Availability Updated on May 24, 2009
Eggplant, Pepper,
Garden Huckleberry,
Naranjilla and Ground Cherry
(Nightshade Family)
[ Eggplant | Sweet Pepper | Hot Pepper ]
[ Garden Huckleberry | Naranjilla | Ground Cherry]
ORGANIC CERTIFICATION UPDATE: We were able to get organic certification on part of our farm this year. We have many varieties in this year's catalog which are being offered as CERTIFIED ORGANIC. If the item is being offered as CERTIFIED ORGANIC, it will have an OG after the price of the seeds.
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Eggplant
Eggplant culture: Culture is similar to tomato, though we start them inside about April 1. Watch for flea beetles, which are the biggest pests. Eggplant Parmesan is my favorite food! Everyone should try some eggplant this year. Seed packets contain around 50 seeds.
Applegreen: 65 days. A nice flavored, round eggplant. Apple green colored skin. Tasty and easy to slice. Nice dwarf plants are very productive. OG Pkt. $2.00
Bhaghatt's Green: 85 days. A late season, long skinny green variety from India. (Unavailable for 2009)
Casper: 75 days. 8 to 10 inches long, 2 to 3 inches in diameter, white skin. (Sold Out for 2009)
Chinese White Sword: 65 days. Long, skinny, very straight, white fruits. (Sold Out for 2009)
Cookstown Orange: 69 days. Beautiful, ornamental. A different species than common eggplant. Fruits are medium tomato size and shape. Fruit color is a bright, scarlet red/orange with faint stripes. Rather bitter fleshed, but a gorgeous ornamental. Pkt. $1.00 OG
Diamond: 72 days. Russian variety that is a super heavy producer of fat 6 to 8 inch long slicer type eggplant. A superb type. (SOLD OUT FOR 2009)
Early Black Egg: 63 days. Small, nearly round, deep purple fruits. (Sold Out for 2009)
Jade Sweet: 77 days. Blocky shape, lime green skin. Fruits can get large and still maintain quality. (SOLD OUT FOR 2009)
Louisiana Green Oval: 75 days. Very large, blocky, green skin. (Sold Out for 2009)
Morden Midget: 70 days. Nice sized fruit of deep purple color. Early and productive. (Unavailable for 2009)
New York Spineless Improved: 78 days. Very large plant with very large, purple fruits. Pkt. $1.75
Red China: 50 days. Different species than regular eggplant. Looks very similar to a red to orange colored "Jack-Be-Little" pumpkin. Extremely productive. Attractive, spiny plants. Pkt. $1.50
Rosa Bianca: 90 days. Light pinkish-lavender fruits, 4 to 6 inches round. Pkt. $1.50
Rosita: 78 days. Rose-lavender skin, 6 to 8 inches long, heirloom from Puerto Rico. Pkt. $1.50
TaTong: 75 days. A nice, light green typical eggplant shaped fruit. Good yields. (Unavailable for 2009)
Thai Round Green: 80 days. Small, round, globe-shaped, apple green fruits with whitish streaks. Pkt. $1.75
Thai White Ribbed: 80 days. Hand sized, ribby, white skinned fruits. Pkt. $1.75 OG
Udmalbet: 51 days. Fist sized. Starts out greenish with purple streaks, then turns a deep golden color with purple streaks. Very attractive and productive. Pkt. $1.50
Ukrainian Beauty: 75 days. A superb selection of large, blocky, dark purple fruits with a slight green cast. Excellent yields and superb growth habit. Pkt. $1.75 OG
Waimanalo Long: 85 days. Very, slender, snake-shaped, dark purple fruit. Pkt. $1.25
Pepper - Sweet Varieties
Pepper culture: Plant culture is similar to eggplant. Packets will contain 35 to 50 seeds (unless otherwise noted). Sorry, pepper transplants were hit hard by rabbits and our crop was nearly a total loss for this year.
Albino: 65 days. Large bull nosed, heavy cream colored pepper. (Unavailable for 2009)
Alma Paprika: 75 days. Thick walled sweet cheese, box shaped fruits, They start out cream color and turn to red. Pkt. $2.00 (Sold Out for 2009)
Ampius: 60 days. Very early to turn red, thin walled, squatty and ribbed pepper, small to medium size, very prolific. Pkt. $1.50
Calrose: 85 days. Flat, dish-shaped (some are slightly elongated) pimento pepper. (Unavailable for 2009)
Chocolate Miniature: 80 days. A striking deep chocolate miniature bell pepper, superb candidate for making hors d'oeurvres. Pkt. $1.50
Cubanelle: 65 days. I've grown this for years for the farmers' market. It always produces huge crops of yellow-green, oblong peppers. Flavor raw is not superbly sweet, but cooked in stir fries it is mild and sweet. Pkt. $1.50
Early Niagara Giant: 64 days. A nice, early selection of a green bell. Fruits will turn red in about 95 days. Pkt. $2.00
Earlired: 70 days (to red stage). Small plants produce a good quantity of elongated bell shaped peppers that are quick to turn red. Pkt. $1.25
Frank's: 56 days. Our most productive pepper ever. Plants are very compact with a solid pack of fruits. Good for fresh use or for cooking. Turn red quickly. Fruits are a medium size, elongated bell shape. Very sweet flavor. (Sold Out for 2009)
Gambro: 80 days. Red, pimento type, sweet and meaty. (Sold Out for 2009)
Georgescu Chocolate: 80 days. A Romanian, oblong, sweet pepper that turns chocolate when ripe, very productive. A suitable alternative for Sweet Chocolate. Pkt. $2.00 OG
Golden Greek: 75 days. 2 to 3 inch elongated thumb sized peppers. Used for making pickled peppers. Not overly sweet (but not hot), good pepper flavor. Pkt. $1.50
Hercules Yellow Golden: 80 days. Huge green (turning deep gold) bell type pepper. Sweetest flavor in the gold stage. (Unavailable for 2009)
Hungarian Paprika: 77 days. Not for eating fresh, but once it turns red, the fruits are a dry, almost leathery texture. When dried and ground will make an excellent paprika. Pkt. $1.25
Italian Frying: 50 days. Very early, long, shiny pepper that resembles a hot pepper, but is very sweet. Turns red as it matures. (Unavailable for 2009)
Jimmy Nardello: 60 days. A large, nice, very productive sweet frying pepper. Thanks to Kim Mullen for getting us another start of this great pepper. Pkt. $1.50 (Limit 1 Pkt.)
King of the North: 65 days. Plants produce huge, thick walled, super tasty fruits in large numbers when properly cared for. (Unavailable for 2009)
La Rouge Royale: 85 days. A late season, elongated, bell type. Fruits ripen to a scarlet red and average well over 1 pound each. Pkt. $3.00 (Limit 1 Pkt.) OG
Lemme's Italian: 71 days. Italian Frying-type pepper. Fatter and shorter in size than Italian Frying and Jimmy Nardello, excellent eaten fresh. Pkt. $2.00
Little Dickens: 80 days. Beautiful dwarf plants with orange red, finger sized peppers pointing upward. Very decorative. Pkt. $2.00 (Sold Out for 2009)
Montana Wonder: 56 days (to green) and 68 days (to red) Small plants and small bell that turns red quickly. Pkt. $2.00 OG (Limit 1 Pkt.)
Odessa Market: 77 days. Lime green, ripening orange and then red. Very sweet, thick-walled, 4 to 6 inches long, top-shaped pepper. Thanks to John Trumpeter of Clinton, IA for getting us the start for this one. (Sold Out for 2009)
Orange Bell: 80 days. Beautiful, deep orange fruit. (Sold Out for 2009)
Ozark Giant: 75 days. Very large, long, smooth, thick fleshed fruits, shiny, dark green. (Unavailable for 2009)
Permagreen: 79 days. An introduction of Dr. Meader that stays a deep, black/green without ever turning red. Pkt. $1.50 (Sold Out for 2009)
Purple Beauty: 74 days. A beautiful, deep purple, blocky bell pepper. Pkt. $2.00
Red Miniature: 85 days. Small, red bell, suitable for use on an hors d'oeuvre plate. (SOLD OUT FOR 2009)
Ruffled Red Pimento: 80 days. Nice, thick fleshed pimento. Pkt. $2.00 OG (Sold Out for 2009)
Sweet Chocolate: 85 days. My favorite pepper. Very mild and sweet. A beautiful chocolate color. Pkt. $2.00 (Limit 1 Pkt.)
Sweet Pickle: 85 days. Very colorful pepper about thumb sized. Very productive colors start pale yellow and progress to bright orange. (Unavailable for 2009)
Tangerine Pimento: 83 days. Flattened, orange flesh, pimento type. (Unavailable for 2009)
White Cheese: 80 days. Heavy yields of semi-ribbed, cream colored semi-flat dish-shaped pepper. (Unavailable for 2009)
Wisconsin Lakes: 84 days (to red). No real points on the bell. Smooth, blocky, medium sized bell-shaped pepper. Pkt. $2.00 OG
Yellow Belle: 70 days. Nice yellow bell on compact plants, good taste. (Unavailable for 2009)
Yellow Miniature: 70 days. Early maturing, miniature, yellow bell type pepper. Pkt. $1.50
Pepper - Hot Varieties
Pepper culture: Plant culture is similar to eggplant. Packets will contain 35 to 50 seeds (unless otherwise noted).
Ancho: 92 days. Deep green, semi-bell shaped, hot. Pkt. $1.75
Bolivian Rainbow: 85 days. Gorgeous plants with purple turning to yellow to orange to red fruits that look like miniature teardrops, very prolific. (Unavailable for 2009)
Carlo Putini: 80 days. Italian heirloom, thick walled, blocky, cayenne, turns green to red. (Unavailable for 2009)
Cayenne Large Red Thick: 75 days. Very productive, ornamental and functional. 4 to 5 inches long, thin pepper that ripens red. Pkt. $1.50 OG
Chapeau de Frade: 100 days. Late, but beautiful. True bell-shaped hot pepper. These are bell shaped - not like a bell pepper. Plants can get 6 to 7 feet tall and are loaded with red bell peppers. Very hot. (Unavailable for 2009)
Doug's: 100 days. Rather late, heavy yields of green peppers turning red as they ripen, 3 to 4 inches long, extremely hot, rather unusual shape. (Unavailable for 2009)
Habanero: 105 days. Very late and very hot. Beautiful little crumpled looking fruits turning from green to yellow to orange. Pkt. $1.75
Hungarian Hot Wax: 70 days. Super heavy yields of banana yellow peppers, turning red at maturity. Moderately hot. Pkt. $1.25 OG
Jalapeno: 85 days. Fairly tall plants produce an abundance of dark green hot peppers. Pkt. $1.50 OG
Negro Chili: 77 days. Deep, dark red, thick fleshed, Cayenne-type. Huge yields. Pkt. $1.50
Punjab Lal: 85 days. A tiny, pointed, red hot pepper from Taiwan. Extremely hot and very productive. (Sold Out for 2009)
Purple Cayenne: 80 days. Somewhat variable in shape. Peppers start out a beautiful purple and eventually turn red. (SOLD OUT FOR 2009)
Tennessee Spice: 82 days. Very similar to a Tobasco in shape and size. About the length of a little finger. Very pointed and red in color. Very hot. Pkt. $2.00
Trinidad Seasoning: 75 days. Habanero-type that is top-shaped, lime green turning yellow quickly. (Unavailable for 2009)
Garden Huckleberry
Garden Huckleberry (Solanum melanocerasum): 90 days. A superb dessert plant when properly prepared. I tried growing this for years and wasted pounds of sugar before discovering the secret to edibility. The plants make a beautiful decoration in the garden as they become heavily laden with fruit as the season progresses. If you would like a recipe, please indicate on the order blank. It is free with a packet of seed, otherwise add $0.50. Pkt. (Sold Out for 2009)
Naranjilla
Naranjilla (Solanum quitoense): A unique plant that will become a permanent part of our greenhouse. A tomato relative that is from Latin America. Fruits resemble little oranges on a huge (to 6 foot tall) eggplant-looking plant. Very long season, so I recommend growing it in a large pot and move indoors in the Fall to ripen. Plant is very ornamental. Fruit has a refreshing taste. Eat when fruit is very soft to the touch. (Sold Out for 2009)
Ground Cherry
Aunt Molly's: 85 days. Best ground cherry we have ever greown. Resists husk worms better. Sweet, tasty fruits. (Sold Out for 2009)
Pineapple: 80 days. Superb pineapple flavor. Pkt. $2.00 OG