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Backyard Classic Bean Derby Green Bean

Beans, Derby

Hats off to Derby! It sets big crops of long, stringless pods that are tender, flavorful, a 1990 All-American Selection Winner!  Upright plants are easy to harvest; beans slip easily from stems, great for freezing and canning.

Fruit Size:  7 inches long
Feature:  Resistant to mosaic virus
Produces consistantly all season
Days to Harvest:   53
   

Backyard Classics Broccoli Packman

Broccoli, Packman

Get ready to bring in a bumper crop with this robust broccoli - the plants produce huge yields of massive, heads covered with domes of delicious, medium to small beads. With harvests like these, you'll be glad Packman freezes so well. Packman won't bolt in the heat. Harvest the central head first and watch for many smaller heads to follow from the side-shoots.

Fruit Size:  8 inch heads
Feature:  Likes cool temperatures, needs lots of water
F1 Hybrid produces tight uniform 9 inch crowns
Days to Harvest:   57
   

Backyard Classics Brussel Sprouts Jade Cross

Brussel Sprouts, Jade Cross

This hybrid is a cool season crop, they like full sun and regular watering.  Deep green sprouts are spaced closely on medium sized plants. They are susceptible to the same insects and diseases as the cabbage family.

Fruit Size: 1 1/2 inch fruit
Feature:  Highly resistant to disease
Compact plants, produces high yields
Days to Harvest:  70-90
   

Blue Vantage F1 Hybrid Cabbage Early Crop Back Yard Classic

Cabbage, Blue Vantage (early) (NEW)

F1 Hybrid. Large round heads are uniform and beautiful blue-green color. This rugged hybrid has performed well ranks high for coleslaw, and makes good wrapper leaves.

Fruit:  Large upright head easy to harvest
Feature:   Use close spacing 10-12 inches apart
Makes great coldslaw, resistance to disease
Days to Harvest:   72
 

Backyard Classics Bravo Cabbage

Cabbage, Bravo (late)

F1 Hybrid. Large round heads are uniform and beautiful blue-green color. This rugged hybrid has performed well from the deep south in winter, to north in summer.

Fruit:  Large upright head easy to harvest
Feature:   Use close spacing 10-12 inches apart
Makes great sauerkraut, resistance to disease
Days to Harvest:   85
   
   
Backyard Classics Candid Charm Cauliflower

Cauliflower, Candid Charm

Candid charm outshines other varieties by consistently producing excellent yields.  Sturdy jackets and inner leaves envelope the heads, makes beautiful white heads.

Fruit:  Medium fruit
Feature:  Plant type is large semi erect.
American hybrid excellent performance
Days to Harvest:  65
 
Backyard Classics Cucumber Speedway

Cucumber, Speedway

A high quality slicing variety best grown on a fence or trellis for easy harvest. Excellent for home gardens and market growers. These uniform cucumbers are very disease resistant.

Fruit:  8" by 2 1/4" wide
Feature:  Wide smooth straight dark green cucumbers
Plant in hills 18" apart with spacing up to 7' or be grown up a trellis
Days to Harvest:  55-65
   
Backyard Classics Eggplant Classic

Eggplant, Classic

The glossy, deep purple-black color of Classic is preferred by customers, its erect, vigorous plant supports heavy yields of high quality fruit. Classic is the absolute standard for premium eggplant.

Fruit:  Large 6-9 inch long egg shaped purple fruit
Feature:  Needs regular fertilization caution on over watering
Excellent grilled or baked
Days to Harvest:   76
   
Backyard Classics Candy Onion

Onion, Candy Yellow

Easy to grow. Jumbo to colossal- size onion is incredibly sweet and mild. Lasting quality and fine flavor. Award winning onion can grow just about anywhere from far north to deep south. 

Fruit:  Large sweet and mild tasting
Feature:  Plant 2 to 3 inches apart in garden
Tops fall over when mature, cure for three weeks after digging up
Days to Harvest:   135
 
Backyard Classics Pickle Fancipak

Pickle, Fancipak

(F1) Plant produces high yields of medium dark green pickling cucumbers. They are crisp and very tasty. Best harvested when 4" long. Plant has dense foliage. Excellent pickling variety.

Fruit:  4" long
Feature:  Plant in hills 3 to 5 feet apart with 2 or 3 plants per hill
Disease resistant
Days to Harvest:   65-85
   
Backyard Classic Variety Summer Squash Prosperity Yellow

Summer Squash, Prosperity

F1 Hybrid.   Grows on bush-type plant that does not spread like the plants of fall and winter squash. A few healthy and well-maintained plants produce abundant yields.

Fruit:  Medium size
Feature:  Great container product, needs fertilizer bi-weekly
Good for grilling or sautéing
Days to Harvest:   45
   
Backyard Classics Sangria Watermelon

Watermelon, Sangria

Sets the bar for eating quality in the Allsweet melon type market! Even sweeter than Crimson Sweet, it has high sugars and unsurpassed taste!

Fruit:  20 to 23 pound melons
Feature:  The gold standard of all sweet melons
Large seeds, super sweet fruit, disease resistant
Days to Harvest:  87
 
Backyard Classics Zucchini Elite

Zucchini, Elite

F1 Hybrid.  Plant produces heavy yields of exceptional green quality zucchini squash. Excellent freezing and canning zucchini squash.

Fruit:  Best when harvested 8" long
Feature:  Extra early hybrid with classical slender shape
Can grow in container
Days to Harvest:   48 - 55
   

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