Our Suburban Garden Varieties

We planted our garden about twenty months ago. Currently our garden, scattered over three plots and even mixed into the ornamental beds, encompasses over a thousand square feet. What follows is a list of some of the varieties we’ve grown here in the Florida Panhandle.

Peppers: California Wonder, College 64L, Cowhorn, Habanero, Sweet Banana, Tabasco, Jalapeno, Black Pearl

Tomatoes: Solar Fire, Patio Hybrid, Raad Red VF, Heatwave, Jubilee, Lemon Boy, Sweet 100, Roma

Eggplant: Burpee Hybrid

Loose Leaf Lettuce: Black Seeded Simpson, Burpee Gourmet Blend, Burpee Mesclun Salad Mix, Pom Pom, New Fire Red, Hyper Red Rumple

Romaine Lettuce: Capistrano, Outredgeous, Winter Density

Kale: Red Russian, Nero DiToscana, Redbor

Spinach: Olympia, Teton Hybrid, Bloomsdale Long Standing

Various Salad Greens: Arugula, Bright Lights Swiss Chard, Fordhook Giant Swiss Chard, Kyoto Mizuna, Tah Tsai, Malabar Spinach, New Zealand Spinach

Cabbage: Bonnie Hybrid, Ferry’s Round Dutch

Broccoli: Waltham 29, De Cicco, Fall Blend

Summer Squash: Dixie Hybrid, Early Golden Summer Crookneck, Burpee’s Fordhook Zucchini, Burpee’s Hybrid Zucchini

Cucumbers: Marketmore, Cool Breeze Hybrid

Beans: Kentucky Wonder, Royal Burgundy

Carrots: Danvers #126, Oxhart, Short and Sweet

Radishes: Early Scarlet Globe, Cherry Belle

Onions: Evergreen Long White Bunching, Purplette, Dutch Valley White, Dutch Valley Red

Shallots: Dutch Valley

Garlic: Red Russian