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Bed NumberCompany Name:Ball Seed Foliage Appearance

Fruit/Flower Drop - Weather RelatedFruit Production

Fruit Appearance - HealthFruit Color Compared to Standard Variety

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Taste When RipePlant Name Cultivar CommentsTomato Cherry Punch' 4 4 5 5 4 Good Flavor and sturdy plantTomato Power Pops' 3 5 4 4 3 planted seed 5/10; 1st ripe 8/8; Tremendous fruit set; great for containersTomato Solar Power' 4 5 4 4 3 Suerb production. Uniform fruit. Thk skinned. Matures from Grn-Orng-RD

Contact: Judy Reith-RozelleGarden Site: West Madison Agriculture Research StationEvaluation By: Judy, Staff & Volunteers

Bed NumberCompany Name:Gardens Alive Foliage Appearance



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Taste When RipePlant Name Cultivar CommentsPepper -sweet 'Organic Nardello' 5 5 5 5 5 7/27 first ripe fruit; Superior flavor; Significant flwr drop with 96degrees Sweet Potato 'O'Henry's' DNPPotato 'Purple Viking' DNP


Bed NumberCompany Name:Grimes Foliage Appearance



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Taste When RipePlant Name Cultivar CommentsMustard 'Tasty Tatsoi' 2 2 Did not tolerate high temperature extremes. Quick to bolt.Pepper -hot 'Jalapeno Lite' 5 5 5 5 4 Extremely hot; good fruit set and full Jalapeno flavorTarragon 'Tasty Russak' 4 4 Big plants; Began to flower Aug 8; Some White mold on plants


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Plant Name Cultivar CommentsBroccoli 'Green Magic' F1 4 5 5 5 4 First hrvst 7/11. 2nd 7/20. Great sideshoots. Very heat tolerant.Broccoli 'Bay Meadows' F1 4 4 4 5 4 First hrvst 7/27. Very heat tolerant.Brussels Sprouts 'Nautic' F1 4 4 4 4 4Cabbage -Specialty 'Gonzales' F1 4 4 4 4 4 Harvested 7/20. Good uniform heads.Cabbage -Savoy 'Deadon' F1 4 4 4 4 3Carrot 'Nelson' F1 4 3 3 4 4Carrot 'Rainbow' 4 3 4 2 3Carrot 'Napoli' 4 2 4 4 4Carrot 'Yaya' 4 3 4 4 4Carrot 'Sugarsnax 54' F1 4 4 4 4 4Carrot 'Yellow Sun' F1 4 4 4 2 3Carrot 'Deep Purple' F1 4 3 4 3 4Cauliflower -Orange 'Cheddar' F1 3 2 2 2 2 Hrvst 7/20. Leafy material in heads. 50% premature rot. Not unifrmCauliflower -Romanesco 'Veronica' F1 2 2 2 2 2Corn -Dry Field Corn 'Northstine Dent' 3 2 2 3 NA Poor germination. Uneven plant height. Poor pollination.Cucumber -European Pickling 'Harmonie' F1 4 3 4 4 4Cucumber -American Pickling 'Salt and Pepper' 4 4 3 5 4 Fruit must be picked small. Fruit colored from white to yllow quickly.Cucumber -Slicing 'Corinto' F1 4 5 5 4 5 First hrvst 7/25. Great slicer.Eggplant -Dark Purple/Black 'Barbarella' F1 4 4 5 5 4 First hrvst 7/25. Good size, held well on plants. Possible V rsistnceGreens -Arugula/Roquette 'Surrey' 4 4 Held well in high heat. Late to bolt.Greens -Asian 'Altor' 3 3Greens -Asian 'Red Rain' F1 3 3

Company Name: Johnny'sContact: Judy Reith-RozelleGarden Site: West Madison Agriculture Research StationEvaluation By: Judy, Staff & Volunteers




Plant Name Cultivar Site ConditionsTaste When Ripe

CommentsPac Choi 'Red Choi' F1 4 3Mustard Greens 'Suehlihung No. 2' 4 3Mustard Greens 'Scarlet Frills' 4 5Greens -Salad Mixes 'Elegance Greens Mix' 3 3Kale 'Beira' F1 DNPLettuce -Green Oakleaf 'Panisse' 4 4Lettuce -Red Oakleaf 'Paradai' 4 4Lettuce -Red Romaine 'Rhazes' 5 4 Excellent color.Lettuce -Summer Crisp 'Mottistone' 4 4Melon -Cantaloupe 'Tasty Bites' F1 5 5 4 5 5 Good flavor. Rodents prefferred this variety. Thin rind?Melon -Crenshaw 'Lilly' F1 5 4 4 5 3 Good Size and color. Full ripeness at color change. Very soft fruit.Melon -Honeydew 'Snow Leopard' F1 5 4 4 4 5 Great flavor and personal size. Harvest at slight yellowing.Onion -Red 'Cabernet' F1 2 1 2 3 3 Plants did not respond well to heat and dry. 90% mortalityOnion -Sweet Mild 'Walla Walla Sweet' 3 2 2 3 5 Plants did not respond well to heat and dry. 40% mortality. Grt Flvr.Pepper -Bell 'Flavorburst' F1 5 5 4 5 5 Flwr drop at 96degrees. 7-10 fruit/plnt. Grt Color. 1st hrvst 8/4.Pepper -Sweet 'Lipstick' 5 3 3 3 3 Some blossom end rot. 1st hrvst 7/27Pepper -Sweet 'Mellow Star' F1 5 5 4 5 3 Tremendous fruit set. Good sauteeing and pickling pepper.Pumpkin -Jack-o'-lantern 'Champion' F1 5 3 5 5 Perfect uniform size, shape, and color. 7fruit/3plnts. +35lbPumpkin -Giant 'Polar Bear' F1 5 5 5 5 Garden favorite. Lrg fruit and pure white color. 8fruit/ 3plnts. +45 lbPumpkin -Small Pie 'Chucky' 5 4 5 4 4 Great pie size. 19fruit/3plnts.Radish -Specialty 'Shunkyo Semi-Long' 5 5 4 5 5 One of the best trialed for flavor and heat resistance.Radish -Specialty 'Nero Tondo' 5 4 4 4 2 Terribly woody and hot even at young harvestZucchini -Dark Green 'Dundoo' F1 4 4 4 4 5 First Hrvst 7/11. Earliest Zucchini this year.Zucchini - Yellow 'Soleil' F1 4 4 4 4 4Tomato 'Defiant PHR' F1 4 4 4 4 4Tomato -Indeterminate 'Mountain Magic' F1 5 5 5 5 5 Showed increased resistance to fungal pathogens.

Company: Johnny's




Plant Name Cultivar Site ConditionsTaste When Ripe

CommentsTomato -Determinate 'Polbig' F1 5 4 4 4 5 1st ripe 7/27; Tomato -Determinate 'BHN-1021' F1 4 4 4 4 4Tomato -Grape 'Five Star Grape' F1 5 5 5 5 5 1st ripe 7/25; Excellent resistance to cracking; Full tomato flavor.Tomato -Cherry 'Tomatoberry Garden' F1 5 5 5 5 5 1st ripe 7/25; Excellent resistance to cracking; Easy harvestTomato -Husk Cherry 'Goldie' 2 4 4 4 5 Excellent flavor

Tomatillo 'Purple' 2 3 3 2 3 Some viral issues.

Basil -Pesto 'Genovese Compact, Improved' 4 3

Basil -Asian 'Christmas' DNP

Basil -Purple 'Amethyst Improved' 4 2

Cilantro 'Caribe' 5 5 DNWorked well as a fall planting.

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Plant Name Cultivar CommentsPepper -sweet 'Cute Stuff Red' 5 5 3 5 5 Garden favorite. Great fruit set, but many fruit exposed and 25% sunburn damagePepper -hot 'Sweet Heat' 4 5 3 4 5 Very hot 'slow burn' heat. One of the best flavored hot peppers. 25frt/plant. 20% sunburn damage

Company Name:Pan AmericanContact: Judy Reith-RozelleGarden Site: West Madison Agriculture Research StationEvaluation By: Judy, Staff & Volunteers





Plant Name Cultivar CommentsBean -Green Bush 'Inspiration' F1 DNPBeets 'Kestral' F1 3 3 3 3 3Beets 'Solo' F1 3 3 3 3 3Cabbage 'Stonehead' F1 DNPCabbage 'Yuki' F1 DNPPepper -bell 'Brownie' F1 DNPPumpkin 'Monster Smash' F1 5 5 5 5 6fruit/3plnts. Lrg size 55-160lbs. Good shape and color. No rotten fruit.Pumpkin -specialty 'Small World of Color' 5 3 4 4 10fruit/3plnts. Two color of fruit prevelant.Squash -summer 'Spineless Perfection' F1 4 4 4 4 4Squash -summer 'Golden Glory' F1 4 4 4 4 4Squash -winter 'Thunder' F1 4 5 4 3 4 32fruit/3 plantsTomato 'BHN-783' F1 3 4 4 4 3Melon -Cantaloupe 'Tirreno' F1 5 5 4 4 4

Company Name: RuppContact: Judy Reith-RozelleGarden Site: West Madison Agriculture Research StationEvaluation By: Judy, Staff & Volunteers

Bed NumberCompany Name: Seed Savers Foliage Appearance




Plant Name Cultivar CommentsBasil 'Cinnamon' 4 3Bean -bush 'Black Valentine' 3 3 3 3 3Cucumber 'Edmonson' 4 3 4 4 3Cucumber 'Japanese Climbing' 5 5 4 4 5 Excellent slicer. Eggplant 'Diamond' 4 4 4 4 4Kale 'Red Russian' 5 5 Stood well in heat. Flavor remained mild.Gourd 'Ten Commandments' 5 4 4 4Lettuce 'Bunte Forellenschluss' 4 3Lettuce 'Reine Des Glaces' 4 3Melon 'Delice De La Table' 4 4 3 3 3 Very thick rind, but easily bruised. Aromatic, but not overly sweet.Melon 'Oka' 3 1 3 3 3 3fruit on 3 plants. Ripe fruit very delicate.Radish 'Helios'Radish 'Plum Purple' 3 3 4 5 4 Unique color. Even at large sizes remained tender.Pepper -hot 'Black Hungarian' 5 Y 3 4 4 3 Beautiful plant with hot fruit. Lacks flavor.Pepper -very hot 'Habanero Peach' 5 4 5 5 5 Late fruiting with tremendous color and full Habenero flavorPepper -sweet 'Jimmy Nardello's' 5 Y 5 5 5 5 Signiaficant flower drop at 96degrees. 10fruit/plant. A trial favorite.Pepper -sweet 'Tolli's Sweet Italian' 4 3 4 4 4Squash -Winter 'Potimarron' 4 4 4 4 4 Preferred by squash vine borer.Squash -Winter 'Silver Bell' 4 3 4 3 3Tomato 'Black Sea Man' 4 4 4 5 5 Excellent rich flavor. Great in salsa.Tomato 'Chalk's Early Jewel' 5 Y 2 4 4 3 Very poor fruit set. Weather related?Tomato 'Hungarian Heart' 4 Y 3 3 5 5 Very large fruit. Extremely thin skin, Delicate texture unique flavor.Tomato 'Lemon Drop' 5 4 4 4 4Watermelon 'Blacktail Mountain' 5 4 5 5 5 Earliest watermelon in trial. Evaluator favoriteWatermelon 'Golden Midget' 4 4 5 5 4 Hard to judge ripeness from color or 1st tendril dryness. Good flavor/sizeWatermelon 'Sweet Siberian' 4 3 3 4 3






Plant Name Cultivar CommentsBrussels Sprouts 'Dimitri YR' 4 4 4 4 3Beets 'Touchstone Gold' 4 4 4 4 4Parsley 'Geppito' 4 4Lettuce -Arugula Wild 'Captiva' 4 5 Slow to bolt. Low growing and thick. Unique leaf shape.Cauliflower - Romanesco Veronica' 2 2 3 3 2 Not uniform plnts. Heads w/lots leafy material. Heads unequal size/maturityCauliflower 'Amazing' DNPPepper -orange bell 'Milena' 5 3 4 5 4Tomato -yellow 'BHN 871' 4 5 4 4 3

Company Name: SeedwayContact: Judy Reith-RozelleGarden Site: West Madison Agriculture Research StationEvaluation By: Judy, Staff & Volunteers

Bed NumberCompany Name: Territorial Foliage Appearance




Plant Name Cultivar CommentsBroccoli 'Fiesta' DNPCarrot 'Merida' 5 3 3 3 4Parsnips 'Cobham Improved Marrow' 4 4 4 3 3Rutabaga 'Marian' 3 3 3 3 2


Bed NumberCompany Name: The Natural Gardening CompanyFoliage Appearance




Plant Name Cultivar CommentsParsnip 'Javelin' F1 4 4 4 4 4Pepper -hot 'Shishito' 5 5 5 5 4 35fruit per plant. Excellent flavor with <ancho type heat.Tomato 'Ramapo' F1 3 4 4 4 3






Plant Name Cultivar CommentsBasil 'Aristotle' DNPCarrot 'Mignon' 4 4 4 4 4Bean -Dwarf Runner 'Hestia' 4 1 2 3 2 A great ornamental flower plant. No fruit production until cool fall weatherEggplant 'Baby Rosanna' F1 DNPSalad Leaves 'Winter Blend' 4 3 A little too much Kale in mix. Squash -Summer 'Midnight' F1 3 3 3 4 4 Extremely susceptible to powdery mildew.Tomato 'Tumbling Junior' 4 4 4 4 4 First Ripe 7/17. Tomato 'Vilma' 3 3 3 3 2 First Ripe 7/15. Very compact for small containers

Company Name: Thompson & MorganContact: Judy Reith-RozelleGarden Site: West Madison Agriculture Research StationEvaluation By: Judy, Staff & Volunteers

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