Maybe it’s just me, but whenever someone tells me they’re growing a lot of fun varieties in their garden, I want to know what all of them are! From time to time, I’ve asked someone what their planning to grow this year, and they will list off a couple interesting varieties and leave it at that. I always want to know more, though. So, I thought everyone here might appreciate knowing what all we’re growing this year. Here is the plan for our 2025 garden. And, if there is a particular variety of interest to you, I’ve also listed sources for where you can acquire the seeds (or check out the vegetable start shop and purchase plants directly from us).
The * represents varieties that are new to us this year.
| Crop | Variety Name | Seed Source |
|---|---|---|
| Basil | Emily | Azure Standard, (our original seed was from Baker Creek, but they don’t seem to offer it anymore) |
| Basil | Mammolo | Baker Creek |
| Basil | Thai | Botanical Interests, Baker Creek, Victory Seeds |
| Bean, Pole | Grandma | SSE Yearbook |
| Beet | Detroit Dark Red | Victory Seeds, Baker Creek |
| Beet | Burpees Golden | Victory Seeds, Baker Creek |
| Broccoli | De Ciccio* | Botanical Interests |
| Cabbage | Golden Acre | Baker Creek |
| Cabbage | Tete Noire | Baker Creek |
| Cabbage | Danish Ballhead | SSE Yearbook, Victory Seeds |
| Carrot | TBD (We have a lot of old seed, it may or may not germinate, so we’ll probably just overseed a good variety of what we have on hand) | All the usual suspects |
| Cucumber | Russian Pickling | Seed Savers Exchange |
| Cucumber | Homemade Pickles | Botanical Interests |
| Eggplant | Jewel Amethyst* | Botanical Interests |
| Lettuce | All-the-year-round Butterhead | Victory Seeds |
| Lettuce | Cimmaron Romaine | Victory Seeds |
| Lettuce | Grandma Hadley’s | SSE Yearbook – SSE Heritage Farms |
| Lettuce | Marvel of Four Seasons | Botanical Interests |
| Onion | Red Torpedo Tropea* | Dixondale Farms |
| Onion | Patterson* | Dixondale Farms |
| Pea | Tall Telephone | Baker Creek |
| Pea | Sugar Magnolia | Baker Creek |
| Pepper, Sweet | Purple Beauty Bell Pepper | Seed Savers Exchange |
| Pepper, Hot | Aji Mango Pepper | Baker Creek |
| Pepper, Hot | Anaheim | Seed Savers Exchange |
| Pepper, Hot | Bulgarian Carrot | SSE Yearbook, Botanical Interests, Seed Savers Exchange, Renee’s Garden Seeds |
| Pepper, Hot | Cherry * | SSE Yearbook, Azure Standard |
| Pepper, Hot | Goronong* | Baker Creek |
| Pepper, Hot | Early Jalapeno | Botanical Interests |
| Pepper, Hot | Nepali Orange | SSE Yearbook |
| Pepper, Hot | Poblano | Botanical Interests |
| Pepper, Hot | Sugar Rush Red | Baker Creek |
| Squash, Summer | Costata Romanesco | SSE Yearbook, Botanical Interests, Renee’s Garden Seeds |
| Squash, Winter | Honeynut Butternut | Baker Creek |
| Squash, Winter | Kabocha | |
| Squash, Winter | Red Kuri* | Seed Savers Exchange, Victory Seeds, Baker Creek |
| Squash, Winter | Silver Bell | Seed Savers Exchange |
| Squash, Winter | Thelma Sanders | Seed Savers Exchange |
| Tomato, Cherry | Eagle Smiley Yellow | Craig LeHoullier, Victory Seeds |
| Tomato, Cherry | Rosella Cherry | Baker Creek |
| Tomato, Cherry | Twister* | Karen Olivier (The Northern Gardener on Facebook) |
| Tomato, Heart | Chinook* | Karen Olivier (The Northern Gardener on Facebook) |
| Tomato, Heart | Midnight Sun* | Karen Olivier (The Northern Gardener on Facebook) |
| Tomato, Heart | Tundra* | Karen Olivier (The Northern Gardener on Facebook) |
| Tomato, Saladette | Indigo Apple | Wild Boar Farms, Tomato Growers Supply |
| Tomato, Slicer | Big Sandy | Craig LeHoullier, Victory Seeds |
| Tomato, Slicer | Cherokee Purple | Baker Creek, Victory Seeds, Seed Savers Exchange |
| Tomato, Slicer | Church | SSE Yearbook, Tomato Growers Supply |
| Tomato, Slicer | Polaris | Karen Olivier (The Northern Gardener on Facebook) |
| Tomato, Slicer | Smiley | SSE Yearbook |
| Tomato, Slicer | Dutka Pink* | Online Seed Trade, SSE Yearbook |