Ozarks Vegetable Garden Pack

Basil, Italian Large Leaf (Sweet)
Germination: 5 to 7 days A native to Europe and cultivated for centuries as a fresh and dried culinary herb. Common in America by the late 1700s. The plants grow to about eighteen inches, and provide several harvests. The leaves are used fresh to make pesto, and can be dried and used as a seasoning. A favorite in Italian dishes. Prefers well-drained soil, even moisture, and full sun.

Maxibel Haricot Vert Bean
Produces slender pods that are 6-8 inches long and have a very tender, delicate texture. Pick frequently for optimal tenderness and yields. Some plants have runners.

Cylindra Beet
Danish variety. As the name suggests, produces a beet that is elongated (6 to 8 inches) making it ideal for slicing. Sweet, tender, and smooth skinned with small, edible, reddish green tops.

Di Ciccio Broccoli
An old European variety Introduced in 1890. Compact, 2 to 3 feet high plants, that produce a central 3 to 4 inch head with many side shoots. Freezes well.

Catskill Brussels Sprouts
The 20 to 24 inch tall plants produce heavily. The sprouts are large (up to 1¾ inches), dark-green and firm. Used for fall harvests, it is good fresh or frozen. Developed in 1941.

All Seasons Cabbage
Also known as ‘Vandergaw’, this variety is heat resistant, fine-flavored and produces good, hard heads that are ten inches in diameter, average about 12 pounds and are round but flattened on top. Released in 1886.

Henderson’s Tendersweet Carrot
‘Henderson’s Tendersweet’ carrot plants have a distinct, dark green foliage. When the roots reach full maturity, they are a deep orange color, average from eight to ten inches in length, and taper slightly from the shoulder to a blunt end.

Snowball Self-Blanching Cauliflower
A snowball-type with leaves that curl in the cool fall weather and cover the head to keep the white color. They do not require tying until the heads are six to eight inches across.

Perpetual Swiss Chard
Leaves are smooth, dark-green in color with fine midribs. It is very vigorous and provides an almost “perpetual” harvest. If you garden in an area with a hot climate, it is a great choice for a continuous supply of tasty summertime greens.

True Gold Sweet Corn
80 to 90 days — ‘True Gold’ is an excellent late season sweet corn variety that delivers tender, sweet, rich, and deliciously flavored ears. The stalks grow six to eight feet in height producing two to three ears per stalk. The ears reach about eight to nine inches in length containing sixteen to twenty-four rows of golden-orange kernels. Tolerates cooler soil temperatures better than most corn varieties.

Muncher Cucumber
Strong, vigorous vines that prolifically produce smooth, tender fruit that reach nine inches in length. Good slicer that does not get bitter and is burpless. Cucumber mosaic virus resistant.

Small Sugar Pumpkin
Should keep well into winter if stored in a moderately cool, dry place. Six to eight inch diameter fruits, weighing six pounds, with small seed cavities and lots of smooth-textured meat.

Early Prolific Straightneck Summer Squash
Best harvested (our opinion) when the fruit is five to six inches long and still tender. Mature size is 12 to 14 inches.

Black Beauty Zucchini Summer Squash
The bush-type plants of ‘Black Beauty’ zucchini are early and very productive. Although you can use this summer squash at just about any size, we start picking fruit when they are about six to eight inches long by two inches in diameter and dark green in color. We prefer them at this young and tender stage when they are excellent lightly steamed, sautéed, or stir-fried. They reach a black-green to almost black at maturity.

Diamond Eggplant
70 days — Diamond Eggplant is a beautiful and versatile variety of eggplant that produces large (6-9 inch), deep purple fruits that are glossy and smooth. This eggplant variety is prized for its sweet and delicate flavor, making it a favorite among gardeners and chefs alike.

Arugula
Also known as rocket or roquette and is popular in Italian cuisine. Adds an interesting tangy flavor to an otherwise bland salad. All plant parts are edible and harvest is enjoyed over a long period as it is a cut and come again plant. It prefers cool weather so start sowing successive plantings directly in the garden as soon as the soil can be worked in the spring. Also try an early to mid-fall planting in a cold frame or greenhouse for harvest throughout the winter. Sow seed ¼ inch deep in a location that receives full sun to partial shade. Best soil temperatures for germination is 40 to 50ºF. Sow about one inch apart thinning plants to a spacing of about six inches. Harvest when the leaves are 2 to 3 inches long.

Dwarf Blue Curled Scotch Kale (Vates)
The leaves are finely curled, bluish green, low growing at twelve to fifteen inches tall with a spread of twenty four to thirty inches. It stands well and is hardy.

Buttercrunch Bibb Lettuce
Long lasting, heat tolerant, dark green with reddish tints. The heads are rosette shaped with thick leaves. Introduced in 1963 and an “All-American Selection®” winner the same year.

Black Seeded Simpson Leaf Lettuce
A large upright, compact leaf-type lettuce with light green, wide, curled leaves. It is an early, very dependable and productive variety. Heat tolerant and slow to bolt.

Clemson Spineless 80 Okra
An “All-America Selection®” winner in 1939. Plants are 3 to 5 feet with deep-green, straight, spineless, ribbed, 6 to 9 inch pods.

Red Burgundy Onion
Smooth, glossy skin that is purplish-red in color. The flesh is white with pink shading near the skin. Good keeper. Short Day Variety.

Italian Parsley
Plants have deeply cut, dark green leaves with a rich, strong flavor; generally stronger in flavor than the curled types. Excellent for flavoring. Parsley has been cultivated for centuries and is used as a garnish, palate cleanser, flavoring in soups, salads, as a seasoning in other recipes, and medicinally.

Sugar Snap Pea
Young pods are tasty and tender but develop strings at maturity. Vines can reach 6 feet and need trellised. Freezes well but will not stand up to canning temperatures. Released and an ” All-American Selection®” winner in 1979.

Jalapeno Hot Pepper
The fruit are dark green, tapered, three inches by one inch, turning red when mature. Good for pickling or used fresh in salsas. They have thick walls so do not dry well. They can range from 2,500 to 10,000 Scoville units in heat.

Hungarian (Sweet Banana) Sweet Pepper
The tapering six-inch by 1½ inch-long fruit is light yellow, maturing to golden to orange to red. Good for pickling.

Cherry Belle Radish
A quick growing, globe shaped radish with bright red skin and crisp, firm, white flesh. ‘Cherry Belle’ was an “All-American Selection®” winner in 1949.

Pinkeye Purple Hull BVR Southern Pea
The plants are determinate, compact (reach about 20 in.), and non-vining. Pods are dark-purple and about 7-8 in. long containing 9-11, kidney-shaped seeds with maroon colored eyes. Both pods and peas tend to be slightly larger than other standard purplehull varieties.

Bloomsdale Longstanding Spinach
Leaves are dark green and crumpled. Stands well in hot weather. Named after their farm in Bristol, PA, D. Landreth & Co. released ‘Bloomsdale’ in the 19th century. ‘Long Standing Bloomsdale’ was developed and introduced in 1925 by Zwaan and Van der Molen, Voorburg, Netherlands.

Mexican Sunflower
Sow outdoors in full sun, directly into prepared soil, after all danger of frost is passed. Cover with ½ inch of fine soil and firmly pack. Thin to 18 inches apart. The plants are erect, can reach six feet in height, has leafy stems with leaves that are large and triangular shaped. They have bright orange flowers that are four inches wide with multiple flower heads per stem. Attractive to bees and butterflies. This annual wildflower is native to Mexico and Central America. Prefers well-drained soils in a sunny location. Heat and drought tolerant. Makes a great cut flower and terrific at the back of beds and borders.

Cherokee Purple Tomato
80 days, indeterminate — Reportedly grown by the Cherokee Indians. Large fruits (up to a pound), dark pink with darker shoulders. Excellent flavor and a slight sweet aftertaste.

Traveler 76 Tomato
78 days, indeterminate — Released by the University of Arkansas in 1976. Medium sized (approximately six ounces), pink in color, and crack resistant. Bred for the Southern U.S.

Purple Top White Globe Turnip
Round roots that are bright purple on the upper part and white below. The globes grow four to five inches in diameter but are best when harvested a little smaller.

Sugar Baby Watermelon
The best and most popular small or icebox melon around. One of the sweetest and earliest melons with very small seeds. Fairly tough, thin rind which keeps for a long time.