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Heirloom VegetablesHerbs
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Selecting Heirlooms Plants

• Open-Pollinated Vegetables and Herbs
• Plants are left to become pollinated on their own
• Are often older or heirloom cultivars
• It is important that the cultivar breed true
  that is offspring resemble their parents
• The breeding system will determine if an
  open-pollinated vegetable breeds true
• Self-pollinated plants will produce 90 or more
  offspring that is true-to-type.
• Parents of cross-pollinated plants must be
  controlled.

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Kentucky Wonder Green bean

• Introduced by 1864,
• originally known by the name 'Old Homestead'
• In 1877, seedsman James J. H. Gregory Son
  renamed this bean, 'Kentucky Wonder.'
• By 1907, the USDA described it as the best known
  and most widely grown pole bean in America.
• Two years later, seedsman H. W. Buckbee said that
  it "Has no equal

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The Most Popular Beans!

• First described in 1750
• Beautiful large bean
• Purple with mottled black
• Named after its flower
• Long history in Great Britain
• When picked young, both pod and beans can be
  eaten.

Scarlet Runner
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More Beans!
Tiger Eye
Painted Pony
White Aztec Beans
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Early Jersey Wakefield

• Developed from an old variety called the 'Early
  Wakefield'
• First introduced from England to Jersey City in
  1840
• Has appeared in American seed catalogs since 1872
  
• In 1888, Burpee reported that it was more common
  than any other early cabbage.
• In 1895, competitor Peter Henderson called it the
  "best early cabbage in cultivation".
• In 1901, more seed companies (166) carried this
  variety than any other
• 1951, it was so popular that the USDA listed it
  among the principal varieties of American
  cabbage.
• And it still is!

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Paris White Cos

• Mentioned by garden writers as early as 1834
• In 1864, American Seedsmen listed 'PWC
• In 1889, the Parker Wood catalog called it
• one of the finest for summer use
• In 1901, the E. J. Bowen Seed Annual reported
  that it was generally considered the best of
  the romaines
• 'PWC' grows into a large to very large upright
  cylinder of thick, crisp leaves with tender
  stalky midribs.
• Self -blanching heart
• It is a late-season variety, known for its
  excellent quality
• In 1904 the USDA called it the best romaine for
  either home or market use and praised its crisp,
  sweet leaves.

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More Greens
Green Curled
Ruffec Endive

• 90 days
• Plant produces good yields of dark green curly
  leaves
• Large tender crisp ribs
• Excellent greens for salads
• Also boiled or steamed
• A pre 1865 heirloom variety

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More Greens
Red Russian Kale

• 50 days.
• Early variety
• Produces flavorful red and blue-green leaves
• An heirloom, brought to America by a Russian
  trader in 1860
• Very winter hardy

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More Greens

• 70 days
• Plant produces flavorful 12" heads of lettuce
• Excellent for salads and garnishes
• A French heirloom variety

Rouge DHiver Lettuce
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Broccoli
Zamboni Broccoli

• 45 days
• Plant produces good yields of broccoli raab
• This variety has delicate tender buds with
  excellent side shoots
• Excellent for stir fry and salads
• Plant from early spring to late summer
• A heirloom variety from Italy

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Kohlrabi

• 130 days
• Produces huge kohlrabi bulbs
• World Record - weighed 43.7 lb
• Very tender and flavorful with a mild taste
• Can be eaten raw or cooked
• Excellent in soups and other dishes
• A Czechoslovakian heirloom.

Gigante Kohlrabi
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S c a r l e t H o r n

• Developed by Dutch plantsmen in 1620
• One of the oldest vegetable varieties still in
  cultivation
• One of the first two carrots grown in the U.S.
• The name actually comes from Hoorn, a town in
  Holland
• In 1889, Philadelphia seedsman I. V. Faust
  described the 'Early Scarlet Horn' carrot as "One
  of the best for table use and one of the most
  popular varieties grown for an early crop"
• In 1894, J. A. Everitt's catalog called it the
  "best for planting out of doors."
• Seedsman Wm. Henry Maule praised these carrots.
  In 1899, he named it "the best early table
  variety."

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French Breakfast

• Introduced before 1885
• a favorite among French market gardeners
• Attractive and tasty.
• American seed catalogs offered it in the late
  1800s
• Red color, tipped with white and olive shape
• Crisp and tender with delicate flavor
• Today, the 'French Breakfast' is still considered
  a first-rate radish.
• Oblong and about two inches long

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Beets

• 60 days
• Plant produces good yields of very sweet pink
  skinned beet
• Beets have red and white circular rings in
  interior
• Ideal for boiling, pickling, baking, and freezing
• Leaves can be used as greens
• A heirloom variety introduced to the United
  States in 1840's from Italy

Chioggia Beet
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G o l d e n B a n t a m

• The most flavorful corn ever grown
• The first true fresh-eating corn
• 'Golden Bantam introduced by W. Atlee Burpee in
  1902
• First known as Choice Early Corn"
• Recognized by E. L. Coy, a seedsman who was
  visiting from Washington County, New York who
  immediately recognized just how good this new
  corn was
• He sent some seed to Burpee, who grew it in
  trials.
• And, the rest is history.

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Strawberry Corn
Hopis Blue Corn
Hookers Sweet
Bloody Butcher
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I m p r o v e d L o n g G r e e n

• The 'Improved Long Green' Cucumber has been known
  for more than 125 years
• Introduced by the D. M. Ferry Co. seed company
  in 1872
• First known as 'Ferry's Improved Long Green' the
  simply 'Improved Long Green.'
• Wm. Henry Maule's 1890 catalog said, "no words
  of praise can be too strong for its merits, They
  are always of superior quality, firm and crisp,
  growing 12 to 20 inches long
• From 12 to 20 inches long!

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65 days. Plant produces good yields of small
lemon color and lemon shaped cucumbers. An
excellent heirloom cucumber for salads and
pickling
Lemon Cucumber
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Jenny Lind Melon

• Known before 1840
• A musk melon
• Named for the Swedish opera singer
• This melon was once one of the leading early
  green-fleshed varieties for home and market
• While too delicate to ship, the 'Jenny Lind'
  served another important role, serving as the
  parent of a number of other popular varieties.
• The 'Jenny Lind' is a smallish melon that
  averaged about a pound and a half

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Hubbard, Blue Hubbard Warted Hubbard

• A standard against which all other hard-shelled
• squash are judged
• The unknown was carried to New England in
• 1798 from the West Indies or South America
• One or two gardeners at Marblehead, Massachusetts
  grew it, saving the seeds from year to year.
• Sometime around 1842, Mrs. Elizabeth Hubbard
  noticed just how good this squash was
• She introduced it to a seedsman, James J. H.
  Gregory
• He recognized that this squash had remarkable
  properties. He named it after Mrs. Hubbard
• Bakes as good as sweet potato and makes a great
  apple pie

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Long Island Cheese Squash
Rouge Vif dEtampes Pumpkin
Conn. Field
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Melons

• 90 days
• Plant produces heavy yields of 1 lb melons
• Yellow with brilliant fire-red, zigzag stripes
• Golden color flesh melons
• Very fragrant
• The flesh is white and is very sweet and tastes
  like a cantaloupe
• This heirloom variety does well in dry conditions

Tiger Melon
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Melons
Moons and Stars

• 105 days
• Plant produces good yields of deep green
  watermelon with yellow dots
• Some dots are large, looks like moons, and some
  dots are small, which looks like stars
• It is very sweet and flavorful
• This is an Amish heirloom variety

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TomatoB r a n d y w i n e

• Origin unknown!
• The 'Brandywine' Tomato has been around for
• more than 100 years
• 'Brandywine' may be an old Amish introduction
• May have been introduced in 1889 by Johnson
  Stokes, a Philadelphia seed company
• Or, from Burpees in 1886.
• First known as 'Turner's Hybrid'
• The 'Brandywine' plant is potato-leaved
• Produces generous crops of big, two-fisted
  tomatoes with memorable flavor
• Described as as "deep brilliant red"

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Box Car Willie
Beef Steak Tomato
Black Plum
Black Krim
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Andrew Rahart
Amish Paste Tomato
Big Rainbow
Aunt Rubys German Green
Arkansas Traveler
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Cocks Plume
Red Cup
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Tomatillo

• 70 days
• Plant produces good yields of small to medium
  size tomatillos
• This variety was grown unattended in a corn
  fields by a family in Mexico
• It stores fresh for several weeks
• Excellent for making salsa
• A heirloom variety from Mexico

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Eggplant

• 75 days
• Plant produces good yields of tasty tender rosy
  lavender cream teardrop shaped eggplants
• These eggplants are very delicious, creamy, with
  no bitter taste
• Excellent for slicing, stuffing, and baking
• A heirloom from Italy

Rosa Bianca
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Peppers

• 85 days
• Plant produces good yields of 3" long hot peppers
• Peppers are very hot and turn from cream white
  with green stripes, to orange with brown stripes,
  then to red when mature
• Plant has variegated leaves.
• An African-American heirloom from the
  Philadelphia, DC Baltimore found in the
  1800's
• Famous seasoning used in Crab Houses around the
  Chesapeake Bay.

Fish Hot Peppers
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Casados Native Hot Pepper
Buists Yellow Cayenne
Tennessee Teardrops
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Peppers

• 75 days
• Plant produces high yields of huge 6" long by 4
  1/4 wide sweet bell peppers
• Peppers turn from green to red when mature
• Excellent for stuffing, salads, and cooking
• A heirloom variety from the USA - 1876

Chinese Giant Sweet
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Heirloom Sweet
Corno di Toro S. Pepper
Marconi Sweet Pepper
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Herbs - Basil

• 60 days.
• Annual
• Plant produces good yields of lemon flavored
  basil leaves - the most lemony of all lemon basil
• Plant has white flowers and very bright green
  leaves
• A sixty year old heirloom variety from New Mexico

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Herbs - Garlic
Ancient !!
German Extra Hardy
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Herb Button Onions
Bartletta Baby Pearl Onions

• 70-100 days
• From England
• For pickling, or for pearls
• Fabulous in cream sauces, cassoulets, soups or
  stews.
• Barletta grows quickly to its mature size of 1
  in diameter

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Herbs Button Onion
Cippolini

• Little button shaped onions
• imported Italy in 1860
• Fine fleshed heirlooms
• A favorite for gourmet gardeners for kebabs,
  pickling or grilling

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Questions?

• Edited for use by
• Vincent Mannino,
• County Extension Director Fort Bend