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Recommended Vegetable Varieties for Central Texas

Confused about what varieties of vegetable seed to order for our part of the state? Here's a list to help you make a quick decision so you can be gardening sooner. I tried all these easy to find varieties and am confident they will work for you. However, don't be afraid to try anything new and if you have a favorite, let me know and I will update the list. Thanks.

Asparagus: Jersey Knight or Jersey Giant

Lima Bean: Dixie Speckled, Henderson Bush, Jackson Wonder

Lima Pole Bean: Florida Speckled

Green Bean (Bush Snap Bean:) Contender, Topcrop

Green Bean (Pole Snap Bean:) Blue Lake, Kentucky Wonder

Beet: Detroit Dark Red, Ruby Queen

Broccoli: Packman, Premium Crop, Green Magic

Cabbage: Savoy King, Blue Vantage

Cabbage (Chinese:) Jade Pagoda

Cantaloupe: Ambrosia

Carrot: Nantes

Cauliflower: Snow Crown, Snowball Improved

Collards: Georgia Southern, Champion

Corn-Sweet Corn: Kandy Korn, Silver Queen, Silver King

Cucumber-Pickling: Eureka, Calypso  

Cucumber Slicing: General Lee (bush,) Sweet Success, Burpless, Dasher II

Eggplant: Black Beauty, Classic

Kale: Vates, Winterbor

Kohlarabi: Grand Duke Hybrid

Lettuce: Buttercrunch, Salad Bowl, Most varieites do well if planted at right time.

Mustard: Red Giant, Savannah, Tatsoi

Okra: Clemson Spineless, Cajun Delight, Lee

Onion: 1015Y, Granex

Pea (Sugar:) Sugar Ann, Sugar Snap

Pea (Snow Pea:) Oregon Sugar Pod 

Pea (English:) Little Marvel

Pepper (Hot:) Serrano, Cayenne, Anaheim Chili, Big Jim, Habanero, Hungarian Wax, Hot Jalapeno

Pepper (Sweet Bell:) Big Bertha, Jupiter, Sweet Banana, Gypsy

Pumpkin: Spirit Hybrid, Super Herc, Magic Lantern

Radish: Champion, Icicle

Rutabaga: American Purple Top  

Southern Pea: California #5 (black eyed,) Zipper Cream, Texas Pinkeye

Spinach: Melody, Samish

Squash (Summer Yellow:) Cougar, Superpik, Supersett, Sunray

Squash (Summer Patty Pan:) Sunburst, Peter Pan

Squash (Summer Zucchini:) Gold Rush, Elite

Squash (Winter:) Butternut, Ace, Waltham Butternut

Potatoes: Red La Soda, White Kennebec

Swiss Chard: Bright Lights, Northern Lights, Rhubarb

Tomato (Early:) Bingo, Carnival, Celebrity

Tomato (Heat Tolerant:) Sunleaper, Solar Fire

Tomato (Medium Fruit:) Roma

Tomato (Small Fruit:) Supersweet 100, Cherry

Tomato (Heirloom:) Brandywine

Turnip: White Globe

Watermelon: Black Diamond, Crimson Sweet, Charleston Gray, Jamboree

Watermelon (Seedless:) Millennium 

 

 

 

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