This is the seventh year of the trials and we have some exciting new additions. We have added a flower trial, herb trial and a youth trial. To see a full description of the trials and what is involved, visit our Vegetable Trial Home Page
The youth trial is intended to get young people involved with the program in a fun way. There will be less reporting requirements .
This year we are focusing on varieties that can be grown in containers. Look for our selections below. Click the button to go to the order site when you are ready to get started. The deadline to order is February 16 for guaranteed seeds or March 2 while supplies last.
All descriptions and images are from the seed supplier this year Rupp Seeds and Johnny’s Selected Seeds.
CARROTS
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| Bengela This variety has tall tops with a tolerance to Alternaria dauci. It has healthy foliage, good taste, and long storability. Main |
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| Gold Nugget – Sweet flavor. Very uniform with high production. Medium vigor. Erected with a strong top and good aptitude for harvesting by top lifting.Medium Early |
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LETTUCE
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| Black Seeded Simpson – (Leaf type) Compact with light green, frilled leaves and crisp interior. Popular home garden variety. |
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New Red Fire – (Leaf type) The premier red lettuce for market growers. Superior appearance. Mosaic indexed. |
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PEAS |
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| Cascadia- A snap pea with unusually thick pod walls on a 30″ vine. Pods remain tender and sweet longer than other cultivars. Flavor improves until seeds are over mature. Cascadia has outstanding disease tolerance, eating quality and yielding ability. 67 Days |
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| Sugar Sprint – A variety from Syngenta which replaces Sugar Ann. Has resistance to powdery mildew and tolerant to Pea Enation Mosaic Virus, 3″ sweet and stringless pods with a plant height of 26″. 62 Days |
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SPINACH
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Kolibri – Semi-savoy for all seasons. Medium-dark green leaves. Fast regrowth for ample cut-and-come-again harvest. We have seen growers crop Kolibri intensively for baby-leaf production all season long. 29 Days |
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Red Tabby – Red-veined spinach for spring and summer. Dark green leaves, bright red veins, and an angular leaf shape create a striking combination. Upright habit and uniform growth for effortless harvest at any growth stage. 31 Days |
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BEETS
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| Cylindra – Unique, long cylindrical shaped beet, excellent for slicing. Up to 8″ long and 1 3/4″ in diameter. 60 Days |
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| Lutz Green Leaf – A top shaped beet with glossy, bright green leaves used for fine greens. Superior storage beet. 63 Days |
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Cool-Season Vegetables
Warm-Season Vegetables
CUCUMBERS
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| Darlington- A Seminis multi-virus tolerant variety that holds up well under foliar disease pressure. Consistent yield of select fruit that are straight and have excellent color. Maintains optimum length under Northeast conditions. 62 Days |
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| Raceway – Raceway is a dark green, uniform color on vigorous vines. With a high multi-virus resistance package Raceway will work good for late season planting. Raceway will maintain its length where heat stress might be a factor. 54 Days |
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GREEN BEANS (Bush) |
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| Topcrop – TopCrop Bush Beans are heavy producers of meaty, 6-inch, stringless green beans that grow in concentrated groupings for easy picking. Along with being delicious straight off the vine, they are excellent for canning, holding their color and flavor well during processing. 53 Days |
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| Sybaris – Sybaris offers straight, uniform, dark green pods of high eating quality and flavor. The 5.6” pods are set high in the plant, keeping them off the soil surface and making harvest a breeze. Great for fresh and processing markets, Sybaris has good cap retention, high resistance to Bean Common Mosaic Virus, and intermediate Rust resistance. 55 Days |
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SUMMER SQUASH |
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| Sunburst – AAS winner. Attractive, colorful fruit. Best when young. 50 Days |
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| Starship – A quality scallop squash that consistently maintained its shape and glossy dark green color through multiple harvests without rounding. A vigorous bush plant. 45 Days |
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PEPPERS (Sweet)
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Lemon Delite- Delite Series peppers have strong, vigorous plants with good early setting that continues throughout the season. The crunchy, flavorful fruit have perfect size, are smooth and glossy. The plants have good cover. |
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Sweetie Orange – These peppers are extremely sweet and the perfect size for snacking. Uniform fruit feature an open seed cavity. They grow great in both open field and protected culture. |
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TOMATO (Cherry)
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| Ruby Crush – Deep red fruit that are very smooth, uniform and firm with a good flavor profile. Limited to no pruning necessary. High yield potential. 65 Days from Transplant |
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| Tidy Treats – Tons of fruit on a compact plant. Good in small-space gardens and containers. 50 – 55 Days from Transplant |
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FLOWERS and HERBS
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Cactus Flowered Mix Large 3–6″ blooms with quilled petals give bouquets a distinctive, yet still grand appearance. Cut-and-come-again flower, yielding multiple cuts over the season. Field-grown mix includes shades of orange, pink, red, yellow, peach, and white. |
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Oklahoma Formula Mix Improved This improved mix is an essential component of any cut-flower offering. Prolific double and semidouble blooms are easy to use in bouquets due to their smaller size. The 1 1/2–2 1/2″ blooms hold up well to handling compared to larger blooms which can snap at the stem due to the weight of the larger flower heads. Cut-and-come-again flower, yielding multiple cuts over the season. |
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PARSLEY
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Gigante d’Italia A plain, dark green, large leaf sized variety; very aromatic and high yielding with multiple cuts. 75 Days |
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Italian Dark Green Flat, heavy leaves for flavoring and seasoning. Home garden or processing. 75 Days |
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YOUTH TRIAL
CRAZY BEANS
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| Dragon’s Tongue Unique flashy heirloom. Avg. 6–6 1/2″ flat pods are pale yellow with purple streaks. They are tender, sweet, and good in salads or cooked. Purple disappears upon cooking. Tan seeds with dark speckles. Bush bean..57 Days |
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| Python Smooth, dark green, glossy pods with a refined look. Productive without sacrificing appearance or flavor. Stringless, sweet, and richly flavored for steaming and stir-fries. Vines bear attractive, waxy foliage. 16–20″ long, slender pods. Brown seeds. Pole bean; requires trellising.80 Days |
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