The following is a listing of all of the peppers and tomatoes that may be available at Plant Sale, along with growing tips and other relevant information. Note that not all varieties are available every year. For a full listing of available varieties and to see what’s in stock, visit our farm store.

Peppers

Pepper, Hot, “Bangkok” – Capsicum annuum
Description: Small, fiery hot 4” fruits set heavily on these large, robust plants. Suitable for using green or red, and easily dry for chili flakes.
Growing Tips: Thrive in well-drained, fertile soils with a pH of 6.5.
Spacing: 18-24”
Height: 24-30”
Light: Full Sun

Pepper, Hot, "Jalafuego Jalapeno” – Capsicum annuum
Description: Highly productive and disease resistant jalapeno variety. 3.5-4” fruits are moderately hot. Allow to ripen red and smoke for chipotle peppers.
Spacing: 18-24”
Height: 24-36”
Light: Full sun

Pepper, Hot, “Lemon Drop” – Capsicum baccatum
Description: A popular chili pepper from Peru. Sweet with a mild heat and slight notes of citrus. High yields of 2-3”, slightly crinkled fruits.
Growing Tip: Thrives in well-drained, fertile soil with a pH of 6.5
Spacing: 18-24”
Height: 24-30”
Light: Full sun

Pepper, Hot, "Red Ember” – Capsicum annuum
Description: Cayenne type with a sweet and moderately warm heat. Thin enough to dry, also makes excellent hot sauce.
Growing Tips: Thrives in well-drained, fertile soil with a pH of 6.5
Spacing: 18-24”
Height: 24-36 inches
Light: Full sun

Pepper, Hot, "Serrano” - Capsicum annuum
Description: High yielding serrano with avg. 3” fruits. The dark green fruits are traditionally eaten green but also make fine chipotle if ripe.
Growing Tips: Will thrive in well-drained, fertile soils with a pH of 6.5. Abundant phosphorus and calcium is needed for the best results.
Spacing: 12-18 inches
Height: 24 inches
Light: Full sun

Pepper, Sweet, "Carmen” - Capsicum annuum
Description: The sweetest of sweet peppers. Long, Italian “bull’s horn” (corni di toro) fruit, is wonderful roasted, stuffed, grilled, in sauces, and best of all, eaten raw.
Growing Tips: Best when picked at bright red.
Spacing: 12-18 inches
Planting Date: Early June
Hardiness: Very tender

Pepper, Sweet, "Lunchbox” - Capsicum annuum
Description: These beautiful, mini peppers are delicious sauteed, as an additions to salads, and of course, perfect for a healthy snack.
Growing Tips: Pick peppers promptly when they reach full color and size to encourage further fruit set.
Spacing: 12-18 inches
Planting Date: Early June
Hardiness: Very tender

Pepper, sweet, "Olympus” – Capsicum annuum
Description: A bell pepper for the northeast, this thick-walled, fruity and sweet pepper ripens from green to red. High disease resistance.
Growing Tip: Plants may require support when bearing fruit.
Spacing: 24”
Height: 24-36 inches
Light: Full sun

Pepper, sweet, "Lilo” – Capsicum annuum
Description: A bell pepper for the northeast, this thick-walled, fruity and sweet pepper ripens from dark purple to red. High disease resistance.
Growing Tip: Plants may require support when bearing fruit.
Spacing: 24”
Height: 24-36 inches
Light: Full sun

Pepper, hot, "Habanero Magnum” – Capsicum annuum
Description: Also called chili pepper. A super hot pepper whose yield is erratic in the northeast, will yield a salmon orange colored pepper.
Growing Tip: Plant in well-drained soil.
Spacing: 12-18”
Height: 24-36 inches
Light: Full sun

Pepper, sweet, "Habanda” – Capsicum annuum
Description: A sweet, completely heatless pepper offering the full fruity, tropical flavor of a habanero without the heat. Known for its bright-orange wrinkled fruits that are excellent raw or cooked.
Growing Tip: Extremely productive and early.
Spacing: 12-18”
Height: 24-36 inches
Light: Full sun

Pepper, sweet, "Goddess” – Capsicum annuum
Description: A long thick-walled sweet 9” banana pepper. Fruit is mild when yellow and moderately sweet when they ripen to red.
Growing Tip: Plants thrive in well-drained soil with abundant phosphorus and calcium. Pick pepper promptly to encourage further fruit set.
Spacing: 12-18”
Height: 24-36 inches
Light: Full sun

Pepper, sweet, "Bastan” – Capsicum annuum
Description: Sturdy, upright plants produce high yields of uniform 5" smooth, mostly two-lobed fruits. Bastan's fruits may be used at the green unripe or brown ripe stages. Excellent fried, roasted, or in chile rellenos.
Growing Tip: Plants thrive in well-drained soil with abundant phosphorus and calcium.
Spacing: 12-18”
Height: 24-36 inches
Light: Full sun

TOMATOES

Husk Cherry, “Toma Verde” - Physalis philadelphica
Description: Early maturing tomatillo, large, flat-round green fruits. Use in salsa or Mexican cooking.
Growing Tips: Can stake. Plants drop ripe fruit, could be picked from the ground
Spacing: 24-36 inches
Planting Date: Early June
Hardiness: more cold tolerant than tomatoes

Cherry, "Indigo Cherry” - Solanum lycopersicum
Description: Large nearly black cherries pack exceptionally rich flavor. High yielding. Indeterminate.
Growing Tips: Prune to several vines and trellis.
Spacing: 24-36 inches
Planting Date: Early June
Hardiness: Tender, cannot tolerate frost

Cherry, "Sun Gold” - Solanum lycopersicum
Description: The best cherry tomato developed, a perfect combination of deep sweetness with a hint of acid tartness. Small fruits ripen very early to rich apricot and keep growing until frost. Indeterminate.
Growing Tips: May split after rain, a great excuse to eat off the plant.
Spacing: 24-36 inches
Planting Date: Early June
Hardiness: Tender, cannot tolerate frost

Cherry, "White Cherry” – Solanum lycopersicum
Description: Compact and easy to pick. Yellow cherry tomatoes have a good mild taste.
Growing Tip: Prune to several vines and trellis or support.
Spacing: 24-36”
Height: Variable
Light: Full sun

Cherry, "Black Cherry” – Solanum lycopersicum
Description: Sweet and robust with a pleasant purple-brown color. Regarded as one of the best-tasting tomatoes. High yielding.
Growing Tip: Prune to several vines and trellis or support.
Spacing: 24-36”
Height: Variable
Light: Full sun

Cherry, "Tiny Tim” - Solanum lycopersicum
Description: The perfect cherry tomato for small spaces, this dwarf variety produces large yields of tasty red cherry tomatoes and thrives in a pot or other container
Growing Tip: Plant in a pot or other container in full sun
Height: 12-18 inches

"Big Beef” Tomato - Solanum lycopersicum
Description: Large globe-shaped red fruit with broad disease resistance.
Growing Tips: Tomato plants thrive with regular watering, full sun, and well-drained soil with plenty of calcium. Trellis plants and prune suckers and lower leaves to improve airflow, reduce disease, and increase yields.
Spacing: 18-24 in
Planting date: early June
Hardiness: very tender

"Black Beauty” Tomato - Solanum lycopersicum
Description: Among the darkest of tomato varieties, with a nearly complete blue-black skin and exceptionally rich meaty flesh. Flavor is outstanding and rich in antioxidants..
Growing Tips: Prune to several vines and trellis.
Spacing: 24-36 inches
Planting Date: Early June
Hardiness: Tender, cannot tolerate frost

"Brandywine” Tomato - Solanum lycopersicum
Description: Meaty with a perfect hint of tartness. Gets odd shapes sometimes, but known as one of the best tasting. Indeterminate.
Growing Tips: Avoid too much nitrogen as it causes lush foliage with few ripe fruits. Staking can increase production and reduce rotting.
Spacing: 24-36 inches
Planting Date: Early June
Hardiness: Tender, cannot tolerate frost

"Cherokee Purple” Tomato – Solanum lycopersicum
Description: Famously rick flavor and texture. Medium-large flattened globe, 8-12oz fruits. Color is dusky pink with dark shoulders.
Growing Tip: Prune to several vines and trellis or support. Plant outside when night temperatures are above 45F.
Spacing: 12-24”
Height: Variable
Planting Date: Early June
Light: Full sun

Cherry, "Cherry Bomb” - Solanum lycopersicum
Description: Vigorous plants produce high yields of uniform, vivid red fruits with ideal cherry size (15–20 gm.) for harvest and snacking. Indeterminate.
Growing Tips: May split after rain, a great excuse to eat off the plant.
Spacing: 24-36 inches
Planting Date: Early June
Hardiness: Tender, cannot tolerate frost

"Chocolate Sprinkle” Tomato - Solanum lycopersicum
Description: Cherry tomato known for its deep-red, green-striped, sweet elongated fruit, high productivity and high disease resistance.
Growing Tips: Prune to several vines and trellis. Will keep producing until the autumn frost.
Spacing: 24-36 inches
Planting Date: Early June
Hardiness: Tender, cannot tolerate frost

"Green Zebra” Tomato - Solanum lycopersicum
Description: 3-4oz fruits are a delicious, tangy salad tomato, ripe just as the green fruit develops a yellow blush, accentuating the darker green stripes.
Growing Tips: Prune to several vines and trellis.
Spacing: 24-36 inches
Planting Date: Early June
Hardiness: Tender, cannot tolerate frost

"Juliet” Tomato - Solanum lycopersicum
Description: Rich and flavorful plum-type tomatoes. Excellent for sauces, salsa or fresh eating. Highly disease resistant.
Growing Tips: Prune to several vines and trellis for support.
Spacing: 24-36”
Height: Variable in
Light: Full sun

"Pink Berkeley Tie-Dye” Tomato - Solanum lycopersicum
Description: Dark pink tomato with green striping and very sweet flavor.
Growing Tips: Tomato plants thrive with regular watering, full sun, and well-drained soil with plenty of calcium. Trellis plants and prune suckers and lower leaves to improve airflow, reduce disease, and increase yields.
Spacing: 18-24 in
Planting date: early June
Hardiness: very tender

Plum "San Marzano” Tomato - Solanum lycopersicum
Description: San Marzano is considered one of the best paste tomatoes of all time, with Old World look and taste. Whole 4–6 oz. tomatoes peel easily and cook down quickly.
Growing Tips: Prune to several vines and trellis for support.
Spacing: 12-24 inches
Planting Date: Early June
Hardiness: Tender, cannot tolerate frost

"Sart Roloise” Tomato - Solanum lycopersicum
Description: Bright yellow and purple globes bursting with sweet, fruity, and complex flavor with just the right acidity.
Growing Tips: Prune to several vines and trellis.
Spacing: 24-36 inches
Planting Date: Early June
Hardiness: Tender, cannot tolerate frost

"Solar Flare” Tomato - Solanum lycopersicum
Description: 6-10oz red beefsteak with gold striping. Delicious rich meaty flesh. Highly productive.
Growing Tips: Prune to several vines and trellis.
Spacing: 24-36 inches
Planting Date: Early June
Hardiness: Tender, cannot tolerate frost

"Striped German” Tomato - Solanum lycopersicum
Description: Flat, medium to large, variably ribbed tomatoes are shaded yellow and red. The marbled interior looks beautiful sliced. Complex, fruity flavor and smooth texture. Indeterminate.
Growing Tips: Tall vines hold heavy fruit that could use trellising.
Spacing: 24-36 inches
Planting Date: Early June
Hardiness: Tender, cannot tolerate frost

"Valencia” Tomato - Solanum lycopersicum
Description: A Maine family heirloom, fruits are smooth, round, and sunny with full tomato flavor and lower acidity than red types. The meaty interior of this pretty tomato has few seeds.
Growing tips: Provide a strong trellis or other support, and water at ground level rather than wetting stems and leaves
Spacing: 24-36 inches
Light: full sun