The best in paste tomatoes after two years of trials, according to Terry Allan, vegetable trials manager, Red Agate offers outstanding flavor in its deep red, pear-shaped fruit. These 1 x 3 tomatoes ripen mid-season on heavily bearing determinate plants. Add to their flavor and utility, and their resistance to bacteria wilt, and Red Agate becomes as must for the home garden. Eggplant has moved away from the traditional purples to more colorful varieties. The Zebra Eggplant is a stunningly variegated and attractively shaped visual delight.
Zebra is purple and white striped with a green calyx.
Though late and somewhat shy-yielding in the North, this is the best performing Italian variegated type Johnny s has seen. The black striped Kakai Pumpkin is more than just a pretty face. Organically grown at Johnny's Selected Seeds, Kakai is a variety of the Austrian type, yielding a valuable green pumpkin seed oil shown by some European studies to promote prostate health. Blue Lake type that has become standard in many regions in the United States and Canada. Medium green pods are 5 to 5 long, straight, and attractive with white seeds.