Capsicum annuum Red skin. (65 days) Open pollinated. An open-pollinated selection of the ever-popular shishito. Light green, thin walled and mostly mild. Early, prolific and delicious!
Capsicum annuum Red skin. (70 days) Open pollinated. Semi-hot and semisweet for perfectly balanced homemade paprika. Thick-walled light yellow to red fruits hold up well in roasting and in the traditional use as a stuffing pepper.
Suppresses weeds nearly as well as black mulch and lets infrared light through to warm the soil beneath more quickly and to a higher temperature. Adds days to the growing season for northern growers.
Agastache foeniculum Open pollinated. Perennial can grow 3' tall, 2' wide. Vigorous self-sower. Anise-scented foliage and purple flowers delightful as a tea or culinary seasoning, or filler in mixed bouquets.
Agastache foeniculum Open pollinated. Perennial can grow 3' tall, 2' wide. Vigorous self-sower. Anise-scented foliage and purple flowers are delightful as a tea or culinary seasoning, or filler in mixed bouquets.
Malus spp. Fall, orange-blushed gold skin, white flesh. Modern apple bred for disease resistance, shelf life and flavor. Great fresh eating. Flesh stays white when sliced. Easy-to-grow annual producer. Z4.
Malus spp.This is a twig for grafting. Fall, orange-blushed gold skin, white flesh. Modern apple bred for disease resistance, shelf life and flavor. Great fresh eating. Flesh stays white when sliced. Easy-to-grow annual producer. Z4.
Malus spp.This is a twig for grafting. Late fall-winter, red-blushed skin. Relatively unknown dessert apple. Yellow fruit blushed with light scarlet red is crisp, firm, juicy and sweet. Decent keeper. Z4.
Solanum melongena White-streaked purple skin. (64 days in unheated tunnel, 72 days open field) F-1 hybrid. Slightly curved 8" extended-teardrop shape covered with purple and lavender streaks with emanations of ivory and light pink.
Lactuca sativa (46 days) Open pollinated. Folded and blistered light green leaves wrap into a tight crisp whorled 4" head that easily makes a single-serving salad.
Lactuca sativa (42 days) Open pollinated. Popular heirloom. Early looseleaf lettuce, 16" in diameter. Large crumpled juicy light-green leaves. Will not stand heat.
Cucumis melo Green flesh. (80 days) F-1 hybrid. Green flesh. Round uniform 1.5-3 lb fruit with light but full net. Skin blushes yellow as fruit ripens. Harvest at full slip.
Cucumis melo Light green flesh. (75 days) F-1 hybrid. An impressive medium-sized melon with lush mellow-sweet pear flavor and light green very juicy flesh.
Upper white layer reflects sunlight back on the plants, increasing photosynthesis. Black lower layer blocks light to suppress weeds. Keeps soil temperatures lower for cool-loving crops.
Stevia rebaudiana (100-120 days) Open pollinated. Stevia is several hundred times sweeter than sugar, and is used fresh, dried, powdered or in a liquid as a sugar substitute.
Halesia carolina 20-40' × 15-30'. Small tree or large multi-stemmed shrub. Edible flowers and fruit. Beautiful addition to woodland gardens! Native to Appalachia. Z4.
Made in the U.S. from cow manure and a bit of recycled newsprint, nourishes the plant as it decomposes. Roots can grow right through the walls of the pot. Six-packs of 3" squares, 3" tall.
Platanus occidentalis 75-100' x same. Extraordinary native shade tree. Trunks and stems are strikingly mottled. Remarkable against the winter sky. Z4/5.
Salix pendulina f. salamonii ‘Chrysocoma’ 50x50'. The classic weeping willow. Very large majestic graceful wide-spreading tree with golden drooping branches. Attracts loads of pollinators. Z3.
Filled with clear how-to and how-not-to instructions, along with useful illustrations and laugh-out-loud humor, Turnbull walks through the basics and delves into specifics for more than 150 plants.
Allium ampeloprasum (porrum group) (75 days) Open pollinated. Dual-purpose "summer" leek. Direct seeded: 50 to 60 days for bunching. Or transplant for full-size August harvest.
Nicotiana sylvestris Open pollinated. Clusters of drooping tubular white blossoms that perfume the garden day and night. Full powerful scent. 4–5' tall.
Pycnanthemum virginianum 24-36" tall. Makes a tasty minty tea traditionally used to settle indigestion. Spreads readily. Densely flowered, attractive to pollinators. Native. Z4.
Prunus maritima 6' × 5-6'. Rounded dense suckering shrub found along ocean beaches. Showy white blooms in spring. Edible plums in late summer. Plant two for fruit. Z3.
Raphanus sativus Multi-colored skin, rose flesh. (60 days) Open pollinated. Greenish-tan to rose skin, rose flesh. Spicy but not harsh. For fall crop, a good keeper.
Antirrhinum majus (120 days) F-1 hybrid. Long stems and vibrant colors: pink, red, yellow, orange, white and orchid on 2-3' plants. Ideal for cutting. Lasts 5-8 days.
Capsicum annuum Orange skin. (85 days) Open pollinated. Beautiful tangerine color. Plants ripen more than a dozen of these small 2-3" round to slightly flattened thick-walled sweet and juicy fruits in a good year.
