NEW VARIETY GUIDE
Beans
Ambition
Ambition is a new Rogers variety that sets well in the heat. Pods are 5 ½ inches long and very dark green.
Rupp Seed Inc., Wauseon, Ohio
Phone: (800) 700-1199
fax: (419) 337-5491
E-mail: info@ruppseeds.com
Web: www.ruppseeds.com
Bell Peppers
Classic
New from Sakata, Classic is a green-to-red, high-yielding bell that has outstanding fruit quality with thick walls and uniform block y fruit. Approaches greenhouse quality in the open field. Resistant to bacterial spot races 1-3.
Sakata Seed America Inc., Morgan Hill, Calif.
Phone: (408) 778-7758
fax: (408) 778-7768
E-mail: info@sakata.com
Web: www.sakata.com
Conical peppers
The red, orange and yellow conical pepper trio of Belcanto, Oranos and Xanthi produce high-quality peppers with superior flavor compared with bell peppers of the same color. These peppers from Enza Zaden can be sliced into rings for salads, scooped for stuffing or diced for salsa, giving your customers new options in food preparation.
Rupp Seed Inc., Wauseon, Ohio
Phone: (800) 700-1199
fax: (419) 337-5491
E-mail: info@ruppseeds.com
Web: www.ruppseeds.com
Broccoli
Emerald Jewel
Emerald Jewel is a new 80-day variety from Sakata. It is a small-beaded, smooth-headed, clean-stemmed, multi-use variety that is especially suited for crown cut. Late spring/early summer and late fall harvests are recommended.
Rupp Seed Inc., Wauseon, Ohio
Phone: (800) 700-1199
fax: 419) 337-5491
E-mail: info@ruppseeds.com
Web: www.ruppseeds.com
Melons
Avatar
Eastern shipper, medium open cavity. Firm flavorful orange flesh. Exterior is light green and turns to a yellow-tan when fully ripe. Oval shape melons are 7 to 9 pounds and 8 by 7.5 inches. Ideal for higher latitudes.
Sakata Seed America Inc., Morgan Hill, Calif.
Phone: (408) 778-7758
fax: (408) 778-7768
E-mail: info@sakata.com
Web: www.sakata.com
Majus
Majus, new from Enza Zaden is the big brother to Tirreno. Your customers will enjoy the great tasting 6- to 8-pound fruit.
Rupp Seed Inc., Wauseon, Ohio
Phone: 800) 700-1199
fax: (419) 337-5491
E-mail: info@ruppseeds.com
Web: www.ruppseeds.com
Tirreno
Tirreno, from Enza Zaden, has some of the best eating quality of any variety that we’ve marketed to date. It produces 4- to 6-pound fruit with beautiful firm flesh and excellent holding ability. It features tremendous plant health to boost yields.
Rupp Seed Inc., Wauseon, Ohio
Phone: (800) 700-1199
fax: (419) 337-5491
E-mail: info@ruppseeds.com
Web: www.ruppseeds.com
Pumpkins
Fall Splendor
A true spookster, with dark orange fruit on a restricted vine. Excellent yield potential with uniform 5- to 6-pound fruit and smooth, dark-green handles for easy carrying by schoolsters. For either the local pumpkin patch or retail market, both growers and school children will be proud to have Fall Splendor.
Sakata Seed America Inc., Morgan Hill, Calif.
Phone: (408) 778-7758
fax: (408) 778-7768
E-mail: info@sakata.com
Web: www.sakata.com
Solid Gold
Solid Gold is a 100-day hybrid from Rupp. Solid Gold is a 25-pound pumpkin that offers excellent color, handles and yields. Customers are telling us it is their best performing variety.
Rupp Seed Inc., Wauseon, Ohio
Phone: (800) 700-1199
fax: (419) 337-5491
E-mail: info@ruppseeds.com
Web: www.ruppseeds.com
WeeeeeOne
WeeeeeOne is a new miniature pumpkin from Rupp. The small, 3-by-3-inch fruit are the first miniature pumpkin with a true pumpkin shape. Its shallow ribs allow it to be easily carved. WeeeeeOne grows on a vigorous bush with excellent powdery mildew resistance and very high yields.
Rupp Seed Inc., Wauseon, Ohio
Phone: (800) 700-1199
fax: (419) 337-5491
E-mail: info@ruppseeds.com
Web: www.ruppseeds.com
Squash
Atlas Butternut Squash
This commercial F1 hybrid butternut offers high yields of uniformly sized and shaped fruit. Atlas is a mid-maturing variety at 110 days with strong plant vigor and short vine. Fruit color is cream with dark orange flesh. This winter squash has a cylindrical shape with a slight bulb, making it ideal for processing.
Sakata Seed America Inc., Morgan Hill, Calif.
Phone: (408) 778-7758
fax: (408) 778-7768
E-mail: info@sakata.com
Web: www.sakata.com
Sweet Corn
Allure
Allure is a new 75-day synergistic bicolor with excellent eating quality from Seneca Vegetable. Allure produces a very refined 8-by-1.75-inch ear with strong tip fill, good husk cover and great flag leaves.
Rupp Seed Inc., Wauseon, Ohio
Phone: (800) 700-1199
fax: (419) 337-5491
E-mail: info@ruppseeds.com
Web: www.ruppseeds.com
MultiSweet
Summer Sweet MultiSweet 7602MR from Abbott & Cobb is a new 75-day bicolor. MultiSweet 7602MR provides excellent husk color, a good disease package and very good flavor.
Rupp Seed Inc., Wauseon, Ohio
Phone: (800) 700-1199
fax: (419) 337-5491
E-mail: info@ruppseeds.com
Web: www.ruppseeds.com
Obsession
Obsession II is one of the first releases from the Seminis Performance Series. It maintains the same great taste and eating quality of the conventional while providing dual modes of action for above- and below-ground insects and tolerance to Roundup herbicide.
Rupp Seed Inc., Wauseon, Ohio
Phone: (800) 700-1199
fax: (419) 337-5491
E-mail: info@ruppseeds.com
Web: www.ruppseeds.com
Watermelon
Sweet Polly
Medium-large seedless variety with high fruit quality, oval shaped fruit and vigorous vine. Fruit has firm red flesh and reduced pip size. Intermediate resistance to Fusarium wilt race 1 and Anthracnose race 1. Modern, crimson rind pattern. Broadly tested and has rated well in trials throughout the United States.
Siegers Seed Co., Holland, Mich.
Phone: (800) 962-4999
fax: (877) 994-0333
E-mail: info@siegers.com
Web: www.siegers.com
