All vegetables and herbs on this list are available for your backyard farm. If a vegetable you want is not listed it may be installed if a source can be located. Also no berries are listed, but may also be obtained for your backyard farm.
Veggies (Also see Herbs below)
TYPE |
VARIETY |
NOTES |
| Arugula | Wild Arugula | Seeds From Hudson Valley Seed Library |
| Beans, Bush | Black Valentine | Green variety, Saved Seeds from my 2009 garden |
| Cherokee Wax | Yellow variety | |
| Beets | Detroit Dark Red | Seeds saved from my 2009 garden |
| Golden Detroit | ||
| Broccoli | Piracicaba | Seeds From Hudson Valley Seed Library |
| Cabbage, Red | Red Acre | Certified organic seed |
| Carrots* | Cosmic Purple | Certified organic seed |
| Little Finger | Certified organic seed | |
| Scarlet Nantes | Certified organic seed | |
| Chard | Rainbow | Certified organic seed |
| Cucumbers | Marketmore 80 | Slicing type, Certified organic seed |
| Homemade Pickles | Pickling type, Certified organic seed | |
| Garlic | To be determined | Fall Planting |
| Kale | Red Russian | Seeds saved from my 2009 garden |
| Dinosaur | Seeds From Hudson Valley Seed Library | |
| Leeks | American Flag | |
| Lettuce | Mesclun Mix | |
| Onions | Sweet | |
| Red | ||
| Peas | Sugar Ann | Bush variety |
| Pepper, sweet | Yolo Wonder (red) | |
| California Wonder Gold | Certified organic seed | |
| Pepper, hot | Long Red Cayenne | Certified organic seed |
| Fish | Very hot | |
| Hungarian Yellow | Seeds saved from my 2009 garden | |
| Potatoes | Yukon Gold | |
| Rose Gold | ||
| All Purple | Subject to availability | |
| Pumpkin | Connecticut Field | Good for eating and carving |
| Radish | Cherry Belle | Seeds From Hudson Valley Seed Library |
| Rutabaga | Purple Top | |
| Spinach | Bloomsdale | Seeds From Hudson Valley Seed Library |
| Tomato | Brandywine | |
| Big Rainbow | Certified organic | |
| Striped Roman | Plum type, good for salsas | |
| Amy’s Sugar Gem | Cherry type | |
| Zucchini | Cocozelle | Seeds From Hudson Valley Seed Library |
| Winter Squash | Waltham Butternut | Seeds saved from my 2009 garden |
*Only Little Finger carrots can be planted in a newly installed bed because the cardboard layer will block other varieties growth.
Herbs
TYPE |
VARIETY |
NOTES |
| Basil | Sweet | |
| Thai Purple | Seeds From Hudson Valley Seed Library | |
| Chives | Perennial | |
| Cilantro | ||
| Dill | ||
| Fennel | ||
| Oregano | Perennial | |
| Parsley | ||
| Thyme | Perennial |
