Seeds of Hope (or, this year it’s going to be different)

We are planting a bounty of Italian vegetables in our gardens this year. Here are the seeds we've chosen so far:

BEANS
Bean Anellino Verde
Bean Signora della Campagna
Borlotto Bean Lamon
Chick Pea, 100 gram (3.5 ounce) box
Fava Bean Delle Cascine
Fava Bean Cascine, 100 grams
Fava Bean Superaguadulce Morocco

BROCCOLI
Rapini—Broccoli Raab Toscana
Cima di Rapa Quarantina—Broccoli Rabe

GREENS
Cavolo Nero (Kale) aka Lacinato
Escarole Verde a Cuore Pieno
Spinach Matador
Escarole Bionda Cuore Pieno

HERBS
Parsley Gigante di Napoli

LETTUCES
Wild Arugula
Radicchio Rossa di Treviso
Lettuce Radichetta
Lingua di Canarino (Canary Tongue)
Radicchio Rossa Treviso sel Svelta
Rocket Arugula
Salad Mix Insalata Odorosa

MELONS
Melon Retato Degli Ortolani
Melon Zatta

PEPPERS
Peperoncino, peppino
Pepper, Friariello (Napoleatano)

SQUASH
Pumpkin, Rouge vif d’etampfs (aka Cinderella)
Zucca da Marmellata (Jam Pumpkin)
Zucchini Lungo Fiorentino
Zucchini Romanesco

TOMATOES
Tomato Costuluto Fiorentino
Tomato Cuor di Bue—Oxheart
Goldman’s Italian-American Tomato
San Marzano Redorta
San Marzano Tomato
Tomato San Marzano Bush

MISCELLANEOUS
Cucumber ½ Long of Puglia
Finocchio Sylvatico—Wild Fennel
Onion, Borettana
Eggplant Violetta Lunga—long purple
Alpine Strawberry ‘Ruegen’
Cardoon Gobbo di Nizza Hunchback of Nice
Rhubarb

Our sources for the above seeds come from these fine companies:
Terroir seeds from underwoodgardens.com
Bavicchi seeds from italianseedandtool.com
Franchi Sementi seeds from growitalian.com