| New
Seed Varieties for 2008 |
247 |
Masai bush bean: A warrior in the garden! |
297 |
Multicolored pole bean mix: Sow a pole with soul! |
920 |
Canoe Creek Colossal melon:You won’t need a paddle to grow these! |
945 |
Rocky Ford Green Flesh melon: From the cucurbit capital to you! |
949 |
Schoon’s Hard Shell muskmelon: Surprisingly good! |
1044 |
Arava Galia melon: Relief for that desert thirst! |
1222 |
de Bourbonne Cornichon: Enough cucumbers to put you in a pickle! |
1239 |
H-19 Little Leaf cucumber: Small vines, big production! |
1382 |
Super Zagross Mideast cucumber: From the mountains of Iran to you! |
1698 |
Eastern Rise Squash: The sun also rises! |
2377 |
Oasis turnip: Good companion to #1044! |
2447 |
White Wing onion: With White Wing you’ll never have to wing it! |
2504 |
Bordeaux spinach: A splash of red in your mesclun! |
2795 |
Lollo di Vino lettuce: A frizzle(head) that sizzles! |
2886 |
Winter Wonderland lettuce: Still survives when the snow is glistening! |
2908 |
Concept lettuce: The Concept is a combination Batavian/Romaine! |
3047 |
Italiko Rosso chicory: Will win praise if you braise! |
3227 |
Chinese Thick-stem mustard: In Brett we trust, mid-ribs robust! |
3239 |
Osaka Purple mustard: Tantalize your tongue with a tangy tingle! |
3306 |
Tendergreen broccoli: Sends Packman packing! |
3313 |
Fiesta broccoli: We celebrate our first organic hybrid broccoli! |
3326 |
Tipoff Romanesco broccoli: The best from opening tip to final buzzer!
|
3336 |
Roodnerf brussels sprouts: One funny name, one great o-p! |
3344 |
Diablo brussels sprouts: A devil of a good sprout! |
3404 |
Charming Snow cauliflower: Doesn’t melt in the heat! |
3428 |
Cassius cauliflower: A real knockout! |
3440 |
Symphony cauliflower: As Brahms to music, so Symphony to cauli! |
3450 |
Even’Star Smooth kale: This kale won’t fail! |
3490 |
Even’Star American rapa: The rap on this is all good! |
3634 |
Conquistador celery: Conquers even the toughest weather! |
3695 |
Cajun Jewel okra: A gem of an okra! |
3704 |
Peacework pepper: A fine piece of work by farmers & breeders! |
3761 |
Jaluv an Attitude pepper: Got attitude? |
3828 |
Lady Bell pepper: This lady ripens early! |
3837 |
Revolution pepper: Fatter ’n Sassier! |
4230 |
Spring Shine tomato: The sun also shines! |
5135 |
Double Click cosmos: The mouse that roared! |
5142 |
Wild Dagga: You’ll roar with delight! |
5177 |
Earl Grey larkspur: The lark ascending! |
5413 |
Pro-Cut Lemon sunflower: This lemon makes the cut! |
5414 |
Ruby Eclipse sunflower: The sun also is eclipsed! |
5429 |
Summer Sensation sunflower: For that sweet golden clime! |
5433 |
Tiger Eye sunflower: Tyger, tyger burning bright! |
5495 |
Zowie! Yellow Flame zinnia: A hot color to kindle your bouquet! |
5498 |
Indigo: You’ll be dye-ing to try this! |
5499 |
Woad: Woad you buy a dye plant from Fedco? |
5826 |
Purple statice: Got status? |
5844 |
Sunset statice mix: The sun also sets! |
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In addition, we welcome the return of 20 favorites including Fortex bean,
Sayamusume soybean, Painted Hills corn, Mayfair pea, Sumo snow pea, Cascadia
snap pea, King Richard leek, Rossi di Milano onion, New York Early onion,
Winter Bloomsdale spinach, Nancy lettuce, Aurora Orache, Yokatta-Na, Rosita
eggplant, Boldog pepper, Hot Portugal pepper, Amish Pimiento pepper, Red
Peacock flowering kale, Mixed Streamers sweet pea, Forget-Me-Not. |
Dropped Varieties for
2008 top
|
283 |
German pole bean: No crop. |
323 |
Mitla Tepary bean: Crop failure. |
337 |
Maine Sunset bean: Crop failure. |
485 |
Beer Friend soybean: Crop failure. |
556 |
Tuxedo: Tested positive for GMOs |
586 |
Cohasset: Slow sales, trace GMO presence. |
772 |
Miragreen pea: Crop failure. |
795 |
Blue Pod Capucijiners pea: Crop failure. |
914 |
Green Nutmeg melon: Replaced by #945 Rocky
Ford. |
948 |
Harvest Queen muskmelon: Try #949 Schoon’s
Hard Shell |
957 |
Early Moonbeam watermelon: Crop failure. |
1640 |
Ponca squash: Crop failure. |
1743 |
Lady Godiva pumpkin: Crop failure. |
1978 |
Siphon gourd: Slow sales, late maturing. |
2170 |
Lutz beet: Seed not true to type. |
2306 |
Andover parsnip: Crop failure. |
2411 |
King Sieg leek: No crop this year. |
2487 |
Red Wethersfield onion: Try the hybrids |
2766 |
Blushed Icy Oak lettuce: Slow sales. |
2910 |
Michelle lettuce: No crop. |
3012 |
Tricolor amaranth: Slow sales. |
3314 |
Umpqua broccoli: No production.. |
3624 |
Ventura celery: No production. |
3728 |
Staddon’s Select pepper: Crop failure. |
3744 |
Tangerine Pimiento pepper: Crop failure |
3792 |
Ancho 101 pepper: Crop failure. |
4058 |
Green Zebra: Off-types in the strain. |
4084 |
Schmmeig’s Striped Hollow: Crop failure. |
4101 |
Whippersnapper cherry tomato: We like others better. |
4590 |
Licorice: No crop this year. |
5249 |
Diamond Jubilee marigold: Dropped by the trade. |
5421 |
Selma Suns sunflower: Crop failure. |
5467 |
Benary Giants Purple zinnia: Slow sales. |
5731 |
Madras Scarlet cockscomb: Off-types in the strain. |
5832 |
Turbo Purple statice: Dropped by the trade. |
5962 |
Terra Oats: Crop failure. |
5995 |
Utrecht Blue wheat: Crop failure. |
6094 |
King Arthur delphinium: Slow sales. |
| Dropped
Seminis/Monsanto Varieties |
1090 |
Ambrosia melon |
1094 |
Sugar Nut canary melon |
1096 |
Earli-Dew honeydew melon |
1164 |
Jade Star watermelon |
1408 |
Seneca Zucchini. Try #1404 Jackpot |
1522 |
Seneca Prolific squash |
1677 |
Burpee Early Acorn squash |
2022 |
Minicor carrot. Try #2024 Amsterdam #2 |
2469 |
Candy onion |
3410 |
Packman broccoli. Try #3306 Tendergreen |
3686 |
Cloud 9 eggplant |
3832 |
Red Knight pepper |
3834 |
Spanish Spice pepper |
3872 |
Garden Salsa pepper |
4210 |
Early Cascade tomato. Try #4230 Spring Shine
tomato |
4260 |
Big Beef tomato |
4280 |
Classica paste tomato |
4286 |
Sweet Baby Girl tomato. Try #4107 Be My Baby
tomato |
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A number of other varieties are in short supply this year. Check your catalog
and order early. |
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|
740 |
Northfield pea: Dropping in favor of others. |
1048 |
Pulsar muskmelon: Seminis/Monsanto variety. |
2098 |
Sweetness II carrot: Seminis/Monsanto variety. |
2793 |
Monet lettuce: Seminis/Monsanto variety. |
3327 |
Natalino Romanesco broccoli: Being replaced by #3326
Tipoff. |
3820 |
North Star pepper: Seminis/Monsanto variety |
4054 |
Bonny Best tomato: We preferred #4057 Rutgers
in our taste test. |
4118 |
Tess’ cherry tomato: Develops better sugars in southern climes. |
4267 |
Celebrity tomato: Seminis/Monsanto variety. |
5163 |
Victoria Pigeon flowering cabbage: Slow sales. |
5267 |
Violet Moon Lily: Offering only one Moon Lily in the future. |
5733 |
Ice Cream celosia: Slow sales. |
6411 |
Holland cucumber: Seminis/Monsanto variety. |
6426 |
Majestic cauliflower: Being dropped by the trade. |
