| Crop | Suggestions |
|---|---|
| Asparagus | UC 157, UC 72, Jersey Giant, Jersey Gem, Jersey Knight, Martha Washington, Purple Passion |
| Bean | Bush bean: Blue Lake, Derby, Dwarf French Tendergreen, Early Contender, Goldcrop Wax, Greencrop, Improved Golden Wax, Jade, Jumbo, Maxibel, Roma II, Tendercrop, Topcrop Fava: Broad Windsor Lima: Dixie Speckled, Florida Butter Pole, Florida Speckled Pole, Fordhook, Henderson Bush, Jackson Wonder Bush, King of the Garden Pole, Sieve or Carolina, White Dixie Pinto: Arapaho, UI 114 |
| Beet (Table) | Avenger, Bulls Blood, Crosby Green Top, Early Wonder Tall Top, Lutz Green Leaf, Chioggia, Cylindra, Detriot Dark Red, Forono, Golden Detroit, Green Top Bunching, Merlin, Pacemaker II, Red Ace, Ruby Queen |
| Broccoli | Bonanza, Early Dividend, Green Comet, Green Magic, Packman, Premium Crop, Southern Comet |
| Cabbage | Bravo, Cheers, Early Jersey Wakefield, Golden Acre, Green Boy, Market Prize, Rio Verde, Ruby Ball, Ruby Perfection, Sanibel, Savoy King |
| Cantaloupe | Ambrosia, Caravelle, Hales Best, Israeli, Magnum 45, Mainstream, Mission, Perlita, TAM Uvalde |
| Carrot | Baby: Little Finger, Napoli, Nelson, Short n' Sweet, Thumbelina Processing: Danver 126, Gold King, Spartan Bonus Fresh: Danver Half Long, Imperator 58, Nantes Half Long, Red Core Chantenay, Royal Chantenay, Scarlet Nantes, Sweet Rocket, Touchon |
| Cauliflower | Averda (green), Imperial, Majestic, Snow Crown, Snowball Y Improved, Violet Queen (purple) |
| Celery | Conquistador, Florida 683, Summer or Giant Pascal, Utah 52-70 |
| Cilantro | Santo, Slo Bolt |
| Collard | Blue Max, Champion, Flash, Georgia Southern, Vates |
| Cowpea (Southern Pea) Pinkeye | Blackeye #5, California, Champion Cream, Colossus, Crowder, Mississippi Silver, Pink Eye Purple Hull, Texas Cream 8, Texas Pinkeye, Zipper Cream |
| Cucumber | Slicer: Burpless, Dasher II, Diva, Poinsett 76, Slice Master, Spacemaster, Straight Eight, Suyo, Sweet Slice, Sweet Success Pickling: Calypso, Carolina, County Fair 87, H-19 Little Leaf, Homemade, Little Leaf, National, SMR-58 |
| Eggplant | American/Classic: Black Beauty, Black Bell, Black Magic, Classic, Dusky, Florida High Bush, Florida Market Asian: Ichiban, Long Tom, Megal, Neon, Millionaire, Pingtung long, Tango, Tycoon Italian: Blacknite, Early Long Purple, Galine, Rosa Bianca Sicilian: Fairy Tale, Purple Rain, Zebra White and Specialty Varieties: California White, Dancer, Easter Egg, Louisiana Long Green, Snowy, White Cloud |
| Garlic | California Early, California Softneck, Elephant, French Mild Silverskin, Mexican Purple, New York White |
| Honeydew Melon | Honey Girl, Honey Star, Sweet Delight, TAM Dew |
| Kale | Dwarf Blue Curled Scotch, Dwarf Blue Curled Vates, Green Curled, Nero di Toscano, Rebor, Red Russian |
| Kohlrabi | Early Purple Vienna, Early WHite Vienna, Grad Duke, Kolibri, Purple Danube, Winner |
| Lettuce | Butterhead/Bibb: Buttercrunch, Ermosa, Esmeralda, Summer Bibb Crisphead/Iceberg: Classic, Mission, Prizehead Loose Leaf: Black Seeded Simpson, Brunia Red, Lolla Rossa, oakleaf, Red Fire, Red Sails, Redina, Ruby Red, Salad Bowl, Simpson Elite, Tango, Vulcan Red Romaine: Frechles, Giant Caesar, Little Caesar, Parris Island, Plato II, Valmaine |
| Mustard Greens | Florida Broadleaf, Green Wave, Large Smooth Leaf, Savanna, Southern Giant Curled, Tendergreen |
| Okra | Burgundy, Cajun Delight, Choppee, Clemson Spineless, Dwarf Green Long Pod, Emerald, Lee, Louisiana Green Velvet, Silver Queen |
| Onion | Long Day Bulbs (14-16 hours): Armado, Candy, Carmen, White Sweet Spanish, Yellow Sweet Spanish Intermediate Day Bulb (12-14 hours): Alabaster, Candy Super Star, Cimarron, Yula Short Day Bulb (10-12 hours): Crustal Wax, Early Grano 502, Eclipse, Granex, Red Burgandy, Yellow TX Supersweet 1015 Bunching: Crimson Forest, Evergreen Long White, Southport White |
| Parsley | Banquet, Champion Moss Curled, Evergreen, Italian Flat Leaf, Moss Curled, Pagoda, Plains Italian, Triple Curl |
| Pepper | Ancho/Poblano: San Ardo, Tiburon Anaheim - Numex Joe E. Parker Bell: Admiral, Aladdin, Aristotle, Bell Tower, Big Bertha, Blushing Beauty, Calwonder, Camelot, Emerald Giant, Golden Summer, Gypsy, Jackpot, Jupiter, Keystone Giant, Lilac, Summer Sweet, Yolo Wonder Cayenne - Long Red Cayenne, Super Cayenne Habaņero - Chile Piquin, Orange Golden Jalapeņo - Delicias, Grande, Firenza, Mucho Nacho, Sonora, TAM Jalapeņo, Telica, Tula, TAM Vera Cruz Serrano - Serrano del Sol, TAM Serrano Hidalgo, Serrano Tampinqueno Wax - Hungarian Yellow Other hot hybrids and specialty varieties - Cherry Bomb, Fresno, Kung Pao, Mexibell, Numex Big Jim |
| Potato | All Blue, Atlantic, Kennebec, Norland, Purple Viking, Red LaSoda, Russian Banana, White Cobler, Yukon Gold |
| Pumpkin | Small: Baby Bear, Jack Be Little, Munchkin, Mystic, Small Sugar, Triple Treat Medium: Bumpkin, Howden, Jack O' Lantern Large: Aladdin, Big Max, Connecticutt Field, Fairytale, Magic Lantern, Merlin, Prizewinner |
| Radish | Altaglobe, Black Spanish, Champion, Cherriette, Cherry Belle, Chinese White Winter, Early Scarlet Globe, Easter Egg, French Breakfast, Sparkler, Summer Cross, White Icicle Daikon: Misato Rose Red Meat, Myashige |
| Spinach | Bloomsdale, Early Hybrid, Melody, Space, Tyee |
| Squash (Yellow) | Scallop: Bennings Green Tint, Earl's White Bush, Early White Bush, Patty Pan, Peter Pan, St. Patrick, Sunburst Yellow Crookneck: Dixie, Early Summer, Early Yellow, Horn of Plenty, Pavo Yellow Straightneck: Burpee's Butterstick, Butterbar, Conqueror III, Early Prolific, Goldbar, Hyrific, Lemondrop, Multipik, Onyx, Smoothie Zucchini: Ambassador, Aristrocrat, Blondie, Cashflow, Costata Romanesca, Eight Ball Tigress, El Dorado, Goldfinger, Gold Rush, Hyzini Madga, President, Senator |
| Sweet Corn | Yellow: Bonanza, Early Sunglow, Merit, Robust Yellow White: Country Gentleman, Silver Queen, Robust White Bicolor: Sweet G-90 Sugar Enhanced (Se): Ambrosia, Bodacious, Kandy Korn, Tendertreat Supersweet (Sh2): Crisp-N-Sweet, Florida Staysweet, Honey n Pearl, How Sweet It Is, Mirai, Summer Sweet |
| Sweet Potato | Beauregard, Centennial, Jewel, Vardaman |
| Swiss Chard | Bright Lights, Bright Yellow, Fordhook Giant, Lucullus, Rhubarb Chard, Rhubarb Red, Rubyn |
| Tomato | Small Determinate: Baxter's Bush Cherry, Cherry Grande, Gold Nugget, Small Fry, Sweet Baby Girl, Vita-Gold Small Indeterminate:Gold Gem, Husky Cherry Red, Jaune Flamme, Jolly, Juliet, Large Red Cherry, Sugar Snack, Sun Gold, Suncherry, Sunsugar, Sweet 100, Sweet Chelsea, Sweet Million, Yellow Cherry Medium Determinate: Amelia, Better Bush, Bush Early Girl, Carnival, Carolina Gold, Celebrity, Floramerica, Heatwave, Solar Fire, Solar Set, Sunmaster Medium Indeterminate: Champion, Dona, Early Girl, First Lady, Golden Jubilee, Lemon Boy, Miracle Sweet, Porter Improved Medium Heirloom: Arkansas Traveler, Black Krim, Cherokee Purple, Golden Girl, Golden Sunray, Porter's Pride, Red Rose, Rose do Berne, Taxi Large Determinate: Bush Beefsteak, Bush Goliath, Floradade, Homestead, Tomato 444 Large Indeterminate: Better Boy, Big Beef, Big Boy, Early Big Red, Kellogg's Breakfast, Rutgers, Sunny Goliath, Super Fantastic Large Heirloom: Brandywine, Giant Belgium, Marianna's Peace, Prudens Purple Paste Determinate: Chico III, Roma, Viva Italia Paste Indeterminate: Golden Rave Paste Heirloom: San Marzano |
| Turnip | Greens: All Top, Purple Top Roots: Royal Globe, White Lady Roots and Greens: Hakurei, Just Right, Purple Top White Globe, Shogoin, Tokyo Cross |
| Watermelon | Allsweet, Black Diamond, Bush Sugar Baby, Calhoun Grey, Charleston Gray, Crimson Sweet, Crimson Tide, Dixielee, Golden Crown, Jubilee, Mickylee, Minilee, Mirage, OrangeGlo, Royal Jubilee, Tendersweet, Yellow Doll Seedless: Gem Dandy, Matrix, Summersweet 5244, Tiffany, Tri-X 313 |
Suggested Varieties for Texas
Dr. Joe MasabniPatrick Lillard
Department of Horticulture
Texas AgriLife Extension Service
