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Love Apple Farms - 2015 Variety List - www.LoveAppleFarms.com
Spring Plant Sale Location: 5311 Scotts Valley Drive, Ivy's Porch, Scotts Valley
Tomato Name/Variety
Ananas Noir
Berkeley Tie Dye
BHN-589 (F1)
Big Zac GRAFTED
Black Bear
Black Cherry
Black Krim GRAFTED
Black Prince
Brandywine GRAFTED
Camp Joy Cherry
Carmello (F1) GRAFTED
Casey's Pure Yellow
Caspian Pink
Cherokee Purple
Cherokee Purple GRAFTED
Chocolate Stripes GRAFTED
Coyote
Delano Green
German Red Strawberry
Gold Medal
Green Doctors
Green Zebra
Hippie Zebra
Indigo Apple GRAFTED
Indira Gandhi
Japanese Oxheart
Jaune Flamme
Juliet (F1)
Kentucky Beefsteak
Love Apple
Lucky Tiger
Matina
Matt's Wild Cherry
Mortgage Lifter GRAFTED
New Girl (F1)
Northern Lights
Orange Blossom (F1)
Orange Russian 117
Paul Robeson
Plum Regal (F1)
Principe Borghese
Red Pear Piriform
Red Robin (F1)
San Marzano
San Marzano GRAFTED
Sexy Beast
Siletz
Stupice
Sungold (F1)
Sweet Million (FNT) (F1)
White Cherry
White Oxheart
Yellow Pear
Green Tomatillo
Pepper Name/Variety
Anaheim
Ancho San Luis
Bell, Golden CalWonder
Bell, Orange Sun
Bell, Purple Beauty
Color
Bi-color
Bi-color
Red
Red
Purple
Purple
Purple
Chocolate
Pink
Red
Red
Yellow
Pink
Purple
Purple
Bi-color
Yellow
Green
Red
Bi-color
Green
Striped
Striped
Bi-color
Black
Pink
Orange
Red
Orange
Dark Red
Striped
Red
Red
Pink/Red
Red
Bi-color
Orange
Bi-color
Chocolate
Red
Red
Red
Red
Red
Red
Pink
Red
Red
Orange
Red
Pale yellow
Pale yellow
Yellow
Green
Color
Green
Dark Red
Yellow
Orange
Purple
Dates: 3/28/15 – 5/31/15
Shape, Size
DTM
Description ("C" means good coastal type)
Beefsteak, M/L
80
Gorgeous green, red, yellow bi-color. One of our favorites.
Beefsteak, M/L
80
Green with yellow and red stripes, with tri-color interior. Complex flavor.
Beefsteak, M/L
75
Hybrid determinate. Great combo of high yields, flavor, & shelf life NEW
Beefsteak, XXL
90
Meaty, frequent biggest-tomato contest winner (1-3 lbs!)
Beefsteak, large
75
Creamy taste, touch of wine flavor. Best black last year
Round, cherry
65
Our favorite black cherry. Delightful color, full flavored. “C”
Beefsteak, large
80
Fantastic, intense, slightly salty flavor. Very tasty!
Round, S/M
75
Juicy and fruity. High yielding, even in cooler climates. “C”
Beefsteak, large
90
100-year-old variety, incredibly rich taste. Potato leaf.
Round, big cherry
65
Heavy bearing, disease resistant. Well-balanced sweet. “C”
Beefsteak, medium
85
Great tasting fruit on disease resistant rootstock. Hybrid. “C”
Beefsteak, M/L
90
True yellow. Sweet and juicy. Very thin skin.
Beefsteak, large
85
Taste test winner. Customer favorite. Sweet flavor.
Beefsteak, large
85
Customer favorite. Sweet with a rich smoky taste.
Beefsteak, large
85
Same as above, but greater yield and more disease resistance.
Beefsteak, medium
79
Mahogany with olive green stripes. Delicious, rich, sweet, earthy. NEW
Round, cherry
65
Extra small cherry. Customer favorite, great flavor. Great yielder. “C”
Beefsteak, M/L
85
Our new favorite green-when-ripe variety from our private seed source.
Oxheart, large
80
Our favorite red oxheart. Robust, traditional flavor.
Beefsteak, large
80
Sweet and beautiful. Gold and red bi-color. Thin skin.
Round, cherry
65
Our favorite green-when-ripe cherry. Sweet, full of flavor. “C”
Round, small
70
Green with yellow stripes. Customer favorite. “C”
Beefsteak, medium
80
Excellent taste. Purple, green and red striping.
Purple shoulders, green bottoms ripen to deep orange. "C"
Round, medium
75
Round, medium
75
Red black from Belarus. Savory, rich flavor.
Oxheart, medium
75
Sweet and meaty. Low acid. Few seeds. “C”
Round, small
65
Great for all climates, even cooler ones. Fabulous taste. “C”
Oval, cherry
60
Tasty, sweet hybrid. High yield and disease resistance. “C”
Beefsteak, large
95
Large, golden orange beefsteak. Big, sweet flavors.
Beefsteak, medium
85
Mahogany fruits, wonderful taste. Our signature variety.
Elongated, cherry
65
Green striped cherry tomato with a striking red blush. “C” NEW
Round, small
60
Earliest heirloom. Great flavor. Great fresh or canned. “C”
Round, small
55
High yield, thin-skinned. Sweet as candy. "C"
Beefsteak, medium
82
Famous old heirloom. Prolific. Tasty. Meaty, few seeds.
Beefsteak, medium
62
Hybrid with better flavor & disease resistance than Early Girl. "C"
Beefsteak, medium
80
Yellow/orange with red starburst. Very sweet. “C”
Beefsteak, medium
60
Hybrid. Best early orange. Mildly sweet, with some kick. Determinate.
Oxheart, medium
80
Love this one: orange and red stripes. Fairest of them all!
Beefsteak, medium
80
Chef’s favorite. Complex flavors. Prize-winning tomato.
Paste, medium
72
Great paste tomato. Late Blight res. Short plant (determinate). Hybrid.
Plum, small
65
Italian paste tomato. Long clusters, great for drying or sauces. “C”
Pear, medium
78
Old-fashioned, sweet flavor. Harvest fruit with green shoulders. NEW
Round, small
60
Hybrid. Novelty super-dwarf. Tabletop variety. Only one foot tall. Det. “C”
Plum, medium
78
Paste type with pointy end. Great for tomato sauce.
Plum, medium
78
Same as above, but greater yield and more disease resistance. NEW
Oxheart, large
80
Love Apple cultivar. Beautiful pink heart-shaped.
Beefsteak, M/L
75
One of the most reliable tomatoes you can grow. Determinate “C”
Round, small
52
Abundant, early. Customer favorite. Determinate. "C"
Round, cherry
65
Hybrid. Sweetest cherry around. Extremely popular. “C”
Round, small cherry
65
Disease resistant, wonderful flavor and yield. Hybrid. "C"
Round, cherry
70
Gorgeous color. Rivals Sungold in sweetness. “C”
Oxheart, M/L
76
Rare, really wonderful flavor. Blunt heart shape. Few seeds.
Pear, cherry
70
Customer favorite. Prolific and cute. Great in salads. "C"
Round, small
70
Deep green fruit; a standard, richly flavored type. Huge yields. "C"
Size
Flavor
Description
6” L, 2” D
Medium
Classic pepper for stuffing. Anyone up for some chile relleños?
6” L, 3” D
Medium
Heart-shaped, uniform, ripens green to red to mahogany. Eat fresh or dried.
5” L, 4” D
Sweet
Colorful, sweet, and tasty. Great for eating fresh, kitchen, or market gardens.
4-5” long
Sweet
Thick walls, very sweet, gorgeous color. Green to orange when ripe.
3-4” long
Sweet
Unique color. Resistant to sunscald. Green to purple when ripe.
Bell, California Wonder
Green/Red
4½” L, 4” D
Sweet
Crisp, thick walls. XL 4-lobed bell. Dark green turns red when ripe.
Bell, Goliath Goldrush (F1)
Yellow
3½” -4”
Sweet
Hybrid bell. Disease resistant, compact, easily harvested. High yields.
Ghost Pepper
Red
2½” long
Extreme
One of the hottest peppers in the world. Be careful!
Black Hungarian
Black
4” long
Med/Hot
Delicious flavor on this jalapeño shaped pepper. Very unique.
Bulgarian Carrot
Orange
3-4” long
Hot
Fruity flavors. High yielding. Shape and color of a supermarket carrot.
Corno di Toro
Red/Yellow 8-10” long
Sweet
Italian “bull’s horn.” Prolific, tall plants.
Espelette
Red
5” L, 1” D
Hot
Used in the Basque region for drying and grinding into powder.
Filius Blue
Blue
1” L, ½” D
Hot
Blue/purple and hot when young. Red and milder when mature.
Garden Salsa (F1)
Green
8-9” long
Medium
Hybrid that’s bred for salsa. Best used when green, but they will turn red.
Giant Acancagua
Green/Red
8” long
Sweet
Sweet as apples. Flavor changes as color goes from green, to orange, to red.
Habañero, Chocolate
Brown
2½” long
Very hot
One of the hotter peppers. Productive, very tasty for chile fans.
Habañero, Orange
Orange
2½” long
Very hot
Wrinkled fruit. Thrives in warm climates.
Habañero, White
White
1½” L, ½” D
Very hot
Smaller than typical. Same heat and fruity flavor. Abundant harvests.
Hot Banana
Orange
6-8” long
Hot
Fairly hot banana shaped peppers. Matures to bright red.
Hungarian Hot Wax
Yellow/Red 5½” L, 1½”
Hot
Easy to stuff and peel. Beautiful pickled. Good fried.
D
Jalapeño
Green
3½-4” long
Hot
Good fresh or pickled, great with nachos!
Jalapeño, Purple
Purple
2¾” L, ¾” D
Hot
Small purple fruit that matures to red. Very pretty.
Jimmy Nardello
Red
6-9” long
Sweet
Fine heirloom Italian pepper. Thin skinned, dries easily, rich & fruity flavor.
Joe’s Long Cayenne
Red
8-10” long
Medium
Excellent for hot sauce or dried as pepper flakes.
Numex Joe E. Parker
Red
6-7” L, 2” D
Mild
Anaheim pepper. Very productive. Stuff for chile relleños.
Numex Twilight
Multiple
¾” long
Very hot
Compact plant. Rainbow of colors. Habañero shape and size.
Orange Scotch Bonnet
Orange
2” L, 1¼” D
Very hot
Deliciously smoky, fiery flavor. Bonnet-shaped fruit is unique.
Padrón
Green
1-1½” long
Mild
Pick at 1” long for best flavor. Fry in olive oil with salt for a delicious snack.
Pasilla Bajio
Brown
7” L, 1” D
Medium
Slightly wrinkled and dark brown when mature. Standard for Mexican molé.
Pepperoncini
Green
4” long
Sweet
Slightly wrinkled. Best fresh or pickled.
Pimiento
Red
4½” long
Sweet
Large, heart shaped. Great for canning and pickling.
Poblano L
Brown
5” L, 2½” D
Medium
Dark green matures to brown. Slight taper, blunt end. Called “Ancho” dried.
Roumanian Rainbow
Green
4-5” long
Sweet
Early. Colorful bells start ivory, to orange, to red. High yield, compact plant.
Serrano
Green/Red
1-2” L, ¼” D
Very hot
Chile that’s great for salsas and sauces. Crisp, fresh flavor.
Serrano del Sol (F1)
Green/Red
2-3” L, ½” D
Very hot
Twice the size of a regular Serrano with similar flavor. 2 weeks earlier. Hybrid
Shishito, Mellow Star (F1)
Green
3½-4” long
Very mild Japanese Shishito. Typically used green. Abundant harvests. Hybrid
Sweet Banana
Yellow
6” long
Sweet
High yielding. Tapered fruit. Add some color to your garden and your salads!
Eggplant Name/Variety
Color
Size
Shape
Description
Casper
White
5-6” long
Elongated Compact plant. Abundant, tender, mild fruit. Tolerates cool weather.
Fengyuan
Purple
12”+ long
Elongated Thin skinned, productive Asian variety. Mild, not bitter.
Galine (F1)
Black
6” L, 3” D
Standard
Glossy, uniform fruit. Ripens earlier than most.
Green Goddess (F1)
Green
8” long
Elongated Tremendous production. Lime green color. Mild flavor. Hybrid
Little Fingers
Black
~2” long
Elongated Clusters of three or more. Harvest when at least size of pinky finger.
Nubia (F1)
Striped
7” L, 3” D
Standard
Lavender and white variegated stripes. Later harvest. Hybrid
Orient Charm (F1)
Pink
9” L, 2” D
Elongated Light purple at darkest. Strong plant with high yields. Hybrid
Orient Express (F1)
Black
9” L, 2” D
Elongated Dark purple at lightest. Very early. Heat and cool weather resistant.
Hybrid
Italian heirloom from Tuscany. Interesting jewel-like color. Very
Prosperosa
Dark Violet
4-5” diameter
Round
productive.
Raja (F1)
White
2½” L, 2” D
Round
Egg shaped fruit. Great for stuffing. Hybrid
Plump, variably ribbed fruit streaked with white and violet. Mild, creamy
Rosa Bianca
Bi-color
5” L, 6” D
Round
taste
Rosita
Lavender
8½” L, 4” D
Teardrop
Flesh is mild and sweet. Puerto Rican varietal with excellent yields.
Round Mauve
Rose
4” diameter
Round
No bitterness in flesh. Early and productive Chinese container variety.
All varieties are indeterminate unless otherwise noted as determinate. All varieties are heirloom (open-pollinated), unless specified as hybrid. DTM
means "Days to Maturity." It’s the number of days after you plant that you will get ripe fruit. Everyone's garden is different, depending on your microclimate, shade, spacing, etc. Consider taking Love Apple Farms' Tomato Masters class to learn more about growing award-winning tomatoes.
IMPORTANT INFO TO READ THE FIRST DAY YOU BUY YOUR PLANTS:
IF YOU DON'T PLANT RIGHT AWAY: Your plants need special care until it is warm enough to leave them outside at night. That means outside in the sun
during the day, inside at night. Limit sun exposure the first few days home to 3 or 4 hours, as they are used to a semi-shaded greenhouse. Your plants
may need watering every day in their little pots. On warm days, they will lose water quicky. They need fertilizing every few days with a half-strength
mixture of an all-purpose organic fertilizer or worm casting tea. If they are turning yellow, then you have not been fertilizing them! If they are getting
tall (over 12” in their pots, you should pot them up into a larger pot using G&B Blue Ribbon Blend Potting Soil if you are still a week or more away from
transplanting them out to the garden.
IF YOU PLANT RIGHT AWAY: Put something in front of them (not OVER them) that will shade them during the afternoon. You need only do this a few
days until they will get used to the direct sunlight. Again, they have spent all of their lives inside a semi-shaded greenhouse. If you plant them without
getting them used bit by bit to direct sunlight, you risk killing them. Also, if you decide to plant before May 1st, then you should cover them each night.
Do that by inverting a large pot over them at sundown, and removing it before 9 a.m. Fertilize and water planted tomatoes per the instructions at
LoveAppleFarms.com. Tomatoes are tropical plants; they are easily killed by a light frost, and the nights are way colder than they like in our spring
weather. It's not the day temps that hurt them; it's being cold and damp at night that damages them. Don't plant them until April 1st in warmer
locations, and May 1st in colder locations (like the mountains). Peppers and Eggplants should be planted even later, after May 15th.
Email us at [email protected] / Or TEXT at: 831-588-3801
How We Plant a Tomato
First, we start with light, fluffy soil. Double-dig your beds if you need to. Compacted soil won't do.
We dig a two foot deep hole (yes! That deep!). Then we put in the bottom of our tomato planting holes:
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A fish head (or ½ cup G&B Fish Meal. Fish emulsion is not a substitute).
½ cup G&B Bone Meal.
½ cup G&B Tomato, Veg & Herb (4-6-3) Fertilizer.
½ cup 100% pure worm castings.
Two aspirin tablets.
Several crushed egg shells.
1/3 cup Mykos Mycorrhizae.
We carry these items at our plant sale: 5311 Scotts Valley Drive in Scotts Valley (open every day), and at our on-the-farm
store: 2317 Vine Hill Rd, Santa Cruz (open weekends 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
Plant the tomato very deep; only let the top half stick up out of the ground. Grafted tomatoes are the exception to
this rule. You can’t bury the graft joint, so don’t plant grafted tomatoes deeper than they already were in
their small pot. Water all of them in really well their first time, then try not to water more than once a week after that.
Fertilize every two weeks with either compost tea, worm casting tea, or a 5-5-5 liquid organic fertilizer. Space them at
least two feet apart (three feet is better), and stake them well. If you know what you're doing, you can get a 10 foot tall
plant! For more info on tomato growing, the reasoning behind the list above, and how to make a proper tomato cage (a
store-bought “tomato cage” will just fall over), visit LoveAppleFarms.com.
For hands-on instructions, Love Apple gives dozens of gardening, cooking, and homesteading classes at the farm, located
at 2317 Vine Hill Road in Santa Cruz. Visit our website at LoveAppleFarms.com for more info.
BIODYNAMIC CERTIFIED: Our tomato seedlings, as is our farm, are Demeter biodynamic certified. Demeter is the
ONLY worldwide certifying organization of organic-based producers. This ensures that their exacting standards for all of
their farms are precisely met. Biodynamics seeks to treat the land, plants and animals as holistically and gently as
possible. Biodynamics is a spiritual-ethical-ecological approach to agriculture, food production and nutrition. Biodynamic
farmers strive to create a diversified, balanced farm ecosystem that generates health and fertility as much as possible
from within the farm itself. For more information, please visit www.demeter-usa.org
Shopping List
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G&B Fish Meal
G&B Bone Meal
G&B Tomato, Veg & Herb Fertilizer 4-6-3
100% Pure Worm Castings
Mykos Mycorrhizae (We recommend 1 pkg for 3 plants)