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 because that’s half the fun of gardening.
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
