anaheim mild chile pepper turning green to red with tapered point. … · 2019-04-19 · good root...

Good Root Growers - Prairie Farm, WI

Anaheim

Mild chile pepper turning green to red with tapered point. Famous Cultivar developed in 1900s as a canning pepper in Anaheim, CA. Stuff, grill, or dry.

Days to Maturity: 78

Avg Size: 7”

Heirloom Open Pollinated

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Aura

Tapered snack sized pepper, 2-3 lobes, deliciously sweet and fruity, yellow of trio snack pepper, high yielding.


Avg Size: 4-5”


Hybrid Certified Organic

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Beaver Dam

Mildly hot and sweet. Horn shaped, orange-red fruit. A Hungarian heirloom pepper that was brought to Beaver Dam, Wisconsin in 1912.


Avg Size: 6”



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Banana - Sweet

Bright yellow fruits are sweet, crunchy, eaten raw and pickled, Fruit sweetens as it ripens.


Avg Size: 4-6”



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Cayenne – Long Red

Hot, zesty pepper just a ½” wide. Use in sauce or dried and ground as a peppering spice.


Avg Size: 6”



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Gilboa – Orange Bell

Blocky sweet fruity bell turning green to bright orange. Bred 1952 from American Cal-Wonder type by Hazera youth association in Ben-Shemen, Israel.


Avg Size: 3”x4”


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Glow

Tapered snack sized pepper, 2-3 lobed, deliciously sweet and fruity, orange of trio snack pepper, high yielding.


Avg Size: 4-5”



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Habanero

Wrinkled fruits ripen to salmon orange. Used fresh or dried. Key ingredient in Jamaican Jerk sauces.


Avg Size: 2”x 1-1/4”



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Hot Wax

Best hot pepper for cool climates. Yellow, thick walled fruits tapering to a point. Easy to stuff; attractive pickled.


Avg Size: 5”



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Italia Tolli Sweet

Long scarlet-red peppers, sweet full pepper flavor. Great for sauces, stir fry, and canning recipes.


Avg Size: 5”



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Jalapeno

Most well-known variety. Thick walled dark green color turning red.


Avg Size: 4”



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Jimmy Nardello

Long curved and wrinkled fruit with tapered pointed. Deep red color. A light pepper – sweet and crisp. Excellent raw and sautéed.


Avg Size: 8”



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King of the North

Best variety for northern gardens where seasons are cool and short. Turns green to red. Uniform fruits with a great, sweet flavor.


Avg Size: 4”x3”



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Lipstick

Tapered snack sized pepper, 2-3 lobed, deliciously sweet and fruity, red of trio snack pepper, high yielding.


Avg Size: 4-5”



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Pablano - Ancho

Classic pepper for chili rellenos, turns green to red to near black. Mild heat – our favorite for stuffed or grilled pepper.


Avg Size: 6”



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Pasilla Bajio

Translated little raisin - strong, upright plants produce thin walled, slender, green-black peppers. It is a mildly warm, rich, smoky pepper. Use fresh in enchilada sauce or salsas or try dried and powdered in classis mole sauces.


Avg Size: 6”



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Pepperoncini

An Italian pepper notoriously pickled to add to pizza and salads. These thin walled fruits have a slightly bulbous end tangier than a Hot Wax/Banana pepper.


Avg Size: 2-3”



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Pimiento – Round of Hungary

Early and prolific with an enjoyable rich fruity taste. Skilled growers report 15–20 peppers per plant. Adapted to cooler temps. Attractive container for dip.


Avg Size: 2”x4”



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Serrano

High yield, red or green hot pepper. Smaller than a Jalapeno. Widely used in Mexican dishes.


Avg Size: 3”



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Sunbright

Crisp and sweet bell pepper turning from green to bright yellow, great for grilling and fresh eating.


Avg Size: 3”x4”



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Tabasco

Around 1866, Edmund McIlhenny was given seeds to a spicy Mexican pepper. A few years later he create the now world famous Tabasco Sauce. Needs a great deal of heat to fruit than produces very heavy yields.


Avg Size: 1-1/2”


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Amana Orange

Large-can be up to 2 lbs. Orange beefsteak with mild, pleasant flavor.


Avg Size: 12 oz




Amish Paste

Best for sauces and canning, deep red fruits with "real tomato" flavor and medium acidity.


Avg Size: 10 oz




Andrew Rahart

Large beefsteak slicer with a hint of tartness, intensely red, 4" fruits, high yield.


Avg Size: 1 lb




Aunt Ruby’s German Green

Green blush light yellow w/amber/pink tinge. Flavor is sweet, tart, rich, and spicy.


Avg Size: 14 oz




Beefsteak – Mark Twain

Large flattened, solid, meaty and juicy. Bright red. Excellent slicer with rich sub-acid flavor.


Avg Size: 12 oz




Black Krim

Russian heirloom. Brown/red w/brown/green shoulder. Bold smoky, full flavor, large slicer.


Avg Size: 12 oz




Black Prince

Siberian heirloom. Darkens w/more sun, rich fruity flavor, and high yield. Less crack than Black Krim but smaller.


Avg Size: 5 oz




Brandywine Red

Deep pink skin with red flesh. Excellent flavor, rich, and spicy.


Avg Size: 1 lb




Brandywine Yellow

Old-timer which can be finicky to grow. Rich flavor - one of the best tasting yellows.


Avg Size: 14 oz




Cherokee Purple

Flat globe, dusky pink, with dark shoulders and multicolored interior. Full favor.


Avg Size: 10 oz




Current – Red, Sweet Pea

Excellent tomato flavor with a hint of wine, fruits in trusses of 10-12 berries. Has a spreading habit.


Avg Size: Tiny




Current – White

Sweet, tiny fruit half the size of a cherry tomato grown in heavy clusters. Creamy-white with a tinge of yellow.


Avg Size: Tiny




Delicious

Large-up to 3 lbs. Excellent slicer, large meaty full flavored fruit with minimal crack.


Avg Size: 1 lb




German Johnson

Brandywine variety – pink, deep acidic flavor, rich creamy texture.


Avg Size: 1.5 lb




Gold Medal

Sweet, large and flattened, bi-colored fruit, orange-yellow with red streaks.


Avg Size: 2.5 lbs




Green Zebra

Salad/slicer. Green stripe with yellow blush. Excellent flavor with tang, long production season.


Avg Size: 4 oz




Ground Cherries – Aunt Molly’s

Polish variety prized for unique flavor, prolific, super sweet. Husk turns brown when ½-¾" fruit ripens.


Avg Size: 12 gm




Hungarian Heart

Large pink ox-heart, few seeds, almost no crack. Good for fresh eating, canning, and roasting.


Avg Size: 14 oz




Indigo Cherry Drop

Dark blue anthocyanin coloration over red flesh, semi-determinate, good flavor with 'plummy' overtones.


Avg Size: 1.5 oz




Mortgage Lifter

Huge-up to 4 lbs, deep pink, meaty, crack free, with old fashioned flavor and high yields.


Avg Size: 2 lbs




Mr. Stripy

Large-up to 2 lbs, red/yellow striped beefsteak. Large ridged shoulders, mild, with low acidity.


Avg Size: 1.5 lbs




Opalka

Polish paste tomato that yields massive solid horn-shaped fruits with dry texture and few seeds. Dries well. Produces consistently during dry spells. Crinkly foliage is normal -not indication of disease.


Avg Size: 3”x5"




Pear - Austin’s Red

Superior flavor, elongated neck, very productive.


Avg Size: 2”




Pear - Beam’s Yellow

Endless supply of fruits with great flavor. Ideal for salads.


Avg Size: 1.5”




Pink Bumblebee

Artisan rose colored fruits with iridescent gold striping, sweet and juicy, crack resistant fruits tolerates cool nighttime temps and hot days.


Avg Size: 16 gm




Principe Borghese

Italian heirloom, plum shaped, with excellent flavor. Few seeds, little juice, no crack, perfect for drying.


Avg Size: 16 gm




Red Cherry

Large, bright red uniform fruits with a sweet juicy flavor. 19th century heirloom from Ben Quisenberry collection.


Avg Size: 1”




Roma

Paste tomato - productive with great disease resistance, thick walled, deep red with mild flavor.


Avg Size: 5 oz




Roma

Italian variety with puckered foliage. Very heavy set perfect for sauce, salsa, and paste. Falls off the vine when fully ripe.


Avg Size: 3 oz




Rose de Berne

French variety. Medium size that delivers robust taste of larger fruit. Pink and perfectly round.


Avg Size: 6 oz




San Marzano

Gourmet paste tomato –. Slightly rectangular, bright red, extra solid, excellent flavor with balanced acidity.


Avg Size: 5 oz




Sun Gold Cherry

Yellow/orange flesh, resists splitting. Intense fruity sweet flavor.


Avg Size: 18 gm




Tomatillo - Verde

For classic salsa verde, harvest slight larger than a golf ball or mature until yellow for tangy nutty raw snack.


Avg Size: 4 oz




Wisconsin 55

Excellent all-purpose tomato, great for canning.


Avg Size: 8 oz




Cinnamon Basil

2" leaved annual, violet stems veining flower bracts, rose pink blooms, sweet, spicy cinnamon taste and scent.


Avg Ht: 30”




Large Leaf Basil

2-3" leaved annual, big, high yielding plant for pesto production, particularly sweet.


Avg Ht: 30”




Holy Basil

Annual with 1-1/2” leaves and purple stems. Primary ingredient for Tulsi tea. Used medicinally for digestion and immune system.


Avg Ht: 24”




Lemon Basil – Mrs. Burns

1-1/2" leaved annual, intense lemony fragrance, from New Mexico.


Avg Ht: 27”




Lime Basil

Darker green leaves then lemon basil, with a strong lime flavor.


Avg Ht: 27”




Purple Basil

3" flat dark purple leaves. Annual.


Avg Ht: 12”




Thai Basil

2" leaved annual. Purple stems and blooms, with anise-clove flavor.


Avg Ht: 17”




Borage

Cucumber flavored edible blue flowers and young leaves. Use in salads, tea, cough syrups, or freeze in ice cubes for refreshing drink.


Avg Ht: 2-3’




Catnip

Perennial that is deer resistant and drought tolerant. Mosquito and fly repellent. 12-24” wide. Medicinally used for digestive issues and fever. A favorite with cats.


Avg Ht: 24”




Chamomile - German

Fragrant annual. Up to 15” wide. Small ¾-inch white and yellow daisy-like flowers appear from early through midsummer. Medicinally used for calming effect.


Avg Ht: 24”




Chives

Long standing annual, late to seed, lots of flavorful foliage, chelating agent.


Avg Ht: 15”




Cilantro - Caribe

Long standing annual, late to seed (for coriander), Delicate lacy leaves with lots of flavorful foliage, chelating agent.


Avg Ht: 25”




Dill - Bouquet

Annual, biggest, ferniest plant with good seed and leaf yields, most widely grown variety.


Avg Ht: 18”




Dill - Fernleaf

Dwarf annual, slow to bolt with abundant foliage for extended pickling season.


Avg Ht: 30”




Hyssop - Anise

Licorice flavored leaves and flowers used in teas or seasonings, strengthens heart, for fevers, colds, coughs.


Avg Ht: 3’




Lavender - Monstead

Perennial to zone 4 if mulched. Compact bushy plant and early flowering. Foliage is aromatic and grey-green and flowers in July/ August. Thrives in full sun and loose, well-drained soil with little to no fertilization.


Avg Ht: 18”




Lemon Balm

Perennial with edible flowers and leaves. Used medicinally for colds, flu, headache, sedative, digestion, cold sores. Also antiviral.


Avg Ht: 22”




Lemongrass

Used for flavoring and teas. Medicinally for digestion, fever, and as an anti-inflammatory. Pot to indoors as perennial.


Avg Ht: 3-4’




Loveage

Perennial. Leaves taste like celery, used for tonic salads and in potatoes, rice, poultry. Seeds used in bread and pastries.


Avg Ht: 6-8’




Marjoram - Sweet

Low bushy plant with trailing stems, pot to indoors as perennial, sweeter more balsam-like than oregano.


Avg Ht: 18’




Mojito Mint

Cuban mint milder than its northern relative. Popularized drink with added rum and lime.


Avg Ht: 12”




Oregano - Greek

Perennial to zone 4 with mulch. Dark green leaf with white flower. Medicinally used for indigestion.


Avg Ht: 18”




Parsley Curly - Krausa

Dense triple-curled medium-green parsley holds its color, excellent stalk flavor.


Avg Ht: 14”




Parsley Flat Leaf - Italian

Sweet, smallest flat leaf offered, uniform growth.


Avg Ht: 17”




Peppermint

Perennial, true to type through propagation. Excellent for culinary or medicinal use. Invasive.

Days to Maturity: N/A

Avg Ht: 18”




Rosemary - Arp

Mediterranean plant with wide culinary uses. Medicinally used for headaches and circulation. Pot to indoors as perennial.


Avg Ht: 18”




Sage

Silvery green leaves. Small lavender flowers, medicinally used for digestion and nerves.


Avg Ht: 2-3’




Spearmint

Perennial. Common mint -invasive. Medicinally used to aid in digestion.


Avg Ht: 18”




Tarragon - French

Perennial if mulched. Anise flavored herb used to flavor meats and eggs.


Avg Ht: 2-1/2”




Lemon Thyme

A variegated type - upright with citrus flavor and aroma, used in culinary dishes to season fish, salads, vegetables.


Avg Ht: 6”




English Thyme

Traditional cooking variety. Vigorous, semi-upright plant. Strong, earthy scent and flavor. Perennial if mulched.


Avg Ht: 6”




Zaatar

Richly scented and 'spicy' seasoning from the Oregano and Thyme family. Key ingredient in popular Arabic Zaatar spice mix along with sumac, toasted sesame seeds and salt.


Avg Ht: 24”




Black King (Beauty)

Enormous tender and tasty fruits. High yields with no spines and slight ribbing. Deep purple retains color and stores well.


Avg Size: 2 lbs




Orient Charm

Asian long cylindrical shaped fruit. Distinctive fluorescent and pastel pink skin with a white flesh. Very few seeds.


Avg Size: 9”




Orient Express

Dark purple early variety. Adaptable. Tender delicate flavor and quick cooking.


Avg Size: 9”




Rosa Bianca

Italian variety with high yields. Plump and variably ribbed. Mild, creamy taste. Best adapted to warm nights.


Avg Size: 5”x6”




Okra

Uniform, deep green ribbed and spineless pod, harvested when 3" long, excellent quality.


Avg Size: 3-5’




Sweet Potato - Beauregard

Moist, sweet, orange fleshed, early, widely adapted for cooler climes, dig up before soil drops below 50 degrees.





Peanut – Tennessee Red

Valencia type-cultivate around plant allowing "pegs" to penetrate soil. Fun to grow - produces with long hot summer.


Avg Size: 18”




Cotton

White or light pink “hibiscus-like” blossoms turn into seed pods. Be patient! These ripened “bolls” dry and burst open with cotton. Fun to grow - produces w/long summer.


Avg Size: 3’




Loofah Sponge Gourd

Native to India, harvest at 2' length, dry for approx 2 weeks. May soak to remove outer skin, cut to size. Fun to grow!


Avg Size: 24”




Artichoke – Imperial Star

Typically produces 1-2 primary buds avg 3-4" in diameter and 5-7 smaller secondary buds.


Avg Size: 3’




National Pickler

Black spine dark green fruits are vigorous dependable producers - quality holds throughout season


Avg Size: 3-4”




Green Finger

Thin skinned with exceptional flavor and small seed cavity. High yield and long cold storage life.


Avg Size: 14”




Marketmore

Very dark green slicer with a long harvest. A standard for northern gardens. Few seeds and disease resistant.


Avg Size: 9”




Tasty Green

A slender Asian burpless variety with delicate skin and sweet flavor, shallow ridges with sweet flavor, heavy yields.


Avg Size: 5-6”




Buttercup - Burgess

Oscar H. Will of Bismarck-ND introduced in 1931. Sweet, deep orange flesh with acorn shaped button blossom end. Smooth texture is versatile for use in sweet or savory dishes. Shorter storage of winter squash varieties.


Avg Size: 3-4 lbs




Costata Romanesco

Italian green zucchini. Excellent texture and nutty flavor raw or cooked. Best picked at 6" or smaller.


Avg Size: 6-12”




Delicata - Zeppelin

1894 heirloom – sweet flesh, oblong “boats” perfect serving dish. No peel skins tender and nutty. In storage green stripes turn yellow. A fav baked with butter, lime juice & sprinkle of cayenne!


Avg Size: 1 lbs




Midnight Lightening

Extra long and slender zucchini with dark green, almost-black coloring, disease resistant.


Avg Size: 6-8”




Saffron Yellow

Yellow semi-crookneck, large leaves give good sunburn protection.


Avg Size: 4-6”




Spaghetti

Deep gold spaghetti-like flesh


Avg Size: 4 lbs




Sunburst

Good yielder of tender, rounded squash with a scalloped edge. Harvest young with the blossom still attached or teacup-size.


Avg Size: 3-8”




Yellow Zephyr

Harvest young. Nutty firm texture. Yellow with green end.


Avg Size: 4-6”




New England Pie Pumpkin

Classic pie pumpkin with dry, stringless flesh and superior thick consistency for pies.


Avg Size: 3 lbs




Green Onion (Scallion) - Summer Isle

Hollow green leaves like other alliums but lack a fully developed root bulb. Mild flavor used as either raw or cooked.


Avg Size: 18-30”




King Richard Leeks

Very dark blue/green foliage. Holds in fields for fall harvest. Overwinters if moderate. Mild onion flavor.


Avg Size: 18-30”




Redwing Onion

Deep maroon-skinned, with juicy, firm, thick rings, heavy, long, harvest, ultra-reliable red storage onion.


Avg Size: 3-1/2”




Yellow of Parma Onion

From Italy. A top quality late maturing onion with golden globe-shaped bulbs One of the best for storage.


Avg Size: 1 lb




Walla Walla Sweet Spanish Onion

One of the most popular sweet onion. Plan to use these beauties quickly, they're not meant for long-term storage.


Avg Size: 3”




Camelot Shallot

Dark red shallot with excellent flavor. Red skins with white interior. Uniform, teardrop-shaped bulbs.


Avg Size: 2-3”




Delicious Cantaloupe

Ripening quickly for heavy yields of aromatic fruit, juicy, sweet flesh dark orange w/ slight ribbing.


Avg Size: 2-3 lbs




Minnesota Midget Cantaloupe

Sweet, extra-early variety bred by U of M, excellent choice for northern gardeners, suitable for containers.


Avg Size: 4”




Pride of Wisconsin Muskmelon

Smooth texture w/juicy sweetness, edible down to rind. Will bottom crack in wet seasons.


Avg Size: 6 lbs




Petite Yellow Watermelon

Deliciously sweet and refreshing small “icebox” melon, early maturity, adapted to short season areas.


Avg Size: 4-5 lbs




Sugar Baby Watermelon

Excellent short-season variety with reliable yields of sweet, juicy melons, 7-8.5" in diameter.


Avg Size: 6-12 lbs




Broccoli - Belstar

Beautiful uniform blue-green heads of densely packed florets ideal for cold and warm weather planting.


Avg Size: 6”




Broccoli - Romanesco

Intriguing chartreuse color with textural whorled heads. A culinary delight since the 16th century.


Avg Size: 8”




Brussel Sprouts - Long Island

Compact plants yield 50-100 dark green 1½" sprouts over an extended period.


Avg Size: 24”




Cabbage - Early Jersey Wakefield

Green, uniform, compact medium head 2–3 lbs. Waxy looking heads are distinctively pointy. Tender and flavorful.


Avg Size: 5-7”




Cabbage - Mammoth Red Rock

Red, firm, flattened round heads 5–8 lbs. Red-purple to the core. Good keeper with a crisp sweet taste.


Avg Size: 8-10”




Cauliflower - Early Snowball

Smooth heads of tightly formed white curds. Solid, crisp, and tender - excellent quality.


Avg Size: 6-7”




Cauliflower - Purple of Sicily

Brilliant purple changing to a striking green when cooked. A sweet, delicious, refined flavor, naturally insect resistant.


Avg Size: 2-3 lb




Pac Choi - Prize

Vase-like shape, medium thick white stems and smooth, mild flavor. Preferred full size variety selected for uniformity, vigor and bolt resistance.


Avg Size: 3’




Kohlrabi – Purple Vienna

Pale purple, flattened, globe shaped bulbs are smooth and form above the ground. The uniquely flavored white flesh is best when bulbs are 3" in diameter.


Avg Size: 12”




Kohlrabi – White Vienna

Pale green, flattened, globe shaped bulbs are smooth and form above the ground. The uniquely flavored white flesh is best when bulbs are 3" in diameter.


Avg Size: 12”




Celery - Tango

Early variety with superior flavor and more tender stalks. Keep consistently moist.


Avg Size: 24”




Fennel - Perfection

Good performer with large bulbs. Sauté with onions, sweet peppers and a little toasted sesame oil.


Avg Size: 2-3’




Cress - Upland

Easy to grow, long standing and slow bolting. Rosettes of dark-green, glossy, rounded leaves, similar to watercress.


Avg Size: 6-8”




Collards - Georgia Southern

Slow to bolt and tolerant of heat, cold, and poor soil. Large cabbage-like leaves. Tender, mild and juicy.


Avg Size: 2-3’




Hans Tsai Tai

Chinese specialty broccoli. Long, pencil-thin, red-purple, budded flower stems Tender mild green eaten raw or stir fry. Multiple harvests. Snap young stems when 8-10”.


Avg Size: 8-10"




Kale - Dwarf Blue Curled Scotch

Finely curled leaves. Uniform and low-growing with 20-35" spread. Very hardy - will overwinter zone 4 with mulch.


Avg Size: 2-3”




Kale - Lacinato

Italian variety. Blue-green strap-like leaves 3" wide by 10-18" long. best eaten when small - excellent flavor.


Avg Size: 15”




Swiss Chard - Rainbow

Blend of red, pink, white, yellow and gold stalks. Upright habit makes for clean, easy harvesting. Color intensity is better defined later on.


Avg Size: 20”




Totsoi

Asian green harvest as full leaf rosette or baby leaf. Used in salad and braising mixes. Mild flavor and tender texture like spinach. Versatile - cold and heat tolerant.

Days to Maturity: 21-45

Avg Size: 8"



anaheim mild chile pepper turning green to red with tapered point. … · 2019-04-19 · good root...

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