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Aross is a very pretty plant with a nice, graceful growth habit. It fills in quickly and is a very good reproducer.

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A 1963 introduction from USDA, Charleston Vegetable Breeding Laboratory. Parentage; Sugar Baby and Charleston Grey. Round 15-20 lb melon with Charleston Grey markings.

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Super fragrant, and a prolific bloomer but slow grower, which is nice in a way because some Hoyas have to get quite a bit of growth before they bloom.

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Susie's pink color fades over the day. It ranges from pink, to pale pink, to almost a tan or cream. - Whatever color she is though, she's pretty, and seems to add fans well in my zone 5.

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Can become invasive in parts of the country - well behaved in others. Fruit is 2-4" long, sausage-shaped, and ripens in September to October. The white pulp with tiny black seeds is said to be quite tasty.

By some reports, may grow up to 20 feet in one season. Climbs by twining.

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This Naples Florida local variety has been registered with the Plumeria Society of America.

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According to Kevin Vaughn, this one was named after a High School friend (Marshall)

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A new entry from Randy Garner to the mountain series. Has good resistance to Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus. Also has some resistance to early and late blight. A large-fruited fresh-market variety on large determinate vines. It has held up well here. Not as large as Amelia or Mountain Pride, but productive when exposed to TSWV.

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This plant is an amazing color of bright green that just pops in my garden.

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'Cracoviensis' grows fast and may become large, but it bolts very quickly in heat. The leaves don't coarsen and become bitter, though.

The bolting seed stalks are also sweet and edible: raw like celery or peeled and eaten like asparagus (like flowering Bok Choy - Yu Choy Sum).

Leaves are red and green, with a splotch of darker purple in the center of the rosette.

'Cracoviensis' is a "four-season" lettuce - it's very cold-hardy and has over-wintered in NJ and MA.

'Cracoviensis' is a French heirloom. Vilmorin-Andrieux called it a distinct type ("Asparagus Lettuce"), in The Vegetable Garden, (the 1885 edition. not 1981). Vilmorin called it "Red Celtuce"

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This compact little monarda blooms when it is about 9" tall.

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This is probably the oldest summer squash still grown. Usually just called White Patty Pan, White Scallop, or Ten Toes, it and Wood's Prolific are the only two white scallops that I know about. It is more bland than yellow squash, but good in its class. Productive.

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An old timer that is the best flavored of the straight necks. It was my father's favorite. Very productive.

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Carnival is a decorative hybrid acorn squash that is semi-vining. It does not take a lot of space and produces multi-colored 1.5-lb fruit. Here green-white predominates, but in cooler climates they also show orange. While advertised as a great flavored acorn type, I found them pretty average in flavor.

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This is a high quality old timer. Very susceptible to both heat and SVB, so I have not had much luck growing it in Georgia. In the New River Valley of Virginia it was an excellent producer. At that time and place I grew lots of C. maximas including Hubbards, Bananas and Gold Nugget. This was the best tasting.

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A small hybrid (1-2 lb) butternut whose biggest claim to fame is its compact bush. A spacesaver.

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An excellent 3-4 lb winter squash from Thailand. Vigorous and productive.

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An excellent middle eastern type hybrid from Hollar. Not as visually appealing as Barq or as productive as Profit but still an excellent zucchini.

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A long green (8 x 2 inch) hybrid that produces well. Large plant that likes to sprawl.

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Nice half long hybrid with dark purple fruits, green calyx, 8 x 4 inches. Productive. Similar to Classic.

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