PLANTanswers Guide
to Recommended Vegetable Varieties


Revised by Drs. Jerry Parsons and Larry Stein, Texas Cooperative Extension, January, 2007
VEGETABLEVEGETABLE VARIETY POSSIBLE SOURCES
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AsparagusJersey Knight 5, 7, 8
Asparagus Jersey Giant 2, 9
Bean - Horticultural French Horticultural 1, 5 , 6, 7
Bean - Lima Butterpea, Dixie Speckled 1
Bean - Lima Butterpea, Dixie White 1
Bean - Lima Henderson Bush 1, 3, 7
Bean - Lima Jackson Wonder 1
Bean - Lima Thorogreen 1, 5, 7
Bean - Lima, Pole Florida Speckled 1, 2
Bean - Lima, Pole Sieva Carolina (early) 1
Bean - Snap, Flat Pod Greencrop Bush 2
Bean - Snap, Flat Pod Roma II1, 5
Bean - Snap, Green Oval Pod Bush Blue Lake 2741, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Bean - Snap, Green Oval Pod Contender 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7
Bean - Snap - Green Oval Pod Derby 1, 9
Bean - Snap - Green Oval Pod Tendergreen 1, 3
Bean - Snap - Green Oval Pod Topcrop 1, 5, 7
Bean - Snap - Pole Blue Lake Pole 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Bean - Snap - Pole Jade 5, 7, 8, 9
Bean - Snap - Pole Kentucy Wonder 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Bean - Snap - Yellow Goldcrop 5
Bean - Snap - YellowImproved Golden Wax 3, 5, 7
Beet Detroit Dark Red 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7
Beet Ruby Queen 5, 7
Broccoli Lucky 9
Broccoli Green Magic (AAS)15
Broccoli Packman 5, 6, 8, 9
Broccoli Premium Crop (AAS) 1, 6, 7
Broccoli Patron10, 15
Broccoli Emerald Pride10
Cabbage Bravo 6
Cabbage Blue Vantage15
Cabbage Rio Verde 1
Cabbage Savoy King 5
Cabbage - Chinese Jade Pagoda 6
Cabbage - Chinese Michili 1, 3, 4, 7
Cantaloupe (Muskmelon) Ambrosia 2
Cantaloupe (Muskmelon) Israeli 4
Cantaloupe (Muskmelon) Cruiser 11
Cantaloupe (Muskmelon) Caravelle 11
Cantaloupe (Muskmelon) TAM Dew 11
Cantaloupe (Muskmelon) TAM Uvalde 11
Carrot - Fresh Imperator 58 3
Carrot - Fresh Nantes 1, 2, 5, 6, 7
Carrot-FreshPurple/Maroon Dragon 3
Cauliflower Snow Crown (AAS) 1, 6, 7
Cauliflower Snowball YImproved 1, 3, 5, 6
Collards Georgia Southern 1, 2, 3, 4
Corn - Sweet Kandy Korn 1, 2, 5, 7
Corn - Sweet Silver Queen 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9
Corn - Sweet How Sweet It Is 1, 5, 7, 9
Corn - Sweet Merit 11
Corn - Sweet G-90 16
Cucumber - Pickling Calypso 5, 7
Cucumber - Slicer Burpless 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
Cucumber - Slicer Dasher II 1
Cucumber - Slicer Poinsett 76 1, 3
Cucumber - Slicer Sweet Slice 5, 6, 7, 9
Cucumber - Slicer Sweet Success(AAS) 5, 6, 7
Eggplant Black Beauty 1, 2, 3, 4, 7
Eggplant - Oriental Ichiban 5
Kale Dwarf Curled Vates 1, 3, 4, 6
Kohlrabi Early White Vienna 1, 2, 3
Kohlrabi Grand Duke Hybrid(AAS) 6
Lettuce - Butterhead Buttercrunch(AAS) 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9
Lettuce - Leaf Red Sails 4, 5, 7, 9
Lettuce - Leaf Red Salad Bowl 6
Lettuce - Leaf Salad Bowl 2, 3, 5, 6
Lettuce - Romaine Paris Island 1, 3, 4
Mustard Tendergreen 1, 2
Okra Clemson Spineless 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9
Okra Emerald 1, 3
Okra Lee 9
Okra Cajun Delight 3, 6, 7, 9
Onion...Bulbing, Short Day, Red Skin Red Burgundy 11
Onion...Bulbing, Short Day, WhiteSkin White Granex(PRR*) 9
Onion...Bulbing, Short Day, Yellow Skin Granex 1, 3, 7
Onion...Bulbing, Short Day, Yellow Skin Granex 33 (PRR*) 9
Onion--Bulbing, Short Day, Yellow Skin Texas Grano 1015Y (PRR*) 7, 11
Onion...Bulbing, Short Day, Yellow Skin Texas Grano 502(PRR*) 2
Onion...Bunching (Scallions) Evergreen Bunching 3
Onion Transplants Short, Immediate, Long 12
Pea - Edible Podded Dwarf Gray Sugar 1
Pea - Edible Podded Sugar Ann 5, 7
Pea - Edible Podded Sugar Bon 2
Pea - Edible Podded Sugar Snap (AAS) 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
Pea - English Little Marvel 1, 3, 5, 6, 7
Pea - English Wando 1, 6, 7
Pepper - Extremely HotSmall Serrano 3
Pepper - Extremely HotSmall Cayenne 4
Pepper - Hot Chile Anaheim Chili 3, 7
Pepper - Hot Chile Big Jim 7
Pepper - Hot Long, Smooth Cayenne Large Red Thick 3, 9
Pepper - Very Hot Habanero 1, 2, 3, 6, 9
Pepper - Hot Long, Smooth Hungarian Wax 2, 5
Pepper - Hot Short, Medium Hot Jalapa 2
Pepper - Hot short, Medium Hot Jalapeno 2, 5, 7
Pepper - Hot Short, Mild Pungency TAMU Mild Jalapeno 3, 6, 7, 9
Pepper - Mild ChileTAMU Mild Chile-2 11
Pepper - Pimento Pimiento 11
Pepper - Sweet Bell Bell Tower 1
Pepper - Sweet Bell Big Bertha 9, 11
Pepper - Sweet Bell Jupiter 1, 6
Pepper - Sweet Long Sweet Banana 2, 5, 6, 7, 9
Pepper - Sweet, Tapered, Yellow Gypsy (AAS) 2
Pumpkin Big Max or Big Mac 1, 2, 3, 5
Pumpkin Connecticut Field 1, 2, 5
Pumpkin Jack O'Lantern 2, 3, 4, 5
Pumpkin Jack-B-Little 1, 2, 4, 5
Pumpkin mall Sugar 1, 2
Pumpkin Spirit Hybrid (AAS) 5, 7
Radish Champion (AAS) 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
Radish White Icicle 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Rutabaga American Purple Top 6
Southern Pea California #5 1, 3, 4, 5, 7
Southern Pea Cream 40 11
Southern Pea Zipper Cream 11
Southern PeaTexas Pinkeye 7, 11
Spinach, Fall, Savoy, Home Garden Samish 6, 15
Spinach , Home Garden Malabar 9
Squash - Summer & Winter Sweet Mama (AAS) 7
Squash - Summer, Green Black Magic 5
Squash - Summer, White Patty Pan or St. Pat 1, 4
Squash - Summer, Yellow Sunburst 2, 7, 10
Squash - Summer, Yellow Crook or Semi-Crook Neck Dixie 1, 3
Squash - Summer, Yellow Straight Neck Multipik 5, 6
Squash - Summer, Yellow Straight Neck Cougar 6
Squash - Summer, Yellow Zucchini Type Gold Rush (AAS) 1, 3, 6
Squash - Winter Early Butternut(AAS) 1, 2
Squash - Winter Table Ace 1, 6, 7
Squash - Winter Table King 2, 4
Squash - Winter Vegetable Spaghetti 1, 2, 4, 6, 7
Squash - Winter Waltham Butternut (AAS) 1, 3, 4, 6, 7
Sweet Potatoes Beauregard 2
Swiss Chard Lucullus 1, 5, 7
Swiss Chard Bright Lights 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
Swiss Chard Rhubard Chard or Ruby 2, 6, 7
Tomato Early Bingo (VFFTASt) 3, 11
Tomato Early Carnival (VFNT) 11, 13, 14
Tomato EarlyCelebrity (VFNT) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15
Tomato EarlySunpride 13
Tomato EarlySunchief 10
Tomato Early SunLeaper 15, 13
Tomato Early Amelia & Solar Fire 11
Tomato EarlyFlorida 47 & 91 10, 13, 15
Tomato EarlyTop Gun 17
Tomato Small to Medium Size Fruit Porter 13
Tomato Small to Medium Size Fruit Roma 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
Tomato Small to Medium Size Fruit Cherry & Grape 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 14, 15
Tomato Small Red Cherry - Large 3
Tomato Small to Medium Size Fruit Yellow Pear 1, 4, 8
Tomato Small to Medium Size Fruit Tomatillo 4, 8
Tomato - Large BHN444 8, 14, 15
Turnip Purple Top White Globe 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
Turnip Tokyo Cross 1
Watermelon Allsweet 2, 7, 15
Watermelon Black Diamond 1, 5, 7
Watermelon Charleston Gray 1, 2, 7
Watermelon Crimson Sweet 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 15
Watermelon Jubilee 7, 11, 15
Watermelon Tendersweet, Yellow Flesh 11
Watermelon - Hybrid Jamboree 10, 15
Watermelon - Hybrid Sentinel 10, 15
Watermelon - Hybrid Ole 11
Watermelon - Small-fruited Mickeylee 3
Watermelon - Seedless Triple Crown 9
Watermelon - Seedless Tri-X 313 15
Watermelon - Seedless Millennium 10
Watermelon - Seedless Sweet Slice 11
Watermelon - Seedless Seedless SweetHeart 9

VEGETABLE SEED COMPANIES
1. Bunton's Seed Co. http://buntonseed.com
2. Burpee Seed http://www.burpee.com/
3. Ferry-Morse http://HomeHarvestSeeds.com
4. Garden Guides Seed http://www.gardenguides.com/seedcatalog/vegetables/vegetables.htm
5. Gurney's Seed & Nursery http://www.Gurneys.com
6. Harris Seeds http://www.harrisseeds.com
7. Henry Field's Seed & Nursery http://henryfields.com/
8. Johnny's Selected Seeds http://www.johnnyseeds.com/
9. Park Seed Company http://www.parkseed.com/
10. Stoke's Seeds Ltd. http://www.stokeseeds.com/cgi-bin/StokesSeeds.storefront
11. Willhite Seed Company http://www.willhiteseed.com/index.php
12. Dixondale Farm http://dixondalefarms.com/
13. Rachel's Tomato Seed Supply http://www.rachelssupply.com/Tomato.htm
14. Tomato Growers Supply Company http://www.tomatogrowers.com
15. Siegers Seed Company http:// www.siegers.com
16. MBS Seed, Ltd. http://www.mbsseed.com/initial_page.htm
17. Otis S. Twilley Seed Co., Inc. twilley@twilleyseed.com