(Brussels Sprouts)

If you love Brussels sprouts then you will really enjoy growing 'Diablo.' It is an outstanding variety of this cool season vegetable that was first cultivated in late medieval or renaissance times in what is now Belgium. The Brussels sprout was brought to the United States in the mid nineteenth century and began to be heavily cultivated there in the mid twentieth century. Typically grown as an annual, it traces its ancestry to Brassica oleracea, a fleshy-leaved, short-lived perennial from...

(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...

(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...

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 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.

Some broccoli varieties produce a large central head with...

(Dinosaur Kale, Kale, Tuscan Kale)

A striking and distinctive heirloom kale that works well in the vegetable or ornamental garden, 'Lacinato' has crinkled, dark blue-green foliage that is especially colorful in cool weather. Typically grown as an annual, kale is a cool season vegetable tracing its ancestry to Brassica oleracea, a fleshy-leaved, short-lived perennial from coastal areas of western and southern Europe.

This cultivar bears loose heads of showy leaves that grow to knee height. In cool weather the foliage takes...

(Broccoli)

A vigorous broccoli that produces large heads followed by many side shoots, 'Packman' is also quite heat resistant. It is also early producing heads as early as 55 days from transplant. Its flowers and leaves are uniformly green and its buds, or "beads", are small to medium sized.

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...

(Broccoli, Premium Crop Broccoli)

This tried and true 1975 All-America Selections winner produces large heads really fast--only 58 days after planting from transplant. It is markedly heat tolerant and resistant to fusarium wilt. 'Premium Crop' will continue to produce many side shoots to extend the harvest. Like all broccoli, plants produce for longer if planted in fall.

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...

(Kale)

An exceptionally heat- and cold-tolerant kale, 'Red Russian' has large, lobed, uncrinkled leaves prized for their sweet tender flavor. Typically grown as an annual, kale is a cool season vegetable tracing its ancestry to Brassica oleracea, a fleshy-leaved, short-lived perennial from coastal areas of western and southern Europe.

This cultivar bears loose rosettes of thigh-high, gray-green leaves with purple veins and stems. In cool weather the leaves turn red-purple. Despite its relative...

(Kale, Redbor Kale)

A showy and tasty kale, 'Redbor' has ruffled foliage that becomes rich red-purple in cool weather. Typically grown as an annual, kale is a cool season vegetable tracing its ancestry to Brassica oleracea, a fleshy-leaved, short-lived perennial from coastal areas of western and southern Europe.

This cultivar bears purple-tinted, gray-green leaves on branching burgundy-red stems that elongate to knee height. In cool weather the foliage drastically deepens to rich red-purple, while becoming...

(Kale, Winterbor Kale)

A showy, tasty, and exceptionally cold-hardy kale, 'Winterbor' has tightly ruffled foliage that comes into its glory in cool weather. Typically grown as an annual, kale is a cool season vegetable tracing its ancestry to Brassica oleracea, a fleshy-leaved, short-lived perennial from coastal areas of western and southern Europe.

This cultivar bears short-stemmed rosettes of long-stalked, heavily curled, blue-green leaves. In cool weather the foliage deepens in color while becoming more...