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We trial a range of crop varieties to gather data on their performance, productivity, and flavor in southern growing conditions. Browse this curated selection of varieties well-adapted to the unique challenges of growing in the Southeast US. These varieties help solve regional growing challenges through features such as disease resistances, heat-tolerance, and/or resistance to tipburn and bolting.

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Gershwin Pickling Cucumbers

Gershwin

(F1) Cucumber Seed

Parthenocarpic field pickler.

Red Noodle Pole Beans

Red Noodle

Bean Seed

High-yielding burgundy beans with sweet flavor.

Sarah's Choice Cantaloupe (Muskmelon)

Sarah's Choice

(F1) Melon Seed

Regular winner in our on-farm taste tests for its sweet, juicy flesh.

Magenta Summer Crisp Lettuce (Batavia)

Magenta

Lettuce Seed

A red Summer Crisp with good flavor.

Amethyst Bush Beans

Amethyst

Bean Seed

Fanciest purple bean with very good flavor, raw or cooked.

Farao Fresh Market Cabbage

Farao

(F1) Cabbage Seed

Delicious early variety holds well in the field and is slow to split.

Cherokee Purple Heirloom Tomatoes

Cherokee Purple

Organic Tomato Seed

Unusual variety with full flavor.

Tango Celery

Tango

Organic Celery Seed

Vigorous, adaptable celery with great flavor and tender stalks.

Cash Crop Collards

Cash Crop

(F1) Collard Seed

Attractive Georgia-type hybrid.

Multipik Summer Squash

Multipik

(F1) Yellow Summer Squash Seed

Yellow straightneck, precocious gene ensures fruits stay yellow.

Red Malabar Spinach Specialty Greens

Red Malabar Spinach

Specialty Green Seed

Heat loving salad and stir-fry green with mild Swiss chard flavor.

Sakura Cherry Tomatoes

Sakura

Organic (F1) Tomato Seed

Early, delicious, attractive cherry tomatoes.

Brandywine Heirloom Tomatoes

Brandywine

Organic Tomato Seed

One of the most flavorful tomatoes. Rich, loud, and distinctively spicy.

North Georgia Candy Roaster Winter Squash

North Georgia Candy Roaster

Hubbard Squash Seed

Curious heirloom with fantastic flavor.

Benefine Endive

Benefine

Organic Endive Seed

Fancy blanched leaves for frisée salad mixes.

Night Shift Winter Squash

Night Shift

Organic (F1) Acorn Squash Seed

High yields and excellent storage.

Juliet Paste Tomatoes

AAS (All-America Selections) Winners

Juliet

(F1) Tomato Seed

Great flavor, either fresh in salads and salsa or cooked into sauce.

Golden Frills Mustard Greens

Golden Frills

Organic Mustard Green Seed

Spicy, bright green, intricately lobed leaves.

Black Cherry Cherry Tomatoes

Black Cherry

Organic Tomato Seed

Sweet and robust, almost-black fruits with heirloom-quality flavor.

Yellow Crookneck Summer Squash

Yellow Crookneck

Organic Yellow Summer Squash Seed

A garden favorite, well-known for buttery flavor and firm texture.

Pantera Hot Peppers

Pantera

(F1) Jalapeño Pepper Seed

Widely adapted and high-yielding.

Deep Purple Bunching Onions

Deep Purple

Onion Seed

The first red bunching type that is highly colored at any temperature.

Purple Fusion Summer Crisp Lettuce (Batavia)

Purple Fusion

Lettuce Seed

Summer performance with color.

New Zealand White Clover Clovers

New Zealand White Clover

Cover Crop Seed

Improved pasture clover. Previously 'White Dutch Clover.'

Sugar Baby Diploid Watermelons

Sugar Baby

Watermelon Seed

The longtime standard of small watermelons.

Red Giant Mustard Greens

Red Giant

Mustard Green Seed

Very slow-bolting broadleaf mustard.

Avalanche Snow Peas

Avalanche

Organic Pea Seed

High-yielding snow pea.

Sugar Ann Snap Peas

AAS (All-America Selections) Winners

Sugar Ann

Organic Pea Seed

Our earliest, sweetest bush type.

Salanova® Hydroponic Red Sweet Crisp Salanova® Lettuce

Salanova® Hydroponic Red Sweet Crisp

Pelleted Lettuce Seed

Slow bolting and great shelf-life.

Carmine Splendor Okra

Carmine Splendor

(F1) Okra Seed

Red, high-yielding, and uniform.

Medium Red Clover Clovers

Medium Red Clover

Organic Cover Crop Seed

Low-growing, multicut clover.

Thanos Italian Eggplants

Thanos

(F1) Eggplant Seed

Prolific spineless black bell type.

Fairy Tale Mini Eggplants

AAS (All-America Selections) Winners

Fairy Tale

(F1) Eggplant Seed

Attractive purple-and-white mini eggplant with wonderful flavor.

Patterson Full-Size Onions

Patterson

(F1) Onion Seed

Exceptionally long-storing yellow onion.

Green 70 D Improved Asian Greens

Green 70 D Improved

Asian Green Seed

Heat-tolerant choi sum for "cut and come again" harvest.

Ruby Red Orach Specialty Greens

Ruby Red Orach

Organic Specialty Green Seed

Colorful heat-tolerant spinach alternative.