2022 VEGETABLE & HERB COLLECTION TM fresh ideas BEST OF THE BASILS! Expanding our Everleaf basil group is NEW Everleaf Thai Towers, featuring aromatic and vibrant licorice fl avor to complement Thai cuisine, as well as a columnar habit that looks great in containers! Find it and more on p 23. PEPPERS PERFECT FOR PICKING! Gardeners and chefs alike will appreciate the full selection of hot, sweet and specialty peppers we’ve gathered in this collection, like NEW Pot-a-peño Hot Pepper, bringing a pop of fresh color to gardens, containers and hanging baskets. Learn more on p 6. TOMATO-TASTIC! Delicious, vine-ripened tomatoes of all kinds are featured in our collection, like NEW DarkStar, a large, purple beefsteak, perfect for eating fresh on a sandwich or in sauce. Find it along with our full tomato collection starting on p 12. Great Taste and Universal Appeal PanAmerican Seed® has expanded the HandPicked Collection for 2022 with more vegetables and herbs that taste delicious and offer great performance. HandPicked is a novel, high-quality group of vegetables and herbs curated for those who supply fresh market farmers and hobby gardeners. What sets HandPicked varieties apart are their fresh, home-grown fl avor, along with exceptional fruit quality, earlier and longer harvests and loads of produce. Many also feature compact habits to fi tsmaller growing spaces. Find out more about this exceptional collection at panamseed.com/HandPicked. CUCUMBER / HANDPICKED Martini CUCUMBER Cucumis sativus Seed supplied as: Raw Gherking Patio Snacker Name Type Fruit Days to Fruit size Flower type Disease Comments characteristics maturity resistance from direct seed Gherking European Dark green 55-60 3-5 in./ Gynoecious, HR: Early, large yields of bitter- pickler skin, highly 8-13 cm long parthenocarpic CMV-1, S free fruit; won’t become spined bitter if left on the vine. Great for high-tunnel IR: DM, PM production and gardens lacking pollinators; vigorous vines are best when trellised. Cylindrical, dark green gherkins with white spines are perfect for pickling and fresh eating. Best in-ground. Martini F1 American White skin, 55-60 5-6 in./13- Monoecious IR: PM Stands out from the competition slicer slightly 15 cm long x for its non-yellowing, white spined 1.5-2 in./ exterior and earlier yields. 4-5 cm wide Very tender, “no peel” skin if harvested at 5 to 6 in./ 13 to 15 cm length, with white, bitter-free interior that is very sweet and crunchy. Staying power in the heat of Summer. Best in-ground. Patio American Medium 50-55 6-8 in./15- Monoecious, Controlled yet vigorous variety Snacker F1 slicer green skin, 20 cm long x parthenocarpic produces short, branching vines. moderately 1.5-2 in./ Fruit has good flavor, crunchy spined 4-5 cm wide texture and non-bitter peel. High-yielding with continuous harvest. Great for large containers with a small trellis; works well in pack/pot programs. Disease terminology: HR = High Resistance, IR = Intermediate Resistance Disease codes: CMV-1 - Cucumber Mosaic Virus Race 1, DM - Downy Mildew, PM - Powdery Mildew, S - Scab Flower Type: Gynoecious - predominantly female flowers, Monoecious - plants contain both male and female flowers, Parthenocarpic - plant has the ability to set fruit without pollination Find product & growing info at panamseed.com/HandPicked 3 HANDPICKED / EGGPLANT Hansel All-America Selections National Winner Gretel All-America Selections National Winner Fairy Tale All-America Selections National Winner Name Days to Fruit size Fruit Calyx Plant Comments maturity characteristics color habit from transplant Hansel F1 50-55 2-3 in./5-8 cm Black-purple, Green Upright, Early-maturing, highly productive variety produces long (baby size) elongated semi- clusters of glossy, black-purple eggplants. spineless Non-bitter, tender fruit can be used in many culinary recipes. 6-10 in./15-25 Like white Gretel, the petite, 3-ft. (91-cm) plants cm long (full size) can be grown in-ground or in large containers, with or without support. All-America Selections National Winner. Gretel F1 55-60 3-4 in./8-10 cm White, Green Upright, Earliest white eggplant is highly productive, long (baby size) elongated semi- producing clusters of glossy mini-fruit that spineless are tender and non-bitter. Indeterminate, 3-ft. (91-cm) plants can be 4-6 in./10-15 cm grown in-ground or in large containers, with long (full size) or without support. More productive and 5 to 7 days earlier to ripen than O.P. types. Slightly larger plant with slightly smaller fruit than Hansel. All-America Selections National Winner. Fairy Tale F1 50-55 1-2 in./3-5 cm Striped purple Green Upright, Early-maturing, highly productive variety long (baby size) and white, semi- produces clusters of attractive white fruit elongated spineless with violet/purple stripes. Elongated tear-drop shaped fruit are sweet 2-6 in./5-15 cm and non-bitter, with a tender skin and few long (full size) seeds. Fruit can be harvested when very small or left on the plant until fully mature. Petite plant habit between 18 to 24 in. (46 to 61 cm) is perfect for growing in containers or small-space gardens, with or without support. All-America Selections National Winner. 4 Find product & growing info at panamseed.com/HandPicked EGGPLANT / HANDPICKED Asian Delite Asian Delite EGGPLANT Solanum melongena Seed supplied as: Raw Patio Baby All-America Selections Regional Winner Patio Baby All-America Selections Regional Winner Name Days to Fruit size Fruit Calyx Plant Comments maturity characteristics color habit from transplant Asian Delite F1 50-55 5-7 in./13-18 cm Bright purple, Green Upright, Slender, elongated eggplants are glossy long (baby size) elongated and semi- with bright purple skin and white, tender, Black spineless non-bitter flesh. Fruit can be sliced lengthwise for grilling or 9-12 in./23-30 lightly frying, and tender skin does not need cm long (full size) to be peeled. Sliced or diced fruit is great for a stir-fry or curry; its non-bitter flavor and tender texture will complement any sauce. Plants are upright and semi-spineless, so they are very easy and painless to harvest. Great in an in-ground garden or large container. Patio Baby F1 40-45 2-3 in./5-8 cm Purple, Green Compact, Unique, high-yielding, compact variety long (baby size) mini egg spineless produces baby-size eggplants very early, and continues producing throughout the season. Fits well into retail patio programs. Best in-ground and in containers. All-America Selections Regional Winner. ”Tested Nationally & Proven Locally” Many of PanAmerican Seed’s vegetables and herbs have been named winners by one of the most prestigious organizations in the industry: All-America Selections. Look for the All-America Selections Winner logos throughout this brochure. These are varieties that gardeners and fresh market farmers can count on as proven for their superior garden performance in independent, unbiased field trials across North America. Selling success is almost guaranteed, thanks to the built-in promotions by the AAS organization every year for these top-notch varieties. Find product & growing info at panamseed.com/HandPicked 5 HANDPICKED / PEPPER Peppi Yellow PeppiGrande Red Seedless sweet peppers The Peppi pepper collection will grow seedless fruit under the right conditions! Grow plants in isolation from other, non-seedless peppers to produce seedless fruit that makes chopping quick and easy for recipes. PEPPER Peppi Cornissimo Peppi Red Seed supplied as: Raw Name Days to Fruit characteristics Plant habit Disease Comments maturity resistance from transplant SWEET SEEDLESS New 95-100 to Corno, green to red Large, tall, Extra-large corno-shaped fruit ripens from green full ripe, vigorous to red, with outstanding thick walls, rich fl avor and Peppi 6-7 in./15-18 cm long x 1 more sweetness than most large-fruited peppers. Cornissimo F 80-85 to 2.25-2.5 in./6 cm wide, Capsicum Fruit is often seedless, for less preparation green 4-4.5 oz. (113-128 g) annuum time for chopping and cooking. Great on the grill or stuffed and baked in the oven. New 75-80 to Red: Snack, green to red Large, tall, These small, pointed fruits offer incredible Peppi Red full ripe, Yellow: Snack, green vigorous sweetness and rich fl avor. 1 to yellow The fruit are often seedless and are and Yellow F 55-60 to Capsicum great for snacking fresh off the plant. green 3.5-4.5 in./9-11 cm long x annuum 1.25-1.75 in./3-4 cm wide PeppiGrande 80-85 to Corno, green to red Large, tall, Corno-shaped pepper has outstanding 1 full ripe, vigorous crisp texture, rich fl avor and more sweetness Red F 5-6 in./13-15 cm long x Capsicum than large-fruited peppers. 60-65 to 1.5-2 in./4-5 cm wide annuum Fruit is often seedless, which means less green preparation time for chopping and cooking; great on the grill or baked stuffed with cheese. Disease terminology: HR = High Resistance, IR = Intermediate Resistance Disease codes: BLS - Bacterial Leaf Spot, TMV - Tobacco Mosaic Virus, TSWV - Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus 6 Find product & growing info at panamseed.com/HandPicked PEPPER / HANDPICKED Candy Cane Red Candy Cane Chocolate Cherry Snackabelle Red Name Days to Fruit characteristics Plant habit Disease Comments maturity resistance from transplant SWEET Candy Cane 60-65 to Snack, green/white stripe Medium Snack pepper has unique, eye-catching Red F1 full ripe, to red variegated foliage, plus fruit that ripens Capsicum from green striped to solid red. 40-45 to 3.5-4 in./9-10 cm long x annuum Sweet flavor, thin walls, crispy texture.