Vegetable Variety Showcase 2013: Harris Seeds
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Cronus
Cronus matures in 115 days and is destined to be a No. 1 variety. It’s an average of 25 to 60 pounds, and the fruit have a very attractive
appearance with a rich dark-orange color, well defined ribs, and a consistent blocky/round shape. Its exceptional handle is long, dark colored, and well rooted. It features intermediate resistance to powdery mildew. -
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Currier
Currier matures in 73 days and produces early yields on compact plants that offer good cover to the fruit. This dark-green to red maturing bell pepper has great fruit quality. It’s resistant to bacterial leaf spot races 1, 2, and 3, potato mosaic virus, potato virus Y races 0-2, and tobacco mosaic virus with intermediate resistance to cucumber mosaic virus and Phytophthora.
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Esteem
Esteem matures in 52 days and is an attractive zucchini with a darker green color that many markets demand. Open-bush plants produce good yields of fruit with attractive flecking, a shiny appearance, and cylindrical shape. It has intermediate resistance to powdery mildew, zucchini yellow mosaic virus, watermelon mosaic virus, and papaya ringspot virus.
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Mirage
Mirage matures in 78 days and is a white synergistic SE that has high yield potential of refined 8-inch ears that have superb sweetness and tenderness. Ears snap off the 7-foot clean plants easily and have an attractive husk package that offers good tip cover and dark-green flags.
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Mountain Majesty
Mountain Majesty matures in 78 days and has a superior red flesh color, outstanding extra-large fruit size, setting this hybrid apart from others. It carries the crimson gene, which results in an early, deep-red interior color. It is resistant to Verticilium and Fusarium races 1 and 2, and features intermediate resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus.
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NIZ 44-4707 MTO
NIZ 44-4707 MTO matures in 48 days. It is an exceptional curly, green-leaf lettuce that has great holding ability in the field. Its semi-
compact plant produces shiny, dark-green pointed leaves. The leaves have a crisp
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Oakley
Oakley matures in 55 days and is a gourmet bean that will be a big hit with home cooks looking for specialty gourmet items or for sales to restaurants. High-quality, uniformly sized pods have a dark-green color, and outstanding flavor and texture. It features a 100% 2 sieve bean, 4.5 inches in length.
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Red Morning
Red Morning matures in 73 days and brings outstanding fruit quality to the second early slot. The firm, deep round fruit offer good tomato flavor and consistent large size. It features resistance to Verticilium race 1, Fusarium races 1 and 2, and tobacco mosaic virus, with intermediate resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus.
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Sanchez
Sanchez matures in 95 days and is a one-of-a-kind pumpkin with its unique squatty shape and warts. Full vines produce good yields of 3 to 6 pound fruit that measure 6 to 7 inches wide by 4 to 5 inches tall. The bright orange pumpkins have moderate to heavy warting and thin stems. Sanchez is a great fall novelty item.
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Cronus
Currier
Esteem
Mirage
Mountain Majesty
NIZ 44-4707 MTO
Oakley
Red Morning
Sanchez
Address
355 Paul Rd.
Rochester, NY 14624
Phone
ph: 800-544-7938
Website
www.harrisseeds.com
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Alexander is a former associate editor with American Vegetable Grower® and currently a contributing writer in Denver, CO. See all author stories here.