Search For These Texas Varieties s a home vegetable gardener in Texas, one of your first purchases happens to be one of the most important -- the purchase of seeds and plants. And, if you want maximum returns from your gardening efforts, use only the best varieties available along with time-tested and proven gardening techniques and practices. Why is selecting the proper variety so important? There are many, many different varieties of garden vegetables; however, there are only three or four varieties of any one vegetable well suited or adapted to your particular area of Texas. It is important to get the varieties that do well in your area of the state. Below is a list of the vegetable varieties recommended for use in Texas gardens. Your local county Extension agent may also have a listing of additional varieties which have proven themselves worthy of use in your garden. Give your agent a call or go by the Extension office. BEANS Green Beans: Contender, Topcrop, Greencrop, Blue Lake, Tendercrop, (pole) Kentucky Wonder Lima Beans: Jackson, Wonder, Henderson Bush, Fordhook 242, (pole) Florida Butter, Sieva Pinto Beans: Pinto 111, Luna, Taylor's Horticultural BEETS: Detroit Dark Red, Pacemaker BROCCOLI: Green Comet, Southern Comet, Emperor CABBAGE: Early Jersey Wakefield, Sanibel, Gourmet, Rio Verde, (red) Ruby Ball CHINESE CABBAGE: Michihli, Jade Pagoda, China Pride CANTALOUPE: Magnum 45, TAM Uvalde, Perlita, Mission, Ambrosia CARROTS: Spartan Winner, Imperator, Danvers 126, Chantenay CAULIFLOWER: Snow Crown, Snow King CHARD: Lucullus, Rhubarb, Fordhook COLLARDS: Georgia, Blue Max CORN, SWEET: Calumet, Golden Queen, Funk G-90, Florida Stay Sweet, (white) Silver Queen, How Sweet It Is CUCUMBERS: (slicers) Dasher II, Slicemaster, Pointsett, Sweet Slice, Sweet Success, (pickling) Liberty, County Fair 87, Saladin EGGPLANT: Ichiban, Florida Market, Tycoon GARLIC: Texas White KALE: Vates, Dwarf Blue, Curled Blue Knight LETTUCE: (head) Mission, (leaf) Black-Seeded Simpson, Salad Bowl, Red Sails, Ruby, (butterhead) ButterCrunch, Summer Bibb MUSTARD: Tender Green Florida Broadleaf, Southern Giant Curled OKRA: Blondy, Lee, Emerald, Clemson Spineless ONION: (bulb) Grano 502, Granex, 1015Y, (green) South Port White, Crystal Wax, Beltsville Bunching, Burgundy PARSLEY: Moss Curled, Evergreen PEAS: Edible-Podded Sugar Ann, Sugar Pop, Sugar Mel PEAS, SOUTHERN: Blackeye No. 5, Mississippi Silver, Champion, Cream 40, Purple Hull, Zipper Cream Crowder PEPPER: (sweet) Summersweet 860, Rio 66, Big Bertha, (hot) TAM Jalapeno, Long Red Cayenne, Hungarian Wax, Hidalgo Serrano POTATO, IRISH: (white) Kennebec, (red) Red Lasoda, Pontiac, Norland POTATO, SWEET: Jewell Centennial RADISH: Cherry Belle, Inca, Champion, White Icicle, Snow Belle RUTABAGA: American Purple Top Pick tomatoes just as they begin to color SPINACH: Early Hybrid 7, Coho, Melody, Iron Duke, (summer) New Zealand, Malibar SQUASH: Dixie, Sun Drops, (green) Multipik, (winter) Acorn, Butternut, Senator, President, Gold Rush TOMATOES: (large fruited) Spring Giant, Better Boy, President, Celebrity, Carnival Bingo, (small fruited) Small Fry, Red Cherry Large, Porter Improved TURNIP: Tokyo Cross, White Lady, Royal Globe, (greens) Seven Top, Crawford WATERMELON: Royal Charleston, Royal Jubilee, Charleston Grey, Royal Sweet, Crimson Sweet   Return to Horticulture Update   |   Return to Aggie-Horticulture