Exciting edibles

Jade Sweet eggplant
Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company

New for 2013, the Jade Sweet eggplant from Australia produces skin that is an attractive, soft green. Blocky-shaped fruits keep good eating quality to a surprisingly large size.

www.rareseeds.com

Try Basil
Burpee Home Gardens

New Try Basil offers three varieties of basil in one pot. Grown from one multi-seed, multi-species pellet, Try Basil is easy and economical. This technology offers a balanced blend of three basil flavors: Genovese, serrated and dark red. Great for adding zest to kitchen herb gardens, and beautiful to grow.

www.burpeehomegardens.com

Triple-Curled Kale ‘Dutch Darkibor’
Renee’s Garden

The triple curled, rich green leaves of this top-quality Dutch variety are mild, juicy, sweet and tender, and a perfect choice for vitamin-rich, garden fresh kale salads, kale “chips” and a whole range of traditional cooked dishes. ‘Darkibor’ grows effortlessly into 18-inch-tall, dense, leafy rosettes of frilled rich green leaves. This striking edible landscaping plant is at home in both vegetable and ornamental gardens.

www.reneesgarden.com

SimplyHerbs Sage
PanAmerican Seed

SimplyHerbs Sage from PanAmerican Seed is a multi-seed pellet of Salvia officinalis, a flavorful and aromatic addition to many home-cooked recipes. It finishes 18 to 24 inches tall and spreads 14 to 24 inches wide. It is hardy to USDA Zone 4. Each multi-seed pellet includes 6 to 10 salvia seeds for a uniform, better-looking plant at retail. Growers don’t “seed broadcast” or scoop across the soil, and they use less seed than oversow or multisow methods with plants in the new SimplyHerbs line. By direct-sowing the multi-seed pellet, SimplyHerbs produces a healthy, uniform, better-looking plant to show at retail with reduced tangle on the bench. Days from transplant to harvest: 28.

www.panamseed.com