I've been combing my seed catalogs trying to figure out what I want to grow and then shave the list down based on what I actually have room to grow. An herb list is soon to follow. Prices and notes are mostly based on the Pinetree catalog. Here's the list so far:
Yellow Bush Beans
- Pencil Pod (52 days, Heirloom 1900, black seed) $1.45
- Dragon Langerie (57 days, purple-striped pods) $1.75
Green Bush Beans
- Slenderette (53 days, good for freezing) $1.65
- Provider (50 days, New England strain) $1.50
- Black Valentine (52 days, Heirloom pre-1850, black seed) $1.50
Dry Beans
- Jacob's Cattle (83 days, Heirloom, white and maroon) $1.75
- Vermont Cranberry (85 days, Heirloom 1700, red) $1.95
Broccoli
- Nutribud (58 days, large heads w/ good 2nd growth, early) $1.25
- Waltham 29 (85 days, mid-sized heads with side shoots) $0.95
Carrots
- Lunar White (55 days, white) $1.25
- Danvers Half (75 days, Heirloom 1871, red/orange) $1.25
- Cosmic Purple (65 days, purple) $1.35
- Amarillo (70 days, yellow) $1.25
Cauliflower
- Cheddar (58 days, hybrid, orange) $1.95
- Early Snowball (55 days, Heirloom 1888, 5-6" heads) $0.95
Celery
- Golden Pascal (101 days, Heirloom 1930, fall and early winter harvest) $1.25
- Redventure (95 days, hybrid) $1.55
Chard
- Seafoam (53 days, mild taste) $1.25
- Bright Lights (50 days, colorful veins) $1.45
Corn
- Golden Bantam (78 days, Heirloom 1902, yellow, mild to no insect issues) $1.65
- Country Gentleman (Heirloom 1890, white, good storer) $2.25
- Stowell's Evergreen (Heirloom 1848, white, very sweet) $1.95
- Incredible (84 days, F1 hybrid, good main crop) $2.50
Cucumbers
- Boston Pickling (Heirloom Pre-1880) $0.95
- Homemade Pickles Pickler (54 days) $1.25
- Spacemaster (59 days, slicer, 3' vine) $0.95
Eggplant
- Black Beauty (83 days, Heirloom 1902) $0.95
- Black Egg ( 70 days, cool weather) $1.35
- Pingtung Long (66 days, Asian Heirloom, lavender, disease resistant) $1.45
- Slim Jim (60 days, Italian Heirloom) $1.35
Kale
- Dwarf Blue Curled Scotch (55 days, Heirloom 1863, compact) $1.15
- Dinosaur (53 days, Heirloom 1885, bold flavor) $1.25
Leeks
- Giant Musselburgh (aka Large American Flag, 130 days, Heirloom 1870) $0.95
- Carantan (Heirloom 1874) $1.15
Melons
- Honey Rock (90 days, Heirloom 1920) $0.95
- Minnesota Midget (60 days, small 4" fruit) $1.25
Onions *still need to decide on varieties
Peas
- Blackeye Pea (70 days, not cold hardy) $1.50
- Mr. Big (58 days, English pea, good freezer) $1.95
- Tall Telephone (68 days, English pea, space efficient, Heirloom 1891) $1.50
- Lincoln (65 days, Heirloom 1908, New England favorite) $1.50
Soybeans
- Envy $1.65
- Beerfriend $1.95
Summer Squash
- Vegetable Marrow (56 days, British Heirloom, bush habit) $0.95
- Zucchini Black (50 days, Heirloom 1931, flavorful) $1.25
Winter Squash
- Waltham Butternut Squash (90 days) $0.95
- Long Island Cheese Pumpkin (90 days, Heirloom 1824) $0.95
- Jarradale Pumpkin (100 days, blue/grey) $1.25
- Vegetable Spaghetti Squash (100 days, Heirloom 1890) $1.25
Tomatoes (this list still has to be severely cut down)
Slicers - Pruden's Purple (72 days, Heirloom, Indeterminate, crack resistant, 1 lb avg, meaty) $1.25
- Heinz Classic Processor (75 days, Indeterminate, 3" fruit, mature at same time, good canner, VF) $0.95
- Aunt Ruby's German Green (80 days, Heirloom, Indeterminate, 1 lb fruit) $1.25
- Oregon Spring (68 days, Semi-Indeterminate, resistant to cool temps, 4" fruit) $1.25
- Kellogg's Breakfast (77 days, Heirloom, Indeterminate, large, orange beefsteak) $1.25
- Mortgage Lifter (77 days, Heirloom, Indeterminate, large with pink skin, very sweet) $1.35
- Black Krim (69 days, Indeterminate, Ukrainian Heirloom, deep reddish black, large and very sweet) $1.35
- Pineapple (85 days, Indeterminate, orange and yellow stripes, 5" beefsteak type, 1-2 lbs, mild flavor) $1.25
- German Orange Strawberry (85 days, Indeterminate, 8-10 oz, crisp sweet flavor) $1.25
- Brandywine (80 days, Heirloom 1885, Indeterminate, 10-24 oz, pinkish red, great flavor) $1.25
- Cherokee Purple (80 days, Heirloom 1800s, Indeterminate, 12-16 oz, rose-purple, green shoulders, sweet beefsteak) $1.25
- Coustralee (French Heirloom, Indeterminate, 1-3 lbs, deep red, balance between sweet and tart, large plant) $1.25
- Manyel (Native American Heirloom, 10-16 oz, yellow, zingy flavor, blemish free, 10-16 oz, early to midseason) $1.15
- Tigerella (55-65 days, English Heirloom, Indeterminate, red-yellow orange stripes, early, tangy, heavy yields) $1.25
Cherry - Currant Tomatoes (75 days, Indeterminate, very intense tomato flavor, come in yellow or red) $1.25
- Rainbow Cherry (65 days, Indeterminate, 1" mix of red, orange and yellow) $0.95
- Black Cherry (80 days, Indeterminate, Brandywine flavor) $1.35
- Matt's Wild Cherry (55 days, Indeterminate, high yielder, from VT, will produce until frost) $1.50
Paste - Peron (68 days, naturally disease resistant, 8 oz fruit, meaty, good keeper) $1.25
- Opalka (83 days, Indeterminate, large with dry texture and few seeds, bull horn shape) $1.35
- Polish Linguisa (78 days, Heirloom, Indeterminate, NY state origins from 1800s, heavy yields) $1.25
- Speckled Roman (81 days, Indeterminate, uniform, disease resistant, red w/ orange stripes, dense) $1.35
- Martino's Roma (Heirloom, Determinate, 2 oz paste tomatoes, end rot resistant, early midseason to frost) $1.25
- Oxheart Pink (80-95 days, Heirloom 1925, 1.5 lbs, meaty and almost seedless) $1.15
Any help with seeds or feedback on varieties anyone has grown in the past is greatly appreciated!
