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cole crops sold singly for $1 and in mix your own 6-packs for $5.50
Broccoli
_calabrese sprouting (multi-heading, flavorful shoots, produce over a long period) H* fs og
_de cicco (early, blue-green, many side shoots, mild flavor) H* hm og
x_fiesta (mid-season, productive with many side shoots) F1 og
_piracicaba (loose flowerheads, edible leaves, broccolini-type, good raw or cooked) op
_umpqua (late season, excellent flavor, abundant side-shoot production) og
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Brussels Sprouts
cut off tops in early september to encourage larger sprouts, fertilize well, harvest after 4 weeks of frost for best flavor
_divino (large, uniform, cold tolerant for late crops, aphid resistant) F1 f
_sativa (productive and sweet) og fs
_speedia (earliest, tasty large sproouts, easy to grow) F1 f
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Cabbage
_early jersey wakefield (tender, tasty, mild, pointy head, spring) H* 63
_golden acre (tender, tasty round head, spring) op 62
_des vertus savoy (krinkly leaves, medium green, large head, mild and semi-sweet, old french variety)op 95
_red acre (compact head, early red) op hvsl 85 og
_red express(early season, small and compact, bright color) hvsl 63 og
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Cauliflower
water regularly, tie or bend leaves over around flower head as it’s forming to encourage whiter heads, and harvest when heads are tight
_charming snow (first, early, compact heads) F1 60
_violetta di sicilia (mild sweet flavor, lovely purple heads) si 62
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Collard Greens
_champion collards (best as a fall crop, can overwinter in a mild winter)
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Kale
edible all summer long, but gets sweeter after fall frosts
x_baltisk rod purpulkal (from sweden, deep red and green, very frilly, cold hardy)op f og
_bear necessities (green, feathery frilly leaves, very tender, good for baby or full size) op fs og
_dazzling blue (crossback of tuscan and rainbow, flat range of green to purple leaves and purple veins, cold hardy dino kale) op f og
x_dwarf blue scotch - vates (frilly, curly blue green leaves, hardy and productive compact plants) op f og
_madelay (very hardy, green, large rounded slightly savoyed leaves, tender even when big) og
_nero di toscana (dino kale) (long slender dark leaves, extra tasty) H* f, hvsl
_rainbow lacinato (cross of tuscan and red russian, extra cold hardy and very pretty! mix of frilly and smooth)op f og
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