Plant Profile: Beet ‘Ruby Queen’ (Beta vulgaris ‘Ruby Queen’)
Karen Developed over 50 years ago, ‘Ruby Queen’ can be considered an heirloom variety. It was an All American Selection winner in 1957 and is still available today and earning praise…
Plant Profile: Okra ‘Cajun Delight’ Hybrid. (Abelmoschus esculentus ‘Cajun Delight’ Hybrid)
Okra likes warm days and nights so it is traditionally associated with the South. It actually thrives in the heat and humidity there, pumping out pods even in the hottest…
Plant Profile: Acorn Bush Squash ‘Table King’ (Cucurbita pepo ‘Table King’)
Whether you bake it, grill it, or use it as a base for soup, acorn squash is a tasty vegetable. Growing them is easy but space can be a problem…
Plant Profile: Tomato ‘Big Beef’ F1 (Lycopersicon esculentum ‘Big Beef’)
Think about cooking up a hamburger on the outside grill and serving it with all fixings. Those big slices of tomato are probabably beefsteaks because they are the largest tomatoes…
Plant Profile: Watermelon ‘Sweet Beauty’ (Citrullus lanatus ‘Sweet Beauty’ Hybrid)
The hot days of summer are made so much more enjoyable by the cool refreshing taste of watermelon. And ‘Sweet Beauty’ , an All American Selection winner of 2004, is…
Garden Journal: July, 2011
High temperatures and lots of rain have made July a difficult month. The lawn if already filled with brown areas due to fungus, a significant number of roses have lost…
Plant Profile: Lettuce ‘Red Sails’ (Lactuca sativa ‘Red Sails’)
Growing lettuce is always successful if you start early in the season but bolting ultimately ends the lettuce crop in my garden as the summer heat rolls in. ‘Red Sails’,…
Plant Profile: Bush Bean ‘Derby’ (Phaseolus vulgaris ‘Derby’)
With round, straight, long pods, ‘Derby’ bush bean is a good choice for the home vegetable garden. The stringless pods are extra tender, flavorful and easy to pick. The seeds…
Plant Profile: Cucumber ‘Fanfare’ (Cucumis sativus ‘Fanfare’)
When you think about growing cucumber you should consider this All America Selection winner of 1994. The slender dark green, 8-9” long fruits are excellent slicers and are produced are…
All America Selections; A useful Way of Identifying Outstanding Annuals and Vegetables
Have you ever noticed the designation “All America Selections” or the logo (shown on the right) in a seed catalog or on a plant label? If you haven’t, you might…