Malus spp. Fall, orange-blushed gold skin, white flesh. Modern apple bred for disease resistance, shelf life and flavor. Great fresh eating. Flesh stays white when sliced. Easy-to-grow annual producer. Z4.
Malus spp. Fall, russeted pink skin. An offspring of Frostbite and Chestnut apples. This russeted dessert apple is small, but packs a lot flavor. We eat them raw or baked whole rolled in cinnamon and sugar. Z4.
Malus spp. Summer, dark red skin, white flesh. The standard Maine summer cooking apple, especially pies. Medium-sized dark red fruit. Juicy subacid white flesh tinged with red. Z3.
Malus spp. Fall, rusty red skin, deep pinky red flesh. Medium-large red-fleshed apple. Use for sauce, pies. Very sharp and bitter in cider. Two-toned flowers, bronze-red foliage. Z3.
Malus spp. Fall-winter, green skin, light yellow-green flesh. Large, crisp and tart. Classic New England cooking apple; also great fresh eating. Keeps well into winter. Z4.
Malus spp. Fall-winter, russeted red skin. Medium-large, sharp, crisp, rich, aromatic dessert apple. Also good in cider. Great fresh eating till January. Blooms midseason. Z4.
Malus spp. Winter, russeted green skin. Rich, spicy and juicy. A great late-winter dessert apple; good cooking. Stores until summer. Scab resistant. Z4.
Malus spp. Late fall, russeted red skin. Exquisite dessert fruit is fine-grained juicy and snappy. Clean fruity finish with superior aromatics. Keeps until March. Likely hardy to Z3.
Malus spp. Fall-winter, yellow skin. Large high-quality sweet dessert fruit. A modern apple worthy of the grocery-store world. Keeps most of the winter. Z4.
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Capsicum annuum Red skin. (74 days) Open pollinated. This large blocky market-type pepper produces good-sized glossy dark green 3–4 lobed peppers on tall bushy plants, even in adverse conditions.
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Zinnia elegans Open pollinated. Small 2' plants with flowers 2½-3" across. Wide range of colors includes orange, yellow, white, pink, lavender and scarlet.
Malus spp. Summer, wine red skin, beet red flesh. Flesh is almost solid beet red: a real eye popper! Very good and extremely tart. Good addition to cider and sauce. Z3.
Malus spp.This is a twig for grafting. Summer, wine red skin, beet red flesh. Medium-sized fruit with almost solid beet red flesh: a real eye popper! Very good and extremely tart. Good addition to cider and sauce. Z3.
Malus spp.This is a twig for grafting. Winter, russeted gold-green skin, yellowish flesh. Medium-large russet is great for fresh eating and cider. Keeps till May. Rare. Z3/4.
