Recommended Vegetable Varieties - Dallas County,'

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Asparagus -Jersey Giant, DC 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) GreenComet, 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's126, 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 n, Slicemaster

Eggplant - Tycoon(oriental),FloridaMarket

Garlic -Texas White

Greens - Tyfon Holland

Kale - Dwarf Blue Curled, Blue Knight

Kohlrabi"- GraNdDuke

Leeks - AmericanFlag

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 (redcolor)

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 orfall) 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 SlimCayenne, Hidalgo Serrano, Jalapeno, TAM Mild Jalapeno

Pepper, Sweet Bell- (green) Big Bertha, Jupiter; (yellow) GoldenSummer; (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) WhiteIcicle, 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, TableKing Bush, Acorn, Cream of the Crop

Squash, Zucchini - (green) Senator, President; (yellow) Goldrush

*Tomatoes, Large-Fruited - (determinate) Merced VFT, CelebrityVFNT, Carnival VFNT, President VFNT; Surefire VFI;(indeterminate) Champion VFNT, Quick Pick VFNT, Simba VFNT, FirstLady VFNT, Superfantastic VFN

*Tomatoes, Paste - (indeterminate) Roma VF, San Marzano

*Tomatoes, Small-Fruited - (determinate) Small Fry VFN;(indeterminate) Porter, Cherry Grande, Sweet 100

Turnip - (spring or fall) Tokyo Cross, Royal Globe II, WhiteLady; (fall only) Just Right

Watermelon -Crimson Sweet, Sugar Baby, Royal Jubilee, RoyalSweet, Orange Golden, Jack of Hearts (triploid)

* Note regarding tomatoes: determinate are the bush type;.indeterminate are vining type. 'V' indicates genetic resistanceto verticillium wilt, 'F' to fusarium wilt, 'N' to root knotnematodes, and 'T' to tobacco mosaic virus.

Dale Groom, Extension HorticulturistMaster Gargener Program Coordinator-Dallas CountyTexas AgriLife Extension ServiceTexas A & M University System10056 Marsh Lane, Suite B-I0lDallas, TX 75229214-904-3050-0dalegroom@tamu.edu

GardeningquestionsansweredbyDallasCountyMasterGardenersPhoneore-mail214.904.3053dallasmg@ag.tamu.eduM- F 8:00am- 4:30pm

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