The 2025 All-America Selections (AAS) winners include outstanding vegetable and flower varieties chosen for their superior garden performance through trials across North America. Here are some highlights:
Vegetables:
1. Kohlrabi Konstance F1 – A National Winner is known for its uniform bulbs and sweet flavor, ideal for fresh eating or cooking. Holds well to give a longer harvest. You can eat the leaves roasted or sauteed.
2. Pepper Pick-N-Pop Yellow F1 – A compact, high-yielding plant producing flavorful yellow peppers. Extra sweet and very prolific.
3. Squash Green Lightning F1—This is a vibrant green zucchini with excellent disease resistance and productivity. It is early in maturity.
4. Squash Thriller F1 – Another National Winner, known for its strikingly patterned fruits and vigorous growth. A dumpling type of winter squash maturing 75-80 days after planting.
5. Tomato Tonatico F1 – A Regional Winner for its adaptability and rich, robust flavor. Less fruit cracking for a cherry tomato.