Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Winter. Medium-to-large dessert apple is hard, very crisp, juicy, tart. Keeps till May. Highly disease-resistant. Blooms midseason to late. Z4.
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Malus spp. Late summer-fall. Medium size, crisp white flesh. All-purpose. Keeps till late fall. Scab-immune. Annual bearer, begins at early age. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall. The most important apple in the Northeast. Delicious and aromatic. All-purpose. Annual bearer. Very susceptible to scab. Z4.
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Malus spp. Winter. Famous heirloom apple. Very large, juicy, tender. Makes a great single-variety pie! All-purpose. Good keeper. Scab-resistant. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall. Modern apple bred for disease resistance, shelf life and flavor. Great fresh eating. Flesh stays white when sliced. Easy-to-grow annual producer. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall-winter. Large high-quality sweet dessert fruit. A modern apple worthy of the grocery-store world. Keeps most of the winter. Z4.
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Malus spp. Mid-late summer. A fine summer dessert and cider apple. Makes delicious pink sauce. Tree is vigorous, precocious and annual bearing. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall. Very sweet with low acidity. Creamy yellow aromatic flesh suitable for fresh eating or cooking. Presses into a sweet juice. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall-early winter. One of the first American varieties. Unforgettably peculiar sweet flavor. Very low acidity. Truly all-purpose. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall. Small and flavorful! Crisp, juicy, tart, tangy, spicy. Good in hard cider. Keeps till January. Precocious and productive. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall-winter. Famous American heirloom apple. Large brilliant shiny yellow with a bright red blush. Best for fresh eating: aromatic, slightly crisp, juicy, mild. Good sauce. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall. Excellent bittersweet for blending in hard cider. Juicy firm quite bitter very astringent flesh has a very high sugar content. Rare. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall. High-quality bittersweet variety recommended for blending with other fall varieties. Soft astringent tannins. Narrow upright tree form. Becoming popular commercially in New England. Z4.
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Malus spp. Classic culinary crab. Still found in old Maine dooryards. Apricot-pink buds, large fragrant pure white single flowers. Great for canning, pickling, delicious sauce and flavorful ruby-red jelly. Z2.
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Brassica rapa (37 days) Open pollinated. Produces many pencil-thick deep purple flowering shoots with pleasing mild mustard flavor. Grows best in cool weather.
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Brassica rapa (narinosa group) (45 days) Open pollinated. Spoon-shaped dark green leaves in compact rosettes. Very hardy. Cut-and-come-again.
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Brassica rapa (narinosa group) (45 days) Open pollinated. Spoon-shaped dark green leaves in compact rosettes. Very hardy. Cut-and-come-again.
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Brassica oleracea (45-60 days) F-1 hybrid. Also called Chinese Broccoli. Grown for succulent stems, leaves and florets. Uses and flavor similar to broccoli. Tolerant to heat and cold.
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Brassica rapa (chinensis group) (20 days baby, 45 days full size) Open pollinated. Lettucy pale green ruffled leaves. Mild, sweet. Will re-grow after cuttings. Cold hardy.
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Brassica juncea (integlifolia group) (45 days) Open pollinated. Japanese heirloom. Large purple-tinted savoyed leaves. Peppery flavor. Standard mesclun ingredient. Cold tolerant.
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Brassica juncea (40 days) Open pollinated. Bold purple-blushed delicately serrated mizuna-type leaves with sweet and spicy flavor. For spring and fall plantings. Bolts in heat.
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Brassica rapa (45 days full size; 21 baby) Open pollinated. Grows in rosettes like tatsoi, but bigger, more upright with leaves less shiny and more puckered. Harvest young for salad greens or mature for braising.
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Brassica rapa (chinensis group) (45 days) F-1 hybrid. Baby pac choi with green stems, likes cool temperatures but resists bolting. Vase-shaped 11" plants have broad green petioles.
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Brassica rapa (chinensis group) (50 days) F-1 hybrid. Uniform pac choi heads with dark green leaves and thick succulent basal stems. For summer and fall crops.
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Brassica rapa (chinensis group) (50 days) Open pollinated. Classy pac choi with celery-like white stems and vase-shaped 15-18" tall heads. Succulent stems and tender greens.
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Brassica rapa (chinensis group) (48 days) F-1 hybrid. Most vigorous and darkest-hued strain. Purple leaves with green veins and stems. 8-10" heads at maturity.
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Phaseolus vulgaris (57 days) Open pollinated. 6" pods. Long a standard for flavor. Not heat tolerant, but excellent for fall crops. White seed.
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Phaseolus vulgaris (56 days) Open pollinated. High yields of tasty 5–7" straight slender round dark green beans. Holds quality well both on the plant and after harvest.
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Phaseolus vulgaris (56 days) Open pollinated. High yields of tasty 5–7" straight slender round dark green beans. Holds quality well both on the plant and after harvest.
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Phaseolus vulgaris (90 days) Open pollinated. Produces 4-5 beautiful black-and-white beans per pod, with a texture similar to Yellow Eye. Doubles in size when cooked.
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