Common Scents Greenhouses & Nursery				71399 US HWY 83	(308) 345-1541
Vegetables				McCook, NE 69001
Name/Varieties	Exposure		Perennial (Y/N)		Comments
Asparagus
Jersey Knight	m		Y		Higher percentage of male plants which produce larger spears.
Blackberry
Darrow	m		Y		Reliable producer of large crops of 1 x 3/4" fruit that is firm, juicy, and taste honey sweet. Excellent for all purposes. Fruit ripens in July & continues for 2-3 weeks. Self-fruitful.
Blueberry
Sunshine Blue *NEW*	m		Y		This shrub is both edible and ornamental. Dense, rounded form, semi-dwarf habit with masses of pink flowers each spring. Silvery-green foliage in summer, fall color is gorgeous purple-red. More tolerant of higher pH soils. Abundant, sweet, juicy berries.
Broccoli
Packman	m		N		60 days-Large, semi-domes, tight heads.
Premium Crop	m		N		58 days-Large, firm 6-7 inch tender heads with small, smooth beads.
Brussel Sprouts
Diablo	m		N		Bursting with tender sweet flavor. The buds are all mature at the same time, and break off easily when ready to harvest.
Jade	m		N		Firm, dark green, long stemmed. 75 days
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Name/Varieties	Exposure		Perennial (Y/N)		Comments
Cabbage
Copenhagen Market	m		N		68 days. 6-7" globe, green, solid & uniform heads that average 3 lbs.
Early Flat Dutch	m		N		75 days. Firm heads, slightly flattened. 3-4 lbs.
Late Flat Dutch	m		N		100 days. 12-15" flat, solid, good for kraut. 10lbs.
Red Acre	m		N		80 days. Roud, deep purple heads that average 3 lbs.
Cauliflower
Cheddar	m		N		Novelty, orange curd, high betacarotene content. Midsize plant with domed head.
Snow Crown	m		N		68 days. 7" semi-dome, tolerant to heat and cold.
Cantaloupe
Ambrosia	m		N		86 days. Very sweet, thick flesh melons that average 4 lbs.
Athena	m		N		75 days. Consistently delivers early yeilds with dynamite flavor. 5-6 pound fruits are coarsely netted. Stores exceptionally well.
Burpee	m		N		82 days. Deeply ribbed, 4+ lbs and resists mildew
Delicious 51	m		N		83 days. Oval shape with deep sutures and medium netting that average 5 lbs.
Honey I Dew	m		N		150 days. Oval shaped melons with no sutures or netting and sweet green flesh that produce 6# fruits.
Lambkin *NEW*	m		N		2009 AAS Winner. Oval shaped fruits with yellow skin and green mottling. White flesh is sweet and aromatic. Fruit is gourmet quality. 70 days.
Superstar	m		N		80 days. Round 6-8 lbs. Fruits, with deep sutures and course netting. Very tasty!
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Name & Variety	Exposure		Perennial (Y/N)		Comments
Cat Grass *NEW*
Tabby	m		N		Hey, our furry friends need their vegetables too! Bright white, green and some variegated foliage. Attractive to cats and famous in health food recipes. Provides vitamins and fiber. 24" height. Great for indoor cats.
Celery
Tall Utah	m		N		130 days. Widely adapted
Cucumber
Asian Burpless	m		N		61 days. Excellent bitter-free, sweet-flavored, ribbed fruit. Grows up to 15" long on a widely adapted plant. Sets early & likes it hot.
Burpless Bush	m		N		60 days. Firm dark green 8-10" nearly seedless slicer, mild flavor.
Fancipak	m		N		52 days. Pickling type with very dark green skin.
Lemon	m		N		64 days. Unique lemon shaped, lemon colored, very sweet, white flesh is burpless and mild, great for salads.
Seneca Comet	m		N		60 days. Dark green, 9 1/2 inch fruits. Good for slicing
Slicemaster	m		N		60 days. Nice slicer with a high yield.
Spacemaster	m		N		60 days. Space saving bush type.
Straight 8	m		N		60 days. Dark green standard.
Sweet Slice	m		N		63 days. Burpless type that has dark green skin and is tapered. Excellent for home gardens.
Sweet Success	m		N		54 days. Slender, thin skinned, 14" fruit, burpless type, seedless.
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Name & Variety	Exposure		Perennial (Y/N)		Comments
Egg Plant
Bambino	m		N		45 days. Miniature, tiny 1" dark beauties in clusters, for shish-ka-bob, plant is only 12" tall and would work well in containers.
Black Beauty	m		N		80 days. Standard purple, oval fruits.
Dusky	m		N		63 days. Black fruits that are black & oval. Slightly smaller than Black Beauty.
Little Fingers	m		N		78 days. Glossy black oriental type on medium plant.
Grapes
Canadice (seedless)*NEW*	m		Y		An early red seedless variety, vigorous. Large fruit clusters.
Concord Seedless	m		Y		Blue-black grape that is highly regarded as a pie grape and excellent for jam and jelly.
Edelweiss	m		Y		One of the most disease resistant and vigorous grapes. Green-white with high sugar content. Dessert and wine grape.
Reliance (seedless)	m		Y		Medium Size, pinkish-red fruit that is harvested late July-August. Mild, fruity flavor. Good for table use, jellies, juice & wines.
Gooseberry
Pixwell	m		Y		Very productive. Pale green fruit becoming pink when ripe. Few thorns. Fruit ripens in July-August. Self-fruitful.
Horseradish	m		Y		Produces a pungent food relish. Withstands a wide range of soils but grows best in moist, rich soil. Harvest in fall, winter or spring.
Kohlrabi
White Vienna	m		N		56 days. 2-5" Globe, white & crisp flesh.
Purple Vienna	m		N		56 days. 2-5" Globe, purplish skin and leaves and slightly larger fruits than White Vienna.
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Name & Variety	Exposure		Perennial (Y/N)		Comments
Leeks *NEW*
Lancelot	m		N		Lancelot leeks are the easiest to grow and most widely adaptable leeks available. They can be grown in all areas since they are not daylength-dependent. Great for soups & salads. 75 days
Okra
Cajun Delight	m		N		49 days. AAS winner! Tender pods are 3.5-5" long that are attractive dark green.
Clemson Spineless	m		N		Dark green, straight, pointed, spineless pods. 55 days
Onion Plants
1015Y Texas Supersweet	m		N		The most widely adapteable short day onion. The bigger it gets, the sweeter it is. If cured properly, will store 4 months.
Big Daddy	m		N		Extra-large, yellow bulbs produce an onion you can eat raw. Stores 8-10 months.
Candy	m		N		One of our best selling onions. Stores 3 months
Copra	m		N		Best storage onion. Adapted to long-day areas, it is a medium-sized, round, dark-yellow-skinned onion with ivory flesh. Stores 10-12 months
Red Candy Apple	m		N		Sharp an sweet, this red onion has just the right flavor to accent your burger. Stores 2 months.
Walla Walla	m		N		Sweetest of all the long day varieties. Fast growing yellow onion. Stores 1 month.
*Onion Sets-Yellow, White & Red
Pepper (HOT)
Anaheim	m		N		80 days. Green to red, flat chili type.
Caribbean Red	m		N		95 days. Red habanero. VERY HOT!
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Name & Variety	Exposure		Perennial (Y/N)		Comments
Pepper (HOT)
Cayenne	m		N		70 days. Green to red, thin wall.
Giant Thai	m		N		40 days. Fleshy pods, good in Oriental dishes & chili. Very HOT!
Habanero	m		N		Tapered to point, light green to orange. VERY HOT!
Hungarian Wax	m		N		65 days. Yellow to orange-red
Inferno	m		N		60 days. Hot banana-type
Jalapeno	m		N		75 days. Green to red, thick, uniform.
Large Red Cherry	m		N		77 days. Green to red, 1" - 1 1/2" round fruits.
Numex Big Jim	m		N		77 days. Vigorous, long Anaheim
Pasilla	m		N		78 days. Mild, slightly sweet, slender 12" long, green turning red then mahogany fruit. Great for paste in Mexican dishes.
Poblano	m		N		80 days. Heart shaped taper, green turning red. HOT!
Serrano	m		N		75 days. Thin skin, green to red & VERY HOT!
Santa Fe Grande	m		N		78 days. Yellow cone shape.
Super Chili	m		N		75 days. AAS, elongated tapered, hot flesh, thin wall.
Tam Jalapeno	m		N		68 days. Early, mild, great pickled.
Tepin	m		N		Mexican native pepper, may be the world's hottest pepper. Unique 1/4" round, red fruit but usually pickled when green.
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Name & Variety	Exposure		Perennial (Y/N)		Comments
Peppers (Sweet)
Bell Boy	m		N		70 days. 3-4 lobe, green to red large fruit.
Big Bertha	m		N		73 days. 4 lobe, green to red, very long fruit.
California Wonder	m		N		75 days. 4 lobe, green to red, blocky fruit.
Chocolate Beauty	m		N		85 days. 3-4 lobe, green to chocolate, Resists Tobacco mosaic.
Fooled You *NEW*	m		N		85 days. Jalapeno type but no heat, 1 x 3", green to red, perfect for salsa, pickling, stir fry.
Golden California Wonder	m		N		72 days. Similar to California wonder, but the glossy fruits ripen to a golden-yellow.
Lilac Hybrid	m		N		70 days. 3-4 lobed fruits mature from ivory to lavender to red.
Pimento	m		N		72 days. Green to red, tapered blunt end.
Purple Beauty	m		N		70 days. Fruits are blocky, thick-walled & dark purple.
Red Beauty	m		N		68 days. Early to turn red.
Sweet Banana	m		N		65 days. Light yellow to orange/red.
Sweet Cherry	m		N		68 days. Round green fruits turn red quickly.
Sweet Hungarian Wax	m		N		Banana shape, turns from yellow to red.
Valencia	m		N		70 days. Vigorous plant turn from green to orange
White	m		N		68 days. 3-4 lobe, medium thick flesh, matures white to yellow to red.
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Name & Variety	Exposure		Perennial ( Y/N)		Comments
Potatoes (Seed)
Cobbler	m		N		Small, round potato that is good for boiling but not a good keeper.
Kennebec	m		N		White. Good keeper.
La Sota, Red	m		N		Rosy Skin. Tolerant of cold, heat and drought.
Norland, Red	m		N		Early maturing. Popular for 'new potatoes'
Pontiac, Red	m		N		Good Keeper. Heavy producer, does well in heavy soils
Viking, Red	m		N		Very productive, jumbo size potatoes.
Yukon Gold	m		N		White skin with yellow flesh. Good Keeper, great flavor.
Pumpkin
Jack-O-Lantern	m		N		100 days. Dark orange with a slight rib that average 10 lbs.
Raspberry
Heritage	m		Y		The medium sized red fruit has very good flavor and quality. First crop mid-July, second crop early September.
Killarney	m		Y		Disease resistant and flavorful variety with attractive red berries. Ripens late July. Excellent for freezing, canning and of course pie.
Rhubarb
Chipmans	m		Y		Bright red stems are delicious for sauces and pies. One of the sweetest of the red rhubarb.
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Squash (Summer)
Ambassador Zucchini	m		N		Glossy, dark green. 50 days
Dixie Crookneck	m		N		50 days. 5-6" Bright yellow, bulb end, curved neck.
Spacemiser Zucchini	m		N		51 days. 7-8" medium green fruit on vines that are compact.
Sunbar	m		N		43 days. 5-6" Yellow, straight necked fruit.
Squash (Winter)
Butternut	m		N		110 days. Light tan-buff, 8-10" fruits
Table Queen	m		N		80 days. Dark green standard acorn.
Strawberry
Ft. Laramie	m		Y		Large, sweet berries with good flavor and texture. Everbearing.
Ozark Beauty	m		Y		Everbearing strawberry with deep red, firm berries that are sweet. Great fresh or frozen.
Sparkle	m		Y		A sweet, June bearing strawberry with glossy, crimson red fruit. Great for fresh eating, freezing and preserves.
Sweet Potatoes
Centennial	m				Orange flesh. Stores well. Vine Type. 90 days
Georgia Jet	m		N		Orange flesh. 80-90 days
Vardaman	m		N		Orange flesh, bush type. 90 days
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Name & Variety	Exposure		Perennial ( Y/N)		Comments
Tomatoes					I=Indeterminate D=Determinate SD=Semi-determinate
Amish Paste	m		N		74 days.( I ) Heirloom-type that is best for sauce & canning. 8 oz fruits with real tomato flavor.
Beefmaster	m		N		80 days. ( I ) 12+oz. fruit that are oblate & have good disease resistance.
Beefsteak	m		N		80 days. ( I ) Large, flattened, solid, meaty, juicy, red fruits are slightly ribbed & weigh up to 2 lbs. Sub-acid flavor.
Better Boy	m		N		70 days. ( I ) 12-16 oz. Deep globe, VFN disease resistance.
Big Beef	m		N		73 days. ( I ) Great tomato for overcoming adverse conditions. Smooth fruits are globe-shaped weighing 9 oz-1lb. VFFNTASt.
Big Boy	m		N		78 days. ( I ) Fruits often weigh 1lb. or more & resist cracking.
Big Girl	m		N		78 days. ( I ) Heavy producer of large, bright red, firm fruits. Highly adaptable & more crack tolerant.
Brandywine	m		N		90-100 days. ( I ) An Amish heirloom that is considered to be the world's best tomato. Fruits weigh up to 1 1/2 lbs.
Celebrity	m		N		70 days. Semi-determinate. Highly adaptable, medium sized, globe-shaped 7 oz. fruits. Crack resistant. VFFNTASt
Champion	m		N		62 days. ( I ) Flavorful 6-8oz. Round fruits are solid, meaty & very sweet. VFNT
Defiant *NEW*	m		N		70 days. (D) Bred for both disease resistance and taste. High resistance to late blight & intermediate resistance to early blight. 6-8 oz., globe-shaped fruits.
Earliana	m		N		85 days. ( I ) Compact plants, 4-5 oz fruits in clusters with great flavor. Can be grown on the patio.
Early Girl	m		N		57 days. ( I ) Meaty, slightly flattened fruits are 4-6oz. VFF.
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Name & Variety	Exposure		Perennial ( Y/N)		Comments
Tomatoes					I=Indeterminate D=Determinate SD=Semi-determinate
Fantastic	m		N		65 days. ( I ) Globe shaped, scarlet-red, medium-sized fruits are almost crack free. Good for canning.
First Lady	m		N		66 days. ( I ) Clustered, round, red fruit on plants that bear mid sized, very crack resistant tomatoes. VFNTASt
Floramerica	m		N		70 days. (D) Sets fruit under adverse conditions, especially hot weather. 10-12 oz. firm, smooth fruits.
Fourth of July	m		N		54 days. ( I ) Very tasty, 5-8 oz fruits, high yields.
Giant Belgium	m		N		82-90 days. ( I ) Popular heirloom with 1-2 lb. fruits. Low in acid & so sweet you can make wine out of them.
Golden Jubilee	m		N		70-80 days. (I) A favorite heirloom tomato plant with good tomato size and yields. The sweet, mild-tasting golden orange tomato also store well.
Goliath	m		N		65 days. (I) Crack and disease resistant, deep red oblate 10-15 oz. fruit.
Heartland	m		N		68 days. Semi-indeterminate, Sweet 6-8 oz. oblate fruits. Just the right size for large pots and tubs in small space gardens. Best staked. VFN
Homestead	m		N		80 days. (D) Highly adaptable, especially in hot conditions. 8 oz. fruits are meaty and flavorful.
Italian Heirloom	m		N		75 days. ( I ) Huge, red, 1 pound plus fruits with excellent flavor. Good slicer or for canning.
Jelly Bean	m		N		66 days. ( I ) Bite-sized, red grape type with clusters of 20-30 fruits. Very sweet and highly disease resistant.
Jet Star	m		N		70 days. ( I ) Prolific producer of big, globe-shaped fruits, nice compact habit and low acid fruits.
Juliet Hybrid	m		N		60 days. ( I ) 2001 AAS winner! Grape-shaped fruits with good acid content. Resists cracking.
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Name & Variety	Exposure		Perennial ( Y/N)		Comments
Tomatoes					I=Indeterminate D=Determinate SD=Semi-determinate
Large Red Cherry	m		N		75 days. ( I ) Large cherry type.
Lemon Boy	m		N		72 days. ( I ) 8 oz. Yellow, prolific, juicy, wonderful flavor.
Marcellino	m		N		75-80 days. ( I ) A mini cherry with round fruits. Prune the plants and the fruits will be twice as big. Resist cracking.
Mountain Fresh *NEW*	m		N		79 days. (D) Large, deep oblate fruits weighing 8-12 oz. Excellent resistance to cracking, blossom end rot.
Mountain Spring *NEW*	m		N		69 days. (D) Firm, uniform, bright red color inside and out. Resistant to cracking and blossom end rot.
Old Fashioned Goliath	m		N		78 days. (I) Heirloom variety with 13 oz. + fruits. Pleasing combination of sweetness, flavor and smooth texture.
Patio	m		N		70 days. (D) Perfect for container gardening or limited space. Medium sized fruits. VASt
Park's Beefy Boy	m		N		70 days. (I) Meaty, 12-16 oz. main-season beefsteak type with superb taste. More solids and less gel than other tomatoes.
Park's Whopper	m		N		65 days. (I) Disease and crack resistant 12 oz. + fruits.
President	m		N		75 days. ( I ) Fruits are bright red, globe-shaped, averaging 8 oz. and mild tasting.
Rutgers Select	m		N		75 days. (I) All purpose variety, ideal for canning. 7 oz. bright fruit with heavy walls and full bodied flavor. VFASt
Siberian	m		N		57 days. ( I ) Capable of setting fruit at 38 degrees F. Fruits average 3-5 oz and bunch together on bushy plants.
Sunsugar	m		N		62 days. (I) Golden cherry type that is very sweet and low acid. High yield.
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Name & Variety	Exposure		Perennial ( Y/N)		Comments
Tomatoes					I=Indeterminate D=Determinate SD=Semi-determinate
Super Souix	m		N		70 days.(SD) Great variety for areas with hot summer temps. Thick walled, crack-free, red globes have an acidic flavor.
Super Sweet 100	m		N		65 days. ( I ) Plants bear 1 oz. fruits with strands of 100 or more cherry tomatoes. Requires staking or caging. VF
Tomatillo	m		N		100 days. (I) 2-3" round fruits, yellow-green when ripe. Easy to grow and prolific. Excellent for salsa.
Viva Italia	m		N		72 days. (D) Very adaptable, with the classic blocky pear shape. Exceptional yielder, great for sauces or salsa! VFFNSSt
Yellow Pear	m		N		78 days. ( I ) Vigorous vines produce 2" yellow-skinned, pear shaped fruits.
Yellow Plum	m		N		70 days. ( I ) Vigorous vines produce high yields of plum-shaped tomatoes in clusters. Ideal for salads or preserves.
Watermelon
Blank Diamond	m		N		95 days. Bright red, elongated fruit that averages 20-25 lbs.
Crimson Sweet	m		N		85 days. Deep red fruits that average 25 lbs.
Moon & Stars	m		N		89 days. Dark green, oval heirloom with sweet pink-red flesh and bright yellow spots on the rind. 10-15 lbs.
Sangria	m		N		87days.Bright red flesh,uniform Allsweet type that averages 25 lbs.
Sugar Baby	m		N		80 days. Deep red, small fruits that average 10 lbs.
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