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.
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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
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