The Start of Something Delicious: Find What Fits Your Garden

Finding the right veggie plants for your garden should feel simple and inspiring. As you explore the greenhouse, you’ll find these guides below our vegetable and melon varieties, including tomatoes, beans, cucumbers, peppers, and more, to help you get a clear sense of what each one offers. We’ve included helpful details like days to maturity, average fruit size, and Scoville heat ratings where applicable, so you can choose what fits your space, your taste, and your growing goals.

 

Whether you’re just getting started or building on years of experience, we hope these descriptions make it easier to grow something you’ll truly enjoy.

 

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LIST OF THE VEGGIES AND MORE DESCRIBED BELOW:

 

Beans

Mascotte Bean

 

Beats

Bull’s Blood

 

Broccoli

Destiny Broccoli

 

Brussels Sprouts

Franklin F1 

 

Cabbage

Ruby Perfection 

Stonehead

 

Cantaloupes

Ball 2076 

Goldstar

Snowmass 

 

Cauliflower

Snow Crown 

 

Corn

Sweet 

 

Cucumbers

Armenian 

Bush Pickle 

Burpless 

Eureka F1

Marketmore 76 

Sweeter Yet

Tasty Green 

 

Eggplant 

Classic 

Satin Moon 

Snowy 

 

Lettuce

Buttercrunch

Red oak leaf 

Salad Blend 

 

Onions

Candy 

Red Zeppelin 

Walla Walla 

Yellow Sweet 

 

Peppers

Anaheim Chili 

Ancho 101 Chili 

Baron Red Beauty 

Better Belle

Cayenne Long Thin 

Golden California Wonder

California Wonder Select 

Habanero

Hungarian Yellow Wax 

Ivory Hybrid (Blushing Beauty)

Jalapeno 

Super Heavyweight 

Majestic Red 

Numex Big Jim

Red Cherry Hot

Tabasco Chili

Yolo Wonder 

Sweet Banana 

 

Squashes

Acorn Table 

Bush Delecata

Butternut

Yellow Crookneck

Yellow Straightneck 

Spaghetti 

Zucchini 

 

Tomatoes

Ball Beefsteak F1 

Beef Master VFN 

Black Prince 

Brandy Wine 

Better Boy VFN 

Burpee Big Boy

Bush Early Girl 

Celebrity

Champion 

Early Girl 

Jet Star 

Jubilee

Juliet 

La Roma Red 

Patio 

Pear drop

Sun Sugar 

Super Fantastic 

Super Sweet 100

Tomatillo

 

Pumpkins

Big Max

Connecticut Field 

Jack Be-Little

 

Watermelons

Crimson Sweet

Sangria

Sugar Baby

Tendersweet Orange

Yellow Doll

 

 

New Varieties 2026:

Eggplant, Baby Jack

Okra, Green Fingers

Pepper, Basket of Fire

Pepper, Big Ben

Pepper, Cayenetta

Tomato, Akoya

Tomato, Cherry Blast

Tomato, Divinity

Tomato, Party Ball

Tomato, Summer Dew

 

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BEANS:

 

Bean: Mascotte

Mascotte is a container green bean variety, perfect for patio pots and small space gardens. These fast-growing, compact, sturdy plants are extremely disease-resistant and produce heavy yields. You’ll enjoy slender, crispy, stringless beans for garden-to-table eating.

 

Days to Maturity: 50-55

Fruit Size: 4-5”

 

 

BEET:

 

Beet: Bull’s Blood

Bull’s Blood are heirloom beets with an earthy, sweet flavor. The small, red roots are best when harvested young. They are delicious, cooked and fresh, mixed with salad. Grows best in cool weather and full sun.

 

Days to Maturity: 50-52

Fruit Size: 2-3”

 

 

BROCCOLI:

 

Broccoli: Destiny

Destiny is a hybrid broccoli that produces large, delicious heads with tightly packed florets. It has a mild, slightly sweet flavor with a pleasant, earthy undertone that is great fresh, steamed, or in stir fry.

 

Days to Maturity: 80-89

 

 

BRUSSELS SPROUTS:

 

Brussels Sprouts: Franklin F1

Franklin F1 is a popular hybrid Brussels Sprouts known for its early maturity and reliable production. It produces firm, medium-green sprouts with excellent flavor and uniformity. Sprouts are best enjoyed steamed to the point of tenderness or raw.

 

Days to Maturity: 100

Fruit Size: 1”

 

 

CABBAGE:

 

Cabbage: Ruby Perfection

Ruby Perfection is a hybrid cabbage that produces solid, deep purple-red spherical heads averaging 4–6 lbs, occasionally reaching 8 lb. It is a great storage cabbage, keeping well in root cellars or other cool, dark storage. 

 

Days to Maturity: 85

Average Size: 4-6lbs.

 

Cabbage: Stonehead

Stonehead is a heirloom hybrid cabbage that takes its name from its very tightly-packed, round heads averaging 4–6 lb. This plant has excellent disease-resistance as well as resistance to cracking and splitting.

 

Days to Maturity: 68

Average Size: 4-6 lbs.

 

 

CANTALOUPES:

 

Cantaloupe: Ball 2076

Ball 2076 is a hybrid cantaloupe with good heat tolerance. It is considered a large melon that is sweet, juicy, and aromatic. It has a rich taste with honey-like sweetness and a slightly floral undertone.

 

Days to Maturity: 84

 

Cantaloupe: Gold Star

Gold Star is an heirloom melon known for its excellent flavor and salmon colored flesh. This oval muskmelon is a mid-season producer that will continue to give you juicy, fragrant, sweet fruit.

 

Days to Maturity: 87

Fruit Size: 3-5 lbs.

 

 

HONEYDEW:

 

Honeydew: Snow Mass

Snow Mass is a hybrid muskmelon that is known to be a hardy provider. The fruit matures to 6 to 8 inches in diameter, ranging from round to oblong. The cream-colored rind is very smooth, opening to reveal light, juicy, sweet green flesh and a small seed cavity. 

 

Days to Maturity: 90

Fruit Size: 6”-8” diameter

 

 

CAULIFLOWER:

 

Cauliflower: Snow Crown

Snow Crown is a hybrid cauliflower that is vigorous and grows quickly. It produces large, snow-white, 2-lb heads that are 7-8” across. The fully-domed curds have a sweet flavor and are good for eating raw on vegetable trays or roasted, steamed, or cooked into your favorite recipes. 

 

Days to Maturity: 50

Average Size: 2 lbs.

 

 

CORN:

 

Corn: Sweet

Sweet corn produces light yellow ears with a strong corn flavor and a creamy texture. Be sure to space seedlings 8 to 12 inches apart in an area with full sun and fertile, well-drained soil with a pH of 6.0 to 6.8. Harvest corn when the ear feels plump, and the silks are brown and dry.

 

Days to Maturity: 65-75

 

 

CUCUMBERS:

 

Cucumber: Armenian 

Armenian cucumbers look and taste like a cucumber, but are botanically a melon. Their crunchy flesh is burpless, never bitter, and makes great pickles. The light green ribbed fruits will grow straight when trellised, but tend to twist when grown on the ground. They are nearly seedless, making them delicious to consume raw. 

 

Days to Maturity: 65

Fruit Size: 12-15”

 

Cucumber: Bush Pickle 

Bush Pickle plants are a compact grower, spreading 24”-30”, making it great for small spaces like container gardens. They are a high-yield early producer. Fruit is best harvested at 5” or shorter for good crunch and flavor. While most prefer to pickle, they can also be consumed raw.

 

Days to Maturity: 45-50

Fruit Size: 5”

 

Cucumber: Burpless 

Burpless cucumbers produce medium-dark green fruit that are best harvested at 8 inches or less. Fruit is sweet, tender, non-bitter, and acid-free, making it a fabulous slicer.

 

Days to Maturity: 65

Fruit Size: 6”-8”

 

Cucumber: Eureka F1 

Eureka F1 is a hybrid indeterminate cucumber known for its disease resistance. It produces dark-green cucumbers with a crisp texture that excel both as fresh slicers and in pickling.

 

Days to Maturity: 57

Fruit Size: 1.5”-5”

 

Cucumber: Marketmore 76 

Marketmore 76 is an heirloom cucumber with impressive disease and pest resistance. Its fruit averages 8-9 inches long with thick, protective dark green skin that is great for slicing.

 

Days to Maturity: 60-75

Fruit Size: 8”-9”

 

Cucumber: Sweeter Yet

Sweeter Yet is an early harvest hybrid cucumber that produces non-bitter, burpless fruit.

It is best harvested between 10 and 12 inches.  The fruit has a thin skin and an extra-sweet, crisp flavor; firm, tender flesh makes it perfect for snacking.

 

Days to Maturity: 48

Fruit Size: 10”-12”

 

Cucumber: Tasty Green

Tasty Green is a variety of Japanese cucumbers known for producing an abundance of slender, long fruit. These crunchy cucumbers have thin, sweet skin, mild-flavored flesh, and have only a few small seeds. This is a sweet, "burpless" variety, making it a favorite for slicing.

 

Days to Maturity: 60

Fruit Size: 8”-9”

 

 

EGGPLANTS:

 

Eggplant: Classic

Classic Eggplant is known for producing high-yields of 8” glossy purple fruit. It is great in barbecued, stir-fried, or layered and baked. 

 

Days to Maturity: 70-80

Fruit Size: 8”

 

Eggplant: Satin Moon

Satin Moon Eggplant is an heirloom variety that bears firm, round eggplants that are a lighter shade of purple. Its fruit is mild and flavorful, and its shape lends itself to large, thick slices for Italian eggplant dishes, roasting, or cooking on the grill.

 

Days to Maturity: 50-65

Fruit Size: 6-8”

 

Eggplant: Snowy

Snowy Eggplant is a type of white Italian eggplant that is well adapted to a variety of conditions. It produces long, glossy, tear-shaped fruit with ivory skin that resists yellowing. The sweet, mild flesh is meaty and firm, holding up well in cooking. 

 

Days to Maturity: 60-70

Fruit Size: 7”

 

 

LETTUCE:

 

Lettuce: Buttercrunch

Buttercrunch lettuce is a vigorous, heirloom grower with a compact size, making it a good container variety of lettuce. Heads have a creamy yellow interior, buttery flavor, and melt-in-your-mouth texture, great for salads or light blanching.

 

Days to Maturity: 65

Fruit Size: 4-6”

 

Lettuce: Red Oak Leaf

Red Oak Leaf Lettuce is an heirloom variety with elongated, lobed, and loosely serrated leaves. The vibrant burgundy leaves form a semi-tight rosette. This lettuce has a buttery texture and an incredibly mellow, nutty, and sweet flavor.

 

Days to Maturity: 40-50

Mature Size: 10-12”

 

Lettuce: Salad Blend

This salad blend offers a colorful, diverse, and gourmet mix of lettuce leaves without the commitment of purchasing several different types individually.

 

Days to Maturity: 50-65

 

 

ONIONS:

 

Onion: Candy

Candy onions are a hybrid, indeterminate plant that produces globe-shaped onions with golden-brown skin. The bulbs have thick, white rings with a mild and sweet taste, making them great for cooking. 

 

Days to Maturity: 85

Size: 3”-4”

 

Onion: Red Zeppelin

Red Zeppelin is an heirloom indeterminate onion with a rich dark red-to-purple color. It has excellent flavor with a crisp, sweet, mild pungency that makes it excellent for salads. It can be stored for up to 6 months.

 

Days to Maturity: 160

Size: 3”-4”

 

Onion: Walla Walla Sweet

Walla Walla Sweet onions are a type of French onion with a mild, sweet flavor. Mature, they can reach up to 2 lbs. each and be stored for up to 6 weeks.

 

Days to Maturity: 85

Size: 4-6”

 

Onion: Yellow Sweet Spanish

Yellow sweet Spanish onions are one of the easiest and most adaptable onions to grow. This heirloom onion can reach sizes of 1 lb. each.

 

Days to Maturity: 115

Size: 4-6”

 

 

PEPPERS:

 

Pepper: Anaheim Chili

Anaheim Chili peppers are a large, mild chili perfect for stuffing, frying, and roasting. It is commonly used in Southwestern cooking. When mature, they are medium green in color with a long, narrow shape.

 

Days to Maturity: 80

Fruit Size: 4-6”

Scoville Rating: 500-2,500 SHU (Mild)

 

Pepper: Ancho 101 Chili

Ancho 101 chili peppers are mildly hot, heart-shaped peppers with an earthly, sweet flavor. When fresh and green, they are commonly called Poblano peppers. At maturity, the fruit turns a dark, rust-red color, at which point it can be dried and ground into chili pepper.

 

Days to Maturity: 80

Fruit Size: 5”

Scoville Rating: 1,000-2,000 SHU (Mild)

 

Pepper: Baron Red Beauty

Baron Red Beauty is a high-yielding bell pepper with deliciously sweet flesh. They mature to a bright red color with thick walls, making them a juicy snacking pepper.

 

Days to Maturity: 75

Fruit Size: 3-4”

 

Pepper: Better Belle

Better Belle is a type of sweet bell pepper. This plant is a vigorous, fast grower that does well in patio pots. At maturity, the fruit will turn from green to a deep orange or red. 

 

Days to Maturity: 70

Fruit Size: 5”

 

Pepper: Cayenne

Cayenne long, thin peppers are a hot, heirloom chili. This plant is a great producer, with chilis turning a bright red at maturity. They are often dried to use as a spice.

 

Days to Maturity: 70

Fruit Size: 5-6”

Scoville Rating: 30,000-50,000 SHU (very hot)

 

Pepper: Golden California Wonder

Golden California Wonder peppers are a sweet bell pepper with juicy, thick walls. At maturity, the fruit will turn a golden yellow color.

 

Days to Maturity: 78

Fruit Size: 4”

 

Pepper: California Wonder Select

California Wonder peppers are one of the oldest heirloom varieties of bell peppers. This standard American bell ripens to a red color, has sweet, thick flesh, and a blocky shape.

 

Days to Maturity: 80

Fruit Size: 3.5”

 

Pepper: Habanero

Habanero peppers are intensely spicy, with a fruity, citrus-like flavor great for salsa and hot sauce. This vitamin C-rich fruit has a wrinkled appearance and turns a fiery orange at maturity.

 

Days to Maturity: 100

Fruit Size: 1-2”

Scoville Rating: 100,000-350,000 SHU (extremely hot)

 

Pepper: Hungarian Yellow Wax

Hungarian Yellow Wax peppers are an heirloom variety popular for pickling and canning. They are most frequently harvested young when the fruit is yellow in color, but can also be picked when they mature to red for a sweeter, spicier pepper.

 

Days to Maturity: 70

Fruit Size: 5-6”

Scoville Rating: 5,000-10,000 SHU (medium hot)

 

Pepper: Ivory Hybrid/Blushing Beauty

Ivory Hybrid is a sweet bell pepper named for its unique color change as it matures, going from ivory to blush, to fully red. It can be used at any stage of its maturity and performs well in container gardens.

 

Days to Maturity: 70

Fruit Size: 4”

 

Pepper: Jalapeno 

Jalapeno peppers are a staple in Southwest cooking, bringing a mild heat to a variety of dishes. They are often harvested when dark green, but mature to bright red if left on the vine. A great option for container gardening.

 

Days to Maturity: 75

Fruit Size: 2-3”

Scoville Rating: 2,500-8,000 SHU (medium-to-hot)

 

Pepper: Super Heavyweight 

Super Heavyweight are a sweet bell pepper known for their large size, making them great for stuffing or eating fresh. They ripen to a golden yellow and provide a consistent yield throughout the season.

 

Days to Maturity: 90

Fruit Size: 6-8”

 

Pepper: Majestic Red

Majestic red is a variety of sweet bell pepper with great disease resistance. The fruit matures to a bright red and has thick, crunchy walls.

 

Days to Maturity: 75

Fruit Size: 6-7”

 

Pepper: Numex Big Jim

Big Jim peppers earn their name from their large fruit that can grow up to 12” in length. This is an heirloom chili with a nice, balanced medium heat, great for stuffing or use in a variety of Tex-Mex cooking.

 

Days to Maturity: 90

Fruit Size: 12”

Scoville Rating: 2,500-4,000 SHU (medium)

 

Pepper: Red Cherry Hot

Red cherry hot peppers are a small chili variety that matures from dark green to bright red in color. This plant boasts a long season with continuous yields of spicy and slightly sweet fruit.

 

Days to Maturity: 75

Fruit Size: 1.5”

Scoville Rating: 5,000-15,000 SHU (medium to hot)

 

Pepper: Tabasco Chilli

Tabasco peppers have a hot and smoky flavor made famous by the hot sauce that shares its name. As the fruit matures, they change from a yellow to a bright red.

 

Days to Maturity: 90

Fruit Size: 1”

Scoville Rating: 30,000-50,000 SHU (very hot)

 

Pepper: Yolo Wonder

Yolo Wonder is a variety of sweet bell pepper that emerged as a cross between California Wonder and Elephant Trunk varieties. The plant grows dense foliage and thick stems that protect its fruit from sun scalding and blemishing.

 

Days to Maturity: 75

Fruit Size: 5-6”

 

Pepper: Sweet Banana

Sweet Banana peppers are a wax variety named from its banana-like shape. This prolific plant produces sweet fruit that changes from ivory to red-orange in color once mature.

 

Days to Maturity: 75

Fruit Size: 6-7”

 

 

SQUASHES:

 

Squash: Acorn Table

Acorn table squash is an heirloom winter squash. The fruit has a dark green ribbed skin and golden yellow flesh that turns orange with storage. When cooked, the flesh becomes buttery with a sweet and nutty flavor. Harvest before the first frost, leaving part of the stem attached. Can be stored for up to 6 months.

 

Days to Maturity: 80

Fruit Size: 6”

 

Squash: Bush Delicata

Bush Delicata is a winter squash that produces 2-5 fruits per plant. As the fruit matures, it turns from a creamy white to a light-yellow color with green stripes. Harvest before heavy frost once the skin has turned. When baked, the firm flesh has a nutty, buttery, and slightly sweet flavor.

 

Days to Maturity: 80

Fruit Size: 1-2lbs

 

Squash: Butternut

Butternut is a straight-necked winter squash named for its buttery smooth and nutty flavor. When mature, the skin turns a light creamy beige. Harvest before a hard frost, leaving some stem attached for better storage and sweetness.

 

Days to Maturity: 85

Fruit Size: 3-6lbs

 

Squash: Yellow Crookneck

Yellow crookneck is a type of summer squash that produces throughout the growing season. Harvest regularly when the fruit is young for the best flavor and a continuous crop. Cook or serve this bright yellow squash immediately after harvest- its tender skin and firm buttery flesh are great in stir fry.

 

Days to Maturity: 40

Fruit Size: 2-5”

 

Squash: Yellow Straightneck

Yellow straightneck is a prolific summer squash that produces throughout the growing season. Harvest regularly when the fruit is young for the best flavor and a continuous crop. Cook or serve this bright yellow squash immediately after harvest- its tender skin and user-friendly shape make it great to slice lengthwise and grill.

 

Days to Maturity: 45

Fruit Size: 4-7”

 

Squash: Spaghetti

Spaghetti Squash is a winter squash named for its sweet, stringy meat that can be used as a pasta replacement. The fruit ripens from ivory to bright yellow. Harvest just after the first frost. Can be stored for up to 3 months.

 

Days to Maturity: 88

Fruit Size: 3-5 lbs.

 

Squash: Zucchini

Zucchini is a summer squash with green, glossy skin and crisp white flesh that has a mild, fresh flavor. Fruit is best harvested young and can be served fresh or cooked. 

 

Days to Maturity: 50

Fruit Size: 6-8”

 

 

TOMATOES:

 

Tomato: Ball Beefsteak F1

Ball Beefsteak is a compact, disease-resistant indeterminate tomato plant. They produce globe-like fruit with smooth, firm skin that resists cracking. The tomato’s large size and classic flavor make it a great slicer to enjoy fresh.

 

Days to Maturity: 75

Fruit Size: 10-14 oz

 

Tomato: Beefmaster VFN

Beefmaster is a mid-season hybrid indeterminate tomato plant that produces slightly ribbed, smooth, meaty tomatoes. Sometimes growing as large as 2lbs, the fruit is great for slicing. 

 

Days to Maturity: 80

Fruit Size: 18-24oz

 

Tomato: Black Prince

Black Prince is an heirloom indeterminate tomato plant. Named for its smooth, dark garnet skin, these medium-sized tomatoes have a smoky and sweet flavor. Their low acidity content makes a delicious tomato paste, but it is also great dried, fresh, or otherwise processed.

 

Days to Maturity: 70

Fruit Size: 2-3 oz

 

Tomato: Brandywine

Brandywine is an heirloom indeterminate tomato plant in the beefsteak family. This late-season fruit is worth the wait with its lovely red-pink skin and fine, sweet flavor.

 

Days to Maturity: 75

Fruit Size: 14-16 oz

 

Tomato: Better Boy VFN

Better Boy VFN is an indeterminate tomato plant. This hybrid is similar to Big Boy, but with added disease resistance. It produces firm, meaty fruit that is great for slicing throughout the growing season.

 

Days to Maturity: 75

Fruit Size: 12-16 oz

 

Tomato: Burpee Big Boy

Burpee Big Boy is a hybridized indeterminate tomato plant known for its large, fragrant, and flavorful fruit that can reach up to a pound in size. This prolific plant will produce tomatoes throughout the season. 

 

Days to Maturity: 75

Fruit Size: 10-16 oz

 

Tomato: Bush Early Girl

Bush Early Girl is a compact, determinate hybrid tomato plant that produces early in the season. 

This prolific grower is a great option for small spaces.  Its globe-like fruit grows larger than the original Early Girl, with the same excellent flavor.

 

Days to Maturity: 65

Fruit Size: 6-7 oz

 

Tomato: Celebrity

Celebrity is a prolific determinate hybrid tomato plant with good disease resistance. It will produce fruit until the first frost. The fruit is crack-resistant and has a mild, balanced flavor.

 

Days to Maturity: 70

Fruit Size: 7 oz

 

Tomato: Champion

Champion is an indeterminate tomato plant that produces sweet, firm fruits. This early producer has great disease resistance and vigorous growth.

 

Days to Maturity: 70

Fruit Size: 6-8 oz

 

Tomato: Early Girl

Early Girl is an indeterminate tomato plant named for its extremely early production of fruits. It is a very prolific producer and continues to bear fruit longer than most varieties. Its globe-like fruits are aromatic and packed with flavor.

 

Days to Maturity: 60

Fruit Size: 4-5 oz

 

Tomato: Jet Star

Jet Star is a hybrid indeterminate tomato plant that produces an abundance of cosmetically perfect, round tomatoes that resist cracking and scarring. The fruit has a high sugar content, lending to its outstanding flavor that balances the acidity.

 

Days to Maturity: 70

Fruit Size: 6-8 oz

 

Tomato: Jubilee

Jubilee is an indeterminate heirloom tomato plant that produces all season long. The golden fruit has low acidity and a nice, mild, and sweet flavor. The yellow tomato produced is typically perfectly round and blemish-free.

 

Days to Maturity: 70

Fruit Size: 6-7 oz

 

Tomato: Juliet

Juliet is an indeterminate crack-resistant grape tomato plant. The miniature fruit produced is deliciously sweet, oblong in shape, and keeps well on the vine, hanging like clusters of grapes.

 

Days to Maturity: 60

Fruit Size: 1-2 oz

 

Tomato: La Roma Red

La Roma Red is a determinate tomato plant with great disease resistance. It produces Italian-type tomatoes that have low seed count. The oblong, uniform fruit is great for use in sauces and salsa, or any of your canning needs. 

 

Days to Maturity: 75

Fruit Size: 5-8 oz

 

Tomato: Patio

Patio is a compact, hybrid determinate tomato plant that is perfect for container gardening. It yields a high number of red, firm, crack-resistant tomatoes that have a flattened shape and juicy, sweet flavor.

 

Days to Maturity: 70

Fruit Size: 3-4 oz

 

Tomato: Pear Drop

Pear Drop is an indeterminate semi-trailing tomato plant that produces early and works well in hanging baskets. It produces high yields of bite-sized golden fruit with a pear-like shape. Its tomatoes are complexly sweet and savory, great in salads or for snacking.

 

Days to Maturity: 55

Fruit Size: 0.6-1 oz

 

Tomato: Super Fantastic

Super Fantastic is an indeterminate and vigorous tomato plant that adapts well to different conditions. Its glossy, firm, and juicy fruit has a balanced flavor profile of sweetness and acidity that is delicious in salads and other fresh dishes.

 

Days to Maturity: 70

Fruit Size: 10 oz

 

Tomato: Sun Sugar

Sun Sugar is an indeterminate hybrid cherry tomato plant that produces throughout the season. Its round, golden fruit is incredibly sweet and juicy with a deep flavor. Despite their thin skin that makes them excellent for snacking, these tomatoes are crack-resistant and extremely reliable growers. 

 

Days to Maturity: 60

Fruit Size: 0.5 oz

 

Tomato: Super Sweet 100

Super Sweet 100 is a hybrid indeterminate red cherry tomato plant that gives fruit until the first frost. Producing around 100 miniature sugary-sweet tomatoes per strand, it is aptly named. Due to this productivity, this variety will need a sturdy stake or cage. 

 

Days to Maturity: 70

Fruit Size: 1 oz

 

Tomatillo

Like tomatoes, Tomatillos are a member of the nightshade family. This determinate plant does not need staking. It produces apple-green sweet and tart fruit with citrus notes, often used in Latin dishes like traditional salsa. For best production, be sure to plant at least 2 together, as they are not self-fertile. Fruit is mature when the husks dry and begin to split.

 

Days to Maturity: 85

Fruit Size: 3-4 oz

 

 

PUMPKINS:

 

Pumpkin: Big Max

Big Max pumpkins are named for their extra-large fruit, reaching sizes of up to 100 lbs. These delicious fruits have bright orange skin with 3-4” thick yellow flesh. For larger pumpkins, limit vines to 1-2 pumpkins each and be sure to provide plenty of water, fertilizer, and space.

 

Days to Maturity: 120

Fruit Size: 100 lbs.

 

Pumpkin: Connecticut Field

Connecticut Field is one of the oldest heirloom pumpkin varieties, native to America and tracing back to pre-colonial times. One of the largest carving varieties with a nice, flattened bottom, the orange fruit produced is also delicious when cooked into recipes.

 

Days to Maturity: 120

Fruit Size: 15-25 lbs.

 

Pumpkin: Jack-Be-Little

Jack-Be-Little is an heirloom miniature pumpkin variety. Each plant produces 6-7 somewhat disk-shaped fruits that are perfect for fall decorating or hollowing out to use as a unique serving dish for baked recipes. Its compact growth (5’ or less) makes it a great option for container gardening and can be trellised to grow vertically.

 

Days to Maturity: 95

Fruit Size: 4-6 oz

 

 

WATERMELONS:

 

Watermelon: Crimson Sweet

Crimson Sweet is an heirloom watermelon variety with striped, green skin and firm, juicy, sweet crimson flesh. Best grown on mulch to help with moisture retention, weed control, and protection of the fruit. 

 

Days to Maturity: 80

Fruit Size: 25-35 lbs.

 

Watermelon: Sangria

Sangria watermelon is a disease-resistant hybrid variety that produces large, sweet, oblong fruits with red, juicy flesh. Best planted in fertile, moist soil and a black plastic barrier to deter weeds, insects, and speed up growth.  

 

Days to Maturity: 85

Fruit Size: 20-25 lbs.

 

Watermelon: Sugar Baby

Sugar Baby is an ice-box-sized watermelon variety that resists drought and is well-adapted. It produces perfectly round melons with a dark, solid green rind and flavorful, deep red flesh. 

 

Days to Maturity: 75

Fruit Size: 6-12 lbs.

 

Watermelon: Tendersweet Orange

Tendersweet Orange is an heirloom watermelon variety that produces wonderfully sweet oblong fruit that has uniquely bright orange flesh. The melon’s crisp flesh is high in sugar content, making it a favorite for growers and home gardeners.

 

Days to Maturity: 85

Fruit Size: 15-30 lbs.

 

Watermelon: Yellow Doll

Yellow Doll is a hybridized ice-box-sized watermelon variety. Its compact vines make it a great option for container gardening. 

These round-to-oval melons have a crisp, sweet, bright yellow flesh and thin rind, making it easy to cut into and enjoy.

 

Days to Maturity: 65

Fruit Size: 6-8

 

 

NEW VARIETIES 2026

 

Eggplant: Baby Jack

Baby Jack is a hybrid eggplant bred to grow in smaller spaces. It produces petite, elongated, purple, glossy fruits with edible skin. This variety boasts less bitterness than traditional, large eggplant varieties.

 

Days to Maturity: 60

Fruit Size: 2-3oz 

 

Okra: Green Fingers

Green Fingers is a compact okra that gets up to three feet tall, making it perfect for container gardening. It produces tender, spineless pods that are great for frying, roasting, boiling, or pickling. Harvest when pods are young and tender after they reach 3-4 inches in length.

 

Days to Maturity: 50-55

Fruit Size: 3-4”

 

Pepper: Basket of Fire

Basket of Fire is an edible ornamental pepper bred for use in hanging baskets. The plant reaches only 12” tall, but its branches up to 20”. It thrives in several conditions, including extreme heat. Its fruits make a dazzling display, changing color from purple to cream, to orange, to red as they mature.

 

Days to Maturity: 80-90

Fruit Size: 1-3”

Scoville Rating: 80,000 SHU (very Hot)

 

Pepper: Big Ben

Big Ben is a variety of bell pepper that produces large, sweet, thick-walled fruit that is great in salads and stir-fry. Best harvested when the fruit turns a deep red color.

 

Days to Maturity: 45

Fruit Size: 12

 

Tomato: Akoya

Akoya is a hybrid determinate cherry tomato bred to resist tobacco mosaic and late blight.

It has a semi-trailing habit, making it a great option for a small container or hanging basket. Its shiny black fruit will ripen to orange with black shading when ready to harvest. 

 

Days to Maturity: 65

Fruit Size: 1 oz

 

Tomato: Cherry Blast

Cherry Blast is a hybrid determinate cherry tomato variety. It produces an abundance of small, sweet, red fruit that are great for snacking. The plant is widely adaptable and bred to resist tobacco mosaic and late blight.

 

Days to Maturity: 47

Fruit Size: 1”

 

Tomato: Divinity

Divinity is a high-yielding determinate tomato. It grows in a bushy habit, making it great for a container or on a patio. The sweet fruit grows in clusters of 2 or 3 on thick stems and makes great slicers. 

 

Days to Maturity: 65

Fruit Size: 3-4”

 

Tomato: Partyball

Partyball is a dwarf determinate cherry tomato variety. This plant grows 12” tall and wide, making it a great patio or container option. The foliage protects the sweet fruit from sunscald. It is bred to resist tomato mosaic and late blight. 

 

Days to Maturity: 47

Fruit Size: 1”

 

Tomato: Summer Dew

Summer Dew is a determinate mounding type tomato plant that resists blight. Its compact growth makes it great for use in containers or hanging baskets. It produces a high yield of small, sweet, and juicy plum-shaped fruit.

 

Days to Maturity: 55

Fruit Size: 1-1.5”