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Cool-Season Vegetable Varieties Listed
Filed under: In The Garden, Tagged as: cool-season vegetables
Cool-season vegetable varieties are legion. Check with neighbors and friends to see which varieties they've had success with. After a season or two you will find personal favorites.
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Here are several varieties for autumn, winter, and spring planting. If you are growing in a cold frame, you can get any of these started between late autumn and early spring.
|
Cool-season vegetables |
Varieties |
Planting Dates |
|
Artichoke |
Green Globe, Imperial Star |
Dec-Apr (crown or plants) |
|
Asparagus |
Mary Washington, UC 157, UC 72 (seed or crown) |
Sept-Feb (crowns) |
|
Beet |
Albina Vereduna, |
Feb-Aug (seed) |
|
Broccoli |
|
Feb-Mar, Jul-Aug (seed) Aug-Sept (transplants) |
|
Brussels sprouts |
Jade Cross |
Feb or July (seed) |
|
Cabbage |
|
Feb-Apr, Jul-Aug (seed), Sept (transplant) |
|
Carrots |
Chantenay, |
Apr-May, Sept (seed) |
|
Cauliflower |
Cheddar, Early Snowball, Graffiti, Panther, Romanesco, Snow Crown |
Feb-Mar, Jul-Aug (seed), Sept (transplant) |
|
Chard |
Argentata, Bright Lights, Fordhook Giant, French White, Italian Silver Rib, Rhubarb Chard |
Year round (seed or transplants) |
|
Collards |
Blue Max, |
Mar, Sept-Oct |
|
Garlic |
|
Oct-Nov (cloves) |
|
Kale |
Curled, Dwarf Blue, Vates |
Feb, Sept-Oct |
|
Kohlrabi |
Early Purple |
Feb-Apr, Aug-Sept (seed) |
|
Lettuce |
Black-seeded Simpson, Brune d'Hiver, Canasta, Capitaine, Esmeralda, Jericho, Loma, Marvel of Four Seasons, Merlot, Nancy, Nevada, Oakleaf, Prizehead, Red Ridinghood, Salad Bowl, Sangria, Red Sails, Sierra |
Feb-Mar, Aug-Sept (seed), Oct (transplant) |
|
Mache |
D'Etampes, Vit |
Oct (seed) |
|
Mustard |
|
Feb-Mar, Aug-Sept (seed), Sept-Oct (transplant) |
|
Onion |
Early Yellow Globe, Fiesta, Granex types, Grano, Southport White Glove, Stockton Red, Sweet Sandwich, White Sweet Spanish, Yellow Sweet Spanish |
Sept, Jan-Feb (seed) |
|
Onion, Green Bunching |
Southport White Globe, White |
Mar-Apr (sets) |
|
Peas |
English peas: Green Arrow, Little Marvel, Wanda; Shelling: Little Marvel, Maestro, Tall Telephone; Sugar Snap: Sugar Daddy, Sugar Mel, Super Sugar Snap |
Jul-Sept |
|
Potato |
Bintje, Caribe, Cobbler, Kennebec, Red |
Jan-Mar (seed potatoes) |
|
Spinach |
America, Bloomsdale Longstanding, Giant Nobel, Melody, Oriental Giant, Tyee F1, Viroflay, New Zealand (summer substitute) |
Sept-Apr (seed) |
|
Turnip Greens |
All Top, Seven Top |
Aug-Sept, Feb-Apr (seed) |
|
Turnip Roots |
Amber Globe, De Milan, Purple Top, Scarlet Queen, |
Aug-Sept, Feb-Apr (seed) |
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