10 Top Leafy Green Crops for 2019

Posted by Carol Miller|June 20, 2019

Central Red from Asia Seed Company and Johnny's Selected Seeds

Type: Mizuna Days to Maturity: 21 for baby; 40 for full size Regions: All Other: Premium baby leaf variety with striking pink midribs. It pairs beautifully with green mizuna. AsiaSeed.net; JohnnysSeed.com

Dorana from HM.Clause and Harris Seeds

Type: Endive Days to Maturity: 45 Other: Dorana is a deep hearted self-blanching endive with deeply serrated leaves and an attractive yellow heart. Heads are medium sized and very frilly, with a mildly bitter, sweet taste. Good heat tolerance, suitable for summer and early fall production. HMClause.com; HarrisSeeds.com

Fire Fresh from Sakata Seed America and Rupp Seeds

Type: Baby leaf Swiss chard Disease Package: High resistance to Cercospora leaf spot. Intermediate resistance to downy mildew. Other: Bright red petioles and medium dark green leaves that make it a great choice for baby leaf or spring mix growers. Moderate to fast growth rate and an upright plant habit. Round to oval leaves that have a slight texture. Premium disease package. SakataVegetables.com; RuppSeeds.com

Grazia from Enza Vitalis USA and Harris Seed

Type: Organic arugula Days to Maturity: 26 to baby leaf; 40 to full maturity Other: A fast growing finely serrated arugula that is ideal for succession plantings in the Spring. This variety is quick to harvest with a very strong tolerance to bolting. USA.VitalisOrganic.com; HarrisSeeds.com

Magnetic from Seminis

Type: Savoy-type spinach Disease Package: Pfs (1 to 15, 17) Days to Maturity: Early summer, summer, as well as spring plantings in mid and south county California and San Benito county; summer sowing north county California and coastal California, as well as transitional slot in desert southwest for both summer-fall and late spring plantings. Other: Strong potential for baby and clip applications primarily for the conventional market with erect growth habit and dark color. Seminis-US.com

Olmos F1 from Bejo Seeds and Seedway

Type: Escarole Disease Package: Tipburn tolerant Days to Maturity: 60 Other: Good tip burn tolerance. Healthy and clean plants. Productive. BejoSeeds.com; Seedway.com

Red Giant from Terra Organics

Type: Baby leaf red mustard Days to Maturity: 30 Regions: All U.S. TerraOrganics.com

Scarlet Red Tatsoi from Seeds by Design

Type: Baby leaf Tatsoi Days to Maturity: 30 Regions: All U.S. SeedsByDesign.com

Seaside from Sakata Seed America and Rupp Seeds

Type: Baby leaf spinach Disease Package: Downy mildew resistance Other: Very uniform baby leaf variety. Moderate growth rate and an upright plant habit. Smooth, thick, very dark green, spade-shaped leaf making it a perfect choice for baby leaf growers. SakataVegetables.com; RuppSeeds.com

Top Bunch Collard from Sakata Seed America and Stokes Seed

Type: Fresh, bunch, processing hybrid collard, Georgia type Days to Maturity: 70 Regions: Northeast; Mid-Atlantic; Midwest Other: Generally earlier and more uniform than OPs. Wavy, lightly savoyed leaves. Vigorous, rapid regrowth. High bolt resistance. SakataVegetables.com; StokeSeeds.com

Compare these varieties to see which one is right for your vegetable operation.