2009 Geranium, Vegetable & Herb Variety List
Geranium Varieties
'Rocky Mountain Dark Red' - Industry standard "red" Geranium
'Tango Dark Red' - Industry standard "red" Geranium
'Trailing Pink Sunset' - Heirloom variety with clear pink single flowers & striking bright pink stems on new growth & petioles; pest, disease & drought resistant, great as a hanging, potted or bedding use.
Combination Hanging Basket - Above Geranium varieties planted in a 12" hanging basket in combination with Bacopa 'Bridal Showers', varigated Engish Ivy and/or 'Dwarf Dark Green' English Ivy.
Geranium Pricing
4.5" pot - 4.00
10" Single Variety Hanging Basket - 18.00
12" Single Variety Hanging Basket - 24.00
12" Combination Basket - 26.00
Vegetable Varieties
Brassica
Broccoli 'Belstar' - 66 days; Medium size head, strong, stress resistant
Cabbage 'Farao' - 64 days; Delicious early cabbage, split resistant
Cauliflower 'Snow Crown' - 50 days; Good quality summer or fall, frost tolerant
Cucumber
'Alibi' - 49 days; Pickler type, for fresh eating or pickling, compact vines, high yield
'Marketmore 76' - 58 days; Northern standard for slicer type cucumber
Pepper
'Ace' - 50 days to green, 70 days to red; Northern New England standard for bell pepper
'Lipstick' - 53 days to green, 73 days to red; Sweet paprika bell type
Pumpkin
'Baby Bear' - 105 days; deep orange, 1.5-2.5 lb, great handles, "naked seeds great for roasting, very good for for pies, excellent winter storage. Kids love them!
'Howden' - 115 days, the classic New England Jack O'Lantern, 20+ lbs.
Tomato
'Bellstar' - 65 days; Plum type (4 oz), determinate (bush) growth habit
'Big Beef' - 70 days; Large red globe (over 8 oz), indeterminate (staking needed) growth habit
'Valley Girl' - 65 days; Medium (7-8 oz) red globe, determinate (bush) growth habit
'Washington Cherry' - 60 days; 1 oz globe cherry type, indeterminate (staking needed) growth habit.
Watermelon
'Sugar Baby' - 76 days; good flavor, 6-8" diameter, 8-10 lb, the standard of "icebox" watermelons.
Winter Squash
'Buttercup' - 95 days; Burgess Strain, northern New England favorite.
'Butternut' - 105 days; Waltham Strain, most widely grown Butternut type.
Yellow Summer Squash
'Multipik' - 50 days; High yield, straightneck type, vigorous open bush habit.
Zucchini
'Raven' - 48 days; High yielding, glossy dark green, concentrated fruit set.
Herb Varieties
Basil
'Genovese' - 68 days; Dark green 3" leaf, slow to bolt, a classic!
'Pistou' - 30 days; Dwarf (6-8"), spicy flavor, great in containers, our "bonsai basil".
'Red Rubin' - 76 days; Purple 3" leaf, high yield & great flavor.
Dill
'Fernleaf' - Compact, very slow to bolt, high leaf yields.
Parsley
'Forest Green' - Double & triple curled leaf, good flavor & yield.
Vegetable & Herb Plant Pricing
3" Potted Transplant 1.00
6 or more (Mix & Match any Varieties) 6 for 5.00
About our Vegetable & Herb Plants
We grow all the above varieties from seed using no chemical pesticides and minimal chemical fertilizers. For 2009, we are using exclusively seeds from Johnny's Selected Seeds, 955 Benton Avenue, Winslow, Maine. We are doing this for two reasons:
1) The importance of supporting local Maine business for the greater good of us all
2) In 2008, we used all Johnny's seeds in our personal garden (this is the first time since 1975, when Ernie began vegetable gardening, that we have ever used a sole seed source). Last year's garden was the best we have ever grown, in Maine or anywhere else. We wanted to pass this good fortune along to you all.
So far in 2009, we have noticed incredibly high germination rates and very uniform growth within each variety. This means more large, vigorous, uniform plants to choose from. Feel free to use the 2009 Johnny's catalog for more detailed variety and cultural information or visit their website www.Johnnyseeds.com, its full of great gardening information for beginner and veteran alike.
We grow all of our vegetable and herb transplants individually in 3" pots. They are given extra space several times during their growth as they increase in size before being hardened off in our walk-in cold frame. They are much larger and tougher than most plants grown in a 6-pak and take about 20% more space to be grown this way. In addition, you don't have to buy 6 'Big Beef" tomato plants if you only want two. Our customers can purchase what their needs are, not what a grower decides to grow. Check them out.
