Local, Wellesley Island Grown, Certified Organic
VEGETABLE PLANT DESCRIPTIONS
FROST TOLERANT VEGETABLES
ONIONS: sold in 4-packs with some of each of the two varieties described below
Red Cipollini: 105 days, 6 ounce light red flat bulbs store till mid-February and get sweeter as they age
Valencia: 105-130 days, mild, sweet, 4 to 6” bulbs with golden yellow to brown skin
LEEKS: sold in 4-packs of King Richard alone, or King Seig/Sherwood combos
King Richard: 75 days, 1” x 1’ early leeks, ready in late August
King Sieg: 85 days, 6” tall and up to 3” thick, blue-green color
Sherwood: 75-85 days, tall, thin stems
CABBAGE: sold in 4-packs
Red Acre: 76 days, produces round, reddish-purple 5-7” heads
Early Jersey Wakefield: 64 days, light green sweet conical heads averaging 5” in diameter
Stonehead Hybrid: 60 days - Small, compact, early-maturing green heads
BROCCOLI: sold in 4-packs
Tendergreen: 67 days, 6-7” blue-green heads, no side shoots
Diplomat: 90 days, large, up to 10” blue-green heads
Nutri-Bud: 55-70 days, 6-8” heads with medium-size side shoots
KALE: sold in 4-packs
Red and White Russian: 45 days, Russian heirloom kales that get sweeter with frost. White is extremely hardy
Winterbor, Lacinato, Premier, Vates: 60 days, broad-leafed kales, very cold-hardy, get sweeter with frosts
CHARD: sold in 4-packs or cups with at least 8 plants each: Red, yellow, orange, and white-stemmed: Separate seedlings and plant 8-10” apart. To harvest, cut all leaves above growing tip. Plant will re-grow several times in season.
CHIVES: Perennial herb. Separate clumps every 3rd year. Can freeze, dry, or use fresh. Flowers are edible – sold in cups containing one clump
PARSLEY: Biannual herb. Flat and curly-leafed varieties. May over-winter if mulched. Sold in cups containing several plants
FROST-SENSATIVE VEGETABLES
TOMATOES
HYBRID SLICING TOMATOES: some sold in 4-packs
Japanese Black: 85 days, indeterminate: Heavy producer of pear-shaped 3-5 ounce fruits ranging in color from intense black to dark gray blushed with magenta. Good slicer and canner.
Big Beef: 73 days, indeterminate: Deep red 10-12 ounce slicers with superior disease resistance
Early Girl: 60 days indeterminate 6-7 ounce bright red slicer with good disease resistance – sold individually and in 4-packs
Better Boy: 75 days, indeterminate: Large, globe-shaped red fruit, disease resistant
Jubilee: 80 days, indeterminate: Uniform yellow 8 ounce fruits with long shelf-life and great, nonacid taste
HEIRLOOM SLICERS: some sold in 4-packs
Black Krim: 80 days, indeterminate: 12 to 18 ounce fruits, harvest when half green and still firm. Iridescent purple on the outside, part black on inside, have a juicy yet meaty taste and texture. Hail from Krymsk on the Black Sea.
Brandywine: 72 days, indeterminate: ¾ to 1 pound fruits, deep red with orange undertone, very tasty and fragile
Peron Sprayless: Argentenian heirloom – Large, defect-free and disease resistant light red slicers
Pruden’s Purple: 72 days, indeterminate: Irregular pink 1 pound fruits with great flavor
Rose de Berne: 80 days indeterminate: French heirloom, 5 ounce perfectly round pink very sweet fruits
Mortgage Lifter: 79 days indeterminate: Large, slightly flattened, pink-red tomatoes are meaty and flavorful with few seeds and can reach over 2 pounds each.
SLICING TOMATO COMBOS: sold in 4-packs
“Heirloom Slicers” includes one each of Black Krim, Brandywine, Pruden’s Purple and Rose de Berne
“4-Color Slicers” includes one each of Jubilee, Japanese Black, Mortgage Lifter and Peron Sprayless
PASTE TOMATOES: some sold in 4-packs
Yellow Bell: 60 days heirloom – 1 ½ inch wide x 3 inch long fruits, ripen from green to creamy yellow to yellow, great for slicing or canning
Striped Roma: 80 days, indeterminate: Gorgeous orange and red striped 7 ounce fruits with great dense flavor fresh or canned
Roma VF: 75 days: pear-shaped, highly productive, disease resistant red paste
Bellstar: 74 days: 4 ounce round paste-type good for salads and canning
Amish Paste: 85 days, indeterminate, Wisconsin heirloom from Amish farmers about 1900. Fruits up to 8 ounces, bright red, heart-shaped, great flavor, good in drought and wet conditions, needs room and light.
Illini Gold: 75 days, indeterminate: 4 to 6 ounce yellow/orange fruit attractive in salads and makes a rich, sweet, golden sauce.
Black Plum: 70-80 days, indeterminate: This Russian heirloom is a prolific producer of 2 ounce elongated deep mahogany-brown fruit with a ouch of green on the stem end. Rich, complex, full-bodied flavor
PASTE TOMATO COMBO: sold in 4-packs
“4-Color Paste” includes one each of Illini Gold, Striped Roma, Black Plum and Yellow Bell
CHERRY TOMATOES: sold individually in small, medium, and large containers
Sweetie: 75 days indeterminate: Very sweet and productive cherry tomatoes
TOMATILLOS: sold in 4-packs or in individual cups
Verde Puebla: 77 days – Harvest golf-ball sized green fruits for salsa verde when their paper husk splits or wait until they turn slightly yellow for a tangy, nutty raw snack
Purple de Milpa: 70-90 days, deep purple 2 to 3 ounce fruits make delicious raw eating, tangy salsas, and a decorative garnish.
PEPPERS
BELL PEPPERS: sold in combos only - see below
Purple Beauty: 70-80 days – ready to pick when fruits turn a stunning deep purple with green undertone
California Wonder: 75 days – mature from green to red – 4 inch by 4 ½ inch
Golden Cal. Wonder: 72 days – matures from green to gold – 4 to 5 inches long
Yellow Belle: 65 days (yellow - yellow/orange - crimson red) very reliable and heavily productive
Cal Wonder Orange Bell: 60-80 days, beautiful glossy orange bell peppers 3 ½” x 4”, turn orange at 80 days
Kevin’s Early Orange: 70-80 days, large, bulky bells with thick walls, turns from green to orange allegedly 2 weeks earlier than Orange Bells.
BELL PEPPER COMBOS: sold in 4-packs
“4-Color Bell”: one each of green, purple, yellow and orange bell peppers
“Yellow/orange mix”: one each of Cal wonder gold, yellow and orange and one Kevin’s early orange
SWEET PEPPERS for eating fresh, canning, frying: some sold in 4-packs
Antohi – 65 days – Heirloom from Romania – 4 inch long x 2 inch tapering fruit matures from golden yellow to red. Very early and productive
Corno di Toro – 80 days – 8 to 10 inch long thick, bull’s-horn shaped ripens to gorgeous red with great flavor
Corno di Capra (goat horn): 80 days - Sweet frying pepper from southern Italy. Very sweet bright red, very productive 4-5” long fruits.
Sweet Banana: 70 days - 3 to 6 inch long pointed fruit ripen from light yellow to bright red – good for frying or pickling
Super Shepherd: 66 days: Early Italian heirloom 3 inches wide by 7 inches long matures from green to red-brown to red – good for fresh eating, frying, pickling Very productive
Chocolate Sweet: 80 days - 6 to 8 inch hybrid fruits turn from green to brown. Flesh is burgundy-red and great tasting. Many peppers per plant
Jimmy Nardello: 76 days - Italian heirloom, 8 inch long frying peppers turn deep red with shiny wrinkled skin when ripe - very sweet – good for drying
SWEET PEPPER COMBOS: sold in 4-packs
“Small Frying Mix”: one each of Jummy Nardello, Sweet Banana, Antohi and Corno Di Capra
“Yellow/Red Frying Mix”: two each of Jimmy Nardello and Sweet Banana
“Sweet Mix”: one each of Corno di Capra, Corno Di Toro, Chocolate Sweet and Super Shepherd
HOT PEPPERS – sold in 4-packs
Chinese 5-Color: 70 – 90 days – turn from purple to creamy yellow to yellow to orange to red. Highly ornamental with lovely lavender flowers, purple-veined leaves and 5/8 inch wide x 1 ½ inch long fruits. Hot, fiery flavor – large plants sold individually in pots
Jalapeno: 72 days – small, thick-walled classic salsa chile peppers, turn from green to red. Many peppers per plant
Cayenne: 72 days - 5 to 6 inch long, ½ inch wide tapered to point, dark green matures to bright red. Good fresh or dried. Hot.
Hungarian Wax: 60 days – long, banana-shaped, 1 ½ inch wide by 6-7 inches long, turn from pale green to yellow to crimson red. Medium Hot, known as “half-hots”
HOT PEPPER COMBO: sold in 4-pack
“Hot Mix”: one each of Cayenne, Jalapeno, Chinese 5-color and Hungarian Wax
EGGPLANT
EGGPLANT – sold in combo only – see below
Rosita: 84 days – Puerto Rican heirloom; pear-shaped pink/lavender fruits with white shoulders 6 to 8 inches long and 4 to 6 inches wide. Very sweet.
Ping Tung Long: 60 days, originally from Taiwan: long, slender, light purple fruits have every few seeds and great flavor
Swallow hybrid: 51 days 1 ¾ inch by 7 inch purple-black very early fruits
Rosa Bianca: 84 days - Italian heirloom 3-4” across and 5” long , white with lavender streaking, indented in folds like draped fabric, 2 pounds average weight, creamy, pudding-like consistency
EGGPLANT COMBO: sold in 4-pack
“Eggplant Mix”: At least 3 of the 4 above varieties in a 4-pack
BASIL
BASIL: sold with several plants in 8 ounce cup
Genovese: Classic Italian basil, 14-20” tall plants, very frost sensitive
Greek: Classic Greek basil, 6-9” plants, tiny leaves, very frost sensitive