Tomato Plants For Sale (and peppers, too)!

We will be selling tomato and pepper plants again this year. We wanted to give everyone an early heads up on which varieties we will be seeding out so you can make your gardening decisions now. It won’t be long before we are planting lettuce!

All of the tomatoes and peppers we are growing this year are heirlooms. Almost all of them were ordered from Seed Savers Exchange. This is a group whose sole purpose is to “save North America’s diverse, but endangered, garden heritage for future generations by building a network of people committed to collecting, conserving and sharing heirloom seeds and plants, while educating people about the value of genetic and cultural diversity.”

Plants are $1.50 each. Orders of 10+ plants are $1.00 each.

Tomatoes Available

Opalka (125+ plants available)

(Solanum lycopersicum) (aka Polish Torpedo) Given to Carolyn Male by coworker Carl Swidorski, who said the seed originated in Poland circa 1900. Part of SSE’s 1997 Polish Collection. Phenomenal set of 3″ by 6″ red paste tomatoes on vigorous wispy vines. Excellent flavor and very few seeds make this a perfect processing tomato. Fruits hold well on the vine. Indeterminate, 85 days from transplant.

German Pink (125+ plants available)

(Solanum lycopersicum) One of the two original Bavarian heirlooms from Diane Ott Whealy’s family that started SSE. Potato leaf plants produce large 1-2 pound fruits. Meaty flesh with few seeds, very little cracking or blossom scars. Full sweet flavor. Excellent for canning, freezing and slicing. Indeterminate, 85 days from transplant.

John Baer (20 plants available)

(Solanum lycopersicum) (aka Bonny Best) From the Bonny group of tomatoes that includes Chalk’s Early Jewel. Introduced in 1914 by J. Bolgiano and Son of Baltimore. Bright red, meaty, smooth fruits with very good flavor. Once a leading canning variety, also great for fresh eating. Heavy producer. Indeterminate, 60-80 days from transplant.

Matt’s Wild Cherry (20 plants available)

Genetically linked to wild Mexican tomatoes from the state of Hidago. A TomatoFest “favorite” tomato. Our organic tomato seeds produce a tall, vigorous, rangy, indeterminate, regular-leaf tomato plant with thousands of 1/2 -inch red cherry tomatoes, borne in clusters. Fruits have a very sweet, delicious taste. Like snacking on candy. This tomato variety that should do well in cooler growing regions as it appears to have some frost resistance. Great for sprinkling these “jewels” into a salad.

Black Krim (20 plants available)

(aka Black Crimson and Black Crim) Originally from the Isle of Krim on the Black Sea in the former Soviet Union. This rare, and outstanding tomato yields 3-4″ slightly flattened dark-red (mahogany-colored) slightly maroon, beefsteak tomatoes with deep green shoulders. Green gel around seeds. Fantastic, intense, slightly salty taste (which is great for those not wanting to add salt to their tomatoes).

Black Krim is one of my best black tomatoes. Also suitable for container/patio garden. Perfect choice for slicing, salads and cooking.

Peppers

Orange Bell (15+ plants available)

(Capsicum annuum) The best tasting orange bell pepper we have grown. Given to SSE by member Alex Heklar in 1989. Blocky 4″ bell peppers have thick walls and excellent flavor. Heavy yielding. Can also be eaten green. 90 days from transplant. Sweet.

Tollies Sweet Pepper (15+ plants available)

(Capsicum annuum) Sweet Italian heirloom named for Phil Tolli. Large, dependable yields of 5″ long scarlet-red peppers. This is one of our all-around favorites for fresh eating, frying, and canning recipes. Great added to tomato sauces. 75-85 days from transplant.