A pea plant is a pea plant is a pea plant , and scratch would taste as crunchy by any other name . apology to bothGertrude SteinandWilliam Shakespeare , but in the gardening world new epithet for pea , lucre , ( roses , of course of action ) and many more generate turmoil . unexampled vegetable for 2016 let in lots of yellow capsicum pepper plant and Brussels sprouts . count out , kale , you are so 2014 .
What ’s fresh in 2016 ?
Yellow Peppers — The 2016 All - America Selections veggie award victor is a small sensationalistic pepper calledCornito Giallo F1 . Bred byJohnny ’s Selected Seed , Cornito Giallo is described as sweet and fruity . It can be eaten fresh , fire - roasted or fried . Growing on 24 - inch - marvellous plants , this white pepper is ready for harvest time 75 day after transplant . The 6 - in long peppers start out light-green , but make grow a bright yellow coloring material as they ripen . Johnny ’s has another new lily-livered pepper calledEscamillo .
Cornito Giallo
Brussels Sprouts — Several seed companies are offering a new kind of Brussels sprouts calledHestia . This Dutch assortment was multiply to make threatening production of firm , tasty sprout . It handles frost well , which could lengthen the grow season here . To grow in the North , you will need to start source indoors four to five week before the last frost date . Renee ’s Garden Seeds urge savour these Brussels sprouts roasted in olive crude oil with whole garlic cloves , orchard apple tree slices and bacon . What ’s not to make out ! If you still love Brassica oleracea acephala , conceive trying the newish kale - Brussels spud cross calledKalettes ® .One blogger name to it as “ kale on spliff . ”
Brassica oleracea italica — If you prefer broccoli to Brussels sprout , how about tryingArtwork babe Brassica oleracea italica , a 2015 All - America Selections success ? infant broccoli forms head along the stems , so instead of having a orotund head ( often with a tough husk ) you get many diminished heads with edible stalking . These are perfect for clean steaming or stir - sauteing . launch plants can allow temperature as humble as 26 degrees F , but you may want to protect immature organ transplant if the spring weather condition turn cool .
Lycopersicon esculentum — Every year , it seems there are dozens of new tomatoes — big ones , petty I , green ones , red ones . AAS pick two winning tomatoes this year : The prolific , gratifying currant tomato , Candyland Red , and Chef ’s Choice Green , a slicing sized love apple with unripe - yellow food color and a citrusy look . Other new love apple getting lots of imperativeness : Madame Marmande , a Gallic loanblend with self-aggrandizing fruits and flavor , and a disease - resistive variety calledMountain Merit .
Artwork baby broccoli — AAS photo
What new veggie for 2016 will you be trying ?
