[Market Farming] Crops that grow well in Texas and sources for seed
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Recommended Vegetable Varieties for Texas Numbers on the right correspond
to
the seed suppliers.
VEGETABLE VEGETABLE VARIETY POSSIBLE SOURCES
Asparagus Jersey Gem 1,11
Asparagus Jersey Giant 1,11
Asparagus UC 157 1,8,11,14,15,18
Bean - Horticultural French Horticultural 11
Bean - Lima Butterpea, Dixie Speckled 4,14,15,18,21
Bean - Lima Butterpea, Dixie White 4,15,18,21
Bean - Lima Henderson Bush 1,4,14,15,18,21
Bean - Lima Jackson Wonder 4,14,15,18,21
Bean - Lima Thororeen 4,14,15,18,21
Bean - Lima, Pole Florida Speckled 4,14,15,18,21
Bean - Lima, Pole Sieva Carolina (early) 4,14,15,18,21
Bean - Snap, Flat Pod Greencrop Bush 2,4,11,14,15,18,21
Bean - Snap, Green Oval Pod Bush Blue Lake 274 1,4,6, 11,14,15,18,21
Bean - Snap, Green Oval Pod Contender 4,14,15,18,21
Bean - Snap - Green Oval Pod Tendercrop 11,21
Bean - Snap - Green Oval Pod Tendergreen 4,14,15,18,21
Bean - Snap - Green Oval Pod Topcrop 4,14,15,18,21
Bean - Snap - Pole Blue Lake Pole 4
Bean - Snap - Pole Dade 14,15,18
Bean - Snap - Pole Kentucy Wonder 4,14,15,18,21
Bean - Snap - Yellow Goldcrop 1,14,15,18
Bean - Snap - Yellow Improved Golden Wax 4,21
Bean - Snap - Yellow Pencil Pod Black Wax 14,15,18
Beet Pacemaker III 14,18
Beet Detroit Dark Red 14,18
Beet Ruby Queen 1,4,11,13,14,15,18,21
Broccoli Baccus 2
Broccoli Green Comet (AAS) 1,11,12,18
Broccoli Packman 1,4,7,11,13,14,18
Broccoli Premium Crop (AAS) 1,11,12,18
Brussel Sprouts Prince Marvel 11
Cabbage Bravo 11
Cabbage Green Boy 1,21
Cabbage Market Prize 11
Cabbage Rio Verde 121
Cabbage Savoy King 1,12,18
Cabbage - Chinese Jade Pagoda 1,11
Cabbage - Chinese Michili 1,8,14,15,18,21
Cantaloupe (Muskmelon) Ambrosia 1,4
Cantaloupe (Muskmelon) Israeli 21
Cantaloupe (Muskmelon) Magnum 45 1,4,7,13,14,18,21
Cantaloupe (Muskmelon) Mission 2,14,21
Cantaloupe (Muskmelon) Perlita 1,2,4,7,14,21
Cantaloupe (Muskmelon) TAM Dew 1,2,7,11,13,14,15,18,21
Cantaloupe (Muskmelon) TAM Uvalde 1,4,7,11,21
Carrot - Fresh Imperator 58 1,4,7,8,11,14,15
Carrot - Fresh Nantes 2,4,8,14,15,18,21
Carrot - Fresh Orlando Gold 1,2,13,14,15,18
Carrot - Fresh Texas Gold Spike 2,14,17
Cauliflower Imperial 10-6 11
Cauliflower Snow Crown (AAS) 1,11,12,18
Cauliflower Snowball Y Improved 1,7,11,12,14,15, 18, 21
Collards Blue Max 1, 4
Collards Georgia Southern 14,15,18, 21
Corn - Sweet Late Kandy Korn 1, 4, 21
Corn - Sweet Late Silver Queen 1, 4, 7 , 11, 12, 18, 21
Corn - Sweet Late Summer Sweet 7800 1
Corn - Sweet Late Sweet G90 4
Corn - Sweet Midseason Calumet 2,4,14,21
Corn - Sweet Midseason Capitan 2
Corn - Sweet Midseason Crisp-N-Sweet 1,21
Corn - Sweet Midseason Honeycomb 14, 15, 18
Corn - Sweet Midseason Merit 2, 4, 14
Cucumber - Pickling Calypso 1,2,11,13,14,15,18,21
Cucumber - Pickling Carolina 1,4,7,11,13,14,15,18,21
Cucumber - Pickling Liberty (AAS) 3,14,18
Cucumber - Slicer Burpless 4
Cucumber - Slicer Dasher II 1,4,7,13,14,18,21
Cucumber - Slicer Poinsett 76 1,2,4,7,11,13,14,15,18,21
Cucumber - Slicer Sweet Slice 1,13,14,18,21
Cucumber - Slicer Sweet Success (AAS) 1,13,14,18
Eggplant Black Beauty 2,4,12,13,14,15,18,21
Eggplant Florida Hibush
Eggplant Florida Market 2,4,13,14,18
Eggplant - Oriental Ichibon 1,12,18
Eggplant - Oriental Tycoon 13,14,18
Kale Dwarf Scotch 14,15,18,21
Kohlrabi Early White Vienna 2,4,12,14,15,18,21
Kohlrabi Grand Duke Hybrid (AAS) 1,11,12,18
Lettuce - Butterhead Buttercrunch (AAS) 1,4,11,12,13,14,15,18,21
Lettuce - Butterhead Great Lakes 659 MT 1,2,4,12,13,14,15,18,21
Lettuce - Leaf Prizehead 2,4,11,13,14
Lettuce - Leaf Red Sails 4,12,13
Lettuce - Leaf Red Salad Bowl 4,12,13
Lettuce - Leaf Ruby 14,21
Lettuce - Leaf Salad Bowl 2,4,11,12,13,14,21
Lettuce - Romaine Paris Island 1,2,11,13,14,15,18,21
Lettuce - Romaine Valmaine 1,14,15,18
Mustard Green Wave 1,2,11,14
Mustard Tendergreen 2,14,15,18,21
Okra Clemson Spineless 1,2,4,11,14,15,18,21
Okra Emerald 1,4,21
Okra Lee 4,21
Onion...Bulbing, Intermediate Day,Yellow Skin Spano (PRR) 14,15,18
Onion...Bulbing, Intermediate Day,Yellow Skin Texas Grano 1025Y (PRR*)
2,14,17
Onion...Bulbing, Intermediate Day,Yellow Skin Yula (PRR*) 2,14
Onion...Bulbing, Short Day, Red Skin Red Granex 1,7,14,15,18
Onion...Bulbing, Short Day, Red Skin Red Grano 1,14,15,18
Onion...Bulbing, Short Day, White Skin Crystal Wax 2,4,7,14,15,18,21
Onion...Bulbing, Short Day, White Skin White Granex (PRR*) 4,7,21
Onion...Bulbing, Short Day, Yellow Skin Granex 1,7,11,14,15,18
Onion...Bulbing, Short Day, Yellow Skin Granex 33 (PRR*) 2,14
Onion...Bulbing, Short Day, Yellow Skin Granex 429 2
Onion--Bulbing, Short Day, Yellow Skin Texas Grano 1015Y (PRR*)
1,2,4,7,13,14,17,18,21
Onion...Bulbing, Short Day, Yellow Skin Texas Grano 502 (PRR*)
1,2,4,7,8,11,12,13,14,18
Onion...Bunching (Scallions) Beltsville Bunching 2,14
Onion...Bunching (Scallions) Evergreen Bunching 2,4,14,15,18
Onion...Bunching (Scallions) White Knight 2,14
Onion Transplants 2,4,5,6,8,10,16,17,19,20
Parsley Banquet 11
Parsley Moss Curled 1,2,4,13,14,15,18
Parsley Plain Italian 2,4,11,12,13,15,18
Pea - Edible Podded Dwarf Gray Sugar 14,15,18
Pea - Edible Podded Sugar Ann 1,4,11
Pea - Edible Podded Sugar Bon 1,21
Pea - Edible Podded Sugar Snap (AAS) 1,4,14,15,18
Pea - English Little Marvel 8,14,15,18,21
Pea - English Wando 4,14,15,18,21
Pepper - Extremely Hot, Small Hidalgo 1,7
Pepper - Extremely Hot, Small Serrano, Cayenne 1,4,7
Pepper - Hot Bell Mexibell (AAS) 1,12,14,15,18
Pepper - Hot Chile Anaheim Chili 1,4,12,14,15,18,21
Pepper - Hot Chile Big Jim ?
Pepper - Hot Large Hot Portugal ?
Pepper - Hot Long, Smooth Cayenne Large Red Thick 1,4,12,13,14,15,18
Pepper - Hot Long, Smooth Hungarian Wax 1,4,7,11,12,14,15,18,21
Pepper - Hot Small, Round Red Cherry Hot 1,4,11,12,13,14,15,18
Pepper - Hot Largest Jalapeno, Medium Hot Grande 1,13,18
Pepper - Hot Short, Medium Hot Jalapa 1,13,14,18
Pepper - Hot short, Medium Hot Jalapeno 1,2,4,7,11,12,13,14,15,18,21
Pepper - Hot Short, Mild Pungency TAMU Mild Jalapeno 1,4,7,12,14,15,18
Pepper - Mild Chile TAMU Mild Chile-2 14,15,18
Pepper - Pimento Pimiento 1,4,12,18
Pepper - Sweet Bell Bell Tower 1,12,18
Pepper - Sweet Bell Big Bertha 1,13,14,18,21
Pepper - Sweet Bell Capistrano 13,15,18
Pepper - Sweet Bell Summer Sweet 860 1
Pepper - Sweet Bell Jupiter 1,12,18
Pepper - Sweet Bell Pip 2,14
Pepper - Sweet Cherry Sweet Cherry 1,4,12,13,14,15,18
Pepper - Sweet Long Sweet Banana 1,4,11,12,13,14,15,18,21
Pepper - Sweet Long Top Banana 1
Pepper - Sweet, Tapered, Yellow Gypsy (AAS) 12,18
Pepper - Sweet, Tapered, Yellow TAM Rio Grande Gold ?
Pumpkin Big Max or Big Mac 1,2,4,11,12,14,15,18,21
Pumpkin Connecticut Field 1,2,4,14,15,18,21
Pumpkin Jack O'Lantern 1,2,4,11,12,14,15,18,21
Pumpkin Jack-B-Little 1,4,12,14,18,21
Pumpkin Small Sugar 1,2, 14,15,16,18,21
Pumpkin Spirit Hybrid (AAS). 1,4.,13,14,18
Radish Champion (AAS) 1,2,12,14,15,18,21
Radish Red Prince 1,2,14,15,18
Radish White Icicle 1,2,4,14,15,18,21
Rutabaga American Purple Top 1,11,14,15,18,21
Southern Pea California #5. ?
Southern Pea Cream 40 2,4
Southern Pea Mississippi Silver 2,4
Spinach Commercial, Fall, Savoy, Home Garden Coho 1,7
Spinach Commercial, Fall, Savoy, Home Garden Fall Green II 1,2,7,14
Squash - Summer & Winter Jersey Golden Acorn (AAS) 1,12,18
Squash - Summer & Winter Sweet Mama (AAS). 12,18
Squash - Summer, Green Chefini Hybrid (AAS). 13,14,18
Squash - Summer, White Patty Pan or St. Pat Scallop 4,7
Squash - Summer, Yellow Crook or Semi-Crook Neck Dixie 2,4,14,21
Squash - Summer, Yellow Straight Neck Multipik 1,11,21
Squash - Summer, Yellow Straight Neck Smoothie 1
Squash - Summer, Yellow Zucchini Type Gold Rush (AAS) 4,13,14,18,21
Squash - Winter Early Butternut (AAS) 1,11,13,14,18,21
Squash - Winter Table Ace 1,7,11,13,14,18
Squash - Winter Table King 1,2,8,12,14,18
Squash - Winter Vegetable Spaghetti 1,2,6,11,12,14,18,21
Squash - Winter Waltham Butternut (AAS). 1,2,11,14,15,18
Swiss Chard Lucullus ?
Swiss Chard Rhubard Chard or Ruby 11
Tomato Early Bingo (VFFTASt) 1,8
Tomato Early Carnival (VFNT) 1,12,14,18
Tomato Early Celebrity (VFNT). 1,12,13,14,18,21
Tomato Early Heatwave (VFStTMV) 1,12,13,14,18,21
Tomato Early Merced (VFStTMV) 1,12,13,14,18,21
Tomato Early Sunmaster (VFStASC) 1,12,13,14,18,21
Tomato Early and Medium Size Fruit Surefire (VF) 4 (From 12 as GS-12)
Tomato Small to Medium Size Fruit Porter Improved 4
Tomato Small to Medium Size Fruit Porter's Pride 4
Tomato Small to Medium Size Fruit Red Cherry 4,7,11,12,13,14,18,21
Tomato Small to Medium Size Fruit Small Fry (VFN) 1,4,12,13,14,18
Turnip Just Right 1,21
Turnip Purple Top White Globe 1,2,4,11,14,15,18,21
Turnip Royal Globe 1
Turnip Shogoin 1,4,14,15,18,21
Turnip Greens All Top 1
Turnip Greens Tyfon 1
Watermelon Allsweet 1,4,7,13,14,15,18,21
Watermelon Black Diamond 7,14,15,18,21
Watermelon Charleston Gray 1,2,7,11,13,14,15,18,21
Watermelon Crimson Sweet 1,2,4,7,11,13,14,15,18,21
Watermelon Jubilee 1,2,4,7,13,14,15,18,21
Watermelon Tendersweet, Yellow Flesh 1,4,7,14,15,18
Watermelon - Hybrid Prince Charles 1,13,18
Watermelon - Hybrid Royal Jubilee 1,4,7,11,13,18,21
Watermelon - Hybrid Royal Sweet 1,7,21
Watermelon - Seedless-fruited Triploid Hybrid King-Of-Hearts 1,7
Watermelon - Small-fruited Mickeylee 1,13,14,18,21
Watermelon - Small-fruited Minilee 1,13,14,18,21
VEGETABLE SEED COMPANIES
1. Abbott & Cobb, Inc.
4120 West Pecan Street
McAllen, Texas 78501;
Tommy Seal, Branch Manager.
Phone 800-227-8177 or 210-682-8174
2. Asgrow Seed Comany
P. O. Box 55
Weslaco, Texas 78599
Phone 800-234-1056 or 210-968-3168.
3. Brown's Omaha Plant Farms, Inc.
Box 787
Omaha, Texas 75571.
4. Bunch Seeds, BWI Seed Company
P. O. Box 5968
Texarkana, Texas 75505.
Sales: Harvey Firestone
Order Line, 800-442-8443 or 214-838-8561.
5. BWF Farms
1619 Gastell
Mission, Texas 78572.
C. R. Walker. Phone 512-581-8480.
6. Dixondale Farms, Inc.
P. O. Box 127
Carrizo Springs, Texas 78834.
Phone 830-876-2430; Fax: 830-876-9640.
7. Esco Distributors, Inc.
Box 838
Pharr, Texas 78577.
Phone 210-686-8334 or 787-8657.
8. Ferry-Morse (No Longer Available)
9. Garcia Nursery
442 Commercial Street
Eagle Pass, Texas 78852.
Phone 210-773-3367.
10. Gembler, Ricky
Knippa, Texas 78870.
Sales: Ricky Gembler
Phone 210-934-2157
11. Harris Moran Seed Company
6200 South 35th Street, Suite D
McAllen, Texas 78503.
Phone 210-686-5412
12. Northrup, King & Company
P. O. Box 1254
Kingsville, Texas 78363.
Charles Woelfel
Phone 512-592-7629
13. Petoseed Company, Inc.
P. O. Box 486
Donna, Texas 78537-0486.
Phone 210-464-3966.
14. Sunseeds, Inc.
P. O. Box 720063
McAllen, Texas 78504.
Sales: Mike McLarty
Phone 210-638-3330.
Mobile 210-607-4278
15. Stovall Select Seed Company
2902 - 69th Street
Lubbock, Texas 79413.
Clyde Stovall,
Phone 806-799-3209.
(Dealer for Crookham, Sunseed, Petoseed, and Asgro Seed Companies.
16. Texas Onion Plant Company
Box 871
Farmersville, Texas 75031.
Phone 214-782-7171.
17. Texas Vegetable Seed Improvement Association
P. O. Box 432
Rio Grande City, Texas 78582.
Sales: R. A. Peterson
Phone 210-487-3054-2571.
18. Walter Baxter Seed Company
416 South Missouri
P.O. Box 8175
Weslaco, Texas 78599
Telephone: 210-968-3187
19. Webb Plant Farm
P. O. Box 217
Big Wells, Texas 78330.
Mr. Webb: Phone 514-876-7511.
20. Weise Plant Farm
P. O. Box 468,
Thorndale, Texas 76577.
Mr. Weise: Phone 512-898-2476.
21. Willhite Seed Company
P. O. Box 23
Poolville, Texas 76487.
Phone 800-828-1840 or 817-599-8656.
OTHER POSSIBLE SOURCES:
. Ball Seed Company
P.O. Box 335
West Chicago, Ill. 60185
Ph: 708-231-3500
Fax: 708-231-9056
. Champion Seed Co.
614 N. McColl Road
McAllen, TX 78501
210/618-5574
. DeGiorgi Seed Company
6011 North Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68117-1634
. Express Seeds
607 South Highland Avenue
Champign, Il 61821
Ph: 216-774-2259
Fax:216-774-2728
. E&R Seed company
1356 East 200 Street
Monroe, Indiana 46772
. Germainia Seed Company
5952 North Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, Ill 60646
Ph: 312-631-6631
Fax: 312-631-4449
. G. S. Grimes
P.O. Box 640
concord, Ohio 44077
Ph:800-241-SEED
Fax: 216-352-1801
. Gurney Seed & Nursery
110 Capital Street
Yankton, SD 57079-0001
. Harris Seeds/Gdn Trends
P.O. Box 22960
Rochester, New York 14692-2960
. Holmes Seed company
P. O. Box 9087
Canton, Ohio 44703
Ph: 216-492-0123
Fax: 216-492-0167
. In The Garden Seedsman
272 S. Belknap
Stephenville, Texas 76401
817-965-3710
. Jordan Seeds, Inc.
6400 Upper Afton Road
Woodbury, MN 55125
612/738-3422
. J. W. Jung Seed company
335 South High Street
Randolph, WI 53957-0001
Ph: 414-326-3121
Fax: 414-326-5769
. Johnny's Selected Seeds
Foss Hill road
Albion, ME 04910
Ph: 207-437-9294
Fax: 207-437-2165
. Liberty Seed Company
P. O. Box 806
New Philadelphia, Ohio 44663-0806
Ph: 216-364-1611
Fax: 216-364-6415
. Mountain Valley Seed
1800 South West Temple
Salt Lake City, Utah 84115
. Nichols Garden Nursery
1190 Old Salem Road NE
Albany, OR 97321-4542
Ph: 541-928-9280
Fax: 541-967-8406
. George W.Park Seed Co.
P.O. Box 31
Cokesbury Rd.
Greenwood, South Carolina 29647-0001
Ph: 803-223-8555
Fax: 803-941-8555
. Shepherd's Garden Seeds
30 Irene St.
Torrington, CT 06790
203/482-3638
. R. H. Shumway's
P. O. Box 1
Graniteville, South Carolina 29829-0001
. Stokes
P. O. Box 548
Buffalo, NY 14240-0548
416/688-4330
. Tomato Growers Supply Co.
P.O. Box 2237
Fort Meyers, FL 33902
813-768-1119
.. In The Garden Seedsman
272 S. Belknap
Stephenville, Texas 76401
817-965-3710
. SeedWay, Inc
1223 Zeager Road
Elizabethtown, PA. 17022
717-367-1075
. Otis S. Twilley Seed Co.
121 Gary Rd.
Hodges, SC 29653
Phone: 864-227-5155
Toll Free Phone: 800-622-7333
Fax: 864-227-5108
Email: twilley at emeraldis.com
Website: http://www.twilleyse
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. Vaughan's Seed company
5300 Katrine Avenue
Downers Grove, IL 60515
Ph: 800-323-7253
Fax: 708-969-6373
. VIS Seed
P. O. Box 661953
Arcadia, California 91006
Ph: 818-445-1233
Fax: 818-445-3779
. W. Atlee Burpee Company
300 Park Avenue
Warminster, PA 18974
Ph: 215-674-4900
Fax: 215-674-0838
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