Suggested Vegetable Varieties for Connecticut

Asparagus Centennial, Jersey Giant, Viking KB3
Beans Bush Green Bush Blue Lake, Greensleeves, Provider, Tenderpod, Greencrop, Roma, Derby
Bush Yellow Slender Max, Goldcrop, Golden Butter Wax, Gold Rush
Pole Romano, Blue Lake, Rust Resistant Kentucky Wonder, French Horticultural
Lima Fordhook 242, Henderson, Eastland, Burpee's Fordhook
Pole Lima King of the Garden
Broad or Fava Broad Windsor, Broad Improved Long Pod
Soybeans Prize, Fiskeby
Beets Red Cylindra, Early Wonder, Detroit Dark Red, Lutz Greenleaf (also greens)
Golden Burpee's Golden
Greens Crosby Green Top, Green Top Bunching
Broccoli Packman, Emperior, Green Comet, Premium Crop, Italian Green Sprouting, Waltham 29
Brussels Sprouts Prince Marvel. Long Island Improved, Rubine Red
Cabbage Early Season Charmant, Stonehead, Market Victor, Sun-up
Midseason Market Prize, King Cole Hybrid, Market Topper. Viking Gourmet
Late Season Harris Resistant Danish, Danish Ballhead, Genesis, Danish Roundhead
Red Ruby Perfection. Red Head, Ruby Ball
Savoy Savoy King Hybrid, Savoy Ace, Speedy Savoy, Savoy Queen
Chinese Two Season's Hybrid Jade Pagoda, Michihli
Pak Choi LeiChoi
Carrots Scarlet Nantes, Nantes Long. Royal Chantenay, Danvers 126, Little Fingers
Cauliflower

Snow Crown. Violet Queen.

Avalanche, Self Blanche

Celery Green Summer Pascal, Utah 52-70
Yellow Golden Self Blanching
Chicory Witloof
Corn, Sweet Early Yellow Earlivee, Seneca Horizon, Spring Rush, Sweet Dawn, Early Sunglow, Miriah
Early Bicolor Sprite, Seneca Brave, Sugar $ Gold, Early Gold and Silver
Early White Spring White, Stardust, Spring Crystal
Midseason Yellow Bodacious, Incredible, Early Xtra Sweet
Midseason Bicolor Honey and Pearl, Crossword, Honeymoon, Burgundy Delight
Midseason White Divinity. Quicksilver
Late Yellow Seneca Scout, Jubilee, Gold Cup, Kandy Korn, Illini Xtra-Sweet
Late Bicolor Sweet Sue, Biqueen, Sweet Sal
Late White Silver Treat, Silver Queen, How Sweet It Is
Collards Fordhook Giant, Champion, Georgia
Cress Fine Curled, Salad Cress, Watercress
Cucumber
* Slicing (vine) BurpLess (M,D,P) Slice Nice (AN,AL,D,P,S,M)
Dasher II (AN,AL,P,S) Seneca Comet (AL,AN,D,P,S,M)
Marketmore 76 (D,P,S,M) Slicing (Compact)
Raider (S,M), Bush Whopper
Slicemaster (AN,AL,D,P,S,M) Spacemaster (S~M),
Sweet Slice (AN,AL,D,P,S,M) Bush Champion
Pickling (vine) Calypso (AN,AL,D,P,S) Salty (D,P,S,M)
Green Star (D,P,S,M) Score (AN,AL,D,P,S,M)
Pioneer (AN,AL,D,P,S,M) Picarow (AN,AL,D,P,S,M)
Pickling (compact) Bush Pickle (S,M)

*Varieties marked with the following letters are resistant to one or more races of the pathogen

AN = anthracnose AL = alternaria D = downy mildew F = fusarium wilt
M = mosaic virus N = nematodes P = powdery mildew S=scab
V = verticillium wilt
Dill Mammoth Bouquet, Dukat
Eggplant Ichiban, Black Magic. Little Fingers. Millionaire
Endive Green Curled, Salad King
Escarole Full Heart Batavian, Florida Deep Purple
Fennel Florence Fennel, Mammoth
Garlic Sets Extra Select
Elephant Giant French Mild
Kale Vates, Blue Scotch
Kohlrabi Early White Vienna, Purple Vienna, Grand Duke
Leek Carina, Titan, American Flag (Broad London)
Lettuce Crisphead (Iceberg type) Pennlake (M.T), Ithaca, Green Lake, Mesa
Butterhead Buttercrunch, Dark Green Boston M.T., Tania
Leaf Salad Bowl, Oakleaf, Red Sails, Slo Bolt, Green Ice
Romaine Parris Island Cos M.I., Valmaine
Muskmelon Melons Burpee Hybrid, Gold Star, Ambrosia, Harper's Hybrid (F), Saticoy (F,P), Harvest Queen (F),. Sweet'N Early (P)
Specialty Melons Burpee's Early Crenshaw, Earlidew
Mustard Green Wave, Burpee's Fordhook Fancy
Onions Sets Ebenezer (yellow or white), Yellow Stuttgarten
Plants Sweet Spanish
Seeded Downing Yellow Globe, Buccaneer Improved, Gambler, Sweet Sandwich, Benny's Red
Green Bunching Tokyo Long White, Long White Bunching
Okra Clemson Spineless, Annie Oakley Hybrid
Parsley Moss Curled, Parsnip Rooted (Hampburg), Forest Green, Italian Plain Leaf, Banquet
Parsnip Harris Model, Hollow Crown, All-America
Peas Early Sparkle, Little Marvel, Knight, Frosty, Progress #9, Mars. Freezonian, Patriot, Olympia, Lincoln
Late Wando, Alderman, Green Arrow, Mayfair
Snap Sugar Ann, Early Snap, Sugar Snap
Edible Pod (Snow Pea) Oregon Sugar. Dwarf White Sugar
Peppers Sweet Thickwalled Staddon's Select (M), Bell Boy Hybrid (M), Canape (M), Ma Bell, Midway, Lady Bell (M), Park's Whopper, Ace, Bell Captain (M)
Sweet Thinwalled Cubanelle, Sweet Banana
Hot, Long Hungarian Yellow Wax, Long Red Cayenne, Surefire, Jalapeno M
Hot, Round Large Red Cherry
Novelty Colored Golden Bell, Purple Beauty, Chocolate Bell, Dove (white)
Pumpkins Large Connecticut Field, AtlanticGiant, Howden's Field
Small Small Sugar, Jack O'Lantern, Jacpot, Spirit, Munchkin, Jack-Be-Little
Novelty Little Boo (white), Triple Treat (naked seed)
Radish Cherry Belle, Champion, Red Boy, Sparkler, White Icicle, China White
Rutabaga Laurentian,York
Rhubarb Macdonald, Valentine
Salsify Mammoth Sandwich Island
Spinach Spring Tyee Hybrid, Dark Green Bloomsdale, Melody Hybrid
Summer New Zealand
Fall Winter Bloomsdale, Vienna, Melody
Squash Summer, Yellow Early ProlificStraightneck, Seneca Prolific, Sundance, Dixie, Goldrush, Multipik
Summer, Green Seneca Zucchini, Zucchini Elite, Cocozelle Bush, Ambassador, Milano, A&C Zucchini Improved
Bush Scallop Peter Pan, White Ruffles, Sunburst
Winter Waltham Butternut, Buttercup, Bush Buttercup, Golden Delicious, Table Queen, Cream of the Crop, Blue Hubbard, Golden Hubbard
Spaghetti Orangetti, Vegetable Spaghetti, Tivoli (bushtype)
Swiss Chard Fordhook Giant, Rhubarb Chard
Tomato* Early Spring Set(VF), Early Girl, Pilgrim (VF2)
Midseason Pik-Rite (VFN), Jet Star(VF), Ultra Boy (VFN), Celebrity (VFM), Mountain Pride (V,F1,2)
Late Supersonic (VF), Better Boy (VF), Ramapo (VP), Super Beefsteak (VFN), Burpee's Supersteak Hybrid (VFN)
Orange Burpee's Jubilee, Orange Queen
Yellow Golden Delight, Yellow Stuffer
Paste Types Roma (VF), Zeneith, Del Oro
Greenhouse Vendor (VF), Caruso (TMV)
Salad Presto
Cherry Small Fry (VF), Tiny Tim, Pixie (VF), Sweet 100, Cherry Grande (VF1)
Pear Yellow, Red
Plum Yellow, Red
Turnip Purple Top White Globe, Tokyo Cross, Just Right (fall), Amber Globe
Watermelon Sugar Baby, Yellow Baby, Seedless Hybrid 313, Crimson Sweet, Northern Delight, Sugar Bush, Sweet Meat II, Nova (seedless)

*Varieties marked with the following letters are resistant to one or more races of the pathogen

AN = anthracnose AL = alternaria D = downy mildew F = fusarium wilt
M = mosaic virus N = nematodes P = powdery mildew S=scab
V = verticillium wilt

NOTE: Many seeds are treated with a fungicide and/or an insecticide and are not intended for direct consumption. Therefore handle these seeds with care and keep out of reach of children.

Prepared by: Richard A. Ashley, Cooperative Extension Vegetable Specialist, and
Edmond L. Marrotte, Cooperative Extension Consumer Horticulturist
University of Connecticut

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