Call us the Sahara of the mid-west. This is the
driest summer in a long while. We've got a
chance of rain for the next week, but it is still dry
on the moisture maps and you need to keep an
eye on your garden babies. New plantings
need an extra eye of attention on their moisture
to stay healthy and prepare for a strong and
successful over winter.
driest summer in a long while. We've got a
chance of rain for the next week, but it is still dry
on the moisture maps and you need to keep an
eye on your garden babies. New plantings
need an extra eye of attention on their moisture
to stay healthy and prepare for a strong and
successful over winter.
2007 Vegetables
HOT PEPPERS
Anco (Poblano)
4" mildly pungent fruit. Fresh it is' Poblano' and
dried it is 'Ancho'. Great for sauers.
Bhut Jolokia
The world's hottest pepper!! Found in India, the
plant is large and bushy. It takes about 120
days to mature. Fruit are 3" long with green tip
ripening to red. They measure nearly 1 million
on the scoville unit scale. Be careful with these!
Biker Billy
Extremely hot jalapeno pepper. Fruit is 2" long
and great for salsas and other dishes.
Fatali
A five alarm habanero type with 3" long tapered
fruit. Sturdy plants that can grow in pots.
Fish
An heirloom with green and white foliage. Fruit
is 2-3" long, ripens cream with green stripes to
orange with brown stripes to all red. Very hot.
Habanero Mustard
Very unique hot pepper that is strongly ridged
and color washed with purples, oranges, and
yellows.
Holy Moli'
2007 AAS winner has chocolate brown fruit that
are 7-9" long and 1 1/2"" in diameter. Fruit are
mild.
Mushroom (Squash)
Pan shaped fruit that is 2" across, very good
producer. Fruit is hot and will turn red when
mature, great pickled or dried.
Serrano
2" long fruit that are very hot. Good in chili,
guacamole, pickled, or salsa.
Tri Color Varigata
This is a very beautiful pepper plant. Foliage is
white, green, and purple. The fruit are every
color from purple to red. Very hot ornamental
pepper with 1 - 1 1/2" long fruit.
SWEET PEPPERS
Blushing Beauty
Ivory to rose colored fruit that are blocky and 4
1/2" across.
Chinese Giant
Large bell pepper 4- 6"long x 4-5"across fruit.
Great for stuffing. Plants are compact, 24"tall.
(Heirloom)
Keystone Giant
California Wonder type pepper that bears even
under stress.
North Star
A very early pepper that is ideal for
short-season areas. Block fruit that set even
under unfavorable conditions. Tobacco
mosaic virus resistant.
TOMATOES
BHN
Very disease resistant tomato that has good
flavor and high yields. Fruit is 6-8 oz. and has a
huge shelf life.
Big Beef Hyb.
Delicious flavor tomato that is highly disease
resistant. Smooth shaped fruit weighing 9 oz. -
1 lb.
Black Tula
A Russian heirloom with greenish-black
shoulders on dark grown red skin. Fruit has
great flavor and will grow in dry conditions,
medium sized fruit
Burbank
Fruity and slightly tart slicing tomato. Plants
are stocky with good yields. (Heirloom)
Carolina Gold
Extra large fruit with yellow-gold color. Medium
size fruit, vigorous plants.
Cherokee Purple
An heirloom that produces a medium
pink-purple fruit. Has great taste and fruit is
8-12oz.
Granny Smith
Exceptionally tart flavor and good firmness.
Harvest when they show a little yellow color.
Great for grilling or frying.
Hillbilly
Another heirloom from West Virginia. Huge
mild flavored, beef-steak type fruit. Tomatoes
can weigh anywhere from 1-2 pounds and
have an orange-yellow color, streaked and
mottled in shades of red and pink.
Italian Heirloom
Old variety from Italy that produces large red
fruit. Very meaty with great yields.
Mountain Fresh Hyb.
One of the most sought after tomatoes with
great flavor and large fruit
Nebraska Wedding
A Great Plaines heirloom that produces huge,
globe-shaped deep orange fruit. Heavy yields
that weigh up to 10 oz.
Polfast
Very early producer great in cool weather.
Medium round smooth fruit with great flavor, a
bit acidic.
Thessaloniki
Developed in Greece, baseball sized fruit that
are resistant to sunburn, cracks, and spots.
Mild flavor, long lasting fruit.
Anco (Poblano)
4" mildly pungent fruit. Fresh it is' Poblano' and
dried it is 'Ancho'. Great for sauers.
Bhut Jolokia
The world's hottest pepper!! Found in India, the
plant is large and bushy. It takes about 120
days to mature. Fruit are 3" long with green tip
ripening to red. They measure nearly 1 million
on the scoville unit scale. Be careful with these!
Biker Billy
Extremely hot jalapeno pepper. Fruit is 2" long
and great for salsas and other dishes.
Fatali
A five alarm habanero type with 3" long tapered
fruit. Sturdy plants that can grow in pots.
Fish
An heirloom with green and white foliage. Fruit
is 2-3" long, ripens cream with green stripes to
orange with brown stripes to all red. Very hot.
Habanero Mustard
Very unique hot pepper that is strongly ridged
and color washed with purples, oranges, and
yellows.
Holy Moli'
2007 AAS winner has chocolate brown fruit that
are 7-9" long and 1 1/2"" in diameter. Fruit are
mild.
Mushroom (Squash)
Pan shaped fruit that is 2" across, very good
producer. Fruit is hot and will turn red when
mature, great pickled or dried.
Serrano
2" long fruit that are very hot. Good in chili,
guacamole, pickled, or salsa.
Tri Color Varigata
This is a very beautiful pepper plant. Foliage is
white, green, and purple. The fruit are every
color from purple to red. Very hot ornamental
pepper with 1 - 1 1/2" long fruit.
SWEET PEPPERS
Blushing Beauty
Ivory to rose colored fruit that are blocky and 4
1/2" across.
Chinese Giant
Large bell pepper 4- 6"long x 4-5"across fruit.
Great for stuffing. Plants are compact, 24"tall.
(Heirloom)
Keystone Giant
California Wonder type pepper that bears even
under stress.
North Star
A very early pepper that is ideal for
short-season areas. Block fruit that set even
under unfavorable conditions. Tobacco
mosaic virus resistant.
TOMATOES
BHN
Very disease resistant tomato that has good
flavor and high yields. Fruit is 6-8 oz. and has a
huge shelf life.
Big Beef Hyb.
Delicious flavor tomato that is highly disease
resistant. Smooth shaped fruit weighing 9 oz. -
1 lb.
Black Tula
A Russian heirloom with greenish-black
shoulders on dark grown red skin. Fruit has
great flavor and will grow in dry conditions,
medium sized fruit
Burbank
Fruity and slightly tart slicing tomato. Plants
are stocky with good yields. (Heirloom)
Carolina Gold
Extra large fruit with yellow-gold color. Medium
size fruit, vigorous plants.
Cherokee Purple
An heirloom that produces a medium
pink-purple fruit. Has great taste and fruit is
8-12oz.
Granny Smith
Exceptionally tart flavor and good firmness.
Harvest when they show a little yellow color.
Great for grilling or frying.
Hillbilly
Another heirloom from West Virginia. Huge
mild flavored, beef-steak type fruit. Tomatoes
can weigh anywhere from 1-2 pounds and
have an orange-yellow color, streaked and
mottled in shades of red and pink.
Italian Heirloom
Old variety from Italy that produces large red
fruit. Very meaty with great yields.
Mountain Fresh Hyb.
One of the most sought after tomatoes with
great flavor and large fruit
Nebraska Wedding
A Great Plaines heirloom that produces huge,
globe-shaped deep orange fruit. Heavy yields
that weigh up to 10 oz.
Polfast
Very early producer great in cool weather.
Medium round smooth fruit with great flavor, a
bit acidic.
Thessaloniki
Developed in Greece, baseball sized fruit that
are resistant to sunburn, cracks, and spots.
Mild flavor, long lasting fruit.
2007 PLANT LIST
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