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1 Garden Dreams Urban Farm & Nursery Mail: 404 Center St Pittsburgh PA Farm: 806 Holland Ave Pgh PA Mon & Tue closed Wed, Thur & Fri - 10am to 6pm Sat 9am to 6pm Sun 9am to 5pm 2014 Seedling Catalog Providing heirloom & specialty seedlings, seed garlic & potatoes, asparagus crowns, compost & mulches, natural gardening & season extension supplies, killer tomato cages, consulting, speaking engagements, seedlings for fundraisers, farm tours, and more! Although not certified, we do everything organically. We ll likely have more available than what s listed in our catalog. Please share us with your gardening buddies. Thank you for your continued business. Here s to a great season and happy gardening!! Mindy, Bob, & Hannah Eggplants $3.50 Type (Op = open pollinated) Fruit Color Fruit Size & Shape Applegreen Specialty, OP light green medium round 70/mid Beatrice Italian, Hybrid bright violet medium oval 62/early Black Beauty Italian, Heirloom purple black large oval /late Calliope Specialty, Hybrid purple with white stripes medium oval 64/early Casper Asian, OP white 6" long 70/mid Diamond Specialty, OP purple black medium oval 78/mid Kermit Specialty, Hybrid green with white stripes small round 60/early Lao Purple Stripe Specialty, Heirloom lavender with purple stripes small round /late Lao White Egg Specialty, Heirloom white small round /late Listada de Gandia Specialty, Heirloom white with lavender stripes medium oval 85/late Little Fingers Asian, OP purple black 5" long 60/early Nadia Italian, Hybrid dark purple medium oval 67/mid Orient Express Asian, Hybrid purple black 10" long 58/early Pingtung Long Asian, Hybrid light to dark purple 10" long 58/early Rosa Bianca Italian, Heirloom rosy lavender and white medium round 88/late Rosita Italian, Heirloom bright lavender medium oval 84/late Turkish Orange Specialty, OP orange with green stripes small round 82/late Sweet Ethnic Peppers $3.50 Friuit Type (OP= open pollinated) Color Fruit Size & Shape Chervena Chushka Bulgarian, Heirloom red medium horn 85 Ark of Taste winner, Hannah's favorite. Corno di Toro Giallo Italian, OP yellow large horn 68 Classic Italian pepper. Big and sweet. Corno di Toro Rosso Italian, OP red large horn 70 Classic Italian pepper. Big and sweet. Golden Marconi Italian, Heirloom yellow large horn 80 Stuff it or fry it up. Yum! Italia OP red medium horn 75 Productive, small plant. Jimmy Nardello Italian, Heirloom red 8" long 85 Ark of Taste winner, great for drying. Love it! Lipstick Pimento OP red medium horn 73 Small plant, great for pots. Melrose Heirloom red small wrinkled Multitudes of excellent, wrinkly 70 horn peppers. Red Ruffled Pimiento OP red medium flat Thick, juicy walls. Marvelous ribbed fresh eating. Round of Hungary OP red medium flat Mindy's favorite! Meaty, juicy 75 ribbed walls. Sheepnose Pimento Ohio, Heirloom red medium flat Ark of Taste winner. Meaty and 80 ribbed delicious. Sweet Banana OP yellow medium 72 For salads or frying. Sweet Pickle OP rainbow small 75 Great in pots & very decorative. Notes

2 Hot Peppers $3.50 Heat Level Type (Op = open pollinated) Color & Size Anaheim mild New Mex, OP red, large 80 Very mild stuffing pepper. Ancho/Poblano mild Mexico, OP green, medium Called poblano fresh and ancho 68 heart dried. A classic chile. Bulgarian Carrot Chile medium Bulgaria, Heirloom orange, small Beautiful pepper, great for 65 salsas and chutneys. Cayenne Long Thick medium OP red, 7" long 76 Lots of wrinkled, thick, peppers. Also called cow-horn. Cayenne Long Thin very hot Heirloom red, 4" long 72 Ouch hot! Early, prolific and dependable, glossy sheen. Cherry Bomb hot Hybrid red, small round 65 Back by popular demand! Versatile. Chile de Arbol hot Mexico, Heirloom red, 4" long 80 Good for chile powder, peppers grow in pretty bunches. Chile Hidalgo hot Mexico, Heirloom red, small Red, hot fruit, about jalapenosized. Cubanelle mild OP yellow, medium Pretty, wrinkly, mild fruit. 65 wrinkled Substitute for banana peppers. Czech Black mild Czech, OP purple, small Mild pepper, beautiful plant, 65 purple flowers. Feherozon Paprika mild OP red, medium Productive. Dry & grind to make heart a wonderful paprika. Filius Blue very hot OP purple, tiny Miniature plants, great for pots, round purplish foliage. Fish medium PA, Heirloom striped, small Beautiful red, green, and white 80 variagated fruit and foliage. Greek Pepperoncini medium OP yellow, medium Thin walled, wrinkled, good for 62 wrinkled sandwich pickles. Guajillo medium Mexico, OP red, small Distinctive flavor. Classic for 85 salsa and sauces. Habanero, Chocolate very hot Mexico, Heirloom brown, lantern 100 Lovely, large plant. Not as productive as orange. Habanero, Orange very hot Mexico, OP orange, lantern Late, large, productive plants. Cover to harvest into fall. Habanero, Red very hot OP red, lantern The habanero for the north. Hinkelhatz hot PA, Heirloom red, rounded 88 Ark of Taste winner and Hannah's favorite hot pepper. Hot Banana medium OP yellow, medium 58 Sweet heat. Very productive. Jalapeno, Early medium OP green, 2" long 65 Known as Chipotle when smoked. Versatile pepper. Jamaican Hot Yellow medium OP yellow, lantern 95 Very pretty flattened pepper. Not too hot. Matchbox very hot OP Red, 2 upright 75 Replaces Super Chili. Productive in clay soil and cool weather. New for NuMex Twilight hot OP rainbow, tiny Large plant, very decorative and 85 upright hot. Pasilla Bajio medium Mexico, OP green, 6" long 78 Used for mole sauce. Scotch Bonnet very hot OP red, lantern 120 Like habanero but later, vigorous plants, fruity aroma Serrano Tampiqueno hot Hybrid red, 3" long 75 Very hot & pungent, distinctive flavor. Shishito mild OP green, 3 long 75 Mild Japanese pepper perfect for roasting. New for We re excited about this one. Tabasco very hot Mexico, OP orange, small upright Thai Hot Red Chili very hot Thailand, OP red, tiny Notes Huge plants Make your own yummy sauce! Small plants for pots and borders. Decorative.

3 Sweet Bell Peppers $3.50 Fruit Type (OP = open pollinated) Color Fruit Size & Shape Ace (New Ace) Hybrid red not blocky 60 Early, big peppers. Golden California Meaty, really sweet and OP yellow big & blocky 73 Wonder beautiful, productive. King of the North OP red big & blocky 70 Perfect for the North. Orange Sun OP orange 5 blocky 80 We trialed this pepper last year and just loved it! Purple Beauty OP purple medium & blocky 75 Decorative peppers. Quadrato d Asti Giallo OP yellow big & blocky 75 From Italy, very big, thick walls, sweet-spicy flavor. Quadrato d Asti Rosso OP red big & blocky 80 Italy, very big, rich & sweet, great to fry/stuff, superb! Red California Wonder OP red big & blocky 70 Popular old time favorite, early, sweet big peppers. Revolution Hybrid red big & blocky 72 Blocky, big, and tasty. Wisconsin Lakes OP red big & blocky 85 Sweet flavor. Yankee Bell OP red medium & blocky 80 Thick walls, great pepper. TOMATOES! $3.50 Pink Tomatoes Fruit Type Fruit Size Notes Brandywine Heirloom beefsteak 82 A classic heirloom. Potato leaf. Caspian Pink Russia, Heirloom slicer 80 Named for the Caspian Sea. Love it! Eva Purple Ball Germany, Heirloom small salad 75 From the Black Forest region, small and round. Giant Belgium Ohio, Heirloom beefsteak Delicious, huge, meaty, with few seeds. Marianna s Peace Czech, Heirloom beefsteak 85 Dense, creamy, luscious old tomatoey flavor. Mortgage Lifter (Radiator Charlie s) Notes WV, Heirloom slicer 85 From 1940s, rich, sweet taste. A classic. Omar s Lebanese Lebanon, Heirloom beefsteak 80 A rare family heirloom, perfect tomato taste. Big! Pink Accordion Heirloom ribbed stuffing 80 Great stuffer, unusual, flattened, ruffled fruit. Pruden s Purple Heirloom beefsteak 72 Silky texture, few seeds, balanced. Potato leaf. Rose Heirloom slicer 78 Smooth, small round fruits rarely crack. Delicious! Rose de Berne France, Heirloom slicer 80 The heirloom that got Mindy hooked! Soldacki Poland, Heirloom beefsteak 75 Sweet, rich flavor. Tiffen Mennonite Heirloom slicer 86 Old fashioned taste, sandwich tomato. Potato leaf. Red Tomatoes Fruit Type Fruit Size Notes Beefsteak OP slicer 85 Popular old standard with old time taste. Box Car Willie Heirloom slicer 80 Orange-red fruit, excellent tart-sweet flavor. Dependable. Brandywine OTV Heirloom slicer 72 OTV means Off-The-Vine a dependable Brandywine strain. Carmello France, Heirloom slicer 75 Juicy globes, excellent taste, few cracks. Cosmonaut Volkov Ukraine, Heirloom slicer 65 Named for Russian space explorer. Rich taste. Costoluto Genovese Italy, Heirloom ribbed 78 Stuffing and roasting tomato, ribbed fruits. Cuostralee France, Heirloom beefsteak 85 Worth the wait. Huge, meaty, delicious. Czech s Bush OP small salad 70 Early, compact plant is good for a large pot. Druzba Bulgaria, Heirloom slicer 80 Deep red with gold shoulders, juicy, balanced flavor. Early Girl Bush Hybrid small salad 65 Great in pots, small bushy plant and early tomatoes. German Red Heart-shaped fruits, almost seedless. Great for Germany, Heirloom oxheart 85 Strawberry sauce or juice. Glacier Sweden, OP small salad 56 Our earliest tomato. Granny Cantrell s German Red Germany, Heirloom beefsteak 80 Put it on sandwiches. Absolutely amazing.

4 Red Tomatoes con t Fruit Type Fruit Size Notes New for Replaces Celebrity, which it Hybrid, Compact Heather slicer 73 beat in a Fedco Seeds blind taste test and 4 Indeterminate days early to boot! Dependable and tasty. Italian Heirloom Italy, Heirloom pear 75 Meaty and rich with good acidity. Jet Star Hybrid slicer 72 Heavy yields, low acid, no cracks, very dependable. Juliet Hybrid plum 60 Clusters of plum tomatoes, Hannah's favorite for canning & drying. Legend OP, Determinate slicer 70 Early small tomatoes, tasty and late blight resistant. Marglobe Improved New for Replaces Big Beef. Diseaseresistant and stocky. A select strain of the old Heirloom, slicer 75 Determinate favorite 'Marglobe' originally released Moskvich Heirloom slicer 60 Extra early, deep red, rich taste. Nepal Heirloom slicer 78 Old fashioned tomato flavor. Red Brandywine PA, Heirloom slicer 80 Old timey flavor and taste-testers' favorite. Great strain. Rutgers Heirloom, Dependable canning tomato, tasty to slice and slicer 75 Determinate eat. Heavy yields. Silvery Fir Tree OP small salad 58 Extra early, fire-engine red, compact plants with decorative foliage. Sioux Heirloom slicer 70 Sets in hot weather, flavor a perfect blend of sweet and tangy. Stupice Heirloom small salad 52 Extra early, compact plant, small and tasty tomatoes. Potato leaf. Supersonic Hybrid slicer 79 Mindy's favorite hybrid. Fantastic taste and dependable yields. Tappy s Heritage OP beefsteak 85 Bred from heirlooms, resistant to disease and delicious fruit! Thessaloniki Greece, Heirloom slicer 70 Excellent flavor, slightly acidic. Lovely! Paste Tomatoes Fruit Type Fruit Size Notes Amish Paste WI, Heirloom oxheart 85 Ultimate sauce tomato from 1800s. Ark of Taste winner. Gilbertie Heirloom oxheart 85 Small seed cavity and green shoulders. Oldtime favorite. Roma OP, Determinate plum 76 Quality paste tomato with thick flesh and great yields. San Marzano Heirloom plum 80 Classic paste tomato from Italy. San Marzano 168 Hybrid plum 78 We trialed this tomato last year and loved it! Early. White Tomatoes Fruit Type Fruit Size Notes Great White Heirloom beefsteak 75 Creamy texture, meaty, few seeds, low acid. White Beauty Heirloom small salad 74 Luscious sweet, low acid, slightly flattened. Prolific! White Queen Heirloom slicer 75 Fragrant, fruity & intensely sweet. Mindy loves it! Yellow Tomatoes Fruit Type Fruit Size Notes Garden Peach France, Heirloom small salad 70 Lillian s Yellow Heirloom slicer 95 Manyel Heirloom small salad 75 Yellow Brandywine Heirloom beefsteak 82 From 18, prolific, thin skinned, light fruity taste, blush pink color. Transluscent, thin blushed skin, sweet citrus flavor. Potato leaf. New for Replaces Lemon Boy. Sweet, mild and juicy. Rich complex tangy flavor, juicy, delectable. Potato leaf.

5 Orange Tomatoes Fruit Type Fruit Size Notes Amana Orange Iowa, Heirloom beefsteak Low acid, beautiful, large fruits. Lovely orange skin. Dr. Wyche s Heirloom beefsteak 78 Tangerine-orange color, tropical sweet taste, heavy yields. Goldie Heirloom beefsteak Rosy blush on orange, extraordinary velvety texture. Jaune Flamme France, Heirloom small salad 80 Clusters of deep orange salad tomatoes. Lovely! Jubilee Heirloom slicer 80 Medium round, smooth textured, sweet, mild. Nebraska Wedding Heirloom slicer Glowing orange skin, well-balanced flavor, we like it! Persimmon Heirloom beefsteak 79 Hannah's favorite orange. Dependable, beautiful fruit. Delicious! Green Tomatoes Fruit Type Fruit Size Notes Aunt Ruby s German Green Germany, Heirloom beefsteak 85 Green Sausage OP plum 86 Green Zebra OP small salad 72 Yellow and pink hues, it's a great heirloom, prone to cracking. Green and yellow striped. Try it if you like Green Zebra! Decorative green and yellow stripes, zingy flavor, a customer favorite. Marbled Tomatoes Fruit Type Fruit Size Notes Big Rainbow Heirloom beefsteak 102 Very striking, yellow with neon red streaks. Copia OP slicer 85 The most prolific marbled tomato we sell. Striking! Hillbilly (Flame) WV, Heirloom beefsteak 85 Orange fruit with red mottling. Very sweet and low acid. Marvel Striped Mexico, Heirloom beefsteak 95 Beautiful red starburst on blossom end. Sweet, mild, fruity. Huge! Pineapple Heirloom beefsteak 85 Yellow with red marbling. A Mindy favorite. Mild and sweet. Enormous fruit! Red Zebra OP small salad 93 Pair with Green Zebra for a real treat. Red with yellow stripes. Striped German Heirloom slicer 78 Complex, fruity flavor. Red and yellow marbling. Black Tomatoes Fruit Type Fruit Size Notes Black from Tula Ukraine, Heirloom slicer 85 Sweet & spicy with full rich flavor and purple flesh. Black Krim Russia, Heirloom slicer 80 Dark red-purple, rich sweet flavor with a hint of salt. Chef favorite. Black Prince Siberia, Heirloom slicer 74 Clusters of mahogany fruit with orange tinge. Resists cracks. Black Zebra Heirloom small salad 85 So pretty. Mahogany skin with green stripes. Carbon Heirloom slicer 76 One of the darkest tomatoes, taste test winner. Cherokee Purple Heirloom slicer 77 Sweet, rich, wine flavor. Gorgeous. Ark of Taste winner. Nyagous Heirloom small salad Russian, rare, clusters, simply lovely. Paul Robeson Russia, Heirloom slicer 75 Smoky flavor, named for famous opera singer & activist. Vorlon Bulgaria, Heirloom slicer 80 Rich, smoky flavor. Delicious!

6 Cherry Tomatoes Fruit Tolerance Fruit Size Notes Aunt Ruby s German Large yellow-green cherry with unusual, tangy OP large cherry 78 Cherry flavor. Prone to cracking. Aunt Ruby s Yellow Resilient plants, lovely clusters of fruity pale Heirloom small cherry 75 Cherry fruit. A new red cherry release from High Mowing Bing OP clusters 65 Organic Seeds breeding program. Exceptional flavor/thin skin. Sweet, rich, well balanced. New for Black Cherry OP large cherry 75 YUM! Rich tomato flavor in purple fruits. Not thin-skinned. Isis Candy OP cherry 67 Very pretty and sweet. Red with yellow marbling. Matt s Wild Cherry OP tiny clusters 55 Very thin skin, pick the whole cluster. Prolific and lovely! Peacevine Cherry Heirloom cherry 78 A very prolific red cherry. Huge vines bear delicious fruit. Red Currant OP tiny clusters 70 Sweet and tart, trusses of beautiful, tiny fruits. Red Pear Heirloom pear 70 Great for salads and snacking. Riesentraube Germany, Heirloom large cherry 80 Lovely, unusual shaped red cherry has a point on blossom end. Snow White OP cherry 75 Cream-colored and sweet. A lovely white cherry. Sungold Hybrid cherry 57 Our #1 seller. Huge yields of bright orange, sweet fruit. Super Sweet 100 Hybrid cherry 78 Excellent red cherry. Large vines. A classic. Sweetie OP clusters 65 Super sweet/high sugar red cherry that produces well in adverse conditions and has the firmer texture of a grape tomato. New for Tumbling Tom Hybrid, Determinate cherry 70 Miniature plants are perfect for pots. Bear sweet, red cherries. Yellow Pear Heirloom pear 70 A kid favorite. Mild flavor in these pretty, pearshaped fruits. Grape Tomatoes Fruit Type Fruit Size Notes Elfin OP, Determinate red grape 55 Small fruit, somewhat compact plants for large pots. Green Grape OP, Determinate green grape Lovely lime green, spicy, addictive. Sprite Hybrid, Determinate red grape 60 Thin skin, can work in pots. Great grape! Sweet Olive Hybrid red grape 57 Huge vines need support. Productive and tasty. No cracks. Ground Cherries & Tomatillos Aunt Molly s Ground Cherry Fruit Type Fruit Size Notes Heirloom in husk 70 Tomatillo, Green OP in husk Tomatillo, Purple Heirloom in husk 80 Pineapple flavor, for preserves and pies. Ark of Taste winner. Classic for salsa verde. Plant at least 2 plants for best pollination. Pretty blushed purple and green fruit in papery husks. Plant 2 for best pollination. HAPPY GARDENING!

2013 Seedling Catalog

2013 Seedling Catalog Garden Dreams Urban Farm & Nursery Mail: 404 Center St Pittsburgh PA 15221 Farm: 806 Holland Ave Pgh PA 15221 412.638.3333 www.mygardendreams.com gardendreamers@gmail.com Mon & Tue closed Wed, Thur & Fri