Variety Description Total # plants # for me Location Dad's Extras
Anise Hyssop a great flower for attracting bees and hummingbirds, member of mint family, hardy perennial with lavender purple spikes July through September 6 3 home 1 2
Aster, China Opus peony-flowered aster, charming, fluffy, ball-shaped flowers are white with lavender tips. Uniform plants yield an abundance of blossoms 4-5" across on sturdy stems. Ht. 24". 11 5 ?? 6 -1
Beets, Chiogga candy striped beets, Italian variety with sweet flavor, smooth, medium-height tops are all green with pink-striped stems 4 12-packs 2 12-packs plot 0 2-12 pack
Cosmos, Cosmic Orange 2-inch double and semi-double blooms all summer long on well-branched 12- to 22-inch plants 4 12-packs 2 12-packs ?? 1 12 pack 1-12 pack
Cucumber, Sumter pickling 11 8 plot 3 5
Cucumber, Rocky produces large numbers of mini-cucumbers, 3-4 inches long borne in compact multiple clusters close to the main stem with little side branching 11 8 plot 3 5
Cucumber, Striped Armenian unusual, slightly fuzzy, "S"-shaped fruits are slightly ridged with alternating dark and light green stripes, harvest from 8-18 inches 12 8 plot 4 4
Gourd, Birdhouse 6 2 home 2 0
Gourds, large ornamental 2 2 home 0 2
Marigold, Lemon Signet not many all ?? 0 0
Marigolds, Snowdrift creamy white 3-1/2" flowers stand 22" high with long, strong stems and bloom generously from mid-June until September. Unlike other marigolds, prefers some afternoon shade 25 15 ?? 10 5
Onions, Yellow Spanish large, yellow globe, average keeper onions will store well until January or February 2 9-packs ? plot 0 ?
Peppers, Anaheim Chile very mild, medium sized chile 6-10", can be roasted and peeled and used in recipes or stuffed. Anaheim chiles are a good complement to egg dishes, stews, and vegetable dishes. The plants are tall, upright, bushy, and long bearing. 8 6 home 2 4
Peppers, Habenero Chile the hottest chile pepper ever! 16 8 home 2 6
Peppers, Poblano Chile The 4½ inch long fruit are medium walled, tapered to a blunt point, and wrinkled with dark green skin that turns a deep red color. They are slightly hot with a sweet taste. Excellent fresh, stuffed, roasted, or dried. 15 8 plot 7 1
Peppers, Sweet Canary Bell ripens to a beautiful golden yellow, exceptional flavor, thick walls, and incredible color, sets its fruit early and continues to produce peppers throughout the summer. Use in salads, sautéed or grilled. 20 8 home 4 4
Peppers, Sweet Chocolate Very mild and sweet. A beautiful chocolate color. 19 8 home 0 8
Pumpkin, Baby Pam average size 4 lbs 3 2 home 1 1
Pumpkin, Big Rock BIG pumpkins, average 20 lbs plus 4 2 home 2 0
Squash, Delicata a winter squash, 7-9" long, 3" wide, 1 1/2-2 lb., cream-colored fruits with dark green longitudinal stripes and flecks, very sweet, excellent for stuffing and baking 3 2 plot 1 1
Squash, Lakota (1 3-pack),  orange teardrop shaped hubbard-type squash with sweet deep orange flesh, heirloom variety that traces its ancestry back to the Lakota Sioux Nation, tastes like a cross between butternut and acorn 3 2 plot 1 1
Summer squash, Starship pattypan a dark green patty pan 6 2 plot 2 0
Summer squash, Sunburst a bright yellow patty pan 5 2 plot 2 0
Summer squash, Zephyr a straight-neck yellow with green at the blossom end 3 2 plot 1 1
Zucchini, Cashflow fruits are straight, dark green and slightly tapered. Plants are large, open, and easy to harvest 6 2 plot 2 0
Tomatoes, Big Beef Nice combination of size, taste, and earliness. Full-flavored, globe-shaped fruits ripen early for their size. 1994 All-America Selections winner. 70 days 18 3 half/half 6 -3
Tomatoes, Brandywine One of the best-tasting tomatoes. Brandywine's luscious flavor is "very rich, loud, and distinctively spicy." The large fruits, often over 1 lb., have deep pink skin and smooth red flesh. 78 days 8 3 half/half 3 0
Tomatoes, Cherokee Purple Unusual variety with full flavor. Pre-1890 Tennessee heirloom is reportedly of Cherokee Indian origin. Ripens to a unique dark, dusky pink/purple. Sometimes called a 'black' tomato, the color carries though to the flesh, especially at the stem end. Relatively short vines. 72-85 days  4 very small plants 4 half/half 4
Tomatoes, Giant Belgium Huge pink, somewhat Beefsteak type fruits. Plant produces good yields of 2 lb to 5 lb dark pink beefsteak tomatoes. Tomatoes are very sweet, meaty, and turn dark pink when mature. A low acidity tomato that is excellent for salads, sandwiches, and canning. So huge you only need one slice per sandwich. An heirloom variety from Ohio. 85 days 2 2 half/half 2
Tomatoes, Orange Blossom The best early orange tomato. Medium-firm, globe-shaped fruits average 6-7 oz., have a nice texture, and are mildly flavored, balanced with a little acidity. Developed at the Univ. of New Hampshire. Determinate. 60 days 12 3 half/half 3 0
Tomatoes, Oxheart Red An old-fashioned favorite with heart-shaped pink fruit that weigh up to 1 pound. Beautiful big, oval, pointed fruit with a fine sweet old time flavor! The meaty fruit have few seeds. Wonderful for sauces and cooking. 80 days 3 3 half/half 3
Tomatoes, Pink Beauty Perfect, pink, medium-size, 6-8 oz., flattened globes have full, rich tomato flavor. One of the best tasting tomatoes in trials. Healthy plants produce firm, blemish-free fruit. 74 days 12 3 half/half 3 0
Tomatoes, Purple Calabash Unusual heirloom. Oblate, very wrinkled, dark pink-purple flattened, with 3 to 4 oz. fruit. The ribbed, bulbous, and scarred Purple Calabash tomato dates back to pre-Columbian Mexico. The Aztecs combined this "xitomatl" with hot peppers and ground squash seeds to make a salsa that would accompany fish and meat. The flavor of the Purple Calabash is rich and concentrated like a slowly simmered sauce. Fantastic fresh, this tomato shines in sauces and pastes. 75-90 days 9 3 half/half 3 0
Tomatoes, San Marzano 3 to 6 oz. paste type. The perfect start to the perfect pizza. Tall vines produce heavy yields of long, cylindrical fruit a week earlier than other San Marzano varieties. Delicious, balanced acidic flavor, and meaty flesh. 78 days 7 3 half/half 4 -1
Tomatoes, Tomango stuffing tomato almost like a bell pepper in type, late, 2 to 4 oz., red with yellow streaks 6 3 half/half 3 0
Watermelon, Sugar Baby the standard of small watermelons, round fruits, 6-8" in diameter, averaging 8-10 lb. Ripe melons are almost black. 76 days 5 5 plot 0 5
Watermelon from Mom 7 2 plot 0 2
Zinnia tall, mixed colors 4 12-packs 2 12-packs ?? 2 12-packs 0