Organic Tempest page 10 Organic Cinnamon Girl page 9 Diva on page 3 Packed With Flavor! Six-Row Seeder page 13 Try our NEW AAS Winner Red Ember on page 7 2018 WHOLESALE CATALOG Johnnyseeds.com 1-877-564-6697 Wildfire Lettuce Mix page 16 Johnny's Breeding Team Dear Grower, It has been an exciting year here at Johnny’s. We’re pleased to share with you the new releases from our breeding work in tomatoes, peppers, squash, and pumpkins, as well as the many great new varieties from our cooperators around the world. The year has been rewarding for me personally as well — a time of continued transition. The breeding work that Janika and I dedicated ourselves to for so many years is now fully in the hands of a team of talented, breeders who are continuing to develop beautiful, more flavorful, and easy-to-grow new varieties. "Good food is the Meanwhile our home in Albion, Maine, continues to look out onto our basis of our well-being, ever-changing research and production fields. They are being carefully managed with organic methods by our passionate, hard-working farm crew. and quality seeds are fundamental in Your success is core to the Johnny’s mission, and we are honored to play a creating good food." small role in it. — ROBERT JOHNSTON, JR. Thank you very much for your business. Robert Johnston, Jr . Founder and Chairman 100% GUARANTEED TABLE OF CONTENTS We want you, our customer to be 100% satisfied with all our seeds, tools, and Corn . 3 Top Tools . 13 supplies . If anything purchased from us proves unsatisfactory, we will either Cucumbers . 3 Tomatoes . 14-15 replace the item or refund the purchase price . DISCLAIMER OF GUARANTEE Eggplant . 3 Lettuce Salad Mixes . 16 (WARRANTY) No other express Guarantee or Warranty is made in respect there- Peppers . 4-7 Greens Salad Mixes . 17 of . EXCLUSIVE LIMITATION OF REMEDY FOR COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS . The Pumpkins . 8-9 Vegetable Disease Codes . 18 liability of Johnny’s Selected Seeds for breach of guarantee (warranty), or for any Summer Squash . 10 JSS Seed Productions . 19 loss or damage arising out of the purchase or use of its seeds or other products, Winter Squash . 10-12 International Ordering Info . 20 including loss or damage resulting from negligence or strict liability in tort, shall Swiss Chard . 13 be limited to replacement of the dissatisfactory item or refund of the purchase price . Nor shall Johnny’s Selected Seeds be liable for any incidental or conse- quential2 loss or damage, including any loss or damage resulting from negligence or strict liability in tort . Claims for defects in Johnny’s Selected Seeds’ products must be presented to Johnny’s Selected Seeds as soon as practicable, and in any JOHNNY'S SELECTED SEEDS CORPORATE OFFICE event, within 30 days of discovery . 955 Benton Avenue, Winslow, Maine U .S .A Corn OLD FASHIONED SWEET CORN Double Standard 289G 73 days . J Zea mays Open-pollinated, bicolor sweet corn. Early maturing, with strong germination in cool soil . We developed this hardy corn for northern home gardeners, especially seed-saving enthusiasts . It is based on a nice yellow corn called Burnell that was grown in Maine in the early 1900's and an early white heirloom from New York's St . Lawrence Valley . Nice-sized, 17 .8 cm ears with yellow and white kernels, some ears with yellow kernels only . Unlike the seeds of hybrid bicolor Double Standard corn, which are all yellow, these are yellow and white . If desired, you can have early, all-white corn simply by planting only white kernels . Excellent traditional corn taste . Vigorous 1 .5 m plants . Cucumbers SEEDLESS AND THIN-SKINNED Diva 2198T & 2198 58 days . (HR: S . IR: CVYV, PM .) Cucumis sativus Especially flavorful when harvested small. Diva produces distinctly tender, crisp, sweet, bitter-free, and seedless cukes . Adapted Diva to open-field production and protected cropping. Harvest at 13-18 cm . Gynoecious and parthenocarpic . AAS winner . Select treated or untreated seeds. PICKLING Salt and Pepper 2524G 49 days . (IR: ALS, PM .) J Cucumis sativus Organic, white-skinned pickling cucumber with powdery mildew resistance. Similar in size, 7 .5-13 cm, to Miniature Cucumber Resistance Codes White - which it replaced - and (ALS) Angular Leaf Spot (CVYV) Cucumber Vein Yellow Virus Boothby's Blonde, but with Salt and Pepper improved flavor and disease (PM) Powdery Mildew (S) Scab resistance . Black spines . Bred by Jason Cavatorta and Molly Jahn, HR: = High Resistance IR: = Intermediate Resistance Cornell University . Eggplant Dancer (F1) 2820 65 days . Solanum melongena Deep pink Italian type. Semi-cylindrical fruits are mid-sized (18- 20 cm long by 7 .5-10 cm diameter), mild, and nonbitter . Plants are strong and high yielding . Popular in Puerto Rico . Green calyx . Dancer J Seeds that have been grown without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides, strictly adhering to the USDA's National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) organic gardening practices. 3 Variety is an All-America Selections Winner Peppers SWEET BELL Sweet Sunrise (F1) 3027G 65 days green; 85 days yellow ripe . J Capsicum annuum Blocky, dark-green fruit ripens to yellow/orange. Medium-large 3- and 4-lobed fruits are blocky to slightly elongated. The flavor is both fruity and sweet . A few days earlier than Flavorburst, Sweet Sunrise has a sturdier, medium-sized plant with better leaf cover . Yields well and fruits ripen early, even in the North . SWEET SPECIALTY Lunchbox Snack Peppers From Johnny's breeding program, our beautiful, mini-sized, Sweet Sunrise colorful Lunchbox snack peppers are remarkably sweet and flavorful. They are delicious sautéed, as an addition to salads, and as a healthy snack. Tall strong plants yield well for snack- type peppers. Lunchbox Orange 3030G 60 days green; 80 days orange ripe . J Capsicum annuum Smooth, bright orange fruits avg . 6 .4-7 .5 cm L x 3 .8 cm W and are deliciously crisp and sweet . Lunchbox Red 3032G 55 days green; 75 days red ripe . J Capsicum annuum Smooth red fruits avg . 5-6 cm L x 2 .5 cm W and are the smallest of the color trio but make up for it with extra sweetness . Lunchbox Yellow 3031G 63 days green; 83 days yellow ripe . J Capsicum annuum The sweet, fruity yellow fruits avg . 6 .4-7 .5 cm L x 3 .8 cm W and ripen from green to yellow to golden yellow . Lunchbox Pepper Mix 3515G 55-63 days green, 75-83 days color . J Capsicum annuum Lunchbox Peppers All three colors in one mix. Equal amounts of our red, yellow, and orange Lunchbox snack peppers have been combined in this mix . NOTE: Lunchbox Red is slightly smaller than the rest of the series . Eros (F1) 3124G 55 days green; 75 days yellow ripe . J Capsicum annuum Early, mini, golden-yellow bell. The perfect partner to Cupid, Eros' slightly tapered fruits are the same size, avg . 5 cm x 4 .5 cm, with a sweet and slightly fruity flavor. The large, sturdy, and leafy plants protect the fruits from sunscald . Cupid (F1) 3026G 55 days green; 75 days red ripe . J Capsicum annuum Early, sweet, mini bell. Fruits are blocky to slightly pointed, avg . 5 cm x 4 .5 cm, and are particularly sweet when red . Large, well- Eros and Cupid branched plants protect the fruits from sunscald . 4 Johnnyseeds.com 1-877-564-6697 (Fax) 1-207-238-5388 Aura (F1) 3924G 53 days green; 73 days golden yellow ripe . J Capsicum annuum Golden yellow fruits turn from green to yellow to gold at full maturity. Aura and Glow partner with Lipstick for a colorful and tasty trio . Tapered, thick-walled, 2-3 lobed fruits are 10-12 cm long, and are deliciously sweet and fruity . Medium-size plants yield well . Early and easy to grow in diverse climates . Glow (F1) 3923G 53 days green; 73 days orange ripe . J Capsicum annuum Bright orange partner to Aura and Lipstick is equally easy to grow. A beautiful, flavorful trio when combined with Aura and Lipstick . The attractive, 2-3 lobed fruits are tapered, thick-walled, and 10-12 cm long. Remarkably sweet, fruity flavor. Early maturing, Aura, Glow, & Lipstick (left to right) medium-size plants . Good yields, even in challenging climates . Lipstick 2342 55 days green; 75 days red ripe . J Capsicum annuum Long-time favorite. Sweet, juicy, and thick-fleshed, these 10 cm long, heart-shaped peppers are not only delicious in salads and salsas but are also great for roasting . Dependably productive even in areas with cooler summers . Corno di Toros Cornitos Half-size corno di toros. A new class of peppers, cornitos are 2.5-3.8 cm wide at the shoulders and 12.7 cm long. They are very early, sweet, and attractive smaller versions of Carmen and Escamillo, with similar maturity. Perfect for grilling and roasting, like their full-size counterparts. Cornito Rosso (F1) 3128G Cornito Giallo (yellow) & Cornito Rosso (red) 60 days green; 80 days red ripe . J Capsicum annuum Green-to-red cornito . Cornito Giallo (F1) 3986G 55 days green; 75 days yellow ripe . J Capsicum annuum Green-to-yellow cornito . AAS winner . Escamillo (F1) 3125G 60 days green; 80 days yellow ripe . J Capsicum annuum Large, golden yellow corno di toro type. Also bred by Johnny's, Escamillo has a gorgeous shape with similar lobed shoulders and a flavor that rivals Carmen's. Fruits are 15 cm L x 5-6 .4 cm W . AAS winner . Carmen (F1) 2993G J & 2993 60 days green; 80 days red ripe . Capsicum annuum Best-tasting sweet Italian frying pepper. A beautiful pepper of the Italian "bull's horn" (corno di toro) type from Johnny's plant breeders Janika Eckert and Rob Johnston .