Guatemalan Blue squashes are large, elongated fruits, averaging 35 to 40 centimeters in length and 6 to 10 pounds, and have an oblong to oval shape with slight tapering towards the curved ends. The rind is firm, hard, and smooth, ranging in color from dark green, green-blue, to a dusty, gray-green. There may also be some faint light green, vertical striping extending the length of the squash. Underneath the surface, the flesh is dense, thick, and dark orange, encasing a central, oval cavity filled with stringy fibers and many cream-colored seeds. Guatemalan Blue squashes have a smooth, tender texture when cooked and develop a sweet, nutty, and subtly fruity flavor.

Seasons/Availability

Guatemalan Blue squashes are available in the fall through winter.

Russian tarragon can be used fresh or dried in cooking, adding a subtle, sweet licorice flavor to dishes like salads, chicken, seafood, egg dishes, and soups. It also flavors marinades, dressings, and herb-infused vinegars and is used in some traditional Persian, Hungarian, and Armenian dishes, as well as a component of the popular Russian and Georgian carbonated drink, Tarkhun. However, note that Russian tarragon can break down faster than French tarragon, so it may need to be added later in the cooking process to preserve its flavor.  

The Petite Yellow Marigold is a dwarf, annual flower with bright yellow, double-crested blooms. It's a compact plant that's easy to grow and maintain, and it's ideal for borders, pots, and edging. 

Size: Petite Yellow Marigolds grow to be 6–8 in tall, with flowers that are 2 in diameter 

Color: The flowers are a bright, vibrant yellow 

Bloom time: Blooms from midsummer until frost 

Flower type: Double-crested blooms 

Fragrance: Has an unusual scent that repels insects 

Uses: Can be used for cut flower arrangements, borders, pots, edging, and mass plantings 

Endive Frisée is a type of chicory that has exploded onto gourmet plates. The exotic plant resembles a lettuce that has gone horribly awry. With a pale green explosion of frizzy leaves it adds a frisky note to green salads.

Frisée or chicorée frisée is French for curly chicory. It also is sometimes called Italian curly chicory or French curly chicory. Now, frisée is not exactly the same vegetable that comes to market as chicory, curly chicory, and curly endive, although it is exactly the same plant, Cichorium endivia.

Grown in, and named after a municipality in northern Italy near Turin. Suitable for both summer and autumn cultivation, it has curly and strongly lobed leaves and a creamy-white self-blanching heart.

With a very large head, long mid-green leaves and a self-bleaching, creamy-white interior, the fullness of the head facilitates tying up for more intense blanching.

Popularised in the 1990s, Frisée often appears in mesclun and other salad mixes, because the green is extremely laborious and expensive to produce as a sole salad ingredient. It is generally served in loose chunks in salad to highlight its exotic feathered appearance and a small amount can go a long way.

While it can have a slightly bitter flavour, frisée is much milder than other varieties of endive such as radicchio or Belgian endive. Tie up for a week before harvesting to blanch.

"Mary Washington" asparagus (Asparagus officinalis "Mary Washington") is one of the older and most common asparagus varieties. This perennial vegetable is harvested in spring, producing a high yield of tender spears from a rhizome crown.

Tender asparagus spears are snapped or cut close to the ground to harvest.

Rich in essential vitamins and minerals. Perk up floral arrangements with the plant’s graceful, feathery fern-like leaves. Harvest scrumptious homegrown spears from mature plants and enjoy fresh, grilled, and steamed. Disease-resistant to rust. Cold-hardy and heat-tolerant. Harvest in April or May. Self-pollinating. 

Slender fruit is bright sweet golden-yellow. They are as delicious as they are attractive; bush plants.

Summer Squash - a broad term used to describe soft squash varieties such as zucchini and patty pan squash—is a warm-season crop that can be grown almost anywhere in full sun. Wait until any threat of frost has passed and the soil has warmed to about 70 F before planting, as these tender squash varieties are extremely sensitive to frost and light freezes. Perfect for containers, most summer squash grow on short, compact vines that don’t require trellising or staking, unlike the sprawling vines of most winter squash and pumpkins. Rather than growing baseball bat-sized zucchini—which can be bland, full of seeds, and woody—harvest squash when fruit is small and tender and your plants will keep producing right up to frost.

Corn salad lettuce, also known as lamb's lettuce or mâche, is a leafy green vegetable with a nutty flavor and dark green color. It's a popular ingredient in salads and is high in nutrients. 

Corn salad has dark green, spoon-shaped leaves that form low-growing rosettes 

The leaves are soft and tender, similar to butterhead lettuce 

Corn salad has a mild, nutty flavor

The taste is improved by a light frost