MGHB
Recommendation

 Our tested
varieties

Emerald, Green Globe, Imperil Star

They do great in Camarillo; gophers love 'em. Cut them back to just below ground , withhold water for a few weeks. Summer dormancy results in a fall crop.

500W, Mary Washington, UC72, UC157

Takes time to establish; grows for years

Fordhook, Baby Fordhook Bush, King of the Garden

Pleasant Valley was the 'Lima Bean Capitol of the World' in the 50's

Contender, Harvester, Tendecrop

Real confidence builder; lots of beans, fast, easy to produce.
Bush beans take more room, less work than poles beans. Yields are the same.

Kentucky Wonder, Improved Romano,'French Duet'

Ken. Wonder - the absolute classic

Ruby Queen, Detroit Red, Baby Ball

Baby Ball, Jewel Tone Blend, Detroit Red, Pronto

Mary said the Baby Red Balls are the best. Now it may be the Detroit Red's. Roast them, too!

 Green  Green Comet, Premium Crop, Green Goliath

 Renee's 3-season mix has worked quite well

 It's all good, but climate limits production. Three varieties spread out the harvest.

Cross, Long Island Improved, Prince Marvel

Renee's 3-Season, others

Use Bt to control cabbage worms. Aphids can be a problem, control with jets of water to displace aphids. Control ants.

 Stonehead, Early Jersey Wakefield, Danish Roundhead, Ruby Ball hybrid

Chinese-Michili, Jade Pagoda, Napa, Pak-Choy

Pak (or Bok Pak (or Bok)Choi

 Fast germination and growth. Use in every salad, soup. Bolts very easily and quickly. Plant some every couple of weeks.

Samson, Ambrosia, Saticoy Hybrid

 Galia, Earlidew, Solid Gold Cantelope, Charentais

'Three Flavor Mix' contains first 3.
Charentais has outstanding flavor.,

 Short 'n' Sweet, Little Finger, Amstel, Mincor

Snow King, Snowball 'Y'

???, Broccoli Raab, 'Long Season Mix'

Use Bt to control cabbage worms. Mix produces crop over a long period

 Arsentata, Forkhook Giant, Rainbow, Bright Lights

 Bright Lights, Silver Rib, Scarlett Sharlet, Pot o'Gold, Neon Glow

 Colorful and tasty, easy to grow, adds snap to salads. Red varieties are more willing to bolt. Allow plenty of room between plants.

  (no named varieties)

 (No named varieties)

Very easy to grow, and very handy in the kitchen. garlic chive flowers are edible and a good topping on salads, guacamole

(std sugary) Golden Cross bantam, Jubilee, Silver Queen
(sugary enhanced) How Sweet It Is, Breeder's Choice, Kandy Korn, Concord
(super sweet) Early Xtra Sweet, Illini Gold, Super Sweet Jubilee

Silver queen, Kandy Korn, Illini Gold

Standard Sweets are older, lose sweetness quickly
Sugary Enhanced are sweeter
Super sweets do not lose sweetness after harvest, but are less creamy than others.

Liberty Hybrid, Saladin, County Fair, Sweet Success, Sweet Slice, Burpee Hybrid, Slice Nice Hybrid 

Garden Oasis, Chelsey Pride

Chelsey Pride - got way too hot too soon.
Garden Oasis has done well in Camarillo

Black Beauty, Epic, Early Bird, Dusky, Rosa Bianca
(Oriental) Ichiban, Tycoon 

 Ichiban (Mary's favorite), Little Finger

Full Heart Batavian, Large Green Curled 

Red/Green Batavian Mix 

Unk. 40 year old strain, now naturalized

California Late, California Early 

 Inchelium Red, Chilean Silver, Kettle, Transilvanian

Grows easily. Many varieties need cold soak to develop cloves. 3 to 4 weeks in the vegetable crisper before planting worked wonders.

Vates Dwarf Blue Curled, Salad Savory, Winterbor 

Can't keep the rabbits away! We love it, too. 

Grand Duke, Early White Vienna, Purple Vienna 

Large American Flag, Electra, Titan 

(butterhead) Butter Crunch
(Romaine) Parris Island, Valmaine
(loose leaf) salad Bowl, Oak Leaf, Ruby Red

Romaine, various mixes, Butter Crunch.

Iceberg lettuce is difficult to grow at home.
Romaines have proved easy. Succession Plant for longer season.
Butter Crunch is wonderful.

Charentais, 'EarliDew' Honey Dew, Gallery Galia, Ananas*, Zatta*, Swan Lake*,# Halogen#

Ambrosia, Samsom, Saticoy Hybrid 

Swan Lake produces early fruit, likes reflected heat. Charentais produce well even on the coastal plain. All would do well inland.

Tendergreen, Southern Giant Curled, Florida Broadleaf

Harvest outer leaves; allow inner leaves to mature. Small leaves are eaten raw in salads, larger leaves need cooking. Very old leaves get stringy.

Clemson Spineless, Blondy 

Wait until soil is warm before starting seeds. Soak in water for 24 hours before planting. Stops bearing if you stop picking pods.

(early bulb) Grano, Granes, Calif. Early Red
(late bulb) Feista, Sweet Spanish, Southport, Stockton Yellow   

Calif. Early Red, Sweet Spanish, Stockton Yellow   

Onions are one of the few crops that pests ignore. Harvest when the tops fall over.

Evergreen White, Southport White, White Lisbon

"Long Day" varieties require 15-16 hours sun per day
"Short Day" types need ~12 hrs.

All American, Hollow Crown, Harris Model 

(snow) Dwarf Gray, Mammoth Melting Sugar
(green garden) Freezonian, Green Arrow, Maestro
(snap) Sugar Ann, Sugar Snap, Super Snap

Super Sugar Snap, Chinese Pod 

Peas are very ease and quick to grow.
Besides giving us the peas, the plants fix nitrogen in the soil :) Peas need support

(hot) Tam Mild Jalapeno, Jalapeno Delicias, Anaheim, Cayenne, Hungaian Yellow Wax, Serrano 
(bell) Bell Boy, Calif. Wonder, Yolo Wonder, Golden Bell
(sweet/Cubanelle) Sweet Banana, Gypsy, Cubanene, Nardello

Cayenne, Serrano, Habanero (hot and mild),  Cubanelle, Bell

If it is a pepper, I'll grow it. Hot weather and our sandy soils make some fire-breathing treats!
Cubanelles are sweet and very mild

Jersey, Garnet, Jewel 

White Rose, Kennebee, Yukon Gold 

Yukon Gold, various colored potatoes (red, white & blue!) 

Had great luck growing potatoes - until I bought a batch of seed potatoes that were blighted. Very interesting to grow.

Spirit, Autumn Gold, Jack O'Lantern, Big Max, Cinderella 

You would be surprised how much pumpkin squirrels can eat...

Cherry Bell, Easter Egg Hybrid, Icicle, snowbelle

Cherry Bell, Easter Egg Hybrid, Icicle, Snowbelle

Extremely quick from seed to table. Great for kids' garden (short attention span) and the table.

Cherry (red stalks), Victoria

Unk variety from Granny's garden 50 years ago.

Do not eat immature as oxalates present then are harmful to soft tissues.

Melody Hybrid, Americana 

New Zealand / Malabar 

New Zealand spinach has been growing wild here for close to 60 years. Tougher than 'true' spinach, but spicy and very tasty.

Peter Pan Hybrid, Scallopini, early Prolific Straightneck, Early Golden Straightneck, Sund  Yellow crook / straight neck

Scallopini, early Prolific Straightneck, Early Golden Straightneck

Acorn) Table King, Table Ace, Jersey Golden, Sweett Mama
(butternut) Waltham, Early Butternut, Burpee Butterbush 

Ace Hybrid, Better Boy, Big Beef, Carmello, Celebrity, Early Girl, Marvel Stripe, Super Steak 

Crimson Carmello, Costolutto (both Genovese and Fiorentino), Burbank Slicing, Marvel Stripe, Green Zebra, Roma, Black Krim, Yellow Perfection, Better Boy, Sweet Persimmon

Heirloom varieties taste great, are unusual and eye-catching, often lack disease resistance. Rotate your crops to lessen chance of disease!
Best bet - 3 great types: Renee's 'Heirloom Summer Feast' Mix w/Black Krim, Sw. Persimmon, Italian Costoluto Genovese

Garden Baby, Calsweet, Crimsom Sweet, Sugar Baby

Rainbow Sherbet*, Sugar Baby*, Moon And Stars#, Malali#

Assumed to need lots of heat, but we grow fine melons, even in Camarillo, given some reflected heat. 'Rainbow Sherbet Mix', Sugar Baby do surprisingly well near the coast.