‘Derby Day’ generally matures in 58 days. It has dark green heads with pale hearts. Grows rapidly in spring to form 3 to 5lb heads 5 to 7 inches across. Cabbage is a cool season vegetable that tolerates frost but […]

Collards have large, smooth leaves, where kale has smaller, ruffled leaves. Both are cool weather crops, planted in early spring or late summer. In milder areas such as the South, they are planted in the fall. Both are biennials, grown […]

‘Borecole’, also known as ‘Dwarf German’ Kale, is an heirloom variety which grows 2 feet tall and has bluish-green, frilly leaves. Very reliable and easy to grow. The greens can be treated like spinach in cooking, but cannot be eaten […]

‘Bambi’ is a mini-cauliflower, producing small heads. Generally ready for harvest 85 to 90 days after sowing. In cooler regions, like the Maritime Northwest, cauliflower can be grown for summer and fall harvest. In milder areas with longer growing seasons […]

‘Alverda’ produces sweet, mild heads which are green in color. This variety matures quite late, and in cooler climates can do with an early indoor start. In cooler regions, like the Maritime Northwest, cauliflower can be grown for summer and […]

Rutabagas are a biennial grown as an annual and require at least 26 weeks to mature. Soil should be light and fertile. Nitrogen levels in soil should be low for this cool season crop. Begin sowing seeds anywhere from early […]

Mustard is a hardy annual with a rosette of light to dark green leaves. Leaves and stalks are eaten when tender and young, and if allowed to go to seed, the seed can be ground as a condiment. Mustard is […]

An evergreen, epiphytic orchid with glossy dark green leaves (to 10 inches). Produces 1-3 long-lasting, fragrant flowers in autumn. Should be grown epiphytically on a bark slab, or in a slatted basket with epiphatic orchid potting mix. Keep moist, except […]

Spreading summer annual with short, wide leaves. Roots at lower nodes. Branches resembles a ‘signal flag’. Leaves sometimes folded or creased near the tip. Seed reproduction.

Young culms of this variety are hairy. It grows leaves that are up to 7 inches long and sheaths have dense hair at their bases. Used for such things as furniture and fishing poles.