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Arugula Red Ace (H) Cauliflower Arugula Ruby Queen Cheddar (H; orange) Astro Touchstone Gold Graffiti (H; purple) Sylvetta Broccoli Fremont (H) Self Blanche (late-maturing) Asparagus Diplomat (H) Snowball (early maturing) Green Comet (H) California types (Atlas and US157) Snow Crown (H) produce higher yields in warm springs; Gypsy (H) New Jersey hybrids produce higher yields Imperial (H) Corn, Pop in cool springs. Marathon (H) (late) Robust 21-82W (white H) Atlas (H) Packman (H) Robust 128YH (yellow, H) California UC 157 (H) Premium Crop (H) Strawberry (novelty, small red ear, small Jersey Giant (H) Cabbage white kernels) Jersey King (H) Extremely Early Corn, Sweet (all H) Jersey Knight (H) Gonzales (H) (mini head) Jersey Supreme (H) Sweet corn may be divided into three Stone Head (H) Purple Passion (H) distinct types according to genetic Early Discovery (H) background: normal sugary (su), sugar Bean Midseason enhanced (se) and supersweet (Sh2). Lima Blue Dynasty Bicolor Fordhook 242 Bravo Ambrosia (se) Henderson’s Red Candy Store (sh2) Pole Integro (H) Delectable (se) Kentucky Blue Red Acre Honey and Cream (su) Kentucky Wonder Red Rookie White Northeaster Ruby Ball Argent (se) Purple King Cabbage, Chinese How Sweet It Is (sh2) Carminat Silver King (se) Blues (H) Snap Silver Queen (su) Jade Pagoda (H) Contender Yellow Asian Greens Derby Bodacious (se) Joi Choi (H) Jade Incredible (se) Red Choi (H) Provider Jubilee (su) Komatsuna Royal Burgundy Kandy Korn (se) Kyona Mizuna Strike Merit (su) Mei Qing Choi (H) Tendercrop Miracle (se) Tatsoi Xera (heat tolerant) Sundance (su) Carrot Wax Cowpea Carson Gold King (no longer available) Crowder types Eureka Gold Pak (no longer available) Purple Hull types Goldmine Mokum (H) Beet Napoli (H) Cucumber Purple Haze (H) Avalanche (white) Dwarf Plants Purple 68 (H; fall planting best) Boldor (gold) Bush Champion Red Cored Chantenay Chioggia Fanfare Royal Chantenay Cylindra Pot Luck (H) Scarlet Nantes Detroit Dark Red Salad Bush (H) Tendersweet Early Wonder Spacemaster Kestrel Perfected Detroit (H) indicates hybrid variety.

Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service Cucumber (cont'd.) Muir (incredible heat tolerance) Okra Picklers Prizehead (red) Annie Oakley II (H) Alibi (H; miniature fruit) Red Sails (red leaf ) Red Burgundy Bush Pickle (H) Red Saladbowl (red oakleaf) Cajun Delight (H) Carolina (H) Salad Bowl (oakleaf) Clemson Spineless Pioneer (H) Slobolt Emerald Slicers Waldmans Green Onion Burpee Hybrid II (H) Romaine Dasher II (H) Coastal Star Candy (H) Slicers Green Forest Granex (poor keeper) Diva Jericho Redwing (H; red, good keeper) General Lee (H) Paris Island Cos Red Burgundy (poor keeper) Marketer Thurinus (red) Super Star (H; white) Raider (H) Soft head Texas Grano (1015Y, fair keeper) Early Spring Burpless (H) Adriana Walla-Walla (poor keeper) Summer Dance (H) Buttercrunch White Sweet Spanish (late, good winter Suyo Long Ermosa keeper) Sweet Slice (H) Harmony Yellow Sweet Spanish (late, good Sweet Success (H) Skyphos (red) keeper) Thunder (H) Red Cross (red) Parsnip Eggplant Melon, Green Fleshed Albion (H) Black Beauty Amy (H) All-American Bride (H) Earli Dew (H) Hollow Crown Dusky (H) Muskateer (H; white flesh) Harris Model Epic (H) Melon, Muskmelon Javelin (H) Fairy Tale (H) Pea Ambrosia (H) Ghostbuster (white) Angel (H) Edible Pod Gretel (mini, H) Athena (H) Sugar Ann Hansel (mini, H) Burpee Hybrid (H) Sugar Bon Ichiban (H) Fastbreak (H) Super Sugar Snap Millionaire (H) Lilliput (H) Sugar Sprint Orient Express (H) Park's Whopper (H) Shelling Types Fennel (bulb) Pulsar (H) Burpeeana Frosty Orazio Superstar (H) Sugar Cube (H) Green Arrow Garlic Tasty Bite (H) Knight Chesnok Red Melon, Watermelon Little Marvel Music Maestro Purple Glazer Elongated Mister Big Allsweet Kohlrabi Snow Peas Sangria (H) Dwarf Grey Sugar Early Vienna Sweet Princess Mammoth Melting Sugar Kolibri (H; purple) Icebox Snow Green Kossak (H) Mini Love (H; compact vine) Pepper Kale Sugar Baby Yellow Doll (H) Bell Toscano Round, Striped Admiral (H; green to yellow) Winterbor (H) Crimson Sweet Alliance (H; green to red) Redbor (H; red) Royal Jubilee Aristotle (H; green to red) Red Russian Mustard Bell Boy (H; green to red) Lettuce Big Bertha (H; green to red) Golden Streaks (salad type) Head Green Wave Crispino Red Giant Leaf Red Streaks (salad type) Black Seeded Simpson Southern Giant Curled New Red Fire (red leaf ) Tendergreen

(H) indicates hybrid variety.

2 Pepper (cont'd.) Potato Radish Blushing Beauty (H; ivory to red) Red Multicolored Camelot (H; green to red) LaRouge (midseason, good disease Easter Egg Flavorburst (H; green to orange) tolerance, yield more than Norland) French Breakfast Garfield (H; green to orange) LaSoda (midseason, good disease Red Meat (watermelon /daikon) Great Stuff (H) tolerance, yield more than Norland) Red Jupiter (green to red) Red Norland (early, good disease Cherry Belle Keystone Resistant Giant (green to red) tolerance) Red Boy King Arthur (H; green to red) Purple Viking (moderately early, Scarlet Globe Lady Bell (H; green to red) new, high yielding, highly disease Amethyst (purple) Revolution (H; green to red) resistant) White Vanguard (H; green to red) Russet (best for baking) White Icicle Chiles (Hot) Norkotah (midseason, best of russet Summer Cross No. 3 (H; daikon) Anaheim varieties for Kansas) Rhubarb Ancho Masivo White (good for baking) Biggie Chile (H) Irish Cobbler (early season, mashing Canada Red Mariachi (H) and baking, poor tolerance to disease) Crimson Red New Mexico Improved Chili (no longer Kennebec (late season, poor disease McDonald available) tolerance) Valentine Red Chili Norchip (midseason, mealy, best white Spinach Super Chili (H) for fries, most productive of the whites) Long Standing Bloomsdale Delicias (mild jalapeno) Superior (midseason, good for mashing) Space (H) – smooth Habanero (hotter) Pumpkin Tyee (H) – slow to go to seed Caribbean Red Squash, Summer Fatali Huge Habanero Atlantic Giant Early Prolific Straightneck Hot Paper Lantern Big Max Flying Saucer (H; patty pan) Jalapeno Big Moon Goldbar (H; yellow zucchini) Delicias Large GoldRush (H; yellow zucchini) Dulce Aspen (H) Papaya Pear (H) El Jefe Big Autumn Yellow Crookneck Ixtapa Connecticut Field Sunburst (H; yellow scallop) TAM Jalapeno Ghost Rider Zucchini (several varieties) Telica Howden Tromboncino Serrano Racer (H) Squash, Winter Serrano Sorcerer (H) Butternut (several improved strains and Serrano del Sol Medium bush types available) Other Hot Autumn Gold (H) Green Hubbard Aji Limon / Hot Lemon Magic Lantern (powdery mildew Pink Banana Tabasco tolerance) Royal Acorn, Ebony Acorn or Table Hot Large Red Cayenne Spirit (H; bush-type for limited space) Queen Thai Hot Miniature Spaghetti Squash, Cornell’s Bush Kung Pao (H) Jack Be Little Delicata Other Sweet Munchkin Sunshine (H) Banana Bill (H) Small Striped, White, Golden Cushaw Biscayne (H) Baby Pam (good pie pumpkin) Carmen (H; green to red) Mystic Plus (H; powdery mildew Sweet Potato tolerance) Escamillo (H) Beauregard Orange Smoothie (H; semi-bush type) Giant Marconi (H) Georgia Jet (rose skin, high-yield, early) Spookie Goddess (H; sweet banana) NC Japanese (Asian type with purple Sugar Pie Gypsy (H) skin and white flesh) Specialty Lipstick Swiss Chard Lunchbox (snack size) Cinderella Pimento Fairytale Bright Lights Sweet Banana Lumina Fordhook Giant Sweet Cherry Sweet Heat (H)

(H) indicates hybrid variety.

3 Tomato excellent flavor, prone to cracking) Mountain Fresh Plus (H; determinate) Standard slicers have some disease resistance. Supersweet 100 (H; indeterminate) Mountain Gold (yellow, determinate) Determinate tomatoes produce most of their Tumbling Tom (H; determinate) Mountain Spring (H; crack resistant, fruit early in the season and less later. They Sweet Olive (H; determinate) determinate) also have shorter, more manageable vines. Standard Slicers Primo Red (H; early, productive, Indeterminate tomatoes produce large vines Amelia (H; some disease resistance) strongly determinate) and bear fruit through the season except Beefy Boy (H; short internode Scarlet Red (H, determinate) when hot, summer temperatures prevent indeterminate) Sun Leaper (H) and Sunmaster pollination and fruit formation. Big Beef (H; large fruit, productive, (H; heat set types that continue setting Roma indeterminate) fruit at higher temperatures than standard Little Napoli (H; determinate, Carolina Gold (H; yellow, determinate) varieties.) compact) Celebrity (H; highly disease resistant, Heirloom Slicers (indeterminate) Plum Crimson (H; determinate) vigorous determinate plant, large fruit) Amanda Orange (orange, very large Plum Dandy (H; indeterminate) Chef ’s Choice (H; large fruit, fruit, highly fluted) Pony Express (H; nematode resistant) indeterminate) Black Krim (dark, red-purple, fruit, Margherita VF (H; determinate) Floralina (H; some disease resistance, higher yield than most heirlooms) Roma VF (heirloom, semi-determinate) no longer available) Cherokee Purple (pink-purple fruit) Super Marzano VF (H; indeterminate) Florida 47 (H; determinate) Mortgage Lifter (red fruit, fluted) Grape/Cherry Type Florida 91 (H; heat tolerance, Esterina (H; yellow, indeterminate) determinate) Jetsetter (H; indeterminate) Juliet (H; indeterminate) (H) indicates hybrid variety. Mountain Belle (H; determinate) Jet Star (H; an older indeterminate Sun Gold (H; yellow, indeterminate) variety, very good yield, very good Suncherry (H; indeterminate) crack resistance. This was the top SunSugar (H: yellow, indeterminate, recommended variety for years. Some disease resistance.)

Ward Upham, Horticulturist From original by Charles W. Marr, Extension specialist, horticulture, retired

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