Vegetable Variety Showcase 2013: Stokes Seeds, Inc.
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Awesome XR
This outstanding Rp-G rust-tolerant version of Awesome with the same good husk cover and great yield potential matures in 76 days. This strong, single-ear plant also has good Stewart’s wilt and Southern Corn Leaf Blight tolerances and long, dark-green flag leaves. Well-filled ears are very easy to snap. Nice bicolor contrast. No tillers. Great taste.
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BA0999
BA0999 is an excellent medium-green 5.5-inch bean with 65% one to four sieve and 35% five to six sieve. It is a mechanical harvest Storm type for first early sowings only. Maturing in 50 days, BA0999 has good tolerance to Common Bean Mosaic Virus and intermediate tolerance to Brown Spot. This variety has high yield potential and broad regional adaptability. White seed.
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Black Magic
This open pollinated Kale matures in 55 days and is a British-bred variety developed from Cavolo Nero, but has a much better uniformity and plant habit. It has dark black/green heavily savoyed, narrow, well textured 16-inch leaves with white ribs. A rosette plant habit makes harvesting easier. Plants have improved bolting resistance and tolerance to cold weather.
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Cronus
This extra-large pumpkin with excellent yields is a must-have for every patch. Growing on an exceptionally vigorous vine, Cronus has a dark-orange color with well-defined ribs and a large, dark-green, firmly attached handle.
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Fascination
Fascination matures in 80 days. This globe-shaped watermelon reaches 17 to 21 pounds and is a striped type with dark-red flesh. It has some Fusarium and Anthracnose tolerance. Great taste!
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Marenge
Maturing in 115 days, this flat globe jumbo red onion stores four to six months and is earlier than Red Wing. It boasts a dark-red interior/exterior color. Marenge has some tolerances to bolting and pink root only.
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Payload
Payload matures in 44 days and is a medium-darker green with flecked 8-inch cylindrical fruit. It is grown on an open plant and features less spines. Payload has intermediate resistance to Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus, Watermelon Mosaic Virus, and Cucumber
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Reno
Replacing Mesa Queen, Reno matures in 75 days. Acorn fruit are dark green, semi-bush, and grown on a productive plant. Golden yellow flesh is very sweet. Fruit are about 5 inches with average weight approximately
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Warty Goblin
Warty Goblin F1 is an 8- to 15-pound, round, slightly tall, and heavily warted hard-shell pumpkin. Its fruit base changes to orange early in the season while the green warts maintain their color weeks after harvest.
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Awesome XR
BA0999
Black Magic
Cronus
Fascination
Marenge
Payload
Reno
Warty Goblin
address:
P.O. Box 548
Buffalo, NY 14240-0548
phone/fax:
ph: 800-263-7233
fax: 800-272-5560
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www.stokeseeds.com
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Rosemary Gordon is editor of American Vegetable Grower, a Meister Media Worldwide publication. See all author stories here.