Vegetables for Texas Gardens

Confused about what varieties of vegetable seed to order for our part of the state? Here's a list to help you make a quick decision so you can be gardening sooner. I tried all these easy to find varieties and am confident they will work for you. However, don't be afraid to try anything new because that's half the fun of gardening.

Asparagus: Jersey Knight or Jersey Giant

Lima Bean: Dixie Speckled, Henderson Bush, Jackson Wonder

Lima Pole Bean: Florida Speckled

Green Bean (Bush Snap Bean:) Contender, Topcrop

Green Bean (Pole Snap Bean:) Blue Lake, Kentucky Wonder

Beet: Detroit Dark Red, Ruby Queen

Broccoli: Packman, Premium Crop, Green Magic

Cabbage: Savoy King, Blue Vantage

Cabbage (Chinese:) Jade Pagoda

Cantaloupe: Ambrosia

Carrot: Nantes

Cauliflower: Snow Crown, Snowball Improved

Collards: Georgia Southern, Champion

Corn-Sweet Corn: Kandy Korn, Silver Queen, Silver King

Cucumber-Pickling: Eureka, Calypso

Cucumber Slicing: General Lee (bush,) Sweet Success, Burpless, Dasher II

Eggplant: Black Beauty, Classic

Kale: Vates, Winterbor

Kohlarabi: Grand Duke Hybrid

Lettuce: Buttercrunch, Salad Bowl, Most varieites do well if planted at right time.

Mustard: Red Giant, Savannah, Tatsoi

Okra: Clemson Spineless, Cajun Delight, Lee

Onion: 1015Y, Granex

Pea (Sugar:) Sugar Ann, Sugar Snap

Pea (Snow Pea:) Oregon Sugar Pod

Pea (English:) Little Marvel

Pepper (Hot:) Serrano, Cayenne, Anaheim Chili, Big Jim, Habanero, Hungarian Wax, Hot Jalapeno

Pepper (Sweet Bell:) Big Bertha, Jupiter, Sweet Banana, Gypsy

Pumpkin: Spirit Hybrid, Super Herc, Magic Lantern

Radish: Champion, Icicle

Rutabaga: American Purple Top

Southern Pea: California #5 (black eyed,) Zipper Cream, Texas Pinkeye

Spinach: Melody, Samish

Squash (Summer Yellow:) Cougar, Superpik, Supersett, Sunray

Squash (Summer Patty Pan:) Sunburst, Peter Pan

Squash (Summer Zucchini:) Gold Rush, Elite

Squash (Winter:) Butternut, Ace, Waltham Butternut

Potatoes: Red La Soda, White Kennebec

Swiss Chard: Bright Lights, Northern Lights, Rhubarb

Tomato (Early:) Bingo, Carnival, Celebrity

Tomato (Heat Tolerant:) Sunleaper, Solar Fire

Tomato (Medium Fruit:) Roma

Tomato (Small Fruit:) Supersweet 100, Cherry

Tomato (Heirloom:) Brandywine

Turnip: White Globe

Watermelon: Black Diamond, Crimson Sweet, Charleston Gray, Jamboree

Watermelon (Seedless:) Millennium