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1 Sweet & Scented Basil 4 container $4.00 each or 3/$10 new varieties denoted with * Amethyst Real wow color glossy almost black, Genovese type basil with large thick turned down leaves, about 20 tall. A great addition! Aroma disease resistant Genovese type basil, glossy 3 leaves, well for a beginner or someone who has a shaded spot, 2 tall. Aromatto lovely basil for containers and the lovely purple flowers are the most stunning of any variety to date. Of course you can eat it as well. Christmas Basil Glossy huge green leaves with dark amethyst flowers a real attractive upright habit stands out in borders and flower arrangements. It is also a standout in the kitchen has a nice scent and flavor 20 tall Cinnamon Basil Dark green leaves with aroma and flavor of cinnamon, best in salads, chutneys and jellies or as garnish, height 18. Prune often to minimize flowering. Genovese Basil - A mild flavor can be used for pesto, very large leaves tall. Holy Red & Green slender leaves, grows tall, hairy purplish stems and flowers is known for its medicinal benefits aids digestion, tastes of mint & cloves. Lime Basil Newer variety lime scented with mild citrus taste. Excellent for sauces salads, salad dressings, drinks and desserts, height Mrs. Burns Lemon Basil - Used for fish, fruit salads flavoring vinegars, cut flowers has a lemony scent, prune often. This is a superior variety! Napolitano 4 long lettuce leaf type basil, grows tall mild flavor. Purple Ruffles - Has mild gingery flavor dark purple foliage with ruffled leaves used in Asian dishes as well as salads and in cut flower bouquets. Height Thai Basil Vietnamese variety with red stems large leaves 3-4 long, a good container plant, lovely pink flowers can get 2 wide if not pruned. Anise scent when crushed. Spicy Bush & Pistou Basil Very small leaves create lovely mounding plants great in containers. This intensely flavored basil is the basil used by Italians for pesto, stems and all. Height 8-12 Summerlong Basil A late flowering variety that extends your harvest too late fall. Medium sized leaves Great for those who have problems with bolting basil. Tina s Terrific Plants 64 Carol Ave E Falmouth MA

2 Catnip A treat for your cats, use fresh or dry, a perennial & will spread tall Cilantro/Coriander Slow to bolt variety full bulky plants provide high leaf count, it is about 3 weeks slower to bolt than other selections height Dill - Improved version with high essential oil content flower heads are uniform. Mint A sweet soft flavor for food & drinks, an aggressive plant best in a pot. Perennial Oregano A useful herb but aggressive so consider a container or area where you can control it well. Used in tomato sauces, stews, pizza meat chicken Parsley Curled Dwarf - Small mounds of frilly leaves used for flavor and decoration I plant this along the perimeter of my vegetable gardens so the rabbits will eat it Parsley Italian (flat leaf) - Used extensively in Italian cooking, taller and more robust flavor than Curled Parsley. Sage Dusty green leaves use in dressings, sauces, soups and tea. Perennial 12 tall. Summer Savory A somewhat creeping plant, highly aromatic plant tastes like peppery thyme and blends well with many flavors rub on Chicken, fish or beef. Tarragon light green anise flavored leaves, ideal for fish and poultry dishes height 18 Perennial Thyme 8-12 low mounding habit great for meats, stews, chowders is perennial in some locations. Cherry Tomatoes Quart container 4 $5.00 each or 5/$20 New varieties denoted with * Black Cherry - The 1 st truly black cherry it is perfectly round with a complex rich almost steak like flavor but sweet flavor, picks clean from the stem and is produced in vigorous tall plants Indeterminate 65 days. Worth a try believe me. Gold Nugget 1 oval deep yellow early fruit is seedless well balanced flavor on compact plants great for containers even though plant is Indeterminate 56 Days Lemon Cherry - Large yields of pale yellow ½ oz Juicy, sweet yummy flavor and standout color Indeterminate 58 days Matt s Wild Cherry A famous red round 5/8 wild tomato with a luscious taste. Tender fruit with high sugar content and a superior taste. 60 days Indeterminate Tina s Terrific Plants 64 Carol Ave E Falmouth MA

3 *Indigo Blue Berries high in anthocyanin a powerful anti-oxidant Unripe fruit is indigo blue but ripens to a black with very red bottom, sweet Plum like flavor, Striking plants and fruit! Indeterminate 75 days Isis Candy A yellow-gold fruit with red marbling. Fruit is ¾ and are round to oblate has a sweet rich flavor. Very productive plants bear throughout a long season Indeterminate 67 days. *Purple Bumble Bee round, begins as a mottled Purple & Green fruit which turns to red with green stripes when fully ripened sweet mellow flavor, crack resistant a real stunning addition Indeterminate 70 days. Riesentraube - German heirloom variety means giant bunch of grapes, cluster of blossoms result in small oval red fruit with pointed ends, vines are very branched and covered with fruit. Excellent flavor offering taste found in larger tomatoes, Indeterminate, 80 days. Sprite If you lover grape tomatoes but don t have the space or support to grow tall plants this is a great alternative. There is not sacrifice in fruit quality, size productivity or flavor. Just shorter plants! Refreshingly sweet crisp and thin skins Determinate 60 days. A great variety for Container growers Sun Gold - Bright orange 1 to 2 oz round fruit are wonderfully flavor sweet and refreshing. Slightly larger than most cherries, vigorous growers, tall plants bear long clusters of fruit. You won t believe you are not eating candy! Indeterminate 57 days. Sun Sugar Great orange cherry very similar flavor to sun gold but smaller well behaved plants. It is also resistant to cracking when ripe Indeterminate 62 days Early Season Tomatoes Quart containers 4 $5.00 each or 5/$20 Gregori s Altai - Siberian variety from the Altai Mtn. Tall plants are heavy producers of 8-12 oz. pink/red beefsteak tomatoes. Very long season, sweet yet acid just delicious. Indeterminate 67 days. Indigo Rose - 2 oz cocktail fruits high in anthocyanin powerful anti-oxidant Fruit is indigo blue ripens to black with very red bottom softens when it is ripe, sweet hints of Plum, Great Container plant Stunning plants! Indeterminate, 75 days. Mr. Stripey (Tigerella) Huge crop of red fruits with clearly defined yellow-orange stripes, 2-inch tomatoes have a rich and tangy flavor a beautiful novelty for salads. Indeterminate and Early at 56 days. Tina s Terrific Plants 64 Carol Ave E Falmouth MA

4 New Big Dwarf Compact plants only 2 tall very early harvest of large 8 oz. 16 oz. Fruit. Excellent in containers! This heirloom plant was created before Good for containers Determinate 60 days. San Marzano Redorta For those of you who can or like plum tomatoes. This is an heirloom variety from Tuscany. These 8 oz fruits are much larger than the standard San Marazano! Indeterminate 78 days. Stupice From Czechoslovakia, extremely cold tolerant very flavorful 2-6 oz fruit flavorful and very sweet tomatoes. In 1988 variety test in San Francisco area this rated first in flavor and production. Indeterminate 52 days Very early! Mid Season Tomatoes Quart containers 4 $5.00 each or 5/$20 Aunt Gertie s Gold A fantastic tasting Gold tomato one of the best tasting of any color! Fruit is about 1 lb. Delicious taste is fruity and sweet yet complex. Heirloom from Virginia Indeterminate 75 days. Black Krim Rich earthy almost smokey oz beefsteak size fruit. Sets well in heat and in wet weather. A heavy producer from the Crimean peninsula of Russia. Indeterminate 70 days. Black Prince/Zebra - A tasty mahogany Brown fruit with orange red bottom, produces smooth round 6-8 oz fruits with a rich fruity flavor. One of my favorite! Indeterminate 74 days Brandywine Red - Organic seeds an excellent Amish heirloom tomato. Red fruits of 14 oz each grow on. Many think this is the best old fashion tomato available today. Indeterminate plants 78 days. Cherokee Chocolate A much improved version of Cherokee Purple oz fruit vigorous plants high yield of luscious Smokey sweet juicy fruits Indeterminate 75 days. German Johnson - Red 1 lb fruit are meaty with few seeds and excellent flavor Heirloom from N. Carolina, early harvest Ind. 65 days. Green Zebra Unique delicious salad tomato 3-8 oz. fruit ripens to amber green with darker green stripes. Very flavorful, sweet but zingy. Indeterminate 75 days Kosovo Huge deep pink Heart-shaped fruit has a sweet intense rich flavor and is meaty and juicy. Production is excellent from the plants and can be from oz. Indeterminate 75 days. Tina s Terrific Plants 64 Carol Ave E Falmouth MA

5 Kellogg s Breakfast Heirloom large orange beefsteak 1-2 lbs great flavor and creamy texture. Grew this one at the request of a friend Indeterminate 80 days. Momotaro From Japan, where they prefer pink tomatoes with a sweet flavor, produce round smooth medium size. Their taste is wonderful intensely rich and sweet with just the right amount of acid delicious. Indeterminate 74 days. Nepal Very large deep red beefsteak a 12 oz. fruit which have an intense tomato flavor. Plants bear well even in cooler weather. These seeds originated form the Himalaya Mountains Indeterminate 78 days Neves Azorean Red A terrific plant brought from the Azores by Anthony Neves who brought seeds to Boston area and selected the best plants over time to produce a 1-3lb beefsteak with deep red fruit bursting with flavor. Indeterminate 75 days Valencia - Orange 8-10 oz round meaty fruit with few seeds and one of the best flavors and textures! Indeterminate 76 days. Late Season Tomatoes Quart containers 4 $5.00 each or 5/$20 Aussie This is a really impressive red tomato to show off. A pound or two and born on large vigorous plants with flavor as big as their size. It is a great blend of acid and sugars for a real old fashioned heirloom from Australia. Indeterminate 85 days Big Rainbow Bicolored Orange & Red beefsteak tomato weighing 2 lbs and more. Ripe fruit has yellow shoulders atop orange tomato with red radiating from blossom end. Good sweet flavor that is impressive and lovely Indeterminate days Copia - Bicolor tomato is stunning combo of lined yellow and red stripes, which are really something when cut open. They are juicy, sweet and flavorful. The fruit is about 1 lb. and is fantastic. Indeterminate 85 days Virginia Sweets Heirloom is simply of the best tasting and producing Gold-Red bicolors I have grown. They are beautiful 1-2 lb beefsteak fruits. Flavor is sweet & rich with abundant harvest Indeterminate 80 days Tomatillo - 4 container $4.00 each or 3/$10 Cisineros Very large apple green fruit which have a paper husk, easily 2x size of Most tomatillos, productive plants. Paper husk splits when fruit is ready 75 days Tina s Terrific Plants 64 Carol Ave E Falmouth MA

6 Sweet Peppers 4 container $4.00 each or 3/$10 new varieties denoted with * Biscayne Cubanelle type though more productive 6.5 long 3 wide with blunt end prolific well branched plants 65 days red Carmen All American Selections Winner. Sweet pepper in Italian bull s horn shape mature about a week earlier than most grow 6 long 2 /2 wide, tapering to a point. They may be picked green they are very sweet when ripened to red. Medium thick flesh that is great fresh cooked or roasted 75 days Flavorburst - Crisp juicy sweet 5 x 4 fruit light apple green ripens to deep yellow, this one will continue to produce fruit while other fruit matures to fully ripe gold, tapered fruits 65 days green 85 days gold Gourmet Orange crisp thick juicy fruit sweet flavor med-large blocky fruits Easy to grow under a variety of conditions sets fruit in wet or heat 65 days green 85 orange Islander F1 begins as a Purple pepper at 56 days Purple and 81 days Red, a 3-lobe medium size, thick flesh, with a mild sweet taste Lunch Box Mix mini fruit 2.5 w x 3 long Red, Orange & Yellow extra sweet and flavorful can be used fresh or sauted. Strong high yielding plants 55 days green 75 days Red. A Johnny s Select Seeds variety from Maine Orange Blaze All American Selection Winner 3-lobe pepper turns bright orange quickly 4 long 2.5 wide very sweet flavor plants are disease resistant 65 days Olympus F1 hybrid widely adapted performs well in warm & cool temps med size plants uniform 4-lobe fruit similar to Orion which it replaces 65green 85 red. Roumanian Rainbow Very early colorful bell pepper starts ivory turns to persimmon orange and matures to red. Fruit is typically in all 3 color stages at once. Compact plants, good in containers. Peppers are 5 long. 60 days Fooled You Jalapeno a jalapeno for gringos this one has NO HEAT but retains the essential flavor of jalapenos.3.25 long thick walled sturdy plants 65 days green Hot Peppers 4 container $4.00 each or 3/$10 new varieties denoted with * Ancho/ Pobalano San Martin- This pepper has two names Ancho when fresh and Pobalano when dried is mildly hot, heart-shaped peppers are stuffed and made into chilies rellenos. When mature they are dark rust red richly flavored often dried and ground into chili powder. Peppers are 6 long tapering to a blunt point. 70 days. Tina s Terrific Plants 64 Carol Ave E Falmouth MA

7 Red Flame Cayenne - Versatile finger thin hot pepper 6 long is used to make pepper flakes for pizza ground cayenne pepper flavoring for oils and vinegars and as an addition to pickling brines. I dry these for later use by stringing them on cotton twine to dry a most useful pepper! 65 days green, 85 days red Fish Pepper Very unusual both pepper and the plant are variegated with creamy white and green striped with the peppers eventually turning orange-red. Fruit 1-2 long used to season fish and shellfish in African American communities. Plants are attractive enough just to be used as ornamentals. Approx tall 75 days Jalapeno Early - Dark green 3 pepper are excellent fresh or pickled, hot zesty flavor can be used green or red is sweeter, 75 days Serrano Hot Rod These 3 fruits are hot little devils don t let the small size fool you. They are several times hotter than Jalapeno peppers. So if you are looking to spice up you life try these. 57 days green 70 red. Summer Squash & Cucumbers - 4 container $4.00 each or 3/$10 Note early flowers on squash are female and will not set fruit until male flowers with long stems open. Bush Baby Zucchini a true baby zucchini forms dark green fruit 4-6 long great in Container, easy to harvest open plants excellent flavor can be pickled, fried, steamed and sautéed quickly 49 days Costa Romanesco Italian Heirloom prized for the fantastic nutty flavor grey green Color with ribs 52 days. Eight Ball Green Zucchini type but forms globes 2-5 for optimal flavor 50 days AAA winner - can be easily stuffed and baked lots of new options. Noche F1 Dark green lg yield open spineless plant excellent disease resistance 48 days Zepher Unique appearance Yellow with a green end it is exceptionally nutty with firm Texture harvest for best flavor 54 Days Diva Cucumber (seedless) - Tasty and refreshing abundant slender seedless tender fruit 58 days One of the very best seedless varieties available disease resistant Straight 8 a 1935 variety that is your classic slicing cucumber. Very productive vines crisp straight and abundant and dependable from year to year 45 days Tasty Jade (burpless type) A cucumber for those who have trouble with them but love the flavor. Slim dark green fruit up to 12 long crisp mild & burpless. Tina s Terrific Plants 64 Carol Ave E Falmouth MA

8 This variety has excellent disease tolerance. 64 Days plant 1 apart. Trellis Harmonie Pickling dark green productive high yielding very uniform crisp 47 day Eggplants - 4 container $4.00 each or 3/$10 new varieties denoted with * Black Beauty 100 year old variety still well loved as the classic big-fruited eggplant. Perfect for eggplant Parmesan 80 days. Fairy Tale - F1 Purple & White mini 4 long fruits on compact plants ideal for Containers wonderful flavor no bitterness and few seeds 65 days Galina F1 Black bell type very glossy black fruits are 6 long by 4 wide strong Productive plants early firm fruits 65 days Gretel F1 Solid White mini fruit 4 long tender bitter-free loads of fruit perfect companion to Fairy Tale also great for containers 55 days Orient Express Long slender deep purple 10 long almost black have a wonderful mild flavor, thin skin, sets fruit in wide range of temperatures, perfect for grilling, roasting. 24 tall plants 58 days Kermit (aka Thai eggplant) - 2 ball shaped fruit that are green marbled with white stripes used in many Asian dishes. Also perfect for shish-kebab. 60 days Pumpkins & Winter Squash - 4 container $4.00 each or 3/$10 Butternut Waltham The gold standard light tan without crooks, 9 fruits 4-5 lb, smooth texture, 2 month aging is best, 4-5 fruits per plant 105 days Spaghetti Squash - the gold standard, bake or boil 3-5 lb oblong fruit, yield 4-5 per plant, skin starts ivory changes to yellow at maturity 88 days. Delicata Winter Squash fantastic flavor 8 oblong fruits are green & white striped space every three feet expect 3-4 per vine 98 days Cinderella or Fairytale Pumpkin A French heirloom with lovely deep ribs just like Cinderella s carriage. Averages 15 lb pumpkins. Jack Be Little Miniature 3 orange pumpkins ideal for fall decoration are edible when fresh. These tiny pumpkins are a real kid pleaser! Can be grown up a trellis 95 Days Tina s Terrific Plants 64 Carol Ave E Falmouth MA

9 Baby Boo Miniature 3 white pumpkin ideal for decoration also edible when fresh, can be grown up a trellis, 95 days, expect 10 fruit per plant Knuckle Head Warted orange lb. fruits, expect 2 per medium length vine 100 days. Good to eat too - A different looking thing it will be the talk of the neighborhood. Valenciano lb pure white pumpkin, diameter, 8 tall smooth skin. 110 days, expect 2 fruits per plant Flowers growing more varieties every year partial listing only lots more come see: Amaranth 6 varieties a real stunner in back border or lg. containers Angle Trumpet aka Datura Purple and Yellow Coleus 6 color combos, Dahlias 8 varieties, Gazania rose shades Echinacea or coneflowers several varieties including a melon colored version Heliotrope, Hollyhocks dbl pink, Lobelia, Morning Glories 5 varieties Heavenly blue, picotee red, picotee dbl dk midnight Mimulus Moonflower vine for window boxes, containers or fences, stunning large white flower summer blooming opens late afternoon for a night display! Nasturtiums 8 different colors of climbing & mounding varieties as well as variegated leaf Alaska. Nigella Love in the Mist two colors Ornamental Peppers 4 varieties Petunias New Wave & other self cleaning varieties many two for one combinations Stock, Scabiosa, Thunbergia (Black Eyed Susan vine) Zinnias Short Zahara dbl. Strawberry, Cherry and dbl Raspberry I also have divisions of some Perennials astilbe, lambs ears, hosta, daisies, and lily of the valley I always have several other odds and ends please call me for more information as to what I have and ready to go. Please feel free to contact me at , Fax or at tina@plaid.whoi.edu if you must. Please place your order by phone at this time of the year or call me and come by to pick your own Plants out and see what else did not make it to the list. I am home tending to plants, garden or at a Farmers Market near you. Falmouth on Thursdays and Organic Fairground during the spring. I am always happy to answer your questions. I DO NOT accept CREDIT CARDS, cash or check only. Thank-you Tina Balog Tina s Terrific Plants 64 Carol Ave E Falmouth MA

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Tina s Terrific Plants 2009 Herbs 4 container $3.50 each Cinnamon Basil Dark green, has aroma and flavor of cinnamon, best in salads, chutneys and jellies or as garnish, height 18. Prune often to minimize flowering. Dark Opal - Has