Pre-order your selections NOW, before spring, to ensure your picks are available. Pre-sale website, click through here.
PLANT SALE LOCATION: As yet undetermined, but most likely in Scotts Valley, CA
Our tomato, eggplant and pepper plant sale will be open to the general public beginning on Sunday, March 24, 2019, and continuing each day until June 2, or until plants last. Please email us at loveapplefarms@gmail.com to double check we are still open if you are coming out in late May. You may also text us at 831-588-3801.
Mondays - Fridays: 11:00 - 6:00
Saturdays: 10:00 - 5:00
Sundays: 11:00 - 5:00 (we are open on all holidays as well)
For our customers who have pre-ordered their plants and amendments, you may pick up on Saturday, March 23. Only pre-order customers may attend that date. If you have pre-ordered and cannot pick up on Saturday, March 24, then you are welcome to come on one of our open days (above), but your order will be subject to a minor risk of sell-outs. If a variety you have pre-ordered is sold out, no refunds or credits can be given, only substitutions of varieties still in stock. We do receive fresh, new stock each week, so we replenish quantities continuously.
Here is our 2019 variety list, below. F1 means the variety is a hybrid rather than an heirloom. For photos and descriptions of these varieties, click here.
| Tomatoes: |
| Ananas Noire |
| Berkeley Tie-Dye |
| Beauty Lottringa |
| Black Bear |
| Black Cherry |
| Black Prince |
| Blondkopfchen |
| Brandy Boy F1 |
| Carmello F1 |
| Casey's Pure Yellow |
| Caspian Pink |
| Celebrity |
| Chef's Choice F1 |
| Cherokee Carbon F1 |
| Cherokee Purple |
| Chinese Paste |
| Chocolate Cherry |
| Delano Green |
| Fruit Punch Cherry |
| Gold Medal |
| Gold Nugget |
| Great White |
| Green Zebra |
| Hawaiian Pineapple |
| Hippie Zebra |
| Indigo Apple |
| Indigo Cherry Drops |
| Indira Gandhi |
| Japanese Black Trifele |
| Jaune Flamme |
| Juliet F1 |
| Kentucky Beefsteak |
| Lemon Boy |
| Love Apple |
| Momotaro F1 |
| Mortgage Lifter |
| New Girl F1 |
| Northern Lights |
| Nova F1 |
| Orange Blossom F1 |
| Orange Russian 117 |
| Paul Robeson |
| Pink Accordion |
| Plum Regal F1 |
| Prescott |
| Ramapo F1 |
| Rojita F1 |
| San Marzano |
| Sexy Beast |
| Sisters |
| Stupice |
| Summer Love |
| Sungold |
| Sungreen Garden Cherry F1 |
| Sweet Million F1 |
| Tomatillo |
| White Cherry |
| White Oxheart |
| Yellow Pear |
| Zhezha |
| Peppers: |
| Anaheim 'Highlander' F1 |
| Antohi Romanian |
| California Wonder |
| Carolina Reaper |
| Cayenne |
| Espelette |
| Fatalii |
| Habanero "Helios' F1 |
| Jalapeno "Jalafuego" F1 |
| Purple Jalapeno |
| Jimmy Nardello |
| Orange Sun Bell |
| Padron |
| Poblano/Ancho "Tiburon" F1 |
| Purple Beauty Bell |
| Serrano 'Hot Rod' F1 |
| Shishito "Mellow Star' F1 |
| Thai Pepper |
| Eggplants: |
| Galine F1 |
| Little Fingers |
| Orient Express F1 (long black) |
| Rosa Bianca |
Prices at the plant sale:
Tomatoes in 3" pot: $4.99
Peppers & Eggplants in 3" pot: $3.99
20-Gallon Geopot: $12
G&B 4-6-3 Tomato, Vegetable & Herb Fertilizer: $9 (4 pounds)
G&B Bone Meal: $8 (4 pounds)
G&B Fish Meal: $9 (3 pounds)
Mykos (mycorrhizal fungi): $5 (packet enough for 3 plants)
Worm Castings: $12 (one gallon)
G&B All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer: $16 (one quart)
Take Down Garden Spray (organic pyrethrin): $19.95 (one pint)
Monterey Garden Insect Spray (organic spinosad): $23.99 (one pint)
Jeweler's Loupes: $10
And more...
I'm also curious about whether you can over fertilize with worm castings. It'll be my first year using them and I have a lot!
Posted by: Donna | April 11, 2011 at 12:53 PM
Martin: There is no evidence that the eggs can exist on wire like that. They need a host plant on which to feed, and as long as you haven't over-wintered tomatoes, eggplants, peppers or morning glories in your yard, you are good to go!
Posted by: Love Apple Farm | April 05, 2011 at 06:16 PM
I know you've said that the Tomato Russet mite doesn't overwinter well here, but I have a question. I got hit pretty badly last year. I'm taking precautions this time, and I got to wondering; could there be any surviving eggs on my tomato cages? Do I need to wash them down with bleach, or something?
Posted by: Martin Knutson | April 04, 2011 at 09:37 PM
Also in San Jose, CA. This is my second year growing tomatoes and first year utilizing vermicompost. Can you overfertilize with worm castings during transplating...ie too much Nitrogen and hence lower blooms later.
Posted by: Sam | April 04, 2011 at 01:02 PM
Hi Seth: The best time to plant tomatoes in San Jose in containers is mid April. It does not matter the variety.
Posted by: Love Apple Farm | March 29, 2011 at 06:36 PM
Living in San Jose, CA when is the best time to plant tomatoes in containers? Will it vary by varietal?
Posted by: Seth | March 29, 2011 at 04:18 PM
Stephen: You can grow any of our tomatoes in a half wine barrel...two in fact per barrel. But you'll need to follow our instructions on Container Tomato Growing found on the right side panel of this page. Correct potting soil, staking, and fertilizing are essential for container grown tomatoes. Happy growing!
Posted by: Love Apple Farm | March 22, 2011 at 07:17 PM
I'll be at the plant sale looking for the tastiest tomatoes I can grow in half wine barrels. Any recommendations?
Posted by: Stephen Williams | March 22, 2011 at 10:48 AM
Hi Jerry: You've got a tough growing condition with only 3 to 5 hours of sun and having to put them in containers. Only choose cherry tomatoes or smaller fruiting types (2 ounces at maturity or less). Some of those are the same as what I recommended for Nancy for the coast (also low-light believe it or not because of the fog). So what works well on the coast will also work well in lower light. Then closely follow the instructions on the right hand bar, here, which states: Growing Tomatoes in Pots. Those instructions will get you excellent results, but only if you don't deviate from them!
As far as where you're going to find good stock heirloom tomato varieties, my recommendation is to have them shipped to you from www.heirloomtomatoplants.com My buddy, Laurel, will set you up.
Posted by: Love Apple Farm | March 15, 2011 at 04:27 PM
Hi Nancy. I always select lots of varieties that will do well on the coast. When you download the pdf of the variety list as noted above, on the right hand description column it will specify if the tomato is "C" (meaning good for the coast). A few that come to immediate mind: Matina, Bloody Butcher, Juane Flamme, Tigerella, Black Ethiopian, Siletz, and all of the cherry tomatoes.
Posted by: Love Apple Farm | March 15, 2011 at 04:20 PM
Any suggestions for varieties that will grow well down here near the beach. Foggy mornings, cooler temperatures and all that bad-tomatoey weather ........Thanks!
Posted by: Nancy Miller | March 15, 2011 at 09:03 AM
I live on the coast of south carolina, and I have a small lot with lots of trees and only get about 3 to 5 hrs of sun each day. I try to grow tomotoes in containers and never have much luck with my tomatoes. What type of tomatoes do you recommend for me?? And where do I order these?
Posted by: jerry mace | March 14, 2011 at 03:14 PM
Eric: The Tomato Russet Mite won't over-winter, so you need not worry about that part of it. I recommend checking your plants early and often for sign of them with a 20x jeweler's loupe. I also expect to do a blog post about mites soon. Or come to my Tomato Masters class and we discuss it in great detail. More about that here: http://www.growbetterveggies.com/growbetterveggies/2009/06/class-tomato-ma.html
Posted by: Love Apple Farm | March 13, 2011 at 03:27 PM
Has a bad problem last year with Tomato Russet Mites. Should I prep the soil or area before planing. Unfortunately, I need to plant each year's new plants within a foot or so of last year's plants.
Thanks, and see you shortly after the 26th. Love the Russian Orange 117.
Posted by: Eric Sudhoff | March 12, 2011 at 06:38 PM
Lara: No, we won't be selling squash plants (if we did, we wouldn't be able to offer so many weird and wonderful tomato varieties).
Posted by: Love Apple Farm | March 08, 2011 at 01:04 PM
I can't wait to visit! My Love Apple plants are always the best producers. Will you be providing squash plants at the Scotts Valley location as well?
Posted by: Lara Fabans | March 08, 2011 at 12:49 PM
The Emerald Evergreen we grew last year are our new favorite. I'm hoping we can find a striped tomato that we like as well.
Posted by: Dee Dee | March 07, 2011 at 10:27 PM
I just love your tomatoes! My favorite is the Thessaloniki. It's very sweet and juice. I'm also a big fan of the Sun Gold great cherry tomato that is orange when ripe.....Love them!
Looking forward to picking out this years plants,see you soon
Posted by: Sandy Francis | February 24, 2011 at 05:39 PM
Your varieties are incredible! What a sale it will be!!
Posted by: m lovin | February 22, 2011 at 11:46 AM
Can't wait for the tomatoe sell this year. I plan to plant several roma variety's and definetly a sungold or two.
Posted by: Alicia Byers | February 22, 2011 at 08:54 AM
I want to grow white odyssey. I can not imagine my friends faces when they streetcar a white tomato. Awesome
Posted by: Julie harris | February 22, 2011 at 08:25 AM
Oh, if I lived closer. Such a selection of tomato goodness.
Posted by: Cathy Holt | February 22, 2011 at 06:54 AM
I would love to grow a tomato that has adequate acidity. I can grow a tomato with decent tomato flavor and a lot of sweetness but it won't taste great because it is missing the tanginess to make a good balanced flavor.
Posted by: Lisa M in Campbell, CA | February 21, 2011 at 09:26 PM
We love the cherry varieties! The Yellow Pear and Black Cherry sound great! Would also like to see the Great White, my son loves sharks!
Posted by: Beautifulyou | February 21, 2011 at 09:09 PM
I would like to grow a tomato free of Tomato Russet Mites!!! Last season left me craving the the large varieties that love the heat, length of day and warm nights. Henderson's Pink Ponderosa or Red Ponderosa are two that I really enjoy when the tomato God's are willing!
Posted by: Jim Baggese | February 21, 2011 at 08:29 PM