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Good Root Growers - Prairie Farm, WI

Aura

Tapered snack sized pepper, 2-3 lobes, deliciously sweet and fruity, yellow of trio snack pepper, high yielding.

Days to Maturity: 73

Avg Size: 4-5”

Heirloom Open Pollinated

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Beaver Dam

Mildly hot and sweet. Horn shaped, orange-red fruit. A Hungarian heirloom pepper that was brought to Beaver Dam, Wisconsin in 1912.


Avg Size: 6”


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Banana - Sweet

Bright yellow fruits are sweet, crunchy, eaten raw and pickled, Fruit sweetens as it ripens.


Avg Size: 4-6”



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Cayenne – Long Red

Hot, zesty pepper just a ½” wide. Use in sauce or dried and ground as a peppering spice.


Avg Size: 6”



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Glow

Tapered snack sized pepper, 2-3 lobed, deliciously sweet and fruity, orange of trio snack pepper, high yielding.


Avg Size: 4-5”



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Habanero

Wrinkled fruits ripen to salmon orange. Used fresh or dried. Key ingredient in Jamaican Jerk sauces.


Avg Size: 2”x 1-1/4”



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Hot Wax

Best hot pepper for cool climates. Yellow, thick walled fruits tapering to a point. Easy to stuff; attractive pickled.


Avg Size: 5”



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Italia Tolli Sweet

Long scarlet-red peppers, sweet full pepper flavor. Great for sauces, stir fry, and canning recipes.


Avg Size: 5”



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Jalapeno

Most well-known variety. Thick walled dark green color turning red.


Avg Size: 4”



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Jimmy Nardello

Long curved and wrinkled fruit with tapered pointed. Deep red color. A light pepper – sweet and crisp. Excellent raw and sautéed.


Avg Size: 8”



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King of the North

Best variety for northern gardens where seasons are cool and short. Turns green to red. Uniform fruits with a great, sweet flavor.


Avg Size: 4”x3”



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Lipstick

Tapered snack sized pepper, 2-3 lobed, deliciously sweet and fruity, red of trio snack pepper, high yielding.


Avg Size: 4-5”



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NuMex Chile

Mild chile peppers up to 2 inches wide turning green to red. can be used fresh for salads, stuffing, in salsa or dried.


Avg Size: 5-7”



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Pablano - Ancho

Classic pepper for chili rellenos, turns green to red to near black.


Avg Size: 6”



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Padron

Spanish 1 out of 20 will be hot if grown 2-3" long. Eaten as tapas sautéed in olive oil with a little sea salt.


Avg Size: 1-1/2”



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Pasilla Bajio

Translated little raisin - strong, upright plants produce thin walled, slender, green-black peppers. It is a mildly warm, rich, smoky pepper. Use fresh in enchilada sauce or salsas or try dried and powdered in classis mole sauces.


Avg Size: 6”



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Pimiento – Round of Hungary

Early and prolific with an enjoyable rich fruity taste. Skilled growers report 15–20 peppers per plant. Adapted to cooler temps. Attractive container for dip.


Avg Size: 2”x4”



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Serrano

High yield, red or green hot pepper. Smaller than a Jalapeno. Widely used in Mexican dishes.


Avg Size: 3”



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Sun Sweet

Crisp and sweet bell pepper turning from green to bright orange, great for grilling and fresh eating.


Avg Size: 3”x4”



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Tabasco

Around 1866, Edmund McIlhenny was given seeds to a spicy Mexican pepper. A few years later he create the now world famous Tabasco Sauce. Needs a great deal of heat to fruit than produces very heavy yields.


Avg Size: 5”


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Amana Orange

Large-can be up to 2 lbs. Orange beefsteak with mild, pleasant flavor.


Avg Size: 12 oz




Amish Paste

Best for sauces and canning, deep red fruits with "real tomato" flavor and medium acidity.


Avg Size: 10 oz




Andrew Rahart

Large beefsteak slicer with a hint of tartness, intensely red, 4" fruits, high yield.


Avg Size: 1 lb




Aunt Ruby’s German Green

Green blush light yellow w/amber/pink tinge. Flavor is sweet, tart, rich, and spicy.


Avg Size: 14 oz




Beefsteak – Mark Twain

Large flattened, solid, meaty and juicy. Bright red. Excellent slicer with rich sub-acid flavor.


Avg Size: 12 oz




Black Krim

Russian heirloom. Brown/red w/brown/green shoulder. Bold smoky, full flavor, large slicer.


Avg Size: 12 oz




Black Prince

Siberian heirloom. Darkens w/more sun, rich fruity flavor, and high yield. Less crack than Black Krim but smaller.


Avg Size: 5 oz




Brandywine Red

Deep pink skin with red flesh. Excellent flavor, rich, and spicy.


Avg Size: 1 lb




Brandywine Yellow

Old-timer which can be finicky to grow. Rich flavor - one of the best tasting yellows.


Avg Size: 14 oz




Cherokee Purple

Flat globe, dusky pink, with dark shoulders and multicolored interior. Full favor.


Avg Size: 10 oz




Current – Red, Sweet Pea

Excellent tomato flavor with a hint of wine, fruits in trusses of 10-12 berries. Has a spreading habit.


Avg Size: Tiny




Current – White

Sweet, tiny fruit half the size of a cherry tomato grown in heavy clusters. Creamy-white with a tinge of yellow.


Avg Size: Tiny




Delicious

Large-up to 3 lbs. Excellent slicer, large meaty full flavored fruit with minimal crack.


Avg Size: 1 lb




German Johnson

Brandywine variety – pink, deep acidic flavor, rich creamy texture.


Avg Size: 1.5 lb




Gold Medal

Sweet, large and flattened, bi-colored fruit, orange-yellow with red streaks.


Avg Size: 2.5 lbs




Green Grape Cherry

Yellow/green fruit just under 1" across. Jigh yield, very juicy, sweet and spicy.


Avg Size: 16 gm




Green Zebra

Salad/slicer. Green stripe with yellow blush. Excellent flavor with tang, long production season.


Avg Size: 4 oz




Ground Cherries – Aunt Molly’s

Polish variety prized for unique flavor, prolific, super sweet. Husk turns brown when ½-¾" fruit ripens.


Avg Size: 12 gm




Hungarian Heart

Large pink ox-heart, few seeds, almost no crack. Good for fresh eating, canning, and roasting.


Avg Size: 14 oz




Indigo Cherry Drop

Dark blue anthocyanin coloration over red flesh, semi-determinate, good flavor with 'plummy' overtones.


Avg Size: 1.5 oz




Mortgage Lifter

Huge-up to 4 lbs, deep pink, meaty, crack free, with old fashioned flavor and high yields.


Avg Size: 2 lbs




Mr. Stripy

Large-up to 2 lbs, red/yellow striped beefsteak. Large ridged shoulders, mild, with low acidity.


Avg Size: 1.5 lbs




Opalka

Polish paste tomato that yields massive solid horn-shaped fruits with dry texture and few seeds. Dries well. Produces consistently during dry spells. Crinkly foliage is normal -not indication of disease.


Avg Size: 3”x5"




Pear - Austin’s Red

Superior flavor, elongated neck, very productive.


Avg Size: 2”




Pear - Beam’s Yellow

Endless supply of fruits with great flavor. Ideal for salads.


Avg Size: 1.5”




Pink Bumblebee

Rose colored fruits with gold striping, sweet and juicy, crack resistant fruits tolerates cool nighttime temps and hot days.


Avg Size: 16 gm




Principe Borghese

Italian heirloom, plum shaped, with excellent flavor. Few seeds, little juice, no crack, perfect for drying.


Avg Size: 16 gm




Red Cherry

Large, bright red uniform fruits with a sweet juicy flavor. 19th century heirloom from Ben Quisenberry collection.


Avg Size: 1”




Roma

Paste tomato - productive with great disease resistance, thick walled, deep red with mild flavor.


Avg Size: 5 oz




Roma – Martino’s

Italian variety with puckered foliage. Very heavy set perfect for sauce, salsa, and paste. Falls off the vine when fully ripe.


Avg Size: 3 oz




Rose de Berne

French variety. Medium size that delivers robust taste of larger fruit. Pink and perfectly round.


Avg Size: 6 oz




San Marzano

Gourmet paste tomato –. Slightly rectangular, bright red, extra solid, excellent flavor with balanced acidity.


Avg Size: 5 oz




Sun Gold Cherry

Yellow/orange flesh, resists splitting. Intense fruity sweet flavor.


Avg Size: 18 gm




Tomatillo - Verde

For classic salsa verde, harvest slight larger than a golf ball or mature until yellow for tangy nutty raw snack.


Avg Size: 4 oz




Wisconsin 55

Excellent all-purpose tomato, great for canning.


Avg Size: 8 oz




Cinnamon Basil

2" leaved annual, violet stems veining flower bracts, rose pink blooms, sweet, spicy cinnamon taste and scent.


Avg Ht: 30”




Large Leaf Basil

2-3" leaved annual, big, high yielding plant for pesto production, particularly sweet.


Avg Ht: 30”




Holy Basil

Annual with 1-1/2” leaves and purple stems. Primary ingredient for Tulsi tea. Used medicinally for digestion and immune system.


Avg Ht: 24”




Lemon Basil – Mrs. Burns

1-1/2" leaved annual, intense lemony fragrance, from New Mexico.


Avg Ht: 27”




Lime Basil

Darker green leaves then lemon basil, with a strong lime flavor.


Avg Ht: 27”




Purple Basil

3" flat dark purple leaves. Annual.


Avg Ht: 12”




Thai Basil

2" leaved annual. Purple stems and blooms, with anise-clove flavor.


Avg Ht: 17”




Borage

Cucumber flavored edible blue flowers and young leaves. Use in salads, tea, cough syrups, or freeze in ice cubes for refreshing drink.


Avg Ht: 2-3’




Catnip

Perennial that is deer resistant and drought tolerant. Mosquito and fly repellent. 12-24” wide. Medicinally used for digestive issues and fever. A favorite with cats.


Avg Ht: 24”




Chamomile - German

Fragrant annual. Up to 15” wide. Small ¾-inch white and yellow daisy-like flowers appear from early through midsummer. Medicinally used for calming effect.


Avg Ht: 24”




Chives

Long standing annual, late to seed, lots of flavorful foliage, chelating agent.


Avg Ht: 15”




Cilantro - Caribe

Long standing annual, late to seed (for coriander), Delicate lacy leaves with lots of flavorful foliage, chelating agent.


Avg Ht: 25”




Dill - Bouquet

Annual, biggest, ferniest plant with good seed and leaf yields, most widely grown variety.


Avg Ht: 18”




Dill - Fernleaf

Dwarf annual, slow to bolt with abundant foliage for extended pickling season.


Avg Ht: 30”




Hyssop - Anise

Licorice flavored leaves and flowers used in teas or seasonings, strengthens heart, for fevers, colds, coughs.


Avg Ht: 3’




Lavender - Grosso

Very aromatic variety. Annual here in Midwest (Zone 6). Dark violet blooms.


Avg Ht: 3’




Lavender - Monstead

Perennial to zone 4 if mulched. Compact bushy plant and early flowering. Foliage is aromatic and grey-green and flowers in July/ August. Thrives in full sun and loose, well-drained soil with little to no fertilization.


Avg Ht: 18”




Lemon Balm

Perennial with edible flowers and leaves. Used medicinally for colds, flu, headache, sedative, digestion, cold sores. Also antiviral.


Avg Ht: 22”




Lemongrass

Used for flavoring and teas. Medicinally for digestion, fever, and as an anti-inflammatory. Pot to indoors as perennial.


Avg Ht: 3-4’




Loveage

Perennial. Leaves taste like celery, used for tonic salads and in potatoes, rice, poultry. Seeds used in bread and pastries.


Avg Ht: 6-8’




Marjoram - Sweet

Low bushy plant with trailing stems, pot to indoors as perennial, sweeter more balsam-like than oregano.


Avg Ht: 18’




Mojito Mint

Cuban mint milder than its northern relative. Popularized drink with added rum and lime.


Avg Ht: 12”




Oregano - Greek

Perennial to zone 4 with mulch. Dark green leaf with white flower. Medicinally used for indigestion.


Avg Ht: 18”




Parsley Curly - Krausa

Dense triple-curled medium-green parsley holds its color, excellent stalk flavor.


Avg Ht: 14”




Parsley Flat Leaf - Italian

Sweet, smallest flat leaf offered, uniform growth.


Avg Ht: 17”




Peppermint

Perennial, true to type through propagation. Excellent for culinary or medicinal use. Invasive.

Days to Maturity: N/A

Avg Ht: 18”




Rosemary - Arp

Mediterranean plant with wide culinary uses. Medicinally used for headaches and circulation. Pot to indoors as perennial.


Avg Ht: 18”




Sage

Silvery green leaves. Small lavender flowers, medicinally used for digestion and nerves.


Avg Ht: 2-3’




Spearmint

Perennial. Common mint -invasive. Medicinally used to aid in digestion.


Avg Ht: 18”




Tarragon - French

Perennial if mulched. Anise flavored herb used to flavor meats and eggs.

Days to Maturity: N/A

Avg Ht: 2-1/2”




English Thyme

Traditional cooking variety. Vigorous, semi-upright plant. Strong, earthy scent and flavor. Perennial if mulched.


Avg Ht: 6”




Zaatar

Richly scented and 'spicy' seasoning from the Oregano and Thyme family. Key ingredient in popular Arabic Zaatar spice mix along with sumac, toasted sesame seeds and salt.


Avg Ht: 24”




Black King (Beauty)

Enormous tender and tasty fruits. High yields with no spines and slight ribbing. Deep purple retains color and stores well.


Avg Size: 2 lbs




Orient Charm

Asian long cylindrical shaped fruit. Distinctive fluorescent and pastel pink skin with a white flesh. Very few seeds.


Avg Size: 9”




Orient Express

Dark purple early variety. Adaptable. Tender delicate flavor and quick cooking.


Avg Size: 9”




Rosa Bianca

Italian variety with high yields. Plump and variably ribbed. Mild, creamy taste. Best adapted to warm nights.


Avg Size: 5”x6”




Okra

Uniform, deep green ribbed and spineless pod, harvested when 3" long, excellent quality.


Avg Size: 3-5’




Sweet Potato - Beauregard

Moist, sweet, orange fleshed, early, widely adapted for cooler climes, dig up before soil drops below 50 degrees.





Sweet Potato –

White Yam

Despite name not a yam! Slightly drier flesh but just as sweet, dig up before soil drops below 50 degrees.





Peanut – Tennessee Red

Valencia type-cultivate around plant allowing "pegs" to penetrate soil. Fun to grow - produces with long hot summer.


Avg Size: 18”




Cotton

White or light pink blooms - into fall bolls open to display white cotton. Fun to grow - produces w/long summer.


Avg Size: 3’




Loofah Sponge Gourd

Native to India, harvest at 2' length, dries for approx 2 weeks. May soak to remove outer skin, cut to size. Fun to grow!


Avg Size: 24”




Artichoke – Imperial Star

Typically produces 1-2 primary buds avg 3-4" in diameter and 5-7 smaller secondary buds.


Avg Size: 3’




National Pickler

Black spine dark green fruits are vigorous dependable producers - quality holds throughout season


Avg Size: 3-4”




Green Finger

Thin skinned with exceptional flavor and small seed cavity. High yield and long cold storage life.


Avg Size: 14”




Marketmore

Very dark green slicer with a long harvest. A standard for northern gardens. Few seeds and disease resistant.


Avg Size: 9”




Tasty Green

A slender Asian burpless variety with delicate skin and sweet flavor, shallow ridges with sweet flavor, heavy yields.


Avg Size: 5-6”




Suyo Long

Extra long Asian slicer. Trellis for straight fruit. Sets well in heat.


Avg Size: 15”




Costata Romanesco

Italian green zucchini. Excellent texture and nutty flavor raw or cooked. Best picked at 6" or smaller.


Avg Size: 6-12”




Midnight Lightening

Extra long and slender zucchini with dark green, almost-black coloring, disease resistant.


Avg Size: 6-8”




Saffron Yellow

Yellow semi-crookneck, large leaves give good sunburn protection.


Avg Size: 4-6”




Sunburst

Good yielder of tender, rounded squash with a scalloped edge. Harvest young with the blossom still attached or teacup-size.


Avg Size: 3-8”




Yellow Zephyr

Harvest young. Nutty firm texture. Yellow with green end.


Avg Size: 4-6”




New England Pie Pumpkin

Classic pie pumpkin with dry, stringless flesh and superior thick consistency for pies.


Avg Size: 3 lbs




Green Onion (Scallion) - Summer Isle

Hollow green leaves like other alliums but lack a fully developed root bulb. Mild flavor used as either raw or cooked.


Avg Size: 18-30”




King Richard Leeks

Very dark blue/green foliage. Holds in fields for fall harvest. Overwinters if moderate. Mild onion flavor.


Avg Size: 18-30”




Redwing Onion

Deep maroon-skinned, with juicy, firm, thick rings, heavy, long, harvest, ultra-reliable red storage onion.


Avg Size: 3-1/2”




Yellow of Parma Onion

From Italy. A top quality late maturing onion with golden globe-shaped bulbs One of the best for storage.


Avg Size: 1 lb




Walla Walla Sweet Spanish Onion

One of the most popular sweet onion. Plan to use these beauties quickly, they're not meant for long-term storage.


Avg Size: 3”




Camelot Shallot

Dark red shallot with excellent flavor. Red skins with white interior. Uniform, teardrop-shaped bulbs.


Avg Size: 2-3”




Delicious Cantaloupe

Ripening quickly for heavy yields of aromatic fruit, juicy, sweet flesh dark orange w/ slight ribbing.


Avg Size: 2-3 lbs




Minnesota Midget Cantaloupe

Sweet, extra-early variety bred by U of M, excellent choice for northern gardeners, suitable for containers.


Avg Size: 4”




Pride of Wisconsin Muskmelon

Smooth texture w/juicy sweetness, edible down to rind. Will bottom crack in wet seasons.


Avg Size: 6 lbs




Petite Yellow Watermelon

Deliciously sweet and refreshing small “icebox” melon, early maturity, adapted to short season areas.


Avg Size: 4-5 lbs




Sugar Baby Watermelon

Excellent short-season variety with reliable yields of sweet, juicy melons, 7-8.5" in diameter.


Avg Size: 6-12 lbs




Belstar Broccoli

Beautiful uniform blue-green heads of densely packed florets ideal for cold and warm weather planting.


Avg Size: 6”




Romanesco Broccoli

Intriguing chartreuse color with textural whorled heads. A culinary delight since the 16th century.


Avg Size: 8”




Long Island Brussel Sprouts

Compact plants yield 50-100 dark green 1½" sprouts over an extended period.


Avg Size: 24”




Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage

Green, uniform, compact medium head 2–3 lbs. Waxy looking heads are distinctively pointy. Tender and flavorful.


Avg Size: 5-7”




Mammoth Red Rock Cabbage

Red, firm, flattened round heads 5–8 lbs. Red-purple to the core. Good keeper with a crisp sweet taste.


Avg Size: 8-10”




Early Snowball Cauliflower

Smooth heads of tightly formed white curds. Solid, crisp, and tender - excellent quality.


Avg Size: 6-7”




Purple of Sicily Cauliflower

Brilliant purple changing to a striking green when cooked. A sweet, delicious, refined flavor, naturally insect resistant.


Avg Size: 2-3 lb




Pac Choi - Prize

Vase-like shape, medium thick white stems and smooth, mild flavor. Preferred full size variety selected for uniformity, vigor and bolt resistance.


Avg Size: 3’




Kohlrabi – Purple Vienna

Pale purple, flattened, globe shaped bulbs are smooth and form above the ground. The uniquely flavored white flesh is best when bulbs are 3" in diameter.


Avg Size: 12”




Kohlrabi – White Vienna

Pale green, flattened, globe shaped bulbs are smooth and form above the ground. The uniquely flavored white flesh is best when bulbs are 3" in diameter.


Avg Size: 12”




Tango Celery

Early variety with superior flavor and more tender stalks. Keep consistently moist.


Avg Size: 24”




Perfection Fennel

Good performer with large bulbs. Sauté with onions, sweet peppers and a little toasted sesame oil.


Avg Size: 2-3’




Upland Cress

Easy to grow, long standing and slow bolting. Rosettes of dark-green, glossy, rounded leaves, similar to watercress.


Avg Size: 6-8”




Georgia Southern Collards

Slow to bolt and tolerant of heat, cold, and poor soil. Large cabbage-like leaves. Tender, mild and juicy.


Avg Size: 2-3’




Dwarf Blue Curled Scotch Kale

Finely curled leaves. Uniform and low-growing with 20-35" spread. Very hardy - will overwinter zone 4 with mulch.


Avg Size: 2-3”




Lacinato Kale

Italian variety. Blue-green strap-like leaves 3" wide by 10-18" long. best eaten when small - excellent flavor.


Avg Size: 15”




Rainbow Swiss Chard

Blend of red, pink, white, yellow and gold stalks. Upright habit makes for clean, easy harvesting. Color intensity is better defined later on.


Avg Size: 20”



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