2011 ngb new varieties-vegetables
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National Garden Bureau members have submitted their new varieties for the 2011 garden season.TRANSCRIPT
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VegetablesNew Varieties For 2011
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Bean ‘Jackson Wonder Lima’•75 days to maturing
•Very early and hardy lima bean
•Abundant pods are 3-4 inches long
•Climber that requires staking
•Tan bean with dark brown speckles
•Phaseolus lunatusTerra Organics
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Bean ‘Velour’•First purple filet bean!
•“Extra-fine” grade beans
•Long, slender 4-5 inch purple pods
turn green when cooked
•Medium size bushy plants
•Harvest 51 days from sowing seed
•Phaseolus vulgaris
Johnny’s Selected Seeds
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Cabbage ‘Red Express’•Dark red 2-3 pound head
•Super early OP cabbage is 53
days to maturity
•Sweet crisp flavor
•Bred for Canada & North USA
it is hardy to zone 3
•Brassica oleracea
Terra Organics
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Cucumber ‘Salt and Pepper’•First white-skinned pickling
cucumber with powdery
mildew resistance
•Black spined 3-5 inch fruit
•Delicious sweet crunchy flavor
•Matures in 53 days
•Cucumis sativus
Johnny’s Selected Seeds
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Eggplant ‘Barbarella’•Beautiful eye-catching fruit
•Very nearly round, 4-5" long and
4-6" diameter
•Excellent tasting and tender
•Tall upright plants bear 5-6 fruit
•Harvest 65 days from transplant
•Solanum melongenaJohnny’s Selected Seeds
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Eggplant ‘Pot Black’•Highly ornamental black 2-3 oz fruit
•Container conversation piece
•Pick from ping pong ball size until tennis ball
size
•30 or more tasty fruits per plant
•Harvest 58-62 days from transplant
•Colorful addition to a vegetable medley on the
grill
•Solanum melongenaFloranova Ltd./Vegetalis
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Lettuce ‘Bambi’•Dark green smooth leaves
form true mini heads
•Performs well in early, mid,
and late plantings
•Resistant to DM races 1, 5, 7
•Harvest 50 days from seed
•Latuca sativaJohnny’s Selected Seeds
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Lettuce ‘Rhazes’•A true little gem-type for
spring, summer, and fall
planting
•Resistant to DM races 1, 4-6,
13, 15, and 17
•Harvest 42 days from seed, 35
days from transplant
•Latuca sativaJohnny’s Selected Seeds
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Mixed Greens ‘SimplySalad™ Alfresco Mix’•A brand-new way to easily grow mixed
salads for cool-season gardens!
• Each multi-pellet is a mix of loose-leaf
lettuce and greens
•Specially selected to be delicious, colorful
and interesting to display
•Cut and harvest again and again!
•Sow in pots of all sizes
•Harvest in 4-7 weeks
•Latuca sativaPanAmerican Seed Co.
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Mixed Greens ‘SimplySalad™ City Garden Mix’
•A brand-new way to easily grow mixed
salads for cool-season gardens!
• Each multi-pellet is a mix of loose-leaf
lettuce and greens
•Specially selected to be delicious, colorful
and interesting to display
•Cut and harvest again and again!
•Sow in pots of all sizes
•Harvest in 4-7 weeks
•Latuca sativaPanAmerican Seed Co.
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Mixed Greens ‘SimplySalad™ Global Gourmet Mix’
•A brand-new way to easily grow mixed
salads for cool-season gardens!
• Each multi-pellet is a mix of loose-leaf
lettuce and greens
•Grow in full or part sun
•Cut and harvest again and again!
•Sow in pots of all sizes
•Harvest in 4-7 weeks
•Latuca sativaPanAmerican Seed Co.
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Pepper, Chile ‘Basket of Fire’•First true hanging basket pepper!
•Spicy hot peppers turn from cream to
orange and maturing to red
•Small leaves don’t hide the fruit
which pop from under the foliage
•Basal branches cascade
•Matures in 90 days
•Capsicum frutescensFloranova Ltd./Vegetalis
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Pepper ‘Gordo’
•2 to 3-lobed fruit have a flattened
shape resembling a “cow’s tongue”
•Strong plants hold fruit well and
provide good cover to the fruit
•Extra-long large Lamuyo type fruit
•For extra large peppers grow Gordo!
•78 days from transplant
•Capsicum annuum
Harris Seeds
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Pepper ‘Grenada’•Large to extra-large cubanelle
pepper boasts smooth fruit with a
shallow shoulder cavity
•Well-adapted to the Mid-Atlantic,
Southeast, and Caribbean
•Resistant to R: Xcv: 1-3
•Harvest 76 days from transplant
•Capsicum annuum
Alf Christianson Seed Co.
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Potato ‘Quick Sprouts’•Rooted potato sprouts that make
potato transplants possible for the
home gardener to use in the
garden or in containers
•Crop time is fast
•Culture is easy
•6 to 12 potatoes per plant
•Solanum tuberosaGrimes Horticultural, Inc.
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Pumpkin ‘Hijinks’ F1 AAS 2011 Winner
•Ideal for painting and carving
•Small fun size of 7 to 9 pounds
•Deep orange skin with distinctive
grooves and durable stem
•Space plants 3 feet apart
•Vines spread 15 feet
•Harvest 100 days from sowing
•Cucurbita pepo
Sakata Seed America Inc.
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Pumpkin ‘Musquee de Provence’•Beautiful French heirloom called a
Fairytale Pumpkin
•Exceptionally flavorful deep orange flesh
•8 to 20 pounds
•Harvest 131-138 days from sowing
•Fruit keeps well through the winter in a
cool dry location
•Cucurbita moschataBotanical Interests Inc.
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Radish ‘Pink Beauty’•Rose-pink color adds a new color to a
relish tray
•Round & smooth, small taproot, unique
flavor, crisp white flesh
•1 to 1 1/2-inch fruit grows large but
stays mild & not pithy
•27 days to maturity
•Raphanus sativusTerra Organics
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Squash ‘Butterfly’•Harvest high quality butternut winter squash 90
days from seeding
•Fruits produced on space saving semi-bush
plants average 3.5 lbs
•Flesh is fine grained with good orange color and
great flavor
•Intermediate resistance to powdery mildew is a
big advantage over other butternut varieties.
•Cucurbita MoschataHarris Seeds
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Swiss Chard ‘Celebration’•Vibrant pink, orange and yellow
•Highly uniform plants
•Dark green glossy leaves
•Grow in sun or shade
•Harvest baby leaf in 30-33 days,
mature leaf in 50-60 days
•Beta vulgaris
Alf Christianson Seed Co.
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Tomatillo ‘Purple’
Rare heirloom variety
Smaller 1 – 1 ½ in. fruit
Sweeter flavor than green
tomatillo
Sixty-eight days to harvest
from transplant
Makes attractive purple salsa!
Solanum lycopersicumTerra Organics
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Tomato ‘Brandymaster Pink’ F1
Originally an Amish heirloom tomatoFruits weigh 10 oz. Prized for incredible flavorEighty days to maturityPotato leafed indeterminate plantSolanum lycopersicum
Seeds By Design
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Tomato ‘Brandymaster Red’ F1
Deep red fruits with excellent flavorFruits can weigh up to 1 poundPerfect for slicingEighty days to maturityLarge indeterminate potato leaf vinesSolanum lycopersicum
Seeds By Design
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Tomato ‘Charger’
High-yielding, determinate salad variety tomatoExtra large fruits are firm and smooth shoulderedPlants are medium tall and benefit from light to no pruningSeventy-six days to harvest from transplantSolanum lycopersicum
Sakata Seed America, Inc.
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Tomato ‘Cherry Buzz’
Very early to ripenProduces loads of tasty, bite-sized treatsContinue to produce all summerShiny, ½-3/4” red fruitsBright, sweet flavorCrack resistantSolanum lycopersicum
Territorial Seed Company
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Tomato ‘Cherry Falls’
As the name implies, cherry sized and
cherry colored fruit cascades to form a
waterfall of about 300 fruits
Sweet and juicy 1.5 inch half ounce fruit
Well suited for baskets, window boxes and
mixed combination pots
Ripens in 68-72 days from transplant
Solanum lycopersicumFloranova Ltd./Vegetalis
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Tomato ‘Containers Choice’ F1
Unique rugoso leavesStrong, thick stemsOnly one central stake needed, if anyFruits are small, beefsteak shapedVery sweet flavorSolanum lycopersicum
Seeds By Design
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Tomato ‘Defiant PhR’
Mid-size slicerFruits weigh 6-8 oz. Globe shaped, smooth skin and medium firm with great texture and tasteHigh resistance to late blight, intermediate resistance to early blightSolanum lycopersicum
Johnny’s Selected Seeds
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Tomato ‘Early Doll’ F1
Only 55 days to maturity from transplantBright red, globe shaped tomato with excellent flavorFruits weigh 4-5 oz. Solanum lycopersicum
Seeds By Design
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Tomato ‘Five Star Grape’
Excellent, sweet flavorFirm, meaty textureFew seeds, little juiceBright red, 15-20 gm fruitsCrack-resistantIndeterminate plants highly resistant to verticillum and fusariumSolanum lycopersicum
Johnny’s Selected Seeds
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Tomato ‘Fourth of July’ F1
The name says it all!
Luscious red tomatoes by the Fourth
of July.
Enjoy the plentiful harvest about 49
days after setting plants in the garden
Indeterminate plants produce fruits all
season
Fruits average 4 ounces
Solanum lycopersicum
The Cook’s Garden
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Tomato ‘Fried Green’ F1
First tomato selected and created
to be cooked.
Fruits stay firm
Color ranges from apple-green to
yellow
Indeterminate plants set well all
season
Super holding ability
Solanum lycopersicum
Seeds By Design
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Tomato ‘Heirloom Blend’ Heirloom pack includes:
Brandywine Black, Pink, Red
and Yellow
Cherokee Purple
Green Zebra
White Wonder
Nebraska Wedding
Solanum lycopersicum
Terra Organics
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Tomato ‘Orange Wellington’ Bursting with flavor!
Smooth, orange
heavyweight
Meaty, nearly seedless flesh
Fruits weight 12 ounces
Grow in full sun with some
staking
Solanum lycopersicumBurpee Seeds/Cooks Garden
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Tomato ‘Premio’ Indeterminate plant produces good
yields of high quality 4 oz fruit in clusters
of 6 to 8 fruit
Fruit ripen uniformly with good red color
and uniform round shape
Staking recommended for best overall
yield and fruit quality.
Good disease resistance
68 days to transplant
Solanum lycopersicumHarris Seeds
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Tomato ‘Red & Yellow Pear Blend’
Heirloom pear tomatoes from the
late 1880’s
Sweet, mild flavor
Low acidity
Seeds are color-coded
Fruits are 2” long and 1” wide
Vigorous and productive
indeterminate plants
Solanum lycopersicumBotanical Interests
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Tomato ‘Solid Gold’
Unique colored grape tomato
Excellent sweet and tart flavor
Vigorous plants with outstanding
fruit set
Mid to early, indeterminate plant
Small 2” fruits weigh less than one
ounce each
Solanum lycopersicum
Alf Christianson Seed Co.
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Tomato ‘Sugar Plum’ F1
Hybrid grape tomato
High-yielding, 1-inch plum
shaped fruits
Sweet and tasty
Sets in clusters on
indeterminate plants
Solanum lycopersicumSeeds By Design
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Tomato ‘Sweet Seedless’
World’s first seedless tomato!
Excellent taste, very sweet
Easy to digest
Indeterminate plants are high-
yielding and disease resistant
Fruits average 8-10 ounces
Solanum lycopersicumBurpee Seed Co.
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Tomato ‘Lizzano’ F1
AAS 2011 WinnerVigorous semi-determinate tomato
variety
Bright red, baby-cherry fruits
Low-growing trailing plants excellent for
patio gardens
Late-blight resistant
Fruits average 0.4 ounces
Solanum lycopersicumPro-Veg Seeds Ltd.
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Tomato ‘Terenzo’ F1
AAS 2011 WinnerHigh-yielding cherry tomato
Prolific producer in only 56 days from transplant
Tidy, low-growing trailing plants perfect for
containers or hanging baskets
Easy-to-grow determinate variety
Fruits average 0.7 ounces
Solanum lycopersicumPro-Veg Seeds Ltd.
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Tomato ‘Tye-Dye’ F1Interior is splashed with marbled
yellow-orange and red
Round, 3-inch fruit of 7 ounces
Staking required for plant 24-36
inches tall
Disease resistance to Verticilium
Race 1, Alternaria Stem Canker,
Fusarium 1, and Gray Leaf Spot
Solanum lycopersicum
Monsanto Vegetable Seeds Ltd.