updated 05.22.22
Vegetable plants are offered in 3" square
pots at $1.25 each, with the exception of a few items
in 6 packs (see below) at $2.50 each.
BEANS
BUSH
MAXIBEL
– French filet green bean, also known as Haricot vert, with
long, skinny, string-free pods. Heavy producer. 61 days.
Limited.
POLE
FORTEX
– Steady yields of delicious extra long French green beans
can be harvested at any stage and are tender even when left
'a little too long' on the vine. Produces until the very end
of the season! 55 days.
Also available: Maxi Bush Bean - French Filet
green bean - productive, compact bush-type plants, 65
days
BROCCOLI/CAULIFLOWER –
Plant 12-18” apart after all danger of frost is past. Harvest main crown before flowers open. Some will produce side shoots for an additional harvest.
BROCCOLI
WALTHAM – Produces 4-8” blue-green heads
with good flavor.
Will produce some side-shoots on stocky 20” plants.
70-75 days.
CAULIFLOWER
SNOWBALL SELF BLANCHING – 55 days.
Also available: Romanesco Cauliflower, Di
Cicco Broccoli
BRUSSELS
SPROUTS/CABBAGE
– Plant 12-18” apart. Plants are somewhat
frost tolerant. Harvest when heads are well
formed and hard, but don’t wait too long or they may
split.
BRUSSELS SPROUTS
LONG
ISLAND IMPROVED – Old variety of Brussels sprouts that
produces 2' plants yielding 50-100 sprouts over an extended
period of time. Tastiest after frost.
For some reason our Brussels Sprouts never
seem to "tighten up". I believe it is because we're
not giving them the attention they deserve. Some
useful information on how to grow these can be found at the
West Virginia Cooperative Extension. A PDF version is
available on this page if you prefer to download a copy.
Growing Brussels Sprouts
CABBAGE
CARAFLEX F1 – up to 2lbs, very
crunchy, sweet & tender; cone-shaped
LATE FLAT DUTCH – Later producer of large, flattened heads. Great flavor, also good for sauerkraut.
RED
ACRE – Produces solid, small to medium heads that are
dark reddish-purple.
Also available in limited quantities:
Brunswick (6lb drumhead, pre-1880, becoming scarce),
Early Jersey Wakefield (1840, 2-3lb
cone-shaped, tender & flavorful), Savoy
CELERY
REDVENTURE - This variety has delicious chewy
red stems that enliven soups, salads and casseroles.
TALL UTAH 52-70 R IMPROVED CELERY
Also available in limited quantities: Chinese
Pink
CUCUMBERS – Plant 18-24” apart after the soil has warmed to 65° or
higher. Harvest often,
when they are 2-4” long, to keep the plants producing.
Mulching helps to control weeds with “bush” type
cucumber plants.
BURPLESS BEAUTY
– Sweet, crispy & burpless!
60 days.
HOMEMADE PICKLES - Solid crisp
interior and great flavor; best at 4-6". Can be grown on a
trellis. 60 days. SOLD OUT
PICKLE BUSH - Bush type
pickling cucumber with vines 2-4' long.
SPACEMASTER – Bushy 2 ½-3’ vines produce 6-8”
cucumbers that are crisp and juicy. Can be grown in
containers or even hanging baskets. 56 days.
Also available in
limited quantities: English Long Telegraph, Green
Fingers, Marketmore 76, Painted Serpent, Silver Slicer,
Summer Dance
EGGPLANT – Plant 18-20” apart after all danger of
frost. Cut the fruit from the plant to avoid
damage. Pick often to encourage additional
production.
BLACK BEAUTY
– “Standard” heirloom eggplant dating back to 1910. Sets
it’s oval, deep purple fruit high off the ground. SOLD OUT
PING TUNG LONG - Early prolific producer of
10-15" long, 1-2" wide tasty fruit.
Also available: Rosa
Bianca SOLD OUT
GREENS
KALE –
Baltisk Rod Purpurkal (Baltic Red), Dazzling Blue,
Dwarf Blue Curled Scotch, Lacinato Rainbow, Mars Landing,
Nero de Toscana, Purple Moon (?), Red Russian, Red Ursa, Siberian
Improved Dwarf, Tronchuda, Wild Garden Mix
The following are available as 6 packs @
$2.50 each:
BEETS - Mix
LETTUCE – Mix
SPINACH – Mix
SWISS CHARD – Mix
(These six packs contain more than 6
plants...see 2nd pic below.)
MELONS – Plant 1-3 plants in hills 24” apart. Consistent watering is required. Melons don’t like competition for nutrients. Mulching around the vine helps with moisture retention and weed control.
BURPEE'S AMBROSIA HYBRID CANTELOUPE
– Small 5lb melons have sweet, juicy, orange flesh. Mildew
resistant. 86 days.
SUGAR BABY WATERMELON – Small 8-10lb watermelons with sweet, deep red flesh.
80 days.
Also available in limited quantities:
Moon & Stars Watermelon, Orangeglo Watermelon, Noir des
Carmes Canteloupe
PEPPERS –
Plant 12-18” apart in full sun.
Peppers love the heat, but are not drought tolerant. Mulch well and keep them watered evenly. Pick often when they reach the desired size so the plant will continue to produce.
HOT PEPPERS
HABANERO
- 150,000-350,000 Scoville
JALAPENO
EARLY – A heavy producer of dark green (red when fully ripe) peppers that are great when used raw or pickled. Scoville of 3,500-8,000.
Also available in
limited quantities (some VERY limited): 7 Pot Chocolate, Aji
Crystal, Anaheim, Carolina Reaper, Fatali,
Greek Pepperoncini,
Habanero Chocolate (?), Habanero Orange,
Large Red Cayenne,
Lemon Drop, Pasilla Bajio, Poblano (called
Ancho when dried), Purple Jalapeno, Royal Black, Tabasco, Thai Hot,
Trinidad Scorpion Yellow
SWEET PEPPERS
CALIFORNIA
WONDER – A very popular green bell with smooth, 3-4
lobed fruit that have a great flavor and aroma. Will
turn red if left to mature fully. SOLD OUT
CHOCOLATE CAKE – Produces early, good yields of
thick-walled, sweet fruit that ripens from green to
reddish-brown.
GOLDEN CALIFORNIA WONDER – Similar to the California
Wonder in size and flavor, but turns yellow when ripe.
KING
OF THE NORTH – Large bell peppers are sweet and
crisp: green fruit turn red when fully ripe. This is an
early variety that grows well in the North.
ORANGE SUN – Super sweet bells that start green
and turn orange when ripe. SOLD OUT
Also available in limited quantities: Cubanelle,
Habanero Red Sweet, Jimmy Nardello,
Lilac Bell, Purple Beauty, Shishito (produces a spicy one
here and there!), Sweet Banana, Sweet Bella Hybrid
PUMPKINS – Plant 2-3’ apart
after frost danger. Pumpkins
are heavy feeders so enrich the soil with lots of organic
compost.
Insect control is crucial to getting a good crop. Long
term storage is possible – pick, “cure” and store the same
as winter squash.
CONNECTICUT
FIELD – Produces 15-25lb orange fruits that are good
for carving or eating. One of the oldest varieties in North
America, predating European settlement.
NEW ENGLAND PIE
– Excellent for pies! 6-7lbs.
Also available in limited quantities:
Atlantic Giant, Lumina, Red Warty Thing
SUMMER
SQUASH
– Plant one plant per hill and pick often. Squash
is best when picked 5-6” long, while they are still tender
and the seeds are small.
BLACK
ZUCCHINI – An heirloom zucchini that produces huge
yields of dark green, almost black, squash. Pick small and
cook the same as summer squash, or pick large, remove the
seeds, then stuff & bake.
EARLY
PROLIFIC STRAIGHTNECK – Bush type plants
produce large yields of tender fleshed, yellow fruit.
Great steamed, grilled or sautéed with a little butter.
TOMATOES
– Plant 18-24” apart and mulch to keep them weed free and to
retain moisture. Stake
or cage early, preferably at the time of planting to avoid
root damage. Keep
evenly watered to help prevent the tomatoes from cracking.
CHERRY/GRAPE
JULIET
– Hybrid-Very sweet, glossy red grape shaped tomatoes last
on the vine longer than most. Crack resistant. SOLD OUT
RIESENTRAUBE – German heirloom grown as early as
1856 in the US by the Pennsylvania Dutch. Heavy yields of 1"
red cherry tomatoes in clusters of 20-40. Name translates to
"giant bunch of grapes".
SOLD OUT
SUN GOLD
F1 – Orange cherry tomato with a nicely sweet taste.
SOLD OUT
SUPER SWEET 100
- Hybrid-Very high in sugar and vitamin C; 1" red cherries
are produced in abundance all season.
SOLD OUT
SAUCE
AMISH PASTE – Large, 6-8oz fruits are good for
sauce, ketchup, canning and slicing.
OPALKA – A large, meaty, dry tomato that is
excellent for making sauce or paste. This heirloom has a
distinct point on the bottom of the fruit. These are what we
grow for making our own sauce.
SAN
MARZANO – An excellent Italian paste tomato with a
meaty texture and mild flavor. Fruits are longer and larger
than the Roma. Good in sauce, soups or even raw in salads. SOLD OUT
Click
this image to compare all four sauce tomatoes.
SLICING
BEEFSTEAK
– Large, somewhat flat red fruits can grow to 1lb in size. A
good flavored tomato that is popular with home growers,
especially for sandwiches.
KELLOGG'S BREAKFAST –
A strange name for this large, orange beefsteak type. This
heirloom is named for Darrell Kellogg, a railroad supervisor
from
Missouri.
PINK
BRANDYWINE– Widely grown for it's extremely
delicious flavor & very large fruits (1-2lbs), this
late-bearing heirloom dates back to the 1880s.
YELLOW BRANDYWINE – Huge 1-1½lb fruits with an excellent
flavor. Like the beefsteak, these are somewhat
irregular and flat tomatoes.
The following
varieties are available in limited quantities: (strike
through items are sold out)
Absinthe, Anna Russian, Beauty Mark,
Bicolor Mortgage Lifter, Big
Beef, Big White Pink Stripes, Black Krim,
Black Sea Man,
Blondkopfchen
(?), Bradley, Buckman's Beauty, Burpee's Big Boy,
Celebrity, Chocolate Cherry, Copia,
Cousin Frank's
Plum, Cuban Yellow Grape, Dester
Amish, Dr. Wyche's Yellow, Dwarf Goldfinch, Dwarf Pink Opal,
Early Girl VFF Hybrid, Giant Belgium Pink, Giant Belgium
Yellow, Gold Medal, Gold Rush Currant, Goldie,
Honeydrop F1,
Jersey Devil, Jet Star F1, Jetsetter F1, Jubilee, Jujube, Luxton Lass,
Maralinga Dwarf, Mermaid (?) Momotaro F1,
Momotaro Gold F1, Mountain Magic F1, Nebraska Wedding, Old
Ivory Egg, Omar's Lebanese (?), Orange Brandywine, Oxheart,
Patty's Striped Beefsteak, Pearly Pink,
Pink Bumble Bee,
Pink Princess Gene Pool,
Pink Tiger, Pruden's Purple,
Purple Bumble Bee, Purple Calabash,
Radiator
Charlie's Mortgage Lifter, Rebel Yell, Red Brandywine,
Red
Grape, Red Rose, Regina, Roman Candle,
Rosella, Stump of the World (Big Ben), Sudduth's
Brandywine, Sugar Gloss F1, Sugary F1, Tumbling Tom, Uluru Ochre, Valencia, Vintage Wine,
Wagner Blue Green, Wapsipinicon Peach,
Weaver's Black Brandywime, White Cherry, White Tomesol,
World's Smallest, Yellow
Mortgage Lifter, Yellow Pear
WINTER SQUASH – “Winters” come
in many sizes and shapes. Plant
one per hill and pick before a heavy frost. Cut
the stems at 1” or further from the fruit. Let
the skin “cure” in the sun for several hours after picking. Turn
to expose the entire squash to the sun before storing in a
cool, dry place.
BURGESS
BUTTERCUP – Great flavored fruits that average
4-5lbs with thick flesh and deep green skin.
SPAGHETTI
– Plants produce an abundance of cylindrical yellow 8-12"
squash that can be stored for a few months in a cool, dry
place.
WALTHAM
BUTTERNUT – Classic butternut squash producing 7-9”
fruits.
Also available: Delicata Honey Boat, Golden Delicious, Honeynut
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