'Conqueror' is a new, disease resistant white lettuce variety for fresh market growers. According to the company this early fresh market cabbage is "more productive than 'Farao,' with earlier maturity than 'Gazelle' or 'Checkmate,' and features nicely round heads for a nice fresh look." It is hardy enough for northeast growers and has variable maturity dates (67, 66, 73 day).
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'Zaragoza F1' cauliflower new variety features clubroot resistance and late summer to early fall production traits. It's a perfect variety to plant in a year like 2019 when everything goes in late.
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'Green Machine' is a commercial variety of zucchini squash that is reportedly good for growers from Florida to Maine. The variety is high yielding and features "medium-green fruit color...and is appreciated for its open, labor-friendly plant habit."
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Valentine is an All America Selections (AAS) Winner bred by Johnny's Selected Seeds. It is an F1 indeterminate variety with 55 day maturity and features high lycopene content with massive yields, unusually rich flavor, and available in organic.

'Lemon Sun' is a new summer squash variety the features an easy-to-harvest, yellow, patty-shape fruit, as well as no green circle in the flesh. The plant sets a lot of fruit and is primarily marketed to the specialty chef market. It is multi-purpose and features strong, yield-holding qualities.
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'Orange Marmalade' is a new-ish entry to PanAmerican's Hand Picked brand. Its "early-ripening, sweet and flavourful, medium-sized fruit" are perfect for slicing fresh in a salad, according to the company. The variety features a robust disease resistance package, as well as the color variation many consumers are looking for, making it ideal for commercial growers.
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‘Ruby Crush’ is unique in that it is the only determinate grape tomato. It does not get yellow halo, whether from heat or stress. It’s very early maturing – about a week earlier than similar varieties – and because it’s a compact plant with fruit concentrated throughout, less labor is required for picking. Photo by David Eddy

‘Chocostar,’ another new small tomato, is unusual among brown-skinned tomatoes, which typically have thick skins. However, it is like other brown-skinned tomatoes in that it has consistently high Brix. Photo by David Eddy

‘Pfeiffer’ is the first variety launched as part of Bayer’s new California pepper series, which targets spotted wilt and mildew resistance. The blocky green bell has a compact plant that produces extra-large fruit. It also helps solve another problem, sun scald, as its thorough leaf cover offers the fruit protection. Photo by David Eddy

‘Grandprize’ is the newest squash offering from Syngenta, a straight-necked yellow squash that colors up “virtually right away,” says Squash Breeder Les Padley. The new variety has reduced spines. In addition, the plants are erect and semi-open, making them about twice as fast to harvest as conventional squash, which adds up to a lot of labor savings. Photo by David Eddy