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.
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.
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.
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.
Full sun. 48 days to maturity. This is a high-yielding variety that produces salad worthy cucumber and is a standard for pickling. The medium green fruits are grown on compact vines. Pick often at a small size to ensure good fruit color and shape.
Full sun. To 20 feet. A vigorous climber, scrambling to twenty feet and more. Cup and saucer vine Alba displays creamy off white 2 to 3 inch blossoms held aloft above equally beautiful foliage. Very delicate tendrils scramble over surfaces grabbing on and covering walls, screens, fences and trellises. The vines do need a little help if the surface lacks adequate texture. Flowering begins after the vines have become well established. They are worth the wait. Requires soil with good drainage.
Full sun. To 20 feet. A vigorous climber, scrambling to twenty feet and more. Cup and saucer vine Cathedral Bells displays purple 2 to 3 inch blossoms held aloft above equally beautiful foliage. Very delicate tendrils scramble over surfaces grabbing on and covering walls, screens, fences and trellises. The vines do need a little help if the surface lacks adequate texture. Flowering begins after the vines have become well established. They are worth the wait. Requires soil with good drainage.
Sun to part shade. 18 to 24 inches. A cascading plant super in containers and beautiful spilling over a wall. Purple Robe rewards you with a very long blooming season. It last well into the fall. Nierembergia does best in a moist, well drained soil
Full sun. 6 to 10 feet. This five pointed star-shaped blossom of sparkling white is striking by itself but the twining, feathery foliage of this morning glory family relative is also highly attractive.
Full sun. 6 to 10 feet. This five pointed star-shaped blossom of scarlet red is striking by itself but the twining, feathery foliage of this morning glory family relative is also highly attractive.