Pacific Northwest Gardening: Planning for our vegetable gardens, 1 by katie59

katie59 wrote:
Post your recommendations (let's keep it to varieties that you've grown successfully in the PNW) on this thread. I'll keep track of them by editing this post. If I haven't shown a category, I'll add it when you make your recommendation:

ARTICHOKE

ARUGULA
Sylvetta Wild Arugula (Boel)

ASPARAGUS

BEANS
Blue Lake Pole (Judi, Sharon)
Bush (Jim)
Bush Baby Filet (Sharon)
Bush Beans 'Maxibel' (Boel)
Dragon Tongue Bush Beans (Kris)
Helda & Kwintus Pole Beans (Kris)
Purpiat Romano Bush Beans (Kris)
Red Noodle yard Long Beans (Kris)
Scarlet Runner - great for hummingbirds (Boel)
Tendergreen Bush (Boel)

BEETS
Cylindra (Holly)
Cylindrical (Jim)

BROCCOLI
Calabrese Green Sprouting (Boel)
Early Dividend (Boel)
Liberty (Boel)
Packman (Boel)
Southern Comet Hybrid (Boel)
Umpqua (Holly)

BRUSSEL SPROUTS
Rubine (Kris)

CABBAGE
Charmant (Boel)
Danish Ball Head (Sharong)
Derby Day (Holly)
Parel Hybrid (Boel)
Red Dynasty (Julie)

CARROTS
Bolero (Holly)
Imperitor (Jim)
Napa (Holly)

CAULIFLOWER

CELERY
Utah 52-70 Improved (Boel)

COLLARD GREEN
Champion (Boel)
Georgia Southern Creole (Boel)
Morris Heading (Boel)

CARROT
Bolero (Boel)
Little Fingers (Sue)
Rodelika (Boel)
Tokita's Scarlet (Boel)
Yaya (Boel)

CORN
Bodacious (Boel, Holly)
Incredible (Boel)
Kandy Korn (Sharon)
Miracle (Boel)
Precocious (Sharon)
Sugar Buns (Sharon)

CRESS
Wrinkled Crinkled Curly Cress (Holly - this one is fun and spicy)

CUCUMBER
Lemon (Kathy)
Marketmore (Sharon)
Orient Express (Holly)
Summer Delight - Best Ever! (Boel)
Sweet Slice (Sharon)

EGGPLANT
Black Beauty (Boel)
Hansel Hybrid (Boel)
Nadia Hybrid (Boel)
Round Mauve (Boel)

GARLIC
Armenian (Holly)
Asian Tempest (Holly)
Chinese Pink (Kris)
Elephant (Kris)
Inchelium Red - a good all around cooking garlic, stores well, softneck so can be braided (Holly)
Kabar (Kris)
Lukak (Holly)
Music (Kris)
Purple Glazer (Krs)
Silver Rose (Kris)
Spanish Roja (Kris)

GREENS
Arugula Roquette (Michael)

KALE
Asparagus Kale (Boel)
Bok Choy (Jim)
Improved Dwarf (Boel)
Nero Di Toscana (Boel)
Redbore (Holly, Michael)
Russian Red (Boel)

KOHLRABI
Kongo (Boel)
Kolibri (Boel)

LETTUCE
Drunken Woman's Fuzzy-Headed (Linda)
Freckles (Linda)
Merveilles de Quatre Saisons/Continuity (Boel)
Red Fire (Holly)
Red Sails (Holly)
Valmaine (Holly)
Yugoslavian Red (Linda)

MUSTARD
India Mustard (Boel)
Mizuna (Michael)
Tah Tsai (Boel)

MELON
Georgia Rattlesnake (Boel)
Yellow Doll (Boel)

ONION
Borrettana (BB)
Copra (Boel, Holly)
Copra (Boel, BB)
Egyptian Onions (Jim)
Pacific Pearl (BB)
Redwing (Boel)
Walla Walla (Boel, BB)
Yellow of Parma (Boel)
Yellow Sweet Spanish Onion (Boel)

PARSLEY
Italian Flat Leaf (Michael)

PARSNIPS
Cobham (Boel)
Gladiator (Boel)

PEAS
Amish Sugar Snap (Kris)
Alderman Shelling Pea (Kris)
Dwarf Gray Sugar (Holly)
Oregon Sugar Pod II Snow Peas (Holly, Kris, Michael)
Snow Pea 'Sandy' (Boel)

PEPPER (HOT)
Cayenne Long Red Thin (Boel)
Jalapeno Early (Boel)
College Anaheim (Boel)
Sport (Boel)
Pepperoncini (Boel)
Kung Pao Hybrid (Boel)
Big Bomb Hybrid - My favorite! (Boel)
Trinidad Perfume (Boel)
Golden Nugget (Boel)
Rocotillo - very mild and flavorful (Boel)

PEPPER (SWEET)
Bell Boy (Sue)
California Wonder (Boel)
Golden California Wonder (Boel)
Italian Sweet
Jimmy Nardello (Michael)
Mini Red (Boel)
Mini Yellow (Boel)

POTATOES
Red La Rosa (Jim)
Yukon Gold (Jim)

PUMPKINS
Howden (Sharon)
Jack o' Lantern (Sharon)
Jack B Little (Sharon)

RADISHES
Cherry Belle (Michael)

SCALLIOS

He Shi Ko (BB)

SPINACH
Bloomsdale Savoy (Holly)
Monstreaux de Viroflay (Boel)
Olympia (Holly)
Red Malabar (Boel)
Space (Boel)
Spinach Space Hybrid (Boel)
Spinach Melody Hybrid (Boel)
Tyee (Boel)

SQUASH (SUMMER)
Cocozelle (Boel)
Crookneck Early Golden (Boel)
Early Prolific (Boel)
Yellow Crookneck Squash)
Yellow Scallop (Boel)

SQUASH (WINTER)
Delicata (Boel)
Delica (Boel)
Naguri (Boel)TOMATO - FULL SIZED
Aunt Ruby's German Green (Michael)
Black Krim (Holly)
Brandywine (Judi)
Early Girl (Holly)
Juliet (Kate)
Mortgage Lifter (Michael)
Moskvich (Holly)
Pineapple (Kris)
Sabra Ukranian (Kris)
San Marzano (Judi, Kate, Kris)
Siletz (Sharon)

STRAWBERRY

Mignonette (Boel)
Ranier (Holly)
Tristar (Boel, Holly)

SWISS CHARD
Flamingo Pink (Boel)
Oriole Orange (Boel)
Perpetual (Boel)
Swiss Chard 'Bright Lights' (Boel)

TOMATOES - FULL SIZED
Aunt Gertie's Gold (Boel)
Aunt Ruby's German Green (Michael)
Azoychka (Boel)
Big Momma (Linda)
Black Krim (Holly)
Black Prince (Boel)
Bloody Butcher (Boel, Linda)
Brandywine (Judi)
Caspian Pink (Boel)
Early Girl (Holly)
Eva Purple Ball (Boel)
Green Zebra (Boel, Sue)
Jaunne Flammee - favorite! (Boel)
Juliet (Kate)
Legend (Sue)
Lime Green Salad (Boel)
Limmony (Boel)
Marianna's Peace (Boel)
Mortgage Lifter (Michael)
Moskvich (Boel, Holly)
Pineapple (Kris)
Sabra Ukranian (Kris)
San Marzano (Judi, Kate, Kris)
Siletz (Sharon)
Silvery Fir Tree (Boel)
Tamina (Linda)
White Tomesol (Boel)
Willamette (Sue)

TOMATO - CHERRY/GRAPE SIZED
Anna Banana Russian (Kris)
Chocolate Cherry (Kate)
Coyote Cherry (Boel, Kris)
Dr. Carolyn (Boel)
Jelly Bean (Jim)
Jolly (Boel)
Juliette (Jim)
Small Fry (Boel)
Sprite (Boel)
Sungold (Boel, Holly, Judi, Kate, Kathy)
Sun Sugar Yellow (Jnette)
Sweet Baby Girl (Julie)
Sweet Million (Holly, Kathy, Sue)
Sweet 100 (Linda, Sharon)
Yellow Pear (Sue)


TOMATILLO
Mexican Strain (Boel)

ZUCCHINI
Italian Striped (Sharon)

HERBS

BASIL
Siam Queen (Boel)
Genovese (Boel)
Globe (Boel)
Sweet Basil (Boel)

CHIVES
Toothache Plant - for fun! (Boel)

CILANTRO/CORIANDER
Slow Bold Winner - Best Cilantro I have grown! (Boel)

DILL
Mammoth Dill (Boel)
Dill Dukat (Boel)

PARSLEY
Forest Green (Boel)
Krausa (Boel)
Moss Curled (Boel)
Triple Curled (Boel)


Photo is courtesy of Ballard Farmers Market Blog here: http://ballardfarmersmarket.wordpress.com/2009/07/12/july-12...

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