Vegetable  Variety Days to Maturity Fruit Size  Resistance/ Type Description
EGGPLANT Fairy Tale 55 5"x1" [F1] AAS winner! Clusters of bitter free lavender/white striped fruit. Good for small spaces.
  Ghostbuster 80 6-7"   Vigorous plants yield white, oblong, slightly sweeter fruits than the purple varieties. Turns yellowish when ripe.
  Gretel* 55 3-4" long   New!  Earliest white eggplant!  Clusters of mini fruit, great for containers!
  Hansel* 55     Glossy, deep-purple, finger-shaped fruits. Abundant through an extended season. 2008 AAS winner! Harvest from 2" long up to 10".
  Kermit Thai* 60 2" [F1] Compact plant produces small, green/white striped fruit. A Thai specialty!
  Thai Green* 70-80 12"   Used extensively in Thai cuisines. Tender light green skin. Prolific.
  Turkish Orange* 80-90 2 oz.   Unique, brilliant orange fruits-great for stuffing! Round, sweet & fragrant!
  Udumalapet 80-90 3" long   Light green, egg-shaped fruit w/purple streaks. Rare eggplant from India, great for curries & chutneys.
GOURD Ornamental mix* 95     Eight kinds of early maturing types -small spoon, bicolored pear & small orange.
  Speckled Swan* 120 8-10"   Large round base tapers into graceful long neck. Dark green w/light splotches.
HUCKLEBERRY Chichiquelite 75-85 ˝"   Sprawling 3-4' plant producing hundreds of black berrie;  great for making pies!
PEPPER Fish 80 2"   In the 1900's this hot pepper was primarily used by the African American community. Curving pepper w/distinctive green & white mottled foliage w/striping, resembling a little swimming fish!
  Holy Mole' 85 7-9" long   A 2007 AAS winner! Early crops produce chocolate-brown, mildly spicy peppers on sturdy plants. Great for Mexico's famous Molé sauce!
  Klari Baby Cheese 65 4 oz.   Heirloom from Hungary, flattened fruits ripen from white to yellow to red. Mild & sweet.
  The Big Early 70 8x4˝" [F1] Huge, crisp, sweet thick-walled pepper. Great stuffer pepper. Tobacco Mosaic resistant.
MELON Asian Sun Jewel* 68 7"x3˝" [F1,DM,PM] Extra early Asian melon. Outside is lemon-yellow, inside is white, sweet & crisp.
  Comet Bitter Melon* 50 7-8" long [F1] Bitter gourds are cucumber shape w/pebbly skin & bitter flavor prized in Asian cuisines.
  Lambkin* 65-75 2-4 lb. [F1] New AAS winner! Very unusual, early-maturing dessert melon w/white flesh. 
PUMPKIN Prizewinner* 115   F1 Early maturing Giant type,  but 2/3 the size & brighter orange.
SQUASH Blue Ballet Hubbard* 95 4-6 lb.   Smooth-skinned, blue-gray fruits w/sweeter orange,  fiberless flesh!
  Buttercup 100-105 3 lb.   Turban-like shape, winter squash w/sweet, deep orange flesh. Easy to store.
  Honey Bear* 85 1-1˝ lb. F1 New-2009 AAS Winner!  Round, sweet, fruits growing on compact plants.
           
*See additional handouts for our other tomato varieties arriving in May  
DISEASE RESISTANCE CODES         ADDITIONAL  VARIETIES ARRIVING IN MAY    
(limited quantities)
v = Verticillium wilt                                                 asc = Alternaria Stem canker  pm = Powdery Mildew    
F1 = Fusarium wilt (race 1) cmv = Cucumber Mosaic Virus  an = Anthracnose    Zucchini: Serpent of Sicily, Striato d'Italia
F2 = Fusarium wilt (race 2) bhr = Bacterial head rot      cub = Cucumber beetles    Pepper: Lilac Hybrid, Corno di Torro, Frigitello
N = Nematodes                                                    lmv = Lettuce Mosaic Virus    tb = Tip burn     Tomato: Chapman, Costuluto Fiorentino, Eva Purple Ball, Gardener's Delight, Green Grape, Italian Tree, Juliet, Jolly, Marglobe, Pantano, Rose, Rutgers, Striped German, Sweet. One Million, Window Box Roma, Yellow Brandywine, Yellow Pear & possibly more!  Subject to availability.
dm = Downy Mildew S = Scab           
wm = White mold        
  *=New this year