8 Vegetables You Should Try

‘Carmello’ is a French hybrid that is renowned for its sweet, juicy fruit and full, rich flavor. It features 4- to 6-foot indeterminate vines that produce 5- to 7- ounce, medium to large fruit all season long. ‘Carmello’ begins maturing in mid-summer and has strong disease resistance to root knot nematode, Fusarium wilt, tomato mosaic virus and verticillium wilt.

‘Peticue’ is a brand new F1 hybrid slicing cucumber for the patio. Medium-sized, dark green cucumbers abundantly adorn this patio perfect, compact plant. Branched vines average 2 feet in length and can be trained on a trellis or left to trail gracefully over the side of a decorative container. High yields are achieved when picked continuously. The fruit is sweet and crisp.

A strong plant that is adaptable to most pepper-producing regions, ‘Admiral’ can be harvested when its fruit is green or a mature yellow. It features a vigorous habit with foliage that protects fruit as it continually develops. ‘Admiral’ has high resistance to mosaic/pepper mottle, potato virus Y and bacterial spot.

‘Big League’ is an F1 hybrid semi-determinate beefsteak tomato and produces high yields of large fruits on sturdy, semi-determinate plants. ‘Big League’ is a great choice for small gardens and containers because it is compact and averages only 31/2 feet tall. The fruit is robust in flavor and texture, with an average weight of 1 to 11/2 lbs. and 61/2 percent brix content. With 5 to 7 fruits per truss, ‘Big League’ provides the container gardener with plenty of slicing fruits to satisfy the summer salad and sandwich craving.

Compact plants produce baby-size eggplants early and often. These are easy-to-grow and easy-to-harvest in patio planters and small-space gardens. ‘Patio Baby’ is also a 2014 All-America Selections winner.

‘Spicy Slice’ delivers uniform, bite-sized jalapeño rings right from the garden. The long fruit are uniform in width so each slice is the same size. The medium pungency, smooth skin and thick wall are great for fresh eating. The early plants are extremely productive and disease resistant, with full leaves to protect the fruit from sun damage.

‘Supremo F1’ produces extra-large, tasty, blocky fruit that are wonderful when fresh and easy to peel for sauce, salsa or canning. This productive hybrid sets loads of 5- to 6-ounce fruit on compact, determinate, disease-resistant plants. The fruits are firm with nice flavor and turn bright red at maturity.

These are an extension of PanAmerican’s popular Simply Salad line that blends several different lettuces and greens into a single, easy-sow multi-seed pellets. New Wonder Wok includes varieties that stand up to stir fry methods, with tasty Asian flavor. Endless Summer produces red- and green-leaf lettuces that offer higher heat tolerance for longer harvests.