Susan & Bill’s Garden – 2026

Our plans for the next growing season are just about complete. Please note that you’ll find both the vegetable crops and flower varieties that we want to grow in 2026, so be sure to scroll all the way down this page to see everything.

VEGETABLES:

Here's what we plan to grow in our vegetable garden during the 2026 garden season. To visit the web pages of any of the seed sources listed, go to the Links page under the Guides menu on this website. Always check with your local independent garden center first! Any varieties followed by an asterisk (*) are new to us. The list of sources is by no means exhaustive but it will give you some ideas and multiple sources for them.

Crop	Variety	Seed Sources
Arugula	Esmee	High Mowing Organic Seeds, Johnny's Selected Seeds, Osborne Quality Seeds
Basil	Genovese	Baker Creek, Botanical Interests, High Mowing, Seed Savers Exchange
Bean, bush	Contender	Baker Creek, Botanical Interests, Burpee, Ferry Morse, True Leaf Market, Urban Farmer
Bean, pole	Fortex	Burpee, Johnny's, Pinetree Garden Seeds, Territorial Seed, Uprising Seeds, Vermont Bean Seed
Bean, pole	Monte Gusto Yellow	Burpee, Kitchen Garden Seeds, Territorial Seed, Pinetree, Seeds 'n Such
Beet	Cylindra	Baker Creek, Burpee, Ed Hume Seeds, Fedco Seeds, High Mowing, Seed Savers Exchange, Territorial Seed
Beet	Golden	Baker Creek, Botanical Interests, Fedco Seeds, Harris Seeds, High Mowing, Pinetree, Renee's Garden, Seed Savers Exchange
Broccoli	Belstar	Botanical Interests, High Mowing, Johnny's, Pinetree Seeds, Territorial Seed
Cabbage	Tiara	High Mowing, Johnny's, Territorial Seed
Carrot	Dolciva	High Mowing Seeds
Carrot	Parisian Market	Baker Creek, Ed Hume Seeds, Seeds 'n Such, Urban Farmer, Victory Seed Company
Carrot	Narvik	Fedco, High Mowing, Johnny's, Osborne, Vesey's
Carrot	Tendersweet	Botanical Interests, Fedco, Ferry-Morse Seeds, Gurney's Seeds, True Leaf Market
Celery	Utah Improved (a.ka. 52-70)	Baker Creek, Burpee, Ferry-Morse Seeds, Harris Seeds, Stokes Seeds, True Leaf Market
Chard	Rainbow	Eden Brothers, Ed Hume Seeds, Ferry-Morse, Fruition Seeds, High Mowing, Renee's Garden
Corn	Sweetness Bicolor	Ed Hume Seeds, Seeds 'n Such
Cucumber	MiniMe	Harris Seed, High Mowing, Park Seed, Totally Tomatoes, Urban Farmer
Kale	Red Russian	Baker Creek, Ferry-Morse, Johnny's, Seed-Savers Exchange, True Leaf Market
Leeks	Bulgarian Giant	Baker Creek
Lettuce	Buttercrunch	High Mowing, Johnny's, Osborne Quality Seeds, Park Seed, Territorial Seed
Onion	Ailsa Craig	Baker Creek, Fedco, High Mowing, Pinetree, Seed Savers Exchange, Urban Farmer
Onion	Red of Florence	Annie's Heirlooms, Baker Creek, Botanical Interests, High Mowing, Johnny's, True Leaf Market
Pak choi	Bopak	Harris Seeds, High Mowing, Johnny's, Pinetree, Seeds 'n Such, Territorial Seed, Urban Farmer
Parsley	Italian (flat leaf)	Botanical Interests, Burpee, Ferry Morse, Park Seed, Seeds of Change, True Leaf Market
Parsnips	Hollow Crown	Baker Creek, Burpee, Eden Brothers, Pinetree, True Leaf Market
Pepper, sweet	Marconi Rosso	Pinetree, True Leaf Market
Pepper, hot	Early Jalapeno	Botanical Interests, Burpee, Eden Brothers, Ferry-Morse, High Mowing, True Leaf Market
Pepper, hot	Megatron	Botanical Interests, Harris Seeds, Kitchen Garden Seeds, Territorial Seed, Totally Tomatoes
Pumpkin	Jack Be Little	Baker Creek, Botanical Interests, Burpee, Ferry-Morse, High Mowing, Kitchen Garden Seeds
Pumpkin	New England Pie	Annie's Heirlooms, Baker Creek, Fedco Seeds, High Mowing, Johnny's, Kitchen Garden Seeds
Radish	Purple Plum	Annie's Heirlooms, Baker Creek, Fedco, High Mowing, Kitchen Garden Seeds, Seed Savers Exchange
Shallot	Zebrune	Baker Creek, Kitchen Garden Seeds, Pinetree,
Squash, summer	Grey (for donating)	Baker Creek, Ferry-Morse, So True Seeds, True Leaf Market
Squash, summer	Zephyr	Fedco, Kitchen Garden Seeds, Johnny's, Pinetree, Seeds 'n Such
Squash, winter	Autumn Frost	Gurney's, High Mowing, Pinetree, Seeds 'n Such, Territorial Seed
Squash, winter	Burpee's Butterbush butternut	Annie's Heirlooms, Baker Creek, Burpee, Fedco, Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, Territorial Seed, Uprising Seeds
Tomato, cherry micro dwarf	Orange Hat	Baker Creek, Victory Seed
Tomato, grape	Pandorino	Renee's Seeds
Tomato, paste	Supremo	Botanical Interests, Harris Seeds, Park Seed
Tomato, slicing	Chef's Choice Orange	Eden Brothers, Park Seed, Seeds 'n Seed, Totally Tomatoes, True Leaf Market, Urban Farmer
Turnip	Mikado	Renee's Garden
Turnip	Silky Sweet	Burpee Seed, Harris Seeds, Territorial Seed, Vesey's Seeds

FLOWERS:

It is such a joy growing flowers in our garden every year. In addition to providing us with beauty to enjoy, annual flowers attract all sorts of pollinators, other beneficial insects, and even hummingbirds. And their seeds feed different types of birds during the fall and winter months. The table below lists the flowers I'm planning to start from seed. Some will grow in the main part of our landscape, while the others will go right into our veggie garden! I've provided potential seed sources for you, but also be sure to check your local independent garden centers.

Flower	Variety	Seed Sources
Butterfly Pea		Baker Creek, Kitchen Garden Seeds, Park Seed, Select Seeds
Coleus	Rainbow Blend	Botanical Interests, Ferry-Morse, Lake Valley Seeds, Sow True Seed
Cosmos	Pink Mosaic	Kitchen Garden Seeds
Cosmos	Rubenza	Baker Creek, Botanical Interests, Johnny's Select Seeds, Pinetree Garden Seeds
Marigold	Big Duck Yellow	Park Seed, Urban Farmer
Marigold	Mr. Majestic	Kitchen Garden Seeds, Pinetree, Seeds 'n Such
Rudbeckia	Prairie Sun	Fedco Seed, Harris Seeds, Johnny's, Pinetree, Territorial Seed, Uprising Seeds
Rudbeckia	Sahara mix	Baker Creek, Harris Seeds, Johnny's, Select Seeds, Territorial Seed
Snapdragon	Double Shot Orange Bicolor	Eden Brothers, Harris Seeds, Park Seed
Sunflower	Florenza	Baker Creek, Fedco, Johnny's, Pinetree
Sunflower	Chocolate Cherry	Annie's Heirlooms, Baker Creek, Burpee, Renee's Garden Seeds
Sunflower	Gummy Bear	Johnny's, Kitchen Garden Seeds, Territorial Seed
Sunflower	Junior	Kitchen Garden Seeds, Renee's Garden
Sunflower	Lemon Queen	Baker Creek, Botanical Interests, Ferry-Morse, Renee's Garden, Seed Savers Exchange
Sunflower	Paintbox Bouquet	Renee's Garden
Tithonia (Mexican sunflower)	Torch	Fedco, Pinetree, Renee's Garden, Uprising Seeds
Verbena bonariensis	Vanity	Kitchen Garden Seeds, Renee's Garden, Select Seeds
Zinnia	Aztec Sunset	Eden Brothers, Park Seed, Seeds 'n Such, Territorial Seed
Zinnia	Oriole Orange	Lake Valley Seed
Zinnia	Purple Prince	Baker Creek, Burpee, Gurney's Seeds, Lake Valley Seed, Pinetree