American Purple Top Rutabaga The American Purple Top rutabaga grows nearly round roots up to 6" across with purple color above ground and yellow beneath. The delicious flesh is yellow and mild. Plants grow from 12-18" tall. American Purple Top Rutabagas are great for cooler climates or soils.
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Brown Mustard Condiment mustard most used in commerce for commercial prepared mustards and mustard powder. Seeds are darker and hotter than white mustard (Brassica hirta). Now commonly used in place of black mustard (Brassica nigra) because it is easier to harvest.
Formerly sold incorrectly as black mustard. Much of the seed industry has the true botanical identity of this mustard wrong. True black mustard is apparently not available as seed for planting purposes in North America.
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Cabbage Danish Ballhead  The Danish Ballhead cabbage is bolt resistant variety with blue-green heads. The cabbage heads are easy growing, dependable, and keep well. The head grows up to 8" across.
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Cabbage Golden Acre  The Golden Acre cabbage is a hearty variety with a mild flavor. It does very well in cool weather and is easy to grow. The cabbage head grows up to 6" across.
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Cabbage Late Flat Dutch  The Late Flat Dutch cabbage has flat globes up to 10" across. The cabbage heads are pale green with a sweet, mild flavor. The Late Flat Dutch head has tightly wrapped leaves making it great for shipping and storing.
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Cabbage Mammoth Red Rock  The Mammoth Red Rock is slightly flattened with globes up to 10" across. The red cabbage heads are solid red all the way to the core. The Mammoth Red Rock is a good storing variety.
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Cabbage Pak Choi White Stem  The Pak Choi White Stem is a Chinese cabbage with loose leaves and thick white ribs. The leaves are delicious and mild. The Pak Choi is cold resistant and hearty.
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Cabbage Savoy Perfection Savoy Perfection is a large cabbage variety with beautifully crinkled leaves and a delicious mild flavor. A good cabbage variety for late summer harvest.
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Cauliflower Snowball Y Improved  The Snowball Improved cauliflower variety grows heads up to 6" across with curled leaves. Cauliflower plants grow to about a foot tall. Snowball cauliflower is well suited for a short season making it prefect for the everyday gardener.
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Chinese Cabbage Tall cylindrical heads are pure white inside. Tender, crisp leaves are sweet and spicy. Delicious cooked or served raw. A unique addition to cole slaw. Freezes well. Best sown out at mid-summer as heads bolt during hot weather.
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Early White Vienna Kohlrabi The Early White Vienna kohlrabi is a bulb plant with greenish-white bulbs. The bulbs grow large but are best eaten when small (around 2" across). The flesh is white and tastes much like sweet broccoli stems. The Early White Vienna plants grow from 9-12" tall.
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Georgia Southern Collard The Georgia Southern variety of collard is a large collard with a cabbage-like taste. The blue green leaves can grow up to 36" tall and do not bunch or head like cabbage leaves.
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Lacinato Kale (Black cabbage; Cavolo nero) Large, dark green, serrated leaves growing to a height of 60cm/2’, are useful for culinary purposes as well as ornamental. Very winter hardy. Freezing temperatures tenderize it bringing out its full flavour. Wonderful raw, in soups, stews, steamed or stir-fried, especially blended with fresh, chopped chives and coriander! 100 days.
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Long Island Improved Brussel Sprout The Long Island Improved Brussel Sprout has sprouts about 1" across on a plant the grows to about 24" tall. The sprouts are firm and prolific and make a great sprout for freezing. Produces brussel sprouts over a long season.
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Mizuna Mustard Mizuna Mustard is a culinary herb that has great leaves for salads. The Mizuna plant grows up to 36 inches tall. Mustard seeds can also be used as a spice or can be ground to make condiments. The Mizuna variety is a fast growing type with dandelion-type leaves that are perfect in salads. It can be gradually harvested or the whole plant at once.
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Pak-Choi (Bok choy) Popular standard ingredient in many Chinese dishes like chow mein and wonton soup. Leaves are thick and glossy with a hint of mustard flavour. Stalks are pure white, crisp and very tender. Try bite-sized slices stir fried with tofu, meat and seasonings. Grows 25cm/10” in 45 days.
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Purple Top White Globe Turnip This turnip has roots growing up to 6" across with purple tops on a white root. The root has a mild, enjoyable taste and also stores well. Purple Top is a great gardening turnip.
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Purple Vienna Kohlrabi The Purple Vienna kohlrabi is a bulb plant bright purple skin. The bulbs grow to about 2-3" across. The flesh is white and delicious and the purple skin makes a great visual impression in food. Purple Vienna plants grow to 9-12" tall.
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Rapini Flowering stems and leaves have pleasant bitter flavour when cooked, steamed or sauteed. Popular Italian appetizer served with garlic and olive oil. Sown in early spring for harvest before hot weather or in mid-to-late summer for fall harvest. 60 days.
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Red Acre Cabbage The Red Acre cabbage is a tightly packed plant on a short stem. It's head is a reddish-purple and is resistant to cabbage yellow. The head grows up to 7" across and weighing 3 lbs.
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Red Express Cabbage Good mid season variety with solid deep red head weighing about 2kg/5lb. Slow to burst, forms a tight, dense head with small core. Crisp, tender adds colour to salads and fine flavour to cooked dishes. 85 days
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Red Giant Mustard Red Giant Mustard is a culinary herb that has great leaves for salads. Mustard seeds can also be used as a spice or can be ground to make condiments. The Red Giant variety is a slow bolting and disease resistant type. The plant grows to about 16" tall with large leaves that have a reddish-purple hue. Adds spicy zip to salad.
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Red Russian Kale Tender sweet leaves of excellent flavour are highly nutritious and the attractive blue-green/red frilly leaves are cold hardy, making it possible to harvest during the winter. Tasty steamed, stir-fried or in salads. 65 days.
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Rosette Cabbage (Chinese flat cabbage; Ta tsoi; Wu ta cai ) A cabbage with a very low profile! The leaves form dense flat rosettes only 5cm/2" high and as wide as a dinner plate. Like most cabbages it prefers cooler weather and can even tolerate some light frost. When young the leaves are tender and taste exceptionally good. As plants get older the flavour of the leaves gets stronger but improves with cooking. Grow like other cabbages.
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Seven Top Turnip The Seven top turnip is a forage turnip, meaning it is grown exclusively for it's leafy green tops. The leaves grow from 16 to 22 inches tall. Leaves can be steamed, used in salads, or stir fried. The seeds can also be used for sprouting. Seven Top turnip roots are not good for human consumption, animal fodder only.
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Southern Giant Curled Mustard Mustard is a culinary herb that has great leaves for salads. The Southern Giant Curled plant grows up to 36 inches tall. Mustard seeds can also be used as a spice or can be ground to make condiments. The Southern Giant variety is a particularly large variety with bright green and curly leaves with a mild flavor.
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Tatsoi Mustard (Spoon mustard) Oriental green with a soft creamy texture and distinctive subtle flavour. When seeded thickly the small dark green baby greens are ready to harvest in 21 days after sowing. When seeded less thickly the leaves form a compact, thick rosette in 45 days, perfect for bunching. Very cold tolerant: can be harvested even from under the snow.
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Tendergreen Mustard Tendergreen Mustard is a culinary herb that has great leaves for salads. Mustard seeds can also be used as a spice or can be ground to make condiments. The Tendergreen variety is a milder type with thick upright leaves. The plant is heat and cold tolerant and the leaves have a taste like a cross between cabbage and mustard greens.
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Vates Blue Curled Kale The Vates Blue Curled Kale is a highly curled and durable leafy green that is used in many different foods. The plants are robust and grow to about 15" tall. The cold tolerant plant is good for garnish, seasoning stews, and cooked by itself.
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Waltham 29 Broccoli The Waltham variety of broccoli is a cold resistant plant that produces medium to large heads. A good variety for fall planting. Waltham broccoli plants can grow up to 2 feet tall.
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