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2012 Notable Edibles

HEIRLOOM TOMATOES - Heirlooms are plants that have been around for generations, handed down from gardener to gardener. These are the tomatoes that people have fallen in love with, and have deemed worth keeping. I have selected my favorite heirloom tomato varieties that I revere for their outstanding flavor.


Oxheart Red

Sun Gold Cherry

Hillbilly

Mortgage Lifter

Brandywine


Cherokee Purple

Pruden's Purple

Oxheart Red – An old-fashioned favorite with heart-shaped fruit that weigh up to one pound. Very meaty flesh that contains few seeds making this great for slicing and sandwiches. Good flavor and good productivity.

Sun Gold Cherry - A beautiful cherry tomato that ripens to a golden orange. I tasted this cherry while traveling out of state last summer. It was by far the sweetest tomato I have ever tasted! I just knew I had to grow it so you could taste it too. Plants bear lots of fruit, and ripen early, continuing to produce throughout the season.

Hillbilly - An Ohio heirloom beefsteak originally from West Virginia producing 1-2 lb. huge, heavily-ribbed, orange-yellow fruit with red mottled skin and red streaks within. Very sweet, fruity flavors. Low acid.

Mortgage Lifter - Developed by M.C. Byles in the 1930’s, affectionately known as "Radiator Charlie” had no formal education or plant breeding experience. He created this legendary tomato by cross-breeding four of the largest tomatoes he was able to find then sold his heirloom tomato plants for one dollar each (in the 1940’s) and paid off the six thousand dollar mortgage on his house in six years. Gardeners drove as far as 200 miles to buy Charlie’s seedling tomatoes. The large, slightly flattened, pink-red fruits that range from 1 pound to more than 3 pounds are meaty, very flavorful and have few tomato seeds.

Brandywine - An Amish heirloom that dates back to 1885 and is generally considered to be the world's best-flavored tomato. Plants look like potato vines with good yields of extra-large (weighing up to 1-1/2 lbs.), firm, clear-skinned, light rosy-pink fruits.

Cherokee Purple - Cultivated by the Cherokee people, the Cherokee Purple tomato is very productive, producing loads of dusky rose to purple colored, 12 oz.-1 lb., beefsteak tomatoes with deep red colors to the interior flesh and dark shoulders. The flavor of the tomato is extremely sweet with a rich smoky taste.

Pruden’s Purple - Pruden's Purple is outstanding from every aspect. The average fruit weighs 1 pound, is 4 inches across and 3 inches high. The color is more of a distinctive pink than a true purple. While there are occasional misshapen tomatoes, it never cracks, yet the skin is not thick. Flesh is firm and meaty and the flavor is wonderful.



Tasty Peppers

BELL BOY PEPPER - The best choice for those classic blocky sweet peppers we all know and love. With their beautiful glossy leaves and colorful fruits, Bell Boy Pepper plants look equally at home on the patio or in the vegetable garden. All-American selections winner, the Bell Boy is a great growing pepper. The plants are compact and sturdy with high yields and are also resistant to Tobacco Mosaic virus. The fruits are four-lobed with thick walls. Eat them while they're still green, or leave on the plant to ripen to a scarlet red. Its popularity with chefs has exploded within the last ten years..
 
POBLANO PEPPER - This heart shaped, mildly hot pepper is called Poblano when used fresh. As a dried pepper it is referred to as Ancho, often used in chili powder. The Poblano is a pepper of many uses including salsa, grilling, stir fried or stuffed for chile rellenos and substituted in any dish for bell pepper.

Herbs

Arp Rosemary - The cold hardiest of all rosemary’s, it is also one of the most delicious in the kitchen. Arp lends itself well with potatoes, beef, lamb and pork, providing a burst of flavor.

Barbeque Rosemary - This rosemary produces nice long, straight branches that can be cut to skewer lengths to grill meats, veggies, and even fruits such as strawberries or pineapple. The savory essence of rosemary comes through beautifully without overpowering the food. A delicious rosemary.


Arp Rosemary
Barbeque Rosemary


FERNLEAF DILL - Fernleaf is a selection of dill that has more abundant foliage. While typical dill grows to a height of 2 to 4 feet, Fernleaf dill is more compact, growing only 18 to 24 inches tall. If you are growing dill for its flavorful foliage, this is the one you want because it is so slow to bolt. Like the dill you have grown before, Fernleaf will give you flowers and eventually seeds. An All-America Selections Winner!
 
VEGETABLES
'BRIGHT LIGHTS' SWISS CHARD - Bright Lights Swiss Chard is a beautiful leafy vegetable to grow and a great substitute in recipes that call for spinach. The plant produces good yields of flavorful burgundy and green leaves and stems are a palette of gold, crimson, pink, pink-and-white striped, purple, orange, scarlet, white and green. A very beautiful plant. Begin harvesting the vitamin-rich greens in 4 to 5 weeks and let them grow back for a repeated harvest. (Swiss Chard will not stop growing in the hot sun like spinach does.) An All-America Selections Winner!