AAS winners

All-America Selections is an independent non-profit organization that tests new, never-before-sold varieties for the home gardener. After a full season of anonymous trialing by volunteer horticulture professionals, only the top garden performers are given the AAS Winner award designation for their superior performance. More information at all-americaselections.org

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Acorn Honey Bear Squash

A “winter squash” known for its sweet flavor and resistance to powdery mildew. Delicious when halved and baked with butter...

AAS winners
Artwork Stir-Fry Broccoli

A 2015 All-America Selections winner. Grow your own baby (or stem) broccoli — a gourmet treat! Instead of focusing its...

AAS winners
Big Beef Tomato

For years gardeners wanted a large, beefsteak-type tomato that was delicious, early to bear, and highly disease resistant. Finally in...

Hybrid
Large fruit
Medium
Red
Slicing
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Beefsteak
Early maturing
Indeterminate
Most popular
Super disease resistant
Black Beauty Zucchini

Heirloom. A 1957 All-America Selections winner, this early and prolific heirloom variety has been exceedingly popular for its very dark...

AAS winners
Heirlooms
Most popular
Buttercrunch Lettuce

Developed by Cornell University, this heat-tolerant, Bibb-type lettuce has quickly become a favorite since earning All America status in 1963....

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Cajun Belle Pepper

True to its name, Cajun Belle pepper is an awesome pepper because it gives you all the flavor of a...

Great for cooking
Great when fresh
Hot
Mild heat
Small fruit
Sweet
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Carmen Italian Sweet Pepper

For sweet peppers that taste wonderful roasted, plant Carmen. This Italian pepper is a bull’s horn type (corno di toro),...

Great for cooking
Great when fresh
Mild heat
Pickling & Preserving
Small fruit
Sweet
AAS winners
Celebrity Tomato

Celebrity vines bear clusters of medium-large tomatoes that are prized for their flavor. This is a great, all-round, dependable choice...

Hybrid
Medium fruit
Red
Short
Slicing
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Classic
Determinate
Early maturing
Most popular
Super disease resistant
Clemson Spineless Green Okra

Heirloom. High yields of spineless, tender ribbed pods with excellent flavor. Traditional favorite for soups and stews. Can be canned,...

AAS winners
Heirlooms
Most popular
Fernleaf Dill

Sometimes known as the “fish herb” because it’s such a delicious complement to fish, dill is used in many dishes,...

AAS winners
Most popular
Flaming Flare Fresno Chili Pepper

Light Full sun Fruit size 3.75 inches long Matures 75 days after planting Plant spacing 18 to 24 inches apart...

Great for cooking
Hot
Medium fruit
Mild heat
Pickling & Preserving
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Giant Marconi Pepper

Awarded All-America Selections recognition in 2001 for its adaptability, earliness, smoky-sweet flavor, and yield, this pepper is a sure winner...

Great for cooking
Great when fresh
Large fruit
Mild heat
Sweet
AAS winners
Golden Jubilee Heirloom Tomato

Heirloom. First introduced in 1943 as an All-America Selection, Jubilee bears large tomatoes with very meaty, thick-walled interiors and mild...

Extra large fruit
Medium
Medium fruit
Slicing
AAS winners
Heirlooms
Indeterminate
Yellow and orange
Green Peas

Sugar snap-style green peas are bred so that you can shell them like English peas, pick while young and flat...

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Gypsy Pepper

This elongated, 3-lobed beauty performs well in hot and cool regions. Great for frying or in salads. Ripens from light...

Great for cooking
Great when fresh
Medium fruit
Mild heat
Sweet
AAS winners
Juliet Roma Grape Tomato

Slightly larger than the well-known Santa grape tomato, Juliet bears delicious, sweet fruit on indeterminate vines. Some gardeners refer to...

Bite-sized
Hybrid
Red
Salad
Small fruit
Tall
AAS winners
Indeterminate
Most popular
Mexibelle Pepper

This unique hybrid pepper combines the characteristics of bell and hot peppers to produce a bell with a kick. Mexibelle...

Great for cooking
Great when fresh
Hot
Medium fruit
Mild heat
AAS winners
O-S Cross (School Cabbage)

This high-quality, bolt-resistant hybrid produces exhibition-size heads and is used primarily for our 3rd Grade Cabbage Program. Try it in...

AAS winners
Most popular
Patio Baby Mini Eggplant

Get ready to harvest a bumper crop of tiny eggplants! The glossy, purple-black eggplants are never bitter, even if you...

AAS winners
Stonehead Cabbage

Named for its solid head, Stonehead holds well in the garden without splitting, so there is no need to hurry...

AAS winners
Straight Eight Cucumber

Heirloom. Named for its perfectly straight, 8-inch long fruit, this slicing cucumber has long been prized for its high quality,...

AAS winners
Heirlooms
Most popular
Straightneck Squash

Heirloom. This early, prolific straightneck summer squash produces creamy yellow, tender fruit of excellent quality early in the season. Plants...

AAS winners
Heirlooms
Most popular
Sunflower – Ring of Fire

Set your garden ablaze with stunning bi-color sunflower blooms. Flowers boast a deep brown center surrounded by two-tone petals: Gold...

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Sweet Banana Pepper

Named for its banana-like shape, this variety bears sweet, mild banana peppers that mature from yellow, to orange, and then...

Great for cooking
Great when fresh
Medium fruit
Mild heat
Pickling & Preserving
Sweet
AAS winners
Most popular
Organics
Swiss Chard

Called “Bright Lights,” this variety of Swiss chard is as pretty as it is tasty. Large leaves with a prominent,...

AAS winners
Waltham Butternut Squash

Heirloom. This variety, Waltham Butternut, has a hard, yellow to tan exterior but delicious sweet, orange flesh inside. Exceptional quality,...

AAS winners
Heirlooms
Wee B Little Pumpkin

Give your garden a splash of cuteness with baseball size pumpkins. A 1999 All-America Selections winner, Wee B Little is...

AAS winners