2006 Late Summer/Fall Variety Listing Following varieties will be planted for harvest in late Summer/Fall 2006; As always, harvests will vary due to growing and weather conditions, etc. Back to Menu Item Name Description Availability THE LETTUCES Here are some of varieties we grow both as individual heads or in our blends. Colors range from the reddest reds to the brightest greens, speckles, or even speckled. The leaves may be ruffled, tinged with pink, curly and flat . Most lettuces are available Spring and again in the Fall. Wild Garden Lettuce Mix Wild varieties. Many are slightly bitter. In Europe and other cultures, bitter greens are staples of a healthy palate. Available SPRING 2007 Merlot,aka Galactic Reddest of the Reds; Leaf-type Available in Mixed Lettuce Only Flashy Troutback Speckled Romaine; Heirloom; Leaf-type Available in Mixed Lettuce Only Emerald Oak Green Leaf Available in Mixed Lettuce Only Red Amish Deer Tongue Heirloom Available in Mixed Lettuce Only Pirat Butterhead Green w/pink tinge butterhead Available in Mixed Lettuce Only Ultimate Gourmet Salad Blend Over 40 varieties, including entire Frank Morton Breeder's Collection Available SPRING 2007 Grandpa's Speckled head; Heirloom (pre-Civil War) NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL SPRING 2007 Red or Green Salad Bowl Leaf; Standard Available in Mixed Lettuce Only Lolla Rossa Red Leaf, Standard Red Leaf-type Available in Mixed Lettuce Only Parris Island Green Leaf; Southern Standard Available in Mixed Lettuce Only Green Deer Tongue Deer Tongue-type Available in Mixed Lettuce Only OTHER FALL VARIETIES The following is a listing of many of the varieties we grow for late Summer and Fall. Many of these varieties will last in the garden until the killing cold of January/February. Once the weather gets colder, the Brassica's (kales, collards, cabbages, etc.) become sweeter and more tender as the sugars from their roots are drawn into the stems and leaves to act as "anti-freeze" for the plants. Season Available Gourmet Mesclun Blend Over 60 Different varieties of baby greens (such as arugula, kales, radicchio's, etc.) AVAILABLE SPRING 2007 Broccoli Large head Available Fall only Wild Garden Kales Wild, unnamed Kale Varieties UNAVAILABLE UNTIL 2007 Siberian Kale Winter Variety; not a true kale Available late Fall 2006 Red Russian Kale Green with purple stems, heirloom Available late Fall 2006 Kohlrabi, Purple, white and green Italian varieties FALL CROP FAILURE AVAILABLE AGAIN LATE SPRING 2007 Radicchio Red heading-type FALL CROP FAILURE AVAILABLE AGAIN LATE SPRING 2007 Italian Dandelion Red stemmed; mild bitter- sweet taste, heirloom Available SPRING 2007 Arugula Rustica Tuscan Variety Available Fall 2006 Beets, Crosby's Egyptian Small-med Flat Beet, heirloom Available Fall 2006 Beets, White Sweet, Source of Beet Sugar, heirloom Available Fall 2006 Beets, Yellow Golden sweet Heirloom Available Fall 2006 White Carrots Dutch Heirloom Variety Available SPRING 2007 Purple Carrots Dutch Heirloom Variety Available SPRING 2007 Baby Oxheart Carrots Heirloom Variety Available Fall 2006 Round Baby Carrots Heirloom Available SPRING 2007 Juicing Carrots Large and Sweet SOLD OUT UNTIL SPRING 2007 Broccoli Raab Italian Salad Green AVAILABLE SPRING 2006 Swiss Chard Mixed Colors, white, purple, pink, red, yellow Available Fall 2006 Canola Greens Old Timey Rape greens, picked baby size Available NOW Collards Typical Southern variety Available Fall 2006 Tatsoi Asian green, similar to spinach SOLD OUT FOR 2006 SEASON PAK CHOI (BOK CHOY) Asian Staple green, use leaves or stems Available Fall 2006 Mizuna Fine lacy leaf, stir fry or in salads Available Fall 2006 Mustard Greens Asian types, Curly Green, etc. some heirlooms Available Fall 2006 Chinese Cabbage Loose Leafed, huge up to 5 lbs Available Fall 2006 Napa Cabbage Wonderful Savoy-type Available Fall 2006 Sweet Potatoes Red skin, deep orange flesh, delicious, heirloom Available late Summer/Fall 2006 Mild Mustard Blend (Asian Braising Greens) TatSoi, Mizuna, Red Giant, Osaka Purple, etc. Available Fall 2006 White Turnips w/Greens Small, sweet, salad turnips Available Fall 2006 Golden Ball Turnips w/greens Warm yellow flesh, sweet, heirloom FALL CROP FAILURE Purple-top Turnips w/greens Southern Standard, heirloom Available Fall only Red Turnips/green stems Pinkish sweet turnips Available Fall 2006 Red Turnips/red stems Similiar to the above Available Fall 2006