Variety Highlights

Lettuce is the epitome of fresh.  From early spring harvests to salads in the heat of summer to the delight of local greens in late fall and winter, a salad adds a splash freshness to every meal. At Good Heart Farmstead, where we grow intensively on 1 acre for both CSA and wholesale, salad mix is our main wholesale crop. ...

If you’re gardening in limited space and plan to grow only 6 vegetables this year, these are the ones to choose. By planting in large 3-5 gallon containers, using good quality potting soil, watering regularly, and fertilizing monthly, you can easily harvest fresh greens, cucumbers, eggplants, summer squash, peppers and tomatoes all season long – and you only need 6...

Everyone has a favorite. Read on for top picks from our veggie-loving staff who grow these varieties year after year: "My family's favorite companion planting is Italian Largeleaf basil with Peacevine cherry tomatoes - I can't help but pick one of each and eat them simultaneously. The flavor! I also sprinkle Dolciva carrots in a circle around each tomato plant's...

Well, it’s that time again: with seed potato ship dates are just around the corner, we thought it might be useful to offer some variety advice while you ponder your spud season. Here’s a guide to variety selection for different climates and growing conditions: Potatoes can be grown in a wide variety of field and soil conditions, just as long...

Finding the right varieties for the catalog happens in the field. We keep our growers in mind when we make our selections, ensuring the varieties we add bring value to professional and home growers alike. While our Early Jalapeño works well as an open-pollinated variety, we had been given the task of finding a hybrid variety that would bring more...

Consider the onion: caramelized, sautéed, sweated, or raw, home cooks and chefs alike recognize it as indispensable in the kitchen. The third most consumed fresh vegetable in the United States behind potatoes and tomatoes, onions are also a crucial part of a diversified vegetable farmer’s crop plan. They may be humble in appearance but, when grown organically, onions can catch...

A staple crop for many commercial organic growers, lettuce mixes demand a worthy price in both retail and wholesale markets—but they also come with no shortage of production challenges. High Mowing now offers a competitive advantage in lettuce mix production for commercial growers, thanks to the Eazyleaf assortment of one-cut lettuces from our partners at Vitalis Organic Seeds. Not Your...

As always, we’ve worked hard this summer to find the best organic vegetable, flower and herb varieties to share with our growers. We’re excited to announce these outstanding new additions to the High Mowing catalog, not only because they are a collection of excellent options, but because there is something for everyone in our new additions: classic open-pollinated varieties, high-performing...

In the Northeast, August marks the traditional beginning of harvest season.  While season extension has many growers harvesting year-round or close to it, August through September can still claim the heaviest, and most diverse, yields of the year.  With tomatoes weighing down the vine, zucchini overflowing in the fields, and cabbage sizing up in time for kraut-making, we’re now in...

As fall approaches, many growers are looking forward to once again being able offer cool weather crops like spinach for markets, CSAs and wholesale accounts. Depending on the region in which you grow, your hopes for a bumper spinach crop could be quickly dashed by a single aggressive outbreak of downy mildew. This guide will help you understand this destructive...