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My First Garden

Tried and true vegetables for new gardeners. These vegetables are easy to grow and are some of our favorite varieties!
 
 
Blush Tomato

Blush Tomato

84 days. Blush is a perfect example of needed innovation in the breeding of open-pollinated crops. Introduced in 2011 by farmer/breeder Fred Hempel of Baia Nicchia Farm in Sunol, CA. Blush is vigorous, productive and boy is it tasty! Fruits are oval, 2- 2½" long, exhibiting a light gold skin wi...
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Champion Collard

Champion Collard

70 days. We think collards are underutilized in the garden and kitchen. It’s just about the easiest vegetable to grow. Started in the early spring, collards will produce copious amounts of greens from spring through late fall. Champion is quite cold hardy and with luck (and perhaps some protect...
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Detroit Dark Red Beet

Detroit Dark Red Beet

60 days. Erica first came across the Detroit Dark Red beet in 1997 as a farm apprentice in Santa Cruz, CA and thought, "why is this beet named after Detroit?" A Michigan native herself, Erica could not believe this sweet beet hailed from the Motor City. Apparently, it's relatively unknown that ...
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Golden Bush Scallop Summer Squash

Gold Pattypan Summer Squash

68 days. Wild squash originated in the America's and were domesticated by Native Americans centuries ago. Following European colonization, pilgrims began to grow the pattypan squashes of the indigenous people. Pattypan squash, also known as "Scallop" squash, have remained popular in the U.S. ev...
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Growing-In-Place Cherry Tomato

Growing-In-Place Cherry Tomato

60 days. This juicy, currant type, deep red, round tomato is the size of a small cherry sporting mouth-popping, bold flavor. It was a real hit at our local HomeGrown Festival 2014. Perfect in salads and kids love them! Plants are vigorous and yield large quantities of clustered fruits all summe...
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Joker Lettuce

Joker Lettuce

50-60 days. Bred in 2011 by farmer, plant breeder, and seed activist Frank Morton of Wild Garden Seed, Joker has become our favorite head lettuce! It has a distinctly sweet, buttery flavor, yet every part of this lettuce retains a crispy, crunch. Even the green leafy parts are crunchy! It's a c...
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Mizuna

Mizuna Mustard Greens

25 days for baby greens, 40 days mature. We have been growing this Japanese mustard green since 1999 because of its fast growth and versatility. Grow it whenever: spring, summer, fall or winter. Cold hardy to about 15 °F inside a hoophouse (cover it when temps dip below 15 °F). Unlike most fall...
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Purple Podded Pole Bean

Purple Podded Pole Bean

70 days. These pole bean vines are vigorous, producing a continuous supply of flat, dark purple, sweet, stringless, 5 - 7 inch long snap beans. This bean was discovered in the 1930's in the Ozark mountains. We love it so much that we've been growing it since 2002. Pole beans utilize vertical sp...
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Sugar Snap Pea

Sugar Snap Pea

62-68 days. Before the Sugar Snap pea, most people grew either snow peas or shelling peas. Snow peas produce edible pods but the interior peas are tiny, and shelling peas contain large peas but the pods are inedible. In the late 60's, Calvin Lamborn crossed the two pea types, producing a pea wi...
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Tarahumara Sunflower

Tarahumara Sunflower

90 days. This gorgeous sunflower produces a primary, large (8-10” diameter) single flower head with multiple smaller side heads. Flowers have golden yellow petals with lime green centers. Plants grow 6-9’ tall. Seeds are white and are great to eat. Plants are vigorous and tolerant of many soil ...
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Fordhook Giant Chard

Fordhook Giant Chard

50 days. We always recommend chard (aka "Swiss Chard") to new gardeners because it's one of the easiest crops to grow. On top of that, Fordhook Giant is one of the most vigorous, high yielding, and reliable chards. Introduced in 1934, it has been a favorite of both market and home gardeners eve...
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Solstice Broccoli

Solstice Broccoli

UNAVAILABLE FOR 2021. 71 days. Large, vigorous plants produce large to medium tight heads with a purplish blush. After the main broccoli head is harvested, Solstice continues to produce side shoots. We first learned of Solstice broccoli from the original breeder Jonathan Spero, an Oregon-based ...
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