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“Words have power. Use them wisely.” At Burpee, words are everything.
We say what we mean and mean what we say – and stand behind
what we offer.
When it’s stated that we have great tasting vegetables with outstanding
garden performance, you can be confident that this is exactly what you will
get. We know this because our products are extensively trialed all across
the country to be big performers and ensure optimum growth. Among our
product selection, you will also find many top disease-resistant varieties.
These “superhero” plants are highlighted in this catalog (see page 17).
Burpee offers superior plants so that your consumers can trust our brand
and be successful gardeners. Growing the right homegrown vegetables and
herbs translates to abundant yields and flavorful, creative dishes – meaning
our products go from garden to table. Tim Duffin
We also work hard to make strong, personal connections with our growers, and to
provide all the information and tools you need to effectively grow and sell Burpee
plants. Many of these marketing tools, eye-catching point-of-purchase materials and
other resources are featured in this catalog (and below). Beyond that, we now have
the power of the entire Ball Horticultural company behind you. We have expanded our
sales force and support team for more opportunities to address your individual needs
and questions. We want our success to be your success.
Program Director
Burpee branded pots inspire shoppers to take Burpee branded organic pots.
home plants they can trust.
Our tags are color-coded to match our programs — Space Savers, Amazing Veggies, Foodie Fresh, BOOST, Herb and
Organic. The tags are eye-catching but also provide essential and detailed growing data. Information on the tags helps
with retail sell-through by assisting consumers in making well-informed purchasing decisions, and in planning, planting
and maintaining a successful garden.
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Sweet Pepper
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time favorite. This collection provides some of the most health-boosting *Exclusively Burpee!
veggies on the market, has big appeal among today’s consumers and
offers a fresh, enticing appearance at retail.
SMALL-FRUITED
TOMATO
TOMATE DE
FRUTO PEQUEÑO
‘POWER POPS’
BOOST
More Antioxidants*
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NEW Shimmer
Small-Fruited Tomato
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Mortgage Lifter
Heirloom Slicer Tomato
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NEW Confetti
Sweet Mini Bell Pepper
TOMATO
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Take 2 Tomato Combos
Height: 36 to 48 in. (91 to 122 cm)
Spread: 36 in. (91 cm)
Days to harvest: Approx. 65
Each combo has a beefsteak and a small-
fruited tomato that have been trialed
together for habit and fruit timing. The end
result is home gardeners get big taste and
an abundant, steady supply of cherry and
beefsteak tomatoes from one container all
Summer long!
Action
(BushSteak Beefsteak & Baby Boomer
Take 2 Director’s Cut Pepper Combo Small-Fruited)
Blockbuster
(BushSteak Beefsteak & Indigo™ Fireball
Small-Fruited)
Camera
(Homeslice Slicer & Sweetheart of the Patio
Small-Fruited)
NEW Atlas NEW Jungle Parrot NEW Emerald Frills NEW Ruby Frills Basil NEW Obsidian Basil
Beefsteak Tomato Sweet Bell Pepper Basil
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Gladiator
Paste Tomato
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and easily find information on how solutions to your gardening questions
illustration of different tomato and
to grow the tastiest vegetables and or challenges
pepper varieties that takes the
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24/7 digital access to best practices, and enjoying a harvest vegetable
growing tips and product information,
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tasty recipes. If consumers are happy tips for growing a successful garden Beginners’ tips to growing vegetables
and successful gardeners, they will and learning which plants grow well
> FAQ – Answers to frequently asked
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season.
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VEGETABLES
Beananza* Ambrosia Burpee Golden* Big Mama Hybrid*
Blue Lake Bush Sugar Cube F1 Burpee Hybrid* Fresh Salsa Hybrid*
Cupcake* Gladiator F1*
Broccoli Okra Dark Green Juliet F1
Destiny F1 Baby Bubba* Goldy Little Napoli F1
Brussels Sprouts Onion Pic-N-Pic Hybrid* SuperSauce F1*
Franklin Yellow Sweet Spanish Smooth Pickin’ F1*
Tomato – Small-Fruited
Cabbage Pea Squash – Winter Baby Boomer F1*
Big Flat Head Masterpiece F1* Burpee’s Bush Table Queen* BOOST Cherry Punch*
Fast Vantage Burpee’s Butterbush* Chocolate Sprinkles F1
Pepper – Hot Indigo™ Cherry Drops
Cauliflower Big Guy Jalapeño* Strawberry Indigo Fireball F1
Snow Crown Cajun Belle All Star Indigo Kumquat F1
Dragon Roll* Berri Basket® White Indigo Ruby F1
Celery Habanero Burning Bush Berries Galore® Pink, Indigo Sun F1
Peppermint Stick Habanero Orange Rose and White BOOST Mighty Sweet F1*
(see Herbs, pg. 68) Hot Lemon* Seascape Napa Grape Hybrid*
Tango Hungarian Hot Wax Sweet Kiss™ Orange Zinger F1
Cucumber – Pickling Jalapeño Gigante* Swiss Chard Pink Bumble Bee F1
Fresh Pickles F1* Ristra Cayenne Hybrid* Bright Lights BOOST Power Pops*
Homemade Pickles BOOST Sweet Heat F1 Purple Bumble Bee F1
Tabasco Tomato – Beefsteak Red Grape
Cucumber – Slicing NEW Atlas* NEW Shimmer*
Burpee Hybrid II Pepper – Sweet Bell Beefsteak BOOST Solar Power*
Burpless No. 26 Baron Big Beef Sungold
Bush Champion* Better Belle II Brandy Boy Hybrid* Sunrise Bumble Bee F1
BOOST Gold Standard* California Wonder BushSteak F1* Sweet 100
Patio Snacker F1 Candy Apple* Oh Happy Day F1* Sweetheart of the Patio*
Straight Eight NEW Confetti F1* Porterhouse F1* Terenzo F1
Flavorburst Hybrid SteakHouse Hybrid* Tidy Treats F1
Eggplant Gold Standard F1* Supersteak Hybrid Tomatoberry Garden
Black Beauty Great Stuff Hybrid* Tumbler F1
Early Midnight* NEW Jungle Parrot* Tomato – Slicer
Meatball* Pinot Noir Better Boy Tomato – Heirloom
Patio Baby F1 Big Daddy Hybrid* Big Rainbow
White Star Hybrid* Pepper – Sweet Big Pink* Black Krim
Bananarama* Burpee’s Big Boy® Brandywine Pink
Fennel Big Daddy Hybrid* Bush Champion II Brandywine Red
Orion Cherry Stuffer F1* Bush Early Girl Cherokee Purple
Costa Rican Sweet Hybrid* Celebrity Delicious
Kale Giant Marconi
Prizm F1 Champion II Mortgage Lifter
Lemon Dream F1* Cloudy Day F1* Old German
Red Russian Tangerine Dream*
SimplySalad® Kale Early Girl Rutgers
Thunderbolt F1* Fourth of July F1* San Marzano
Storm Mixture
Pumpkin Genuwine F1 Yellow Pear
Kohlrabi Autumn Gold F1 Homeslice F1
Quickstar Jet Star Tomato – Heirloom
Casper Marriage™
Howden Lemon Boy
Lettuce Madame Marmande F1* Big Brandy F1
Buttercrunch Jack-Be-Little Genuine F1
Orange Wellington*
Gourmet Blend* Space Savers Take 2 Combos Phoenix F1 Jersey Boy F1*
Heatwave Blend* Action* Tomato Steak Sandwich Hybrid* Perfect Flame F1
Little Caesar* Blockbuster* Tomato Summer Girl F1*
Mesclun Blend Watermelon
Camera* Tomato BOOST Tasti-Lee® F1* Crimson Sweet
Pelleted Lettuce Director’s Cut* Pepper Sugar Baby
Alfresco Mixture Spinach
City Garden Mixture Bloomsdale
BOOST Healing Hands*
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Destiny F1
Height: 24 to 30 in. (61 to 76 cm) Big Flat Head
Spread: 24 in. (61 cm) Height: 12 to 18 in. (30 to 46 cm)
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Days to harvest: 80-85
Beananza This mid-early, compact, heat-tolerant
broccoli variety features medium- This flat, specialty cabbage is a
Height: 15 in. (38 cm)
small green beads, a smooth dome standout for its big, mild-tasting
Spread: 10 in. (25 cm)
and a round shape. A flavorful source leaves – up to 30 per head – that
Days to harvest: 45
of vitamins A and C. Suited for Fall make terrific sandwich wraps. The
Perfect for small-space gardens! harvest when planted in Summer. very sweet, tender, green and white
This high-yielding dwarf French bean Available as organic. heads each weigh in at 5 to 7 lbs.
plant offers loads of 6 to 7-in. (15 to (2.2 to 3.2 kg). With its very short core
17-cm) beans with good flavor and no and less dense interior for easy slicing
strings. It features a long harvest, too, and shredding, this is also a great
so gardeners get more of these tasty BRUSSELS SPROUTS choice for cole slaws and cooking.
beans over the season.
Fast Vantage
Blue Lake Bush Franklin Height: 12 to 18 in. (30 to 46 cm)
Height: 12 to 22 in. (30 to 56 cm) Height: 24 to 30 in. (61 to 76 cm) Spread: 18 to 24 in. (46 to 61 cm)
Spread: 12 to 18 in. (30 to 46 cm) Spread: 12 to 24 in. (30 to 61 cm) Days to harvest: 59
Days to harvest: 52-65 Days to harvest: 80
Fast Vantage matures quickly,
Get improved flavor and tenderness in These 1-in. (2-cm) sprouts look like resulting in 2.5-lb. (1-kg), medium
a virtually stringless bean. It’s a heavy miniature heads of cabbage, and green heads up to 6 weeks earlier
producer over a long season, and is are tasty when steamed just to the than other cabbage varieties. Try this
excellent fresh or frozen. We find the point of tenderness or enjoyed raw. early-season, uniform cabbage for
beans to be at their peak when 6.5 in. Their flavor is improved by a few sauerkraut and cole slaw. Cabbages
(16 cm) long. Enjoy a bountiful and light frosts. Grow Franklin as a Fall can take some heat, but they love the
extended harvest by picking daily. crop in the North and as a Fall and cold, which means that you can have
Winter crop in frost-free areas. With a cabbage or two gracing the garden
less-woody stalks than other varieties, in Spring and Fall, as well as Summer.
whole stem harvest is possible. Available as organic.
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CAULIFLOWER CELERY CUCUMBER
Snow Crown
Height: 12 to 18 in. (30 to 46 cm) Tango Burpee Hybrid II Slicing
Spread: 18 to 24 in. (46 to 61 cm) Height: 18 to 24 in. (46 to 61 cm) Height: 8 to 10 in. (20 to 25 cm)
Days to harvest: 50 Spread: 8 to 12 in. (20 to 30 cm) Spread: 48 to 60 in. (122 to 152 cm)
Days to harvest: 80 Days to harvest: 55
Offers quick growth and strong vigor
and produces big yields of fully domed Produces tender, smooth stalks that This slicing cuke has cool, crisp flesh
white heads up to 8 in. (20 cm) are super-sweet and never stringy. No with great flavor. The early, high-
across, weighing 1 to 2 lbs. (454 to part of this popular vegetable will go yielding plant produces very straight
908 g). May be eaten raw, cooked to waste: the 18 to 20-in. (46 to 51-cm) fruits that are excellent for slicing.
or pickled, and can be frozen. Snow stalks are great for raw eating, or use The cucumbers are best when picked
Crown holds its eating quality for up them in soups and stews; the seeds at 7 to 8 in. (18 to 20 cm) in length.
to 10 days in the garden. May show can be harvested for flavoring many
a light pink blush when it matures in recipes; and the leaves are great in
Summer’s heat. Available as organic. salads and as a garnish.
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Fresh Pickles F1 Pickling
Height: 8 to 10 in. (20 to 25 cm)
Spread: 36 to 54 in. (91 to 137 cm)
Days to harvest: 45 to 50
Planter-perfect variety produces up
to 50 crunchy cucumbers per plant
on (compact) 4-ft. (1.2-m) vines.
Fast-turn crop is ideal for selling in
large containers in bloom or with
small fruit developing. Fruit grows to
5 in. (13 cm) and makes exceptional
pickles.
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Straight Eight Slicing
Bush Champion Slicing Height: 4 to 5 in. (10 to 13 cm)
Height: 8 to 10 in. (20 to 25 cm) Spread: 36 to 48 in. (91 to 122 cm)
Spread: 24 to 36 in. (61 to 91 cm) Days to harvest: 63
Days to harvest: 55
Named for its perfectly straight,
You won’t believe the large number Homemade Pickles Pickling 8-in. (20-cm) long fruit, this slicing
of crisp, bright green cucumbers Height: 8 to 10 in. (20 to 25 cm) cucumber has long been prized for
you’ll harvest from Bush Champion. Spread: 48 to 60 in. (122 to 152 cm) its high quality and flavor, and its
These compact plants are perfect for Days to harvest: 55 even, deep green color. Vigorous,
small gardens and patio containers, productive vines benefit from
producing huge, 11-in. (28-cm) The name says it all – you can’t
trellising. Available as organic.
cucumbers for slicing. Amazing flavor grow a better cucumber for pickling!
and wide adaptability make this our Vigorous, semi-bush plants are
favorite mini. perfect for small gardens and
containers, yielding plenty of solid,
crisp, 5 to 6-in. (13 to 15-cm) fruits.
Also, good sliced fresh in salads.
EGGPLANT FENNEL
Patio Baby F1
Height: 16 to 20 in. (41 to 51 cm) Orion (vegetative)
Spread: 18 to 22 in. (46 to 56 cm) Height: 20 to 24 in. (51 to 61 cm)
Black Beauty Days to harvest: 40-45 Spread: 8 to 12 in. (20 to 30 cm)
Days to harvest: 80
Height: 24 to 28 in. (61 to 71 cm) This All-America Selections Regional
Spread: 18 to 24 in. (46 to 61 cm) Winner is cute as a button! Compact Delicate, licorice-like flavor and
Days to harvest: 80 plants produce baby-size eggplants aroma are perfect for salads, or use
Fruit size: Up to 8 in. (20 cm) early and often. Equally at home in a with eggs, fish and sauces. The thick,
container or in the garden, Patio Baby rounded bulbs grow above ground
Tasty, purplish, 8-in. (20-cm) fruits are yields purple-black fruits that are 2 to and are much larger than older types.
great in a variety of dishes. Try them 3 in. (5 to 7 cm) long. Plus, Patio Baby This Italian, cool-season vegetable is
breaded or fried. Eggplants love warm has thornless leaves and calyx, for an great for planting later in the Summer
weather, but they are damaged by easy, painless harvest. to harvest in mid to late Fall, and can
cold. Plants produce 4 to 6 large fruit, withstand light frosts.
or more if kept harvested and well
watered. Available as organic.
KALE
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Prizm F1
Height: 30 to 36 in. (76 to 91 cm) White Star Hybrid
Spread: 32 in. (81 cm) Height: 12 to 15 in. (30 to 38 cm)
Height: 24 to 36 in. (61 to 91 cm) Spread: 12 to 15 in. (30 to 38 cm)
Days to harvest: 55 Spread: 18 to 25 in. (46 to 64 cm) Days to harvest: 50-60
Early Midnight is nearly seedless, so Days to harvest: 65
even if left on the vine too long, the This All-America Selections National
A white eggplant…easy to grow and Winner is perfect for container or
mid-size fruit is extra tasty. Plump perfect for cooking, too! Ideal for
and dark-skinned, the 6-in. (15-cm) garden production. Excellent tasting
Italian and Asian dishes, these unique and attractive foliage has an almost
eggplants boast creamy white flesh eggplants grow tall and vigorous,
with light, gourmet-worthy flavor. nutty flavor. Great for eating fresh in
preferring the sunniest spot in the salads and holds up well when cooked.
Ready to harvest a full week earlier garden and a stake for support.
and produces 2 to 3 more fruit than Kale is best in the cool season, so plan
Expect large yields of tasty, high- for Spring and Fall planting. Harvest
other eggplants. quality, 5 to 7-in. (13 to 18-cm) fruit younger leaves regularly for a tender
that can be picked early or left to and tasty treat.
mature.
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Quickstar Height: 8 to 12 in. (20 to 30 cm)
Red Russian Height: 8 to 12 in. (20 to 30 cm) Spread: 8 to 12 in. (20 to 30 cm)
Spread: 8 to 12 in. (20 to 30 cm) Days to harvest: 45
Height: 12 to 18 in. (30 to 46 cm)
Days to harvest: 50
Spread: 10 to 12 in. (25 to 30 cm) Our popular looseleaf blend is
Days to harvest: 50 Quick to mature and slow to bolt, selected for a long harvest and
with uniform, 5.5-oz. (150-g), green- includes Grand Rapids, Royal Oak
Dark green, oak-leaf cut leaves have
skinned edible bulbs below dark Leaf, Red Salad Bowl, Salad Bowl and
red/purple hues that intensify after
green, slightly broad leaves. It can Ruby. Plant early in Spring or Fall, as
frost. It has a tender, sweet taste
be boiled, stir-fried in strips, grated it grows best in cool weather. Fast-
when cooked, but it is also good when
for salads or eaten raw like a radish. growing and best picked just before
eaten fresh. Very hardy and disease-
Harvest bulbs when they are the size eating. Available as organic.
resistant.
of an apple or at “baby” size. Store
bulbs from the Fall crop in a cool,
frost-free place for Winter use.
LETTUCE
SimplySalad®
Kale Storm Mixture
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Height: 12 to 24 in. (30 to 61 cm)
Spread: 12 to 24 in. (30 to 61 cm) Heatwave Blend
Days to harvest: 60 to 80 Height: 8 to 12 in. (20 to 30 cm)
Spread: 8 to 12 in. (20 to 30 cm)
Healthy, high-demand “superfood” Days to harvest: 50-60
is now available in SimplySalad! It Buttercrunch
includes varieties that deliver an Height: 8 to 12 in. (20 to 30 cm) Feast your eyes and your palate on
attractive assortment of textures and Spread: 8 to 12 in. (20 to 30 cm) this blend of heat-loving lettuces.
colors. Both edible and ornamental, Days to harvest: 65-70 Includes fresh green, purple-red,
Kale Storm lasts longer in the crispy types; deep to bright green
Top-quality, Bibb-type variety with a
container than lettuce and won’t bolt. romaines; oak-leafed; crisped-frilled;
buttery texture and 4 to 5-in. (10 to
Can also be planted in the ground broad, soft looseleaf; and savory,
12-cm) heads that are dark green
for all-season harvesting. Cut only bronze-purple, fern-leafed lettuces.
outside, creamy yellow inside. Best
the outer leaves for longer harvest. These lettuces remain productive and
picked minutes before your meal.
Supplied as precision multi-pellets. tasty longer.
This All-America Selections Winner
is easy to grow. It prefers moderately
moist, well-fertilized soil. Plant a few
at two-week intervals for a continuous
supply.
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PELLETED LETTUCE
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BOOST Healing Hands
Height: 8 to 12 in. (20 to 30 cm)
Alfresco Mixture Spread: 8 to 12 in. (20 to 30 cm)
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Little Caesar Spread: 12 in. (30 cm)
Grow different colors, flavors and
Height: 8 to 12 in. (20 to 30 cm) Days to harvest: 14-21
textures of salad greens, all from
Spread: 8 to 12 in. (20 to 30 cm) Grow your own truly garden-fresh one multi-seed pellet! Sow directly in
Days to harvest: 70 salads! This colorful and nutritious the final container, cutting down an
The right lettuce for Caesar salads, mix includes red and green leaf already short crop time, for a healthy
these tall heads have sweet, crisp lettuces with arugula, endive and mix. Harvest every 3 weeks by cutting
leaves and are perfect for small radicchio to give a true Mediterranean back to 2 in. (5 cm) and regrow
gardens. This excellent romaine flavor and look. Harvest fresh salads several times for more fresh salads.
produces tasty, green outer leaves over and over by cutting back to 2 in. Supplied as multi-seed pellets.
and golden, blanched inner leaves (5 cm). Supplied as multi-seed pellets. Part of the BOOST collection of vegetables
that taste best when picked minutes selected for higher levels of antioxidants – just
before your meal. what active, health-conscious gardeners want!
MELON
Sugar Cube F1
Height: 12 to 18 in. (30 to 46 cm)
Spread: 36 to 48 in. (91 to 122 cm) Yellow Sweet Spanish
Days to harvest: 81
Height: 8 to 12 in. (20 to 30 cm)
Personal-size mini-cantaloupes pack Spread: 2 to 4 in. (5 to 10 cm)
plenty of sweet taste! Perfect for Days to harvest: 115
small gardens and small appetites,
One of the most popular for
each plant produces multiple 2-lb. Exclusively Burpee!
gardeners, this jumbo-sized onion is
(908-g) cantaloupes with deep
mild with golden brown skin. These Masterpiece F1
orange flesh that measures a sweet
golden onions produce fruit up to 1 lb.
14% sugar content on the Brix scale. Height: 28 to 32 in. (71 to 81 cm)
(454 g), and their great flavor lasts
Plus, Sugar Cube features the best Spread: 26 to 30 in. (66 to 76 cm)
longer than most other varieties.
disease resistance of any melon, Days to harvest: Foliage, 24; pods
Yellow Sweet Spanish onions are
making it as easy to grow as it is for shelling, 60
gardeners’ favorites because they
good to eat.
grow quickly without much effort. You Parsley-like tendrils and peas are
will be able to harvest your onions edible and delicious! The young
less than four months after planting. tendrils offer delicate Spring flavor.
OKRA Peas have a sweet, fresh flavor and
aroma. Plants benefit from the use
of a trellis and offer Fusarium and
Powdery Mildew resistance.
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Baby Bubba
Height: 36 to 48 in. (91 to 122 cm)
Spread: 24 to 30 in. (61 to 76 cm)
Days to harvest: 53
A cool dwarf plant for small spaces!
Grows just half the height of standard
okra plants, but with full-sized fruit.
This narrow, upright plant grows well
in 12 to 14-in. (30 to 36-cm) containers
for the patio. A must in gumbo!
*The first color listed is the stage when picking is most preferred; the additional colors indicate the mature stage, with more intense flavor or heat.
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Bananarama Sweet
Big Guy Jalapeño Hot
Height: 18 to 24 in. (46 to 61 cm)
Spread: 12 to 18 in. (30 to 46 cm) Height: 18 to 24 in. (46 to 61 cm)
Days to harvest: 70 Better Belle III Sweet Bell Spread: 18 to 24 in. (46 to 61 cm)
Fruit Size (L x W): 8 x 1.25 in. Days to harvest: 69
Height: 24 to 30 in. (61 to 76 cm) Fruit Size (L x W): 5 x 1 in. (13 x 3 cm)
(20 x 3 cm) Spread: 12 to 18 in. (30 to 46 cm) Heat Indicator:
If you like tasty banana peppers, you’ll Days to harvest: 75
love this whopper, which produces Fruit Size (L x W): 4 x 4.5 At a whopping 5 in. (13 cm) long, this
much bigger, meatier peppers on Disease Tolerance: Intermediate might just be the biggest jalapeño
much smaller plants. These giant resistance to Phytophthora Blight and you’ve ever seen! Perfect for pickling,
peppers start yellow and mature high resistance to Bacterial Leaf Spot stuffing and slicing – and it really
orange-red, so they can be picked at Races 0-3, 7 and 8. sparks up a salsa.
any stage. Great for pickles, salads or This sweet bell, hybrid pepper yields
grilling. plenty of shiny, firm and blocky
fruit that ripens from green to red.
Thick-walled and tasty, it’s perfect for
slicing, stuffing or baking.
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Cherry Stuffer F1 Sweet Flavorburst Hybrid Sweet Bell
Height: 24 to 32 in. (61 to 81 cm) Height: 18 to 24 in. (46 to 61 cm)
California Wonder Sweet Bell Spread: 28 in. (71 cm) Spread: 12 to 18 in. (30 to 46 cm)
Height: 18 to 24 in. (46 to 61 cm) Days to harvest: 73 Days to harvest: 72
Spread: 18 to 24 in. (46 to 61 cm) Fruit Size (L x W): 2 x 2 in. (5 x 5 cm) Fruit Size (L x W): 5 x 4 in.
Days to harvest: 75 Disease Tolerance: Tobacco Mosaic (13 x 10 cm)
Fruit Size (L x W): 4 x 3.5 in. Virus
A Burpee taste test winner,
(10 x 9 cm)
These compact plants produce loads Flavorburst beat out hundreds of
The standard bell pepper for many of “snackable, stuffable, grillable” other sweet peppers with the most
decades, this 1928 introduction is still peppers, about 2 in. (5 cm) in crisp, juicy and sweet flavor. These
the largest open-pollinated, heirloom diameter. The fruit shape resembles easy-to-grow peppers produce a
bell. A perfect stuffing pepper – popular Cherry Bomb, but with less bountiful harvest of golden, 5-in.
blocky, thick-walled, tender and heat and more sweet. Fruit matures (13-cm) long fruit. You might need to
flavorful. Available as organic. from green to red. stake your plants if the stalks begin
to bend.
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Giant Marconi Sweet
Costa Rican Sweet Hybrid
Height: 18 to 24 in. (46 to 61 cm)
Sweet
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Height: 18 to 24 in. (46 to 61 cm) Days to harvest: 63
Candy Apple Sweet Bell Spread: 12 to 18 in. (30 to 46 cm) Fruit Size (L x W): 8 x 3 in.
Height: 20 to 26 in. (51 to 66 cm) Days to harvest: 70 (20 x 8 cm)
Spread: 18 to 24 in. (46 to 61 cm) Fruit Size (L x W): 6 x 2 to 3 in.
Days to harvest: 71 (15 x 5 to 8 cm) Big, fleshy peppers have a sweet,
Fruit Size (L x W): 5 x 4 in. smoky flavor. Great eaten fresh or
Costa Rican Sweet is a truly tasty cooked. Available as organic.
(13 x 10 cm)
pepper that is easy to grow in gardens
Producing heavily, the great-tasting, and patio pots – and ready to pick in
blocky sweet bell peppers are perfect less than three months. These ruby
for eating fresh, stuffing, or using in red peppers have more flavor than
soups or chili. Candy Apple is sweet most sweet bells. Perfect for salads
and flavor-filled at both green and red and dips, they are also delicious
stages. roasted or grilled.
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Hot Lemon Hot
Gold Standard F1 Sweet Bell
Height: 18 to 24 in. (46 to 61 cm)
Height: 24 to 30 in. (61 to 76 cm) Spread: 12 to 18 in. (30 to 46 cm)
Spread: 24 to 30 in. (61 to 76 cm) Days to harvest: 70-80
Days to harvest: 80 Habanero Burning Bush Hot Fruit Size (L x W): 3 to 4 x .75 in.
Fruit Size (L x W): 5 x 5 in. (13 x 13 cm) Height: 18 to 24 in. (46 to 61 cm) (8 to 10 x 2 cm)
Disease Tolerance: High resistance Spread: 18 to 24 in. (46 to 61 cm) Heat Indicator:
to anthomonas campestris pv. Days to harvest: 85
vesicatoria Races 1-3, Bacterial Leaf Fruit Size (L x W): 3 x 1.5 in. This heirloom from Ecuador produces
Spot, Potato Virus Y, Tobacco Mosaic (8 x 4 cm) fruits that ripen to yellow, but are
Virus Heat Indicator: also very flavorful when green. The
skin is tender and the aroma is spicy
This great, big, green-to-gold bell All the heat you expect from a with a hint of pine woods. As hot as
pepper produces high yields. Also habanero, but tempered with a touch any Cayenne, these peppers are best
offers an excellent disease resistance of sweetness. Plants offer good yields used fresh in sauces or for drying. The
package. of fruit that matures from green to more the plant is harvested, the more
an unusual peach color. Perfect for it will produce!
sauces and salsas.
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Ristra Cayenne Hybrid Hot
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Height: 18 to 24 in. (46 to 61 cm)
Lemon Dream F1 Sweet Spread: 12 to 18 in. (30 to 46 cm)
Height: 18 in. (46 cm) Days to harvest: 75
Spread: 12 in. (30 cm) Fruit Size (L x W): 12 x 1 in.
Days to harvest: 70 (30 x 3 cm)
Fruit Size (L x W): 3 x 1.5 in. (8 x 4 cm) Heat Indicator:
Sport of Tangerine Dream, with These very hot fruits tend to curl and
lemony yellow peppers. Very high twist, making them great for drying.
yielding, offering lots of thick-walled They start off lime green and ripen
peppers with a mild, sweet taste. fully to bright crimson, drying easily
Put this shorter plant in a pot with for chili and salsa recipes. Easy to grow
Tangerine Dream for a delightful color and a heavy producer, Ristra Cayenne
mix of yellow and orange fruit. is great in large patio containers.
Also find Lemon Dream in Take 2 Director’s Peppers should be picked as soon as
Cut Pepper Combo on page 12. they are ripe to ensure a large harvest.
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NEW Jungle Parrot Sweet Bell
Height: 12 to 18 in. (30 to 46 cm)
Spread: 12 to 18 in. (30 to 46 cm)
Days to harvest: green, 65; red, 75
Fruit Size (L x W): 3 in. (8 cm) x
3 in. (8 cm)
Disease Tolerance: Nematode,
Pepper Mosaic Virus, Potato Virus Y,
Tobacco Etch Virus
Jungle Parrot is an excellent
choice for space-saving gardening.
The plants grow strong without
support and perform equally well
in containers or in the ground. The
blocky, bell-shaped fruit ripens
from dark green to red and can be
eaten at either stage. More than a
dozen peppers can be harvested
from each plant.
PUMPKIN
Casper
Height: 18 to 24 in. (46 to 61 cm)
Spread: 48 to 72 in. (122 to 183 cm)
Tabasco Hot Exclusively Burpee! Days to harvest: 80-115
Height: 18 to 24 in. (46 to 61 cm) Thunderbolt F1 Sweet
Spread: 18 to 24 in. (46 to 61 cm) Casper is a white-skinned ornamental
Height: 40 to 45 in. (102 to 114 cm) with thick orange flesh with excellent
Days to harvest: 80
Spread: 35 to 40 in. (89 to 102 cm) eating quality. The skin has less bluing
Fruit Size (L x W): 2 x .5 in. (5 x 1 cm)
Days to harvest: 65-80 than many other white varieties,
Heat Indicator:
Fruit Size (L x W): 13 x 4 in. (33 x 10 cm) and grows on a corky-textured tan
This fiery hot pepper made Tabasco Disease Tolerance: Tobacco Mosaic handle. The 10 to 16-lb. (4.5 to 7.2-kg)
sauce famous! The small, light yellow- Virus and Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus pumpkins grow 9 to 12 in. (23 to 30
green peppers turn to red, growing cm) in diameter. It’s a great choice for
Huge Marconi sweet peppers deliver
on tall plants. Tabasco peppers are carving and painting.
exceptional flavor and texture, with
used fresh or dried and ground into a
thick walls for a satisfying crunch!
powder. Easy-to-grow Tabasco is great
Great fresh, fried or stuffed. Produces
for small gardens and patio pots.
big yields of tapered peppers that
Peppers should be used in moderation
mature from green to red. Ideal in
when cooking…they are hot!
gardens or large containers.
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“Being able to trial the new plants from Burpee is a great opportunity to get to know the quality of the
plants. I was able to successfully grow enough vegetables and herbs in my home garden to host an
unforgettable, six-course meal for a group of media and food bloggers!”
-Stephanie Rose, award-winning author and creator of the popular blog, GardenTherapy.ca
SPINACH
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Bloomsdale Burpee Hybrid Summer
Height: 10 to 12 in. (25 to 30 cm) Height: 24 to 30 in. (61 to 76 cm)
Howden Spread: 18 to 24 in. (46 to 61 cm)
Spread: 6 to 8 in. (15 to 20 cm)
Height: 18 to 24 in. (46 to 61 cm) Days to harvest: 48 Days to harvest: 50
Spread: 48 to 72 in. (122 to 183 cm)
This hearty plant offers a heavy, Burpee’s top-selling zucchini for more
Days to harvest: 115
continuous yield of thick-textured, than 40 years is a vigorous grower
One of the most traditional old- crinkled and glossy dark green leaves. with early and very large yields. Its
time favorites for big, Fall carving It withstands heat better than other medium-green, tender-skinned fruits
pumpkins. These intense, bright varieties and produces long green grow on compact, bush-type plants.
orange pumpkins with defined ribs stalks and crinkled leaves when ready Pick Burpee Hybrid zucchinis when
and strong “handles” grow from for harvest. Fresh or cooked, this they’re about 6 to 8 in. (15 to 20 cm)
10-ft. (3-m) vines. Vigorous, spreading spinach has a sweet, non-bitter taste. long. Great fresh in salads, or for
Howden pumpkins provide high yields cooking or stuffing. Available as
of attractive 20 to 30-lb. (9 to 13-kg) organic.
fruit – expect to harvest four or five
from each plant. SQUASH
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Burpee’s Bush Table Queen
Winter
Jack Be Little Exclusively Burpee! Height: 10 to 12 in. (25 to 30 cm)
Height: 18 to 24 in. (46 to 61 cm) Burpee Golden Summer Spread: 18 to 24 in. (46 to 61 cm)
Spread: 48 to 60 in. (122 to 152 cm) Days to harvest: 80
Height: 24 to 36 in. (61 to 91 cm)
Days to harvest: 95 Spread: 24 to 36 in. (61 to 91 cm) Perfect for large patio pots and small-
Kids love these little, deep orange Days to harvest: 54 space gardens, Bush Table Queen
pumpkins – especially to paint and produces an abundance of delicious,
Medium-long, 6 to 8-in. (15 to 20-cm)
decorate. Jack-Be-Little’s vines grow 5-in. (13-cm), acorn-shaped fruit on
zucchinis have a glossy, bright yellow
up to 10 ft. (3 m) long, producing as a bush-shaped plant. Keep acorn
color and are ready for harvest in less
many as 10 pumpkins each. Gardeners squash well-watered and harvest
than two months. Excellent served
have actually grown these pumpkins before it’s fully mature for the best
raw in salads and dips, or steamed,
in large patio containers using strong taste.
boiled, grilled, stuffed or baked. Slice
trellises, training the vine upwards. and freeze any extra fruits.
These pumpkins are fun and easy to
grow, lasting up to a year if fully cured
on the vine.
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Exclusively Burpee! Pic-N-Pic Hybrid Summer
Burpee’s Butterbush Winter Height: 24 to 30 in. (61 to 76 cm)
Height: 10 to 12 in. (25 to 30 cm) Spread: 24 to 30 in. (61 to 76 cm)
Spread: 24 to 36 in. (61 to 91 cm) Dark Green Summer Days to harvest: 50
Days to harvest: 75 Height: 12 to 18 in. (30 to 46 cm) Pic-N-Pic makes extremely productive
Butterbush is a space-saver in the Spread: 18 to 24 in. (46 to 61 cm) plants with golden-yellow, crookneck
garden, growing about 4 ft. (1.2 m) Days to harvest: 45-65 fruits that ripen early. The 4 to 6-in.
wide when planted in well-drained, Early, vigorous zucchini bears (10 to 15-cm) fruits are excellent fresh,
moist soil. Each of these delicious abundant yields of straight, smooth, cooked or stuffed. They grow into a
squash plants produces five dark green mottled, 6 to 8-in. (15 to compact, bushy plant requiring little
butternut-shaped fruits. This Winter 20-cm) fruits. Pale greenish-white, garden space.
squash keeps for months and makes firm flesh. Bush habit. Available as
superb pie. organic.
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Smooth Pickin’ F1 Summer
Exclusively Burpee! Height: 24 to 36 in. (61 to 91 cm)
Cupcake Summer Goldy F1 Summer Spread: 36 in. (91 cm)
Height: 36 to 40 in. (91 to 102 cm) Height: 24 to 36 in. (61 to 91 cm) Days to harvest: 45
Spread: 48 to 60 in. (122 to 152 cm) Spread: 24 to 36 in. (61 to 91 cm)
Spineless plants with an open habit
Days to harvest: 30 Days to harvest: 50
make for easy, painfree harvesting
Best of both worlds! Cupcake has the Big yields of long, slender fruits with of top-quality zucchinis! Smooth
soft, edible skin of a zucchini and the bright yellow skin, white flesh and Pickin’ produces outstanding yields of
delicate, sweet flavor of a patty-pan contrasting green stems. Open habit uniform, 7 x 2-in. (18 x 5-cm) zucchini
squash. The 2-in. (5-cm) tall by 5-in. with few spines makes harvesting with medium green skin.
(12-cm) round fruits are great for easy. Available as organic.
roasting and grilling. This very high-
yielding variety will intrigue foodies
looking for something unique.
Seascape
Bright Lights
Height: 12 to 18 in. (30 to 46 cm)
Berri Basket White®
Spread: 24 to 36 in. (61 to 91 cm) Height: 10 to 12 in. (25 to 30 cm)
Height: 6 to 8 in. (15 to 20 cm) USDA Zones: 4a to 9b Spread: 24 to 36 in. (61 to 91 cm)
Spread: 18 to 24 in. (46 to 61 cm) Days to harvest: 84-98 Days to harvest: 60
USDA Zones: 4 This stunning All-America Selections-
Large, firm berries pack lots of
Days to harvest: 84 winning mix produces delicious, mildly
delicious flavor! Everbearing plants
Get ready for a long, sweet season. bear fruit about 3 months from flavored stems in yellow, gold, orange,
It literally drips with big, deep red, planting, regardless of when you plant pink, violet, green, white, red and
full-flavored berries until the first it. Supplied as bare root. even striped! The tender bronze to
frost! This everbearing variety makes dark green leaves are best harvested
compact and bushy plants with white young for salads, or eaten like spinach
flowers and shiny, deep green leaves or beet greens. Performs best in full-
that look lovely even before fruit sun locations, but will tolerate light
develops. Supplied as easy-to-sow shade.
pelleted seed.
BEEFSTEAK
SLICER
SLICER (continued)
Juliet F1 All-America Paste & Saladette 60 1.5-2 oz. (43-57 g) IND Alternaria, 60
Selections Winner Leaf Blight
San Marzano Heirloom Paste 65-70 4-6 oz. (113-170 g) IND F1&2 65
HEIRLOOM
San Marzano Heirloom Paste 65-70 4-6 oz. (113-170 g) IND F1&2 65
HEIRLOOM MARRIAGE™
SMALL-FRUITED
Growth
DET: Determinate (bush type). Blossoms and fruit develop on the vine at the same time. The harvest time is short (7 to 20 days).
Plants are self-topping and seldom need staking; best when caged.
IND: Indeterminate (pole or stake type). Blossoms and fruit develop progressively and the harvest lasts several months; best when staked.
SEMI-D: Semi-determinate
COMP D: Compact determinate
Soil Disease Tolerance ASC: Alternaria Stem Canker, BSK: Bacterial Speck, BST: Bacterial Spot, CRR: Corky Root Rot, F: Fusarium, FCRR: Fusarium Crown
and Root Rot, GLS: Gray Leaf Spot, N: Nematodes, PL: Potato Leaf, SLS: Stemphylium Leaf Spot, ToMV: Tomato Mosaic Virus, TMV: Tobacco Mosaic Virus,
TSWV: Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus, V: Verticillium
TOMATO
Big Brandy F1
Better Boy Slicer Heirloom Marriage™ Beefsteak
Height: 36 to 48 in. (91 to 122 cm)
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Spread: 24 to 36 in. (61 to 91 cm)
Baby Boomer F1 Small-Fruited Spread: 36 to 48 in. (91 to 122 cm)
Days to harvest: 70-75
Days to harvest: 75-80
Height: 20 to 25 in. (51 to 64 cm) Fruit Size: 16 oz. (454 g)
Fruit Size: 12-15 oz. (340-425 g)
Spread: 24 to 36 in. (61 to 91 cm) Growth: Indeterminate
Growth: Indeterminate
Days to harvest: 50-55 Disease Tolerance: Fusarium,
Fruit Size: 1 oz. (28 g) Nematodes, Verticillium Beautiful pink beefsteak variety
Growth: Determinate delivers the distinctive looks and
A single Better Boy plant once yielded
Disease Tolerance: Fusarium, flavor of Big Dwarf and Brandywine
more than 340 lbs. (154 kg) of fruit,
Verticillium heirloom tomatoes, with higher yields,
earning it a Guinness World Record!
earlier maturing and fewer fruit
Perfect for the patio, each wildly You may not pick that much from
blemishes.
prolific plant yields 300 or more your own plant, but plan on growing
little sweeties bursting with great- plenty of bright red fruits, perfect for
big flavor. Compact, whorled plants slicing, canning and sauces.
produce 1-in. (2.5-cm) tomatoes right
up until frost. This one offers great
disease resistance. We recommend
that plants be caged.
Celebrity Slicer
Bush Early Girl Slicer Height: 30 to 36 in. (76 to 91 cm)
Spread: 24 to 30 in. (61 to 76 cm)
Burpee’s Big Boy Slicer® Height: 30 to 36 in. (76 to 91 cm)
Days to harvest: 72
Height: 48 to 60 in. (122 to 152 cm) Spread: 24 to 30 in. (61 to 76 cm)
Days to harvest: 68 Fruit Size: 8 oz. (227 g)
Spread: 24 to 36 in. (61 to 91 cm) Growth: Determinate
Days to harvest: 78 Fruit Size: 4-5 oz. (113-150 g)
Growth: Determinate Disease Tolerance: Fusarium 1&2,
Fruit Size: 8-9 oz. (227-255 g) Nematodes, Tobacco Mosaic Virus,
Growth: Indeterminate Disease Tolerance: Alternaria Stem
Canker, Fusarium 1&2, Nematodes, Verticillium
Burpee’s Big Boy is a long-time best Tobacco Mosaic Virus, Verticillium This All-America Selections Winner
seller with firm, smooth, red fruit; produces huge yields of flavorful fruit
great flavor; and excellent quality. Enjoy an abundant harvest of round,
4 to 5-oz. (113 to 150-g) tomatoes from all season long. These large, glossy
Introduced in 1949, its incredible tomatoes have light green shoulders
productivity and gorgeous, large this compact variety. Growing 30 to
36 in. (75 to 90 cm) tall, the plants are at the top of the fruit. Celebrity is
scarlet fruit made it an instant hit. perfect for first-time gardeners,
ideal for planters and gardens. High-
yielding Bush Early Girl produces firm producing large tomatoes to use
red fruits with excellent flavor. sliced on sandwiches and burgers,
and in sauces and salsas.
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Champion II Slicer
Height: 30 to 36 in. (76 to 91 cm)
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Spread: 24 to 30 in. (61 to 76 cm) Small-Fruited
Cloudy Day F1 Slicer
Days to harvest: 65 Height: 18 to 24 in. (46 to 61 cm)
Fruit Size: 10 oz. (284 g) Spread: 24 to 30 in. (61 to 76 cm) Height: 36 to 48 in. (91 to 122 cm)
Growth: Indeterminate Days to harvest: 48 Spread: 36 to 48 in. (91 to 122 cm)
Disease Tolerance: Fusarium 1&2, Fruit Size: 0.4 oz. (12 g) Days to harvest: 70
Nematodes, Tobacco Mosaic Virus, Growth: Indeterminate Fruit Size: 5 oz. (141 g)
Verticillium Growth: Indeterminate
Tiny red tomatoes are bursting with Disease Tolerance: Early Blight, Late
A step up from the original Champion, flavor and healthy eating – Cherry Blight, Verticillium, Fusarium
Champion II has the same delicious Punch delivers 30% more vitamin C
flavor with much-improved disease and 40% more lycopene than the Bred in England, Cloudy Day is
resistance for easier gardening average garden tomato.* Early with excellent for growing in a northern
success. This garden favorite high yields. climate. This plant does very well in
produces large yields of medium-sized cool, cloudy weather. It offers a high
*Based on vegetables grown under our trial yield of 5-oz. (141-g) tasty slicer fruit.
fruits into the Fall. conditions and harvested when ripe. Actual
harvest results may vary. Offers disease resistance as well.
Chocolate Sprinkles F1
Small-Fruited
Cherokee Purple
Heirloom Slicer Height: 60 to 84 in. (152 to 213 cm)
Spread: 36 to 48 in. (91 to 122 cm)
Height: 36 to 48 in. (91 to 122 cm) Days to harvest: 50-55 Delicious Heirloom Slicer
Spread: 24 to 36 in. (61 to 91 cm) Fruit Size: 1 x 1.5 in. (3 x 4 cm)
Days to harvest: 85 Height: 48 to 60 in. (122 to 152 cm)
Growth: Indeterminate Spread: 24 to 36 in. (61 to 91 cm)
Fruit Size: 10-12 oz. (284-340g) Disease Tolerance: Fusarium,
Growth: Indeterminate Days to harvest: 77
Nematodes, Tobacco Mosaic Virus Fruit Size: 16 oz. (454 g)
This large, dark purple-skinned Delivers the first in this type with a Growth: Indeterminate
tomato is rumored to have come disease-resistance package. Unique
from Cherokee gardeners. Its flesh Huge, scarlet fruits average 1 lb.
fruit color: red with dark green (454 g), with some growing as big as
is brick-red with rich and full flavor overlay/striping for a “chocolatey”
that is often compared to popular 2 lbs. (908 g) each. The smooth,
appearance that will appeal to crack-free, excellent slicer has extra-
Brandywine Red. Plants make large foodies. Very productive, with lots
vines that yield tomatoes up to 5 in. delicious flavor.
of cherry tomatoes that have true
(13 cm) across and 3.5 in. (9 cm) high. tomato flavor and a nice, firm bite.
Available as organic.
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Fourth of July F1 Slicer
Height: 48 to 60 in. (122 to 152 cm)
Spread: 24 to 36 in. (61 to 91 cm)
Days to harvest: 49
Fruit Size: 4 oz. (113 g)
Growth: Indeterminate
Be the first on your block with
fresh tomatoes! Producing small,
luscious fruits, Fourth of July
is one of the earliest-producing
varieties you can grow. You can
continue to harvest until late
Summer or early Fall.
Homeslice F1 Slicer
Genuwine F1 Height: 18 to 24 in. (46 to 61 cm)
Heirloom Marriage™ Slicer Spread: 24 to 36 in. (61 to 91 cm)
Height: 60 to 84 in. (152 to 213 cm) Days to harvest: 63
Spread: 36 to 48 in. (91 to 122 cm) Fruit Size: 5-6 oz. (142-170 g)
Days to harvest: 70-75 Growth: Determinate
Fruit Size: 11 oz. (312 g) Disease Tolerance: Fusarium,
Growth: Indeterminate Verticillium
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Jersey Boy F1
Indigo Fireball F1 Small-Fruited Indigo Ruby F1 Small-Fruited Heirloom Marriage™ Slicer
Height: 36 to 60 in. (91 to 152 cm) Height: 36 to 60 in. (91 to 152 cm) Height: 60 to 84 in. (152 to 213 cm)
Spread: 36 in. (91 cm) Spread: 36 in. (91 cm) Spread: 36 to 48 in. (91 to 122 cm)
Days to harvest: 75 Days to harvest: 80 Days to harvest: 70
Fruit Size: 1-1.5 oz. (28-42 g) Fruit Size: 0.75-1 oz. (21-28 g) Fruit Size: 10-15 oz. (284-425 g)
Growth: Determinate Growth: Determinate Growth: Indeterminate
Pleasantly tart and slightly acidic, The red cherry tomatoes have a sweet Tasty slicer is a cross between
these bright yellow fruits bear a flavor and pleasant aroma. Intense Sudduth’s Brandywine and Rutgers.
full purple cap of heavy indigo indigo anthocyanin pigmentation Jersey Boy yields lots of sandwich-
anthocyanin pigmentation. Fireball covers the top hemisphere of the ready fruits with all the flavor of
is great for fresh eating and cooking, fruit. Produces about 4 to 6 tomatoes its heirloom parents and fewer
with significantly more vitamin E than per cluster. blemishes.
similar-sized commercial red hybrids.
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BOOST Mighty Sweet F1
Small-Fruited
Little Napoli F1 Paste Height: 36 to 60 in. (91 to 152 cm)
Height: 12 to 18 in. (30 to 46 cm) Spread: 24 in. (61 cm)
Spread: 24 to 36 in. (61 to 91 cm) Days to harvest: 65
Days to harvest: 60-65 Fruit Size: 1.5 oz. (42 g) Exclusively Burpee!
Fruit Size: 2-2.5 oz. (56-70 g) Growth: Semi-Determinate Napa Grape Hybrid
Growth: Compact Determinate Disease Tolerance: Fusarium, Small-Fruited
Disease Tolerance: Fusarium Race 1, Nematodes, Tobacco Mosaic Virus
Verticillium Height: 36 to 48 in. (91 to 122 cm)
Mighty Sweet has 45% more Spread: 24 to 36 in. (61 to 91 cm)
A great performer in containers, this lycopene* making it a healthy snack… Days to harvest: 65
is one of the only patio-type romas and big tomato taste makes it a Fruit Size: 1 in. (3 cm)
available. Small plants yield large delicious one! Tall, vigorous plants Growth: Indeterminate
amounts of tasty paste tomatoes, yield an abundance of deep red grape
so gardeners can actually harvest A consistent top choice in taste tests,
tomatoes, and they produce fruit right Napa Grape Hybrid has a higher sugar
enough at one time to make a batch up until frost.
of salsa or sauce. Great disease content than any other grape tomato.
resistance for better garden success!
*Based on vegetables grown under our trial Enjoy these tasty treats fresh off the
conditions and harvested when ripe. Actual harvest
results may vary. vine all Summer long.
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Oh Happy Day F1 Beefsteak Height: 36 to 48 in. (91 to 122 cm) Perfect Flame F1
Spread: 24 to 36 in. (61 to 91 cm)
Height: 48 to 72 in. (122 to 183 cm) Heirloom Marriage™ Saladette
Days to harvest: 75
Spread: 24 to 36 in. (61 to 91 cm) Height: 60 to 84 in. (152 to 213 cm)
Fruit Size: 12 oz. (340 g)
Days to harvest: 67 Spread: 36 to 48 in. (91 to 122 cm)
Growth: Indeterminate
Fruit Size: 5-6 oz. (141-170 g) Days to harvest: 65-70
Disease Tolerance: Fusarium 2,
Growth: Indeterminate Fruit Size: 3.5-4.5 oz. (100-125 g)
Verticillium
Disease Tolerance: Early Blight, Growth: Indeterminate
Late Blight, Verticillium, Fusarium They’re big, bold and bright! Each of
these smooth, orange heavyweights is Luscious saladette variety is a cross
A new concept in tomatoes with an of Peron and Flamme heirloom
plump with firm, dense, meaty, nearly
incredible disease-resistance package! tomatoes. Early-yielding Perfect
seedless flesh. The plants are hardy
Produces an outstanding crop of Flame bears plenty of fruits with lots
and prolific, bearing from mid to late
beefsteak tomatoes in clusters of 3 to of flavor and few fruit blemishes.
season.
7 fruits, with a flavor that’s top notch!
These tasty beefsteaks are quick to
harvest, too, as they snap off easily
from the stem.
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NEW Shimmer F1
Small-Fruited
Height: 48 to 56 in. (122 to 142 cm)
Spread: 24 to 36 in. (61 to 91 cm)
Days to harvest: 70
Fruit Size: 1.5 oz. (43 g)
Growth: Indeterminate
Disease Tolerance: Bacterial
Speck, Bacterial Spot, Fusarium 1-3,
Nematode, Tomato Mosaic Virus,
Stemphyllum Leaf Spot, Verticillium
Race 2
The gorgeous green/gold/burgundy
fruits of Shimmer are sure to
inspire everyone’s inner foodie.
These are absolute beauties with
a sweet taste and fantastic
disease resistance.
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Exclusively Burpee! SteakHouse Hybrid Beefsteak
BOOST Solar Power Height: 66 to 72 in. (168 to 183 cm)
Small-Fruited Spread: 66 to 72 in. (168 to 183 cm)
Sungold Small-Fruited
Height: 12 to 18 in. (30 to 46 cm) Days to harvest: 75-80 Height: 30 to 36 in. (76 to 91 cm)
Spread: 36 to 48 in. (91 to 122 cm) Fruit Size: 24-48 oz. (681-1362 g) Spread: 24 to 30 in. (61 to 76 cm)
Days to harvest: 63 Growth: Indeterminate Days to harvest: 65
Fruit Size: 2.5 oz. (72 g) Disease Tolerance: Verticillium, Fruit Size: 1 in. (3 cm)
Growth: Indeterminate Fusarium Growth: Indeterminate
Disease Tolerance: Fusarium,
The brilliant orange, meaty fruit It’s bigger and it’s better! One of Tobacco Mosaic Virus
can produce more than three the world’s largest beefsteaks,
times the level of beta-carotene SteakHouse consistently tips the One of the most popular varieties
than the average garden tomato.* scales at up to 3 lbs. (1362 g), and of cherry tomatoes, tangy-sweet
Indeterminate with good yields, it produces high yields. The broad- Sungold ripens early to a golden
Solar Power is perfect for salads and shouldered tomatoes are loaded with orange, ready to harvest throughout
sauces, with the bonus of extra health rich tomato flavor and wonderful the Summer. These extra-sweet
benefits! fragrance. Due to large plant and tomatoes stay firmer longer than
tomato size, support is required. other cherry varieties and will be
*Based on vegetables grown under our trial ready to harvest twice a week once
conditions and harvested when ripe. Actual
harvest results may vary. they begin producing fruit.
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Sunrise Bumble Bee F1 Supersteak Hybrid Beefsteak
Small-Fruited
BOOST Tasti-Lee® F1 Slicer
Height: 36 to 48 in. (91 to 122 cm)
Height: 36 to 48 in. (91 to 122 cm)
Height: 48 to 60 in. (122 to 152 cm) Spread: 24 to 36 in. (61 to 91 cm)
Spread: 24 to 36 in. (61 to 91 cm)
Spread: 36 in. (91 cm) Days to harvest: 80
Days to harvest: 75
Days to harvest: 70 Fruit Size: 14-32 oz. (396-908 g)
Fruit Size: 6-8 oz. (170-227 g)
Fruit Size: 0.75-1 oz. (21-28 g) Growth: Indeterminate
Growth: Determinate
Growth: Indeterminate Disease Tolerance: Fusarium,
Disease Tolerance: Fusarium 1&2,
Nematodes, Verticillium
Grow these crack-resistant, round Gray Leaf Spot, Verticillium
cherry tomatoes along with Pink Producing fruits as large as 2 lbs.
Bred in Florida, Tasti-Lee stands
Bumble Bee and Purple Bumble Bee (908 g), Supersteak Hybrid is a giant
tough in the hottest weather! This
to serve a rainbow of color for fresh among tomatoes. Smooth skin and
strong-performing variety combines
snacking. Plants produce all season a meaty texture make it perfect for
superior sweet flavor with the health
long, tolerating cool nights and hot sandwiches. One slice covers the
benefits of up to 40% more lycopene
days. Sunrise Bumble Bee offers whole thing!
than similar types.*
gorgeous color, inside and out! The
yellow fruit has red exterior stripes *Based on vegetables grown under our trial
and pink interior marbling. This one conditions and harvested when ripe. Actual
harvest results may vary. Tasti-Lee is a
offers a mix of both sweet and tangy registered trademark of Florida Foundation
taste. Seed Producers, Inc.
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Terenzo F1 Small-Fruited
SuperSauce F1 Paste Height: 10 to 24 in. (25 to 61 cm)
Height: 18 to 20 in. (46 to 51 cm) Sweet 100 Small-Fruited Spread: 18 in. (46 cm)
Spread: 24 to 36 in. (61 to 91 cm) Height: 48 to 60 in. (122 to 152 cm) Days to harvest: 56
Days to harvest: 70 Spread: 24 to 36 in. (61 to 91 cm) Fruit Size: 0.7 oz. (20 g)
Fruit Size: Up to 32 oz. (908 g) Days to harvest: 70 Growth: Determinate
Growth: Indeterminate Fruit Size: 1 in. (3 cm)
Growth: Indeterminate Top-performing All-America
Game-changing paste tomato is the Selections Winner Terenzo is a
biggest you can grow – up to 2 lbs. Bursting with flavor, garden-favorite superstar in small spaces! Its excellent
(908 g) each! Easy-to-peel variety is Sweet 100 produces 100 or more semi-cascading habit, high yields and
a breeze to use to make sauce; it’s scarlet, cherry-sized fruits in long superior sweetness are sure to make
meaty, nearly seedless and packed clusters right up to frost. Stake or it a consumer favorite for baskets
with flavor. SuperSauce is a great way cage these vigorous climbers to keep and patio pots. Low-growing, trailing
to beef up your tomato program. the fruit off the ground and avoid plants hold up well through Summer
pests and diseases. Available as heat, producing crack-resistant cherry
organic. tomatoes.
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Sweetheart of the Patio
Small-Fruited
Height: 24 to 36 in. (61 to 91 cm)
Spread: 18 in. (46 cm)
Days to harvest: 68
Fruit Size: 1 oz. (28 g)
Growth: Determinate
Disease Tolerance: Late Blight
Super-sweet, semi-cascading variety
is a perfect addition to hanging
basket and patio pot programs.
Compact plants produce high yields
of disease-free, snack-ready fruit
all Summer long. Each baby cherry
tomato weighs about 1 oz. (28 g) and
measures 1 in. (3 cm) around.
Yellow Pear
Heirloom Small-Fruited
Height: 36 to 48 in. (91 to 122 cm)
Tomatoberry Garden Spread: 24 to 36 in. (61 to 91 cm) Sugar Baby
Small-Fruited Days to harvest: 75 Height: 15 to 24 in. (38 to 61 cm)
Height: 48 to 60 in. (122 to 152 cm) Fruit Size: 1 oz. (28 g) Spread: 72 to 84 in. (183 to 213 cm)
Spread: 24 to 36 in. (61 to 91 cm) Growth: Indeterminate Days to harvest: 80
Days to harvest: 80 Looking for the perfect Summer party Sugar Baby saves space in the
Fruit Size: 1 oz. (28 g) hors d’oeuvres? You’ve found it with garden and in the refrigerator. The
Growth: Indeterminate Yellow Pear! A favorite of heirloom only thing oversized is its rich and
Disease Tolerance: Fusarium, tomato gardeners for decades, this incredibly sweet taste. The compact
Nematodes, Tobacco Mosaic Virus vigorous plant bears enormous vines produce plenty of 8 to 10-lb.
These strawberry-shaped tomatoes numbers of bright yellow, bite-sized (3.6 to 4.5-kg) fruits packed with
not only look unique, but also have fruit that has a deliciously tangy fine-textured, red-orange flesh.
a super-sweet taste and aroma. flavor. Available as organic. Perfect for any small-space garden!
Each deep red, firm-textured tomato
measures about 1 in. (2.5 cm) in
diameter.
HERBS
Basil Chives Oregano Savory
Boxwood Garlic Greek Summer
Dolce Fresca Sweet Italian Onion Hot & Spicy
NEW Emerald Frills* Italian Space Savers Herb Combos
Genovese Cilantro Variegated Good Grillin’
Italian Large Leaf Santo Kitchen Favorites
Nufar Parsley Tuscan Trio
Dill Italian Dark Single
NEW Obsidian* Bouquet Stevia
Pesto Party* Italian Giant F1
Fernleaf Triple Curled Sweet Leaf
Pesto Perpetuo
Red Rubin Lavender Rosemary Marjoram
NEW Ruby Frills* Ellagance Purple Arp Sweet
Sweet Dani Lemon Munstead Barbeque
Sweet Mammoth Taragon
Lemon Balm Rosemary French
Try Basil Spice Island
Cat Grass Lemongrass Thyme
Sage English
Tabby Mint Berggarten Hi-Ho Silver
Catnip Apple Icterina Lemon
Chocolate Sage Orange Scented
Celery Peppermint Tricolor Summer
Peppermint Stick Pineapple Variegated
Spearmint
* Exclusively Burpee!
Exclusively Burpee!
Pesto Party Basil (seed)
Height: 18 to 24 in. (46 to 61 cm)
Spread: 12 to 18 in. (30 to 46 cm)
Disease Tolerance: Intermediate
resistance to Downy Mildew,
Fusarium
The latest-flowering basil from
seed on the market! Well-branched
and full, with an abundance of
leaves that offer good sweet Italian
basil flavor. Perfect for fresh pesto
and salads. Also offers disease
resistance.
How to
plant a container herb garden Best ways to prune basil
Planning the ideal herb garden
Italian Giant Parsley F1 (seed) Summer Savory (seed) Sweet Marjoram (seed)
Height: 15 to 18 in. (38 to 46 cm) Height: 12 to 20 in. (30 to 51 cm) Height: 12 to 24 in. (30 to 61 cm)
Spread: 12 to 15 in. (30 to 38 cm) Spread: 12 to 20 in. (30 to 51 cm) Spread: 12 to 18 in. (30 to 46 cm)
Italian parsley is used for its deep The peppery-tasting leaves are one Marjoram is sweeter and spicier
flavor, which some say holds up of the essential ingredients in Herbs than oregano, but used in much the
better in cooking than curly parsley. de Provence (along with rosemary, same way. Fresh or dried, its leaves
A popular ingredient in Mediterranean thyme and oregano). Whorls of light are perfect for salads, dressings,
and Middle Eastern cuisine. Available purple flowers add a touch of color lamb dishes and soups. Begin lightly
as organic. to the green-leafed plants in the harvesting 6 weeks from planting.
Summer.
PERENNIAL HERBS
Peppermint (seed)
Height: 24 in. (61 cm)
Apple Mint (vegetative) Spread: 24 to 36 in. (61 to 91 cm) Spearmint (seed)
Height: 36 in. (91 cm) USDA Zones: 3a to 7b Height: 36 in. (91 cm)
Spread: 12 to 24 in. (30 to 61 cm) Spread: 24 to 36 in. (61 to 91 cm)
Peppermint makes a unique
USDA Zones: 6a to 9b USDA Zones: 3a to 7b
ornamental plant. It’s best as a dried
Slightly fruity scent and taste are herb with vegetables, as a garnish Spearmint is best harvested as soon
perfect for fruit salads and garnishing in sauces and combined with other as you see it bloom. Use its flavorful
drinks. herbs to make tea. leaves with vegetables and in any
Summer drink, especially mojitos.
Barbecue Rosemary
(vegetative)
Hot & Spicy Oregano Height: 36 to 48 in. (91 to 122 cm)
(vegetative) Spread: 18 to 24 in. (46 to 61 cm)
Height: 36 in. (91 cm) USDA Zones: 8a to 11
Spread: 12 to 14 in. (30 to 36 cm)
USDA Hardiness Zones: 4a to 9b
Variegated Oregano This fragrant herb quickly forms an
(vegetative) upright hedge of aromatic, needle-like
Very flavorful oregano makes a Height: 16 in. (41 cm) foliage. Blue flowers in Summer are
great addition to Mexican dishes. Can Spread: 12 to 14 in. (30 to 36 cm) profuse and clear. Maintains especially
substitute for common oregano, but USDA Zones: 4a to 9b good flavor and aroma for cooking.
reduce the amount by half. Available as organic.
Pretty green and white leaves make
this oregano as popular in the garden
as it is in the kitchen.
Sage (seed)
Rosemary (seed) Height: 18 to 24 in. (46 to 61 cm)
Spread: 14 to 18 in. (36 to 46 cm)
Height: 18 to 24 in. (46 to 61 cm) USDA Hardiness Zones: 4a to 8b
Spread: 12 to 18 in. (30 to 46 cm) Berggarten Sage (vegetative)
USDA Hardiness Zones: 7a to 10b Height: 24 to 20 in. (61 to 51 cm) Sage is one of the best garden herbs
Spread: 24 in. (61 cm) because when protected, it will
A very versatile and popular grow into a sturdy perennial shrub
herb, rosemary makes a beautiful USDA Zones: 5a to 8b
in most climates. The leaves are
ornamental plant, as well as great Compact, ornamental sage has gray- best when harvested before or just
culinary seasoning with exceptionally green leaves with superb aroma and after blooming. Use fresh or dried
flavorful leaves. Clip individual flavor for sauces, stuffing, sausage with poultry, sausages, meats and
rosemary leaves or stem tips as and more. Berggarten sends up vegetables. Available as organic.
needed, and use for flavoring meats, purple flower spikes in early to mid-
poultry and potatoes. Available as Summer.
organic.
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Index
Discontinued for 2019 Discontinued for 2018 Vegetables
Broccoli Raab Zamboni Onion Red Zeppelin Bean.......................................................... 24
Cabbage Primero Pepper Habanero Zavory
Okra Clemson Spineless Tomato 42 Days Heirloom
Broccoli..................................................... 24
Pepper Big Bertha Tomato Patio Choice Yellow Brussels Sprouts.................................... 24
Pepper Jalapeño Early Hot Tomato Combo Take 2 Lights Cabbage................................................... 24
Pepper Jalapeño M Cauliflower............................................... 25
Pepper Sweet Savour Discontinued for 2017 Celery....................................................... 25
Pepper Sweet Thing Cauliflower Veronica Romanesco
Pumpkin Small World of Color Herb Basil Emerald Frills Cucumber................................................ 25
Tomato Indigo Rose Herb Basil Ruby Frills Eggplant...................................................28
Tomato Marianna’s Peace Lettuce Global Gourmet Mix Fennel.......................................................28
Tomato Mrs. Maxwell’s Big Italian Pepper Good as Gold Kale...........................................................28
Tomato SkyReacher Pepper Tweety
Tomato Sweet Casady Pepper Cute Stuff Red
Kohlrabi..................................................... 31
Tomato Tomande Tomato Big Zac Lettuce...................................................... 31
Zucchini (Squash) Limelight Tomato Fireworks Melon........................................................ 32
Tomato Ispolin Okra........................................................... 33
Tomato Jubilee Onion........................................................ 33
Tomato Pineapple
Tomato Indigo Starburst Pea............................................................. 33
Pepper......................................................34
Pumpkin...................................................42
Spinach.....................................................44
Squash......................................................44
Strawberry...............................................47
Swiss Chard.............................................47
Take 2 Combos........................................ 12
Tomato......................................................48
Watermelon.............................................69
Herbs
Basil........................................................... 72
Cat Grass.................................................. 75
Catnip....................................................... 78
Celery....................................................... 75
Chives....................................................... 78
Cilantro..................................................... 75
Dill.............................................................. 75
Herb Combos............................................ 9
Lavender.................................................. 78
Lemon Balm............................................ 78
Lemongrass............................................. 79
Mint........................................................... 79
Oregano....................................................81
Parsley...................................................... 77
Rosemary..................................................81
Sage..........................................................82
Stevia........................................................ 77
Summer Savory...................................... 77
Sweet Marjoram..................................... 77
Tarragon...................................................83
Thyme.......................................................83
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The popular Take 2 combo pairs two
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14-in. (36-cm) and larger patio pots. These
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