This publication lists vegetable variety recommendations for the state of Georgia. Most of these varieties have been trialed and grown successfully in the state. These are not the only varieties that can grow well in Georgia but provide new gardeners with a starting point to increase their chances of success. Gardeners may need to search print catalogs and online to find the vegetables they are looking for, as local garden centers may not always carry the varieties listed here.
Asparagus
- Jersey Giant
- Jersey Knight
- Jersey Supreme
- Millennium
- Purple Passion
- UC 157 (or UC-157)
- Viking KB3
Beans
Bush (Snap) Beans
- Blue Lake 274
- Caprice
- Half-Runners (State, White, and Volunteer)
- Kentucky Runner
- Kentucky Wonder
- Provider
- PV857
- Top Crop (or Topcrop)
Romano Bush Flat Beans
- Forrester
- Roma II (or Roma 2)
- Velero
Pole Beans
- Blue Lake
- Dade
- Fortex
- Kentucky Blue
Lima Beans
- Early Thorogreen
- Henderson Bush
- Jackson Wonder (Speckled)
Pole Lima Beans
- Florida Speckled
- King of the Garden
Beets
- Boro
- Detroit Dark Red
- Merlin
- Red Ace
- Ruby Queen
Broccoli
- Eastern Crown
- Emerald Crown
- Green Magic
- Marathon
- Packman
- Premium Crop
Cabbage
Standard Cabbage
- Bravo
- Bronco
- Cheers
- Early Thunder
- Megaton
- Quick Start
- Thunderhead
- Cairo (red cabbage)
- Red Jewel (red cabbage)
- Blue Vantage (red cabbage)
- Ruby Ball (red cabbage)
Chinese Cabbage
- Bilko
- Blues
- Emiko
- Merlot (red head)
- Rubicon
Cantaloupe
- Ambrosia
- Athena
- Goddess
- Sugar Rush
Carrot
- Barracuda
- Bolero
- Goldfinger
- Hercules
- Moonraker
- Royal Chantenay
- Scarlet Nantes
- Thumbelina (small)
Cauliflower
- Absolute
- Amazing
- Cheddar (orange color)
- Early Snowball
- Graffiti (purple color)
- Imperial
- Snow Crown
- Symphony
- White Magic
Collards
- Blue Max
- Georgia Southern
- Hi-Crop
- Top Bunch
Corn
Corn varieties are distinguished by their genetic type, which is indicated in the parentheses next to the cultivar name:
su = sugary
se = sugar enhanced
sh2 = super sweet
Triple sweet, Sy, and shA have a combination of gene types
Yellow Corn
- Bodacious (se)
- Golden Queen (su)
- Honey Select (Triple sweet hybrid)
- Mirai 131Y (Triple sweet hybrid)
- Seneca (su)
- Candice (sh2)
- Sugar Buns (se)
White Corn
- Avalon (Triple sweet)
- Glacial (sh2)
- How Sweet It Is (sh2)
- Xtra-Tender (sh2)
- Seneca Sensation (se)
- Silver King (se)
- Silver Princess (se)
- Silver Queen (su)
- Nicole (shA)
Bicolor Corn
- Ambrosia (se)
- American Dream (sh2)
- Butter & Sugar (su)
- Honey ’n Pearl (se)
- Mirai 301 (Triple sweet)
- Peaches & Cream (se)
- Serendipity (Triple sweet hybrid)
- Sweet Breed Chorus (also called Sweet Chorus; multi-gene variety)
- Montauk (Sy)
- Rosie (shA)
- Providence (Triple sweet hybrid)
- Obsession (sh2)
- Trinity (se)
Cucumber
Slicing Cucumbers
Bush Cucumbers
- Salad Bush Hybrid
- Bush Crop
- Fanfare
- Patio Snacker
- Spacemaster 80
Standard Cucumbers
- Bristol
- Burpless Hybrid
- Dasher II
- Diva
- Marketmore
- Straight Eight
- Sweet Slice
- SV4719CS
Long European / Japanese Cucumbers
- Taurus
- Sweet Success
- Summer Dance Hybrid
- Tasty Green
- Early Spring Burpless Hybrid
- Poniente
Pickling Cucumbers
- Bush Pickle
- Calypso
- County Fair Improved Hybrid
Eggplant
White Eggplant
- Ghostbuster
- Santana
- Snowy
- Casper
- Gretel
Purple Eggplant
- Black Beauty
- Classic
- Epic
- Hansel
- Patio Baby
- Thanos
Kale
- Black Magic (Tuscan Kale)
- Blue Armor
- Blue Knight
- Darkibor
- Rainbow Candy Crush
- Vates
Lettuce
Romaine Lettuce
- Chalupa
- Green Towers
- Super Jericho
- Sunland
Bibb Lettuce
- Buttercrunch
- Fire and Ice
- Little Gem
- Summer Bibb
Loose Leaf Lettuce
- Black Seeded Simpson
- Majesty
- Multigreen 3
- Red Sails
- Red Salad Bowl
- Royal Oakleaf
- Ruby
Mustard Greens
- Florida Broadleaf
- Red Giant
- Savannah (or Savanna)
- Southern Giant Curled
Okra
- Annie Oakley II (or Annie Oakley 2)
- Burgundy
- Cajun Delight
- Clemson Spineless
- Emerald Green
- Jambalaya
Onion
Intermediate Day Onions
- Cabernet (red)
- Candy (white)
- Sierra Blanca (white)
- Super Star (white)
Short Day Onions
- Red Creole
- Texas Early White
- Vidora (yellow)
- Yellow Granex
Pea
Garden Peas (English)
- Lincoln
- Jackson Wonder
- Little Marvel
- Green Arrow
- Early Frosty
Edible-Pod Peas
- Sugar Daddy
- Snow Pea
- Sugar Snap
- Royal Snap
Southern Peas
Blackeyed Peas
- California #5 (or California No. 5)
Pinkeyed Peas
- Purple Hull FVR
Cream Peas
- Texas Cream
Crowder Peas
- Mississippi Silver
- Zipper Cream
Snow Peas
- Avalanche
- Oregon Sugar Pod
- Royal Snow
Pepper
Bell Peppers
- Aristotle
- Antebellum
- Autry
- Big Bertha (extra long)
- Green Machine
- Paladin
- Karisma
- Flavorburst
- King Arthur
Hot Peppers
Cayenne Peppers
- Red Ember
- Red Rocket
- Cayenne Long Slim
- Bottle Rocket
- Golden Cayenne
Habanero Peppers
- Helios
- Orange Habanero
- Brown Flamethrower
Jalapeño Peppers
- Orizaba
- Mucho Nacho
- Pantera
- Jedi
- Bambino
Specialty Hot Peppers
- Mad Hatter
- Padron
- Capperino
- Time Bomb
- Scorpio (hot banana)
- Ghost Pepper
- Carolina Reaper (Caution: extremely hot)
Sweet Longhorn Peppers
- Carmen
- Giant Marconi
- Cortes
- Cornitos
Banana Peppers
- Goddess
- Sweet Banana
- Sweet Sunset
Potato
Irish Potatoes
- Norchip
- Red LaSoda
- Red Pontiac
- Sunrise Gold
- White (Kennebec, Atlantic, Yukon Gold)
Sweet Potatoes
- Beauregard
- Bonita
- Centennial
- Covington
- Georgia Jet
- Purple Majesty
- Red Jewel
- Yellow Jersey
Pumpkin
Giant Pumpkins
- Big Moose
- Dill’s Atlantic
- Early Giant Hybrid
- Prize Winner
Large Pumpkins
- Aladdin
- Gold Rush
- Magic Lantern
- Polar Bear
Small Pumpkins
- Autumn Gold
- Darling
- Gumdrop
- Jack of All Trades
- Jack O’ Lantern
- Racer Plus PMR
Tiny Pumpkins
- Baby Bear
- Bumpkin
- Jack Be Little
- Jill Be Little
- Lil’ Ironsides
- Wee-B-Little
Pie-Type Pumpkins
- Cinnamon Girl
- Small Sugar
- Sugar Baby
Radish
- Champion
- Cherry Belle
- Donato
- Purple Heart
- Red Meat
- Rover
- Early Scarlet Globe
Spinach
- Lizard
- Melody
- Seaside
- Space
- Winter Bloomsdale
Squash
Summer Squash
- Dunja
- Eight Ball
- Elite
- Green Machine
- Kefren
- Oblong, green, grey, or gold zucchini
- Patty Pan
- Safari
- White Scallop
- Yellow Crooked Neck
- Yellow Straight Neck
Winter Squash
- Acorn
- Blue Hubbard
- Boston Marrow
- Buttercup Bonbon
- Butternut
- Cushow
- Spaghetti Squash
Tomato
Determinate Tomatoes (Bush Type)
- Amelia
- BHN 444
- BHN 640
- Bush Beefsteak
- Celebrity
- Early Girl
- Grand Marshall
- Homestead
- Mountain Fresh
- Mountain Pride
- Mountain Spring
- Red Bounty
- Roma
- Rutgers
- San Marzano
Indeterminate Tomatoes
- Beefmaster
- Better Boy
- Big Beef
- Big Boy
- Bodacious Hybrid
- Early Pick
- Medium Rare
- Parks Whopper
- Supersauce
- Super Sioux
Cherry/Grape Tomatoes
- Braveheart
- Candyland Red
- Gold Nugget
- Jolly
- Juliet
- Nature’s Bites
- Sungold
- Super Sweet 100
- Sweet Baby Girl
Heirloom Tomatoes
- Brandywine
- Cherokee Purple
- German
- Missouri Pink Love Apple
- Mr. Stripey
- Nepal
- Old German
- Striped German
Turnip
- Hakurei
- Purple Top
- Royal Crown
Watermelon
Large Watermelons
- Estrella
- Georgia Rattlesnake
- Mardi Gras
- Royal Majesty
- Sangria
Small Watermelons
- Early Moonbeam
- Mini Love
- Mini Piccolo
- Solitaire
Round Watermelons
- Baby Doll
- Crimson Sweet
- Harvest Moon
- Ice Box
- Imagination
- Jade Star
- Sugar Baby
- Sweetie Pie
Seedless Watermelons
- Cracker Jack
- Dark Knight
- Powerhouse
- Sweet Dawn
- Sweet Gem
