Urban Harvest Gardening Advice

Recommended Seed Varieties

Seed Companies

These are tested varieties of seeds that we know work well for the Houston area. Our list includes names of the catalogs where they can be ordered. Wabash Antique and Feed also carries many excellent seeds and will be carrying many of these seeds in the future. Varieties are divided into seed choices for Spring, Fall, and Spring or Fall

Spring Varieties

Type	Variety	Seed Co.

basil	Lemon Basil	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds	Johnny's
basil	Cinnamon Basil	Shumway
basil	Genovese Basil	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds	Johnny's

beans	Fortex Pole Beans	Johnny's
beans	McCasian Pole Bean	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds	Shumway
beans	Contender Bush Bean	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds	Shumway
beans	Derby Bush Beans	Shumway
beans	Florida Speckled Butter Bean	Shumway
beans	Zipper Cream Pea	Shumway
beans	California Black Eye	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds	Shumway
beans	Yard Long Red Seed	Evergreen
beans	Yard Long Stickless Wonder	Evergreen
beans	Edamame Gion	Evergreen
beans	Edamame Late Giant Black	Evergreen

cantaloupe	Ambrosia Cantaloupe	Shumway

corn	Florida Stay Sweet Corn	Shumway
corn	Silver Queen Corn	Shumway

cover crop	Crimson Clover	Johnny's
cover crop	Buckwheat	Johnny's

cucumber	H- 19 Little Leaf Cucumber	Shumway
cucumber	Suyo Long Cucumber	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds	Johnny's
cucumber	Calypso Cucumber	Shumway

eggplant	Louisiana Long	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
eggplant	Ping Tung	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
eggplant	Antigua	Tomato Growers
eggplant	Rosa Bianca	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
eggplant	Neon	Cook's

okra	Z Best Okra	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
okra	Cowhorn Okra	Shumway

pepper	Peto Wonder	Totally Tomato
pepper	Big Bertha	Totally Tomato
pepper	La Parie	Stokes
pepper	Carmen	Totally Tomato
pepper	Giant Marconi	Totally Tomato
pepper	Fat n' Sassy	Totally Tomato
pepper	Gator Bill	Tomato Growers
pepper	Banana Bill	Totally Tomato

chile pepper	Habanero	Totally Tomato
chile pepper	Cayenne	Totally Tomato
chile pepper	Thai Hot	Totally Tomato
chile pepper	Jalepeno Goliath	Totally Tomato

spinach	Malabar (summer)	Evergreen

squash	Sunburst Squash	Johnny's
squash	Tatume	Baker Heirloom Seeds
squash	Seneca Squash	Johnny's
squash	Seminole Squash	Baker Heirloom Seeds
squash	Tahitian Squash	Seeds of Change
squash	Seminole Pumpkin	Baker Heirloom Seeds

sunchoke	tuber	Johnny's

sweet potato	slip	New Hope Seed

tomato	Sweet Million	Totally Tomato
tomato	Seet Chelsea	Totally Tomato
tomato	Juliet	Totally Tomato
tomato	Dona	Tomato Fest
tomato	Champion	Totally Tomato
tomato	Carmello	Renee's Garden

watermelon	Mickylee	Reimer Seeds

zucchini	Partenon Zucchini	Cook's

Fall Varieties			to top

Type	Variety	Seed Co.

artichoke	Green Globe Artichoke	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds	Johnny's

bok choy	Mei Quing Choi	Johnny's
bok choy	Joi Choi	Johnny's

broccoli	Packman Broccoli	Johnny's
broccoli	Super Dome Broccoli	Shumway
broccoli	DeCicco Broccoli	Johnny's
broccoli	Spring Raab	Johnny's

brussels	Jade Cross East Brussels	Shumway

cabbage	Stonehead Cabbage	Shumway
cabbage	Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds	Shumway
cabbage	Red Express Cabbage	Shumway
cabbage	Alcosa	Johnny's

cauliflower	Snow Crown Cauliflower	Shumway
cauliflower	Violet Queen Cauliflower	Johnny's
cauliflower	Graffiti Cauliflower	Johnny's

chrysanthemum	Shungiku	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds	Johnny's

cilantro	Santo Cilantro	Johnny's

collard	Flash Collard	Johnny's
collard	Champion	Johnny's

cress	Curley Cress	Johnny's

fennel	Zefa Fino Fennel	Johnny's

kale	Toscano Kale	Johnny's
kale	Red Russian Kale	Baker Heirloom Seeds	Johnny's

kohlrabi	Early Purple Kohlrabi	Baker Heirloom Seeds	Johnny's
kohlrabi	Early White Kohlrabi	Baker Heirloom Seeds	Johnny's

leek	Lincoln Leek	Johnny's
leek	American Flag	Shumway

mustard	Mizuna Mustard	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
mustard	Osaka Purple Mustard	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
mustard	So. Giant Mustard	Johnny's
mustard	Tatsoi	Johnny's

nasturtium	Alaska Mix Nasturtium	Johnny's

parsnip	Javelin Parsnip	Johnny's

peas	Super Sugar Snap Peas	Shumway
peas	Oregon Giant Sugar Peas	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds	Johnny's

rutabaga	Helenor Rutabaga	Johnny's

turnip	Scarlet Queen	Johnny's
turnip	Purple Top Turnip	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

Spring or Fall Varieties			to top

Type	Variety	Seed Co.

arugula	Sylvette Arugula	Johnny's

beet	Red Ace Beet	Johnny's
beet	Chioggia Beet	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds	Johnny's
beet	Golden Beet	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds	Johnny's
beet	Early Wonder	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds	Johnny's

carrot	Little Finger Carrot	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds	Johnny's
carrot	Mokum	Johnny's
carrot	Cosmic Purple	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds	Johnny's
carrot	Kinbi	Johnny's

chard	Rainbow Chard	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds	Johnny's
chard	Fordhook Giant Chard	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds	Johnny's

chicory	Fiero Radicchio	Johnny's
chicory	Red Ribbed Dandelion	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds	Johnny's

dill	Super Dukat Dill	Johnny's

endive	Keystone Endive	Johnny's
endive	Rhodos Endive	Johnny's

escarole	Natacha Escarole	Johnny's

lettuce	Tango	Johnny's
lettuce	Dark Lola Rosa Lettuce	Johnny's
lettuce	Red Sails Lettuce	Johnny's
lettuce	Winter Density Lettuce	Johnny's
lettuce	Black Seeded Simpson Lettuce	Johnny's
lettuce	Oak Leaf Lettuce	Johnny's
lettuce	Red Salad Bowl Lettuce	Johnny's
lettuce	Aruba Lettuce	Johnny's
lettuce	Firecracker	Johnny's

parsely	Italian Dark Parsley	Johnny's

radish	Early Scarlet Globe	Shumway
radish	Easter Egg Radish	Johnny's
radish	French Breakfast Radish	Shumway
radish	White Icycle Radish	Shumway
radish	Shunkyo Semi Long	Johnny's