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Tomatoes
The essence of summer! Small slicers, big heirlooms and cherries, plus varieties for drying and sauce. Plus two new cherries with exceptional flavor! Gold Nugget
$3.00
A prolific cherry with dense clusters of fruit on small vines. Mild, well-balanced, sweet flavor. Developed by tomato breeder Dr. James Baggett of Oregon State University. Specifically bred for cool climates, and always among the first to ripen. Ideal for containers and small gardens. Determinate: Bushy plants bear fruit all at once; mature earlier. Orange Paruche
$3.00
New this year! A rival to Sungold for sweetness and flavor. Tips the Brix scale at 9. Not many make it to the kitchen! Highly productive vines with long trusses of glowing orange, tropical-flavored fruit. A Master Gardener taste test winner, two years in a row. Indeterminate: Long vines grow and bear fruit until frost; mature later. Sunchocola
$3.00
Sold out New this year! A cherry tomato with a smoky, sweet flavor that rivals Cherokee Purple? Yes! From the breeders who brought us Sungold, this is a meaty, juicy, low acid and highly productive tomato with a flavor that reminds some of chocolate cola. We’re happy to offer this uniquely flavored dark cherry tomato this year. Indeterminate: Long vines grow and bear fruit until frost; mature later. Sungold
$3.00
Sold out High sugar content = an exceptionally sweet, juicy tomato! Beautiful bright tangerine-orange color that seems to glow on the vine. Highly productive, vigorous vines. Always a Master Gardener favorite for outstanding flavor - this is a pure taste of summer. Indeterminate: Long vines grow and bear fruit until frost; mature later. Sweet Million
$3.00
Sold out You won’t get a million cherry tomatoes from just one vine, but you’ll think so! Incredibly productive with terrific true tomato flavor, right until frost. A dependable favorite that never disappoints. Matures early. Always a winner in taste tests. Indeterminate: Long vines grow and bear fruit until frost; mature later. Amish Paste
$3.00
Sold out Discovered in an Amish community in Wisconsin in the 1870’s, the Amish Paste comes from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Giant heart-shaped 8-12 oz. meaty paste tomatoes with few seeds. "Real tomato" flavor, not overly acidic nor overly sweet. The term "paste" refers to its use for sauces and tomato paste. Indeterminate: Long vines grow and bear fruit until frost; mature later. Placed in Slow Food USA’s “Ark of Taste,” a catalog of delicious and distinctive food. Principe Borghese
$3.00
Introduced from Naples in 1910, this is the famous heirloom for sun-drying. Prolific plum-shaped fruits with a pointy tip are unusually meaty, with very little juice. Retain their superb color and excellent flavor when dehydrated. Can be grown in a container. Determinate: Bushy plants bear fruit all at once; mature earlier. Jaune Flamme
$3.00
Sold out From France, the “yellow flame” is a beautiful and delicious tomato! Excellent fruity flavor with a hint of citrus, a perfect blend of sweet and tart. Fruits hang in cherry tomato-like trusses on medium-sized prolific plants. Ripens early. A Master Gardener taste test winner. Indeterminate: Long vines grow and bear fruit until frost; mature later. Stupice
$3.00
Only a few left! Pronounced “stew-PIZ-za”! And it makes great pizza sauce! And spaghetti sauce, and paste, and...it’s an extraordinary little tomato. From a Czechoslovakian breeder to America in 1976, it doesn’t mind cool weather. Ripens early. Sweet, rich and tangy. Good in containers and small gardens. Determinate: Bushy plants bear fruit all at once; mature earlier. Black Prince
$3.00
Sold out An heirloom from Irkutsk, Siberia. A unique salad tomato, the five ounce tomatoes are round and uniform with a wonderful deep blackish-chocolate brown color. The flavor is as deep, sweet and rich as the color. A Russian native, it thrives where summers are cool and ripens early. Vines are vigorous and loaded with fruit. Indeterminate: Long vines grow and bear fruit until frost; mature later. Cherokee Purple
$3.00
Sold out Believed to have originated in Tennessee by the Cherokee Nation in the late 1800’s. It’s flavor consistently knocks socks off! A balance of sweet, acid and savory, with a hint of smoke.Productive vines produce large beefsteak-type fruit, often weighing a pound. Placed in Slow Food USA’s “Ark of Taste,” a catalog of delicious and distinctive food. Indeterminate: Long vines grow and bear fruit until frost; mature later. Cosmonaut Volkov
$3.00
Sold out An extraordinary Ukrainian heirloom named for Vladislav Volkov, a cosmonaut and hero of the Soviet Union who died on re-entry in 1971. Rich, deep, balanced, sweet and tangy flavor. Good in cool weather. A favorite of Master Gardeners. Indeterminate: Long vines grow and bear fruit until frost; mature later. Gold Medal
$3.00
Sold out A one to two-pound whopper unbelievably early for its size. First introduced in 1921 as Ruby Gold, then repopularized and renamed Gold Medal by tomato connoisseur Ben Quisinberry in 1976 who claimed, “It’s the sweetest tomato you ever tasted.” Sweet, low acid, full tomato flavor. A Master Gardener taste test winner. Indeterminate: Long vines grow and bear fruit until frost; mature later. Mortgage Lifter
$3.00
A legendary tomato developed by “Radiator Charlie” of West Virginia in the early 30’s, Mortgage Lifter was so popular he was able to ‘lift’ his mortgage by selling plants for a dollar apiece during the depression. Popular ever since for its extraordinary flavor, meaty texture and huge size. Placed in Slow Food USA’s “Ark of Taste,” a catalog of delicious and distinctive food. Indeterminate: Long vines grow and bear fruit until frost; mature later. Provencal
$3.00
Master Gardener Alice Deane went to Provence in 2015 and ate an extraordinary tomato. The taste and color were so impressive she brought seeds back for her garden. Its official name and origin is a mystery, but Alice saves seeds every year to share the glory of summer in Provence with us. Indeterminate: Long vines grow and bear fruit until frost; mature later. Please read all sale guidelines:
1. ORDERING: All orders must be placed online at here by 5 PM on May 12. No additional purchases are possible at pick-up time. All sales are final. No refunds are available after an order has been placed. 2. PICK UP PROCEDURE: In compliance with COVID-19 guidelines to keep us all safe, plant pick up will be at assigned times only on Saturday, May 16, between 9 AM and 3 PM, in the Mullis Senior Community Center parking lot. You will be able to choose a pickup window between 9 AM and 3 PM. 3. PICKUP TIMES: After completing your order online, you will receive an email order confirmation and a link to choose your preference for a morning or afternoon pick up assignment. If you are available at any time between 9am-3pm for pick up, you do not need to fill out this form. On Thursday, May 14th, you’ll receive an email with instructions and your specific pick-up time. 4. UNCLAIMED ORDERS: If you’re not sure that you, or a friend or relative can pick up your order, please do not place an order. We regret that we cannot hold orders after 3 PM, May 16. If your order is not claimed, it will be donated to the Family Resource Center for distribution. Thank you for your support and help in making this sale as safe as possible for you and our volunteer San Juan County Master Gardeners! Questions? Call 360-378-4414. Happy Gardening! |
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