Ornamentals & Edibles
The Magazine for People With A Passion For Plants

Local grower Alex Panozzo shares the vegetable varieties he grew during 2007, including outstanding performers (marked with an exclamation point (!) and those grown as part of the " Renewing America's Food Tradition" Project, which are marked with an asterisk (*). RAFT, a part of Slow Food USA, is dedicated to supporting and celebrating the food traditions of North America.

Varieties grown in the home garden

veggiesBeets
v. Ruby Queen

Broccoli
v. Calabrese

Cabbage
v. Green Rocket
v. Red Acre
v. Blue Savoy

Carrots
v. Nantes Scarlet
v. Danvers

Herbs
Basil, v. Italian Large Leaf, v. Thai Basil
Cilantro (aka Coriander), v. Santo
Dill, v. Dukat
Fennel
Parsley (curly), v. Forest Green

Endive
v. Salad King

Lettuce
v. Amish Deer Tongue*
v. Grandpa Admire's*!
v. Romaine, Paris Island Cos

Mustard
v. Florida Broadleaf

Onions
v. unknown (planted red, white and yellow bulbs in one mixed row)

Peas
v. Green Arrow
v. Knight!
v. Sugar Snap

Potatoes
v. Yukon Gold

Radishes
v. Red Silk

Spinach
v. Bloomsdale Long-Standing

Swiss Chard
v. Large White Ribbed
v. Rhubarb
Turnips, v. Purple Top

Varieties grown in the commercial (truck) garden

Corn, Decorative (Indian)
v. Longbow!

Corn, Sweet
v. Delectable
v. Montauk!
v. Spring Treat

Cucumbers
v. Marketmore (slicing)
v. SMR 58 (pickling)

Eggplant
v. Black Beauty
Lavender, v. unknown
White, v. unknown

Gourds (large)
v. Big Apple
v. Birdhouse
v. Bottle
v. Maranka (Caveman's Club)
v. Speckled Swan

Gourds (small)
v. assorted

Melons, (Cantaloupe-type)
v. Minerva
v. O'odham Ke:li Ba:so*

(Watermelon)
v. Kleckly Sweet
v. Tohono O'odham Yellow Meated*

Peppers
v. Beaver Dam*
v. Chiltepine*
v. Fish*!
v. Hinkelhatz*!
v. Ivory
v. Jimmy Nardello*
v. Red Knight!
v. Sheepnose Pinento*!
v. Wenk's Yellow Hots*!
v. Yolo Wonder

Pumpkins (small)
v. Baby Boo
v. Jack-Be-Little
v. Lil' Pump-Ke-Mon!
v. Sugar (Pie)
v. Touch of Autumn
v. Wee-Be-Little

Pumpkins (Medium/Large)
v. Big Moon
v. Gladiator!
v. Magic Lantern

Pumpkins (Specialty)
v. Cinderella (Rouge type)
v. Cushaw Green Striped
v. Jarrahdale

Squash (Summer)
v. Black Zucchini
v. Early Prolific Straightneck!
v. White Bush Scallop

Squash (Winter)
v. Autumn Delight Acorn
v. Amish Pie*!
v. Blue Magic Hubbard
v. Boston Marrow*
v. Bush Delicata
v. Carnival!
v. blue, green and red large Hubbard assortment
v. Long Island Cheese!
v. Orange Magic Hubbard
v. Pink Banana Jumbo
v. Sibley*
v. Sweet Mama
v. Table Queen Acorn
v. Turks Turban
v. Vegetable Spaghetti
v. Waltham Butternut
v. Zenith Butternut

Tomatillo
v. Zuni*

Tomatoes (red/pink/purple)
v. Amish Paste*
v. Better Boy
v. Celebrity!
v. Crista
v. Cherokee Purple
v. German Pink!
v. Red Fig*!
v. Rutgers
v. Sudduth Strain Brandywine*

Tomatoes (other)
v. Aunt Molly's Husk Tomato (aka Ground Cherry)*!
v. Aunt Ruby's German Green!
v. Nebraska Wedding (yellow)*!

 
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