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SEED SHOWCASE
Gowan products bring confidence to growers
Gowan Seed Co. is a family-owned
business that is a national distributor of
vegetable seeds representing breeding
companies from around the world since
1997. We are hands on in the field,
trialing thousands of varieties every
year to find the best selections for your
program and business.
Look for our 2022 Commercial
Vegetable Seed Catalog to be delivered
mid-November. We have over 40 new
and exciting varieties to offer this year
for a great 2022 season. Please feel free
to contact our expert seed consultants so
they can advise you how to incorporate
these varieties into a complete program
designed especially for you. We appreciate
the opportunity to earn your business.
Come check us out at the Great Lakes
CATARINO
Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market EXPO,
Dec. 7-9, at booths 402 and 403. We look
forward to meeting with you.
Below are a few exceptional varieties
we'd like to highlight.
Mirai 301BC (76-day bicolor), Mirai
315BC (72-day bicolor) and Mirai 421W
(73-daywhite) are available for the 2022
MIRAI 315BC
growing season. Mirai is recognized and
touted by growers and consumers as the
world's sweetest and most tender sweet
corn varieties. This return is very exciting
for Mirai loyalists and for those who are
unfamiliar with Mirai, it may be time to
experience the difference.
WS-7584 is available. This hybrid
Exciting & New Varieties for 2022!
MIRAI 315BC
72 Day Bicolor Sh2 Sweet Corn
Recognized as the Ultimate Superb
eating quality! Mirai varieties are
known by consumers for being the
sweetest tasting and most tender
sweet corn. One bite and you will say
" WOW! " Also available: Mirai 301BC, a
76 day; and Mirai 421W, a 73 day.
2.5M minimum order amount.
New!
WS-7584
58 Day Slicing Cucumber
Early maturing, dark green, straight and
attractive fruit. Strong disease package
maintaining a healthy plant for multiple
harvests & optimum yield of commercial
quality fruit. Excellent field holding and
post-harvest quality. Gynoecious.
New!
DARK KNIGHT
80 Day, 14-17 lbs.
Sugar Baby Triploid Watermelon
Uniquely dark, glossy and smooth rind
with very dark red, firm sweet flesh.
High sugar and similar appearance &
quality of Sweet Gem but slightly larger
in size and better disease package.
CATARINO
78 Day Hot Jalapeno Pepper
Jumbo sized, dark green fruit with
broad shoulders tapered to a point.
Very thick walls and heavy fruit weight.
Excellent shelf life. Vigorous plants and
fruit setting ability assure high yield
potential in all growing regions.
Phytophthora tolerant. BLSR:1-3,7-8.
Contact your seed consultant today.
info@gowanseed.com
217-375-7300
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American slicing cucumber's name may
not be exciting, but this new cucumber
has demonstrated commercial success
in all market areas. WS-7584 is early
maturing, producing an abundance of
super, high-quality slicers through an
extended long season due to the vigor of
its disease resistant vines. WS-7584 is a
genetic advancement and is truly exciting.
Dark Knight, is a new hybrid triploid
watermelon. If you are satisfied with
Sweet Gem, you will be ecstatic with the
advancement of Dark Knight, because
of its increased yield potential of more
uniform, larger- sized, darker-green rind,
and firmer, deeper red sweet flesh.
Catarino hybrid jalapeno pepper is super
jumbo-sized, dark green, thick-walled,
smooth and has excellent shape. A Gowan
Seed exclusive jalapeno that is gigantic
in size and quality, but unlike other large
jalapeno varieties, Catarino delivers the
heat, 4,000-6,000 Scoville. The plant is
vigorous and its fruit-setting ability assures
high yield potential in all growing areas.
Phytophthora tolerant. BLSR:1-3,7-8.
Redemption XR, Xtra-Tender is an 80day,
sh2 bicolor sweet corn. It is a robust
plant type with exceptional husk protection.
A one-of-a-kind variety that can be planted
in all seasons, soils and regions, this Gowan
exclusive is an ideal variety for full season
fresh and shipping markets.
RED GARNET
Red Garnet, hybrid triploid watermelon
is an 85-day, 16-20 lbs. watermelon. It
has a preferred dark green crimson stripe
exterior, deep red interior and a strong
rind proven to be a commercial success
for 45-count bin shipping. Red Garnet, a
Gowan Seed exclusive, has proven to be
a commercial success in the Eastern U.S.
and Texas. It is a prolific yielder.
Carole (B-3345) is a new 75- to 80-day
hybrid tomato. Carole has proven to be
a genetic advancement for extra large
to jumbo round, red tomatoes. It has
a dual purpose for shipping and local
markets because of its large size, firmness,
crimson gene and excellent flavor. The
plant is indeterminate and performs well
in open fields with high stakes and in
tunnels/protected structures for extended
harvests.
Please contact our experienced seed
consultants within your region to answer
any questions, consult about your
seed needs, or to place an order. Your
continued success is our top priority. We
thank you for your business.
To request a catalog, place an order, or
learn more information, please contact
our main office at 217-375-7300. VGN
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