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naien Capistrano Beach, CA(Zone 10a) Aug 10, 2005

I oredered seeds today for he following strangely colored vegetable varieties. are there any more that i'm not aware of?

"old german" tomato: http://www.swallowtailgardenseeds.com/assets/tom_oldgerman.jpg
"calico" popcorn: http://www.swallowtailgardenseeds.com/assets/popcorncalico.jpg
"freckles" lettuce: http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Asteraceae/Lactuca_sativa2.jpg
"chiogga" beet: http://www.swallowtailgardenseeds.com/assets/beet_chioggia.jpg
"tongue of fire" bush bean: http://www.swallowtailgardenseeds.com/assets/bean_tongueoffire.jpg
"moon and stars" watermelon: http://seedsofchange.com/product_shots/PS14154B.jpg
"lumina" pumpkins: http://www.swallowtailgardenseeds.com/assets/pumlumina.jpg

any others?

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frogsrus San Diego, CA(Zone 10a) Aug 10, 2005

Hi there
You are ging to like freckles. I grow it every fall as it is too hot here in summer.

Be sure to get some Bright lights swiss chard. If you keep the older growth picked, they will go for about 18 months before bolting.
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/53770/index.html

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mysticwill Brookhaven, PA(Zone 7a) Aug 10, 2005

I bought Falstaff Brussles Sprots this year ( and yes the kids eat them!) this year http://www.nickys-nursery.co.uk/seeds/pages/vegb.htm

(not where I got them but the only pic I could find go about halfway down the page.)

There is also a purple dragon carrot.

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Farmerdill Augusta, GA(Zone 8a) Aug 10, 2005

If you tried all the strange colors of vegetables, you would be planting for a long time.
Tomatoes: green, Evergreen, Aunt Ruby's ..: Striped, Speckled Roman, Green or Red Zebra, Tigerella ...: bicolors; pinks: Blacks: Whites.
Sweet corn, multicolor, Painted Hills.
Beets, Golden , White
Water melon; Sun, Moon and Stars, various yellow rind cultivars. Ther are lots of other veggies in multiple color combos.

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Sequee Carmel, NY(Zone 6b) Aug 11, 2005

And let's not forget the wonderful varieties of carrots and radishes - unique colors for fun presentations!

I love the Bright Lights Swiss Chard - yummmmm!

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nannybee Boone, IA Aug 11, 2005

We grew Turkish Orange Eggplants this year. We got the seeds from Baker's Creek. When fully orange they look more like a tomato than an eggplant although they are better when they are green and just turning orange at the bottom. They taste good too. Only problem we have with them is now we have way, way, way too many. Boy, can they produce. I've given a lot away and we eat them almost every day. We also have 3 other types of eggplants so were feeling a little overwhelmed this year. We also grew some pure white acorn squash. What I like about them is they are so easy to see among the foliage. We haven't ate them yet as they aren't ready but they sure produced and look good. Nice thing about winter squash is you can store them. Wish you could do the same with eggplant.

Nancy

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