Plant List for May 11th 2024

DIGS plant list for 10am-12pm May 11th, 2024

See pricelist and instructions above.

These blue links below will take you to photos and more information on how to grow each of our plants offered this year specifically.

 Asterisk* = deer resistant.

FLOWERS

For: Planters or Hanging baskets SUNNY

Alyssum* wonderland white, Alyssum* wonderland purple

Bacopa Blutopia

Shock-Wave Petunias: purple, white, red, denim

Salvia* - Red Vista (dwarf)

Salvia* - Amore purple

Snapdragon* Candy Showers (dwarf): Yellow dwarf trailing, Deep purple trailing, Red trailing

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Planters or Hanging baskets SHADY

Impatiens xtreme mix

Viola sorbet spring select XP (tight, compact)

Pansy - Clear Mix

Lobelia Crystal Palace, Lobelia Riviera Blue Eyes, Lobelia Regatta Sky Blue

Lobelia Regatta Rose, Lobelia Regatta Midnight

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Garden flowers SUNNY

Aster* - Milady Mix

Cosmos* - Sonata Mix

Dianthus* Coronet (white and purple)

Dianthus* Coronet New Mix (white, pink, purple)

Geranium in scarlet, pink, salmon,   purple (few); (Scented) attar of roses, orange fizz,

Marigold* (double - scarlet w yellow center) - Spry

Marigold* (double- yellow) Superhero Yellow

Marigold* (double - orange) Superhero Orange

Nasturtium Jewel Mix

Nicotiana* Perfume Mix

Salvia* - Salvatore Blue (tall)

Sweetpea heirloom mix

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VEGETABLES

JIM HARRIS'S SPECIAL: Patio-sized plants!

Vegetables for Planters or Pots (patio/dwarf/compact) see Jim Harris's table for special selections

Basil tower - Emerald (grows into a tower)

Cucumber (patio) - Patio Snacker

Eggplant - Patio Baby (3 inch fruit)

Pepper - Snackabelle

Strawberry Delizz - (good for containers)

Tomatoes for hanging baskets/patio:

Tumbler (red; hanging basket)

Red Robin (red; container 12" tall determinate)

Gold Nugget (golden; container 24" tall determinate)

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VEGETABLES

Vegetables for raised beds:

Broccoli - Gypsy (slow to bolt)

Cabbage - Katarina (green)

Cabbage - Cairo (red)

Cauliflower - Amazing

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NEW! COLOURED CAULIFLOWER

Cooking hint: Preserve colour by roasting or steaming.

Cauliflower - Clementine (orange)

Cauliflower - Graffitti (purple)

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Celery - Hudson

Cucumber - Bush Pickle

Cucumber - Marketmore

Ground Cherry

Kale - Vates (curly - slow bolting)

Kale - Lacinato (dinosaur, tall)

Kohlrabi - (giant) Superschmeltz

Leek - Lancelot

Leek - Giant

Lettuce -  Parris Island Cos (romaine), Buttercrunch, Kaiser, and Speckles (red/green)

Pepper (green - sweet) New Ace

Pepper - Jalapeno Raam (hot)

Pumpkin - Small (7") Sugar

Radiccio - Rossa di verona

Scallion - Parade

Summer squash - Scallopini (yellow) - Sunburst

Squash - Butterbaby

Squash Mini Green Hubbard

Squash Acorn - Festival

Squash Butternut - Waltham

Tomatoes

Also see container/basket cherry tomatoes above in Jim's special plants.

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Vine Cherry Tomatoes (Indeterminate means needs staking and topping):

Sunrise Bumblebee cherry Tomato (orange-gold; indeterminate)

Sweet Million cherry Tomato (red; indeterminate)

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Vine Beefsteak tomato: 

Mortgage Lifter (red; indeterminate)

Better Boy (red; hanging baskets or bedding)

Roma: San Marzano (determinate)

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Vine Regular Tomato: 

Early Girl (red; indeterminate)

Super Fantastic (red; indeterminate)

Jubilee (yellow; indeterminate)

Old German (striped red/gold; indeterminate)

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Onion - Bunching - Parade

Onion - Giant - Kelsae

Zucchini - Yellowfin (yellow)

Zuccini - Raven (green)

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Herbs:

Basil Genovese

Dill - Fernleaf

Oregano*

Parsley

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Update 2024 perennials (asterisk = deer resistant)

Arabis* 

Aubretia* 

Azalea 

Black-eyed Susan* (Rudbeckia) 

Columbine* 

Dalmatian Bellflower* (Campanula portenschlagiana) 

Delphinium* 

Echinacea* 

Hellebore* 

Hollyhocks

Hosta 

Hydrangea 

Lavender*

Lupine*

Monarda (Bee Balm)*

Nirene 

Oriental Poppy* 

Red Hot Poker* 

Rhododendron* 

Roses 

Salvia* - Blue (Meadow Sage) 

Shasta daisy* Leucanthemum x superbum

Tiger lily

Veronica* – Whitley (Speedwell) 

Yarrow*

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Succulent:  Hens and Chicks (Sempervivum tectorum) 

Tree: Japanese Maple 

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Fruit: Fig trees, Blueberry, Honey Berry, Raspberry, Strawberry

Foliage:

 Euonymus 

Assorted grasses*

Ferns*

Lambs ear*

Herbs: Catnip, Thyme*,

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* = deer resistant. 

The Deer proof plant list  is also in the right side bar of this blog for your convenience.