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Summer
Summer 2024. Written by Gail Pothour
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Bed #1 – Beans: Nickel (bush), Tricolor (bush), Red Noodle (pole), Green Noodle (pole)
Bed #2 – Tomatoes: Celebrity*, Big Beef*, Mountain Merit*, Galahad*, Sweet Million, Lemon Boy
Bed #3 – Cucumbers: Green Light*, Boothby Blonde (Ark of Taste), Green Fingers , Silver Slicer. Melons: Lambkin*, Crane (Ark of Taste), Ambrosia, Kajari. Watermelons: Mini Love*, Gold in Gold*
Bed #4 – Soil Solarization Demonstration
Bed #5 – Summer Squash: Sunburst scallop*, Bossa Nova zucchini*, Fordhook zucchini*, Early Prolific Straightneck*
Bed #6 – Winter Squash: Goldilocks acorn*, Butternut, Waltham butternut*
Bed #7 – Asian Vegetables: Japanese eggplant, Tokyo Bekana cabbage, Red Rose Japanese buckwheat, Edamame, Mikado baby turnips, Bicolored Shiso, Lemon basil
Bed #8 –Eggplant: Millionaire hybrid, Japanese. Sweet Peppers: Gypsy*, Dragonfly*, Red Impact*, Candy Cane Chocolate Cherry, Sheepnose Pimento (Ark of Taste)
Bed #9 – Profusion White zinnia*
Containers
Tomatoes: Celebrity *, Extreme Bush, Patio, Health Kick, Ace. Okra: Candle Fire and Clemson Spineless. Blanket flower, Flowers to attract pollinators, Marigolds
Summer 2023. Written by Linda Sanford
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Bed #1 - Summer Squash: Black Beauty Zucchini*, Peter Pan*, Bossa Nova*, Early Prolific Straightneck*, Gold Rush Zucchini*
Bed #2 - Solarization
Bed #3 - Tomatoes: Big Beef Hybrid*, Lemon Boy, Celebrity Hybrid*, Lemon Boy Plus, Big Beef Plus. Basil: Sweet Dani*, Thai Basil, Genovese, Purple Ruffles*. Zinnia: Profusion Red Yellow Bicolor*, Double Zahara Cherry*
Bed #4 - Sweet Peppers: Sheepnose Pimento, Just Sweet*, Dragonfly*, Sweet Italian Frying Jimmy*, Nardello, Cornito Giallo*, Orange Blaze*, Gypsy*. Eggplant: Listada de Gandia, Black Beauty, Icicle*, Hansel*, Fairy Tale*
Bed #5 - Cucumbers: Armenian, Sweet Success Hybrid*, Silver Slicer, Green Light*. Melons: Sarah’s Choice, Arava, Ogen, Collective Farm Woman, Gold in Gold Watermelon*. Basil: African Blue Basil
Bed #6 - Artichokes, Buckwheat, White Mustard
Bed #7 -Winter Squash: Walthum Butternut*, Sugaretti*, Butterscotch*, Sweet Jade*. Basil: Wild Magic
Bed #8 - Beans: Asian Long Beans, Red Noodle, Roc de’Or, Nickel Bush Beans. Leeks: Bulgarian Giant. Zinnia: Double Zahara Cherry*
Bed #9 - Baby Greens: Spicy Mix, Mustard Mizuna, Bloomsdale Spinach
Containers
Blanket Flowers. Sunflowers: Lemon Queen and Mexican Torch. Hot Peppers: Quickfire*, Jalapeno*, San Joaquin, Buffy, Biker Billy, Serrano, Thai, NuMex Big Jim,NuMex Pumpkin, Hot Lemon. Tomato: Super Sauce. Zinnia: Profusion White. Bodega Red Potatoes
Straw Bales Area: Clancy Potatoes*
Hanging Basket: Pot-o-Peno Jalapeno Pepper*
Arch: Painted Lady Runner Beans
Summer 2022. Written by Linda Sanford
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Bed #1 –Melons: Lambkin Piel de Sapo*, Honey Rock Muskmelon*, Crane, Divergent, Kajari, Mini Love Watermelon*. Cucumbers: Straight Eight*, Silver Slicer, Green Fingers
Bed #2 – Winter Squash: Honey Nut, Goldilocks*, Bush Delicata*, Waltham Butternut*, Baby Spaghetti
Bed #3 – Summer Squash: Gold Rush Zucchini*, Sunburst*, Fordhook Zucchini*, Bossa Nova*, Early Prolific Straightneck*
Bed #4 – Tomatoes: Chef’s Choice Bicolor*, Sunset Torch*, Chef’s Choice Green*, Purple Zebra*, Juliet, 4th of July, Sun Sugar
Bed #5 – Eggplant: Hansel*, Gretel*, Fairy Tale*, Ichiban, Listada di Gandia, Black Beauty. Zinnias: Queeny Lime Orange*. Basil: African Blue Basil
Bed #6 – Albion Strawberries, Artichokes
Bed #7 – Beans: Asian Long Beans, Red Noodle Long Beans, Top Crop Bush Bean*, Tri-color Bush Beans
Bed #8 – Peppers: Red Bull, Biker Billy, Escamillo*, Dragonfly Bell*, Orange Blaze*, Mad Hatter*, Cornito Giallo*, Gypsy*, Chili Pie, * Giant Marconi*, Just Sweet*, Red Ember Cayenne*, Sweet Sunset*
Bed #9 – Basil: Dark Opal*, Fairy Tale Ajaka, Heirloom Salad Leaf, Spicy Bush, Red Ruben, Newton, Fairy Tale Magic Mountain, Siam Queen*, Cinnamon, Genovese, Emerald Towers, Mrs. Burns Lemon Basil
Containers:
Zinnias: Profusion White*, Queeny Lime Orange*. Tomato: Viva Italia, Super Sauce, Galahad*, Celebrity*, Mountain Merit*. Winter Squash: Honeybaby*. Magic Blue Basil. Onyx Red Ornamental Pepper*
Grow Bag – Blanket Flower
Hanging Basket: Pot-a-peno pepper*
Trough: Rose Red Buckwheat
Straw Bales: Winter Squash: Butterscotch Butternut*, Honeybaby*. Cucumber: Green Light*
Arch: Painted Lady Runner Beans
Summer 2021. Written by Linda Sanford
Bed #1 –Tomatoes: Sun Sugar, Big Beef, Super Sweet 100. Sweet Peppers: Italian Frying Jimmy Nardello, Cornito Giallo, Just Sweet, Escamillo, Sheepnose Pimento, No-heat Habenero, Roulette, Mad Hatter, Sweet Sunset, Gypsy, Orange Blaze
Bed #2 – Pole Beans: Asian Long Beans, Red Noodle. Bush Beans: Roc D’Or (yellow), Nickle (green)
Bed #3 – Eggplant: Ichiban, Black Beauty, Hansel, Gretel, Fairy Tale. Tomatillo: Vera
Bed #4 – Summer Squash: Sunburst, Zepher, Early Crookneck, Bossa Nova, Gold Rush
Bed #5 – Winter Squash: Spaghetti, Walthum Butternut, Butterscotch Butternut
Bed #6 – Albion Strawberries, Sunflowers, Asparagus
Bed #7 – Cucumbers: Green Light, Parisian, Pick-a-Bushel, Diva
Bed #8 – Watermelons: Mini Love, Gold in Gold, Mambo, Sweet Dakota Rose
Bed #9 – Tomatoes: Red Racer, Early Resilience, Celebrity, Galahad,
Containers
Patio Baby Eggplant. Herbs: Oregano and Rosemary
Tomato: Burpee Super Sauce, Patio Tomato. Bodega Red Potatoes. Garlic followed by Flowers. Dill: Fernleaf
Grow Bag: – Blanket Flower
Straw Bales: Sweet Peppers: Escamillo, Gypsy, Mad Hatter, Roulette, Just Sweet, Cornito Giallo, Sweet Sunset, Orange Blaze
Diane’s Garden Bed: Okra: Clemson Spineless, Burgundy, Candlefire
Arch: Scarlet Runner Beans
Summer 2020. Written by Linda Sanford
Bed #1 – Solarized
Bed #2 – Sweet Dakota Rose Watermelon. Summer Squash: Eight- Ball Zucchini. Green Scallopini, Yellow Strait-neck, Yellow Crook-neck.
Bed #3 – Winter Squash: Trombone squash on the trellis, Tivoli, Spaghetti squash, Acorn Table Ace. Summer squashes: Costata Romanesco, Zepher, Jasper. Buckwheat
Bed #4 – Melons: Crane, Arava, Golden Jenny, Ambrosia, Piel de Sapo Lambkin. Tomatoes: Green Doctor, Valentine, Chocolate Sprinkles.
African Blue Basil
Bed #5 – Tomatoes: Juliet, New Girl, Valley Girl, Early Girl, Better Boy, Shimmer. Basil: Everleaf, Emerald Towers, Dark Opal, Newton
Bed #6 – Asparagus, Victoria Rhubarb, Albion Strawberries
Bed #7 – Peppers: Hontaka, Aji Limon, Mucho Nacho, Nu-Mexico Big Jim, Biker Billy, Ancho 101, Habanero Roulette 8, Chinese Giant, Touchdown, Gypsy, Sheepnose Pimento, Red Bull, Jimmy Nardello Sweet Italian Frying Pepper. Eggplant: Black Beauty, Rosa Blanca. Purple Sage
Bed #8 – Cucumbers: Sweet Slice, Sweet Armenian. Beans: Tricolor, French Mascotte, Royal Burgundy. Tomato: Sun Sugar. Leeks: Bulgarian Giant
Bed #9 – Bodega Red Potatoes
Containers
Profusion Zinnias. Melon: Golden Jenny. Herbs: Rosemary, Chives, Italian Parsley, Wild Magic Basil. Tomatos: Martha Washington, Champion, Pork Chop. Okra: Candlefire
Grow Bag: Blanket Flowers
Trough: Red Ruffled Eggplant, Sun Bather’s Nahui Gazania, Salvia Evolution Violet
Straw Bales: Tomatoes – Lucid Gem, Goldman’s Italian American, Thornburn’s Terra-Cotta
Winter
Winter 2023-24. Written by Linda Sanford
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Bed #1 - White Dutch Cabbage, Russian Kale, Purple Pak Choi, Raber Broccoli
Bed #2 - Giant Miike Mustard, Bright Lights*. Swiss Chard, Kale, Various French Marigolds, Kale: Blue Curled Vaters, Scarlet
Bed #3 - Bell Beans Cover Crop
Bed #4 - Fallow
Bed #5 - Red Leaf Swiss Chard, Kale (mixed varieties), Big Leaf Red Mustard
Bed #6 - Peaceful Valley Soil Builder Mix Cover Crop
Bed #7 - Bell Beans Cover Crop
Bed #8 - Bulgarian Giant Leeks, Peas (mixed varieties)
Bed #9 - Peaceful Valley Mixed Baby Greens (mixed varieties)
Containers
Blanket Flowers, Snak Hero Peas*, Little Crunch Snap Pea, Pak Choi
Winter 2022-23. Written by Linda Sanford
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Bed #1 – Peas: Snak Hero*, Sugar Daddy, *Sugar Snap
Bed #2 - Broccoli: Green Comet*. Brussel Sprouts: Long Island. Cabbage: Dutch Flat White, Red Express Purple
Bed #3 - Broccoli: Burgundy. Collard Greens: Georgia Southern. Chard: Ruby Red, Rainbow Mix, Golden Lights. Mustard: Giant Red. Kale: Lacinto
Bed #4 - Chinese Cabbage. Tatsoi. Baby Bok Choy. Japanese Mikado Baby Turnips. Lettuce: San Juan Island Lettuce Mix, Salanova Red Lettuce
Bed #5 - Cover Crops: Red Flowered Fava Beans, Crimson Clover, Bell Beans
Bed #6 - Artichokes (unknown variety), Albion Strawberries
Bed #7 - Carrots: Yellowstone, Atomic Red, Purple Haze*, Thumbelina*, Nutri-Red, Little Finger. Beets: Red Baron, Golden Detroit, Ruby Queen*, Golden Gourmet
Bed #8 - Cover Crops: Bell Beans
Bed #9 – Lettuce: Little Gem, Red Oak Leaf, Red Tango
Containers
Calendula: Costa Yellow Calendula, Lettuce: Butter Crunch*, Red Oak Leaf . Arugula
Grow Bag – Blanket Flower
Trough: Bulgarian Giant Leeks
Winter 2021-22. Written by Linda Sanford
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Bed #1 - Cabbage: Late Dutch Flat White. Cauliflower: Lemonica Ramanesco. Brussel Sprouts: Jade Cross. Broccolini: Secret Stem. Chinese Cabbage: Napa Blue
Bed #2 – Beets: Traditional Chiogia, Dutch Red Baron, Gold Detroit, Chiogia
Bed #3 - Carrots: King Midas, Nantes, Napa. Radishes: French Breakfast, Mikado Baby Turnips
Bed #4 – Cover Crops: Crimson Clover, Bell Beans, Red Flowered Fava Beans
Bed #5 - Chinese Cabbage: China King. Swiss Chard: Green Stem. Mustard: Red Giant. Pak Choi: Black Summer
Bed #6 - Strawberries: Albion. Artichokes: Small Globe
Bed #7 - Swiss Chard: El Dorado, Orange Stem, Bali, Bright Lights*. Kale: Red Russia. Collards: Ole Timey Blue
Bed #8 – Lettuce: Butter Crunch*, Pomegranate Crunch*. Swiss Chard: Bright Lights*. Cabbage: Katarina*. Beet: Ruby Queen*
Bed #9 - Lettuce: Red Romaine, Pomegranate Crunch*
Containers
Blanket Flowers. Garlic: Inchelium Red, Susanville, Long Italian. Tatsoi Spinach. Mint: Midnight Mojito. Oregano: Kiriganni, Italian. Sage: Culinary. Zinnias: Profusion Yellow. Pak Cho: Baby Shanghai
Winter 2020-21. Written by Linda Sanford
Bed #1 – Carrots: Purple Haze, Tendersweet, Long Imperator, Tricolor Circus, Purple Sun, Scarlet Red, Black Nebula, Rainbow Harlequin Mix.
Bed #2 – Beets: Albino, Bulls Blood, Chioggia, Rainbow Colors. Kale: Vates Blue Curled. Peas: Sugar Snap, Sugar Daddy Snap.
Bed #3 – Bright Lights Chard, Broccoli Raab “Spring Rapini”, Broccoli Green Magic. Cabbage: Ruby Perfection, Katarina, Napa Blue Chinese Cabbage.
Bed #4 – Cover Crop: Small Bell Beans. Borage.
Bed #5 – Cover Crop: Small Bell Beans.
Bed #6 – Asparagus; Victoria, Rhubarb; Albion Strawberries.
Bed #7 –Chard: Fordhook, Cardinal, Giant. Baby Bok Choy. Onions: Walla Walla.
Bed #8 – Cover Crop: Peaceful Valley Soil Builder Mix. Crimson Flowered Fava Beans.
Bed #9 – Lettuces: omegranate Crunch, Jericho, Salanova Red Butter, Salanova Red Oakleaf, Speckled.
Containers
Arugula. Rosemary. AAS Fennel Antares F-1. Arugula. Garlic: CA Artichoke Type. Carrots: Little Finger, Chantenay Short Stuff
Grow Bag: Blanket Flowers
Trough: Gazania – Sun Bathers Nahui
Straw Bales: Katarina Cabbage, Bright Lights Chard, Antares Fennel, Tip Top Rose Nasturtiums
Winter 2019-20. Written by Linda Sanford
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Bed #1 – Cover Crops: Bell Beans, Crimson Flowered Fava Beans
Bed #2 – Ark of Taste (1/2 bed): Garlic: Inchelium Red, Spanish Roja. Lettuce: Deer Tongue, Speckled, Tennis Ball. Beets: Early Blood Turnip. (1/2 bed): Beets: Golden. Radishes: Halloween Blend. Japanese Baby Turnips: Mikado
Bed #3 – Cover Crop: Crimson Flowered Fava Beans, Scatter Garden Cover Crop Mix
Bed #4 – Cover Crop: Soil Builder Mix
Trellis Between Beds 4 and 8: Sugar Snap Peas
Bed #5 – Chard: Golden Rainbow, Neon Glow, Flamingo, and Pot of Gold. Kale: Red Russian, Dutch Darkibor, Lacinto, Tuscan Babyleaf. Peas: Oregon Giant Snow Peas
Bed #6 – Asparagus, Bunching Onions, Albion Strawberries
Bed #7 – Lettuce: Red Sails*, Sandy Buttercrunch*, Bronze Beauty*. Radish: Sweet Baby*, Rivoli, Roxanne*. Bok Choi: Bopak* Brussel Sprouts: Hestia*. Kale: Prizm*. Pac Choi: Asian Delight*. Onions: Super Star*
Bed #8 – Carrots: Purple Haze*. Kohlrabi: Konon*. Peas: Sugar Ann*, Patio Pride*. Florence Fennel: Antares*. Chard: Bright Lights*. Beets: Avalanche*. Nasturtium: Baby Rose*
Bed #9 – Cover Crop: Crimson Clover
Containers
Tatsoi Mustard Greens. Herbs: Greek Oregano, Garlic Chives, Italian Basil, Wild Magic Basil, African Blue Basil. Peas: Sugar Snap. Pac Choi: Asian Delight, Purple Lady. Carrots: Parisian. Peas: Wando Shelling Peas. Tyee Spinach. Garlic: Inchelium Red, Spanish Roja
Trough: Flowers: Salvia Evolution Velvet, Salvia Purple Vibe, Ignition, Gazania Sun Bathers Nahiu
Straw Bales: Broccoli: Green Comet, Cauliflower: Purple of Sicily
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Need ideas for what to plant in your vegetable victory garden this season? How about visiting our previous gardens to see what we have done.
Quick links below include both summer and winter crops grown at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center in the past.