80 days, indeterminate — Also known as the "Wild Florida Everglades," 'Everglades' tomatoes produce small, currant-type fruit that can be best described as delivering huge flavor in a tiny package....
(Chinese Vining Okra, Vegetable Sponge, Dishcloth Gourd) The young gourds are edible and are eaten like okra, especially throughout parts of the South. If left to mature the fruits look...
(C. moschata) 120 days. The wild squash of the Everglades is a pumpkin with deep historic roots and rich sweet flavor. A beloved pumpkin of the deep South especially celebrated...
Superior nutrition. A fast-growing tree, keep trimmed to 6 ft for easier harvesting. Eat leaves fresh or dried. 6 seeds saved from my trees. Good to start from seed in...
Brassica carinata 40 days. We fell for this unusual leafy green immediately after the first bite. The hearty leaves have a very complex flavor with overtones of spice and garlic....
This blend of 5 crops (cowpea, sorghum, millet, sunhemp, and marigold) will keep your soil protected over the hot summer months with no effort on your part. Once established they...
A cross between two of the most delicious and hardy greens -- tatsoi and komatsuna -- the lightly savoyed leaves have a velvety texture and lightly umami flavor that make...
75 days. (green > red) [Introduced by SESE 1999.] The best nematode-resistant bell for home gardeners. Foliage, fruits, and yields are very similar to California Wonder. This variety is a...
(Melothria scabra) 73 days. Thin but tenacious vines bear many 5⁄8 in. x 7⁄8 in. fruits with skin like tiny watermelons. Immature, they taste like cucumbers; when fully mature, they...
60 days. 3⁄8-5⁄8 in. fruits with a delicious flavor reminiscent of pineapple. Bite-sized fruits are so tasty they may never make it into the kitchen, especially if you have children....
(Brassica oleracea) Lacinato is dark green heirloom kale from Tuscany. Sometimes called "dinosaur kale," Italians call it cavolo lacinato, or curly kale. It is sweet and delicious and so hardy...
55 days [European heirloom, 1869.] Smooth dark green leaves with slender stalks, milder than other chards. Produces tasty greens all summer and late into the fall. An excellent no-fuss warm...
[1963. AAS winner.] A reliable variety for garden, market, and greenhouse use. Dark green leaves and compact heads. Holds well under heat and stress, good bolt resistance. 55 days. approximately...
70-80 days. [Heirloom from Puerto Rico] 4 ft. tall plants produce excellent yields of lavender-pink, teardrop-shaped fruits with white shoulders. The skin is tender without a trace of bitterness, and...
Same taste of the traditional radish root but the seed pods are the edible and harvested portion. Harvest the crispy, crunchy, spicy pods when about 5 inches long and use...
(C. pepo) 59 days. [Pre-1934] This Italian zucchini is long and cylindrical. Young fruits are dark green with light-green stripes and the flesh is greenish-white and firm. Fruits grow 10-12 in. long...
(B. Rapa Marinos) Rosettes of thick, dark green, oval-shaped leaves with mild mustard flavor. The most cold-hardy (22°F) commonly available mustard. Very attractive, good for all seasons, and long-lasting. Excellent...
A vigorous bush producing round straight pods with a fine flavor. Prolific. Resistant to bean mosaic. 15-18” plant with 6-8” pods. An excellent freezer. 55 days. About 60-120 seeds depending...
This hardy white bunching onion is highly resistant to freezing and may be left in the ground year-round. Has resistance to thrips, smut, and pink root. This is a first-class...
Unusual and delicious gourd relative that is referred to and used as a bean in its native China. Its fruit tastes much like green beans, except even more delicious and...
(Allium tuberosum) 80 days. Leaves are larger and flatter than chives. Garlic flavor for salads and seasoning. Pkt (0.7 g, 173 seeds) Pkt (0.7 g, 173 seeds) Good to start...
Short-lived small tree or shrub. Edible beans from pretty yellow flowers. Nitrogen fixer. Approximately 10 seed. Good to start from seed in these months: North Florida: February-March Central Florida: February-April...
(Tagetes erecta) Classic marigold. Big, 3-4 in. flowers in shades of yellow, gold, and orange, on 3-4 ft. plants. When Ira was growing up in Florida, this was her grandmother's...
40 days. Distinctive, sharp, peppery leaves are best harvested when 2 to 3" long. A nice accent for mixed salads. Greens past their prime may be lightly steamed with other...
77 days. [1959] Icebox sized, 6-8 in. melons with a hard rind which turns green-black when ripe. Handles drought well. 6-10 lb fruits with red flesh and small seeds. Consistently...
78 days. (Indeterminate) [Late 1800s heirloom from the Black Forest region of Germany from Joe Bratka’s grandfather. Seed courtesy of Carolyn Male and Craig LeHoullier. Introduced 1994 by SESE.] Outstanding...
85 days. [1964] Medium-sized, striped melon with tolerance to anthracnose (race 1 and 3) and Fusarium (race 1 and 2). Great-tasting melons are typically 10 x 12 in., weighing 23-27...
74 days. (green > red) Called poblanos when fresh, the classic choice for chiles Rellenos. After ripening red and then dried, they are called anchos and are used in mole,...
75 days. [1947] Widely adapted, productive, and heat-tolerant. Dark-orange roots 6-7 in. long, 2 in. at the shoulder, tapering to a blunt point. Especially suited to growing in clay soil,...
53 days. [Burmese heirloom, seedstock courtesy Hap Heilman. Now a favorite in some local restaurants.] Bears when plants are 18 in. tall and continues to bear until frost. Huge leaves,...
