Vegetable Seeds - E -  Plant Nursery

Corn - Yellow Corn - Earlivee F-1
Earlivee F-1 Yellow Corn

The Earlivee F-1 yellow corn was developed in Canada and is one of the most popular of the early yellow sweet corn hybrids. It has great flavor for an early variety, is dependable, produces 6" to 7" ears with 12 rows, filled to the tip. Earlivee has good cold soil emergence and the plants grow to 5' in height; need ample levels of nutrition to develop rapidly. Earlivee will get your taste buds primed for the later but sweeter varieties that follow. It is one of the most popular of the early yellow sweet corn hybrids. Corn needs a consistent source of water and requires rich soil. Plant corn seeds in a sunny location after the last frost.

Carrot - Main Crop Carrot - Early Sugarsnax F-1
Early Sugarsnax F-1 Main Crop Carrots

The Early Sugarsnax F-1 is very early in maturing and exceptionally mild and sweet flavored. Early Sugarsnax is a deep orange, having 9" to 10" cylindrical roots with tall tops. This great first early buncher has tolerance to ALT, CLS and resistance to Pythium. It arrives early, has a high Carotin content and exceptionally sweet. When eaten raw, it is a treat and loses nothing of its flavor during cooking. Expect Early Sugarsnax to be 10 inches long with tapering roots suitable for storage. These are so sweet you can just lift the roots, wash and serve in chunks in salads! Carrots are a cool season vegetable. The soil temperature must be at least 40 degrees F., and the newly sprouted seeds must not be allowed to dry out. It takes up to 2 weeks to germinate, and they must be kept moist. Early thinning and weeding are a must! Carrots do better on light, sandy or silty loams and do not require high fertility.

Arugula - Rocket Salad
Eruca sativa

The Arugula Rocket Salad Roquette, 'Eruca sativa', is one of the most popular "new" greens. The interesting flavor of Arugula will add spunk to any boring salad. Descriptions such as hot with a hint of nut flavor, tart, and spicy are used to describe Arugula. Roquette Arugula is most often eaten raw in salads but is also steamed or added raw to many other dishes, such as pizza. Arugula is a green much like lettuce and is best in cool temperatures.Arugula, when mature, grow to 2 to 3 feet tall, but the leaves are tastiest and less bitter when harvested 2 to 6 inches long. The flowers are white and are also edible. Plant in early spring, 3 to 4 weeks before the last average frost date and plant successive plantings therafter every 3 weeks until first fall frost approaches. Rocket Salad Arugula prefers light, fertile, moist, and well drained soil. In warmer climates, delay planting during the heat of the summer.

Arugula - Mediterranean
Eruca sativa

The Arugula Mediterranean Rocket Salad, Roquette, 'Eruca sativa', is a select variety grown in Italy to maintain the traditional taste and color of Italian Arygula. Descriptions such as hot with a hint of nut flavor, tart, and spicy are used to describe Arugula. Nothing adds such an exciting, interesting flavor and texture to salads as this green. It is most often eaten raw in salads but it is also steamed or added to many other dishes like pizza. The Mediterranean Arugula is also a good container plant.Arugula, when mature, grow to 2 to 3 feet tall, but the leaves are tastiest and less bitter when harvested 2 to 6 inches long. The flowers are also edible. Plant in early spring, 3 to 4 weeks before the last average frost date and plant successive plantings thereafter every 3 weeks until first fall frost approaches. Rocket Salad Arugula prefers light, fertile, moist, and well drained soil. In warmer climates, delay planting during the heat of the summer.

Arugula - Wild
Eruca vesicaaria 'sativa'

The Arugula Wild Rocket Salad, Roquette, 'Eruca vesicaaria sativa', is one of the most popular new greens. The interesting flavor of arugula will add spunk to any boring salad. Descriptions such as hot with a hint of nut flavor, tart, and spicy are used to describe Arugula. Nothing adds such an exciting, interesting flavor and texture to salads as this green. It is most often eaten raw in salads but it is also steamed or added to many other dishes like pizza. The Wild Arugula is also a good container plant.Arugula, when mature, grow to 2 to 3 feet tall, but the leaves are tastiest and less bitter when harvested 2 to 6 inches long. The flowers are also edible. Plant in early spring, 3 to 4 weeks before the last average frost date and plant successive plantings thereafter every 3 weeks until first fall frost approaches. Wild Rocket Salad Arugula prefers light, fertile, moist, and well drained soil. In warmer climates, delay planting during the heat of the summer.