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Eggplants
Amadeo
65 days / Dark purple / Fruit to 5" wide and 8" long
The heaviest-bearing eggplant is also the most delicious. Amadeo is renowned for its huge yields of succulent, nutty, bitterfree fruit on spineless plants. Easy to pick and irresistible on the tongue, this is the eggplant you need for the veggie patch. You will probably need to support it once it begins bearing the heavy 5-inch-wide, 8-inch-long dark purple to black eggplants.
Available in Walnut Creek and Richmond only
Dancer
65 days / Deep Pink / Fruit to 3"-4" wide and 7"-8" long
This Master Gardener favorite bears semi-cylindrical deep pink fruits that are mid-sized: 7 to 8 inches long by 3 to 4 inches in diameter. Known for strong and high-yielding plants yielding mild and nonbitter fruit.
Available in Walnut Creek and Richmond only. *Photo courtesy of Johnny's Selected Seeds johnnyseeds.com
Galine
65 days / Dark Purple / Fruit to 3"-4" wide and 6"-7" long
This is a classic, high-yielding, Italian black bell type eggplant. Known for exceptional flavor and texture, its very glossy, uniform, black to purple fruits are 6 to 7 inches long by 3 to 4 inches in diameter. Expect early production on strong, tall plants.
*Photo courtesy of Johnny's Selected Seeds johnnyseeds.com
Listada de Gandia
90 days / White & Purple / Fruit to 7" long
One of the most popular heirloom types, these yield 7-inch white fruits with charming purple stripes. This excellent variety hails from Spain, a country renowned for fine food. Beautiful, with fabulous flavor in the tender flesh!
Available in Walnut Creek only. *Photo courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds rareseeds.com
Orient Express
58 days / Dark Purple / Fruit to 1½"-2½" wide and 8"-10" long
Dark purple Asian type eggplant. The fruits are attractive, slender, and glossy, sized 8 to 10 inches long by 1½ to 2½ inches in diameter. The fruit is ready up to two weeks before other early varieties. The plant features an ability to set fruit in cool weather as well as under heat stress. Tender, delicately flavored and quick cooking.
Patio Baby
50 days / Dark Purple / Fruit 2"-3" long
An AAS Regional Winner and the best container variety of eggplant. Bright purple flowers add beauty to this compact, edible ornamental. It's well-suited for balconies, patios, and gardens, as Patio Baby is a true mini. Produces mild flavored, thin-skinned 2 to 3 inch long fruit, perfect for grilling or roasting. The continuous set of spineless fruits make harvest easy and child-friendly.
Available in Walnut Creek and Antioch only. *Photo courtesy of Johnny's Selected Seeds johnnyseeds.com
Shikou
60 days / Dark Purple / Fruit 6"-10" long
If you love Orient Express, check out this new hybrid Asian type eggplant! The semi-spineless plants are robust and prolific, producing tender skinned fruits that do not get bitter and never need to be peeled. Expect glossy, deep purple fruits with white interior flesh, and with very few seeds inside. Plants are productive and highly ornamental, a beautiful addition to the garden.
Available in Walnut Creek and Richmond only. * Photo courtesy of High Mowing Seeds highmowingseeds.com
Turkish Delight
75 days / Dark Purple / Fruit 8-10" long
This Turkish style eggplant produces stunning, slender and spineless fruit with a dark purple color and glossy appearance. Turkish eggplants are more slender than globe types, and "chubbier" than Asian types. Expect upright plants producing large yields of uniform, elongated fruit with eye-catching, deep purple skin.
Available in Walnut Creek and Richmond only. * Photo courtesy of High Mowing Seeds highmowingseeds.com
Artichokes
Green Globe
75 days / Green / Perennial to 5 years
The original improved artichoke, Green Globe flowers in early summer. The flower buds are deep green with a light purple tinge. A good harvest of 3-4 heads can be expected throughout the summer. They are 3-5 inches in diameter and have wonderfully thick, flavorful hearts. Proven to be the most hardy and remain productive for at least 5 years.
Available in Walnut Creek and Antioch only. *Photo courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds rareseeds.com
Beans
Bush, Celine
55 days / Lilac-Purple / Bush Type
These lovely lilac wax beans are known to be tasty and tender, even when served raw. Expect loads of 5" uniform beans on robust, bush habit plants. Great as a stand-alone variety, or create a gorgeous salad by using them raw with tender green beans! (Note that when cooked, purple beans turn green.)
*Photo courtesy of High Mowing Organic Seeds
Bush, Jade
53 days / Green / Bush Type
A Master Gardener favorite! Long attractive pods. Jade’s 6-7” long, slender, deep green pods are exceptionally tender and delicious. Large, upright plants keep beans clean and straight. Heat tolerant, high yielding and long producing even when stressed by heat or cold.
*Photo courtesy of Johnny's Selected Seeds johnnyseeds.com
Bush, Provider
50-60 days / Green / Bush Type
This dependable early green bean is easy-to-grow with excellent flavor. Compact plant produces abundant 5 to 6 inch beans. Great for freezing and canning. Adaptable to diverse soil and climate conditions. Resistant to bean mosaic virus and powdery mildew.
*Photo courtesy of Seed Savers Exchange
Pole, Blauhilde
55 days / Purple / Pole Type
Blauhilde can only be described as SPECTACULAR! Why? Because both this climber and its beans are HUGE, because the plant, its rose-purple flowers and the deep purple pods are BEAUTIFUL, and because it's TASTY! The vine can reach 9 feet tall, and the pods stay tender and stringless, even grown to 10 inches long. With good resistance to mosaic virus, what's not to like about this German heirloom? Best eaten fresh, not dried.
Available in Walnut Creek and Richmond only. *Photo courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds rareseeds.com
Pole, Blue Lake
75 days / Green / Pole Type
This 7 foot tall variety produces flavorful 6 to7 inch pods that are tender, meaty and very flavorful. A canning and freezing favorite. High yielding.
Pole, Rattlesnake
75-80 days / Green & Purple / Pole Type
Dark green pods with distinctive purple streaks grow up to 8 inches long. Dried seeds are light buff with splashes of dark brown, resembling a rattlesnake. Vigorous vines up to 10 feet. These are very tasty when young & tender, but can be canned, frozen or left on the vine to dry.
Available in Walnut Creek and Antioch only.
You Fong Wong Yard Long
70-90 days / Green / Pole Type
Many have been asking for an Asian long bean, and now it's here! You Fong Wong is an extra long bean, producing shiny, green, up to 24 to 36 inch pods that are best picked at 12 inches for maximum tenderness. They are thick-skinned and tolerant to storage, while remaining tender and delicious – ideal for stir-fries, soups, and curries. These high-yielding plants are also tolerant of heat and most diseases. Expect low-maintenance plants with a climbing, vigorous growth habit.
*Photo courtesy of truleafmarket.com
Cucumbers
Armenian 'Metki Dark Green'
65 days / Green / Harvest at 12" long
This centuries old heirloom boasts cucumbers up to 36 inches long, but is best when picked at 12 inches! Expect a good quantity of bitter-free, very mild, tasty, crisp fruit. It is an excellent slicer and perfect for salads and gourmet dishes.
Available in Walnut Creek and Richmond only. *Photo courtesy of truleafmarket.com
Diva
58 days / Green / Harvest at 5"-7" long
Diva produces distinctly tender, crisp, sweet and bitter free seedless cukes. Adapted for growing in fields, so no need for support. Especially flavorful when harvested small. Disease and mildew resistant. *Photo courtesy of Johnny's Selected Seeds Johnnyseeds.com
Itachi
44 days / White / Fruit 9"-11" long
Unique white color, great tasting and highly productive. Uniform 9 to 11 inch fruit. Trellising is recommended for straighter fruit. Great for stir-frying. Cucumbers are cold sensitive, mulch to provide warmth.
Available in Walnut Creek and Richmond only. *Photo courtesy of Johnny's Selected Seeds Johnnyseeds.com
Japanese Climbing
58-65 days / Green / Fruit to 9" long
This Japanese climbing variety bears tender, crisp, and slightly tart 9 inch long cucumbers that are excellent for slicing or pickling. Listed by J.M. Thornton & Company in 1894, this variety’s strong grasping tendrils make it ideal for growing on a trellis or fence, but it can also be grown on the ground. *Photo courtesy of Seed Savers Exchange
Lemon
65 days / Green to Yellow / Round Fruit, 1½"-2½" diameter
Small, rounded, pale yellow cucumbers. Pick at 1½ to 2½ inches in diameter, just before yellow shows. This versatile cucumber is sweet and flavorful, and doesn't have much of the chemical that makes other cucumbers bitter and hard to digest. Though it's often served raw, it's also a good pickling cucumber. Note: this one is very late to begin bearing.
*Photo courtesy of High Mowing Organic Seeds
Marketmore Select
68 days / Green / Fruit 8"-9" long
Marketmore has been the standard for slicing cucumbers since the 1970's. This one is an improved strain with terrific disease resistance, smooth, straight growth and thin, dark green skin. Harvest these cukes at about 8 to 9 inches long for best quality. It's unbeatable for both flavor and appearance.
Available in Antioch only.
Persian, Green Finger
60 days / Green / Fruit 3"-5" long
These cute Persian baby cucumbers are smooth, thin-skinned, crisp, and ready to pick when just 3 to 5 inches long. The vigorous, powdery mildew tolerant vines are self-pollinating, early-bearing, and set fruits reliably even in difficult conditions. Enjoy these quality baby cucumbers all season long. Usually found only in Middle Eastern markets!
*Photo courtesy of High Mowing Organic Seeds
Salt and Pepper
50 days/ Pale Yellow / Fruit 3"-5" long
This versatile variety is both a pickling cucumber and a great salad addition! With impressive sweetness and crunch, these pale yellow 3 inch to 5 inch fruits are both delicious and eye-catching. Known for thin skin and bitter-free fruit, they're great for fresh snacking and also with a size, texture, and unique color that makes them ideal for pickling.
*Photo courtesy of Johnny's Selected Seeds johnnyseeds.com
Suyo Long
61 days / Green / Fruit up to 15" long
Traditional long-fruited variety from China. Produces sweet-flavored, bitter free, ribbed fruit growing up to 15 inches long. Widely adapted, grows well in hot weather, and sets early. Try using this unusual-looking cucumber in salads, for bread-and-butter, or mixed vegetable pickles.
Available in Walnut Creek and Richmond only.
Unagi
55 days / Green / Harvest at 9"-11" long
A glossy, spineless cucumber with tiny seed cavities, crisp texture and excellent flavor, truly a cucumber you can't live without! High yielding! Best harvested at 9 to 11 inches long but stays crisp and delicious up to 14 inches long. High resistance to cucumber mosaic virus, powdery mildew and target spot.
Available in Walnut Creek and Richmond only.
Pumpkins
Cinderella
110 days / Deep Orange-Red / Fruit 15-20 pounds
Yes, it's true - Cinderella's coach is a pumpkin with its pronounced lobes and flattened top! Tasty, orange flesh is superb for pies and savory dishes. 10 foot vines with up to 6 fruits on the vine that can measure as large as 15 inches across. What fun for the kids!
Available in Walnut Creek and Richmond only. *Photo courtesy of Territorial Seed Company
Musque de Provence
125 days / Tan w/Deep Orange Flesh / Fruit 8-15 pounds
Ribbed, flat, tan fruits are bigger than Long Island Cheese, averaging 8 to 15 pounds. Thick, deep orange, moderately sweet flesh. In France cut wedges are sold in supermarkets and farmers' markets for cooking. Decorative. Late maturity. Long storage. Sometimes called Fairytale in the U.S.
Available in Walnut Creek only. *Photo courtesy of Johnny's Selected Seeds johnnyseeds.com
New England Pie
105 days / Deep Orange / Fruit 4-6 pounds
This is the classic New England pie pumpkin! The plant produces small dark-skinned pumpkins ranging 4 to 6 pounds. Not as sweet as squash, the well-colored orange flesh is relatively starchy, dry and stringless - just what you want for your pumpkin pie!
Available in Walnut Creek and Richmond only. *Photo courtesy of Johnny's Selected Seeds johnnyseeds.com
Racer
85 days / Orange / Fruit 12-16 pounds
Extra early workhorse variety. Blocky, heavy, midsize pumpkin with a great-looking rib and big, dark green handle. Typical weight 12 to 16 pounds. Highly productive, vigorous, short vine. Combines parentage from Univ. of New Hampshire and Johnny's Seeds. Average yield of 2 to 3 fruits per plant.
Available in Walnut Creek and Richmond only. *Photo courtesy of Johnny's Selected Seeds johnnyseeds.com
Summer Squash
Crookneck, Dixie Hybrid
41 days / Yellow / Fruit 4" to 6" inches long
This one is a long time favorite! Known to be fast growing and early maturing, it produces prolific yields of shiny bright yellow crooknecks. The fruit holds well after picking - a great advantage for a high yielding plant. Pick on the small side for best flavor.
Available in Walnut Creek and Richmond only.
Cube of Butter
50 days / Yellow / Fruit to 10" long
Enjoy these straightneck squash that are succulent and delicious with creamy white flesh. The lemon yellow, uniform fruit can be picked young as baby-sized squash, or allowed to reach up to 10 inches while retaining all its irresistible, high-quality flavor. These low growing, open bush-habit plants yield heavy harvests.
Available in Antioch only. *Photo courtesy of Territorial Seed Company
Golden Glory
53 days / Deep Yellow / Fruit 7" to 8" long
An attractive zucchini, this variety has waxy, gold skin with a creamy white interior. 7 to 8 inches in size, it provides an excellent yield of blemish-free fruits. Golden Glory is also resistant to watermelon and zucchini yellow mosaic viruses and powdery mildew.
Available in Walnut Creek and Richmond only.
Teot Bat Put
65-70 days / Green / To 4" diameter and 6" long
This summer squash is enjoyable as a freshly sliced snack, saute, stir-fry, or even grated for zucchini bread. Nicknamed avocado squash because of its shape, it has glossy green skin, light yellow flesh, and a wonderful, sweet flavor. It is easy to grow and has good fruit set. Ripe fruits measure about 4 inches wide and about 6 inches long. Train to climb a vertical support for best air circulation and ease of harvest, or leave to sprawl on the ground. ("I grew this last season and it was by far the most prolific summer squash in my garden. And it produced from June to October! I used it exactly as I use zucchini (including zucchini bread!), with excellent results. That's high praise from a true zucchini lover.")
Available in Walnut Creek and Richmond only.
Zephyr
54 days / Yellow and Green / Fruit 4" to 6" long
A Master Gardener favorite! Distinctive, slender fruits are yellow with faint white stripes and light-green blossom ends. Harvest young, at 4 to 6 inches, for unusually delicious, nutty flavor and firm texture. Vigorous, high-yielding plants. Edible Flowers: Blossoms bear a mild, squash-like flavor and are great stuffed and fried, or sliced for use in soups, omelets, salads, and pasta dishes.
*Photo courtesy of Johnny's Selected Seeds johnnyseeds.com
Winter Squash
Acorn, Sweet REBA
90 days / Orange flesh / Fruit to 1½ pounds
This is a high yielding, uniform, disease resistant variety known for good sugar production. REBA stands for Resistant Early Bush Acorn. If you are acorn-averse, try REBA, because this Cornell University release is one of the sweetest acorns, with dry and substantial flesh. Despite a compact bush habit, expect heavy yields of 1 to 1½ pound fruit. This should be a crowd pleaser!
Available in Walnut Creek and Richmond only. *Photo courtesy of High Mowing Organic Seeds
Butternut—Butterbaby
100 days / Orange flesh / Fruit 4-6 inches, 1-1.5 pounds
This true mini is an adorable butternut with wonderful flavor and good color. Its short vines produce fruits 4 to 6 inches long and offer about two servings each. Ripe squash can be stored 3 to 4 months.
Available in Walnut Creek and Richmond only. *Photo courtesy of Johnny's Selected Seeds, johnnyseeds.com
Butternut—Waltham
105 days / Orange flesh / Fruit 4-5 pounds
This 1970 All-America Selections winner from Massachusetts is still the benchmark for large butternuts. Larger fruits with small seed cavities and thick, straight, cylindrical necks. The flesh has smooth texture and sweet flavor, particularly after 2 months of storage.
*Photo courtesy of trueleafmarket.com
Kabocha—Sunshine
95 days / Deep Orange-Red / Fruit to 3-5 pounds
This AAS winner bears stunning, scarlet fruit. The tender flesh is smooth, sweet, and bright orange - ideal for baking, mashing, and pies. Deep scarlet fruits are slightly flat-round, averaging 3 to 5 pounds on vigorous, short vines. Sunshine's appearance and eating quality are superior to other varieties of this type. No need to peel this one - the skin is thin and nutritious! Can be consumed at maturity, or stored. Average 3 to 4 fruits per plant.
Available in Walnut Creek and Richmond only. *Photo courtesy of Johnny's Selected Seeds johnnyseeds.com
Spaghetti—Pinnacle
85 days / Yellow / Fruit to 3 pounds
High yielding, semi-bush variety with slightly sweet, nutty flavor. Average 3 pound fruits with a yield of 4 to 6 fruits per plant. Good companion plant for sunflowers. Bake like other winter squash, then flake out the noodle flesh into tasty spaghetti-like strands. To store fruits for later use, keep them cool and dry.
*Photo courtesy of Johnny's Selected Seeds johnnyseeds.com
Zucchini
Astia
48 days / Green / Harvest at 5"
Astia is a bush zucchini variety developed especially for container growing and planting in small space gardens. Early bearing and productive, the abundant zucchini develop near the base of the plant where they are easy to harvest. These uniform glossy-green zucchini have excellent flavor! The non-rambling, compact squash vines are also highly ornamental with big silvery-green, deeply indented leaves.
*Photo courtesy of Territorial Seed Company
Black Beauty
45-60 days / Dark Green / Harvest at 6" to 8"
A 1956 All American Selections winner, this heirloom summer squash grows on a compact, high-yielding bush (not a vine). Dark green fruit is best picked when 6 to 8 inches long. Easy to grow and great for freezing! Enjoy eating the blossoms as well.
Bush Baby
59 days / Striped Green / Harvest at 2" to 6"
These compact, bush type plants are at home in the garden or a large container. Bush Baby produces striking fruit with light and dark green stripes and have a wonderfully delicate, satisfying flavor. Bred to produce smaller fruit, their best size for picking is 2 to 6 inches, but the non-stop plants deliver a higher than average overall harvest.
Available in Walnut Creek and Richmond only. *Photo courtesy of Territorial Seed Company
Dunja
47 days / Dark Green / Harvest at 6" to 8"
Early and powdery mildew resistant. Dunja is a high yielder of excellent quality, dark-green, straight zucchinis. Open plants and short spines make for an easy harvest.
Kefren
50 days / Medium-Dark Green / Harvest at 3" to 8"
This is a new hybrid variety with great disease resistance! The open plants have fewer spines resulting in less skin irritation and easier harvests. The stem is firmly attached to the fruit but snaps easily for harvest. Has traditional medium-dark green fruit.
Available in Richmond only. *Photo courtesy of Johnny's Selected Seeds johnnyseeds.com
Mexicana
46 days / Gray Green / Harvest at 4" to 6"
This Mexican gray zucchini features an open bush-type habit that makes harvest easy. Expect loads of slightly bulbed, gray-green zucchini, 4 to 6 inches long. Mexicana's outstanding nutty flavor and tender texture, in addition to its heavy yields and early maturity, are driving its popularity. And its superior disease resistance mean reliable harvests.
*Photo courtesy of Territorial Seed Company.
Leafy Greens
Arugula, Astro
38 days / Green
Astro has strap-shaped leaves, less deeply lobed than many, with a milder flavor. Heat tolerant and slow to bolt, it still prefers the cold soil of early spring and fall. Plant in fertile, moist, well-draining soil in full sun to part shade.
*Photo courtesy of Johnny's Selected Seeds johnnyseeds.com
Collard Greens, Georgia Southern
75-85 days / Green
A great old Southern favorite! This pre-1880 heirloom gives huge yields of very tasty greens. And it has good resistance to heat and cold. In its 1921 catalog, the J.J. Wilson Seed Co. noted that the variety, with its large, tender leaves, "should be better known." We concur!
Available in Walnut Creek and Richmond only. *Photo courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds rareseeds.com
Kale-Toscano, Black Magic
65 days / Dark Blue-Green
This is a selection of Toscano kale with long, narrow leaves for attractive and tall, straight bunches. Dark blue-green leaves on this beautiful Lacinato or "dinosaur" type kale.
*Photo courtesy of Johnny's Selected Seeds johnnyseeds.com
Lettuce, Bergam's Green
51 days / Green
Featuring uniform, dense heads of green leaves with wavy edges, this lettuce has many positive characteristics. It's known for good flavor, and it's widly adapted for growing in different climates and seasons. The plants are also resistant to many diseases and pests.
Available in Walnut Creek and Richmond only. *Photo courtesy of Johnny's Selected Seeds johnnyseeds.com
Lettuce, Purple Fusion
55 days / Green to Purple
Wow - a heat tolerant and slow bolting lettuce! Purple Fusion has a crunchy texture with a heavy core and thick ribs. Its open heads are packed with uniform, frilly leaves that are green with purple edges. And it's a high yielding variety, giving both summer performance and color for your garden.
Available in Walnut Creek and Richmond only. *Photo courtesy of Johnny's Selected Seeds johnnyseeds.com
Lettuce, Ruby Sky
58 days / Green to Red
This productive all-season red leaf is a reliable standard. The dense heads of ruffled leaves are intense purple-red at the tips, and green at the inner base. Compared to Vulcan, Ruby Sky has similar flavor and good tolerance to bottom rot.
Available in Walnut Creek and Richmond only. *Photo courtesy of Johnny's Selected Seeds johnnyseeds.com
Mustard, Chirimen Hakarashi
35-55 days / Green
These Japanese mustard leaves are delicious. Featuring broad, curly leaves with serrated edges grown on a round stalk. This mustard bunches loosely and is commonly grown for baby greens as well as for fully mature greens. Best when harvested early, when they are 3 inches tall or more, about 35 days from sprouting. The mature plant is still delicious but will be much spicier!
Available in Walnut Creek and Richmond only. *Photo courtesy of trueleafmarket.
Swiss Chard, Bright Lights
52 days / Green leaves, multicolor stems
Leaf stalks up to 20 inches tall; colored yellow, gold, orange, pink, crimson or purple. Lighter, milder flavor compared to other chards. Somewhat less frost hardy than other chards, but will overwinter in mild climates. As leaves are harvested, plant will continue to produce new leaves. Plant 4 inches apart. Also good for containers.
*Photo courtesy of Johnny's Selected Seeds, johnnyseeds.com
Tomatillos
Pancho
60 days / Green
Wanting larger fruit for easier salsa prep? Here's Pancho, with a thick trunk and a strong, vigorous plant to hold all that big fruit! Fruits are about twice the size of Toma Verde's. Tomatillos are not self pollinating so planting 2 or more tomatillo plants in your garden will help ensue the blooms will be pollinated.
*Photo courtesy of Johnny's Selected Seeds johnnyseeds.com
Purple
70 days / Purple / Golf ball-sized fruit
A tomatillo with beautiful purple color and superb flavor whether eaten fresh from the plant, grilled or in salsa. Harvest should be done when the fruits are golf ball-sized and the papery husk has split. More sunshine will produce a more purple fruit. Tomatillos are not self pollinating so planting 2 or more tomatillo plants in your garden will help ensue the blooms will be pollinated.
*Photo courtesy of High Mowing Organic Seeds
Herbs
Basil, Genovese
68 days / Green / Leaves up to 3" long
Genovese is a classic Italian variety, with authentic flavor and appearance. It's tall and relatively slow to bolt with large, dark green leaves about 3 inches long. Plant height is 24 to 30 inches. This common strain of Genovese basil can present some variability in leaf shape and plant size. Edible flowers: use the flowers in any recipe that calls for basil or to garnish drinks, salads, soups, pasta and desserts. The flavor is of intense basil.
Basil, Large Leaf, Nufar
74 days / Green / Leaves up to 4" long
A Genovese-type basil, Nufar will provide you with months of large, flavorful leaves for cooking. It also has good disease resistance. The leaves are up to 4 inchs long, with a sweet scent and flavor. The plant height is 24 to 30 inches, with a bushy, outward spreading habit.
Cilantro, Cruiser
60 days / Green
Cruiser has a tidy, compact, upright plant habit and excellent bolt resistance. This very vigorous grower has large leaves and sturdy stems for a continuous supply of glossy, dark green, tasty greens. Expect 7 inch tall plants with excellent branching.
*Photo courtesy of Johnny's Selected Seeds johnnyseeds.com
Parsley, Giant of Italy
75 days / Green / Flat-leaf Type
Great to cook with! Giant of Italy has large, dark green leaves with great flavor. The 18 to 20 inch stems are strong and upright. Very high yielding.
*Photo courtesy of Johnny's Selected Seeds johnnyseeds.com
Melons
Melon, Divergent
75 days / Orange / Fruit 3½- 4 pounds
These 3½ to 4 pound heavily-netted fruits are exceptionally sweet and aromatic. Cut from the vine when the skin is mostly yellow but still shows a 30 to 40% green hue. Good disease resistance.
Available in Antioch only. *Photo courtesy of Johnny's Selected Seeds johnnyseeds.com
Melon, Honey Dew
105-115 days / Green / Fruit to 6 pounds
The lime-green, juicy flesh of this smooth-skinned melon has superb sweetness and delightful aroma. Vines produce fruits up to 6 pounds. Expect high yields of large, flavorful fruits.
Available in Antioch only.
Melon, Sarah's Choice
76 days / Orange / Fruit 3 pounds
Consistent taste test favorite. Its flavor combined with its attractive oval fruits and ideal 3 pound size make this one a winner. Harvest at full-slip (when a gentle tug removes the fruit from the vine). Bred by Dr. Brent Loy of the University of New Hampshire. Good disease resistance.
Available in Antioch only. *Photo courtesy of Johnny's Selected Seeds johnnyseeds.com
Watermelon, Mini Love
70 days / Red flesh / Fruit 5-7 pounds
This watermelon is personal-sized, early, and delicious. Sweet and firm, oval-round fruits average 5 to7 pounds. Distinctive, bright green rind with dark green stripes and dense, bright red flesh. Very productive.
Available in Antioch only. *Photo courtesy of Johnny's Selected Seeds johnnyseeds.com
Watermelon, Moon & Stars
95 days / Red flesh / Fruit to 40 pounds
This Legendary heirloom variety dates from 1926. It has very sweet, brilliant red flesh, and a dark green rind with bright yellow spots on it! Moon and Stars melons can grow to over 40 pounds! This is becoming one of the most popular heirloom varieties, a true winner.
Available in Antioch only. *Photo courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds rareseeds.com
Okra
Okra, Heavy Hitter
56 days / Green
Heavy Hitter is reported to be one of the most productive okras of all time, and with no compromise to flavor and texture. You can expect heavy crops of uniform pods on well-branched plants. Perfect for frying, grilling, pickling, baking, dehydrating, or slowly simmering into delicious soups, stews, and gumbos. Okra lovers find this rare variety to have exquisite flavor, fine texture, and a fresh, satisfyingly homegrown snap.
Available in Walnut Creek and Richmond only. *Photo courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds rareseeds.com