Spring is bursting with potential! Our four greenhouses are filling up with young plants, as well as edible crops. Opening day at the Ithaca Farmers' Market is April 3rd. We'll be starting out the season with lots of greens, plus storage items like onions, carrots, potatoes and parsnips. Every week will bring new goodies, from scallions to watercress to purple asparagus. Strawberries will bridge the gap between spring and summer, right in time for the solstice.
For gardeners, we have a long list of locally proven vegetable, herb and flower transplants, many grown from organic seed. We will happily offer advice to help new gardeners get started.
Though success can never be guaranteed, the effort of growing your own is always worthwhile.
Sunflower, Autumn - a mix of fall colors, branches for lots of flowers. Organic seed.
Sunflower, Teddy Bear- only 2f tall, yellow with green center. Organic seed.
Viola, Sorbet Mix - edible early blooming mix
Zinnia, Crystal White- small white flowers, great performer
Zinnia, Profusion Apricot- blooms all summer, doesnft fade
Zinnia, Profusion Fire- extra bright!
Zinnia, Zahara Mix- nice mix of colors on compact plants
Zinnia, Zahara Starlight Rose- great color combination
Zinnia, Zowie Yellow- very bright and eyecatching. yellow, orange and magenta
Asparagus, (HP)
Jersey Knight- productive for many years, donft pick until the 2nd year.
Purple Passion- extra sweet and tender
Broccoli, Everest- early with great flavor
Brussels Sprouts, Franklin - a dependable variety
Chard, Rainbow- ornamental and deliciously edible
Collards- vitamin rich greens
Cucumber, Divasweet - flavor, thin skin
Cucumber, General Lee- very productive salad cuke
Cucumber, Little Leaf pickling - produces a good crop for pickling or fresh eating
Cucumber, Platinum- small, white and crunchy. Delicious!
Eggplant, Birgah- also called round Sicilian, compact plants
Eggplant, Orient Express- early, up to 16hlong and thin, great grilled
Listada de Gandia- striped heirloom variety, organic seed.
Nadia- productive Italian standard
Ping Tung long- heirloom bright purple
Kale, Mix - the hardiest greens, colorful mix grown from organic seed.
Kale, Winterbor- tall and finely curled
Leeks, Catcher- large fall variety, organic seed.
Lettuce mix- a colorful mix, organic seed.
Melon, Cantaloupe
Halefs Best- combines earliness with great flavor. Heirloom organic seed.
Watermelon, Sugar Baby- the original giceboxh melon, red and sweet
Onion, Gunnison- big yellow storage onion
Peppers, Ancho/ Poblano- organic seed, the best for chile rellenos
Alma paprika- make your own paprika or eat fresh
Carmen- sweet, very early to turn red
Cayenne- very hot, good for drying
Big Bomb- large hot cherry pepper, great pickled
Flavorburst- choice bell pepper ripens from light green to yellow
Jalapeno - my favorite for salsa, organic seed
Hungarian hot wax- medium hot, very versatile, organic seed.
Lady bell- early, disease resistant green bell
Habanero- the hottest gScotch Bonnets, horganic seed.
Doe Hill Golden Bell- heirloom from Virginia, organic seed.
Revolution- big blocky green ripening to red bell
Thai Hot- tiny red hots for Thai cuisine, organic seed.
Whitney - replaces Gypsy, productive, sweet, and easy to grow
Yummy- small, sweet and seedless. The best snacking pepper
Squash, summer, Zucchini Elite- open plants for easy picking
Sebring- yellow squash with good flavor
Squash, winter - Waltham Butternutsweet with smooth flesh, organic seed.
Bush Delicata- very sweet small ivory colored squash with green stripes
Strawberry, Sarian (HP)- sweet medium size everbearing
Strawberry, Tarpan (HP) - pink flowers and red fruit, beautiful and everbearing
Tomatoes, cherry
Black Cherry- large and flavorful, a hit with our customers, organic seed.
Red Grape- compact plants, very productive
Sungold- amazing sweet flavor, bitesize
orange cherries
Super Sweet 100- red cherries born on huge trusses
Sweet Baby Girl- compact plants, delicious flavor
Tomatoes, Heirloom
Black Pineapple (Ananas Noir)- very sweet, colorful large fruit
Brandywine- famous pink heirloom, potatoleaf plants. Organic seed.
Cherokee Purple- large purple tomato with smoky flavor. Organic seed.
Gold Medal- beautiful golden marbled with red. Organic seed.
Japanese Black- pearshaped and delicious, a new favorite. Organic seed.
Kelloggsfs Breakfast- orange, gigantic and sweet. Organic seed.
Mrs. Benson- an Illinois heirloom, pink and early, similar to Brandywine
Striped German- gorgeous, huge golden tomato with red marbling
Tomatoes, Beefsteak
Big Beef- large size and beautiful, early red beefsteak type
Jetstar- disease resistant and dependable red, medium size tomato
Tomatoes, Roma Type
Amish Paste- large and productive, organic seed.
Opalka- a Polish heirloom, excellent flavor fresh and cooked
Rosaliefs Large Paste- meaty and juicy, good yields
San Marzano- Italian paste tomato for sauce, late, organic seed.
Basil, Genovese- old favorite, best for pesto. Organic seed.
Basil, Amethyst- purple and sweet, a superior variety
Basil, Mammoth- extra large ruffled leaves make for quick harvest
Basil, Thai- purple stems with green leaves, authentic in Thai cooking. Organic seed.
Basil, Sacred - fragrant, clove flavored, used medicinally. Organic seed.
