Tomato Plant Sale Starts March 13, 2010!

Love Apple Farm's annual tomato seedling sale starts Saturday, March 13, 2010.  We will have 125 varieties available, over 10,000 plants.  Click here for more details and a list of tomato names.

We are continually restocking, so you do not have to come the first weekend.  In fact, if you do buy your plants in March, realize that you should not be planting them out into your garden until at the very least April 1.  It would be better if you waited until April 15 in fact.  Colder climates, such as the mountains, you should wait until May 1.

If you buy earlier than your planting date, which many of you do, then you'll need to set your babies out in the sunshine in their pots, and bring them in at night to protect them against the cold night temperatures.  We will have more information on just how to care for them when you get here. 

Comments

[Beth]

Ready to plant! Got the fish heads this time! Stagneros on Washington St. by the Police office will gladly pass fish parts on. $1 a pound.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge to the

[Annie]

I came across this website cruising the web for vegetable garden tips. My best friend & I are renting a plot and attempting our first vegetable garden. We've set up raised beds, mulched the paths with newspaper and straw, fertilized the soil with well aged manure from a family farm, and collected long straight sticks from walks in the woods to make teepees for various vines in the garden. Closely following your tips on growing tomatoes, we found a friend with a dozen fish from last summer tucked in the back of their freezer that we'll use for the tomatoes & with your advice, we are growing only heirloom varieties & the family is collecting egg shells for us. Your site is beautiful & inspirational. We are using every bit of advice we find here. Thank you for sharing so much information. We live in Minnesota and have you on the map for our next trip out west.

[Baroque]

Felicidades en tu venta anual de plantitas de tomates!
That hoop house is about to burst with all those little seedlings:)
Buena suerte amiga mia.

[Love Apple Farm]

Those are specialty ingredients and can be found at Mt. Feed & Farm Supply in Ben Lomond. A good reason for a trek! Also, don't use fish heads in containers, but yes, use them in the bottom of the planting hole. Hope that clears it up.

[Deana Knight]

Hi! Just picked up our seedlings yestereday and can't wait to get them planted.

I am a little confused by what I read in your new "green booklet" and what I read on your website.

I will be using pots for my plants, on the website it says to go ahead and use fish heads, but in the book it says not to. Help!! Which is it?

Also, can you suggest a Nursery or store that would carry all the "ingredients" you recommend, for the San Jose area. I'm not finding everything at Orchard.

Thank you for all the wonderful information and your time.

[Alisha Slaughter]

I'll be up soon to get some plants. Getting my beds all ready!

[sam]

I just looked on the downloadable list of varieties for 2010. The capital letters are abbreviations for pests and diseases that tomato plants can be affected by.
The letters indicate which pests the plants are resistant to:
Alternaria stem canker (A)
Fusarium Wilt (F)
Fusarium Wilt races 1 and 2 (FF)
Verticillium Wilt (V)
Root Nematodes (N)
Gray Leaf Spot (St)
Tobacco Mosaic (T)

don’t let this put you off from choosing any of the varieties on the list, they should all perform well if you follow Cynthias instructions.

But if your yard is infected or prone to any of these troublemakers it may well be of use to you.

Have fun choosing and growing your selection of tomatoes this year, I wish I could be there to help you all again. Maybe next year if Homeland Security makes the right decision!

[yvonne ellefson]

Got my first batch of must have seedlings on Saturday. I just hope I can give them proper care until planting time! I have no greenhouse so they are doing a daily migration between indoors and outdoors.

The apprentices were so nice and helpful during the sale.

[Fran Soule]

We wait all year for Love Apple Farm's tomato season, dreaming of Insalata Caprese and the blessed "over-the-sink" tomato sandwiches!

[carolyn krchmar]

Hoping to make it to the farm this Sunday for tomato plants, yours are worth the drive. Really excited to see you'll be at the SF Garden show too. If Chef Kinch volunteers for a shift you can count me in!
Thanks Cynthia!

[Mary Schaefer]

Last year, I grew my first tomatoes. I spoke to a lot of so-called experts and made a lot of mistakes. Then, I came across Cynthia's website on Twitter. I took her tomato-seed class yesterday - she knows ALL. I can't wait to return in April for vegetable planting. Thanks, Cynthia - your vegetables kick ass and so do you.

[Jane Bonacci]

My husband and I are coming to your April tomato seedling class and we can't wait! My father-in-law is readying his garden so he can "help" us with our planting, LOL. I am looking forward to many wonderful tomato-centric meals this summer!

See you soon!

[Michelle]

Can't wait to pick some up and get the garden started!!!

[Suzanne McLean]

Wow, Cynthia, what a fantastic array of tomato-ness. Having taken your seed starting class last year (and getting 56 plants out of 4 six-packs!!), I know just what those bitty seedlings can turn into. Thanks for opening up heirloom tomatoes for us locally.

[Kate Blue]

Can't wait! I am still toying with the idea of waiting until late-April to buy ( when I intent to plant)or buying early so I don't miss out on some of your most popular plants. hmmmm......