COLOSSAL TOMATO & PEPPER SALE

Transcription

1 COLOSSAL TOMATO & PEPPER SALE SAT -- APRIL 5 8am - 2pm or until sold out! ALL PLANTS $3 CASH ONLY ANTICIPATED VARIETIES TOMATOES MARKED WITH AN CAN BE GROWN IN CONTAINERS ARKANSAS TRAVELER Heirloom 85 days Indeterminate. A 100 year old heirloom tomato, regular leaf, 6', vigorous plants yielding abundant crops of 8oz, round rose pink tomatoes. Considered one of the best tasting varieties with well balanced sweet/tart flavors. Much esteemed for its ability to produce flavorful tomatoes under adverse conditions: high heat, humidity or drought. Crack & disease resistant. AUNT GINNY S PURPLE Heirloom days Indeterminate This heirloom beefsteak variety has flavor so excellent and rich that some folks claim it is equal to or better than Brandywine. Deep pink tomatoes weigh 12 to 16 ounces and are mostly smooth with very little cracking. Potato leaved plants are vigorous and give good yields of these juicy and delicious tomatoes. AUSSIE Heirloom 80 days Indeterminate. A big, impressive tomato producing copious amounts of 1 2 lb., glossy red, meaty, fluted, beefsteak tomatoes that are LOADED with delicious, bold, rich and complex tomatoey flavors. Great disease resistance. Good show tomato. One to impress your friends with...a winner! BEEFMASTER Hybrid 80 days Indeterminate. One of the most popular hybrid beefsteak types. Improved disease resist. Solid, meaty, bright red tomatoes weigh up to 2 lbs. Better yields, larger fruits and good tolerance to cracking and splitting. When fully ripe and just beginning to soften, the flavor transforms from somewhat tart to a marvelous sweetness combined with a complex, fruity undertone. BEEFSTEAK Open Pollinated 85 days Extra large, meaty and ribbed deep scarlet fruit. Beefsteak tomato has vigorous indeterminate vines that will need to be staked to hold the HUGE 10 oz to 2 lb tomatoes. Even though the fruits are so large, Beefsteak is still an abundant producer. Fruits are flat, solid, meaty, juicy and bright red. This beefsteak does not disappoint hard core tomato lovers. BETTER BOY Hybrid 85 days Indeterminate. Rugged vines produce large crops of bright red, 12 to 10 oz tomatoes. A trusted favorite for many years, with big flavorful hybrid quality yields of succulent, juicy yet meaty tomatoes. Firm and perfect for slicing, great for sandwiches. BETTER BUSH Hybrid 68 days Determinate A great choice that bears 8oz fruits on a very compact plant that works well in containers & small gardens. Fruits are mouthwatering, sweet and meaty, with the much sought after "real tomato" taste. If you love container gardening, but have been disappointed with weak performances in the past, try this one! BIG BEEF Hybrid Indeterminate 73 days One of the finest all around tomatoes developed for home gardening. A 1994 AAS Winner! Meaty with a real "homegrown" flavor & just the right balance of sugars & acids. Produces extra large, "beefy" fruit averaging oz. Fruit shape is deep oblate to globe. Large vigorous plants. Producing fruit until a killing frost. Very disease resistant. BIG BOY Hybrid 78 days Indeterminate. A long time favorite with a wonderful aroma and rich flavor. Fruit will grow to oz. Deep red with a firm, juicy interior with thick walls. Heavy crops peak in midseason but continue until frost. Resistant to cracking. BIG RAINBOW Heirloom days Indeterminate Produces 1 2 lb rib shouldered, bi colored beefsteak tomatoes. Gold fleshed with beautiful red streaks running throughout. As fruits ripen they have a rainbow appearance: green on the shoulder, yellow, orange, gold in the middle, & red on the blossom end. Fruit often has dynamic red splotches inside & on the bottom. Juicy & fruity sweet. Good disease resist. Great for slicing into sandwiches and salads. BLACK CHERRY Hybrid 65 days Indeterminate A perfectly round cherry tomato with classic black tomato flavor, sweet, yet rich, smoky & complex. An early abundant producer. Picks easily from the stem on vigorous, tall plants. Irresistibly delicious: looks like a black cherry, tastes like a sweet cherry, a unique addition to the color & flavor of cherry tomatoes for your garden. Can be grown in a large container. BLACK FROM TULA Heirloom Indeterminate 75 days Russian heirloom from Tula and is among the largest black tomatoes with 3 4", slightly flattened, oblate, dark brown to purple fruit with deep green shoulders. Deliciously outstanding, rich, slightly salty, smoky fruit flavor! A truly wonderful black tomato. BLACK KRIM Heirloom 75 days Indeterminate A much sought after Russian variety, unique & unforgettable. Originally from Krim on the Black Sea, it has a superb smoky sweetness with a delicate lingering touch of tang in a 4 6" slightly flattened, mahogany colored fruit with lovely, deep green shoulders. Setting fruit at higher temperatures, it s superb & very easy to grow.

2 BLACK PRINCE Heirloom 70 days Indeterminate These deep garnet round, 2 inch (2 3 oz.) tomatoes are full of juice and incredibly rich and fruity flavors. This is a tomato that chefs rave about for it's full body flavor. The small fruits contain deep colors on the inside. Perfect for patio gardens. Suitable for containers. BRANDYWINE (RED) Heirloom 80 days Indeterminate. Old time Amish heirloom is named for Brandywine Creek in Chester County, PA where it originated in These large potato leaf vines produce fruit 8 12 ounce and larger. Excellent, robust, old fashioned tomatoey flavor. Brandywine has almost a cult status for tomato lovers and is the standard by which many tomatoes are judged. BRANDYWINE YELLOW Heirloom 90 days Indeterminate Beefsteak type yellow fruits with exceptional quality, creamy texture, and delicious flavor that reaches weights from 1 to 2 pounds. Features potato type leaves. The plants are hardy and do exceptionally well in climates subject to drought. It's a classic! CARBON Open Pollinated 76 days Indeterminate. Carbon won the taste test of 10 heirloom tomato varieties at Cornell Research Farm. Beautiful purple brown tomatoes among the darkest of the 'black' tomatoes, with a deep brick red interior. Flavor is exceptionally rich & complex yet sweet. Medium to large tomatoes are flattened round and smooth, without cracking or blemishing. CELEBRITY Hybrid 72 days Determinate. An All American Selections winner known for its multiple disease tolerance and adaptability. A dependable home garden tomato. The abundant deep red 8 oz round fruits are firm with excellent flavor. Great for salads, juice, canning, relishes and cooking. CHEROKEE GREEN Open Pollinated 85 days Another variety from heirloom tomato collector Craig LeHoullier that yields oz. beefsteak tomatoes that are amber green with a yellowish hue when ripe. This is one of the best tasting, well balanced but assertive, juicy, and most flavorful of all the green tomatoes. CHEROKEE PURPLE Heirloom 80 days Indeterminate. A legendary beefsteak tomato, at least 100 years old from Tennessee. A prolific disease resistant heirloom. Producing 12 oz. dark dusky rose purple fruit that is deep red on the inside, with sweet, rich and smoky, luscious flavor. CUPID Grape Hybrid 66 days Indeterminate. In grape tomatoes Cupid advances to the next level in the areas of quality, rich flavor, yields and holding ability. The meaty bright red fruits are quite crack resistant. Vigorous plants set loads of fruits in long trusses for a long season that begins early, and due to a very high level of disease resistance, continues right up until frost. EARLY GIRL Hybrid 57 days Indeterminate. Always a favorite for an early production slicing tomato. Giving large harvests of flavorful, solid red 4 6oz tomatoes. Disease resistant proven variety with excellent performance in almost any climate. Good for canning. Bears heavy crops extremely early, & continues longer than most tomatoes. EARLY WONDER Open Pollinated 54 days Determinate Extra early maturing and compact variety that yields an abundant crop of 6oz round, dark pink fruit with full tomato flavor. An excellent variety that earned its name as it is a wonder when an early variety tastes this good A very good choice for container gardening. GREEN ZEBRA 75 days Indeterminate. Bred by Thomas Wagner of Tater Mater Seeds. Color is a beautiful chartreuse green with pale yellow to lighter green zebra stripes. Fruits are 2 to 4oz in size. Invigorating flavor is more tangy than sweet. Productive plants, & prized by chefs, the fruits are ripe for picking when gently squeezed and has a slight give. GOLD MEDAL Heirloom days Indeterminate. Introduced as Ruby Gold by John Lewis Childs of Floral Park, New York, in his 1921 catalog. Ben Quisenberry renamed it Gold Medal in his 1976 catalog stating: The sweetest tomato you ever tasted. The yellow with streaks of red makes them very attractive and a gourmet s joy when sliced. Wonderful low acid, 1 lb fruit that keeps well after picking. JETSETTER Hybrid 64 days Indeterminate. Think Jet Star is the best fresh market variety? This one's earlier, with better disease resistance! Jetsetter sacrifices nothing for it's early maturity, it delivers "real tomato" flavor in large 8oz fruits that are smooth, juicy, flattened globes, with consistently huge yields. JUBILEE days Indeterminate. Although not yet a heirloom Jubilee is open pollinated. This low acid, orange yellow tomato has a sweet, succulent taste. Plant produces bountiful harvests of 5 to 8oz meaty juicy tomatoes. They were chosen as an All American Selection winner in JULIET Hybrid 60 days Indeterminate Plant produces high yields of glossy true red grape tomatoes. Fruit is very sweet and perfect for salads and gourmet dishes that grow in long clusters. Holds on the vine longer than any other cherry tomato. Crack Resistant. An AAS award recipient for garden worthiness & superb flavor. Juliet is a miniature treasure!

3 KELLOGG S BREAKFAST Heirloom 80 days Indeterminate Recently named one of the best heirloom tomatoes by the food editors of Sunset magazine. Absolutely unique, both for its size & for its beautiful bold golden orange skin & juice, the color of fresh squeezed orange juice! Slightly flattened fruits weighing from oz. LEGEND Open pollinated. 68 days Determinate Legend not only demonstrates tolerance of late blight, but is also one of the earliest maturing slicing tomato. Producing amazingly sweet tomatoes with just the right amount of acid flavor & very few seeds. The big 4 5 inch fruit are glossy red, smooth, round, & blemish free. LEMON CHERRY Hybrid 58 days Indeterminate Expect large yields, of lovely pale yellow cherry tomatoes, early in the season, that are juicy, sweet, and flavorful. Each fruit has an average weight of 1/2oz, a perfect size for adding into for snacking. These tomato cherries offer a beautiful color, brightening your salads. Crack resistant. MARGLOBE Heirloom 73 days Determinate An old heirloom variety that can claim parentage to many of today's hybrid tomatoes. Giving a heavy yield of fruit with a typical size of 8 to 10oz but can produce larger fruit as well. This tomato is one of the most vigorous and disease resistant of the standard tomato varieties. Marglobe s scarlet red fruits have the complex flavor of the old timeys! MORTGAGE LIFTER Heirloom 82days Indeterminate Developed by Radiator Charlie of W.V., who owned a radiator repair shop during the Great Depression. He had no plant breeding experience, nor formal education, just a desire to grow huge tomatoes. After years of unique experimentation, and selling off his new seedlings for $1 each, he paid off the $6,000 mortgage on his house. Flavorful and meaty tomatoes of 1 3 lbs size with few seeds. MR STRIPEY Heirloom 80 days Indeterminate An English heirloom with a nice sweet flavor and low acid. This tomato s intriguing color combo of red stripes over a golden yellow body will be sure to win praise. The plum sized fruit have yellow flesh and a pink center. Great for slicing as well as in salads. ORANGE OXHEART Heirloom 80 days Indeterminate This prized Virginia heirloom bears intensely aromatic, orange yellow, one pound fruits the color of sunrise. These bright and attractive orange yellow tomatoes have a rich aroma that shouts summer. The meaty fruit has few seeds & are wonderful for sauces and cooking. OREGON SPRING Heirloom 60 days Determinate Oregon Spring is an especially early season tomato producing good sized fruits that get nearly 5 6 oz. The flesh is firm and meaty with that classic tomato flavor excellent for sauces, sautes or paste especially since the fruits have few seeds. A tomato that gets an early jump on the season. PAUL ROBESON Heirloom days Indeterminate A hard to find, Russian heirloom with a dedicated following among seed collectors & tomato connoisseurs. Named in honor of Paul Robeson the famous opera singer. Dusky brick red fruits have dark green shoulders and red flesh; 6 12oz, round & slightly flattened. Known for its distinctive flavor succulent and smoky, exotic and earthy with a perfect acid/sweet balance. PERSIMMON Heirloom 79 days Indeterminate One of the best flavors of the orange tomatoes. These rich persimmon colored fruits range from 12 32oz, and just melt in your mouth! Meaty, very sweet, with few seeds. Healthy vines bear big beautiful beefsteak size fruit with few blemishes. PINEAPPLE Heirloom 90 days Indeterminate A garden favorite that grows to 2 lbs. This bi colored, slightly flattened, yellow beefsteak has a red blushing and streaks on the outside. It's yellow interior contains few seeds and a red star burst in the center. Wonderfully mild with tropical fruity sweet flavors. A show stopper! RED PEARL Grape days Hybrid Shiny bright red and very, very tasty, this tomato is a real pearl! Small date shaped fruits with solid flesh, hanging in clusters on a tall and healthy plant. This hard to find variety is tender, nearly seedless and stores well on and off the vine. It is a resistant to late blight. ROMA Hybrid 78 days Determinate One of the best Italian type tomatoes with wonderful flavor. The standard paste tomato for making sauces and catsup! The thick wall of the Roma tomato make it the perfect tomato for all of your homecanned salsa. The strong vines yield up to 200 red, pear shaped fruit, each weighing 2 to 3 ounces, with firm flesh and few seeds. RUTGERS Heirloom 74 days Determinate The legendary Jersey tomato, introduced in 1934, is a cross between J.T.D. (an old New Jersey variety from the Campbell Soup Co.) & Marglobe. Its flavor, both for slicing and cooking, is still unequaled. The bright red fruits are slightly flattened & 2 4 inches across. Tall vines, fusarium resistant. SAN DIEGO 75 days Hybrid Excellent variety for growing in Southern California. Summer will find plants completely loaded with large, perfectly round, bright red, tomatoes that have a thin skin that doesn't crack. Sweet but with just enough just enough acidity to provide that superb tomatoey taste.

4 SAN MARZANO Heirloom 78 days Semi determinate From Italy, this bright red plum type tomato is prized for its firm pulp, low seed count, easily removed skin and rich flavor. Fantastic for canning and making sauce. Produces until the first hard frost. SIBERIAN Heirloom days Determinate Siberian is well known for its fast ripening fruits, setting fruit in cool weather when other varieties don t. One of the earliest varieties on the market, takes only 7 weeks after transplant. This Russian tomato produces good yields of flavorful 5 oz bright red tomatoes. STUPICE Heirloom days Indeterminate One of four tomato varieties sent to the U.S. from the former Czechoslovakia, by Milan Sodomka. Pumps out fruit over entire season till frost. Plant is potato leafed, 4 foot tall and loaded with 2½ by 2 inch diameter fruits borne in clusters. Pronounce it "Stew Peach Ka." Unlike many other varieties it can take the heat. Produces very early, and gives great flavor. Should be a staple in your garden. SUN GOLD CHERRY Hybrid 57 days Indeterminate These beautiful round golden orange fruits appear very early in large clusters. Quickly becoming one of the most popular cherry tomatoes of all time. One taste and you ll know why. Gorgeous in salads. A single large plant has produced over 1000 tomatoes! Suitable for containers. SWEET 100 CHERRY Hybrid Indeterminate 65 days A garden favorite, Sweet 100 is a very vigorous variety that bears long branched clusters of 100 or more sweet cherry tomatoes vine candy! The juicy fruit is very high in vitamin C. It keeps growing for non stop production right up till frost. SWEET MILLION CHERRY Hybrid Indeterminate 65 days Produces early, heavy yields of incredibly long clusters of 1 inch dark red fruit that grow on vigorous plants. Very sweet & flavorful. Can produce over 500 cherry tomatoes. A real garden treasure. Disease and crack resistant and it suitable for containers. VALENCIA Heirloom 76 days A family heirloom from Maine. Fruit has an excellent, full, complex tomato taste, with a great balance of acidic and sweet. Meaty and rich with few seeds, round, smooth fruit with a brilliant orange uniform color weighs around 8 10 oz.. Tasters describe the Valencia as bursting with flavor, rich and buttery as well as pineapple like, sweet and refreshing. YELLOW PEAR Heirloom 73 days Indeterminate Charming pear shaped "minis" that are hard to resist. The 1 3/4in, sunny yellow fruits are borne in heavy clusters on large, rangy plants that should be staked or caged. 'Yellow Pear' has a pleasant, mild flavor and special eye appeal when served as appetizers or snacks. Children enjoy eating them fresh from the vine. PEPPERS - SWEET AND HOT * * ALL PEPPERS CAN BE GROWN IN CONTAINERS * * ANAHEIM PEPPER MILD HOT PEPPER 78 days Delicious only mildly hot flavor. Excellent for roasting or frying. Good yields of very large chili peppers, pods are 6 to 8in long, tapered, medium thick, pungent, deep green turning red at maturity. Use fresh, canned or dried, good for sauces, soups and casseroles. BANANA SWEET PEPPER A long time favorite named for its banana like shape, this variety bears sweet, mild peppers that mature from yellow, to orange, and then to crimson red. Plants fruit prolifically. This pepper is great for frying, is exquisite for pickling, and is an excellent choice to make pepper rings for sandwiches. BETTER BELLE SWEET PEPPER 65 days Hybrid Even blockier, thicker walled & earlier than the original these four lobed peppers mature from green to bright red, usually used when green. Compact & vigorous plants, that maintains its large fruit size & production throughout a long season. Excellent for salads, stuffing, gourmet dishes. TMV resistant. BIG EARLY SWEET PEPPER 70 days Hybrid If you want to grow a giant pepper for grilling or stuffing, this one makes bells big enough for two people. A classic sweet pepper taste in a larger than life size. Big Early plants produce elongated, bell type peppers. Blocky, 7 to 8 inch long fruits have three to four lobes packed with sweet flavor and crisp crunch. If left on the plant, fruits change from glossy dark green to bright red. BLACK COBRA HOT PEPPER 90 days Heirloom An exotic, very hot pepper variety having 3" long fruits that ripen from green to black to red and have a fairly hot flavor, becoming hotter the more they mature. Striking in appearance the tall plants have stems and leaves are covered in silvery fuzz. BHUT JALOKIA HOT PEPPER (Ghost Pepper) days At more than 1,000,000 Scoville units, the intensity of the pepper is able to create a very strong pain sensation lasting up to 30 minutes, eat with extreme caution. When handling the Ghost, CAUTION do not get any in or near the eyes as the pepper can create a very intense burn. Fruits are 2 1/2 3 inches in length and ripen orange red to red in color. Much sought after by HOT pepper officianados. BURNING BUSH HOT PEPPER Hybrid 85 days Habanero hot with a touch of sweet. Plenty of fire at the leading edge, but a pleasant aftertaste follows. Matures 2 to 3 weeks earlier than standard habaneros. Strong plants yield abundant 1 1/2 by 3 in long fruits, matures from green to orange.

5 CARMEN SWEET PEPPER HYBRID days For sweet peppers that taste wonderful raw or roasted, plant Carmen. This award winning Italian pepper is a bull's horn type, that is sweet even when immature or green, but sweetest when it is ripe red. Disease resistant it grows upright to 28 tall and 16 wide and does beautifully in containers. CHOCOLATE BELL SWEET PEPPER Hybrid 75 days Produces 4 by 3½ wide chocolate colored peppers with sweet and crunchy flesh. Peppers turn from green to chocolate brown when mature. A high quality, heavy yielding variety. Bringing variety to the table it is excellent for cooking, in salads and stuffing. CUBANELLE SPICY/SWEET PEPPER 68 days Considered to be a sweet pepper, despite having a mild spicy heat. Great for stuffing, roasting, salads, etc. Thin walled, long, tapered peppers have more flavor & a lower water content than bell peppers & are the perfect pepper for roasting & frying. Best when picked green but can also be left to mature until they turn orange red. FLORAL GEM HOT PEPPER 65 days This hard to find variety is an early producer of small waxy yellow peppers which mature to orange then to red to 1.5 inches long by 0.75 to 1 inches wide, with medium thick flesh. Great for grilling. Pickled in the green state they are known as Torrido peppers to 4000 scoville heat units. GOLDEN BELL SWEET PEPPER 75 days Picture perfect bell peppers ripen from green to light yellow to a deep golden. Sweet, blocky, thick walled fruits are excellent for salads or stuffing. These peppers are beautiful, crisp, and very sweet tasting. HABANERO HOT PEPPER Heirloom 90 days Considered one of the the hottest peppers. Name means "from Havana" produces 1 1/2 to 2" long, wrinkled fruits that turn from dark green to orange when fully ripe. Use very sparingly, & remember to wear gloves when handling. Along with heat, the Habanero pepper also has a very unique, smoky quality that is exceptional in salsas & sauces. HOLY MOLE HOT PEPPER 85 days A 2007 AAS Winner! Pasilla type pepper that has chocolate brown fruits that are bright green at early maturity, then darken to to warm brown 2 weeks later. A distinctive but not overly spicy pepper, used as a staple in Mexico s famous Mole sauce & many other dishes. Crunchy fruits can reach 7 9" in length and 1 1 1/2" in width. Sturdy 3 ft. plants. A superior pepper fresh, pickled, dried, or ground. HUNGARIAN YELLOW WAX HOT PEPPER 65 days Picked at an immature stage, the Hungarian Wax is creamy yellow & has a sweet hot flavor varying from warm to moderately hot, reaching 5,000 to 15,000 scovilles. As it matures the color changes to an orange red, the heat rises while keeping its sweetness. Although the pepper can be eaten at any stage, the Hungarian Wax Pepper is most popular in the yellow stages. Superb for pickling, delicious fried or stuffed. JALAPENO HOT PEPPER 70 days Heirloom A very popular hot pepper, indispensable in Mexican cuisine. The green, sausage shaped fruits are abundant on these inch plants. Excellent variety used fresh and for any kind of cooking, roasting, pickling, or stuffing! May be picked green or red. ORANGE BELL SWEET PEPPER days Hybrid The best tasting orange bell pepper. Very sweet, this beauty ripens from green to a gorgeous deep, tangerine orange. The blocky fruits with thick walls are a great source of antioxidants. Brighten up your salads and salsas! Plants are resistant to tobacco mosaic virus. POBLANO/ANCHO HOT PEPPER 80 days A heart shaped, mildly hot pepper is called Poblano when used fresh & Ancho when dried. Excellent for grilling, making salsa, mole, stir fried or stuffed for chile rellenos. Typically 3 to 4 in length, this is a great all around hot, but not too hot pepper for your garden. PURPLE BEAUTY BELL SWEET PEPPER days Absolutely stunning purple bell pepper. Large 4 lobed, thick walled fruits borne on sturdy compact plants. Tender crisp texture, and succulent sweet flavor. Holds in the purple stage for some time before ripening to a radiant purple red. RED BEAUTY BELL SWEET PEPPER 68 days Hybrid An early, prolific variety bearing very sweet four lobed peppers. The brilliant bright red extra thick walled bells are juicy and sweet. Red Beauty peppers are widely adapted and easy to grow. They also are tobacco mosaic virus resistant. The peppers turn from green to red when mature. They are excellent for salads, stuffing, and gourmet dishes. SERRANO HOT PEPPER 85 days Another one of the classic hot peppers, the pungent fruit grows from 2½ to 4 inches long by ½ inch in diameter. Slim, club shaped green peppers with medium thin walls maturing to a bright red color on tall plants. May be used in both green & red stages for spicy heat in fresh, dried & pickled dishes. Great for hot salsas! THAI HOT PEPPER 90 days This traditional hot pepper is a prolific producer of 1 to 3 inch long peppers that ripen bright red. The upright plant with red peppers is very beautiful & is also an ideal container plant for the backyard. Thai Chili pepper is perfect for spicing up soups, sauces, curries or stir fries. It s also good for drying to use as a condiment.