white pumpkin with smooth white skin ideal for carving, painting and decorating. The thick orange flesh is sweet, making it perfect for baking or pies. Its slightly flattened fruit grows 8 to 10 inches high, weighing 10 to 12 pounds or more. | ||
| Pumpkin Jarrahdale | S | 100 | A New Zealand heirloom with a beautiful blue gray exterior and deep orange sweet flesh that is dry and stringless with a complex flavor perfect for breads and muffins. Very aromatic pumpkin - some says it smells like apples. Measure 10" x 12" and weigh about 9 pounds. | ||
| Pumpkin Lil' Pumpkemon | S | 100 | 1-2 pounds dwarf pumpkins that are golden-yellow with thin stripes of bright orange. Very heavy-bearing variety that sets fruit before many others. Excellent for cooking, use for a serving container filled with soup or dip, or use for fall decorating. | ||
| Pumpkin Sorcerer | S | 100 | High yield; attractive dark orange color; semi full vine; 15-22 pound fruit; ready for Halloween. | ||
| Squash Acorn Table Ace | S | 75-85 | Sweet tasting, golden yellow flesh, dark green hard outer shell, 5" fruit, good for storage. | ||
| Squash Buttercup | S | 85 | Sweet and creamy flesh, 6-8", 2-4 pound fruit, excellent for winter storage. | ||
| Squash Early Butternut | S | 85 | Sweet nutty flavor, orange flesh with a fine texture, 7-10" fruit, good for storage. | ||
| Squash Gold Rush | S | 50-60 | Waxy, golden fruit, delicious, creamy flavor. | ||
| Squash Zucchini Aristocrat | S | 48-60 | Tasty summer squash, best when harvested at 9 inches. | ||
| Strawberry Temptation | S | Delicious ever-bearing alpine strawberries are easy to grow and bear large deep red fruit. Vigourous, compact growth makes Temptation ideally suited for hanging baskets or for use in grow bags or patio containers. | |||
| Swiss Chard Bright Lights | S | 55-65 | Red, orange, yellow stems, large, crinkly, edible leaves, great fresh or cooked. | ||
| Tomato Better Boy | S | 70 | V,F,N,ASC,ST | Indeterminate. One of the most popular hybrids; plump and juicy fruits, prolific. | |
| Tomato Big Beef | S | 75 | V,F,F2,N,T,ST,ASC V. F, F2, N, 5, ST, ASC | Indeterminate. Enormous yields; AAS winner. | |
| Tomato Black Cherry | S | 64 | Indeterminate. Black Cherry is a lovely cherry sized black tomato that produces huge clusters of dusky colored cherry tomatoes that look like lovely purple colored grapes. These little black tomatoes are filled with a rich, smoky flavor that make them delicious and truly unique due to their size. | ||
| Tomato Black Krim | S | 80 | Heirloom. Indeterminate. Medium-sized, 10-12 oz., very dark maroon beefsteak, with wonderfully rich flavor. Very heavy producer. | ||
| Tomato Brandywine | S | 80 | Indeterminate. Dates back to 1885; one of the finest flavored large tomatoes. | ||
| Tomato Bush Early Girl | S | 54 | V,F,N,T | Determinate. All the desirable qualities of Early Girl in a compact patio type. | |
| Tomato Celebrity | S | 70 | V,F,N,T,ASC,ST | Determinate. Large, firm and flavorful slicer, prolific. AAS winner. | |
| Tomato Cherokee Purple | S | 80 | Indeterminate. Very large old heirloom tomato. Complex sweet flavor. | ||
| Tomato Early Girl | S | 55 | V,F1,F2 | Indeterminate. Earliest slicing tomato, prolific. | |
| Tomato Early Goliath | S | 58 | V,F1,F2,N,T,ST,ASC | Inderterminate. Prolific yeild, sweet, luscious flavor. | |
| Tomato Green Zebra | S | 78 | Indeterminate. 2-inch round fruit ripens to a yellow-gold with dark-green zebra-like stripes. The flesh is lime-emerald in color that has an invigorating lemon-lime flavor. A great green tomato for brightening up salads and other tomato dishes. | ||
| Tomato Health Kick | S | 72 | Spotted Wilt | Determinate. Plum shaped fruit on 4' tall plants; contains 50% more lycopene, an antioxidant. | |
| Tomato Husky Red | S | 70 | V.F | Flowers and fruits indeterminate; plant is determinate. A major impr. over Better Bush. Ideal for containers. | |
| Tomato Kellogg's Breakfast | S | 80 | This favorite heirloom variety produces bright orange fruits weighing 1 pound or more. The fruits are sweet, meaty and juicy and have few seeds. Indeterminate, 80 Days | ||
| Tomato La Roma | S | 75 | V,F | Indeterminate. Very popular for cooking, canning, and paste; prolific. | |
| Tomato Lemon Boy | S | 72 | V,F,N | Indeterminate; unique lemon yellow skin; vigorous, very mild flavor and extremely disease resistant. | |
| * | Tomato Megabite | S | 70 | Large, tasty fruits from compact plants. Mega Bite grows to around 24 inches high with a spread of 16 inches. In larger containers each plant can produce up to 70 fruits about 3 inches across. This variety can also be grown direct in the garden. Perfect for pick-your-own at barbeques! | |
| Tomato Mortgage Lifter | S | 80 | V,F,N | Plant produces good yields of 1 to 2 lb beefsteak tomatoes. Tomatoes have a sweet rich flavor and turn deep pink when mature. This variety was developed in the 1930's by Mr. Byles of Logan, WV to help pay off his home mortgage. He was able to pay off his mortgage in 6 years by selling the tomato plants. He crossed a German Johnson, Beefsteak, and Italian & English varieties to come up with this unique variety. Excellent for slicing and salads. | |
| Tomato Mr. Stripey | S | 80 | English Heirloom.Indeterminate open-pollinated tomato with a mild, low-acid flavor and intriguing color. Plum-sized, bicolor fruits have yellow flesh and a pink center. | ||
| Tomato Park's Whopper Og 50 Impr. | S | 65 | V,F,F2,N,T | Indeterminate. Good flavor; prolific, crack resistant. | |
| Tomato Patio | S | 68 | F,ST | Determinate. For patios, pots or small gardens, prolific. | |
| * | Tomato San Marzano | S | 85 | Indeterminate. For canning, paste, and a killer spaghetti sauce, it's hard to beat this sought-after heirloom. Vines start bearing later in the summer but then come on fast and furiously, producing heavy, 3½-inch-long tapered fruits in clusters of five or six. It's low in sugar and acid, which gives it superior flavor when cooked. The vigorous plants are extremely prolific and produce until the first hard frost. | |
| Tomato Sun Sugar | S | 62 | V,F,N,T | Indeterminate. Cherry type, crack resistant, very sweet. | |
| Tomato Supersweet 100 | S | 65 | V,F | Indeterminate. Multiple branched clusters, over 100 sweet fruits. | |
| Tomato Sweet 'N Neat Cherry Red | S | 60 | An ultra compact, determinate variety only 10-12 inches in height. Good crops of sweet ¾-1oz, cherry-shaped fruit for continuous picking. Ideal in patio containers and mixed planters and due to its compact habit, can even be grown on a sunny windowsill. | ||
| Tomato Sweet 'N Neat Yellow | S | 60 | Great tasting fruit on compact plants that are big in flavor. A true windowsill variety reaches no more than 12-18inches in height. | ||
| Tomato Sweet Olive | S | 57 | Determinate. Oval-shaped, bite size fruits bursting with flavor. | ||
| Tomato Tumbelina Red & Yellow Mix | S | 63-70 | Cascading variety that trails up to 18" or more. 1-2" fruits. Determinate growth. | ||
| * | Tomato Tumbling Tiger | Determinate. The plum sized and shaped fruits of this unusual variety are red striped with green. Compact growing and with a gently branching habit, it makes quite a feature in larger patio pots or hanging baskets. Tumbling Tiger is both high yielding and very tasty. | |||
| Tomato Wisconsin 55 | S | 72 | Blight | Indeterminate. Medium-large oblate and firm fruits. | |
| Tomato Yellow Pear | S | 75 | ASC | Indeterminate. Sweet, 3-4 times more vitamin A. | |
| * | Watermelon Shiny Boy | S | 75 | AAS Winner. The deep red flesh of these 20 pound globe shaped, striped melons has a sweet, tropical taste and crisp texture. Vines up to 12 feet long can be grown vertically if space is limited. Disease resistant, weather tolerant, high-yielding plants. | |
| Watermelon Sugar Baby | S | 85 | Rich, sweet, red-orange flesh with 6-10 pound fruits; has compact vines; can be grown in small places. |
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Last Updated on January 3, 2012 • © Copyright 2008-2012 by Winter Greenhouse. All Rights Reserved.