<p><img alt="" class="right" src="{filedir_3}tomatoplants.gif" style="float:right; height:225px; width:300px" />If you like to grow your own vegetables and fruits, we carry a large line of produce plants in our greenhouse beginning in early spring and extending all the way to the fall growing season.&nbsp; We grow all our own plants using only the highest quality ingredients and natural products.&nbsp;&nbsp; We use these same plants in our own gardens, so you can be sure that we want them to be as healthy as possible. &nbsp; Starting in the spring, you can find onion sets, seed potatoes, asparagus crowns, and other spring plants such as cabbage, broccoli, brussells sprouts, cauliflower and kale.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For the summer garden, we carry the largest selection of heirloom and hybrid tomatoes in this area with well over 40 varieties to choose from.&nbsp; You can also find pepper plants, eggplant, cucumber and squash peat pots and tomatillos in our&nbsp;greenhouse.&nbsp; In addition to vegetable plants, we carry a large line of fruits for your garden&nbsp; including strawberries, grapes, blackberries, raspberries and blueberries and fruit trees.</p>

<h3>HEIRLOOM TOMATOES</h3>

<p>There has been a huge surge of interest in heirloom tomatoes in recent years.&nbsp; Heirlooms are vegetables whose seeds are saved from generations past and passed down through the years, a few seeds at a time, among family members and friends.&nbsp; The greatest interest is in heirloom tomatoes but there other heirloom vegetables that are also gaining in popularity.&nbsp; Heirloom crops, especially tomatoes,&nbsp;are not suited&nbsp;for large-scale production because they cannot be harvested mechanically or transported long distances to markets. Most people think heirloom vegetables taste better than their hybrid replacements. Heirloom plants are a connection with the past.&nbsp; Like old furniture and antiques, the garden plants of earlier generations draw us close to those who have grown them before us.</p>

<h3>GROWING YOUR GARDEN ORGANICALLY</h3>

<p>Why organic? Many gardeners choose organic methods because they want to be good stewards of the environment. They are concerned about pollution of our air, water, and soil and about protecting the health of their families and communities. Simply stated, organic gardening is a method that uses our understanding of nature as a guide for gardening and care of plants without use of synthetic chemical pesticides, herbicides or synthetic fertilizers.&nbsp; We carry all the products you need to grow your garden free of chemical fertilizer or pesticides.</p>

<p>Below is a list of Tomato Plants we are offering this growing season.&nbsp; Scroll down past the Tomato list for a list of Pepper Plants and Egg Plants as well.</p>

<h2>Tomato Plants Available This Growing Season</h2>

<p>ABE LINCOLN-Delicious, old-timey flavor with the uniformity and disease resistance of a hybrid.&nbsp; Male parent is an heirloom with a vigorous growth habit.&nbsp; Female parent provides earlier maturity.&nbsp; Globe-shaped, bright red fruits average 8 oz. or more. &nbsp;Indeterminate, 75 days.</p>

<p>AMISH SALAD-These small, pink oval cherries seem to last forever on the vine without rotting or losing flavor.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 80 days.</p>

<p>ARKANSAS TRAVELER-5 to 7 oz. pink heirloom.&nbsp; Incredibly delicious and smooth.&nbsp; Tolerant to heat and humidity, crack and disease resistance.&nbsp; A hillbilly favorite.&nbsp; 5 to 6 ft vines.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 80 to 90 days.</p>

<p>AUNT RUBY&rsquo;S GERMAN GREEN-One of the largest green beefsteaks.&nbsp; Can grow to over 1 pound and are just delicious.&nbsp; They have brilliant, neon-green flesh with a strong, sweet, and fruity flavor.&nbsp; This heirloom came from Germany.&nbsp; Makes the best fried-green tomatoes.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 85 days.</p>

<p>BEEFSTEAK-Extremely large-fruited beefsteak tomato with excellent vigor.&nbsp; An excellent slicing tomato that is popular with home gardeners.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 80 days.</p>

<p>BETTER BOY-This hybrid will produce large, firm red fruit in the 1 lb. range.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 70 days.</p>

<p>BIG BOY-This most popular hybrid tomato produces large, 14-16 oz. bright red fruits.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 80 days.</p>

<p>BIG RAINBOW-If you are looking for an interesting sweet tomato to grow, Big Rainbow is the one.&nbsp; With its huge ribbed shoulders and golden color with red running through the flesh, these delicious tomatoes are perfect for slicing.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 80-102 days.</p>

<p>BIG YELLOW ZEBRA-(PORKCHOP) This tomato also known as Pork Chop is a big, gorgeous, meaty, striped bright yellow beefsteak with fantastic flavors.&nbsp; Very sweet with a touch of citrus flavor.&nbsp; It just might be the best tasting true-yellow tomato in existence</p>

<p>BIG ZAC-Prolific producer of huge beefsteaks with rich, sweet, excellent flavor.&nbsp; Has a family history of large 5 lb. tomatoes. Indeterminate, 80 days.</p>

<p>BLACK KRIM-An old Russian heirloom tomato that is almost black in color with green shoulders.&nbsp; With fruits up to 12 oz., these globe-shaped tomatoes have a salty flavor different from any tomato you have tasted.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 70 days.</p>

<p>BLACK PLUM-Small, elongated oval fruits are deep mahogany, sweet and fruity.&nbsp; Wonderful for snacking off the vine or adding to a salad.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 82 days.</p>

<p>BRANDYWINE-Features one of the finest-flavored large tomatoes ever offered.&nbsp; Vigorous plants look like potato vines with good yields of large, firm, clear skinned, rose-pink fruits weighing up to 1 &frac12; lb.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 90-100 days.</p>

<p>BUSH CELEBRITY-Semi-spreading plants can be mulched and left unsupported, but perform best when staked.&nbsp; Standard for a main crop where multiple disease-resistance is required.&nbsp; Bright red 7 oz. globe-shaped fruit.&nbsp; Semi-determinate, 70 days.</p>

<p>CHEROKEE PURPLE-An old Cherokee Indian heirloom pre-1890.&nbsp; Beautiful deep dusky purple-pink color.&nbsp; Large fruit with superb sweet flavor.&nbsp; Indeterminate, relatively short vines.&nbsp; 80 days.</p>

<p>CUORE DE TORO-(Bull&rsquo;s Heart)-Italian sweet oxheart heirloom that can reach up to 2 lbs. Indeterminate.&nbsp; 89 days.&nbsp; Vigorous plant.</p>

<p>CUOSTRALEE-A French beefsteak heirloom that produces heavy quantities of huge (1-2 lbs.), red, blemish-free fruits that have intense, balanced flavors. Fruits are typically 4-inches across.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 85 days.</p>

<p>EARLY GIRL-Bears early in the season and continues throughout the summer.&nbsp; One of the earliest slicing varieties, producing 4-6 oz. bright red fruit.&nbsp; Heavy yielder.&nbsp; 57 days.</p>

<p>EARLY GOLIATH-Extra-large harvests of big, 8 oz., red sweet fruits that are deep oblate to globe-shaped.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 58 days.</p>

<p>GERMAN JOHNSON-Large pink heirloom with low acid.&nbsp; It has very few seeds which makes it perfect for slicing or canning.&nbsp; 76-80 days.</p>

<p>GIANT BELGIUM-Average 2 lbs. but known to grow up to 5 lbs.&nbsp; Heavy yields of dark-pink fruit.&nbsp; Delicious sweet flavor.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 90 days.</p>

<p>GIANT OXHEART-Large, thick-walled pink tomatoes that are great for sauces.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 89 days.</p>

<p>GOLDEN JUBILEE-A very popular orange variety that is sweet and mild with low acid.&nbsp; Fruits are 6 to 7 oz. with few seeds.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 72 days.</p>

<p>GOLDMANS ITALIAN-AMERICAN-Large, squat, pear-shaped tomato that has a bloody, intense, red color when ripe that is perfect for sauces and preserves.</p>

<p>GRANDMA SUZY-Prolific producer of large 1 to 2 lb. beefsteak tomatoes.&nbsp; Was originally brought over from Germany.</p>

<p>GRANNY CANTRELL-Ky. Family heirloom.&nbsp; Won a best taste award in 2006 in over 100 entries! 1-2 lb. slightly-flattened, pink fruit.&nbsp; Great for eating fresh, cooking or canning.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 80 days.</p>

<p>JELLY BEAN-Grape like fruits aptly named for their bite-sized sweetness and intense red color.&nbsp; Heavy clusters of up to 30 fruits each mature early on plants that have good disease resistance.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 72 days.</p>

<p>JET STAR-A prolific producer of big, globe-shaped fruits that ripen all the way through and are quite free of cracks and scars.&nbsp; Excellent flavor with low acidity-&nbsp; Indeterminate, 70 days.</p>

<p>JULIET-There will be no lack of Romeos who want to nibble on these and no lack of the delectable little plum-shaped fruits for them to adore. They come in clusters everywhere, 12&ndash;18 1&ndash;2 oz. grapes to each truss and an astounding 50&ndash;80 per plant.&nbsp; 60 days</p>

<p>LARGE RED-Unique fully fluted red tomato that is grown in the garden at the Homeplace in LBL.&nbsp; Average 4-6 oz.&nbsp; Heavy yields.</p>

<p>LITHUANIUM-2 lb. pink, flat, beefsteak.&nbsp; Very meaty, great tasting, very productive.&nbsp; Indeterminate.&nbsp; Potato leaf.&nbsp; 85 days.</p>

<p>MARGLOBE- This old variety was released by USDA in 1925 and has heavy, vigorous vines that produce high yields of large (8-10 oz.), uniform, globe-shaped fruit. It is one of the first disease-resistant varieties and has good resistance to Verticillium and Fusarium wilts.&nbsp; Determinate 73 days.</p>

<p>MORTGAGE LIFTER-Longtime favorite heirloom with large, smooth, pink-skinned fruit.&nbsp; Meaty, mild, sweet flavor with few seeds.&nbsp; The story goes that Radiator Charlie developed this tomato and sold enough plants to pay off his mortgage.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 75 to 80 days.</p>

<p>MR. STRIPEY-This unique heirloom dates back to the 1800&rsquo;s and was brought here by the Virginian Mennonites from the old country.&nbsp; Vigorous indeterminate vines produce large, 1-3 lb. yellow fruit that have red streaks running throughout them.&nbsp; 80 days.</p>

<p>OXHEART RUSSIAN-Produces large, thick-walled heart shaped tomatoes.&nbsp; Good for sauces and pastes.</p>

<p>&nbsp;PARKS WHOPPER-Big, juicy, crack-resistant fruit reaching 4&rdquo; across and up to 1+ lbs.&nbsp; Indeterminate.&nbsp; 65 days.</p>

<p>PATIO TOMATO-Excellent hybrid tomato for containers and small gardens.&nbsp; Produces tasty 3-4oz fruit on strong, compact plants that only grow 2&rsquo; tall.&nbsp; Very high yield.&nbsp; Determinate. 70 days.</p>

<p>PERSIMMON ORANGE-Great flavor and eye appeal!&nbsp; Large, plump, golden-orange fruits that average 1 to 2 lbs. and only a few seeds.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 80 days.</p>

<p>PURPLE CALABASH-Deep purple-burgundy.&nbsp; Flattened, fluted fruit is about 3&rdquo; across.&nbsp; Flavor is distinctively winery, rich and intense.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 80-90 days.</p>

<p>ROMA-A quality paste tomato, very thick flesh.&nbsp; Good for sauces and canning.&nbsp; Compact vines with large yields of 3&rdquo; long bright red fruit that is plum-shaped.&nbsp; Determinate, 78 days.</p>

<p>ROSE-Rivals Brandywine for taste.&nbsp; Deep pink, large, smooth heirloom.&nbsp; Meaty and flavorful.&nbsp; Indeterminate, tall vines with normal-leaf plants.&nbsp; 78 days.</p>

<p>RUTGERS-A highly productive, open-pollinated heirloom from the early 1930&rsquo;s.&nbsp; Produced a meaty thick-walled bright red tomato suitable for canning or slicing.&nbsp; Determinate.&nbsp; 70-80 days.</p>

<p>SNOW WHITE-Pale, yellow, ivory colored, small cherry fruit that has a delicious taste.&nbsp; One of the few white cherries.&nbsp; This one you will find yourself snacking on in the garden because it tastes so good.SUPER CHOICE-Rare and delicious old Ky heirloom. Preserved by Hobart Pearson of Berea who was given the seed from an Amish family of Liberty who had been growing it for over 100 years.&nbsp; Red, beefsteak weighing up to 1-2 lbs.&nbsp; Indeterminate. 85 days.</p>

<p>SUPERSWEET 100-Unique salad type with amazingly high yields of supersweet 1-inch fruit with higher content of Vitamin C than any other tomato.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 65 days.</p>

<p>&nbsp;SYLVAN GAUME-An old heirloom fromCanada which possibly originated in Russia.&nbsp; Red oxheart tomato that can reach up to 3 lbs or more!&nbsp; Wonderfully sweet, rich and meaty with outstanding yields.&nbsp; Does not produce typical oxheart leaves.&nbsp; Indeterminate.&nbsp; 75 days.</p>

<p>TRUE BLACK BRANDYWINE- Great-tasting tomato that is extra large in size and full of the deep, earthy and sweet flavor that has made blackish-purple tomatoes so popular.&nbsp; Indeterminate. 80-90 days.</p>

<p>WALTERS CANDY STRIPE- A fun beefsteak style tomato with large fruits that grow to 1-2 pounds. Fruits are brightly colored, with streaks of red, orange, yellow and pink. Flavor is very good, juicy, with good acidity.&nbsp; Indeterminate.&nbsp;&nbsp; 80-85 days.</p>

<p>YELLOW PEAR-1 oz. yellow pear-shaped heirloom.&nbsp; Grown since the late 1800&rsquo;s. Tender, mild flavor, and low in acid.&nbsp; Delicious in salads or pickled.&nbsp; Popular in specialty markets and restaurant trade.&nbsp; Indeterminate, tall vigorous vines.&nbsp; 70 days.</p>

<h2>Pepper Plants</h2>

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<p>ANAHEIM CHILI-A mild, medium sized chili pepper that grows to 6-10 inches, often used when green, though it can be used when red. The basic variety ripens to a dark green/reddish color, but other strains ripen to full red. They are one of the most common chilis in the United States and are used in many foods and recipes. 1,000-2,500 scovilles</p>

<p>BIG BERTHA-72 days. The largest elongated bell pepper available! Thick-walled, 7-inch long fruit ripen to red. Plants are disease resistant. Ideal for giant stuffed peppers.&nbsp;</p>

<p>BIG JIM NUMEX-75-80 days. The largest of the Chile peppers, with medium-hot fruits measuring 10-12 inches long and weighing up to 4 ouncdes. Excellent for Chile Rellenos. 1,500-2.500 scoviles.</p>

<p>CALIFORNIA WONDER-75 Days-Still the standard of the sweet bells. &nbsp;Fruits are medium size 4&rdquo; x 4&rdquo; with 3 to 4 lobes.&nbsp; A nice stuffing pepper with high yields.</p>

<p>CAYENNE LONG SLIM RED-70 Days-Long, 6&rdquo; heirloom used for pickles, canning or drying.&nbsp; 5,000 scovilles.</p>

<p>CHOCOLATE BELL-80 days. Medium sized pepper which matures from green to chocolate brown. &nbsp;Peppers are very sweet, have thick walls, and turn from green, to chocolate when mature.</p>

<p>DATIL PEPPER-The Datil pepper is an exceptionally hot pepper that are similar to habaneros but have a sweeter, fruitier flavor.&nbsp; The Minorcan community around St. Augustine, Florida use the Datil is almost all their recipes. &nbsp;100,000-350,000 scoviles</p>

<p>GHOST PEPPER-Bhut jolokia originated in northeastern India and is grown in Assam, Nagaland and Manipur, India and in Sri-Lanka and Bangladesh.&nbsp; Ripe, Ghost chili peppers are around 2 to 3&rdquo; in length and are orange-yellow.&nbsp; It has been determined that Ghost peppers have a Scoville heat unit of over 1,000,000 which makes it one of the hottest peppers in the world. 855,000-1,463,700 scovilles</p>

<p>GOLIATH HYBRID-71 Days-Massive 4 lobed fruits set well under a variety of conditions.&nbsp; Measuring 4&rdquo; x 7&rdquo; with plenty of substance and terrific flavor.</p>

<p>HABANERO-95 Days-1,000 times hotter than a Jalapeno.&nbsp; Tapered, lantern-shaped fruits ripen to a golden orange. 100,000-350,000 scovilles</p>

<p>HUNGARIAN SWEET BANANA-68 Days.&nbsp; Long tapering 6 &ldquo; heirloom.&nbsp; Was an All America winner in 1941. 100-900 scovilles.</p>

<p>HUNGARIAN YELLOW HOT WAX-58 Days.&nbsp; Yellow, hot carrot-shaped pepper with 5 &frac12; by 1 &frac12; smooth waxy fruits tapering to a point.&nbsp; Easy to stuff and to peel after roasting, thick-fleshed for frying.&nbsp; Its sunset-ripening colors from yellow to orange to red make the prettiest pickled pepper.&nbsp; Early and widely adapted. 3,500-8,000 scovilles</p>

<p>JIMMY NARDELLO PEPPER-Originally from Basilicata, this heirloom pepper is sweet and light when eaten raw.&nbsp; As a bonus, it is also considered one the best frying peppers.</p>

<p>JALAPENO GOLIATH-65 days.&nbsp; A record-breaking 6000-8000 scovilles (30% hotter than the average jalapeno) is what sets this pepper apart other jalapenos.&nbsp; Giant 4&rdquo; fruits that are dark, glossy green turning to scarlet red.</p>

<p>ORANGE BLAZE-65-70 days. An early-ripening, orange bell with a very sweet flavor and multiple disease resistances.&nbsp; An AAS Winner.</p>

<p>PEPPERONCINI-65&nbsp; Days.&nbsp; Tapered green fruit is 4 inches long and &frac34; inches wide.&nbsp; This popular, light green pepper has just the right amount of zing to add flavor and zest to Mexican-American cuisine, appetizers and fresh or pasta salads. 100-900 scovilles.</p>

<p>PIMENTO PEPPER-A large, red, heart-shaped sweet pepper 3-4 inches long and 2-3 inches wide. Pimiento is Spanish for "pepper." The flesh is sweet, succulent and more aromatic than that of the red bell pepper. Pimientos are the familiar red stuffing found in green olives.</p>

<p>PURPLE BEAUTY-70 days.&nbsp; A Blocky, 4&rsquo; X 3 &frac12;&rdquo; thick walled, sweet bell that ripens from green to deep purple to red.</p>

<p>RED BEAUTY-68 Days.&nbsp; Early, prolific, sweet bell pepper bears 4 inch by 3 &frac12; inch four-lobed fruits.</p>

<p>THAI HOT-70 Days.&nbsp; These bushy plants produce large numbers of tiny, tapered fruit about 2 inches long by &frac14; inch wide.&nbsp; The fruit are borne upright on the plants and ripen from green to red fairly quickly once they reach full size. 50,000-100,000</p>

<h2>Eggplants</h2>

<p>BLACK BEAUTY-The standard oval, large black fruit of excellent quality although the yield is lower than some other varieties. 90 days.</p>

<p>EARLY LONG PURPLE-A deep rich purple eggplant that is long and slightly bulbous. 75 days.</p>