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James H. Schutte
(Kohlrabi)
Grown for its sweet, crunchy, bulbous stems, kohlrabi is one of many crops that descend from Brassica oleracea, an annual or short-lived perennial from Western Europe. The open-pollinated cultivar 'Dyna' produces exceptionally large purple "bulbs" that are nevertheless sweet and tender, provided they are harvested immediately upon maturing.
Kohlrabi is a cool weather crop that prefers full sun and fertile, organic-rich garden soil with ample drainage. It should be sown in early spring...
All-America Selections
(Cabbage)
Bred and selected in Denmark, 'Dynamo' is a 1997 All-America Selections winner that produces compact heads that taste delicious either cooked or raw. Maturing 60 to 63 days after planting from seedlings, 'Dynamo' forms tightly packed heads with upright, leathery, blue-green outer leaves and relatively thin, yellow-green inner leaves. Flavor is robust and sweet. Expect each mature cabbage head to weigh between 2 and 3 pounds (1 kg).
Cabbages are categorized by their texture and color. Most have...
John Rickard
(Dynasty Red Ornamental Kale, Ornamental Kale)
To bring texture and color to the garden in the frosty fall, winter and spring seasons, ‘Dynasty Red’ ornamental kale was bred for showy leaves from plants native to the coastal regions of southern and western Europe. It is a short-lived hardy perennial that is typically grown as an annual.
The grayed, reddish-purple leaves are waxy, fleshy and edible, and grow in a rosette. As temperatures cool, the leaves develop rich magenta-red colors, especially in the central new foliage and in the veins....
(Dynasty Rose Ornamental Kale, Ornamental Kale)
To bring texture and color to the garden in the frosty fall, winter and spring seasons, ‘Dynasty Rose’ ornamental kale was bred for showy leaves from plants native to the coastal regions of southern and western Europe. It is a short-lived hardy perennial that is typically grown as an annual.
The grayed, reddish-purple leaves are waxy, fleshy and edible, and grow in a rosette. As temperatures cool, the leaves develop a rich rose-pink color, especially in the central new foliage and in the veins....
John Rickard
(Dynasty White Ornamental Kale, Ornamental Kale)
To bring texture and color to the garden in the frosty fall, winter and spring seasons, ‘Dynasty Rose’ ornamental kale was bred for showy leaves from plants native to the coastal regions of southern and western Europe. It is a short-lived hardy perennial that is typically grown as an annual.
The light green, silvery leaves are waxy, fleshy and edible, and grow in a rosette. As temperatures cool, the leaves develop a white color, especially in the central new foliage and in the veins. In the second...
Carol Cloud Bailey
(Broccoli)
Precocious and productive, the broccoli variety 'Early Dividend' is an excellent choice for the garden. Typically grown as an annual, broccoli is a cool season vegetable that traces its ancestry to Brassica oleracea, a fleshy-leaved, short-lived perennial from coastal areas of western and southern Europe. It is grown for its fleshy heads of flower buds, which are harvested and eaten before the flowers open.
Going from seed to harvest in as few as 65 days (and from transplanting to harvest...
(Cabbage, Early Flat Dutch Cabbage)
Sauerkraut makers take note; the large, dense, flavorful heads of 'Early Flat Dutch' make delicious homemade kraut. They are also early to produce, heat resistant and store well. This cultivar has origins that date prior to the mid-19th century and has been used as a fall or winter crop for generations. Heads mature 80 to 85 days after planting from seedlings. The slightly flattened, volleyball-sized heads have few spreading, leathery, green to blue-green outer leaves and many thin, tightly packed,...
Nancy Engel
(Cabbage, Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage)
This heirloom cabbage was imported from England and first grown in the United States in 1840 by Francis Brill of Jersey City, New Jersey. The unique heads are conical or tear-shaped and mature 60 to 75 days after sowing from seedlings. Mature heads are densely packed with few spreading, leathery, blue-green outer leaves and many relatively thin, paler green inner leaves. Flavor is sweet and robust but warm temperatures quickly cause the flavor to turn unpleasantly strong. Expect each mature cabbage...
Jessie Keith
(Broccoli)
The beautiful purple heads of 'Early Purple' broccoli develop very quickly--as fast as 60 days from transplant. As long as temperatures remain cool, plants will continue to produce broccoli heads from offshoots. The beautiful color of this vegetable makes it highly prized for market.
One of the most familiar green vegetables, broccoli (also known as Italian or sprouting broccoli) is an excellent choice for the garden. Typically grown as an annual, this cool season vegetable traces its ancestry...