SUMMER VEGETABLES AND FRUIT
Traditional large eggplant
Well adapted to growing in the south
Can weigh up to 3lbs
Black Beauty Eggplant
White long fruit
Mild flavor
Compact growing habit
Casper Eggplant
Long slender fruit
Asian heirloom
Compact growing habit
Asian Eggplant
Tiny fruit 1” across
Thai heirloom
High yielding
Thai Frog Eggplant
Requires cross pollination, need to have a pair of plants to form fruit
High yielding
Favorite variety for Mexican dishes
De Milpa Tomatillo
Perennial
Small yellow berry
Compact growing habit
Yellow Alpine Strawberry
Spineless
3” long fruit
Compact 4’ plant
Clemson Okra
Perennial
Small red berry
Compact growing habit
Alpine Strawberry
Glossary of Terms:
Disease resistant are varieties bred to have more resistance to common pepper disease that often affect the life span and viability of the plant
Heat resistant varieties hold up in the summer heat and are slow to bolt and put on flowers rather than vegetation
Heirlooms are a variety of a plant grown and maintained by gardeners and farmers for generations assuring the plant doesn’t cross with others so the flavor can be passed down for generations
Ornamental varieties have an especially appealing visual due to exuberant color of the peppers and an attractive growing habit, in addition to producing lovely edibles
Perennial plants are those that live in the soil over winters and return and regrow the following years
