Winter Vegetable Plug Plants

Old fashioned variety from France, and although not a long- keeper, these are one of the sweetest onions to grow. Try baking them like potatoes in their own skin! 110 days. Large globes with light brown skin are ultra-mild and the crunchy, white flesh...

Hugely prolific, the plant produces clusters of purple-black mini tomatoes that are so sweet and delicious, they may not make it from the garden into the house! Plants are very tall, early producers.

Its fruits are large and very juicy. Coming from the Isle of Krim, off the Crimean coast in the Black Sea, it has become a favourite of gardeners and cooks, and there are even recipes that call for it specifically.

Not a true tomatillo as one would find in Mexico but a close relative grown in the Ukraine, the land of the tough Cossacks. Because its fruits ripen even in cool weather it was a popular commercial crop in Eastern Europe.

A cornerstone of French cuisine. Start early indoors in March. Very hardy - may be gathered even after light snow, or left in the ground until spring. Sweeter, milder and more delicate than the mildest onion.

Prolific producer of very large, brilliant crimson scarlet fruit that has solid, meaty, deep red flesh, and nearly seedless. Good old fashioned “real” tomato flavour is excellent for slicing, soups, sauces, baked and more.

Prolific plant, tolerant of cool nights bearing medium-small, tapered fruit of dark glossy green, ripening to a rich chocolate brown. The sweet, crisp fruit is wonderful in salads, stir fries and vegetable trays.

Early maturing, old fashioned variety of bright red pepper with thick walls of juicy, sweet and tender fruits. Can be harvested at green stage for use in salads, stir fries, as a crudite or stuffed! Resistant to tobacco mosaic virus, a common disease...

Old fashioned variety that matures to a golden-yellow at maturity. Resistant to tobacco mosaic virus, a common disease in peppers. Sweet, thick walled fruits add splash of colour to salads, vegetable trays, and stir fries.

Tender sweet leaves of excellent flavour are highly nutritious and the attractive blue-green/red frilly leaves are cold hardy, making it possible to harvest during the winter. Tasty steamed, stir-fried or in salads.

(Finocchio) Unlike sweet fennel, this produces a bulbous base of delicate anise flavour and crisp texture. Does best in cool weather: sow direct in July to mature by fall or start early indoors and plant out in spring.

Heirloom variety from the 1800s producing medium-large fruits of dark reddish pink with an extremely fine distinctive flavour, of gourmet quality. Good for slicing, in salads and sandwiches.

Slender fruits are excellent for frying, cooking and pickling. Yields of 40-50 fruits per plant are not unusual. Plants are highly productive and disease resistant.

Cut fruits from vines and handle carefully. It has the ivory color and dark green stripes of a Delicata, but in a round, flat-topped shape and dainty, single-serving size. Row covers should be removed when plants begin to flower.

Thin to 1 plant/container or cell with scissors. Plastic mulch and fabric row covers (AG-19 grade) can aide plant establishment and exclude insect pests during the seedling stage. Squash bug eggs found on the undersides of leaves may be crushed by hand.

Plastic mulch and fabric row covers (AG-19 grade) can aide plant establishment and exclude insect pests during the seedling stage. Avoid problems with adequate soil drainage, good air flow, insect pest control, and crop rotation.

Packet: 30 seeds.http://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/squash/winter-squash/shokichi-shiro-f1-squash-seed-3909.11.htmlFertile, well-drained soil with a pH of 5.8–6.8 is best. Avoid problems with adequate soil drainage, good air flow, insect pest control,...

Cut fruits from vines and handle carefully. Its smaller size, avg. Row covers should be removed when plants begin to flower. Harden plants 4–7 days prior to transplanting. Plastic mulch and fabric row covers (AG-19 grade) can aide plant establishment...

Packet: 30 seeds.Fertile, well-drained soil with a pH of 5.8–6.8 is best. In-row spacing depends on fruit size and is generally: small, 18-24"; medium, 24-36"; large, 36-48".Common cucurbit diseases include powdery mildew, downy mildew, bacterial wilt,...

Packet: 30 seeds.http://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/squash/winter-squash/cha-cha-organic-f1-squash-seed-2187G.11.htmlFertile, well-drained soil with a pH of 5.8–6.8 is best. Avoid problems with adequate soil drainage, good air flow, insect pest control,...

Poor fruit development may indicate insufficient pollination.Sow 2-3 seeds per 2" container or plug flat about 3 weeks prior to transplanting. Thin to 1 plant per spacing interval after seedlings are established.Bush to short-vine habits generally require...

Poor fruit development may indicate insufficient pollination.Sow 2-3 seeds per 2" container or plug flat about 3 weeks prior to transplanting. Packet: 30 seeds.http://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/squash/winter-squash/blue-hubbard-organic-squash-seed-680G.11.htmlFertile,...

Sun cure by exposing fruits for 5-7 days or cure indoors by keeping squash at 80-85°F/27-29°C with good air ventilation.Store at 50-60°F/10-15°C, 50-70% relative humidity and good ventilation.

Avoid problems with adequate soil drainage, good air flow, insect pest control, and crop rotation. After danger of frost has passed, transplant out according to the spacing recommendations for each variety Handle seedlings carefully; minimal root disturbance...

Keep field borders mowed and remove plant refuse in the fall; spring plow to bury pupae. Kabochas get sweeter with a few weeks of storage. Sunshine is the exception and is delicious right out of the field, but will only last a maximum of 3 months.If anything...

Cut fruits from vines and handle carefully. Jester is oval, tapered at both ends, with small to average ribs. Row covers should be removed when plants begin to flower. Harden plants 4–7 days prior to transplanting.

Plastic mulch and fabric row covers (AG-19 grade) can aide plant establishment and exclude insect pests during the seedling stage. Protect young plants with floating row cover. Packet: 30 seeds.http://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/squash/winter-squash/winter-sweet-organic-f1-squash-seed-3034G.11.htmlFertile,...