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Plant Exchange for August: Santa G strikes again!

Posted on August 2, 2023

The plant exchange runs on an amazing team of volunteers. One of them is G, half of the G&L couple I occasionally blog about. Today, G sent me a list of what he plans to bring. You’ll notice, G is an avid okra and tomato fan: we often have incredible varieties to select from at the plant exchange. This time though, he’s also bringing a carton of those famed X77 Waimanalo papayas: the solo papayas that bear sweet fruit on shorter trees.

Plants for Plant Exchange Aug 8, 2023
TypeNameDaysHeight NotesSwap
Cucumber Shintokiwa6272″OpJapanese style cucumber said to have better flavor & higher disease resistance than Suhyo.1
Cucumber Unagi (japanese type)556-12″?HyUnique Beit Alpha x Long Asian cross.-Parthenocarpic2
Cucumber Suhyo Long6148-72″OpLong fruited Asian cucumber grows up to 15″ long & still retains it’s sweet & mild taste.1
EggplantFlorida Market78-9030-36″Op9 to 10″ dark purple teardrop-shaped. It does well in hot & humid regions.3
OkraBurmese5348-60″OpSlender pods are curved & virtually spineless, light green to creamy yellow-green. 9
OkraClemson Spineless5548″OpBest 3-4″ long. Great in soups, stews, canning, frying, roasting, pickling & boiling.4
OkraHeavy Hitter566-7ftOpVery prolific-as much as 250 pods per plant in a season4
OkraRed Burgandy55-6548-60″OpPods should be harvested at 3 to 4″ in length, but remain tender to about 6″.6
PapayaWaimanalo-X779-12 mo6-10 ftOpOrange, sweet fruit & high yielding. Resists many diseases. Lo-bearing55
SquashBlack Beauty Zucchini4824″Op1957 All-America Winner. Hard to imagine a more delicious or attractive zucchini.1
SquashJaune Et Veete5036-48″OpSlightly earlier and higher yielding than Benning’s Green Tint.1
SquashRaven (Zucchini)45-5024-36″Hy6-8″ long.  Consistently delicious flavor.1
TomatoAdelaide Festival (DF)75-802.5-3′Op6-10oz Loads of beautiful purple fruit with green-stripes. Very good flavor, tangy and sweet.2
TomatoAmana Orange (I)805-7′Op2 lb Skin is glossy & bright orange, w/sweet orange flesh, great for summer eating3
TomatoBetter Boy (I)70-755-8ftHy12-16 oz Characteristically juicy, crisp, and exploding with classic tomato taste.3
TomatoBradley (D)8048-72OpFor Hot Humid, 7-8oz Pink – Southern favorite4
TomatoCarbon (I) 8060-84″Op8oz heavy crops of thick walled, for hot climents4
TomatoCaribe (D)8548-60″Op8 oz Compact plants make this a good choice for containers. Easy to grow!4
TomatoCelebrity Plus (D)7836-48″Hy7-9oz Enhanced disease resistance. TSWV resistance will help Southern growers1
TomatoCherokee Purple (I)80-9072″Op12-16 oz purplish-red5
TomatoDwarf Beauty King (DF)753-5′Op6-10 oz. beefsteak. beautiful fruit, very good balance of sweet and tangy. Good production.4
TomatoGolden Jubilee (I)805-6′Op6-8 oz. Slicing tomato, gold tomato won AAS in 19431
TomatoGranny Cantrells (I)80-856ftOpVery meaty with few seeds. Vines tend to be a little ‘wispy’ with average production.6
TomatoJapanese Black Trifele (I)7448-84″Op4-6 oz fruits with deep flavor, harvest when shoulders are still green for the best flavor.2
TomatoJubilee (I)7060-72″OpLarge 3-4″, meaty, golden-orange tomatoes. Heavy-yields3
TomatoLegend (D)6848″OpGood yields of 6-9 oz. Does well in hotter than normal weather. Perfect for container gardening4
TomatoMarion (I)784-6ftOpStrong vines, medium-large, smooth, 6 oz, high yields. Especially adapted to the Southeast.6
TomatoMoskvich (I)602-5ftOpearly, deep red. Rich flavor. Smooth and globe-shaped. 4-6 oz. with a small stem scar.2
TomatoMountain Princess (D)55-683-4ftOpVery productive! 8 Oz mildly flavored. suitable for growing in containers3
TomatoRose (I)785-6ftOpgood yields of 10 oz beefsteak. They are very sweet, meaty, juicy, and very flavorful2
TomatoTasmanian Chocolate (DF)70-753-4.5′Op8-12 oz Combination of  high production, good flavor, and strong growth.3
TomatoThornburn’s Terra Cotta (I)70-8048-72″OpAn incredible rich, sweet flavor. (copper brown skin, pink flesh, & green innards)4
TomatoTrophy (I)804-5ftOp5-7oz Sweet flavor Very sturdy plant required less staking/support4

This month’s exchange takes place on August 8, 2023 (2nd Tuesday) from 4-6 pm in the Kaiser High School (Hawaii Kai) parking lot. It’s a monthly event at the Friends of Kaiser PTSA weekly farmer’s market. Come by, bring your extra plants, seeds, and cuttings while swapping and socializing with community plant lovers.

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