Master Gardeners' Favorite Vegetables
Gardeners share their success reports, and when its something for our table, its a tasty find. Chelan Master Gardeners list some of their favorite vegetable varieties they grew in 2009.
| Vegetable |
Type |
Variety |
Source |
What's So Great? |
| Bean |
Climber |
Scarlet Runner |
|
Bright red flowers, delicious green or mature |
| Filet |
France |
Burpee, Park Seeds |
|
| Bush |
Romano |
|
plant at intervals for full season production |
| Pole |
Fortex |
|
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| Beets |
|
Detroit Red |
|
Germinates well, stays sweet in the garden |
| |
Chioggia |
Ed Hume Seeds |
Alternating red & white stripes, very sweet |
| |
Red Globe |
Park Seed |
|
| Broccoli |
|
Green Comet |
|
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| Cabbage |
|
Red Acre |
|
Beautiful and delicious |
| |
Golden Acre |
|
Early & sweet, resists splitting |
| Cucumber |
Slicer |
Lemon |
Various |
best peeled,
hard to determine when to harvest |
| Kohlrabi |
|
White |
|
Great roasted - very sweet |
| Lettuce |
Leaf |
Bronze Arrowhead |
Seed Savers Exchange |
|
| Loose head |
Buttercrunch |
|
|
| Pea |
Snap |
Great Gray |
Guerneys |
Early, tender |
| Pepper |
Ancho |
Big Bertha |
|
Good for chili relleno type dishes |
| |
Paprika |
Territorial Seed |
Great thick walled red fruit |
| Sweet |
Northstar Hybrid |
Territorial Seed |
|
| Baby Bell |
Yum Yum |
Territorial Seed |
beautiful yellow-gold color, eat frsh or cook |
| Potatoes |
|
Red |
Big R, E. Wenatchee |
|
| Radishes |
|
|
|
Use to mark rows and slower-germinating seeds |
| Squash |
|
Delicata |
Park Seed |
Pretty, edible skin with more winter-squash type flavor |
| |
Buttercup |
Fred Meyer |
Very productive, drum-shaped, very tasty |
| Swiss Chard |
|
Bright Lights |
|
Beautiful in the garden. Great for eating many ways |
| Tomato |
Slicer |
Early Girl |
Various |
Short season, productive |
| Slicer |
Fantastic |
Territorial Seed |
|
| Heirloom |
Brandywine |
Save Mart |
|
| Cherry |
Sun Gold Hybrid |
Territorial Seed |
Bright apricot, delicious |
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