PLANTS & SEED TOMATO STARTER PLANTS – FINEST QUALITY.
Get a head start on your growing season with some of our most popular tomatoes and peppers (see page 43) that are offered as plants. Strong, vigorous seedlings will be about 4 to 6” tall and are grown in peat-based soil in containers 1-1/4” in diameter and 2” deep. They are carefully packed to ensure top quality when delivered to your door. Upon arrival, they should be transplanted into larger pots or with a little care they can be planted directly in your garden.
00029PL Amish Paste - See page 51. 00068PL Better Boy - See page 53. 00075PL Big Beef - See page 53.
00087PL Big Zac - See page 53. 00103PL Box Car Willie - See page 4. 00112PL Brandywine - See page 4. 00175PL Celebrity - See page 53.
00526PL Opalka - Very flavorful paste type, 85 days. 00618PL Roma - See page 51. 00630PL San Marzano - Roma-type, perfect for canning, 80 days. 00711PL SunSugar Hyb. - Candy sweet gold cherry, 62 days. 00747PL Sweet Million - See page 53. Growth habit of Roma and Celebrity are determinate, all others are indeterminate.
00240PL Early Girl - See page 53. 00001PL Goliath - See page 2. 00481PL Mortgage Lifter - See page 51.
All plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area. Approximate dates when shipping begins:
Zones 7 to 10: APRIL 15 to MAY 1 Zones 3 to 6: MAY 1 to MAY 15
To find your zone, please see the USDA Zone Map on page 28 or visit our
website for an easy-to-use Zone Finder.
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Please note: Adverse weather in your area, or ours, may affect the shipping schedule.
Sorry, we cannot ship these plants to AK, AZ, CA, GA, HI, ID, OR and WA.
Hybrids Page 53.
PRICES FOR TOMATO PLANTS MINIMUM ORDER IS 2 UNITS. Plants must be ordered in multiples of 4 of the same variety. Units may be mixed or matched, but each Unit must be 1 variety.
2 units (8 plants) $17.95; 3 to 11 units $7.95 each; 12 or more units $6.95 each.
00476 MISSOURI PINK LOVE APPLE. This heirloom has been grown since the Civil War by Grand- pa Barnes, who grew it as an ornamental, believing (as many people did at the time) that tomatoes or ‘love ap- ples’ were poisonous. Big, pink beefsteak-type fruits are slightly sweet with a juicy, meaty texture. Potato leaved plants are heavy yielders. Indeterminate. 75-85 days. (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.75; 3+ pkts. $2.50 each.
00818 WHITE SNOW- BALL. Allergic to the pigment in red tomatoes? Skin and flesh are a creamy white, free of usual acids. Fruits weigh about 5 oz., are firm, mild and delicately flavored.
Indeterminate. 85 days. (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.50; 3+ $2.25 each; (D) 1/32 oz. $8.95; (H) 1/8 oz. $24.95.
53375 TOMATO TOWER. Stake tomatoes without tying! The easiest and neatest way yet to stake tomatoes – just guide the plant’s central stem within the three-prong galvanized steel wires as the plant grows – the Tomato Tower supports plants upright for maximum yields of large, clean fruit. Three-pronged base keeps the tower securely positioned in the ground. Height is 4 ft. above ground level. Pkg. of 3 for $19.95; 2 or more pkgs. $17.95 each.
53886 TOMATO PATIO PLANTERS. Easy-to-use planters for balcony and patio gardens. The perfect solution for people who want to garden, but don’t have the space. These tomato-red bags are bright ac- cents for patios and have a reinforced woven handle on each side so they’re easy to slide around. Constructed of tough polyethylene and made to last for several seasons. Equipped with reinforced drainage holes so plants don’t become waterlogged. Each bag will hold 40 liters of medium, is 14 in. in diameter, 18 in. deep and can accommodate 2 or 3 plants depending on variety. Pkg. of 3 for $12.95.
the bulk of a cage or tedious tying and retying. Use up to three depending on the expected size of your plant. Simply secure the first one about 1 ft. off the ground, then move the top Ring up as your plant grows. Reusable year after year. Poles or stakes not included. $3.95 each.
53365 TOMATO RING. Designed spe- cifically for growing tomatoes. Made of galvanized spring steel and gives you the best of both a cage and a stake. Experi- ence the convenient support of a cage and the height and stability of a stake, without
Excellent slicer.
NEW Garden Ready Plants See Page 6.
00980(X) BIG Collection. 4 plants each of Big Beef, Celebrity, Goliath and Better Boy. 16 plants total. $26.95 each.
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00978(X) BIG & LITTLE COLLECTION. 4 plants each of Big Beef, Goliath, SunSugar & Sweet Million. 16 plants total. $26.95 each.
00982(X) MAIN CROP COLLECTION. 4 plants each of Big Beef, Big Zac, Celebrity & Early Girl. 16 plants total. $26.95 each.
00975(X) BRANDYWINE COLLECTION. 4 plants each of Brandywine, Red Brandywine, Black Brandywine and Yellow Brandywine. $26.95 each.
00919(X) PASTE COLLECTION. 4 plants each of Amish Paste, Roma, San Marzano and Opalka. 16 plants total. $26.95 each.
00981(X) HEIRLOOM Collection. 4 plants each of Mortgage Lifter, Brandywine, Box Car Willie and Amish Paste. 16 plants total. $26.95 each.
Small-Fruited Varieties.
00684 SUGAR LUMP. This 1800’s heirloom remains one of the sweetest small-fruited varieties ever developed. Our select strain, origi- nally found in the Bavarian region of Germany, produces long, grape-like bunches of sweet, red fruits measur- ing about 3/4 in. across. Hardy, in- determinate vines require staking or caging to support the heavy yields of crack-resistant fruit. 72 days. (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.75; 3+ $2.45 each.
00424 LARGE RED CHERRY. The standard salad type with fruits somewhat larger than other cher- ry types. Tall growing plant produces a big yield of bright red, larger, 1-1/4 in. sweet cherry tomatoes. Delicious fla- vor for salads, preserving or eating whole. Indeterminate. 75 days. (A) Pkt. (50 seeds) $2.35; 3+ $2.15 each; (K) 1/2 oz. $8.95; (L) 1 oz. $15.95.
53123 RED TOMATO TRAY. In- creases tomato yields by 40%! Red light is reflected off the tray to the plant to stim- ulate growth. Helps roots retain consistent moisture. Protects against drought and cutworms – yields earlier, tastier harvests. Use with tomato, pepper and vine plants. 12 in. x 12 in. 3 for $10.95; 6 for $19.95.
83021 COLLAPSIBLE TOMATO CAGES. Collapsible square tomato cages are simple to set up. Use one 40 in. tall square cage per determinate plant and two stacked on each other per indeterminate plant. Cages are made of
wire for durability and are easy
store as they fold flat. Wire spikes sink about
heavy gauge
the ground to stabilize the cages. Each cage is 14-1/2 in. wide by 40 in. tall. 3 cages, $34.95.
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