Harris Seeds 2016 Vegetable Variety Showcase
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Aldrin
This outstanding variety is ideal for both the fresh and bagging markets. Upright plants produce very good yields of high quality, glossy pods. Its medium-dark green, straight pods measure 5½ inches and are set high in the plant, allowing for a cleaner harvest.
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Astound
Astound is an eastern shipper that features improved flesh firmness, a tighter seed cavity, and an improved disease package for main- to late-season plantings. The 5-6 pound oval fruit have a firm orange flesh, high-quality appearance, and improved shelf life.
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Baked Potatoes
Baked Potatoes brings a whole new look to the acorn market. Tan fruit weighing 1-1½ pounds are produced in abundance on bush-type plants. The sweet flesh is off-white in color, with a typical acorn texture. Immature fruit will start off white and mature to a tan color.
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Jason
Jason produces very uniform, slightly upright shaped 20-22 pound fruit on a full vine plant that offers intermediate resistance to powdery mildew. The fruit have a rich orange color, medium ribbing, and thick stems that are firmly attached and dark green.
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Kickoff XR
Kickoff XR is early maturing at 69 days. It offers excellent seedling vigor, superior eating quality, and excellent ear size in the early slot. Bicolor kernels fill the 7¾-8 inch ears with 16-18 kernel rows. The ears are held at 28 inches on sturdy, 6 foot plants.
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Raquel
This high-quality, augmented supersweet bicolor offers excellent field holding ability, and excellent yield potential. Large 8-8½ inch ears are produced on clean, sturdy, 6 foot plants. The ears fill well to the tip with 16-20 rows of bright-white and deep-yellow kernels.
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Rosie
Compared to other mid-season bicolors, Rosie has superior eating quality and excellent field-holding ability. Strong, clean 6 foot plants set their beautifully refined ears at 24 inches. The 7¾-8¼ inch ears have a superb eating quality, 16-18 rows, and a nice ear shape.
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Sunrise Sauce
Sunrise Sauce produces good yields of orange Roma/paste tomatoes on determinate plants. This is the only orange hybrid variety of this type. The 3-4 ounce fruit are easy to peel, and are sweet and meaty like a traditional Roma.
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Sweet Dawn
Sweet Dawn is an early-maturing seedless that has shown consistent yield potential. The 16-20 pound fruit have a classic Crimson Sweet rind pattern, deep red, firm flesh, and have shown less hollow heart issues than other early varieties.
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Aldrin
Astound
Baked Potatoes
Jason
Kickoff XR
Raquel
Rosie
Sunrise Sauce
Sweet Dawn
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Rosemary Gordon is editor of American Vegetable Grower, a Meister Media Worldwide publication. See all author stories here.