new trends in vegetables and edibles
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VEGGIES & EDIBLES
WHAT’S NEW?
What this logo means to you:
Tested Nationally & Proven Locally™
W. Ray HastingsAAS founder
The Process
Breeder: new, never-before-sold variety
Comparison Committee
To Trial Judges
Seed from other breeders
AAS Office
AAS Board of Directors
AAS Winner Announcement
Sales Commence
Scoring and Evaluations
AAS Trial Sites
1932 • 10 Flower Trial Sites• 10 Vegetable Trial Sites
2015• 45 Ornamental Trial Sites• 27 Vegetable/Edible Trial Sites• 18 Ornamental Vegetative Trial Sites• 24 Perennial Trial Sites
AAS Trial Judges
AAS Trial Examples
AAS Trial Examples
‘Shiny Boy’‘Country‘Pink Oblong’
AAS Trial Examples
The Awards
AAS Display Gardens
Over 180 gardens, 65 of them have displayed AAS winners
more than 30 years
Current Breeding Trends in Flowers & Vegetables
Pollinator Friendly
Plants Are REALLY “IN”
Echinacea Cheyenne
Spirit
Gaura Sparkle White
Penstemon Arabesque
Red
Salvia Summer Jewel™ Lavender
Salvia Summer Jewel™
Pink
Salvia Summer Jewel™
Red
Salvia Summer Jewel™
White
Challenge Americans to plant 1 million pollinator habitats by December 2017
millionpollinatorgardens.org
Updated Heirlooms Are “IN”
Pumpkin Cinderella’s
Carriage
TomatoChef’s Choice Green
TomatoChef’s Choice Orange
TomatoChef’s Choice
Pink
WatermelonHarvest
Moon
Ornamental Edibles Are
“IN”
BasilDolceFresca
Chives, Garlic
Geisha
LettuceSandy
Pepper Pretty N Sweet
PumpkinSuper Moon
StrawberryDelizz™
Foodie Delights Are
“IN”
Basil Persian
BeetAvalanche
BroccoliArtwork
Brussels Sprouts Hestia
CarrotPurple Haze (2006)
KohlrabiKonan
PepperGiant Ristra
Pepper Hot Sunset
Pepper Sweet Sunset
PumpkinPepitas
Squash Bossa Nova
Smaller Fruit Sizes Are
“IN”
CabbageKatarina
Eggplant Patio Baby
Pak Choi
Bopak
Squash Butterscotch
Watermelon Faerie (2012)
Disease Resistance
is “IN”
Cucumber Persian Gherkin
Scab CMV resistance
PM tolerance
Squash Butterscotch PMR
TomatoFantastico
Late Blight tolerant
TomatoJasper
Late Blight Early Blight
Fusarium races 1 & 2
TomatoMountain Merit
Resistance to fusarium 123, verticillium, tomato spot wilt virus,
late blight.
Moderate resistance to early blight and nematodes.
Vertical Gardening
is “IN”
Benefits of Vertical Gardening
1. Healthier plants & produce2. Reduced disease3. Higher productivity4. Uses “air space”5. Easier for gardeners with physical limitations
CucumberPick-A-Bushel
MelonMelemon
PeasSugar Snap
(1979)
TomatoCandyland Red
TomatoJasper
Container Gardening
is “IN”
Use a large enough container
Container plants are thirsty plants
Bean Mascotte
Chives, Garlic
Geisha
EggplantPatio Baby
KalePrizm
Onion, BunchingWarrior
OreganoCleopatra
Peppers: Cornito Giallo & Escamillo
Pepper Flaming
Jade
PepperCayenetta
TomatoLizzano
Radish Roxanne
