Details Tagetes patula Open-Pollinated Type: french marigold Color: reds, oranges & yellows Germination: 5-7 days Maturity: 60 days Size: 6-12″ Taste: flower is edible, but haven’t tasted it; probably a little bitter Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: ? Notes: Sources: Bountiful Gardens
Details Tagetes tenuifolia or signata Open-Pollinated Type: signet Shape: flowers are tiny; leaves are lacy Color: yellow flowers, green leaves Germination: 4-7 days Maturity: 60 days Size: dwarf – 6-24″ Yield: many flowers, long-blooming Taste: leaves: citrus-scented leaves are flavorful salad greens flowers: floral with hints of citrus and spice, slightly bitter (remove the base […]
Details AKA: Rose Fir Solanum tuberosum Heirloom Type: late-season Shape: fingerling Color: skin: rosy-colored flesh: yellow-white Germination: Maturity: 105-135 days Size: ? Harvest Length: Yield: ? Taste: ? Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: ? Notes: steady watering will minimize knobbiness good storage qualities Sources: Territorial Seed Co Results from My Garden: SEASON SOURCE DATES PLANTS SPACING […]
Details Solanum tuberosum Type: early Shape: round Color: skin: purple with flecks of pink flesh: white Germination: Maturity: 70-90 days Size: plant size: compact Harvest Length: Yield: ? Taste: moist & firm waxy “divine flavor” Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: high resistance to scab Notes: Sources: Territorial Seed Co Results from My Garden: SEASON SOURCE […]
Details Solanum tuberosum Heirloom Type: late-season Shape: fingerling Color: skin: yellow flesh: golden Germination: Maturity: 110-135 days Size: ? Harvest Length: Yield: ? Taste: waxy “excellent for roasting and in salads” “popular with French chefs” Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: ? Notes: “good storage qualities” Sources: Territorial Seed Co Seed Savers’ Exchange Peaceful Valley Farm […]
Details Solanum tuberosum Type: late-season Shape: round/oval Color: skin: yellow flesh: yellow Germination: Maturity: 110-135 days Size: large plant Harvest Length: Yield: “high tuber set” Taste: not waxy “irresistible flavor” “most versatile for every kind of preparation” Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: “exhibit disease resistance” Notes: “superior storage” TSC describes this variety as a late-season, […]
Details Solanum tuberosum Type: early Shape: round Color: skin: rosy-red flesh: golden Germination: Maturity: 70-90 days Size: ? Harvest Length: Yield: “reliable producer” Taste: waxy “excellent full-bodied flavor” “great for all-round kitchen use Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: “resistant to common potato diseases” Notes: GV labelled this variety as a maincrop, but TSC has it as […]
Here are the tomatoes that made my short list for this coming tomato growing season!
Details Solanum lycopersicum Open-pollinated heirloom Type: Indeterminate Shape: round Color: rosy pink-red Germination: 6-14 days Maturity: 69-80 days Size: 5-7 oz fruits Harvest Length: 17+ weeks Yield: Beginner: 100 lbs/sq ft Advanced: 418 lbs/sq ft Taste: “wonderful all-purpose tomato with excellent flavor” Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: unusually high disease resistance for an heirloom some […]
Details Solanum lycopersicum Open-Pollinated Type: Determinate Shape: round, slightly flattened Color: red Germination: 6-14 Maturity: 69-80 Size: 8-oz Harvest Length: 17+ weeks Yield: Beginner: 100 lbs/sq ft Advanced: 418 lbs/sq ft “big, leafy vines produce lots” Taste: “very good flavor” Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: tolerates & sets fruit in high temperatures resists cracking resists […]