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Vegetable Variety Recommendations

Vegetable Variety Recommendations
Prepared by Associate Area Agent Glenn Dixon

In Louisiana, something can be planted every day of the year. See our planting guide at: Louisiana Vegetable Planting Guide.

The following chart should serve as a guide for selecting the best vegetable varieties for planting in your home gardens. These varieties have been tested and are best suited for our climate and soils.

Click on the Related File below to print the chart. Or click this link to send an e-mail request for other information: Gardening information e-mail request.

Beans, Lima (Bush) -
Henderson Bush, Bridgeton, Fordhook 242, Thorogreen, Jackson Wonder, Dixie Butterpea, Nemagreen, Baby Lima

Beans, Lima (Pole) - Burpee's Best, Carolina Sieva, Florida Speckled, Willow Leaf, Christmas, Florida Butter, King

Beans, Snap (Bush) - Provider, Blue Lake 274, Royal Burgundy, Strike, Festina, Magnum, Golden Rod Wax, Green Crop (flat), Roma II, Atlantic, Bronco, Hialeah, Pod Squad, Storm

Beans, Snap (Pole) - Kentucky Blue, McCaslin, Charon, Dade, Blue Lake, Kentucky Wonder 191, Rattlesnake (striped), Yardlong Asparagus Bean

Beets - Ruby Queen, Detroit Dark Red, Red Ace, Centurion, Chariot, Kestrel, Solo

Broccoli - Decathalon, Packman, Olympus, Green Comet, Gypsy, Premium Crop - AAS, Arcadia, Everest

Brussels Sprouts - Jade Cross E, Long Island Imp., Lond Island dwarf, Prince Marvel, Oliver

Cabbage - Early maturing: Blue Vantage, Stonehead, Green Boy; Later maturing: Rio Verde, Dynamo - AAS, Cheers, Bravo, Solid Blue 780 and 790, Red Rookie, Cardinal, AC #5+, Emblem, Vantage Point; Savoy type (all AAS); Ace, King, Express

Cantaloupe - Primo, Magnum 45, Super 45, Eclipse, Athena, Ambrosia, Mission, Vienna; Honeydew: Earli-dew, Passport, Honey Brew, Summer Dew

Carrots - Danvers 126, Thumbelina, Purple Haze; Deep soils: Imperator 58, Apache, Choctaw, Navajo, Maverick, Sugar Snax 54, Enterprise

Cauliflower - Snow Crown, Majestic, Candid Charm, Incline, Cumberland, Wentworth, Serrano

Celery - Golden, Self-blanching, Clean Cut, Summer Pascal, Florida 683

Chinese Cabbage - Napa: China Pride, Apollo, Optiko; Pak Choi: Joi Choi, Mei Qing Choi, White Celery; Chihli: Jade Pagoda, Michihli, Monument, Greenwich

Collards - Top Pick, Vates, Georgia (Creole), Blue Max hybrid, Flash, Heavi Crop

Corn, Sweet - Normal sweet: Seneca Horizon BC, Quick Silver, Silver Queen, Merit, Funks G90 BC; Supersweet: Dazzle BC, Honey 'N Pearl, Summer Sweet 8101, 8102 or 7210, Prime Plus, Big Time BC, Crisp 'N Sweet; Enhanced sweet: Platinum Lady, Lancelot, Precious Gem, Sweet Ice, Argent, Snowbelle, Bodacious, Incredible, Sweet Chorus BC, Sweet Rhythm BC

Cucumbers - Slicers: Dasher II, General Lee, Thunder, Speedway, Poinsett 76, Slice More, Intimidator, Rockingham, Taledega, Indy, Sweet Slice, Sweet Success; Pickler: Calypso, Fancipak, Wellington

Eggplant - Santana, Blackbell, Ichiban, Green, Epic, Dusky, Classic, Calliope, Fairy Tale, Fla. Hi Bush, Black Beauty

Garlic - Silverskin, NY White Neck, Mexican, Italian, Creole; Large: Elephant, Tahiti

Kohlrabi Grand - Duke, Winner, Early White Vienna, Early Purple Vienna

Lettuce - Semi-head: Green Forest, Green Towers, Tall Guzmaine, Esmerelda, Buttercrunch, Oak Leaf, Parris Island Cos; Leaf: Simpson Elite, Red Fire, Red Salad Bowl, Nevada, Sierra, Red Sails - AAS, Sunset - AAS; Head: Great Lakes, Ithaca, Mavrick

Mustard - Tendergreen, Florida Broadleaf, Southern Giant Curled, Savannah, Greenwave

Okra - La. Green Velvet, Clemson Spineless, Emerald, Annie Oakley, Cowhorn, Cajun Delight

Onion - Red: Red Creole C5, Red Burgundy; White: Super Star Hybrid - AAS, Candy, Savannah Sweet; Yellow: Granex 33, Texas Grano 1015 Y, Nirvana, Sweet Melody, Grano 502; Scallions: Crystal Wax, Ismikura Bunching, Evergreen White Bunching

Peas, English Novella - Sugar Snap, Oregon Sugar Pod, Sugar Bon, Green Arrow, Knight, Alderman, Mr. Big - AAS, Spring, Sugar Ann

Peas, Southern - Blackeye: Magnolia (N), Queen Anne, Royal, California #5; Pinkeye: Mississippi Pinkeye, Pinkeye Purple Hull, QuickPick, Top Pick Pink; Cream: Elite, Mississippi Cream, Texas #8, Top Pick Cream, Zipper Cream; Crowder: Dixie Lee, Hercules, Knuckle Purple, Mississippi Purple (N), Mississippi Shipper, Mississippi Silver (N), Top Pick Cream, Zipper Cream

Pepper, sweet/mild - Bell: Jupiter OP, Capistrano OP, Camelot X3R, Excursion II, Heritage, King Arthur, Orobelle, Super Heavy Weight - AAS, Paladin, Plato, Revolution, Stilleto, Summer Gold, Valencia, Aristotle X3R; Frying Type: Cubanelle, Early Sweet Banana, Banana Supreme, Biscayne, Gypsy, Key Largo, Tiburon Ancho, Ancho 101, Carmen - AAS, Giant Marconi - AAS

Pepper, Hot - Long Thin Cayenne, Tula, Jalapeno M, Hungarian Wax, Habanero, Tabasco, Charleston Hot, Red Thick Cayenne, Inferno, Mitla, Mariachi - AAS, Super Cayenne, Tormenta, Serrano, Holy Mole - AAS

Potatoes, Irish - Red skin: Red LaSoda, Norland, LaRouge, Red Pontiac; White skin: LaChipper, Norchip, Atlantic, Kennebec, LaBelle, Yukon Gold

Potatoes, Sweet - Beauregard, Centennial, Jewel (N), Hernandez, Unit No. 1 Porto Rico, Bienville

Pumpkins - Atlantic Giant, Full Moon, Prize Winner, Big Max, Aladdin, Big Autumn, Howden Biggie, Aspen, Gold Medallion, Sorcerer - AAS, Gold Rush - AAS, Gold Bullion, Pro Gold 510, Appalachian, Howdy Doody, Magic Lantern, Frosty, Autumn Gold, Neon, Lumina, Cushaws - green or gold, Small Sugar, Jack-Be-Little, Munchkin, Lil Ironsides

Shallots - Green: Bonheur, Delta Giant, La. Evergreen, Summergreen; Bulbs: Prisma, Matador

Spinach - Hybrid 7, Melody, Bloomsdale L.S., Tyee, Unipak 151, Greyhound; Smooth: Ballet, TigerCat, Mig

Squash, Summer - Zucchini: Declaration II, Dividend, Independence, Payroll, Revenue, Senator, Tigress, Spineless Beauty, Gold Rush - AAS; Straight Neck: Cougar, Enterprise, Goldbar, Lemondrop, Liberator III, Multipik, Patriot II, Superpik; Crook Neck: Destiny III, Dixie, Gentry, Prelude II, Goldie, Supersett; Scalloped: Sunburst, Peter Pan

Squash, Winter - AAS Winners: Cream of Crop, Table King, Early Butternut, Tivoli Spaghetti; Others: Golden Hubbard - OP, Table Ace, Tay Belle, Table Queen, Sweet Mama, Butternut Supreme, Waltham Butternut, Imperial Delight, El Dorado, La Estrella, Vegetable Spaghetti

Tomatoes - Vine type: Big Been (N), Champion (N), Terrific (N), Monte Carlo (N), First Lady (N), Better Boy (N), Jet Star, Creole, Husky Gold, Sun Gold, Pink Girl; Bush type: Amelia, Crista (N), Celebrity (N), Bella Rosa, Mountain Fresh, Mountain Spring, Mountain Crest, Quincy; Heat tolerant: BHN 216, Florida 91, Phoenix, Redline, Sun Leaper, Sun Chaser, Sunmaster, Solar Set; Others: Cherry Grande, Brixmore (N), Mountain Belle, Niagra Belle, Cupid, Jolly Elf, Navidad, Jolly, Juliet, Sweet Million, Elfin, St. Nick, BHN 685, Spectrum 882 (N), Muriel (N)

Turnips - Royal Crown, White Lady, Tokyo Cross, Purple Top; Greens: Seven Top, Shogoin

Watermelon - Crimson Sweet OP, Jubilee II OP, Fiesta, La Sweet OP, Jamboree, Jubilation, Patriot, Regency, Royal Star, Royal Jubilee, Royal Sweet, Sangria, Stars 'N Stripes, Starbrite, Summer Flavor 800, 710 or 500; Seedless: Revolution, Summer Sweet 5244, TriX Carousel or 313, Cooperstown, Millionaire, Crimson Trio, Laurel, Nova; Ice Box type: Sugar Baby, Mickeylee; Yellow: Gold Strike, Tendersweet, Desert King

N = nematode resistant; AAS = All American Selection; OP = open pollinated; BC = bicolor

For more information, contact our office at (318) 559-0060 or 559-1459 or email.

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