Varieties for New Jersey Home Vegetable Gardeners Fact Sheet FS681 Cooperative Extension Wesley Kline, Ph.D., Agricultural Agent, Cumberland County, Peter Nitzsche, Agricultural Agent, Morris County; Michelle Casella, Agricultural Agent, Gloucester County, William Sciarappa, Agricultural Agent, Monmouth County; William Hlubik, Agricultural Agent, Middlesex County; Melvin Henninger, Vegetable Crop Specialist, Rutgers University; and Raymond Samulis, Agricultural Agent, Burlington County

This factsheet is intended for all home gardeners in New Jersey. Some of these varieties are available only through seed company catalogs. For a listing of seed companies, see fact sheet FS1163, Mail Order Vegetable Seed Sources for the New Jersey Gardener, available from your local Rutgers Cooperative Extension office. In addition, visit http://njveg.rutgers.edu or contact your county extension office for more specific information concerning these vegetables. Below is a list of varieties that have performed well in research trials in New Jersey. There may be many other varieties that perform well in your garden.

Asparagus Beets Bobcat Cauliflower Jersey Giant Chioggia Bravo Absolute Jersey Knight Crosby Green Cup Amazing Jersey Supreme Early Wonder Superstar Apex Lutz Attribute Red Ace Pointed heads Beans Concert Snap Red Cloud Excalibur Caraflex Majestic Bronco Ruby Queen Caramba Bush Blue Lake Scarlet Supreme Murdoc Snow Crown Eureka Greencrop Broccoli Red Collards Arcadia Cario Blue Max Horticultural Belstar Red Dynasty Champion French Horticultural Diplomat Red Head Top Bunch Volcano Eureka Rio Grande Red Gypsy Super Red 80 or 90 Bush Limas Sultan Kale Cypress Windsor Dwarf Blue Curled Savoy Eastland Dwarf Siberian Chieftain Fordhand 242 Brussels Sprouts Savoy Ace Jackson Wonder Franklin Kohlrabi Jade Cross E Grand Duke Napa Pole Limas Oliver Purple Danube Big 6 Prince Marvel Jade Pagoda King of the Garden Michihli Cabbage Yuki Carrots Pole Beans Early-Midseason Scarlet Nantes Blue Lake Pole Blue Dynasty Pak Choi Kentucky Blue Blue Gem Joi Choi Kentucky Wonder Blue Thunder Mei Quing Choi Blue Vantage Prize Choi Cucumbers Turnip Muskmelon Peppers Slicers All Top Cantaloupe Bell Diva Top Star Aphrodite Admiral Fanfare Athena Lady Bell Marketmore 76 Leeks Burpees Highbrid Lafayette Medalist Arkansas Krenshaw melons Revolution Carina Vidi Pickles Leefall Okra Eureka Winora Annie Oakley T Hot Jackson Supreme Clemson Spineless Caribbean Red Habanero Magic Lettuce Millionaire Cherry Bomb Bibb, Boston Habaneros Gherkin Hungarian Wax Esmeralda Onions Mini (Mexican Sour) Jalapeno Ermosa Bulb Jalapeno M Optima Candy Jamaican Hot Chocolate Edamame Condor Jamaican Hot Yellow (vegetable soybean) Iceberg Early Yellow Globe Super Chili Be Sweet Ithaca Surefire Butterbean Maverick II Bunching Envy Summer Time Beltsville Bunching Frying Types Gion Evergreen Bunching Aruba Green Legend Green Leaf Tokyo Bunching Key Largo Lucky Lion Black Seeded Simpson Grand Rapids Key West Taiwame Parsley Royal Oakleaf Sweet Banana Forest Green Salad Bowl Eggplant Large Leaf Italian Two Star Potatoes (white) Oriental Early Ichiban Red Leaf Parsnip Andover-white Millionaire New Redfire Andover Superior-white Red Express Gladiator Yukon Gold-yellow Standard Red Sails Black Beauty Peas Mid-season Classic Romaine Shell Peas Adirondack Blue-blue Nadia Green Forest Green Arrow skin & flesh Santana Green Towers Knight Dark Red Norland-red Ideal Cos Lincoln King Harry-white Striped Pyramid Cos Progress No. 9 Norkotah-russet Rosa Bianca Peter Wilcox-purple skin Zebra Endive Edible Pod & yellow flesh Green Curled Dwarf Gray Sugar Reba-white White Salad King Oregon Sugar Pod #2 Cloud Nine Late Escarole Sugar Snap Katahdin-white Greens Florida Deep Heart Sugar Ann Lehigh-yellow Mustard Full Heart Batavian Sugar Snap Florida Broadleaf Super Sugar Snap Fingerlings Savanna Austrian Cresent-white French Fingerling-pink Pumpkins Summer (Scallop Types) NOTE: Crista Miniature (1-3 lbs.) Peter Pan su = sugary Jet star Baby Bear Starship se = sugar enhanced Lemon Boy Baby Pam Sunburst sh2 = supersweet Ramapo Snackjack-edible seed Red Defender Summer (Zucchini Types) Sweet Potatoes Scarlet Red Pie (2-6 lbs.) Lynx Beauregard Sunbrite Fall Splendor Payroll Covington Hybrid Pam Revenue Evangeline Plum Health Kick Majestic Plus Tigress Hernandez Mariana Pik A Pie Wildcat O’Henry Small Sugar Plum Crimson Winter (Acorn Type) Plum Dandy Swiss Chard San Marzano Carving Royal Ace Large White Rib Viva Italia Cannonball Table Ace Rainbow Iron Man Table Gold Rhubarb Chard Cherry Lil’ Ironsides Table Queen Matt’s Wild Cherry Orange Smoothie Tomatillos Sun Gold Winter (Butternut Type) Cisineros Sugar Snack Early Butternut Radish DeMilpa Sun Sugar Harris Butternut Champion Pineapple Sweet 100 Waltham Butternut Cherry Belle Purple Icicle Tomaverde Grape Winter (Buttercup Type) Improved Red Prince Verde puebla Smarty Ambercup Tami G Rhubarb Buttercup Sweet Mama Tomatoes Canadian Red Turnip Heirloom Mac Donald Arkansas Traveler Hakeuri Sweet Corn Victoria Box Car Willie Purple Top Yellow Brandywine Red Royal Crown Bodacious-se Rutabaga Eva Purple Ball Royal Globe II Incredible-se American Purple Top Mister Stripy White Lady Sundance-su Mortgage Lifter Spinach Prudens Purple Watermelon-seeded White Bolero Snow White Marigras Argent-se Marathon Yellow Pear Sangria Ice Queen-sh2 Melogy Starbright Silver King-se Packer Early Silver Princess-se Typee Early Girl Sweet Ice-su, se, sh2 Vienna Early Goliath White Out-se Fourth of July White Saturn-sh2 Squash Moreton Primo Red Summer (Straight neck) Bi-color Sunstart Cougar Avalon-su, se, sh2 Lioness Awesome-se, sh2 Mid-Season Multipik Providence-su, se, sh2 Better Boy Seneca Prolific Big Boy Sunray Celebrity Additional Resources Available from Rutgers Cooperative Extension

FS011 Blossom End Rot: Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant FS041 Edamame FS042 Tomatillos FS058 Mulches for Vegetable Gardens FS129 Planning a Vegetable garden FS358 Important Diseases of Tomatoes Grown in High Tunnels and Greenhouses in NJ FS450 Using Water Wisely in the Garden FS626 Fertilizing the Home Vegetable garden FS678 Growing tomatoes in the Home garden FS787 Starting Vegetable Seeds Indoors FS797 Soil Testing for Home Lawns and Gardens FS988 Picking Vegetables in the Home Garden FS1102 The Stake and Weave Training System for Tomatoes in the Home Garden FS1123 Vegetable Insect Control Recommendations for Home Gardens FS1163 Mail Order Vegetable Seed Sources for the New Jersey Gardener

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