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Plants for sale
Grown by Moonstone Gardens
Pete Rundlett & Samuel Fox
742-6117
Available Wednesdays 9-4 & Saturdays 8:30-12:00

Sweet Peppers

California Wonder (68 days, 80 red) Large, blocky, thick-walled stuffing pepper introduced by Burpee’s in 1928 and still a hit today. Upright, everbearing habit keeps fruit high on 24-30” plants. Forms glossy, six oz green fruit that turns red quickly under a range of conditions. Good for freezing. Shows strong resistance to Tobacco Mosaic Virus. -excerpted from High Mowing Seeds catalog

Jimmy Nardello’s (76 days) Open-pollinated. This thin-walled 8" frying pepper has long curved tapering pointed fruits turning deep red with shiny wrinkled skin when ripe. Pleasing sweet mild flavor, good raw or in stir fries. -excerpted from Fedco catalog

Jolene’s Red Italian: A brilliant red with smooth sides, medium thick walls, strong shoulders, fruits averaging 9-11 inches long, tapering to a slightly blunted tip. An early, sweet frying and roasting pepper that keeps long after final harvests in October--we are usually eating these for breakfast with eggs until Christmas. Wild Garden Seeds Original

Sunset Italian Mix: A blend of yellow, orange, and red Sweet Italians that create a gorgeous meld of color display at market. Many subtle trait variations on the Italian theme, with shoulder type, wall thickness, length, and tip-bluntness at play. Terrific salad peppers with few seeds and rich saturated color. Early setting and long bearing plants get to 24” tall. -excerpted from Wild Garden Seeds catalog

Aji Dulce: A sweet pepper that is related to the habanero, but without the spice.

Long Red Frying: The name seems to say it all. This is from seed saved here at Moonstone.

Eggplant

Black Beauty (65 days) Standard open-pollinated American-Italian eggplant with high yields and no spines. Large bell-shaped fruits, range from 1-3 lbs and have a slight signature ribbing. Medium to thick skin is deep purple, and glossy when mature. Bushy, sprawling plants can be grown close together for support, or trellised. -excerpted from High Mowing Seeds catalog

Ping Tung Long (58 days) F-1 hybrid. Named for a town in Taiwan. Plants are vigorous, stress tolerant, and start producing early for a decent overall yield. If Pingtung is harvested before full maturity, its light purple color is especially appealing. As it approaches its full 11", its skin darkens but retains a pleasing sheen. Has an appealing sweetness that will keep you coming back for more. -excerpted from Fedco catalog

Rosa Bianca (73 days) HEIRLOOM A lovely Sicilian variety with light pink-lavender fruits streaked with colors of creamy white and violet. Mild, creamy taste with no bitterness and very low number of seeds. Does best in areas with warm nights and can be lower yielding in extreme northern areas. -excerpted from High Mowing Seeds catalog

Rosita (84 days) Open-pollinated. Early heirloom, productive and tasty without a hint of bitterness. These pear-shaped pink-lavender fruits with white shoulders are 6–8" long and 4–6" wide. Heirloom Rosita, brought to the States from Puerto Rico in 1979, is rapidly gaining favor. Enjoy its sweet delicious tender white flesh. Excerpted from Fedco catalog

Snowy (60 days) Elegant snow-white eggplant with a medium to thick skin and delicate sweet flavor. Snowy's texture is firmer and meatier than most, holding up well in cooking. Fruits are half long, 2.5 x 7", with a green calyx. Plants are upright and sturdy. Very early to bear fruit. -excerpted from High Mowing Seeds catalog

Hot Peppers

Black Hungarian (60 days black, 80 red) Highly ornamental in the field and on the plate! Green foliage is highlighted by purple veins and beautiful purple flowers. Sturdy plants grow 30-36" tall. Produces 3-4" fruits similar in shape to a jalapeno, but black in color ripening to red. Great in salsa and other Southwest dishes for mild heat and delicious flavor. SHU - 1,200 -excerpted from High Mowing Seeds catalog

Czech Black (65 days) Open-pollinated. Judged the most beautiful vegetable grown at Five Springs Farm CSA. Black when immature, the 2-1/2" long conical fruits ripen to a lustrous garnet. Mild juicy flesh runs with a cherry red juice when cut. The heat, a tad less than a jalapeño’s, is in the ribs and seeds and is “just right for many of us.” 2-1/2–3' bushes bear very early, setting about 20 pointed thick-walled peppers per plant. MOFGA-certified. -excerpted from Fedco catalog

Ring-O-Fire (45 days green, 60 red) “And it burns, burns, burns” just like Johnny Cash said. This is a hot, hot pepper. Ring-O-Fire matures earlier than the regular cayenne and has a glossy sheen with a fire engine red color. Prolific and dependable. Peppers average 4” long. SHU - 20,000 -excerpted from High Mowing Seeds catalog

Thai Hot (82 days) Open-pollinated. Anne Elder gets 200 of these little “sweeties” per plant. She calls them “cute little compact treasures full of heat.” Thai Hot checks in around 80,000 Scoville units. Thai Hot’s small conical peppers ripen to bright red and stand erect above the foliage so it’s grown as a red and green Christmas potted plant. Early pinching will produce a bushy 8" plant that can be pulled, roots and all, and hung to dry for winter use or grown inside for both ornamental and edible enjoyment. MOFGA-certified. -excerpted from Fedco catalog.

Flowers

Achillea, Cerise Queen: Also known as Pink Yarrow. Easy to grow and tolerant of drought, heat and poor soil. Beautiful cherry-red flat flower heads 2–4" across on 18" stems with lacy foliage. A good border plant. Feeds many beneficial insects.

Amaranth, Qis Red Globe

Bachelor’s Button, Garnet (90 days) Ruffled dark maroon. Dates from Buist’s 1942 catalog. Hard to find.

Batchelor’s Button, Blue Boy: Plants will bloom throughout the growing season. Well maintained strain with all blue flowers. Extremely easy to grow and dries well. Self-seeding hardy annual, grows 2-3' tall.

Cleome: Rose Queen, Violet Queen, and White Queen

Cosmos, Early Wonder Mix (75 days) Extra early splendid large flowers for cutting in shades of white, pink, rose and carmine. Blossoms up to 4" on 40" plants. Up to two weeks earlier than Sensation. Cosmos,

Sensation Mix (85-90 days) This large-flowered cosmos needs little tending. Withstands the first mild frosts of fall. 4–5'. Pinks, roses, magentas, occasional whites. Grows well in light, dry soils. Great cut flower.

Four O’clock, Tall Mix

Heliotrope, Marine (120 days) Native to Peru, smells like sweet violet, but deeper, and has been described as similar to vanilla, almond, or cherry pie. Works well in hanging baskets, containers, the front of borders, or any location where the scent will readily reach you. It may be transplanted indoors for the winter. 14–18" plants with deeply etched viburnum-like dark green leaves bear big flat clusters of tiny star-shaped royal blue flowers.

Hollyhock, Indian Spring: Single and semi-double mix in shades of rose, pink, and white. Height 5-6 feet, trellis in high winds. Likes full sun, well-drained soil. Good for cut flowers. From Plant Hart’s Seeds

Marigold, Lemon Gem (68 days) Compact 10–12" plant bears tiny bright lemon-yellow flowers early, through summer, into fall. Chinese Forget-Me-Not

Marigold, Queen Sophia French Dwarf Double (60 days) Award-winning anemone-flowered dwarf. Each plant produces many bicolored double blooms. Flowers are deep orange rust and, as they mature, petals are edged with gold. Stands 10–12".

Nasturtium, Jewel Mix (42 days) Bushy variety holds bloom above foliage. Early free-flowering blend of colors. 16"tall.

Nasturtium, Tall Climbing Mix (65 days) Tall trailing mix to 2' in red, orange, gold and exquisite bicolor shades. The red blossoms have a spicier taste than those of lighter colors. Plants will spread and fill in a huge space but having no tendrils cannot, strictly speaking, climb. The most prolific blossom set of any of the nasturtiums we have tried.

Sage, Clary: a.k.a. Tricolor Salvia, a.k.a. painted sage. This prolific little beauty is splendid as a dried flower or a filler in fresh arrangements. Although its leaves are entirely green, its name comes from its white and blue flowers set off by large pink-to-purple bracts. Easily air-dried, it will remain very colorful, flowering until frost if old blooms are removed. 18" stalks. Needs well-drained soil.

Sunflower, Autumn Beauty Mix OG (70-90 days) a 6–8' multibranching beauty. Produces a lovely mixture of earthen shades, petal colors ranging from bright yellow to bronze and purples. Most have a characteristic red ring enclosing a black center. Blossoms 4–6" across are perfect as the center of giant flower arrangements. Has pollen. CCOF-certified. From Fedco Seeds

Sunflower, Pro Cut Orange: Tall, with strong stems. 3-4" blooms. Pollenless. *Day-length neutral. Ht. 60-72".

Sunflower, Sunbright Supreme: Blooms more quickly than Sunbright under short days. More rounded petals and shorter, more rigid stems with reduced lower leaves make this an excellent variety for bouquet work. May also be used to produce dwarf-type blossoms. Single stem. Pollenless. Ht. 52-64".

Sunflower, Moonbright

Sunflower, Moulin Rouge: Exquisite, deep burgundy petals surround an ebony center. A pollenless, branching variety with 3-4" blooms that are a hit with everyone. Use in bouquets mixed with contrasting colors. Side stems are thinner, yet stronger than most other branching varieties, averaging 30". Ht. 60-80". Sunflower, Valentine

Zinnias, Cactus Flowered: bold masses of bright, mixed colors. Thrive during hot weather in well fertilized soil with moderate water. Ht. 2.5 ft, blossoms 5-6 inches across

Tomatoes

Amish Paste (80 days) HEIRLOOM One of the sweetest paste tomatoes. Amish is flavorful and juicy enough for slicing, but still meaty enough for timely cooking down. Best of all, it has few seeds, which can make sauces and pastes bitter. Heart-shaped fruits are 8-12 oz and bright red. Ripens to a sweeter taste than many other paste tomatoes. Indeterminate. High Mowing Seeds

Black Cherry: Bred in Florida by the late Vince Sapp, the round fruits are almost black in color. The flavor is dynamic - much like an heirloom. High yielding. Indeterminate. Johnny’s Select Seeds

Black Prince: Unusual brown shoulders become orange-red at the blossom end. Color will be deeper and more pronounced in sunnier locations. Distinctive, rich, fruity tomato flavor. Relatively smooth, 3-5 oz., 3" globes show less cracking than typically seen in most heirlooms. Indeterminate. Johnny’s Select Seeds

Cherokee Purple (72 days) HEIRLOOM Large beefsteak fruits weigh in at a 12-16 oz. Brownish-purple skin with green shoulders and red flesh. The most popular of the “black” tomatoes for its outstanding flavor and texture. Believed to trace back over 100 years to the Cherokee Indians. Indeterminate High Mowing Seeds

Cosmonaut Volkov (68 days)This is a classic beefsteak slicing tomato. This Ukrainian tomato wins taste test after taste test. Perfect blend of sweet and tart, with a rich complexity. Fruits can range from 12-16 oz and are slightly flattened with a healthy red color and moderately green shoulders. Prone to cracking in wet conditions, but not nearly as much as Brandywine. Produces high yields even in cool conditions. Semi-determinate. High Mowing Seeds

Glacier (55 days) Our earliest tomato and darn good flavor too! Produces high yields of medium sized, 2-3 oz orange-red saladette tomatoes. Flavor is superior to other extra-early varieties, winning all early-season taste tests. Sets fruit at 24” tall and keeps producing all season long. Great for the small garden or containers. Potato-leaf foliage. Semi-determinate. High Mowing Seeds

Green Zebra (75-80 days) SPECIALTY Succulent, sweet and zingy. Medium sized, 4-5 oz fruits start out pale green with dark green stripes that soften and turn to yellow when ripe. Perfect exteriors, fruits hold up under adverse conditions and rarely crack. Indeterminate. High Mowing Seeds

Hillbilly Potato Leaf (85 days from transplant) Absolutely gorgeous slicing tomato. Sweet juicy 4-6" flattened fruits about 1 pound each. Beautiful yellow fruits are streaked with red on the blossom end. Heavy producer. Indeterminate. Seed Saver’s Exchange

Isis Candy Cherry (70-80 days from transplant) Gorgeous fruits are marbled with red. Rich flavor is a complex blend of sweetness and fruitiness. Each fruit has a spectacular cat’s eye starburst on the blossom end. Plants are loaded with 1½" fruits on short trusses in double rows of 6-8. Indeterminate Seed Saver’s Exchange

Jubilee (80 days) Open-pollinated. . Also known as Golden Jubilee. The best medium-sized open-pollinated orange tomato, Jubilee ripens smooth-textured sweet mild meaty 8 oz. globes. Pruning will produce larger fruits. Resistant to ASC. From Fedco Seeds

Moonglow (80 days from transplant) Medium-sized bright orange fruits. Solid orange meat, few seeds and wonderful flavor. Winner of SSE's 2007 Heirloom Tomato Tasting. Indeterminate, . Seed Saver’s Exchange

Orange Banana Paste (85 days) Open-pollinated. Great sauce tomato! Its amazing sprightly sweet flavor, reminiscent of Sungold but with more depth and diverse tones, makes an ambrosial sauce by itself and adds a vivid fruity complexity to any sauce with other tomato varieties. “Makes the sweetest dried tomatoes ever.” Attractive cylindrical orange fruits 3–4" long average 4–5 oz. Indeterminate from Fedco Seeds

Paul Robeson (78 days) Open-pollinated. The maroon-brick 6–12 oz. oblate often bi-lobed fruits with dark green shoulders claim their own distinctive sweet smoky taste. A sandwich tomato with a tang, an extraordinary tomato named after an extraordinary man. Indeterminate. From Fedco Seeds

Peacevine Cherry (78 days) Peace out in your garden with these delicious and prolific red cherries! Known for its incredible flavor and resistance to cracking. Produces high numbers of uniform 1” tomatoes with an orange-red color. Very high in Vitamin C and amino acids. Indeterminate. From High Mowing Seeds

Red Zebra (75-80 days from transplant) Gorgeous 2½" fruits are fire-engine red overlaid with golden yellow stripes. Top quality, extremely uniform strain, very productive. Great sweet flavor. Indeterminate. Seed Saver’s Exchange

Roma (65 days) Plum tomato with great disease resistance! Plants are vigorous and strong, producing heavy yields of picture-perfect, thick-walled fruit with deep red color and mild flavor. Fruits average 4-6 oz. Determinate. High Mowing Seeds

Ruby Gold

Striped German: Bicolor red and yellow fruit. The flat, medium to large, variably ribbed-shoulder tomatoes are shaded yellow and red. The marbled interior looks beautiful sliced. Complex, fruity flavor and smooth texture. Medium-tall vines. Indeterminate. From Johnny’s Selected Seeds

Sun Gold Cherry (57 days) Intense fruity flavor. Exceptionally sweet, small fruits, borne in prolific clusters, ripen very early to a rich apricot color and keep producing till frost. Splits readily after rain. Resists F1, TMV. From Fedco Seeds

Yellow Brandywine (82 days) HEIRLOOM Large, beefsteak fruits can weigh 1 lb or more. A yellow version of the famous Brandywine. Similar much-loved flavor, appearance and plant habit. Yellow flesh is smooth, juicy and delectable. Pick just before ripe to avoid cracking. Potato-leaf foliage. Indeterminate. High Mowing Seeds

Cucurbits

Boothby’s Blonde Slicing Cucumber OG (63 days) Open-pollinated. Short plump oval fruits average 3–4" and become yellower as they mature. They feature a creamy exterior with contrasting black spines and a juicy refreshing interior. Larger seed cavities than most cukes, but the seeds themselves actually add to the mild sweet flavor that makes it so good for eating out of hand. Boothby’s usually lacks the bitter aftertaste so common in many of the other white cukes we’ve trialed. Has the “cool” texture uncommon in American cukes. Excerpted from Fedco Seeds catalog

Marketmore 76 Slicing Cucumber (60-65 days) remains the most widely-planted open-pollinated slicing cuke in the US. The 8-9” dark green fruits stay green and mild-tasting even under heat stress. Multiple disease resistances keep plants vigorous and highly productive across a long picking season. Shows good resistance to Angular Leaf Spot, Scab, Cucumber Mosaic Virus, Powdery Mildew, Downy Mildewand Anthracnose in our trials. Excerpted from Fedco Seeds catalog

Early Summer Yellow Crookneck Summer Squash (58 days) Open-pollinated. Deep yellow warted fruits with bulbous shape and narrow curved necks. Best when picked young. Probably grown by Native Americans. Excerpted from Fedco Seeds

Raven Zucchini (48 days) F-1 hybrid. Smooth-skinned, glossy, shapely, greeny-black fruits. Research by Dr. John Navazio showed that Raven’s dark pigmentation contains more of the antioxidant lutein than lighter-skinned varieties. Relatively early concentrated production. Excerpted from Fedco Seeds catalog

Sunburst Patty Pan Summer Squash (52 days) F-1 hybrid. Among the most attractive of the Patty Pans with its bright yellow skin. Excerpted

Delicious 51 PMR Muskmelon (88 days) Open-pollinated. Some consider Delicious 51 to be the best widely available open-pollinated muskmelon for cold climates. Sweet 3 lb. fruits with medium to sparse netting over distinct ribs turn yellow at maturity, may be soft when ripe. Dark orange interiors with sweet juicy aromatic flesh. From Fedco Seeds

Sugar Baby Watermelon OG (80 days) Open-pollinated. The first of its genre and still the standard northern icebox watermelon. Among the earliest in its class, Sugar Baby grows 8–10 lb. fruits, dark green outside and deep red inside. from Fedco Seeds

Burgess Buttercup Winter Squash (95 days) Open-pollinated. New England’s favorite winter squash, enjoyed for its sweet deep-orange flesh. Fruits, with an acorn-shaped button on the blossom end and flattened shoulders, average 3–4 lb. with about 4 per hill. Stem is well dried when ripe. Excerpted from Fedco Seeds

New England Pie Pumpkin (102 days) Open-pollinated. Cucurbita pepo A robust yielder in good seasons. In a recent year, our two hills produced more than 100 pounds, the 25 pumpkins, all vine-ripe, averaged 4.26 lb. During cold summers production is lower and only half will vine-ripen. However, ripening continues during curing. Excerpted from Fedco Seeds

Uncle David’s Dakota Dessert Winter Squash (95 days) Open-pollinated. Crossed with hubbards and other maximas, primarily for color, taste, sweetness, and vigor and hardiness in cold weather, but also for thick flesh, small seed cavities and higher productivity. And it is one rugged buttercup, withstanding several cold summers and all those temperature extremes in recent seasons, producing a lot of squash without skipping a beat. ICS-certified Excerpted from Fedco Seeds

Waltham Butternut Winter Squash (105 days) Open-pollinated. Elegant 9" tan fruits weighing 4–5 lb. Orange dry flesh has a sweet nutty flavor. Excellent keeper. Excerpted from Fedco Seeds

Zeppelin Delicata Winter Squash (100 days) Open-pollinated. The lovely ivory-colored oblong 1 lb. fruits with dark green stripes have the unsurpassed sweetness that gives Delicata its good reputation. In storage the green stripes turn a delicate orange and the cream background sometimes yellows. Excerpted from Fedco Seeds

Culinary Herbs

Basil, Genovese (68 days)This in-demand basil is always a favorite for pesto and Italian dishes. Produces a strong aroma and heavy yields of large, dark-green, glossy leaves. A wonderful variety to eat fresh or to dry to keep for the winter. This tender annual loves the heat and sun. Will reach up to 18” in height.

Basil, Red Rubin (78 days) More vigorous than Purple Ruffles. Highly ornamental dark purplish-bronze foliage. The green leaf throwbacks have been mostly bred out of this improved strain. A salad of purple basil leaves and yellow tomatoes provides a stunning color contrast. From Denmark. Tested for fusarium

Basil, Thai: Popular sweet, spicy basil that is essential in Thai cuisine. Very flavorful with a nice licorice taste. Excerpted from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed

Cilantro, Santo: Days to Maturity : 50-55 to leaf harvest; 90-105 to seed. Classic Mexican herb. Santo is an extra-slow-bolting selection grown for its leaves. Direct seed every two weeks for a continuous supply of fresh leaves. From Johnny’s Select Seeds

Dill, Bouquet: Days to Maturity or Bloom: 40-55 to leaf harvest; 85-105 to seed Good seed and leaf yields. From Johnny’s Select Seeds

Fennel, Zefa Fino (55 days) Bulbing type. 3' with edible blue-green stems and feathery green leaves. When compared with some of the traditional Italian varieties, it proved much more resilient under stress and much less likely to bolt. A spring planting will stand till late summer. We advise a 2nd sowing around July 1 for crisp juicy bulbs till October. Thin to approximately 12" apart in 18" rows; overcrowding induces premature bolting

Parsley, Italian Flat Leaf (70 days) Classic flat leaf variety for use either fresh or dried as a garnish or seasoning. Flat and glossy leaves are toothed on the edges. Stems hold leaves upright for easy bunching. High in vitamin C and many other minerals, it is a very nutritious and tasty addition to meat or vegetable dishes, soups or even salads.

Summer Savory (75 days) Heirloom variety known to be the most subtle and delicate of all the savories, both in taste and in character. Slender, light green leaves grow on reddish, square stems. The aroma is a well-composed duet of both thyme and mint and is most commonly used to flavor beans or in place of rosemary. Plants reach 12-18” tall. Grow similarly to other annual herbs, outdoors with a preference for rich soil and full sun, using a plant spacing of 8-12”. Ideal for containers or indoor pots. Perennial

Tarragon, Russian: A flavorful herb that is used to season salads, meats, and other dishes; hardy plants grow to 40". Used fresh or dried. From Baker Creek Heirloom Seed

Thyme, German: The standard winter-hardy thyme. Good flavor and yield. Perennial in zones 5-8. Excerpted from Johnny’s Select Seeds

Medicinal Herbs

Borage (55 days) Produces many small flowers which open blue, turn purple and then pink, making colorful additions to salads. Bushy 2' annual likes sun, prefers moist well-drained soil, will self sow. Young plants are easy to move around. Survives light frosts. CCOF-certified.

Calendula, Alpha

Calendula, Resina (70 days) The best calendula for making tinctures and oils. Its medium-sized single blooms with small eye are extremely resinous, coating your fingers or clippers while you harvest flowers. The medicinal sticky resins impart a pleasant odor. Blossoms are primarily bright yellow with yellow centers. A few will be orange with light orange centers. Cheery flowers, good medicine.

Catnip (80 days to flower) Nepeta cataria - This member of the mint family is a well-known favorite of our feline friends but also a medicinal herb for people, known to have relaxing properties. Herbaceous perennial to zone 3.

Lettuce

Dark Green Romaine: A classic heirloom within its type, and another piece of the Abundant Life Seed collection. Head closed at the top, blanching the heart, but not twisted as in Brown Golding. The darker green leaves seem to go with its especially sweet flavor. One of the best performers in the ‘04 disease trial of romaines. Seeds from Wild Garden Seed

Flashy Trout Back: A selection of the popular Austrian variety, Forellanschluss. Named for its freckled appearence, this romaine type lettuce has been a Moonstone Gardens favorite for spring plantings. Seeds from Wild Garden Seed

Lettuce Mix: Red Romaine with… Red Sails (29 days baby, 55 full size) Perfect red leaf for salad mixes and teenage heads. Fast growing leaves with burgundy edges and bright green centers. Very slow to bolt and no bitterness. -excerpted from High Mowing Seeds catalog and Jericho (28 days baby, 57 full size) Summer romaine, with excellent heat and drought resistance. Produces a romaine head with a creamy texture and sweet flavor all season long. Hands-down winner of our taste trials every year. Lime-green leaves form large, slightly loose, uniform heads. -excerpted from High Mowing Seeds catalog

Greens

Arugula (47 days) Open-pollinated. The best-tasting and most bolt-resistant of the 11 strains we trialed in 2006. Stood outside temperatures down to 14° double-covered under Agribon 19. Excerpted from Fedco Seeds catalog

Beedy’s Camden Kale (60 days) Open-pollinated. Brassica oleracea Abundant wavy blue-grey leaves are full to the bottom, not as tightly ruffled as Winterbor. More tender than Siberian and lasts longer into the fall…very sweet and juicy. Over-wintered in zone 5. Excerpted from Fedco Seeds

Bright Lights Swiss Chard: Stems of many colors including gold, pink, orange, purple, red, and white ... with bright and pastel variations. Lightly savoyed, green or bronze leaves. The taste is milder than ordinary chard, with each color a bit different. Suitable for production year round, but somewhat less frost hardy than normal for chard.

Cornet de Bordeaux Escarole: The “cornet” type escaroles are formed of broad smooth wrapping leaves that fully enclose the heart, creating, a crunchy romaine-like salad for winter use. More cold hardy than most other escaroles, used for winter harvest in France.

Even’Star Champion Collards (67 days) Open-pollinated. Fast outstanding yields of very tender mild greens. Maternally selected for more cold-hardiness, greater vigor and more BL and PM resistance in humidity than any other pure-cultivar collard. Stays tender and sweet into spring warm-up with fast yields of lobed leaves. Excerpted from Fedco

Eve's Kale From seed saved by our young friend Eve in Matunuck. A delightful mix of shapes of the Red Russian Kale Type

Lacinato Kale a.k.a. Dinosaur Kale. An Heirloom variety from Tuscany, Italy where it is known as Nero di Toscana. Seeds from Wild Garden Seed

Lacinato Rainbow Kale A cross between Lacinato and Redbor Kale. Also from Wild Garden Seed. Mild Mustards Mix from Wild Garden Seeds

Tatsoi (45 days) Open-pollinated. Can be seeded as late as August and withstands frost. also known as Tah Tsai. Anne Elder picked it all fall into December even after a snow melt-off. In winter it was still not burnt by cold and remained sweet. Spoon-shaped thick dark green leaves make beautiful compact rosettes with mild brassica flavor. Good stir-fried and in soups. Will come back when cut. Excerpted from Fedco Seeds catalog

Other Vegetables

Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage (63 days) Open-pollinated. Originated in England in the early 1800s, was first grown in America in 1840. Compact medium 2–3 lb. heads are distinctively pointy. The pyramidal shape with sparse outside foliage permits close spacing. Tender flavorful waxy-looking Wakefield has stood the test of the ages and is still prized by home and market gardeners. Excerpted from Fedco Seeds catalog

Piracicaba Broccoli (56 days) Open-pollinated. (pronounced peer-a-SEA-cah-bah) About halfway between a heading broccoli and a broccoli raab, these succulent tender small green heads with very large beads make delightful raw eating. Very loose heads, lots of side shoots, sweet stalks. Even the fairly large leaves make excellent greens. Relatively good frost tolerance, although it was bred to withstand heat and has produced heads at temperatures in the 90s in trials in California. Excerpted from Fedco Seeds

Prize Choy Pac Choi (50 days) Open-pollinated. Classy pac choy with celery-like white stems and vase-shaped 15–18" tall heads. Excerpted from Fedco Seeds catalog Rubicon Napa Cabbage: A reliable producer of firm heads of Chinese Cabbage. Seeds from Johnny's Selected Seeds.

Ruby Perfection Cabbage (85 days) F-1 hybrid. This fancy midseason type has produced some of the loveliest cabbage we’ve ever seen: solid deep purple-red spherical heads averaging 4–6 lb, occasionally reaching 8 lbs. A great storage cabbage; will keep till May in the root cellar. Low tolerance to BR. Survived outdoor temperatures of 18° double-covered under Agribon 19. Excerpted from Fedco Seeds catalog

Brilliant Celeriac (100 days) A refined celeriac variety. Medium-large roots are round and relatively smooth, with buff-colored skin. The foliage is dark green. Interiors are white and flavorful, and resist pithiness and hollow-heart. from Fedco Seeds catalog

Tall Utah Celery (100 days) Large, heavy, compact hearts with thick, smooth, round ribs. A standard celery variety since the 1940s. Plants average 20-24”. Best for late season crops and storage. Intermediate resistance to Fusarium Yellows

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