Ball Seed 2027-2028 Seed & Plugs catalog

Imperial Star Artichoke

Dragon Tongue Bean

Dark Horse Bean

Blue Lake Pole Bean

Table Top

Suggested planting use In-Ground

Patio Container

Hanging Basket

All varieties supplied as seed are sold by seed count. All vegetable varieties perform best in full-sun conditions.

Suggested Planting Use

ARTICHOKE

Days

Green Globe Globe-shaped green buds with purplish base. Productive and good-tasting.

Perennial

Imperial Star Developed to be grown as an annual, the thornless, 4.5-in. (11-cm) flower buds are round and slow to spread open when mature. More productive and tender, with a sweeter, milder flavor than other Green Globe strains.

150

Suggested Planting Use

ASPARAGUS

Days

UC 157-F2 Very early, deep green spears are smooth with tight, uniform tips. Vigorous.

Perennial

Outlaw Bean

Suggested Planting Use

BEAN

Days Pod Size Pod Color

Blue Lake Bush Excellent fresh, frozen or canned. Widely adaptable, 12 to 22-in. (30 to 56-cm) plants offer heavy yields. Good resistance to common bean diseases. Blue Lake Pole Sweet and fiberless. Excellent for fresh use, freezing or canning. 5 to 6-ft. (1.5 to 1.8-m) vines. California Black Eye Super-productive legumes yield loads of large beans. Rich, gently sweet flavor and good, meaty texture. Enjoy fresh or dried. Heat and drought tolerant. Caprice Bush-type plant produces straight, smooth bush bean pods that have slow seed development, a fine eating quality and an attractive medium-dark green color. Good resistance to common bean diseases. Dark Horse A high-quality determinate snap bean with dark green, straight pods and good upright habit. Excellent pod quality and uniformity. Great pod set and position for high-yield potential.

56

6 in. (15 cm)

Green

60

6 in. (15 cm)

Green

80

6-8 in. (15-20 cm)

Cream with black eye

60

5.5-6 in. (14-15 cm)

Medium- dark green

58

5.25 in. (13 cm)

Dark green

Painted Lady Runner Bean

Derby Medium-dark green bush beans have long, straight, round pods that remain tender. Easy to pick and excellent fresh or frozen. Enjoy a successful and bountiful harvest. All-America Selections Winner.

57

7 in. (18 cm)

Medium- dark green

Dragon Tongue A unique, stringless, Dutch bush bean. Excellent flavor; juicy and crisp snap beans; best when young and covered with thin purple stripes. Other uses: fresh shell bean and dry bean. Gold 'N Green Mix II Two-color gourmet mix of slender, French filet type beans that are crisp and stringless, slightly sweet and tender. Bush-type. Good resistance to common diseases. Kentucky Wonder An heirloom pole bean with high yields. Mascotte Dwarf, 16 to 18-in. (41 to 46-cm) plants produce slim, stringless beans continuously for a long harvest window. Perfect for small-space gardens and containers. Easy to pick; a good ornamental when flowering. Resists lodging. All-America Selections Winner.

55-60 6-8 in.

Creamy yellow with purple speckles

(15-20 cm)

55

4.5-5.5 in. (11-14 cm)

Green/gold

58

8 in. (20 cm) 6 in. (15 cm)

Green

50

Green

Prevail Bean

228

ARTICHOKE

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