Sunday, May 29, 2016

Vegetable Days to Harvest

Too often, we might think we are well prepared, but we are not.  A key part of being prepared is having a sustainable food plan like covered in the Prepper Handbook on Amazon Kindle.  In addition to knowing the Planting Dates, we need to know how long we will have to wait before our garden starts providing us with food.

Building your food stores the right way starts with enough canned and dried foods to last 12 months which allows time to plant our garden, harvest, prepare and preserve food for the winter.

Planting some foods that harvest early could be the difference between surviving and starving after a hard winter.  Here are the Days to Harvest for a long list of foods you should consider. The ones listed in red are Heirloom varieties that you can save seeds from and grow them again next year.  Seeds from hybrid varieties often will not reproduce.   Having both may be a good idea, but they must be planted far apart to prevent cross pollination as Bees will carry pollen great distances.  Of course, having a Green House for year-round food and/or Aquaponics represents an advanced level of preparation that most do not have and a much more reliable plan.

Vegetable Variety Days to Harvest
Asparagus Jersey Gem 300
Asparagus Jersey Giant 300
Asparagus UC-157 300
Asparagus UC-72 300
Bean - Lima Henderson Bush 65
Bean - Lima Jackson Wonder Bush 65
Bean - Lima Dixie White 70
Bean - Lima Fordhook 75
Bean - Lima Florida Speckled Pole 85
Bean Bush Tendergreen 40
Bean Bush Greencrop 50
Bean Bush Long Tendergreen 50
Bean Bush Topcrop 50
Bean Bush Improved Golden Wax 52
Bean Bush Pencil Pod Black Wax 53
Bean Bush Tendercrop 54
Bean Bush Early Contender 55
Bean Bush Goldcrop Wax 55
Bean Bush Jumbo 55
Bean Bush Blue Lake 60
Bean Bush Roma II 60
Bean Pole Kentucky Wonder 60
Bean Pole Romano Gold 60
Bean Pole Dade 65
Beet Pacemaker II 50
Beet Green Top Bunching 52
Beet Ruby Queen 55
Beet Detroit Dark Red 56
Broccoli Green Comet 40
Broccoli Packman 50
Broccoli Southern Comet 50
Broccoli Premium Crop 55
Brussel Sprouts Jade Cross 80
Cabbage Early Jersey Wakefield 53
Cabbage Market Prize 76
Cabbage Ruby Ball 78
Cabbage Bravo 85
Cabbage Green Boy 85
Cabbage Rio Verde 85
Cabbage Sanibel 90
Cabbage Savoy King 90
Cabbage Chinese Jade Pagoda 65
Cabbage Chinese Michihili 80
Cantaloupe Primo 77
Cantaloupe Caravelle 80
Cantaloupe Magnum 45 80
Cantaloupe Mission 80
Cantaloupe Hales Best 82
Cantaloupe Perlita 85
Cantaloupe TAM Uvalde 85
Cantaloupe Ambrosia 86
Cantaloupe Israeli 90
Carrot Royal Chantenay 65
Carrot Nantes Half Long 70
Carrot Red Core Chantenay 70
Carrot Imperator 58 75
Carrot Baby Thumbelina 55
Carrot Processing Gold King 68
Carrot Processing Danver 126 75
Cauliflower Imperial 60
Cauliflower Snow Crown 60
Cauliflower Snowball Y Improved 60
Celeriac Large Smooth Prague 110
Celeriac Marble Ball 110
Chives Chinese Chives 80
Chives Garlic Chives 80
Collards Blue Max 68
Collards Georgia Southern 75
Collards Vates 75
Corn Mirai 70
Corn Merit (Yellow) 75
Corn Honey n Pearl (Bicolor) 78
Corn Snowbelle (White) 79
Corn Summer Sweet 81
Corn Sugar Loaf 83
Corn Crisp-N-Sweet (Yellow) 85
Corn White Lightning (White) 86
Corn How Sweet It Is (White) 87
Corn Kandy Korn (Yellow) 89
Corn Sweet G-90 (Bicolor) 90
Corn Silver Queen (White) 91
Cucumber Pickling County Fair 87 48
Cucumber Pickling Carolina 49
Cucumber Pickling Calypso 52
Cucumber Pickling Homemade 55
Cucumber Pickling Little Leaf 55
Cucumber Pickling National 55
Cucumber Slicing Burpless 55
Cucumber Slicing Sweet Success 55
Cucumber Slicing Dasher II 60
Cucumber Slicing Poinsett 76 60
Cucumber Slicing Straight Eight 60
Cucumber Slicing Sweet Slice 62
Cucumber Slicing Ashley 65
Daikon Misato Rose Red Meat 60
Daikon Myashige 65
Eggplant Easter Egg 52
Eggplant Black Magic 72
Eggplant Early Long Purple 75
Eggplant Black Beauty 80
Eggplant Florida Hibush 85
Eggplant Florida Market 85
Eggplant California White 120
Eggplant Oriental Tycoon 54
Eggplant Oriental Ichiban 61
Eggplant Oriental Long Tom 75
English Pea Sugar Bon 55
English Pea Dwarf Gray Sugar 60
English Pea Little Marvel 63
English Pea Green Arrow 65
English Pea Sugar Mel 65
English Pea Wando 68
English Pea Sugar Snap 72
English Pea Sugar Daddy 75
Garlic California Early 120
Garlic California White 120
Garlic Elephant 120
Garlic French Mild Silverskin (Heirloom) 120
Garlic Mexican Purple 120
Greens Early Wonder Tall Top 55
Greens Malabar Spinach 70
Greens New Zealand Spinach 70
Honeydew Melon TAM Dew 100
Kale Dwarf Blue Curled Scotch 55
Kale Green Curled 75
Kohlrabi Grand Duke 45
Kohlrabi Early Purple Vienna 55
Kohlrabi Early White Vienna 55
Leek American Flag 130
Lettuce Butterhead/Bibb Tom Thumb 45
Lettuce Butterhead/Bibb Bibb 60
Lettuce Butterhead/Bibb Buttercrunch 70
Lettuce Crisphead/Iceberg Mission 75
Lettuce Crisphead/Iceberg Classic 85
Lettuce Looseleaf Black Seeded Simpson 45
Lettuce Looseleaf Simpson Elite 45
Lettuce Looseleaf Salad Bowl (green) 49
Lettuce Looseleaf Oakleaf 50
Lettuce Looseleaf Ruby Red 50
Lettuce Looseleaf Red Sails 52
Mustard Florida Broadleaf 40
Mustard Green Wave 45
Mustard Large Smooth Leaf 49
Mustard Southern Giant Curled 50
Okra Cajun Delight 49
Okra Lee 50
Okra Clemson Spineless 55
Okra Louisiana Green Velvet 55
Okra Emerald 58
Okra Burgundy 60
Okra Dwarf Green Long Pod 60
Onion Bulb Crystal Wax (Short Day) 60
Onion Bulb Early Grano 502 (YWR, Short Day) 80
Onion Bulb Eclipse (White, Short Day) 80
Onion Bulb Granex (YWR, Short Day) 100
Onion Bulb Yula (Intermediate Day) 103
Onion Bulb Candy Super Star (Intermediate Day) 110
Onion Bulb Red Burgandy (Short Day) 110
Onion Bulb Yellow TX Supersweet 1015 (Short Day) 110
Onion Bulb Ringmaster 120
Onion Bunching Evergreen Long White 65
Parsley Moss curled 75
Parsley Plain Italian 78
Parsley Banquet 80
Parsley Champion Moss Curled 80
Pea Snap Sugar Ann 60
Pea Southern Texas Pinkeye 60
Pea Southern Blackeye #5 65
Pea Southern Mississippi Silver 65
Pea Southern Pink Eye Purple Hull 65
Pea Southern Champion Cream 70
Pea Southern Knuckle Purple Hull 70
Pea Southern Texas Cream 8 75
Pea Southern Zipper Cream 75
Pea Southern Brown Sugar 80
Pepper Hot Long Red Cayenne 65
Pepper Hot Cayenne 70
Pepper Hot Hungarian Yellow Wax 70
Pepper Hot Jalapeno 70
Pepper Hot Super Cayenne 70
Pepper Hot Anaheim (Chile) 75
Pepper Hot Big Jim (Chile) 85
Pepper Hot Hidalgo Serrano 85
Pepper Hot Hot Portugal 85
Pepper Hot Red Chili 85
Pepper Hot Super Chili 85
Pepper Hot Habanero 100
Pepper Sweet Golden Summer (Bell) 65
Pepper Sweet Gypsy (Bell, YOR) 65
Pepper Sweet Sweet Banana 68
Pepper Sweet Bell Tower (Bell) 70
Pepper Sweet Big Bertha (Bell, Green) 70
Pepper Sweet Summer Sweet (Bell, Yellow) 70
Pepper Sweet TAM Mild Jalapeno 70
Pepper Sweet Emerald Giant (Pimento, Red) 75
Pepper Sweet Jupiter (Bell, Red) 75
Pepper Sweet Yolo Wonder (Bell) 75
Pepper Sweet Keystone Giant (Bell) 78
Pepper Sweet Senorita (Mild Jalapeno) 80
Pinto UI 114 85
Potato Irish Kennebec (White) 80
Potato Irish Norland (Red) 80
Potato Irish Purple Viking 90
Potato Irish Superior (White) 90
Potato Irish Yukon Gold 90
Potato Irish Red LaSoda 100
Pumpkin Large Big Max 120
Pumpkin Large Big Tom 120
Pumpkin Large Connecticut Field 120
Pumpkin Medium Jack Oâۉ„¢Lantern 110
Pumpkin Small Jack Be Little 95
Pumpkin Small Lady Godiva 95
Pumpkin Small Small Sugar 95
Pumpkin Small Munchkin 100
Pumpkin Small Triple Treat 110
Radish Champion 20
Radish Cherry Belle 22
Radish Early Scarlet Globe 24
Radish Scarlet Globe 24
Radish Easter Egg 25
Radish Sparkler 25
Radish Summer Cross 25
Radish White Icicle 30
Rutabaga American Purple Top 90
Shell French Horticultural 70
Squash Summer Early Prolific (Yellow, Straightneck) 40
Squash Summer Senator (Zucchini) 41
Squash Summer Dixie (Yellow, Cookneck) 45
Squash Summer Hyzini (Zucchini) 45
Squash Summer Earlâۉ„¢s White Bush (Scallop) 47
Squash Summer Butterbar (Yellow, Straightneck) 49
Squash Summer Hyrific (Yellow, Straightneck) 49
Squash Summer Pavo (Crookneck) 49
Squash Summer Sure Thing (Zucchini) 49
Squash Summer Blondie (Zucchini) 50
Squash Summer Burpeeâۉ„¢s Butterstick (Yellow, Straightneck) 50
Squash Summer Hybrid (Zucchini) 50
Squash Summer Multipik (Yellow Straightneck) 50
Squash Summer Peter Pan (Green, Scallop) 50
Squash Summer Sunburst (Scallop) 50
Squash Summer Supersett (Yellow Straightneck) 50
Squash Summer GoIdfinger (Zucchini) 51
Squash Summer Storrs Greer (Zucchini) 51
Squash Summer Gold Rush (Zucchini) 52
Squash Summer Aristocrat (Zucchini) 53
Squash Summer St. Patrick (Scallop) 55
Squash Summer Yellow Summer (Crookneck) 55
Squash Summer Patty Pan (White, Scallop) 60
Squash Summer Smoothie (Straightneck) 60
Squash Summer Sundrop (Yellow) 62
Squash Summer Bennings Green Tint (Scallop) 63
Squash Winter Royal (Acorn) 70
Squash Winter TabIe King (Acorn) 75
Squash Winter Butternut Types 90
Squash Winter Improved Butternut 90
Squash Winter Table Queen (Acorn) 90
Squash Winter Burgess Buttercup 95
Squash Winter WaItham (Butternut) 95
Squash Winter Ebony (Acorn) 100
Squash Winter Spaghetti Types 100
Squash Winter Vegetable Spaghetti Types 100
Sweet Potato  Vardaman 100
Sweet Potato  Beauregard 150
Sweet Potato  Centennial 150
Sweet Potato  Jewel 150
Swiss Chard Fordhook Giant 50
Swiss Chard Bright Lights 55
Swiss Chard Rhubarb Red 59
Swiss Chard Ruby 59
Tomato Large > 12 oz Better Boy (I) 70
Tomato Large > 12 oz Mountain Glory (I) 72
Tomato Large > 12 oz Big Beef (I) 75
Tomato Large > 12 oz Pik Rite (D) 75
Tomato Large > 12 oz Brandywine (Heirloom) 80
Tomato Large > 12 oz Floradade (D) 80
Tomato Large > 12 oz Early Big Red (I) 90
Tomato Medium 4 - 11 oz Ultra Sweet (I) 62
Tomato Medium 4 - 11 oz Carnival (D) 70
Tomato Medium 4 - 11 oz Celebrity (D) 70
Tomato Medium 4 - 11 oz Golden Jubilee (I) 72
Tomato Medium 4 - 11 oz Mountain Spring (D) 72
Tomato Medium 4 - 11 oz Porter Improved (I) 78
Tomato Paste Chico III (D) 70
Tomato Paste Roma (D) 75
Tomato Small < 3 oz Sunsugar (Cherry, I) 62
Tomato Small < 3 oz Small Fry (D) 65
Tomato Small < 3 oz Cherry Grande (D) 74
Turnip White Lady 40
Turnip Royal Globe 45
Turnip Greens All Top 35
Turnip Greens Purple Top 55
Turnip Roots & Greens Tokyo Cross 35
Turnip Roots & Greens Shogoin 42
Turnip Roots & Greens Purple Top White Globe 50
Watermelon Bush Sugar Baby 75
Watermelon Petite Sweet 75
Watermelon Prince Charles 80
Watermelon Calhoun Grey 85
Watermelon Charleston Gray 85
Watermelon Crimson Sweet 85
Watermelon Mirage 85
Watermelon Tendersweet (Orange) 85
Watermelon Allsweet 90
Watermelon Supersweet 90
Watermelon Jubilee 95
Watermelon Royal Jubilee 95
Watermelon Seedless Tri-X 313 85




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