Produce & Eggs

Heirloom Harvest Schedule 2010

Certified Naturally Grown

 

Dragon Tongue Bush Bean

Harvest as early as week of June 7th

This famous Dutch heirloom bean has an incomparable flavor. The tender and superbly delicious 7" pods are yellow, with amazing purple streaks! Also makes a tasty shelled bean. Popular with chefs and gourmets.

 

Alabama Red Okra

Harvest as early as week of June 21st

A delicious heirloom from Alabama, this variety has fat, red pods that are great fried.  Unique and rare.

 

˝ Hot Jalapeno Pepper

Harvest as early as week of June 21st

A very tasty mild Jalapeno type, with the same delicious flavor, but a lot less heat.

 

Granny Cantrell German Red Tomato

Harvest as early as week of June 28th

This meaty beefsteak-type tomato is named after Lettie Cantrell, who received seeds from a soldier returning from Germany during World War II. She grew this tomato in the hills of eastern Kentucky for many years. This was her favorite tomato and the only one she grew. Each year she saved seeds from the largest tomatoes, some of which reached 2 1/2 lbs.  This variety was named best tasting tomato of the year at the 2006 Heirloom Garden Show.

 

Riesentraube Tomato

Harvest as early as week of June 28th

This old German heirloom was offered in Philadelphia by the mid-1800’s. The sweet red 1 oz fruit grow in large clusters and the name means "Giant Bunch of Grapes" in German. It is probably the most popular small tomato with seed collectors as many enjoy the rich, full tomato flavor that is missing in today's cherry types. Delicious sweet flavor. Great for snacking, salads, kabob grilling. Beautiful bright red color.

 

Red Marconi Pepper

Harvest as early as week of June 28th

Italian grilling pepper. About 6 to 8 inches long, the tapered green pepper will mature to red on the 30 inch plant. Marconi tastes excellent raw but is best when grilled. It has a memorable sweet, smoky flavor.

 

Astrakhanski Watermelon 

Harvest week of June 28th

This Russian variety is named for the city of Astrakhan, located on the Volga river near the Caspian Sea. Round 10"-12" fruit have dark green rind with light mottling and streaks. The pink flesh is very delicious and sweet.

 

Country Gentleman Sweet Corn

Harvest as early as week of July 14th

Introduced in 1890 by S.D. Woodruff & Sons. Sweet, delicious and milky; tender white kernels on 8" ears. The ears have no rows, as this is a shoepeg type, and kernels are packed in a zigzag pattern. One of the best heirloom sweet corns.

 

Cantaloupe—Edisto 47 Melon

Harvest as early as week of July 14th

Deep salmon flesh, fine flavor and hard rind, 4 to 5 lbs.

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