Abelmoschus esculentus (85 days) Open pollinated. Big fluted tender green pods on sturdy plants. Will produce in central Maine, but better suited to farther south.
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Abelmoschus esculentus (75 days) Open pollinated. Edible and ornamental. Slender burgundy pods best harvested at 4". Green leaves and burgundy stems and pods.
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Allium cepa (114 days) Open pollinated. Red storage onion. Flat square-shouldered top tapering like a barrel to a narrower flat bottom. Tops slow to go down.
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Allium cepa (90 days) F-1 hybrid. Fresh red onions in late July! 3½"8 oz globes. Cure by Aug. 31, store for 3-4 months. Crunchy, sweet, slightly spicy. Intermediate day.
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Allium cepa (110 days) F-1 hybrid. Uniform blocky globes, 2 lbs each, with tall tops. Best for storage; keeps until mid-May. Flavor a balance of sweet and tang. Long-day northern type.
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Cynara scolymus (120 days from transplant) Open pollinated. An artichoke bred to be accessible for northern growers! Left to bloom, the buds open into massive otherworldly blue flowers that dry well.
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Pastinaca sativa (120 days) Open pollinated. Outstanding variety. Those with good tilth can get refined tapered cylindrical roots 12-14" long.
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Pisum sativum (65 days) Open pollinated. Tender tendrils. Afila-type pea, 10 peas per pod. Upright habit makes easy picking; grows to 36-42".
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Pisum sativum (65 days) Open pollinated. Standard mid-season variety, preferred by commercial growers for heavy yields and extreme weather tolerance. 3' vines.
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Pisum sativum (68 days) Open pollinated. Miragreen’s rich green color is matched only by the flavor of the peas themselves. As a freezer pea it has no equal. Prolific, with an average of 8.3 peas per pod.
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Pisum sativum (58 days) Open pollinated. Earliest snap pea, on 2' vines. Use to start the season, and allow extra space between rows if you do not stake.
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Pisum sativum (65 days) Open pollinated. Named for its tremendous yields borne on 3' vines. Although the pods are slow to sweeten, they develop a good pea flavor which becomes more sugary as they fill.
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Pisum sativum (68 days) Open pollinated. Far tastier than dwarf varieties. 5-7' vines, need strong stakes. Pods reach superb sweetness only when completely filled.
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Pisum sativum (66 days) Open pollinated. Vines grow 4-5', must be staked. Large, fat light lime-green pods really sweet raw or cooked. Purple flowers.
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Capsicum annuum (65 days) Open pollinated. Also known as Golden Delicious Apple Pepper. Heirloom from Hungary forms delicious flattened thick-walled fruits that ripen through yellow to red.
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Capsicum annuum (70 days) F-1 hybrid. Deep carmine horn-shaped 2.5x6" fruits. Classic Italian Corno di Toro type. Unusually sweet. Widely adapted and early maturing.
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Capsicum annuum (76 days) Open pollinated. Shiny red thin-walled 8" long tapering frying pepper. Sweet mild flavor, good raw and especially fried. High yielding.
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Capsicum annuum (87 days) Open pollinated. Heirloom from Ukraine. 2¼x4½" tapered peppers ripen from lime to orange to red. Crisp, juicy, thick-walled.
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Capsicum annuum (60 days green, 80 days red ripe) Open pollinated. A triumph of breeding work, these large uniform poblanos perform well in cold climates and also impressed us with big yields in Maine’s sea level Zone 5.
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Capsicum annuum (80 days) Open pollinated. Red-orange 3x6" horn-shaped fruits taper to a blunt point. Sweet and mildly spicy; 500-1,000 Scovilles. Heirloom.
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Capsicum annuum (68 days) Open pollinated. Thin-walled 1½–3½" tapered fruits are as hot as they look and make welcome additions to chutneys, marinades, salsas, and hot sauces. Also delicious dried and ground.
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Capsicum annuum (74 days) Open pollinated. Round 1-2" shiny bright tangerine fruits on sturdy plants. Heat is comparable to a mild jalapeño, but varies with the weather.
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Capsicum annuum (65 days) Open pollinated. Black 2.5" long conical peppers ripen to lustrous garnet. Mild, juicy, thick-walled, a little less spicy than a jalapeño; 2,000-5,000 Scovilles.
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Capsicum annuum (80 days) Open pollinated. Striking color display, white with green stripes to orange with brown stripes, to red. 2" curving pendant form. 5,000-30,000 Scovilles. Attractive foliage.
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Capsicum annuum (100 days) Open pollinated. Shiny orange fruits are a bit longer than a habanero but they pull off the look. Bushy short plants bear about 2 dozen sweet—not hot— fruits.
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Capsicum annuum (88 days) Open pollinated. This rare Pennsylvania Dutch heirloom packs considerable heat. Rarely eaten raw, the peppers were traditionally used for pickling and pepper vinegar.
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Capsicum annuum (82 days) Open pollinated. Tiny bright red 1" conical fruits stand erect from foliage. Very hot, 25,000-40,000 Scovilles. Pretty and prolific.
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