2020 VEGETABLE SEED LIST
TOMATOES TO TRY IN 2020
YELLOW
Virginia Sweet-80 days-outstanding large yellow with red blush inside-super sweet
Lucky Cross-80 days-outstanding large yellow with red blush inside- sweet
BI-COLOR
Lover’s Lunch-MID-SEASON-A very beautiful and tasty yellow with red stripes with bi-colored flesh. This large, meaty, fruity and sweet tomato has stand-out flavor.
Pink Berkley Tie Dye-65-75 days-Early to mid-early, 8-12 oz. fruit, Beautiful, early, and very sweet rich flavor. 10 out of 10 people liked it better then Cherokee Purple in a farmers market taste off. Regular leaf. Port wine colored beefsteak with metallic green stripes. Excellent sweet, rich dark tomato flavor
Large Barred Boar-8-12 oz. fruit, Early to mid-early. 65-75 days. Indet. regular leaf, grows fairly stocky and not as tall as most indet. Flattened med, beefsteak fruit. Good choice for marginal tomato climates. Pink brown with metallic green stripes. Very meaty pink flesh that is very flavorful. Originated from F-2 Black and Brown Boar.
Dark Queen-1 lb. fruit, Mid – Late Season. Very rich & meaty. This variety looks and even tastes like my beloved Pink Berkeley Tie-Dye but actually comes from a different line from Beauty King. It comes in later than Pink Berkeley Tie-Dye. Tolerates higher heat. NEW!
Captain Lucky-mid-season-a potato leaf variety that produces 410-12 ounce, bi-colored, delicious slicers. Plants are robust and grow to about 5 feet tall. Tomatoes grow in clusters of about 5 and begin to ripen about 80 days after transplant. Rich, fruity and juicy, Captain Lucky’s interior is beautifully marbled with reds and greens. Renaissancefarms.org somewhat tart with some mild sweet NEW!
Ananas Noire-green-brownish on outside with luscious red and green marbling inside. Fantastic flavor-sweet like nectar.
PURPLE
Purple Cherokee-80 days-dusty rose-brown fruits-12 ounces. Delicious and sweet
Paul Robeson-80 days-Brick red, 8 to 12 ounce fruits have dark green shoulders and red flesh. Flavor is exceptional with a nice balance of sweetness and acidity
GREEN
Cherokee green-very sweet green tomato-Registered highest for sweetness on the BRIX SCALE in my garden
RED
Goliath-65 days. (F1) Early maturing plant produces high yields of 10 to 15 oz bright red tomatoes. This beautiful tomato has a blemish-free exterior. One of the best early varieties.
Marmanade-French-great size- good old fashion tomato flavor
Big Zac-80 days- (F1) This variety was bred by Minnie Zaccaria, a home gardener who crossed two heirloom tomatoes to create Big Zac. True to its name, it bears enormous 3 to 6 lb. fruit, and is delicious as well
SAUCE/PASTE TOMATO
Amy’s Italian Goldman-best red paste tomato ever
San Marzano Redorta-red past tomato-NEW!
CHERRY TOMATOES
Black Cherry-70 days-Beautiful black cherries look like large, dusky purplish grapes; they have rich flavor that makes black tomatoes famous
Egg Yolk-sweet yellow will replace Sungold this year
Dwarf cherry tomato-yellow with antho shoulders-NEW!
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OTHER VEGGIES
SWEET POTATOES
Georgia Jet-12) 90 days-12-15” apart/3-4’ between rows/Soil temperature should be 60 degrees F.
BEANS-DRY
Borlotti Lamon-vining-dry multi color pods
Zolphino-Italy/sulpher yellow small bush bean
Piattellini Nuova-italy/white cannellini bush bean
GREEN BEAN-Fresh eating
Emerite–Elegant French “haricot verts” pole beans with especially slim, long rounded pods. Flavor is beany-sweet, delicate
SUMMER SQUASH-1
Rugosa Friulana-Does not attract squash bugs in my garden. These produce an abundance of light yellow, “warty” fruit. They aren’t beautiful, but they taste great. This is the most common zucchini in the markets of Venice in summer.
WINTER SQUASH-2
Waltham Butternut-does not attract squash bugs in my garden
GIANT PUMPKIN-1
WATERMELON-1
Short season smaller watermelon
EGGPLANT-2
Fairy
PEPPERS-5
Jimmy Nardello
Shishito
Poblano
CUCUMBERS-use 12” drip emitters
EATING
Poona Kheera-our favorite cuke to eat-never bitter
PICKLING
Parisian-good for cornichon pickles
Bothsby Blonde-good for Bread n butter pickles
PEAS
Sugar Snap
LETTUCES
WINTER
Santoro
Freckles
Yugoslavian Red
Winter Density
Italienischer Oakleaf
SUMMER-Summer Crisp lettuce or Batavians-TBD
ARUGULA-Wasabi
OTHER GREENS
Baby bok choi
Cilantro
SPINACH-Carmel
CHARD
Ruby and Yellow
Argentata-white stems-most cold hardy
KALE-Toscana
RADISHES-French Breakfast
CARROTS
Cosmic Purple
Atomic Red
BEETS
Cylindra
Chiogga
Yellow or Touchstone
Craupadine
RASPBERRY
Polana
I AM LOOKING FOR FREE PUMPIN SEEDS TO GROW CAN YOU HELP? MY AFFRESS 9145 LOT 3 THERESE LANE MENTOR,OHIO 44060 PLEASE EMAIL ME ABOUT THIS THANKYOU
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Can you provide me with a site to buy pumpkin seeds that produce large pumpkins for NM?
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Hi-
I joined Rocky Mountain Giant Vegetable Growers organization up in Colorado. For all members they give you a packet of giant seeds of pumpkins, squash, long gourds, etc. Since they are in our neighbor state, they have similar growing conditions, climate and soil and I have had better luck growing their seeds than ones I’ve purchased through other growers. You can google them and connect that way.
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I saw one of your posts on Calabacita Squash … I order my calabacita seeds from bontanicalinterests.com. I came across your post as I am trying to figure out why my squash plants are blossoming but the blossoms fall off and I am not getting any squash. Looks like there may be a pollination problem … but I have tons of bees, so …?
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Is it hot where you are? It’s possible that the pollination won’t take even if there are lots of bees when it is over 90 degrees. Blossoms can fall off or squash can stop growing, turn yellow and be stunted.
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I purchased “Giant Marrow Squash” like the ones in your pictures and out of 10 seeds only one germinated? I have had lots of luck with the rest of my garden, Any ideas? -or- Might you have some Marrow Seeds you can spare or I can purchase from you?
Thank You and Great job! You have some monster veggies and some great pic’s!
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I only have a few left so can’t spare any this year but if you let your marrow produce fruit, you can get your own from the giant marrows and it might be more aclimated to your area for next year.
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Thanks, I just ordered some more Marrow seeds from P&P seed. Wish me luck maybe I will have better luck “this go around”
Gabe,
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Good Luck Gabe!
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I love to watch your garden grow. You inspire me to become a great gardener.
I can’t wait until pumpkin season, you are the only other person I know that loves to grow giants in NM.
Your LG seed looks very promising. I am going to try one for the first time this year.
I can only grow 1 pumpkin, under a tree 250sq foot patch no soil test, so I hope it works out.
good luck this year, I hope you grow a monster.
Olin Z
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Hi Olin! Good to hear from you! Yes I’m getting ready to plant giant pumpkins this year and hope it goes better than last year. I noticed at the state fair your’s was smaller last year than your behemoth the year before. My biggest reached only 178 lbs last year after having to restart since a squirrel ate my biggest plant before we even got flowers. I didn’t even take it to the state fair. It’s exciting to know someone else is into growing giant pumpkins here in NM too! Good Luck this year and let me know how it’s going once in a while. May you also grow a monster!
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Hi wondering where to purchase the “greenie” seeds. We have a small pumpkin stand here in MN and we think it would be fun to plant some for display. Thank you. PJ
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Are you selling any giant pumpkin seeds? From the one that tastes like melon?
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Hi- Are you in Santa Fe area? Because I’m giving some away at the Home Grown Seed Exchange this year on Wed. March 18 from 4-6 at Frenchy’s Park in their barn. It is on Agua Fria and Osage intersection. If you can’t make it I can send you some but hope you can make it as the Seed Exchange is a great way to pick up veggie, herb and some flower seeds-all free. If you happen to have any seeds that you want to bring that would be great but is not required to get free seeds.
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Hey Nancy,
I am not in the Santa Fe area, nor am I selling any pumpkin seeds. Sorry….
Best of luck this growing season, I liked seeing the fair entries and your giant veggies from the years past. “Nice work”
Gabe,
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