Vegetable descriptions
Vegetable Descriptions
Pepper – California Wonder | Bell, Mid Season, Open pollinated, Green to Red, Thick Walled, Mild, 10 cm x 10 cm |
– Purple Beauty | Bell, Mid Season, Greenish Purple, to Purple, Sweet, Thick Walled, Open pollinated |
– Sweet Banana | Sweet, 6 ” Tapered, Yellow to Red, Open Pollinated, Firm and Productive |
– King of the North | Sweet, large, thick fleshed bell, mild flavour. Green to Red. 70 day. |
– Jalapeno | Hot, Open pollinated. Cylindrical, tapered 7 cm long green to red, thick walled |
– Black Hungarian | Hot, short-tapered, purple-black fruit. Hardy producer. Beautiful and tasty. |
– Cayenne | Very Hot, Open pollinated. long, slim pencil pod, dark green to red. abundant |
Tomatillo | Husked 2 cm fruits used in making salsa. Sprawling bushy plants. Origin – Mexico. |
Tomato – Fargo Yellow Pear | Many small yellow bell shaped sweet and mild fruits. Great for salads and fresh. Bush. |
– Sweetie | Cherry. Red. Open pollinated. Early. Staking. Clusters of sweet fruit high in Vit. C |
– Tiny Tim | Cherry. Red. Open pollinated. Very early. Dwarf Bush. Good yield. Good in containers. |
– Black Cherry | Dark purple 1″ to 1 1/2″ fruit. Very sweet, smokey flavour. 70 day. Staking. |
– Amish Paste | Paste. Late. Open Pollinated. Staking. 10 oz. Red. Meaty with few seeds. Productive |
– Roma | Paste. Mid Season.Open Pollinated. Red. Bush. 2 oz. Meaty, plum shape |
– Bison | Slicing. 70 day. Bush. Productive even in dry summers. All fruit ripens at once. |
– Bush Beefsteak | Slicing. Early. Bush. Red. 8 oz. Old standard. good yield. Meaty. Open pollinated |
– Early Girl | Slicing. Early. Staking. 6 oz. Red. Juicy. Tangy. Long season. Hybrid |
– First Lady | Slicing. Early. Staking. 6 oz. Red. Meaty. Great taste. Productive. Hybrid |
– Manitoba | Slicing. Early. Staking. 6 oz. Red. Local favourite. Good taste/yield. Open Pollinated |
– Prairie Pride | Slicing. 60 day. Sprawl. 7 oz. Red. Sweet, mild flavour. Known as being low acid. |
– Lemon Boy | Slicing. Early. Staking. 6 oz. Yellow. Good tasting. Beautiful in salads. Open pollinated. |
– Brandywine | Large slicer. Late. Staking. 15 oz. Red. Tangy. Excellent flavour. Open Pollinated |
– Oxheart | Large slicer. Mid season. Staking. 30 oz. Red-Pink. Heart shaped. Sweet. OP |
– Cherokee Purple | Large slicer. 80 day. 12 – 16 oz. Purple-pink. Staking. Very sweet. Personal favourite. |
– Sylvan Guame | Large slicer – 2 1/2 lb. 80 day. Staking. Red. Delicious and productive. |
– Carol Chyko | Large slicer – 2 1/2 lb. 80 day. Staking. Red. Meaty. Great in sandwiches or canned. |
Squash – Buttercup | Dark green with bump on the bottom. Thick walled, dry and sweet. Open pollinated |
– Butternut | Tan, cylindrical, small seed cavity. Sweet. Open pollinated. |
– Baby Hubbard | Nutty – Sweet taste, light blue skin, gold flesh. 85 day. 5 lb. Stores well. |
– Pumpkin, Sugar | Small Round, bright orange. 2 kg. Hulled seeds good roasted. Great taste. Open pollinated. |
– Rouge d’ Etampe | Large Ribbed, flattened, red-orange ‘Cinderella pumpkin’. Great taste. Great keeper. OP |
– Spaghetti | Early. Flesh is yellow and sweet. Open pollinated. |
– Zucchini | Early. Dark green. Bush. Good yield. Open pollinated. |
Cuke – Straight Eight | Long, green slicer. Very good eating. Open pollinated. |
– Amira | Slicer. No need to peel. Sweet when picked 4 – 6 inches. Productive. |
– Northern Pickling | Pickling. Early. Good yield. Long, slim dilling cuke. Open pollinated. |
– Sumter | Pickling. Dark Green, Early, Good Quality. Productive. |
Brassicas | Broccoli, Cabbage (Regular and Red), Cauliflower – available in 4’s early in the season. |