The Best New Plants for 2020: Vegetables

Tops in taste and in trial gardens

Name:‘Alston Everlasting’ cherry tomato

Days to maturity:65

We put a lot of stock into tomato plant that come out on top when taste - examine by C of multitude . Such was the case for ‘ Alston Everlasting ’ cherry tomato , which was an overwhelming favorite at the 2019 Heritage Harvest Festival at Monticello and in the 2019 Southern Exposure Seed Exchange test gardens . They call this a “ two - snack ” magnanimous cerise tomato , and plants produce big yields while remaining disease spare .

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This pea has high yields and a cool color

Name: Shiraz Purple’ snow pea

mean solar day to maturity:70

Purple pea are n’t new , but we ’re used to seeing sugar snap varieties , not C. P. Snow peas . ‘ Shiraz Purple ’ sport 3 - to-4 - inch - tenacious grim burgundy pod in recent give . The vine are resistant to powdery mildew , and the yields are high .

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A squash you’ll enjoy in fall—and into winter

Name: ‘Starry Night’ acorn squash

Days to maturity:95

The interesting skin of this squash racquets might remind you of ‘ Moon and Stars ’ Citrullus vulgaris . The frame inside , however , is not melon pink but a deliciously seraphic dark yellowness that ’s perfect for the harvest table . best still , this acorn squash racquets can be stored for months in a coolheaded , teetotal spot .

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The smallest watermelon you’ll ever see

Name:‘Ocelot’ mini watermelon

Days to maturity:80

At 3 to 5 pounds apiece , ‘ Ocelot ’ watermelons are diminutive treasure of sweetness . Their smaller size generally means a larger payoff off the vines too . This variety boast a longer harvest windowpane in the garden , so you wo n’t require to run through a Citrullus vulgaris for breakfast , lunch , and dinner in season . Icebox watermelons ( like this one ) shop easier in the electric refrigerator , taking up less space than their larger cousins .

It’s a black pumpkin—for real

Name:‘Black Kat’ pumpkin

Days to maturity:75

Halloween will never be the same ! These small , munchkin - character autumn pumpkin sincerely are a dark black when they ’re harvested young . If provide on the vine to mature longer , the fruit call on more fleeceable ( think acorn squash ) . The inner flesh is orangish , so when ‘ Black Kat ’ is carve into a jack - o’-lantern , the gleam is an larger-than-life raft .

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A colorful greens mix with a bit of spice

Name: Cheap Frills greens mix

Days to maturity:20

If you ’re tired of buying bags of salad mix at the grocery store only to have them molder a day or two after , why not grow your own ? This customs duty blending from Johnny ’s includes a variety of textures and colors , with some mustards and mizuna thrown in for a little peppery good . If you want a salad that wait as good as it taste , Cheap Frills is for you .

From Fine Gardening # 193

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