Issue # 178 - February/March 2000
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Just in time for spring planning and planting, All-America Selections (AAS) has announced its winning seed choices for 2000. A nonprofit organization dedicated to testing and trumpeting outstanding new cultivars, AAS has for the past 67 years introduced gardeners to some of the best new vegetables, flowers and bedding plants in North America. Joining the ranks of AAS winners this year are four new vegetables that'll add color and flavor to any garden ... virtually guaranteed.
Genus, species: Brassica oleracea var.sabauda
Common name: cabbage
Unique qualities: It is the earliest known savoy cabbage and is decorative with a waffle-like leaf texture
Head size and weight: 6" to 8", 1 to 1 3/4pounds
Head shape: round or slightly pointed
Plant height: 10" to 12" Foliage color: green exterior, yellow-green interior
Garden spacing: 12" apart
Growing time: 55 days from transplant
Closest comparisons on market: Savoy Ace, Savoy King
Savoy Express cabbage
You'll love this cabbage, which can be harvested in little more than half the time of most savoys on the market (55 days after transplanting in the garden, as compared to 100 growing days for most others). Savoy Express' sweet flavor makes it great for slaws or mixed in a salad of raw, fresh greens. And its diminutive size (under two pounds) means small families won't regularly find themselves tossing out half-eaten heads that have gone to rot.
Savoy Express can be grown in either spring or fall in most areas of North America. To grow from seed, sow indoors about five to six weeks ahead of when you think you'll be transplanting to the garden (after the threat of frost has passed). With its decorative, waffle-like leaf texture, the Savoy Express makes not only a tasty but a beautiful addition to vegetable and flower gardens alike.
Genus, species:Zea mays
Common name: sweet corn Unique qualities: multicolored kernels, sweet flavor
Cob size: 7" to 8" (16 to 18 rows)
Kernel colors: yellow, white, red, purple
Plant height: 84"
Ear height: 30"
Garden spacing: in rows 6" to 8" apart
Growing time: 79 days
Closest comparisons an market: Honey & Pearl, Appaloosa