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Not sure what to plant? Check out these top picks for Spring 2011.
Favourite: ‘Gold Rush’, an easy-to-grow small, bright-yellow zucchini with traditional flavour Maturity: 55 days Germination rate: 80 per cent Seed life: 4 years Yield: 2.7 kg (6 lb.) per bush
Favourite: ‘Long English’ provides foot-long tapered cucumbers in the traditional English style that are ready in 62 days. This one likes to climb, so grow up a sturdy trellis for a space-efficient harvest Maturity: 62 days Germination rate: 60 per cent Seed life: Fresh is best Yield: 4.5 kg (10 lb.) per 3-m (10-ft.) row
Favourite: ‘Early Girl’ – this early medium red is an old favourite that is still popular Maturity: 75 days Germination rate: 75 per cent Seed life: 3 years Yield: 7 kg (15 lb.) per plant
Favourite: ‘Sweet Million’, a sweet bite-sized cherry tomato loaded with vitamin C and carotene Maturity: 75 days Germination rate: 75 per cent Seed life: 3 years Yield: 9 kg (20 lb.) per plant
Favourites: ‘Freckles’ for nutritious glossy green lettuce freckled with burgundy; ‘Winter Density’ for a cold-hardy stalwart Maturity: 65 days. Pick leaves or harvest the entire plant and replace with a new seedling for continuous harvest Germination rate: 80 per cent Seed life: 3 years Yield: 10 heads per 3-m (10-ft.) row; sow continuously from April to August and harvest throughout the year
Favourite: ‘Vancouver’ is quick-growing deep-green spinach Maturity: 50 days Germination rate: 65 per cent Seed life: 3 years Yield: A “cut and come again” crop; sow continuously for fresh growth and fall harvest
Favourite: A cut-and-come-again salad-lover’s delight. Excellent value with a variety of textures and flavours Maturity: 45 days Germination rate: 80 per cent Seed life: 3 years Yield: Bowls and bowls per square foot
Favourite: ‘Canary’ is a bright-yellow Swiss chard that provides a colourful change Maturity: 60 days Germination rate: 75 per cent Seed life: 3 years Yield: 10 heads per 3-m (10-ft.) row
Favourite: ‘Tri Colour’, a mix of golden, green and purple. Replant every two weeks until August to extend the season. ‘Royal Burgundy’ is a great producer of purple beans Maturity: 60 days Germination rate: 85 per cent Seed life: 3 years Yield: up to 3 kg (7 lb.) per 3-m (10-ft.) row
Favourites: ‘Sugar Daddy’, a disease-resistant, stringless, small-space bush pea ready in 68 days. ‘Sugar Lace II’ is another good choice, taking 100 days but with a higher yield Maturity: 68 to 100 days Germination rate: 85 per cent Seed life: 2 years Yield: 1.8 kg (4 lb.) per 2 bushes
