Cosmos Sonata White

by Maureen Sullivan on April 17, 2014

Sun. 24 inches. The Sonata series produces bushy, compact plants with strong stems that don’t flop over the way many taller cosmos do. Sonata White is a glistening white that does not brown as it ages.  Useful for cuts, borders and containers.

Cosmos sulphureus Cosmic Mix

by Maureen Sullivan on January 13, 2016

Full sun to partial shade.  12 inches, rounded tidy habit.  Cosmic Mix is a mix of bright yellow, red and orange.  Provide some pizzaz to your borders and containers with these free flowering plants .

Cosmos Xanthos

by Maureen Sullivan on January 23, 2017

Sun. 24 inches. A new, distinctly different addition of color choice in cosmos bipinnatus.  2 1/2 inch primrose yellow flowers on compact plants bushy plants for sunny well drain containers and borders.

Cosmos Xsenia

by Maureen Sullivan on January 24, 2019

Sun. 24 to 28″.  Newly opened petals are a luminous, lovely rose color at the edges and flower center, with terracotta orange filling in the mid-petals. This brilliant color fades to a warm, antique rose as blooms mature.

Cucumber Cool Customer

by Maureen Sullivan on February 6, 2023

This  pickler produces uniform yields of  blocky fruits with small seed cavities and exceptional crunch and flavor. Vigorous plants produce 4–5″ fruits over a long harvest period. 

Cucumber Diva

by Maureen Sullivan on April 17, 2014

Sun. Harvested at 5 to 7 inches long, Diva cucumbers are tender, crisp and sweet. Diva is very thin skinned cucumber. The foliage of Diva is not as attractive to cucumber beetles as some other cucumber varieties.

 

Cucumber Green Fingers

by Maureen Sullivan on January 28, 2017

Full sun. Green Fingers is an beit alpha type selection.  It has a thin skin, few seeds and crisp non bitter flesh.  Best when picked at 5 to 6 inches in length.  Green Fingers produces well over a long season.  We’ve eaten Green Fingers fresh, pickled and fermented.  It is a delicious, very versatile cucumber.

Cucumber Marketmore

by Maureen Sullivan on April 17, 2014

Sun. This popular open pollinated cucumber variety provides 8 to 9 inch, slender, dark green fruits over a relatively long time.

Photo courtesy Johnny’s Select Seeds.

 

Cucumber Super Zagross Beit Alpha

by Maureen Sullivan on February 5, 2018

Looking for a smooth-skinned, refreshingly cool cucumber that bears reliably over a long season?  Keep on harvesting Super Zagross and that is what you will have.

Cucumber, Little Leaf

by Maureen Sullivan on February 15, 2015

Full sun. 57 days to maturity. The blocky, 3-5″ fruits are good for fresh eating as well as for pickling. The vines of Little Leaf are compact and multibranching, while the smaller than normal-sized leaves make it easier to find the fruit. A parthenocarpic variety. Little Leaf has a broad tolerance to diseases and produces well under stress.