Barbara,

I am attaching an OSU Fact Sheet that list some that have been tested in Oklahoma. Good luck!

Christopher
S. OKC

Here is a link that might be useful: OSU Vegetable Varieties

Barbara,

Virtually every variety of vegetable I have planted here, both heirloom and hybrid, has done well. The exception would be tomato plants that produce very large tomatoes and they often don't do well here because the heat shuts them down. Well, and rhubarb doesn't like our heat either, no matter which named variety you plant.

For years when we lived in Texas, I planted the varieties recommended by Texas A& M and they did fine. I have planted varieties recommended by OSU and they do fine. But, everything else I have planted has done fine here too, so I think you can plant virtually anything you want. In fact, when I have ordered Franchi Simenti seeds from a company that imports them into the US from Italy, they have done just as well, or better than, the varieties recommeded by Ag universities. So, I just plant whatever I choose.

A more-or-less "local" (at least it is located in Texas and not 1,000 miles from here) company that ships fast is Willhite Seed Company in Poolville, Texas. I trust all the varieties they carry because lots of farmers and market growers in Texas order from Willhite so I know those varieties work in this climate. Johnny's Selected Seed ships fast. Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds ships fast, though not quite as fast as they do.

I recently ordered seeds for fall from Willhite and Johnny's and I received my seeds from Willhite 3 days after I ordered and Johnny's 4 days after I ordered. In fact, my seed order from Johnny's arrived the same day that I got an e-mail saying "Your order has shipped and should arrive soon."

Hurry, hurry and get those seeds ordered....time is getting short! : )

And, for garlic, there's a fairly recent thread on this forum from a couple of months ago in which Jay and others recommended some types that have done well for them. You can find it by using the GW search feature.
Dawn

Here is a link that might be useful: Willhite Seed Company

Christopher...
Thanks a bunch for the list! That's what I was needing and for some reason, couldn't find. I'll plead sick due to a sore throat rather than a blonde moment anyday,lol! Got it saved to faves now.

Dawn.. I found the Willhite Seed Co to be easy to navigate with some VERY good prices on good ole well known seeds. I did place quite a long order and was surprised to find they are also quite reasonable on shipping charges. I hadn't heard of the company before. Thanks so much for the info. For garlic....way back when, you recommended Dixondale Farms, but what variety garlic do you recommend? Barbara Here is a link that might be useful: [Dixondale onions, garlic, leeks](http://www.dixondalefarms.com/)

Now I find Dixondale does NOT sell garlic! Grr! I'm having a bad day. Bills to pay, orders to place, (which always drives me nuts), and layrnigitis and a sore throat as well.
Ok, so was it Peaceful Valley that had the nicest garlic? This looks pretty good. The cover crops I ordered from them are doing well, and the buckwheat started blooming last week already :)

Here is a link that might be useful: Peaceful Valley Ranch and Farm Supply

Barbara,

You're welcome. I've always liked Willhite. They pack a lot of seeds into their packs....wait until you get them and you'll see what I mean. One year in Texas, I decided to have my first ever fall garden....and time was short, so I drove to Poolville (it is near Weatherford, west of Fort Worth) and the people there could not have been nicer. Did you check out their watermelons? I believe they actually were the big supplier of watermelon seeds in Texas when I was a kid, but now they have a little of everything.

Jay is not only THE TOMATO KING, but THE GARLIC GURU as well and he recommends Paquebot's friends who grow garlic in Wisconsin. I've linked their website below.

Dawn

Here is a link that might be useful: We Grow Great Garlic

Dawn!
There were some amazing photos in that link. I enjoyed seeing that young family making a real go of their garlic business. But! A 100 varieties??!! I WILL need the GARLIC KING to help me make a selection of several.

What I like best is a rather mellow Mediterranean type garlic, (not too hot), and then plenty of it. I've been known to use 6 to 8 big cloves in just one small simple recipe. I love the stuff! I'd like to grow some softneck and some hardneck varieties both.

Tulsagardener said a lady friend of his mulched her garlic by planting oats. That sounds like a good idea too.

I've got my groove back and DS hauled in a big round roll of Bluestem hay this evening and we've been spreading it. I know it's probably loaded with seeds, but on top of the lasagna base, it shouldn't give me too much trouble. Just in time for the heat wave that arrived today!

Anyways, re: that link...... I wouldn't dream of purchasing anywhere else. Hat's off to all small farmers in America keeping the small farm tradition alive rather than being swallowed up by big corporations.

Thanks again Dawn for yet another problem solved. I'll bet these kids will have plenty to sell, so I don't have to look at more "SOLD OUT" notices.

Barbara