Grow something new this year with these new for 2019 vegetables and edibles from our National Garden Bureau members that are easy to grow in your garden!

1. Vegetables & Edibles
New Varieties For 2019

2. Bok Choi Bopak F1
• Uniform size with smooth leaf
margins and white stems.
• Use the tender leaves in soups,
stews, and for grilling.
• Brassica rapa
Bejo Seeds, Inc.

3. Broccoli Lieutenant
• Long stemmed variety
great for florets.
• Grows 18 – 24” tall and
does well in the warm to
cool transition season.
• Brassica oleracea
Seminis/Bayer

4. Corn, Sweet Flagler
• High yielding plant with 8”
ears and contrasting colors.
• Super sweet taste and
tender kernels.
• Zea mays
Harris Seeds
Garden Trends

5. Corn, Sweet Natural Sweet XR
• Seed is only produced
organically.
• Excellent eating quality
• Zea mays var. saccharata
Illinois Foundation
Seeds, Inc.

6. Cucumber Artist Hybrid
• Fine-spined cukes have non-
bitter flavor and can be
enjoyed fresh or made into
pickles.
• Abundant yields and disease
resistance make it a garden
joy.
• Cucumis sativus
J W Jung Seed Co

7. Cucumber Gateway Brand
• New variety of slicing
cucumbers with 8 – 9” fruits.
• Great for home gardening,
grows well on trellises and is
disease resistant.
• Cucumis sativus L
Seminis/Bayer

8. Eggplant Japanese Pickling
• Mild and sweet flavor with
creamy white, delicious flesh.
• Excellent for pickling and
cooking.
• Solanum melongena
Seeds by Design, Inc

9. Kale Redbor F1
• Available as conventional
or organic seed.
• Gorgeous deep green
foliage takes on rich
burgundy color as season
ends.
• Brassica oleracea
Bejo Seeds, Inc.

10. Kalettes Autumn Star Hybrid
• A cross between Brussel
Sprouts and Kale - great
sautéed, roasted, grilled or
raw.
• Beautiful purple and green
bi-color
• Brassica oleracea
J W Jung Seed Co

11. Lettuce Blush Butter Oak
• Buttery taste
• Compact head that is a
combination of a butterhead and
an oakleaf lettuce that does well
in containers and garden.
• Lettuce sativa
Seeds by Design Inc

12. Marigold Dropshot
• Foliage has excellent sweet
licorice or anise flavor,
making it great for use as
flavoring or herb.
• Ideal for use in containers.
• Tagetes filifolia
Hem Genetics BV

13. Melon Orange SilverWave
• Extremely sweet, orange
flesh and unique rind color.
• Great eaten alone or in
salads of all kinds.
• Cucumis melo
All-America Selections

14. Mustard Osaka Purple
• Tender green leaves, mild
and flavorful.
• Growing to 12 – 14” tall,
once matured the leaves are
pungent and sharp.
• Beta vulgaris
Terra Organics LLC

15. Onion Red Carpet F1
• Long day variety whose
bulbs store very well.
• Grows to 24 – 36” and is
perfect for garden or
containers.
• Allium cepa
Bejo Seeds, Inc.

16. Pepper Chianti F1
• Early maturing sweet
pepper.
• Plants grow to 18” in height
and produce 4” wide by 3”
tall fruits.
• Capsicum annuum
Terra Organics LLC

17. Pepper Hot Cayenne
• Famously, fiery pepper, wear
gloves when handling!
• Use fresh, canned or pickled
to add flavor and spice.
• Capsicum annuum
Bonnie Plants

18. Pepper Just Sweet F1
•Unique snacking pepper with
sweet, aromatic accents.
• Vigorous growers, up to 36”
high, no need to stake due to
their strong bushy habit.
• Capsicum annuum
All-America Selections

19. Pepper Primero Red
• Ripens early and provides
huge yield.
• One-third the heat of
standard habaneros, great for
salsa and cooking.
• Capsicum chinese
PanAmerican Seed

20. Pepper Mad Hatter F1
• Unique flattened shape adds
ornamental beauty to the
veggie garden.
• Slightly floral, citrus flavor,
perfect for salads, pickling or
appetizers.
• Capsicum baccatum
Bonnie Plants

21. Pepper, Park’s Mini Bell Pepper
• Versatile snack pepper
perfect for single size portion
with excellent, fresh taste.
• Grill them, roast them, can
them, snack on them!
• Capsicum annuum
Park Seed Co.

22. Pepper Sweet Habanero Orange
• Sweet and spicy but lower
heat rating (850 Scoville
Units) than the spicy
habanero.
• Unique wrinkled, lantern
shape fruit measures 2” x 2”.
• Capsicum annuum
Terra Organics LLC

23. Pepper Tricked You
• Easy to grow and offers
jalapeno flavor with NO
HEAT!
• Blend with hot jalapenos to
customize the heat level of
your salsa or hot sauce.
• Capsicum annuum
Seminis/Bayer

24. Pepper Waltz
• A drying paprika!
• Younger fruits start out
tangy and develop a smoky,
rich flavor with time.
• Capsicum annuum
Territorial Seed Company

25. Pumpkin American Tondo
• Decorative heirloom
pumpkin.
• 8 – 10 lb orange beauties
with mottled green stripes.
• Cucurbita pepo
Terra Organics LLC

26. Pumpkin Specter
• Early maturing, produces 12
to 20 lb fruits.
• Semi-hard, slightly warted
shell and firmly attached
handles.
• Cucurbita pepo
Harris Seeds & Garden Trends

27. Radish Philadelphia White
Window Box
• Crisp with a spicy flavor.
• Excellent yield of small,
white round radishes.
• Raphanus sativus
Seeds by Design Inc

28. Salad Mix Burpee Fresh Mix
Mesclun
• Gourmet salad mix you can
grow in beds and containers.
• Includes arugula, tangy
endive, radicchio, red and
green lettuce and mustard.
Bonnie Plants

29. Spinach Green Beret
• This hybrid is dark green
with oval/round leaves.
• Can be grown as baby
spinach or as large leaves.
• Spinacia oleracea
Seminis/Bayer

30. Squash Mexican Grey Zucchini
• Flavorful and tender green
fruit with grey speckles is
easy to harvest.
• This highly productive
hybrid offers excellent
disease resistance in the
garden.
• Cucurbita pepo
Bonnie Plants

31. Squash, Winter Amish Pie
• This heirloom fruits weighs
60 – 80 lbs.
• Thick, sweet and moist flesh
making it perfect for pies.
• Cucurbita maxima
Terra Organics LLC

32. Squash, Winter Baker’s Choice
Marbled F1
• Delicious winter squash, 3 –
5 lb. fruits with up to 15 per
plant.
• Flesh has dense, dry texture
and a pleasant nutty flavor.
• Lagenaria siceraria
Seeds by Design Inc.

33. Squash, Winter Turk’s Turban
• Thick orange flesh, perfect
for baking and stuffing.
• 8 – 12” in size, excellent for
seasonal displays.
• Curcubita maxima
Seeds by Design Inc

34. Squash, Winter Honeynut
• Extra sweet, smooth
textured mini-butternut is
high in beta-carotene.
• Each plant yields
approximately 5 fruits, 4 – 5”
long.
• Curcubita moschata
Botanical Interests, Inc.

35. Tomato Atlas
• Beefsteak tomato perfect for
containers or in ground.
• Delicious flavor has a
balance of sweetness and
acidity.
• Solanum lycopersicum
Burpee

36. Tomato Bronze Torch
• Brick red fruit with bronze
striping adds beautiful
contrast to any salad.
• Exceptional flavor and
sweetness, 1 ¼” x 2 ½”
fruits.
• Solanum lycopersicum
Harris Seed/GardenTrends

37. Tomato Chef’s Choice Black F1
• This AAS winner is a
beefsteak type tomato with
green/brown/black hue.
• Plants produce 30 or more
meaty, flavorful fruits.
• Solanum lycopersicum
All-America Selections

38. Tomato Dixie Red
• Extra large fruit grows on
plants 24 – 36” tall.
• Boasts a good yield and is
heat tolerant.
• Solanum lycopersicum
Seminis/Bayer

39. Tomato Fire Fly F1
• The super sweet fruits
weigh about ½ oz. and are
perfect for snacking and
salads.
• Plants yield 500+ pale
yellow tomatoes.
• Solanum lycopersicum
All-America Selections

40. Tomato Get Stuffed
• The striped, bell shaped
fruits are hollow and perfect
for “stuffing”.
• Enjoy the classic bold flavor
and eye-catching effect.
• Solanum lycopersicum
Totally Tomatoes

41. Tomato Honeycomb Hybrid
• Mini golden-orange cherry
tomatoes touched with a
taste of honey.
• Prolific plants produce
clusters of sweet, aromatic
fruit.
• Solanum lycopersicon
W. Atlee Burpee & Co.

42. Tomato Invincible
• This plant stands up well
to heat, rain and late blight,
hence Invincible.
• Easy to grow in beds and
containers.
•Solanum lycopersicum
Sakata Seed America

43. Tomato Mountain Merit F1
• Classic mild tomato flavor,
perfect for salads, snacks,
sandwiches and slicing.
• Harvest is approximately 45
fruits per plant.
• Solanum lycopersicum
Bonnie Plants

44. Tomato Purple Boy
• Traditional tomato flavor.
• Hybrid heirloom provides
strong plant and more fruit.
• Solanum lycopersicum
Seminis/Bayer

45. Tomato Red Torch F1
• Striped, oblong tomato,
1½” long, has excellent flavor
and great texture.
• Plants yields 100+ fruits
and are tolerant to harsh
growing conditions.
• Solanum lycopersicum
All-America Selections

46. Tomato Roadster
• Candy-apple red beauty is
perfect for salads.
• Extra large fruit, 8 – 12 oz.
• Grow in the garden or
containers.
• Solanum lycopersicum
Sakata Seed America

47. Tomato Shimmer
• Beautiful fruits shimmer in a
green, gold and red blend.
• 1/2 ounce cherry type
tomatoes boast sweet taste.
• Solanum lycopersicum
Burpee

48. Tomato Sparky XSL F1
• Very sweet and boasts an
extended shelf life post-
harvest.
• Each plant yields 60 – 70
fruits and is tolerant to harsh
growing conditions.
• Solanum lycopersicum
All-America Selections

49. Tomato Yellow Canary
• An ideal tomato for urban
and patio gardeners.
• Delicious, sweet fruit perfect
for salads and snacking.
• Solanum lycopersicum
Bonnie Plants

50. Watermelon Cal Sweet Bush
• Compact, bushy vines with
foliage cover protecting the fruit
yield 2 – 3 fruits weighing
10 – 12 lbs.
• Exceptional taste.
• Citrullus lanatus
All-America Selections

51. Watermelon, Seedless Eclipse
• Has it all – flavor, texture
and juiciness, but NO SEEDS!
• Fruits are 10 – 12 lbs. and
mature early in about 80
days.
• Citrullus lanatus
Sakata Seed America