Details Open-Pollinated: ? Type: ? Shape: ? Color: brilliant yellow Maturity: early Size: ? Yield: “fruits abundantly” Taste: “Flavor second to only Costoluto Genovese (KG)” tangy flavor, sugary, intense Disease Resistance: ? Notes: recommended variety by “The Kitchen Garden“ Sources: I am having trouble finding this variety; there’s a tomato called “Taxi” that sounds like […]
Details hybrid Type: ? Shape: ? Color: yellow Maturity: ? Size: ? Yield: ? Taste: superb flavor Disease Resistance: ? Notes: Sources: Results from My Garden: SEASON SOURCE DATES PLANTS SPACING MATURITY YIELD PER PLANT AVG SIZE DISEASE
Details Open-Pollinated: no Type: indeterminate Shape: grape cherry Color: golden-orange Maturity: 55-68 days, 65 days Size: large clusters Yield: “just doesn’t quit”, “extremely productive Taste: “succulently sweet” Disease Resistance: ? Notes: “Seed saving note: this plant is sterile and does not set seed; plants do not come from true seed” Sources: Territorial Seed Co. Results […]
Details Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium Open-Pollinated: ? Type: indeterminate Shape: cherry Color: yellow Maturity: 70-80 days Size: currant size 0.5 oz 1/2″ Yield: “prolific vine continuously produces steady supply Taste: “finely-flavored, slightly tart” Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: does well even at temps over 100°F Notes: good for direct-seeding in areas with longer seasons reseeds readily attractive […]
Details Lycopersicon esculentum Open-Pollinated Heirloom Type: indeterminate, potato-leaf Shape: oblate slicer Color: pink Maturity: 55-70 days Size: 12-16 oz Yield: ? Taste: sweet flavor, very rich without a lot of seeds, meaty Disease Resistance: ? Notes: “rare plant” Sources: Seeds of Change Results from My Garden: Have not grown this variety yet SEASON SOURCE DATES […]
One of the most rewarding veggie crops to grow – it’s almost fail-proof and so fun to dig under the plant for breakfast potatoes! Botanical Information Taxonomy Tomato family; relatives of eggplant, peppers, tomatillos & tomatoes (RVGPS) History Physical Description Varieties & Cultivars Categories or Types of Potatoes Earlies (aka New Potatoes) Early Potatoes take up […]
Details Open-Pollinated Heirloom Type: indeterminate Shape: pear Color: golden yellow Maturity: 75-80 days Size: cherry (1-2″) Yield: “just loaded with hundreds of tomatoes” Taste: ? Disease Resistance: Territorial Seed Co states that it’s resistant to F1, F2, & V, but in my trials it has been extremely susceptible to fusarium and/or verticillium Notes: recommended variety by […]
I was looking for a way to cook some of these huge winter squash that I’ve been growing – without having to use a hatchet to cut them open – and found these recipes. thekitchn.com’s method of roasting a whole winter squash for 20 minutes, then cutting into it to scrape the seeds worked fabulously! […]
Details Solanum lycopersicum Open-Pollinated Heirloom Type: Indeterminate Shape: oblate beefsteak, sometimes with mild pleating Color: yellow, with orange & red blush; gets more red as it ripens further the flesh inside is bright yellow with bursts of red and orange Maturity: 85-95 days late season Spacing: 24″ (Biointensive) Size: 10-16 oz Yield: not heavy producers, […]
Details Open-Pollinated: yes Type: indeterminate Shape: pleated, ovate Color: pink Maturity: 72 days Size: 4-5″ Yield: ? Taste: “excellent sweet low-acid flavor” Disease Resistance: ? Notes: Sources: (where to buy) Territorial Seed Co Results from My Garden: new for 2015 Season Source Dates Spacing Maturity Plants Yield/Plant AVG SIZE Disease 2015 […]