Eggplant
• Open Pollinated
• Mid Season
A Taiwanese variety and a mid-early producer of long, slender fruits with tender, magenta skin. No need to peel! Harvest when fruit is shiny and smooth, before losing its luster.
Tomatillos
Incredibly productive. A key ingredient in Chile Verde, and used extensively in Mexican cooking from salsas, moles and sauces to pies, jams and marinades. While traditionally harvested when they burst their husk and are light to medium green, I like to let them ripen to a pale yellow, when their flavor is fuller and more developed.
Melons
• Open Pollinated
• Vining Habit
• Muskmelon
Incredibly fragrant fruit is sweet, floral and juicy with bright orange flesh. Vines are quite productive, producing 6-8" ribbed fruits consistently over a long season. Irresistible.
• Open Pollinated
• Vining habit
• Oriental type
Different than other melons we know, these fruits are small--snack sized, and eaten like an apple, skin and all! Very sweet and crisp. From Japan.
• Local Heirloom
• Slow Food Ark of Taste Variety
• Vining habit
• Crenshaw type
A local heirloom developed in the early 20th century by Oliver Crane of Santa Rosa. Crenshaw type melons grow 4+ lbs, with orange flesh that is firm, succulent, highly aromatic and sweet.
• Open Pollinated
• Early producer
A very productive and early producer of smooth, dark purple slender fruits with mild flavor and no bitterness. Very easy to grow!