Happy May 2nd to you all! It sure hasn’t felt like May yet, but the forecast is looking better. There’s a lot on my mind tonight, but I’ll try to be brief.
First, thank you to everyone who has returned jars, pots, and cardboard flats. Next, thank you to everyone who has been able to get lettuce, spinach, and more during the last month. Speaking of spinach, if you want some, let me know tonight. I plan to pick all of it in the morning and then pull the plants. Done. That bed will be refreshed and seeded with more broccoli. It often feels like “turn & burn” here!
Lastly, it has taken me a while to get all the plants organized, sorted, pull the ones needed for the gardens here, and get an accurate inventory. Most of the plants are ready to go this weekend. There are some tomatoes labeled “small” because they’re a later seeding, and those can go now or can stay here another week to get bigger. If you want plants, please let me know what variety, the number you’d like, and when you’d like to pick them up. You’ll get a confirmation reply from me once your order is ready. I’ll pull plants as the orders come in, and if there’s a shortage I’ll offer a substitution. Let the planting begin!! I’ll keep seeding, but plants will start going out on Sunday, too. The early tomatoes were planted last week and look great!
Tomatoes $3 each:
1 Carbon (Indeterminate) Heirloom, dark red to black skin, slightly smoky flavor
4 Carbon, small
3 San Marzano (Indeterminate) Heirloom, sauce/paste tomato with rich flavor
3 San Marzano, small
3 Amana Orange (Indeterminate) Heirloom, large plant with large yellow/orange fruits, sweet and juicy
4 Cipolla’s Pride (Indeterminate) Heirloom, large sauce/paste tomato, lots of fruit, freezes & cans well
1 Yellow Pear (Indeterminate) Heirloom, long vine, produces loads of small yellow fruits (pear-shaped)
3 Galahad (Determinate) Large slicing tomato with good disease resistance, deep red color
3 Galahad, small
6 Mountain Fresh Plus (Determinate) Large slicing tomato, resists cracking, consistent yields
1 Yellow Apple (Indeterminate) Long vine, small yellow fruits shaped like an apple, sweet
2 Cherry Bomb, small
5 Big Mama (Indeterminate) Heavy producer of sauce/paste tomatoes, orange/red, firm and meaty
Peppers $3 each:
3 Jalafuego (Jalapeno) Larger plant with large peppers, plenty of heat, very productive
7 Goddess (Banana) Large plants with large sweet fruit, turns red and orange earlier than others
2 Sweet Dream (mini) Heirloom, small plant with lots of small, sweet, yellow peppers, grow in pots
3 Confetti (mini) Small plant with lots of multi-colored, sweet fruits, leaves have cream markings
4 Carmen (Frying) Large plants make lots of long, sweet peppers, go red easily, lower acid than bells
4 Buran (Bell) Medium sized plants make tapered bells, productive early, turn red early, slightly sweet
2 Serrano (Hot pepper) Smaller plant produces lots of fruit, hotter than jalapeno, perfect for salsa
Other Plants:
7 Sunflower Pacino Gold is 12-16″ branching sunflower with gold petals & brown centers $1.50 ea
7 Sunflower Dwarf Music Box is 24-36″ branching sunflower, gold & brown $1.50 ea
9 Sunflower Big Smile is 15″ potted 24″ in ground, branching with 4-6″ flowers, gold & brown $1.50 ea
6 Okra Clemson Spineless is a heavy producing, large plant that loves heat $1.50 ea
4 Basil, sweet $1.50 ea
2 Lime basil $1.50 ea
Here’s to a great season of growing!