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Hot Banana Pepper Capsicum Annuum ‘Hot Banana’ Hot Banana Pepper Capsicum annuum ‘Hot Banana’ Profuse bearer of medium hot peppers Fruit Size: 6” x 1.5” Full Sun Matures in 75 Days Plant Spacing 18-24” pH 6.2 to 7.0 Consistently moist soil Great for cooking, pickling, and preserving Sweet Banana Pepper Capsicum annuum ‘Sweet Banana’ Profuse bearer of sweet and mild peppers Fruit Size: 6” x 1.5” Full Sun Matures in 75 Days Plant Spacing 18-24” pH 6.2 to 7.0 Consistently moist soil Eat these fresh or use for cooking, frying, pickling or preserving Golden Bell Sweet Pepper Capsicum annuum ‘Golden Bell’ Profuse bearer of bright-gold fruit Fruit Size: 3” x 2.5” Full Sun Matures in 75 Days Plant Spacing 18” to 24” pH 6.2-7.0 Consistently moist soil Use fresh in salads Also excellent baked or stuffed Revolution Sweet Bell Pepper Capsicum annuum ‘Revolution’ Hybrid with strong disease resistance Extra-large sweet Bell Pepper Green to Red Color Fruit size: 4” x 4” Full Sun Matures in 75 Days Plant Spacing 18-24” pH 6.2- 7.0 Average to well-drained soil Extra thick walls make it perfect for stuffing ‘Spitfire’ Anaheim Hot Pepper Capsicum annuum ‘Spitfire’ Disease resistant new variety Profuse bearer of large, long green peppers Great for Containers Full Sun Matures in 75 Days Plant Spacing 18-24” pH 6.2-7.0 Moist, Well-Drained soil Great fresh or roasted, adds subtle heat to salsas ‘Super Chile’ Hot Pepper Capsicum annuum ‘Super Chile’ Profuse bearer of hot, pungent peppers (up to 300 fruit per plant) Green & red shades Fruit size: 2.5” x 5” Matures in 75 days Short spreading plant Plant Spacing 18-24” pH 6.2 to 7.0 Moist, well-drained soil Use for drying, pickling or eating fresh Tabasco Hot Pepper Capsicum annuum ‘Tabasco’ Profuse bearer of multi-color, fiery hot fruit! Great for containers and small space gardens Fruit Size: 1.5” x 2” Full Sun Plant Spacing: 18-24” pH 6.2-7.0 Moist well-drained soil Use for cooking, drying, and preserving Eating raw not recommended! Excellent decorative plant Patio Snacker Cucumber Cucumis sativus ‘Patio Snacker’ Profuse bearer of sweet and crunchy fruit Perfect vining variety for large containers with trellises Early producer Matures in 39 Days Fruit Size: 8” long Full Sun Plant Spacing 12” pH 6.0-7.0 Consistently moist and well-drained soil Great for eating fresh Honeynut Butternut Squash Cucurbita moshata ‘Honeynut’ Heavy producer of mini 1.5 lb. fruit Late maturing and cold tolerant Green and orange shades Height: 18-20” Full Sun pH 6.0-6.5 (slightly acidic) Moist, well-drained soil Butternut is the most popular Winter Squash Great for soups, pasta and everything in between Honey Bear Acorn Squash Cucurbita pepo var. turbinata ‘Honey Bear’ Sweetest flesh of any Acorn 5-6 green fruit produced per vine Fruit Size: 2 lbs. (Perfect for 2 people) Best in full sun Tolerant of cold pH 6.0-6.8 Fertile, well-drained soil Height: 18-20” Great for baking: cut in half and sprinkle with Brown Sugar Easy Pick Gold Zucchini Cucurbita pepo ‘Zucchini Easy Pick Gold’ Vigorous producer, longer-lasting fruit Shades of Yellow Plant in full sun, 2’ apart Matures in 45-55 days Height: 4-5’/Spread: 4-5’ Spineless pH 6.5 Consistently Moist Soil Excellent cooked or raw, keeps well Bush Early Girl Tomato Solanum lycopersicum ‘Bush Early Girl’ High Yields Early Producer Matures in 54 Days Fruit size: 5-6 oz. Height: 36-40” Spread: 16-18” pH 6- 6.8 Consistently moist soil Great for containers or in gardens Disease resistant Costoluto Genovese Tomato Solanum lycopersicum ‘Costoluto Genovese’ Mid-Season Producer Medium to Large Deeply Ribbed Fruit Height: 4-6’ – Spread: 18-36” Full Sun Heat and Cold Tolerant pH 6-6.8 Consistently moist soil Excellent fresh or used in sauce or canning Heirloom Marriage Tomato Solanum lycopersicum ‘Heirloom Marriage Genuwine’ Heavy Producer of 10-12 oz fruit Cross of heirlooms Brandywine and Costoluto Bright Red Shades Matures in 70-75 days Height 5-7’ – Spread 2-3’ pH 6.8 Full Sun Moist, well-drained soil Delicious fresh, great slicer Sungold Cherry Tomato Solanum lycopersicum ‘Sungold’ Strong producer and vigorous grower Shades of bright orange Height: 4-5’ – Spread 4-5’ Rambles – needs space Full Sun pH 6.8 Moist, well-drained soil Excellent snacking fruit, great in salads Tomatoberry Cherry Tomato Solanum lycopersicum ‘Tomatoberry Cherry’ Early maturing mild, sweet taste with meaty texture Height: 4-8’ – Spread: 2-3’ Color: bright red Full Sun pH 6 – 6.8 Moist, well-drained soil Does well in containers or gardens Tumbling Tom Red Cherry Tomato Solanum lycopersicum ‘Tumbling Tom’ ` Early maturing mild, sweet taste and meaty texture Larger sized cherry tomato Cascading, compact, useful in containers Height: 20-24” – Spread: 6-10”’ Color: red shades Full Sun pH 6 – 6.8 Moist, well-drained soil Works well all ways: snacking, salads, pasta dishes Fairy Tale Eggplant Solanum melongena ‘Fairy Tale’ Bearer of showy, purple-lavender blooms Followed by 4” long, narrow, lavender fruit Height: 18-24“ Spread: 18-24” Full Sun Matures in 50 Days pH 6.0 (slightly acidic) Consistently Moist Soil Compact, does well in containers Not bitter, suitable cooked in various cuisines Orient Hybrid Asian Eggplant Solanum melongena ‘Orient Express’ Profuse bearer of slender, tender fruit One of the earliest eggplants to harvest Height: 24-30 “--- Spread: 24-30” Full Sun Matures in 50 -55 Days pH 6.0 (slightly acidic) Consistently Moist Soil Does well in containers Delicate flavor and thin skin make it desirable for cooking Patriot Highbush Blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum ‘Patriot’ Excellent Early Season Producer Massive yields Height: 4-5’---Spread: 4-5’ Fruit: Shades of Blue Full Sun pH 6.5 Moist Well-Drained Soil Delicious, juicy fruit Also a great landscape plant, with lustrous deep green foliage and fiery orange-red fall color .
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