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2013 Ellis County Master Gardener Expo Vegetable Plant Sale List |
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| Vegetables | Description |
| Pepper Bhut Jolokia | Also known as Ghost Chile. Named by the Guinness Book of World Records as the hottest pepper in the world, Bhut Jolokia measures over one million units on the Scoville scale. More than a novelty, these orange-red peppers which grow up to 2-1/2 to 3-1/2″ long at maturity, can be used to spice up cuisine but should be eaten with extreme caution and kept away from eyes |
| Pepper Big Bertha Hybrid | Very popular for fresh market, home gardens and gourmet chefs. Extra-large, mostly 4-lobed, superior fruits mature up to a full 7″ long by 3-1/2″ across, turning deep green to red, with full-season fruiting. Resists Tobacco Mosaic. Upright plants grow 25 to 30″ |
| Pepper California Wonder | Deep green to red, thick-walled with an attractive glossy flesh. Fruits are medium-sized, 4″ by 4″, 3 to 4-lobed, smooth and blocky. A nice stuffer, with high yields, on 28″ high plants. |
| Pepper Cayenne Purple | Very pungent, 4 to 6″ pointed fruits, are thin walled, twisted and slender. can be used at the early stages of development when peppers are just 1″ long. Matures from green to purple and when left on the vine will ripen to red. Great when used fresh, pickled and dried. Very ornamental, too. |
| Pepper Ghost Chile | Also known as Ghost Chile. Named by the Guinness Book of World Records as the hottest pepper in the world, Bhut Jolokia measures over one million units on the Scoville scale. More than a novelty, these orange-red peppers which grow up to 2-1/2 to 3-1/2″ long at maturity, can be used to spice up cuisine but should be eaten with extreme caution and kept away from eyes. |
| Pepper Mucha Nacho Hybrid | A mucho impressive jalapeno from Mexico, with a big and powerful taste! Jumbo, 4″ fruits are fatter, thicker, heavier, a bit hotter, and up to a full inch longer than regular jalapenos and are usually green (they mature red). Plants are vigorous and high yielding, setting heavy loads about a week earlier than is typical of jalapenos |
| Pepper Sweet Banana | One of the most popular non-bell sweet peppers, excellent both fresh and cooked! Thick-walled fruits with sweet, mild, waxy flesh are prolifically produced on 16 to 24″ plants with pendant fruits. Fruits start out a pale green, ripening to yellow, then red |
| Tomatillo Tamayo R Hybrid | Tomatillos are a must-have variety for Mexican cooking and for making green salsas. Tall vigorous plants produce high yields of intense green colored, husk covered fruit – one of the largest tomatillos ever – its 2 1/2 to 3″ size will amaze you. Plants have an open habit, with a high fruit set, for easy harvest. Has an above average shelf life. Determinate. |
| Tomato Arkansas Traveler | Heirloom variety from stock seed discovered in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas and Missouri. Fruits are rough, medium-sized, about 6 oz., with an excellent, creamy, mild flavor. Highly adaptable. |
| Tomato Better Boy Hybrid | A spectacular, midseason variety with plump, juicy, deep red tomatoes that often weigh more than one pound. And once they arrive they just keep on coming! Fruits are extremely flavorful, with flesh that’s juicy, yet firm. Heavy foliage protects fruits from sun-scald. A highly adaptable variety that thrives in nearly any climate. Demonstrates excellent disease resistance. (VFNASt) |
| Tomato Bhn 444 Hybrid | Reliable, all-around quality and healthy yields. Resistant to Tomato Spotted Wilt. Excellent yields of bright red, globe-shaped fruits are firm with smooth exteriors and a good flavor. (VFFTSWV) |
| Tomato Brandywine | An Amish heirloom that dates back to 1885 and is generally considered to be the world’s best-flavored tomato. Plants look like potato vines with good yields of extra-large (weighing up to 1-1/2 lbs.), firm, clear-skinned, light rosy-pink fruits. |
| Tomato Celebrity Hybrid | This AAS Award Winner established a new standard for main-crop hybrids requiring multiple disease resistance. Highly adaptable from Canada to the South. Medium sized, globe-shaped fruits are crack-resistant and average 7 oz. Semi-determinate. (VFFNTASt) |
| Tomato Cherokee Purple | A reliable producer of unusual, medium pink-purple fruits that appear brown in color, and average 8 to 12 oz., apiece. Fruits are round to oblate, with no cracking. Exhibits tolerance to mild drought as well as to common diseases. |
| Tomato Early Girl Hybrid Vff | It’s hard to find tasty, full-sized fruits like this extra-early in the season! Meaty, ripe, red fruits, 4 to 6 oz., are slightly flattened and bright crimson throughout. Very appealing, with firm texture and blemish-resistant skin. Heavy yields on hardy vines. Seed is defuzzed. (VFF) |
| Tomato Grapette Hybrid | Thin-skinned and juicy, with a distinctive flavor and shape. Oblong fruits weigh 1/3 to 1/2 oz. each, in clusters of 16 to 40 fruits. Ideal for America’s current preference for smaller, gourmet-type tomatoes. (F) |
| Tomato Heatmaster Hybrid | Bred for hot and humid tropical climates, Heatmaster has the ability to set fruit under higher temperatures than other varieties. Produces exceptional yields of large, 7 ounce, firm fruit that have a good shelf life. Fruits are an attractive deep red color and deep oblate in shape. Excellent for fresh eating. Good disease resistance. Determinate. |
| Tomato Jetsetter Hybrid | Think Jet Star is the best fresh market variety? This one’s earlier, with better disease resistance! Jetsetter sacrifices nothing for it’s early maturity – delivers great “real tomato” flavor in large 8 oz. fruits that are smooth, juicy, flattened globes, with consistently huge yields and good disease resistance (VFFNASt) |
| Tomato Juliet Hybrid | 1999 AAS Winner. Famous for yielding the first elongated, grape-like fruits that don’t crack! Clusters of unusual, sweet-flavored fruits cling to the vine longer than any other cherry tomato. Glossy, red-skinned fruits weigh 1 oz. each. |
| Tomato Original Goliath Hybrid | Variety Pio. Every inch a king, from its beautiful, smooth bright-red, deep oblate fruits averaging 10 to 15 oz., to a sweet luscious flavor that lives up to its virtually blemish-free exterior. Tall vigorous plants produce yield after yield, and modern disease resistance makes Goliath widely adaptable. (VFFNTASt) |
| Tomato Solar Fire Hybrid | Are you tired of looking for a tomato that can be grown in hot, humid and wet climates? Well, look no further, because despite these conditions, these compact plants will set loads of firm, glossy red, crack-free fruits that average 9 to 10 oz. Best used for fresh eating. Disease resistant and also exhibits tolerance to fruit soft rot. Developed by researchers at the University of Florida. (VFFFSt) |
| Tomato Yellow Pear | Vigorous vines produce high yields of 2″, yellow-skinned, pear-shaped fruits with few seeds. Slightly later than Red Pear, but with the same prolific yields and dependable performance. |
| Disease Resistance Designations: V- Verticillium Wilt; F-Fusarium Wilt; N- Nematodes; T-Tobacco Mosaic Virus; A- Alternaria Stem Canker; St- Stemphylium Gray Leaf Spot; TSWV- Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus | |
| Determinate tomato plants grow to a given size and then stop. Typically, further plant growth ends when fruit begins to grow on the terminal bud of the plant. The plant grows to a genetically “determined” length and then stops. They are often called “bush tomatoes” due to their compact size. Typically determinate varieties do not exceed 4 feet in height and are sturdy enough that they do not need to be staked. | |
| Indeterminate tomatoes grow continuously. Additionally, they continue to produce fruit until they are killed by cold weather or terminated by the gardener. Indeterminate tomatoes are often called “vine” tomatoes because of their long tentacle-like vines. For this reason, indeterminate tomatoes must be staked or caged so that the vines are lifted off the ground. This protects the fruit from rot and pests. It also provides support for the plant. | |
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