GREEN GOODS Elongated Tomato Elongated tomato 'Sun Dipper' has a " handle " for easy dipping. Orange-flesh fruit looks great on a vegetable platter. Plants offer high yield and resistance to Fusarium, nematodes and tobacco mosaic virus (TMV). PanAmerican Seed HandPicked Vegetables Collection www.handpickedveg.com YEAR OF The Broccoli The National Garden Bureau (NGB) has named 2023 the Year of the Broccoli. The " Year of the " program chooses crops specifically for the North American market that are easy to grow, genetically diverse and with a lot of new breeding to showcase. Did you know that the optimal storage life of freshly harvested broccoli is 21 to 28 days? How about that over the last 25 years broccoli consumption in North America has increased 940%? Or that broccoli has more protein than most other green vegetables? NGB has provided a fact sheet along with flyers, handouts, signage, posters and more for free at www.ngb.org/year-of-the-broccoli to help garden centers and growers highlight these plants throughout the year. Snack Pepper Capsicum annuum 'Pepper Pots Sugar Kick' is a sweet, crunchy snack pepper that grows vigorously to produce 3-inch-long, tapered yellow to orange fruits. It can grow in patio pots or in the garden. It has good disease resistance and grows 20 to 30 inches high with a 16- to 20-inch spread. Proven Winners www.provenwinners.com Heirloom Tomato Seed Savers Exchange's ADAPT trial participants gave this pink beefsteak tomato 'Council Bluffs' top marks for its sweet flavor and moderate acidity. Seed Savers Exchange www.seedsavers.org 16 | LAWN & GARDEN RETAILER | FEBRUARY 2023http://www.handpickedveg.com http://www.ngb.org/year-of-the-broccoli http://www.provenwinners.com http://www.seedsavers.org