Recommended Vegetable Varieties for Smith Co.
And Northeast Texas
Asparagus - Jersey Giant, UC 157
Beans, Snap Bush - Blue Lake 274, Top Crop,
Tendercrop, Contender, Tendergreen, Derby
Beans, Yellow Bush - Goldcrop, Improved Golden Wax
Beans, Pinto - Improved Pinto
Beans, Snap Pole - Blue Lake, Kentucky Wonder
Beans, Lima Bush - Henderson Baby Bush, Jackson
Wonder
Beans, Lima Pole - Florida Speckled, King of the Garden
Beets - Pacemaker III
Broccoli - (spring) Premium Crop, Emperor; (spring or
fall) Green Comet, Galaxy, Packman
Brussels Sprouts - Prince Marvel, Royal Marvel
Cabbage - (spring) Early Jersey Wakefield; (spring/fall)
Sanibel, Rapid Ball, Savoy Ace (wrinkled leaves), Ruby Ball (red)
Cabbage, Chinese -Jade Pagoda, Michihli, China Flash
(napa type), China Pride (napa type)
Cantaloupe - Magnum 45, Ambrosia, Mission, Explorer,
Caravelle; Minnesota Midget (bush type, good in containers)
Carrot - Royal Chantenay, Burpee's Toudo, Park's
Nandor, Danver's 126, Red Cored Chantenay
Cauliflower - Snow Crown
Chard, Swiss - Rhubarb (red color), Lucullus, Fordhook
Collards - Blue Max, Georgia
Corn, Sweet -(yellow) Golden Queen, Guadalupe Gold;
(bicolor) Sweet G-90, Honey & Pearls; (white) Silver Queen, How Sweet
It Is
Cucumber, Pickling - County Fair 87, Liberty, Saladin
Cucumber, Slicing - Sweet Success, Sweet Slice,
County Fair 87, Burpless, Dasher II, Slicemaster
Eggplant - Tycoon (oriental), Florida Market
Garlic - Texas White
Greens - Tyfon Holland
Kale - Dwarf Blue Curled, Blue Knight
Kohlrabi - Grand Duke
Leeks - American Flag
Lettuce, Butterhead - (spring or fall) Buttercrunch; (fall
only) Tom Thumb
Lettuce, Head - Classic, Park's Mission
Lettuce, Leaf - Salad Bowl, Black Seeded Simpson, Red
Sails (red color)
Lettuce, Cos or Romaine - Romaine
Mustard - Florida Broadleaf, Southern Giant Curled,
Tendergreens
Okra - Blondy, Lee, Emerald, Clemson Spineless
Onion - (yellow) Texas Supersweet (1015Y), Beltsville
Bunching; (red) Red Granex, Burgundy; (white) Crystal Wax
Parsley - Moss Curled, Italian Plain
Peas, English - Little Marvel, Wando, Dwarf Gray Sugar
Peas, Edible-Podded - (spring) Sugar Snap (bush);
(spring or fall) Sugar Ann (bush), Sugar Pop (bush), Super SugarMel (vine)
Peas, Southern - Blackeye #5, Mississippi Silver, Purple
Hull, Zipper Cream Crowder, Colossus Crowder
Pepper, Hot - Super Chili, Hungarian Yellow Wax, Long
Red or Slim Cayenne, Hidalgo Serrano, Jalapeno, TAM Mild Jalapeno
Pepper, Sweet Bell - (green) Big Bertha, Jupiter; (yellow)
Golden Summer; (purple) Purple Belle
Pepper, Sweet Salad - Gypsy, Sweet Pickle, Cubanelle,
Top Banana
Potato, Irish - (red) Norland (early season), Red LaSoda
(midseason); (white) Kennebec (late season
Pumpkin - Connecticut Field, Spirit, Small Sugar,
Autumn Gold, Jack Be Little (ornamental)
Radish - (red) Inca, Champion, Cherry Belle; (white)
White Icicle, Snow Belle
Rutabaga - American Purple Top
Spinach - Melody, Coho, Iron Duke
Squash, Summer - Multipik, Dixie, Sun Drops, Burpee's
Butterstick
Squash, Summer Pan-Type - (yellow) Sunburst; (white)
Patty Pan; (green) Peter Pan
Squash, Winter - Early Butternut, Sweet Mama, Table
Ace, Table King Bush, Acorn, Cream of the Crop
Squash, Zucchini - (green) Senator, President; (yellow)
Goldrush
1Tomatoes, Large-Fruited -
(determinate) Merced VFT, Celebrity VFNT, Carnival VFNT, President VFNT;
Surefire VF1; (indeterminate) Champion VFNT, Quick Pick VFNT, Simba
VFNT, First Lady VFNT, Superfantastic VFN
1Tomatoes, Paste - (indeterminate)
Roma VF, San Marzano
1Tomatoes, Small-Fruited -
(determinate) Small Fry VFN; (indeterminate) Porter, Cherry Grande, Sweet
100
Turnip - (spring or fall) Tokyo Cross, Royal Globe II,
White Lady; (fall only) Just Right
Watermelon - Crimson Sweet, Sugar Baby, Royal
Jubilee, Royal Sweet, Orange Golden, Jack of Hearts (triploid)
1Note regarding tomatoes: determinate
are the bush type; indeterminate are vining type. 'V' indicates genetic
resistance to verticillium wilt, 'F' to fusarium wilt, 'N' to root knot nematodes, and
'T' to tobacco mosaic virus.
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