Vegetable Variety Showcase 2013: Harris Moran
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Cronus
This extra-large pumpkin with excellent yields is a must have for every patch. Growing on an exceptionally vigorous vine, this variety has a dark-orange color with well-defined ribs and a large, dark-green, firmly attached handle. Sizes range from a hearty 25 pounds to a monstrous 60 pounds.
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Currier
This pepper has a very consistent and uniform blocky shape with a smooth and glossy deep green color. It has an early and high commercial yield and numerous resistances, including high resistance to bacterial spot races 1, 2, and 3, and intermediate resistance to Phytophthora root rot.
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Esteem
Esteem is a high-quality, dark-green zucchini squash that features a strong, healthy plant, and long, cylindrical fruit. It’s slotted for medium/late maturity, and is produced on an extremely vigorous and healthy plant.
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Fiji
Fiji is a medium-sized LSL Harper with round fruit shape and a deep-orange color. It features outstanding taste, good vigor with concentrated set, and full slip harvest
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Lewis
Lewis is an amazingly consistent green bean, that sports attractive, straight pods and a stunning dark-green color. It is primarily 5.5 inches in length with a sieve size of 3 to 4. In addition to its great looks and taste, it has a fully loaded disease package.
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Mischief
Mischief is a perfect 2- to 4-pound size for chain stores and roadside stands. This little dynamo is perfect for carving and painting. Mischief sports an attractive taller, round shape of 6 to 7 inches with well-defined ribs, an attractive dark-orange color, and a strongly attached handle. You’ll be amazed with its very high yields and unbelievably uniform fruit.
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Mountain Majesty
Mountain Majesty is one for the ages. This fresh market determinate round tomato exhibits an outstanding fruit quality and a remarkable yield. Firm fruit, a deep oblate to flattened globe shape, and a gorgeous deep red color make this a must have. Combined with a robust disease package, Mountain Majesty is a can’t-miss.
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Rainier
Rainier is a beautiful bicolor super sweet (shrunken-2) variety targeted for the fresh market. Rainer has great yields with excellent eating quality and matures in a short 73 days.
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Respect
Respect is a high-yielding green zucchini squash with good earliness and a vigorous open plant for easy harvest. It produces excellent fruit quality and has good virus resistance.
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Cronus
Currier
Esteem
Fiji
Lewis
Mischief
Mountain Majesty
Rainier
Respect
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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.