planters' guild catalog 2011

Seed Catalog 2011

Published by Sienda Weblines © All rights reserved

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PLANTERS' GUILD INC 1831 Pebblewood Drive Sacramento, California

95833 USA

Office:+1 916-922-3645 Fax:+1 775-637-8289

Mobile:+1 916-769-3262 Skype: planters_guild

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Mr. Jefferson Lowe, CEO

Published by Sienda Weblines, July 2011

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Seed Has No Prejudice.

Planters’ Guild is dedicated to marketing quality commercial seed for planting and

providing information for the gaining of Seed Knowledge.

Every species & variety listed on our website is for sale to any and all commercial

growers WorldWide. Planters’ Guild website is not a portal.

Is Planters’ Guild different than other seed companies, yes we are. Planters’ Guild

are Seedsmen. Seedsmen do not market brands or sell packaging. Seedsmen are concerned

with all seed quality including germination, purity, and vigor. Barring brand names a

seedsman’s responsibility is to take the grower’s criteria, and match it to the correct

cultivar.

You will see in the members area different seed producers who have excellent brands

in their own right. However, they are not part of the guild because of their brand. They are

part because of their commitment to growing and producing solid quality seed year after

year.

Planters’ Guild offers a wide variety of different species and cultivars from asparagus

and artichoke to melons and watermelons. We have open pollinated varieties from

standard to the most advanced selections. We have excellent hybrids including some of the

most advanced in specialty cultivars. We have processing varieties from asparagus and

artichokes to peppers and squash.

Whether you’re growing for export or for your local market all of our seed is

minimum 85% germination with minimum purity 99%.

If you have never planted seed from Planters’ Guild then please, give us the

opportunity. We welcome your business and we will always appreciate it.

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Green Beans

5402

Characteristics: 55 day; large sieve; 6 inch or 15.25 cm pod length; dark green pod color

Resistance: Bean Common Mosaic Virus; Curly Top

Tolerance: Some tolerance to Root Rot and Brown Spot

Sieve Sizes by Percentage Sieve Size 1 2 3 4 5 6

Percentage 15 50 35

Remarks: 5402 has excellent early vigor, heavy yields and harvests easily. A good disease package maintains a beautiful pod set, making this a good choice for Processors looking for French style or cuts. Fresh Market growers can take this and package for roadside stands or brokerage houses have beautiful product with that famous Blue Lake flavor.

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Baritone View All Bean Seed Varieties

Characteristics: 58 day; large sieve; 5.5 inch or 14 cm pod length; very dark green pod color

Resistance: Halo Blight; Bean Common Mosaic Virus

Tolerance: Anthracnose

Sieve Sizes by Percentage

Sieve Size 1 2 3 4 5 6

Percentage 15 55 30

Remarks: Baritone is a full season bean that exhibits very dark green pods. Processors like this one for its even sieve size distribution, making it their choice for cuts and French style all season long. Baritone is a very good choice for fresh market growers with it's dark color making it attractive to brokers or roadside stand buyers.

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Varieties

Erin

Characteristics: 57 day; large sieve; 5.5 inch or 14 cm pod length; medium green pod color

Resistance: Bean Common Mosaic Virus,

Tolerance: Root Rot

Sieve Sizes by Percentage Sieve Size 1 2 3 4 5 6

Percentage 10 45 45

Remarks: Erin is a selection for the large sieve Processing Market. Erin is a full season bean that works well for Processors looking for cuts or French style. Slow seed development creates a good harvest window and a quality product making this a successful choice of professionals throughout the industry.


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Express

View All Bean Seed Varieties

Characteristics: 54 days; large sieve; 6.5 inch or 16.5 cm pod length; medium green pod color; very strong and upright plant; outstanding cold vigor and cold emergence

Resistance: Bean Common Mosaic Virus; Aphanomyces Root Rot

Tolerance: Midwest Root Rot Complex, Brown Spot


Percentage 10 40 50


Remarks: Express was developed as a Root Rot Resistant variety for the large sieve processing industry. Use Express to replace varieties where root rot is a concern or cold vigor and emergence are important. Express is resistant to Aphanomyces Root Rot and extremely tolerant to the Midwest Root Rot complex. This complex is generally a combination of Pythium, Fusarium, Rhyzoctonia and Aphanomyces root-rot, a common complex anywhere legumes are heavily produced. Express has exceptional cold emergence, cold vigor and early maturity at 54 days or 1 day later than Venture making it an excellent choice for early plantings as well as your main season. The long 6.5" - 7" pods are supported on a very sturdy and erect plant for easy harvestability.


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5630

Characteristics: 57 day; large sieve; 5.75 inch or 14.5 cm pod length; dark green pod color

Resistance: Bean Common Mosaic Virus; Curly Top; Rust

Tolerance: Some tolerance to Root rot; Brown Spot


Percentage 15 50 35


Remarks: 5630 is a Blue Lake selection. This Blue Lake type has beautiful long, dark green pods that harvest extremely well. A full season bean that brings the color and flavor of Blue Lakes to the table every time. A good disease package ensures your pod quality will be high.


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LEXI

Characteristics: 60 day; small sieve; 6 inch pod length; dark green pod color; small upright bush

Resistance: Curly Top and Bean Common Mosaic Virus strains BV1, NY15 and Western

Tolerance: Some tolerance to Lygus


Percentage 35 55 10


Remarks: Lexi is developed for the Processing and Fresh Markets. Lexi has smooth round pods that are straight, slender and dark green both internally and externally making it a first-rate product for freezing or fresh. This bush type produces prolific yields of superior quality pods high up under the canopy on small upright plants. Our clients worldwide come back for this one-year after year, proof of its acceptance as a high quality product that satisfies the demanding needs of their customers.


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FERRARI


Characteristics: 55 day; small sieve; 5 inch or 12.75 cm pod length; dark green glossy pods

Resistance: Anthracnose; Bean Common Mosaic Virus

Tolerance:


Percentage 60 40


Remarks: Ferrari is an exceptionally nice filet type variety that has satisfied discriminating clients all over the world in Processing and Fresh Markets. Very straight and slender pods, with an attractive dark green color has made it a winner that consistently competes for the top spot in its class. A strong, sturdy plant habit lends to easy harvest of this small sieve bean that produces 100% 2-3 sieve.

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ADVANTAGE View All Bean Seed Varieties


Characteristics: 58 day; medium sieve; 6.5" or 16.5 cm pod length; dark green pod color

Resistance: Bean Common Mosaic Virus and Anthracnose

Tolerance:


Percentage 30 50 20


Remarks: Advantage is developed for both the Processing and Fresh Market industries. Huge yields of long, smooth, and slender pods with beautiful dark green color has created much excitement at field trials throughout the US. Slow seed development allows for a large harvest window and early trial reports show some heat tolerance as well making this a candidate for your full season needs.

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Igloo Igloo View All Bean Seed Varieties


Characteristics: 57 day; medium sieve; 6 inch or 15.25 cm pod length; dark green pod color; small upright bush with pods high up in the canopy

Resistance: Bean Common Mosaic Virus;

Tolerance: Rust; Curly top


Percentage 10 70 20


Remarks: Igloo is known for its outstanding early vigor making it an excellent choice for early and late season plantings when soil and air temperatures are cooler. Igloo makes wonderful 3-4 sieve cuts for Processors as well as a marvelous whole bean for Fresh Market. Slow seed development and excellent holding abilities make for a very forgiving harvest window. Year after year Igloo has been a top performer with heavy yields of beautiful, high quality, dark green pods.

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Mediterranean Green F1

Mediterranean green cabbage hybrid. It can be harvested in aprox 63 days after transplanting. The head color is dark green with deep green interior. It may be sown in spring, summer and autumn. Heat Tolerant.

1.3~1.5kg. Globe head with shiny fresh green. Very sweet and crispy taste.


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Anna F1 Hybrid Mini Ananus Melon

Anna F1 Hybrid Mini Ananus Melon

65-75 days maturity .5-1 kg. (1-1.5 lbs.) Mini slightly oval shape Light net on yellow/orange rind Light gold, crisp flesh High yield High brix

Intermediate Resistance: Fusarium Wilt Race 0,1,2; Powdery Mildew Race 1


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Jessica F1 Hybrid Mini Cantaloupe Melon

Jessica F1 Hybrid Mini Cantaloupe Melon

75-80 days maturity .5 kg. (1 lbs.) Round shape Light yellow shell Orange flesh Compact cavity Excellent brix and flavor Very high yield

Intermediate Resistance: Fusarium Wilt Race 1,2; Powdery Mildew; Alternaria


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Piccola Luna (Little Moon) F1 Hybrid Mini Honeydew Melon

Piccola Luna F1 Hybrid Mini Honeydew Melon

75-80 days maturity .5 kg. (1 - 1.5 lbs.) Round shape Ivory shell Crisp ivory flesh Tight cavity Excellent brix and flavor Very high yield

Intermediate Resistance: Fusarium Wilt Race 1,2; Powdery Mildew; Alternaria


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Alina F1 Hybrid Mini Ananas Melon

Hybrid Mini Ananas Melon 65-75 days maturity .5-1 kg. (1.5 - 2 lbs.) Light net on yellow/orange rind Crisp creamy white flesh High brix (16+) Very uniform and a very good producer (5 to 6 per) Excellent Shipper Tolerance: Fusarium Melonis; Powdery Mildew Race 1, 2, 3


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Pumpkin & Pasta F1

Hybrid Mini Spaghetti Squash

Pumpkin & Pasta F1 Hybrid Mini Spaghetti Squash

90 days maturity Personal sized fruit Blocky oval shape Pale orange shell with yellow, fine-stranded flesh Vine habit Commercial quality Capable of producing very high yields (7-10 fruit per vine) Extremely long shelf/storage life (6 months +)

Intermediate Resistance: Podi Virus family; Powdery Mildew Race 2


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Emerald

Heads are globe, glossy and green. Good flavor. Produces 12-14 heads per plant. For fresh market. Compares to Imperial Star but with smaller hearts. 500 Gram minimum seed order RECIPE

TUNA AND ARTICHOKE PIZZA

Preparation and baking time: 1 hour 30 minutes

3/4 lb pizza dough - 6 tomatoes - 1 onion - 6 cooked and minced artichokes

parsley, thyme, bay leaves - 1 large can of tuna - 3 tbsp olive oil

thin mozzarella slices - 2 tbsp capers - majoram, salt, pepper

Preheat oven, 350 degrees.

Chop the onion and sautee in 2 tbsp oil, add minced tomatoes and herbs. Mash tuna, mince the artichokes. Roll out the dough and spread over the oiled baking sheet. Arrange tuna, capers and artichokes, cover with tomato mix, cover with majoram. Arrange the cheese on top. Pour olive oil and oil out of the tuna can over the pizza for flavor. Add salt and pepper to taste, and bake for about 25-30 minutes.


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San Roberto (Bob)

Seedless Mickylee Watermelon

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88 days ma

turity 10‐11 kgs. (22‐24 lbs.)

Oval shape Grey with slight light green scribbling Bright red, c

Excellent vin tion of fruit risp flesh with high brix

e growth for sunburn protec Tolerance: Fusarium Wilt; Anthracnose

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Hybrid Cherry Tomatoes

Black/Chocolate Cherry F1 Dark Purple Cherry, Indeterminate

DAYS TO MATURITY: 67 WEIGHT: 14-28 GRAMS

Black/Chocolate Plum F1 Dark Brown Plum, Indeterminate


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Buttercup F1 Light Yellow Cherry, Indeterminate

DAYS TO MATURITY: 58 WEIGHT: 14 GRAMS

Chocolate Pear Plum F1 Brown Plum, Indeterminate



Golden Baby Plum F1 Yellow Plum, Determinate


Golden Sweetie Pie F1 Yellow Cherry, Determinate


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Honey Bunch Red Cherry F1 Red Cherry, Indeterminate


Orange Sunshine F1 Orange Cherry, Indeterminate



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Red Delicious Cherry F1 Red Cherry, Indeterminate


Red Sweetie Pie F1 Red Cherry, Determinate



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Sugar Balls F1 Red Cherry, Indeterminate


Zebra Cherry F1 Striped Red Cherry, Indeterminate



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Zebra Cherry F1 Zebra Cherry, Determinate



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Prolific F1 Hybrid Zucchini

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45‐50 days maturity s end

ribbling Elongated with slight bulbou

Med dark green fruit with slight sc

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Strong, vigorous, open bush habit Very low spi

Excellent yie ini ne count lder for green zucch

Tolerance: ZYMV, Mosaic, PMR

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The seeds featured in this catalog are only a small selection of what we can provide, don’t hesitate to ask us for more

PLANTERS' GUILD INC 1831 Pebblewood Drive Sacramento, California

95833 USA

Office:+1 9169223645 Fax:+1 7756378289

Mobile:+1 9167693262 Skype: planters_guild www.plantersguild.com Mr. Jefferson Lowe, CEO

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