Sakata Seed America 2016 Vegetable Variety Showcase

Posted by Rosemary Gordon|December 10, 2016

Crunchy King

This variety has excellent shape and uniformity. It has a bright-white interior with attractive, dark-red skin and is mid-early maturing. Crunchy King holds its round shape and does well all season, but it is strongest in fall and spring slots. It has very high recovery and is slow to pith.

Eastern Crown

Eastern Crown offers small beads, blue-green head color, and excellent heat tolerance. Eastern Crown is perfect for the crown cut/short trim (Asian cut) market and performs well in long day length and moderate heat.

Eastern Magic

Eastern Magic is a multi-use variety showing excellent performance in the Northeastern U.S. and Canada. It is high-domed, has great blue-green color, and good heat tolerance. This variety performs well in long day length and moderate heat.

Hulk

Hulk is a large, barrel-shaped pumpkin with very dark-orange color and a large, dark, embedded handle. It is fairly early maturing and has the ability to set several large uniform fruit per plant.

Infinite Gold

Bred for great shelf life without sacrificing flavor, Infinite Gold delivers superior performance in the field and post field. Third-party testing has confirmed Infinite Gold scored higher in flavor and quality attributes than the leading competition!

Kingman

Kingman represents the next generation of seedless watermelon offering triple the benefit and superior traits of mid-early maturity, very firm, bright-red, tasty flesh, and delicious flavor.

Little Dipper

Little Dipper is a “mini” traditional-shaped butternut squash that can even be called personal-sized! Its plant habit is full vine, with vigorous growth and the potential to produce a high amount of very uniform fruit weighing in at about 2 pounds each.

Mercer

Mercer has mid-early maturity, strong plants. With good cover and high production of large and extra-large fruit that are smooth, dark green to red, Mercer has very good quality and good performance over several seasons.

Touchstone Gold

Touchstone Gold is the breakthrough golden beet with a mellow, sweet flavor and vibrant color. Third party testing shows that when compared to competitors, Touchstone Gold is brighter, more flavorful, and holds its color better in both raw and cooked testing.

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