One of the frequently asked questions we get at Mary's Heirloom Seeds is "will this grow in my area?"
HEAT tolerant crops are important to consider if you live in warmer climates. It is also important o plant these according to your growing region.
*Not all of these varieties will grow year round or in the hottest days of the year. This is a list of varieties that should do better than others in warmer regions*
Recommended Heirloom Varieties for Florida:
Love Lies Bleeding Amaranth & Red Garnet Amaranth
Arugula Roquette
Henderson Black Seeded Lettuce, Little Gem, Parris Island Cos, Merveille Des Quatre Saison (4 seasons) and Summer Bibb
Bush Beans: Blue Lake, JADE & Red Kidney
Pole Beans: Chinese Red Noodle Bean, Kentucky Wonder & Scarlet Runner
Beets: Early Wonder, Detroit Dark Red & Cylindra Formanova
Broccoli: Calabrese & Purple Early Sprouting
Brussels Sprouts: Long Island
Cabbage: Charleston Wakefield, New Jersey Wakefield & Savoy Perfection
Carrots: Chantenay, Danver's & Scarlet Nantes
Chinese Cabbage: Dwarf Pak Choy & Pak Choy
Collards: Georgia Green & Morris Heading
Corn: Glass Gem, Hopi Blue, Mandan Bride & Oaxacan Green Dent
Sweet Corn: Stowell's Evergreen & Country Gentleman
Cucumber: ASHLEY, Marketmore (slicer), National Pickling & Lemon Cucumber
Eggplant: Listada De Gandia & Black Beauty
Endive: Batavian
Kale: Vates Blue Curled & Lacinato (dino kale)
Kohlrabi: Purple Vienna
Mustard: Southern Giant & Giant Red
Okra: Clemson Spineless & Burgundy
Onions: Red Burgundy (bulbing) & Japanese Bunching
English/Snow Peas: Sugar Ann snap & Oregon Snow
Southern Peas: Purple Hull Pinkeye Pea & Black Eye, Pigeon Pea
Pretty much EVERY PEPPER but here are a few of our favorites...
Hot Peppers: Anaheim, Cayenne, Chiltepin, Yellow Scotch Bonnet, Chocolate Habanero & Jalapeno
Sweet Peppers: Cal Wonder, Golden Cal Wonder Bell, Golden Marconi & Pimiento
Pumpkin: Big Max, Connecticut Field, Seminole & Green Striped Cushaw
Radish: Diakon & German Giant
Spinach: Bloomsdale Longstanding, Giant Nobel & Malabar
Summer Squash: Black Beauty Zucchini, Golden Crookneck, Tomboncino & Yellow Scallop
Winter Squash: Spaghetti, Table Queen Acorn & Waltham Butternut
Swiss Chard: Fordhook & Rainbow
Tomatoes: MARGLOBE, Brandywine, Cherokee Purple, Green Zebra, Homestead, Floradade, Mortgage Lifter & San Marzano
Wild Everglades Tomato
Turnips: Purple-Top Whiteglobe
Watermelon: Georgia Rattlesnake, Charleston Grey & Golden Midget
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For some of our customers it has been a very wet year. For some it has been VERY hot and others very dry. It's getting hot here so we thought it would be good to share heat tolerant crops.
We have a few older posts on our blog about heat tolerant crops but we thought it might be nice to offer an update.
OKRA is a heat-loving favorite!
PEPPERS love heat!
Amaranth thrives on heat. Some varieties of Amaranth can be traced to the 1700s
Squash & Pumpkin are heat tolerant and easy to grow.
Heirloom Corn is a Summer favorite that's also heat tolerant.
Heirloom Tomatoes! Some varieties such as Matt's Wild Cherry, Floradade, and Homestead are more heat tolerant than others
CUCUMBER
Mexican Sour Gherkin, also called Cucamelon, is a fun addition to the garden!
BEANS
Malabar Spinach
Edible leaves grown from Malabar Spinach seeds can be used throughout summer and will flourish in heat and humidity. Young leaves of this herb plant can be cooked and added to recipes and fresh leaves make a great salad. Climbing to 10 feet or more, Malabar Spinach is a lovely vine for trellises and arbors. It is also commonly referred to as Climbing Spinach Vine, Red Vine Spinach or Creeping Spinach. The Malabar Spinach herb is one of the very few garden herbs that is a vining plant.
EGGPLANT
LUFFA
WATERMELON
Watermelon plants love the heat, and need a long and warm growing season of at least 70 to 85 days, depending on the variety, to produce sweet fruit
If you have specific garden or seed related questions, please contact us via email at MARY@MARYSHEIRLOOMSEEDS.COM
Happy Planting!
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We're constantly adding to our gardens. Last week we planted Fordhook Giant Swiss Chard, Rainbow chard, German Giant radish, Garlic Chives, Dark Purple Opal basil and Mammoth Black Sunflower SEEDS. If it's HOT in your region, here are a few suggestions for Heat Tolerant Veggies
**UPDATED May 27, 2018**
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HEAT TOLERANT VARIETIES
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 AMARANTH thrives on heat!
Some varieties of Amaranth can be
traced back to the 1700s
Tomatoes grow well in the heat but require plenty of moisture.
The Floradade tomatoes ability to with stand 90-100F temperatures and still produce heavy crops is legendary.
 Many BEAN varieties can withstand extreme conditions. Pole beans, in particular, climb with success in harsh temperatures with little moisture 
Pumpkins are a warm-season vegetable that can be grown throughout much of the United States. They require a fairly long period (3 - 4 months) of hot weather and can not tolerate any frost
 Seminole Pumpkin 
which is an heirloom variety that can still be found growing wild in warm, humid environments, will stand up to sweltering summer heat.
Luffa (Luffa aegyptiaca and Luffa acutangula), also known as loofah, vegetable sponge or dishcloth gourds, are grown mainly for their useful fibrous tissue skeleton. Young fruits can be eaten as squash, used in stews or even used in place of cucumbers.
CORN grows plentiful in the heat!
OKRA grows very well in the heat and can produce quite well in the summer.
MALABAR SPINACH is a vining
variety that does well in heat.
Malabar spinach is fast growing and tolerates high rainfall. This is a fast growing vine plant and produces best when trellised. Stem tips (6-8 inches) are harvested 55-70 days after seeding. Repeated harvests of new growth stems can be made through out the season.
SWISS CHARD
Beets are a great addition to your garden even if you're not particularly fond of their taste. The Greens, often called root tops, are delicious! You'll find beet greens in quite a few salad mixes.
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