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Spring Garden Fair Additional Vegetables

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New in 2026! We are offering a wide selection of vegetable seedlings in addition to tomatoes and peppers. Listed below are the varieties that will be available. Note that we expect that many of these will be very popular and may sell out early.

Explanation of terms

F1 — Hybrid. Saved seeds will likely revert to parent varieties.
OP — Open pollinated. Saved seed should be true unless cross pollinated.

Please understand that some varieties may sell out quickly or not be available due to germination difficulties.

Vegetable list

Beans, Bush: Baccicia
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Beans, Bush: Dragon Tongue
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Beans, Bush: Provider
65 days, OP
Heavy crops of flavorful 7" long green beans. 
Beans, Pole: Northeaster/Kwintus
55 days, OP
Early & delicious flat Italian bean. Stringless tender pods are 8–10" long.
Beans, Pole: Fortex
60 days, OP
Round, stringless beans. Pick at 7" long for filet beans, but tasty when grown longer as well.
Beans, Pole: Yard Long Asparagus
80 days, OP
Straight, smooth, bright green pods. Best harvested at 15–18 inches long. Tall vines, up to 12 feet, require significant support. Growing on an arbor to allow the beans to hang down works well.
Cucumber: Diva
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Cucumber: Lemon
60 days, OP
Round, lemon-colored heirloom variety is sweet & mild. Introduced in 1894 and still popular!
Cucumber: Tasty Green F1
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Eggplant: Aswad
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Eggplant: Mitoyo
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Eggplant: Pingtung Long
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Greens: Georgia Southern Collards
60 days, OP
Sweet and tender cabbage-like leaves, heat and cold-tolerant.
Greens: Japanese Chard/Perpetual Spinach
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Greens: Malabar Spinach
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Squash, Summer: Early Prolific Yellow
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Squash, Summer: Costata Romanesco
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Squash, Summer: Grey Zucchini
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Squash, Winter: Sunshine Kabocha
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Squash, Winter: Canada Crookneck
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Squash, Winter: Butterbush
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Vegetable list

Beans, Bush

Baccicia
description
Dragon Tongue
description
Provider
65 days, OP
Heavy crops of flavorful 7" long green beans. 

Beans, Pole

Northeaster/Kwintus
55 days, OP
Early & delicious flat Italian bean. Stringless tender pods are 8–10" long.
Fortex
60 days, OP
Round, stringless beans. Pick at 7" long for filet beans, but tasty when grown longer as well.
Yard Long Asparagus
80 days, OP
Straight, smooth, bright green pods. Best harvested at 15–18 inches long. Tall vines, up to 12 feet, require significant support. Growing on an arbor to allow the beans to hang down works well.

Cucumbers

Diva
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Lemon
60 days, OP
Round, lemon-colored heirloom variety is sweet & mild. Introduced in 1894 and still popular!
Tasty Green F1
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Eggplant

Aswad
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Mitoyo
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Pingtung Long
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Greens

Greens: Georgia Southern Collards
60 days, OP
Sweet and tender cabbage-like leaves, heat and cold-tolerant.
Greens: Japanese Chard/Perpetual Spinach
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Greens: Malabar Spinach
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Squash, Summer

Squash, Summer: Early Prolific Yellow
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Squash, Summer: Costata Romanesco
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Squash, Summer: Grey Zucchini
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Squash, Winter

Squash, Winter: Sunshine Kabocha
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Squash, Winter: Canada Crookneck
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Squash, Winter: Butterbush
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