Albert Lea Seed House 2017 Garden Catalog | Page 9

KOHLRABI
EARLY WHITE VIENNA
55 days . Mild , creamy white flesh with a more delicate flavor than the turnip . Edible bulbs grow above the ground and should be eaten when young ( about 2 1 / 2 ” wide ). Suitable for freezing .
1 / 4 oz $ 1.59
PURPLE VIENNA
60 days . Purple-skinned bulbs with green-white flesh and small tops . Slightly larger than Early White Vienna .
1 / 4 oz $ 1.59
LETTUCE
MESCLUN BLEND
30-50 days . The French approach to salad greens , mesclun means " mixture ." Early sweet lettuces and tangy , tender greens are pre-mixed to grow together for easy cutting . They ' re as pretty in the garden as they are in the bowl . Harvest most mixes in 30 days .
1 / 4 oz $ 1.49
BLACK-SEEDED SIMPSON 45 days . Large , loose and light green , these lightly crumpled leaves mature very early . The inner leaves blanch almost white . Plants are large and upright and slow to bolt . Will withstand some frost .
1 / 4 oz $ 1.49
Early White Vienna Hale ’ s Best Clemson Spineless
1 / 2 oz $ 2.49
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1 oz $ 3.99
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1 / 4 lb $ 9.99
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1 / 4 lb $ 12.99
1 / 4 lb $ 12.99
GREEN SALAD BOWL
50 days . Long , wavy and light green leaves are deep-notched ; rosette is large and fast growing . Tipburn and heat resistant , very slow to bolt .
1 / 4 oz $ 1.49
BUTTERCRUNCH
65 days . A bibb lettuce with a large , compact yellow-white heart . Bolts less and is longer lasting . Heat tolerant with dark green reddishtinged rosette heads . Plant is looseheaded with thick , blistered leaves .
1 / 4 oz $ 1.49
PARRIS ISLAND COS-ROMAINE
76 days . Dark gray-green , upright heads grow 8-12 ”. Neatly folded with a savory , creamy white heart . Vigorous , very uniform and medium to slow bolt . Tip burn and mosaic tolerant .
1 / 4 oz $ 1.49
MELON
MINNESOTA MIDGET
80 days . This ever-so-sweet melon arrives early , making it a good choice for northern gardens with short seasons . Bred at the University of Minnesota in the 1940s , the small , 4 " melon ' s thick , meaty and golden yellow flesh boasts excellent flavor and a high sugar content . The compact vines grow to only 3 ' and produce prolifically .
1 / 8oz $ 2.99
1 / 2 oz $ 2.49
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1 / 4 oz $ 5.99
1 oz $ 3.99
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1 oz $ 8.99
1 / 4 lb $ 12.99
1 / 4 lb $ 12.99
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1 / 4 lb $ 29.99
HALE ’ S BEST 82 days . A big melon , with an average weight of 4.5 pounds . Wellnetted , with practically no ribs . Salmon colored flesh is thick , sweet and of fine eating quality .
1 / 4 oz $ 1.69
IROQUOIS
87 days . With a coarse heavy net and deep ribs , the Iroquois has thick , deep orange flesh , a hard gray -green shell , and weighs 5-7 lbs . Fusarium wilt-resistant .
1 / 4 oz $ 1.69
1 / 2 oz $ 2.79
1 / 2 oz $ 2.79
1 oz $ 4.49
1 oz $ 4.49
1 / 4 lb $ 7.99
1 / 4 lb $ 7.99
GOLDEN HONEYMOON
92 days . Very attractive gold rind with thick , emerald-green flesh . Smaller than regular honeydew and nearly two weeks earlier .
1 / 4 oz $ 1.69
1 / 2 oz $ 2.79
1 oz $ 4.49
1 / 4 lb $ 7.99
OKRA
CLEMSON SPINELESS 60 days . This vigorous , 4 ’ high plant produces an abundance of dark green , grooved pods without spines . Best picked when young . Excellent in soups and stews .
1 / 4 oz $ 1.49
1 / 2 oz $ 2.49
1 oz $ 3.99
Order by phone : 507-377-2372
1 / 4 lb $ 12.99
Order by email : mary @ alseed . com
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