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Tatiana Kouchnareva
The Founder and the Owner of Tatiana's TOMATObase
- Garden Location
- Lindell Beach/Columbia Valley, BC
- Seed Saving
- actively saving heirloom and open-pollinated vegetable seeds since 2003, a listing Seed Savers Exchange (SSE) member since 2006 and Seeds of Diversity member since 2010.
- tatianak.garden at gmail.com
- Main interests
- Tomatoes (Click here to view the list of Tatiana's Tomatoes)
- Winter Squash
- Melons and Watermelons
- Garlic
- Lettuce
- Peppers
- Classical Piano
Seed Collection
- Click here to view Tatiana's Tomatoes
- Click here to view Tatiana's Garlic
- Click here to view Tatiana's Watermelons grown in PNW
- Click here to view Tatiana's Melons grown in PNW
Garden Pictures
- Tatiana's Picasa Web Albums
- Click here to see how Tatiana's Garden was created in 26 days.
- Click here to see more pictures.
Growing Methods
We grow all our vegetables organically, using kitchen compost and composted horse manure to amend the soil in spring, and liquid seaweed, fish fertilizer and molasses as additional feed throughout a growing season. After the harvest, potato and garlic beds are planted with buckwheat for "green manure," and leave it in the field to be killed by frost. The melons, peppers, and tomatoes are harvested much later, so we plant winter rye in early to mid October, after removing the plants. Winter rye grows through the winter months and it is ready to be cut in April to early May, just in time to plant the new tomato and pepper crops!
Since 2013, we started to add alfalfa meal to vegetable beds instead of fish fertilizer, and the results were so impressive. Alfalfa meal is a great natural fertilizer and soil enhancer, and if added in larger quantities along with other organic amendments like compost, straw, and coffee grinds, it also helps to warm up the soil significantly in early spring, allowing us to set out plants about 2 weeks earlier.
We grow most of my tomatoes under plastic cover, to protect from foliage diseases that usually come after rain. We do not use any fungicides or pesticides in the garden.
Peppers and melons are grown in non-heated greenhouses, since the Pacific Northwest summers are usually not hot enough to ripen the fruit before the frost. This also allows us to set out transplants earlier in spring, extending the growing season significantly.
Our garden backs onto wilderness, and deer visit regularly to forage; occasionally we see black bears. We tried a variety of deer repellents and netting to control deer and bear damage, and found they did not work well, so we installed a high-voltage electric fence around the garden area. This effectively stopped both deer and bear "attacks."
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ready for tomato salad! 2012-09-02.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Daily tomato salad. 2012-09-07.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Daily tomato salad. 2012-09-10.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Potato harvest. 2012-07-06.
2017 Tomato Growout
2017 Pepper Growout
2016 Tomato Growout
2016 Pepper Growout
2016 Lettuce Growout
2 lettuce varieties.
Type | Leaf Color | Seed source | Description | History | Year grown | Variety type | Country | |
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Black Seeded Simpson | leaf | green | CV ? 04 | Leaf type with light green/yellowish leaves which are ruffled, slow to bolt. Black seeds. | * Very old heirloom variety, over 150 year old. | 2006 2009 2016 |
heirloom | |
Maria Lankowitz | crisphead | green | CV Arche Noah 11 | Crisp green lettuce with middle sized heads, some reddish trace at leaf edges. | * Originally coming from Voitsberg, a village in Styria, Austria; has been cultivated there at an altitude of approx. 900m above sea level at the "Huabn auf da Alm" which means something like little farm in the mountains.
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2016 | Austria |
2015 Tomato Growout
2015 Pepper Growout
2015 Lettuce Growout
14 lettuce varieties.
Type | Leaf Color | Seed source | Description | History | Year grown | Variety type | Country | |
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Baquieu | butterhead | pinkish-green | compact and bolt resistant head lettuce variety with beautiful red-tinged, finely crinkled leaves. | * Heirloom from the French CV Terre de Semences, now offered by French CV Kokopelli. | 2009 2015 |
heirloom | France | |
Brune d'Hiver | romaine | red | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds 12 | Dark seeds. | * An old French heirloom variety introduced in 1855, name means “Brown of Winter” . | 2015 | heirloom open-pollinated |
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Grandpa Admire's | butterhead | Seed Savers Exchange 12 | Butterhead lettuce with bronze-tinged leaves and large, loose heads. Very good heat tolerance, slower to bolt than most of the other lettuce varieties. Gray seed. | * A family heirloom from the USA, from Mrs. Chloe Lowry's family. It is named after her grandfather, George Admire, who was a Civil War veteran.
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2015 | family heirloom open-pollinated |
USA | |
Green Coral | leaf | green | CV Agropak 12 | Soft and delicate lime green crinkled leafs. Grey seeds. | * ? | 2015 | open-pollinated | |
Gruner Bullerhauptel | butterhead | green | CV Arche Noah 11 | Green butterhead lettuce. Grey seeds. Early maturing. Also makes a lovely baby leaf salad. | * SAO10.
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2015 | Germany | |
Jester | crisphead | red green speckled |
West Coast Seeds 12 | Stunningly beautiful green crisphead lettuce with dark red speckles. In cool weather it also have a nice reddish tinge on the leaves. | * A triple cross between Reine des Glaces, Merlot, and Forellenschluss lettuces. | 2015 | open-pollinated | |
La Brilliante | crisphead | green | Jeff Fleming of Augusta, Michigan (MI FL J) 07 / SC M 04 | Large crisphead lettuce with firm and crispy green leaves. Slow bolting. Grey seeds. | * ? | 2009 2015 |
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Mascara | oak leaf | red | Heirloom Seeds 11 | Red oak leaf lettuce. Tender and sweet leaves, perfect for baby leaf salads. Slow to bolt. Dark seeds. | * ?
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2014 2015 |
open-pollinated | |
Pirat | butterhead | green pinkish-green |
CV Dehner GmbH & Co 11 | Green butterhead with light brown pebbling. Large loose heads have creamy texture with a delicious smooth taste. Grey seeds. | * From Germany. Developed from Merveille des Quatre Saisons. | 2015 | open-pollinated | Germany |
Red Salad Bowl | oak leaf | red | CV Dehner GmbH & Co 11 | Red oakleaf with large heads. Slow bolting, delicious, and beautiful. Dark seeds. | * An old heirloom lettuce.
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2015 | heirloom open-pollinated |
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Reine des Glaces | crisphead | green | Seed Savers Exchange 11 | Slow-bolting variety that is ideal for summer plantings. Crisp dark green lacy leaves, medium to dark green crisp heart. Crisphead. Dark seeds. | * A.k.a. Ice Queen. | 2015 | open-pollinated | |
Roter Butterhauptel | butterhead | red | CV Arche Noah 11 | Butterhead lettuce, lovely green with red streaks, medium sized heads. Grey seeds. | * Originally cultivated in a farm in the Mostviertel area in Lower Austria, which is famous for its apple- and pear cider.
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2015 | Germany | |
Silvia | romaine | red | West Coast Seeds 12 | Red romaine lettuce that is winter hardy in our coastal climate, if protected by plastic. Grey seeds. | * ? | 2015 | open-pollinated | |
Timpurie de Mai | butterhead | green | Jeff Fleming of Augusta, Michigan (MI FL J) 03 | Butterhead type with loose heads. White seeds, light green soft leaves, beautiful small heads, good taste. It bolts very quickly in hot weather, so it is not suitable for growing in spring/early summer, especially in warmer zones. Very early maturing. Grey seeds. | * ?
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2008 2015 |
2014 Tomato Growout
2014 Pepper Growout
2014 Squash Growout
5 squash varieties.
Family | Seed source | Description | History | Year grown | Size | Fruit Color | Country | |
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Blue Hubbard | C. maxima | Pinetree Seeds 08 | Very prolific squash produce oval pear-shaped squash with light grey-blue skin and bright orange flesh. Very juicy and flavorful. 5-12 lbs. Long and vigorous vines. Midseason. | * Very old New England heirloom, introduced by Gregory Seed Company in 1909. | 2014 | medium | gray blue |
USA |
Japs | C. moschata | Jeannine Chalmers, Coquitlam, BC 10 / from Australia | Very virogous vines with large leaves. Late fruit set. ... | * From Australia? | 2013(crop failure) 2014 |
large | gray | Australia |
Kakai Hulless | C. pepo | Jeannine Chalmers, Coquitlam, BC, Canada 12 / West Coast Seeds | Medium-small, 3-5 lb., black-striped pumpkins with large, dark green, completely hull-less seeds, which are absolutely delicious roasted. Semi-bush, short-vine plants. Average yield is 2-3 fruits/plant. | * An Austrian type that yields the valuable green pumpkin seed oil. | 2014 2017 |
small | orange | USA |
Thai Large | C. moschata | Jeannine Chalmers, Coquitlam, BC, Canada 12 / West Coast Seeds 07 | Black colored winter squash that turns tan in storage. Fruit are flattened, ribbed and have a textured, knobby skin. Flesh is yellow/orange and thick, with delicious sweet flavor. 5-8 lbs. Great for baking and soups. | * This variety originated in Thailand where is it known as fuktong.
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2014 | medium | black | Thailand |
Zolotaya Grusha | C. maxima | Valeriy Popenko, Semei, Kazakhstan 11 / CV Russkiy Ogorod 10 | Very early, 95 days from sprouts. Each vine bears 2-3 fruits 3-4 lbs in weight. Fruits are bright orange, shaped like a droplet. Firm sweet flesh with some nutty flavor. Perfect for soups, baking, pies. Keeps well until spring. | * Russian commercial variety.
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2014 | medium | orange | Russia |
2014 Melon Growout
2014 Watermelon Growout
2014 Lettuce Growout
Germination failure: Flame (Lettuce), Sunset (Lettuce), Rubin (Lettuce), Rossimo, Red Deer Tongue
21 lettuce varieties.
Type | Leaf Color | Seed source | Description | History | Year grown | Variety type | Country | |
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Brown Dutch Winter | butterhead | pinkish-green | Jeff Fleming of Augusta, Michigan (MI FL J) 07 / Fredrick Sullivan of Maumee, Ohio (OH SU F) 01 | Butterhead type, dark seeds, large loose heads, pale green leaves with brown margins, very cold tolerant, can overwinter in Zone 4. | * Grown by Thomas Jefferson at Monticello, this variety was noted as early as 1731 by English botanist Stephan Switzer.
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2008 2014 |
heirloom commercial heirloom |
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Cherokee (Lettuce) | batavian | red | Johnny's Selected Seeds 11 | Beige seed. Thick, crisp, very dark and strikingly beautiful red leaves with lighter greenish tinge inside. Very good flavor. Very slow bolting with excellent tolerance to heat and bottom rot. | * ?
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2014 | open-pollinated | USA |
Crispino | crisphead | West Coast Seeds 11 | Crisphead variety that was bred for commercial growers. Tight heads are medium size and vibrant green. Slow bolting. Beige seeds. | * ?
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2014 | open-pollinated | ||
Flame (Lettuce) | leaf | red | Heirloom Seeds 11 | Loose leaf variety with intensely red and frilly leaves. Early maturing. Slow bolting. Beige seeds. | * According to Seed Savers Exchange seed catalog, it was introduced to in 1988 by CV Harris Moran Seed Company. | 2014 | commercial open-pollinated |
USA |
Kagraner Sommer | butterhead | green | Heirloom Seeds 11 | Butterhead variety and tender crinkled green leaves. Very good resistance to heat and bolting makes it a great lettuce for growing in summer. Dark seeds. | * Heirloom variety.
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2014 | heirloom open-pollinated |
Germany |
Landis Winter | butterhead | green | Jeff Fleming of Augusta, Michigan (MI FL J) / Terroir Seeds 01 | Beautiful butterhead type with green leaves and compact heads. Great taste! Excellent for a fall and winter crops as it is very hardy. We recommend to grow it in the second part of summer, so it does not bolt easily. White seeds. | * Pennsylvania Dutch tennis ball type. | 2008 2014 |
commercial open-pollinated |
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Mascara | oak leaf | red | Heirloom Seeds 11 | Red oak leaf lettuce. Tender and sweet leaves, perfect for baby leaf salads. Slow to bolt. Dark seeds. | * ?
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2014 2015 |
open-pollinated | |
Merveille des Quatre Saisons | butterhead | red | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds 10 | Very large butterhead lettuce. Tender magenta-colored leaves will turn yellow-green inside the head where they are self-blanched. Excellent flavor and striking beauty. Beige seeds. | * A very old, pre-1885, French heirloom.
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2014 | heirloom historic open-pollinated |
France |
Odesskiy Kucheryavets | leaf | green | CV Svityaz' 12 | Beautiful green leaf lettuce with light yellowish-green crispy leaves. Perfect as a baby lettuce, or you can let it mature to a larger head before harvesting. Grey seeds. Leaves are not bitter even when it starts bolting, so it is a very good variety for hotter climates. | * From Ukraine.
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2014 | open-pollinated | Ukraine |
Red Boston | romaine | red | Heirloom Seeds 11 | Very large and beautiful purple-red romaine lettuce with crumpled leaves. Leaves inside the head are light glossy green with a rose-red tinge along the edges. Delicious taste. | * ? | 2014 | heirloom open-pollinated |
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Red Cash | romaine | red | West Coast Seeds 12 | Beautiful romaine lettuce with very dark purple leaves and partially open head. The darkest we ever grew. Beige seeds. So striking, it belongs to a flowers bed! And it is slow bolting too. | * ?
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2014 | open-pollinated | USA |
Red Rosie | romaine | red | Johnny's Selected Seeds 11 | The most beautiful red romaine lettuce we grew. Erect bright purple leaves with striking coloration. Majestic appearance and great taste. Beige seeds. | * ?
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2014 | commercial open-pollinated |
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Rubin (Lettuce) | leaf | red | Heirloom Seeds 11 | Ruby red leaves are frilled, crinkled, and tender, making it a really beautiful loose leaf lettuce. Excellent sweet taste. Great for baby leaf salads in early spring. Quite early and grows fast. Beige seeds. | * Originally from Switzerland.
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2014 | open-pollinated | |
Verde Ricciolina | leaf | green | CV Arche Noah 11 | Beautiful green leaf lettuce with blond leaves and frilly edges. 'Cut and come again', or you can grow it for a large head. It is very early and grows very fast. | * SAO39. Italian origin. The name means 'curly' in Italian. | 2014 | open-pollinated | Italy |
White Boston | butterhead | green | Heirloom Seeds 11 | Medium-firm round butterhead lettuce 12" in diameter, light green in color. Delicious buttery yellow hearts. | * Very old heirloom variety, over 100 year old.
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2014 | commercial heirloom commercial historic open-pollinated |
USA |
Yugoslavian Red | butterhead | red | Seed Savers Exchange 11 | Beautiful and very decorative butterhead lettuce with large, full heads, up to 1' in diameter. Leaves are deeply puckered and tinged with pomegranate red. Soft and delicious. | * Heirloom. Saved by a peasant family in Marburg, Yugoslavia. | 2014 | heirloom open-pollinated |
Yugoslavia |
2013 Tomato Growout
2013 Pepper Growout
2013 Squash Growout
- (C. pepo) Melonette Jaspee De Vendee
- (C. maxima) Lakota, Amazonka, Sweet Meat (Squash)
- (C. moschata) Black Futtsu, Japs
- (C. mixta) Tennessee Sweet
- Summer squash: Grey Zucchini
2013 Melon Growout
2013 Watermelon Growout
- Astrakhanski - crop failure, no seeds left
- Milky Way
- Kleckley's Sweet
- Marmeladnyi Watermelon
- Tendersweet Orange
2013 Lettuce Growout
- Romaine: Freckles, Plato II
- Leaf: Kupusnjara Salata, Lolita, New Red Fire, Rossa D'Amerique, Zluty Kaderavy
- Butterhead: Moskovskiy Parnikovyi, Guldrottningen, Saint Anne's Slow Bolting
- Oakleaf: Red Oak Leaf, Oak Leaf
Type | Leaf Color | Seed source | Description | History | Year grown | Variety type | Country | |
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Freckles | romaine | green speckled |
1. Veseys Seeds 05 (no seeds left)
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Romaine lettuce with delicate green leaves flecked with wine-red splotches. Texture and flavor of a butterhead lettuce. Gray seeds. | * ? | 2011 (1 - crop failure no more seeds) 2013 |
commercial open-pollinated |
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Guldrottningen | butterhead | green | Jeff Fleming of Augusta, Michigan (MI FL J) 09 | Green-leafed head lettuce with very compact heads. Very nice flavor. It is so cute! Light gray seed. | * ?
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2013 | open-pollinated | |
Kupusnjara Salata | leaf | red pinkish-green |
Jeff Fleming of Augusta, Michigan (MI FL J) 07 / AZ AR N 02 | Stunningly beautiful pale green leaves with red/brown tint. Leaves redden in colder weather and get a little bit more 'ruffled' as heads mature. Dark seeds. | * Seeds were collected in Croatia.
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2008 2013 |
open-pollinated | Croatia |
Lolita | leaf | red | Heirloom Seeds 10 | Very dark red leaf lettuce, absolutely stunning in appearance and so tasty! Grey seed. | * ? | 2013 | commercial open-pollinated |
USA |
Mercury | leaf | red | Veseys Seeds 05 | White seeds. | * ? | 2006 2007 2013 |
open-pollinated commercial |
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Moskovskiy Parnikovyi | butterhead | yellow-green | Jeff Fleming of Augusta, Michigan (MI FL J) 09 / Andrey Baranovski of Minsk, Belarus (BELR BA A) | Heading variety of lettuce with pale green tender leaves, best for the fall or overwintering in a greenhouse for an early spring crop. Wonderful flavor. Black seed. It also grows very well indoors. | * Old Russian commercial variety. Bred in the early 1950s by VNIISSOK.
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2013 | commercial heirloom open-pollinated |
Russia |
New Red Fire | leaf | red | Pinetree Seeds 08 | Beautiful red leaf lettuce with ruffled purple leaves with lighter core. Slow bolting. Light gray seed. Excellent flavor. | * ?
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2013 | commercial open-pollinated |
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Oak Leaf | oak leaf | green | CV | Light gray seed. Compact and beautiful tight green heads with oak leaves. Slow bolting and hold their shape very well, even in warmer weather. Tender and somewhat crunchy, great taste. | * Very old variety, introduced in the 1770s. | 2013 | heirloom open-pollinated |
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Plato II | romaine | green | Pinetree Seeds 08 | Romaine lettuce with dark green leaves with slightly savoyed texture. Crisp and mild delicious flavor. Black seed. Slow bolting. | * ? | 2013 | commercial open-pollinated |
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Red Oak Leaf | oak leaf | red | Pinetree Seeds 05 | Dark seeds. Red oak leaf lettuce that it is very slow to bolt. The leaves are very beautiful in salads, tender and sweet. | * Introduced in 1771 by the French company Vilmorin. | 2005 2006 2007 2013 |
heirloom open-pollinated |
France |
Saint Anne's Slow Bolting | butterhead | green | Jeff Fleming of Augusta, Michigan (MI FL J) 07 / Terroir Seeds 98 | Dark seeds. Pale green butterhead lettuce, very slow bolting, very nice texture and flavor. A beauty. | * ? | 2007 2008 2013 |
open-pollinated | |
Tatiana's Lettuce Mix | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | This is a mix of many beautiful and tasty heirloom lettuces, grown in Tatiana's garden. We love the multicolored mix and grow it every year, both in the open ground and container, sprinkling seeds around and letting them grow to baby leaf stage for an early spring lettuce salad. | * Lettuce seed mix created by Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds for customers who like to sample heirloom lettuce diversity.
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2013 | open-pollinated | Canada | ||
Zluty Kaderavy | leaf | green | Jeff Fleming of Augusta, Michigan (MI FL J) 09 / Seed Savers Heritage Farm, Decorah, Iowa (IA SSE HF) / IPK | Beautiful yellowish-green lettuce with compact head and rounded leaves that form a dense rosette. Wonderful flavor. Light gray seed. Very rare. | * Originated in Eastern Europe.
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2013 | open-pollinated |
2012 Tomato Growouts
- Tatiana's 2012 Tomato garden progress report is posted at
2012 Pepper Growout
Type | Red : | Yellow/Orange : | Purple / White / Brown : |
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Sweet Bell |
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Sweet Kapiya / non-bell type |
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2012 Squash Growout
- C.maxima: Valenciano, Babay, Amazonka
- C.moschata: Gramma Trombone, Yokohama, Abobora Menina Rajada Seca
- C.pepo (winter): Khutoryanka
- C.pepo (summer): Black Zucchini
2012 Lettuce Growout
- Butterhead: Bronze Mignonette, Speckled Butterhead, Red Butterworth, Grosse Brune Paresseuse
- Romaine: Jericho, Sweet Valentine
- Leaf: Prizehead, Grunetta
- Oak leaf: Bughatti, Galisse
- Batavian: Merlot, Red Velvet
2012 Cucumber Growout
2012 Germination Failures / Lost Seeds
- Peppers: Odessa Market (found seeds), Ivolga, Yellow Cheese
- Tomatoes: Detskij Sladkij (found seeds), Maya, Rouge Du Chexbres, Sladkoezhka (found seeds), Podsnezhnik (found seeds), Rannij Gruntowyj, German Gold, Japanese, Sabre, Debbie Blackburn, Out Of The Blue, Helsing Junction Blues (found seeds), Maryushka
Tomato Growouts
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
- 2009
- 2008
- 2008 Tomato List (PDF)
- 2007 Tomato List (PDF)
- 2006 Tomato List (PDF)
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