Cucumber, Pickling
An easy-to-grow variety with an abundance of large, dark green fruit that is great for pickling.
Cucumber, Straight Eight
Named for its perfectly straight, 8″ long fruit, this slicing cucumber has long been prized for its high quality, flavor and even, deep green color. Vigorous, productive vines that benefit from trellising.
Cucumber, Whopper
Great big, top quality bush cucumbers are produced on long-lasting vines throughout summer. Tender, sweet, crisp, and virtually seedless. Perfect for salads and superb on sandwiches! Water well in warm weather.
Eggplant, Black Beauty
A great variety for those who prefer a dependable, larger-fruited and traditional purple eggplant. Black Beauty produces very attractive 1-3 pound fruit that keeps well and has excellent flavor. This variety has been a popular favorite for 100 years. Start harvesting when the eggplants are 4-5″ long. The skin should be shiny; dull skin is a sign that the eggplant is overripe. Chef Jeff’s Tip: Use a sharp knife and cut the eggplant from the plant, leaving at least 1″ of stem attached to the fruit.
Kale
The plant is upright and compact, great for indoor garden or container planting. For earlier harvest, sow seeds indoors in a sunny spot or under plant lights 6-8 weeks before outdoor planting date–this works for both the spring and fall! If purchasing plants in the fall, plant upon arrival and harvest before heavy frost hits. Avoid planting in garden area where cabbage family was grown the year before. Withstands light frost.
Kale, Giant
One of the most tender kale varieties, it’s ideal for raw kale salads and soups. Leaves are very dark blue-green and heavily savoyed, sweetening with each frost. Also known as Dinosaur or Tuscan kale. Exceptionally large, vigorous and cold-tolerant.
Kohlrabi
Light green, very smooth skin. Flesh has a very mild, turnip-like flavor. Delicious raw with dip or cooked.
Kohlrabi, Grand Duke
High yields of quality Kohlrabi bulbs. The skin is pale green and the flesh is creamy white. The bulbs are crisp and very flavorful. They can be eaten raw, used in slaws, cooked or used in Hungarian soups. It is best to harvest when bulbs are 4″ across. Resists cold weather, light frost and adverse weather conditions.
Leek
Edible stems with a mild green onion flavor.
Lettuce, Bibb
Bibb lettuce is a smaller butterhead lettuce with soft leaves used primarily as a salad green but also works well as a wrapper for foods. This lettuce is easy to grow at home. Soft heads are creamy yellow inside. Best grown in cooler regions. The tender, dark green outer leaves are tinged with brown. Slow-bolting.
Lettuce, Butter Crunch
A heat-tolerant, Bibb-type lettuce. Its rich green leaves, sometimes tinged with red, form a beautiful rosette in the garden. Holds well under stress and has good bolt resistance.
Lettuce, Gourmet Salad Blend
This tasty and attractive mix features a wide variety of lettuces including romaine, lollo, green leaf, red leaf and more.