VEGGIES & EDIBLES

WHAT’S NEW?

What this logo means to you:

Tested Nationally & Proven Locally™

W. Ray HastingsAAS founder

The Process

Breeder: new, never-before-sold variety

Comparison Committee

To Trial Judges

Seed from other breeders

AAS Office

AAS Board of Directors

AAS Winner Announcement

Sales Commence

Scoring and Evaluations

AAS Trial Sites

1932 • 10 Flower Trial Sites• 10 Vegetable Trial Sites

2015• 45 Ornamental Trial Sites• 27 Vegetable/Edible Trial Sites• 18 Ornamental Vegetative Trial Sites• 24 Perennial Trial Sites

AAS Trial Judges

AAS Trial Examples

AAS Trial Examples

‘Shiny Boy’‘Country‘Pink Oblong’

AAS Trial Examples

The Awards

AAS Display Gardens

Over 180 gardens, 65 of them have displayed AAS winners

more than 30 years

Current Breeding Trends in Flowers & Vegetables

Pollinator Friendly

Plants Are REALLY “IN”

Echinacea Cheyenne

Spirit

Gaura Sparkle White

Penstemon Arabesque

Red

Salvia Summer Jewel™ Lavender

Salvia Summer Jewel™

Pink

Salvia Summer Jewel™

Red

Salvia Summer Jewel™

White

Challenge Americans to plant 1 million pollinator habitats by December 2017

millionpollinatorgardens.org

Updated Heirlooms Are “IN”

Pumpkin Cinderella’s

Carriage

TomatoChef’s Choice Green

TomatoChef’s Choice Orange

TomatoChef’s Choice

Pink

WatermelonHarvest

Moon

Ornamental Edibles Are

“IN”

BasilDolceFresca

Chives, Garlic

Geisha

LettuceSandy

Pepper Pretty N Sweet

PumpkinSuper Moon

StrawberryDelizz™

Foodie Delights Are

“IN”

Basil Persian

BeetAvalanche

BroccoliArtwork

Brussels Sprouts Hestia

CarrotPurple Haze (2006)

KohlrabiKonan

PepperGiant Ristra

Pepper Hot Sunset

Pepper Sweet Sunset

PumpkinPepitas

Squash Bossa Nova

Smaller Fruit Sizes Are

“IN”

CabbageKatarina

Eggplant Patio Baby

Pak Choi

Bopak

Squash Butterscotch

Watermelon Faerie (2012)

Disease Resistance

is “IN”

Cucumber Persian Gherkin

Scab CMV resistance

PM tolerance

Squash Butterscotch PMR

TomatoFantastico

Late Blight tolerant

TomatoJasper

Late Blight Early Blight

Fusarium races 1 & 2

TomatoMountain Merit

Resistance to fusarium 123, verticillium, tomato spot wilt virus,

late blight.

Moderate resistance to early blight and nematodes.

Vertical Gardening

is “IN”

Benefits of Vertical Gardening

1. Healthier plants & produce2. Reduced disease3. Higher productivity4. Uses “air space”5. Easier for gardeners with physical limitations

CucumberPick-A-Bushel

MelonMelemon

PeasSugar Snap

(1979)

TomatoCandyland Red

TomatoJasper

Container Gardening

is “IN”

Use a large enough container

Container plants are thirsty plants

Bean Mascotte

Chives, Garlic

Geisha

EggplantPatio Baby

KalePrizm

Onion, BunchingWarrior

OreganoCleopatra

Peppers: Cornito Giallo & Escamillo

Pepper Flaming

Jade

PepperCayenetta

TomatoLizzano

Radish Roxanne

 

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