Plant Pre-Sale: Veggies, Herbs, and Flowers

Our 2025 tomato, pepper, and eggplant sale presale has started. We also have other veggies and herbs for pre-sale as well as soil, fertilizers and supplies. You will be picking up your pre-order at 5311 Scotts Valley Drive in Scotts Valley, between March 29 and April 4. You will need an appointment to pick up your plants. After your order is placed, within a day or two we will email you a link to make your appointment.  YOU DO NOT NEED TO PRE-ORDER IF YOU ARE COMING INTO NURSERY ONCE WE START BEING OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, WHICH IS APRIL 5, 2025. Our hours are 10 to 5 daily.

Our plants are either in 3" pots, or in six-packs. If it isn't designated as a six-pack, it'll be in a 3" small pot. You'll be coming into the greenhouse and choosing your own plants based on your printed-out-at-home detailed receipt. Best to bring a box or wagon to take your order home in, although we will have boxes for sale at a nominal fee.

 

ARUGULA Arugula is a mildly spicy salad green. About five seeds per cell of a sick pack, separate each when planting out to get larger yields. Photo courtesy of Johnnys (our seed source). $8.99 per 6-pack. Read before ordering!	BEAN - BUSH, FRENCH FILET Bush beans have long skinny green beans, like pole beans, but the plant stays short. Stake each one with a small tomato cage to hold it upright. Our six packs have between 6 and 12 plants. Photo courtesy of Johnnys (our seed source). $8.99 per 6-pack. Read before ordering!	BEAN - POLE, GREEN  Pole beans need a tall trellis for support. Our six packs contain 6 to 12 plants. Photo courtesy of Johnnys (our seed source). $8.99 per 6-pack. Read before ordering!
CUCUMBER - AMERICAN SLICING Standard green slicing cucumber. Covering the ground with plastic keeps it warm and prevents fruit from rotting where it contacts the soil. Photo courtesy of Johnnys (our seed source). $6.99 per plant. Read before ordering!	CUCUMBER - ARMENIAN Armenian cucumbers are the easiest cuke to grow. They are long, curved and delicious. They can scramble around the garden, or be trained up a trellis. Photo courtesy of Johnnys (our seed source). $6.99 per plant. Read before ordering!	CUCUMBER - LEMON Lemon cucumbers are ripe when the white fruit turns a bit yellow. A delicious addition to your garden patch. Photo courtesy of Johnnys (our seed source). $6.99 per plant. Read before ordering!
CUCUMBER - PERSIAN Persian cukes, aka "cocktail" cukes, are shorter and a bit skinnier than your standard cucumber. Photo courtesy of Johnnys (our seed source). $6.99 per plant. Read before ordering!	CUCUMBER - PICKLING Pickling cucumbers are smaller and bumpier than normal cukes. You'll need several plants for a proper harvest if you're pickling. Photo courtesy of Johnnys (our seed source). $6.99 per plant. Read before ordering!	CUCUMBER - SUYO LONG Our favorite Japanese-type cucumber. Long, curved, and very prolific. Tender and sweet. Photo courtesy of Johnnys (our seed source). $6.99 per plant. Read before ordering!
KALE - TOSCANO   Toscano kale, aka Dinosaur kale, can be a very long-lasting veggie in your garden, giving you edible leaves for more than 6 months. Harvest older, individual leaves for extended lifespan. Each six-pack cell will contain one plant. $8.99 per 6-pack. Read before ordering!	LETTUCE - MIXED Mixed six pack of delicious, tender lettuces. Protect all greens with a sprinkling of organic Sluggo Plus when planting. See our Fertilizers & Products page to reserve yours for pick up with your plants. $8.99 per 6-pack. Read before ordering!	MELON - SUGAR BABY WATERMELON Sugar baby watermelons are small and easy to grow. Each plant gives one or two melons, so you may want more than one plant. They don't take up much space, as they vine around, finding their own way in the garden. Photo by Johnny's. $6.99 per plant. Read before ordering!
ONIONS, SMALL MIXED COLORS Nice mix of various small onions. Both root and leaves will be delightfully edible. Six-pack cells contain 4-5 plants each. Separate them and space two inches apart. $8.99 per 6-pack. Read before ordering!	PEA - SUGAR SNAP Sugar snap peas aren't for shucking. You eat the whole pod with the somewhat swollen peas inside. The plants will need staking. We use small tomato cages. Six packs have 6 to 12 plants. Separate them and space 12 inches apart. $8.99 per 6-pack. Read before ordering!	PUMPKIN - JACK O' LANTERN Quintessential carving pumpkin. Each plant should give you 2 or 3 pumpkins. Space plants a foot apart, and they will vine around, making their own way in the garden. $6.99 per plant. Read before ordering!
SQUASH - PATTY PAN There are lots of colors of patty-pan summer squashes, but we love this one with a green disc inside the yellow skin. Summer squashes like patty pans, zucchinis, and crooknecks will grow into a large bush. Space them two feet apart. $6.99 per plant. Read before ordering!	SQUASH - COSTATA ROMANESCO Traditional Italian heirloom zucchini-type squash with excellent flavor. It has medium green, with pale green flecks and prominent ribs. Much better flavor than traditional hybrid varieties: better textured, nutty, and delicious. A good producer of blossoms for cooking. $6.99 per plant. Read before ordering!	SQUASH - ZUCCHINI, STANDARD GREEN Standard dark green smooth zucchini. Summer squashes like patty pans, zucchinis, and crooknecks will grow into a large bush. Space them two feet apart. $6.99 per plant. Read before ordering!
SQUASH - YELLOW CROOKNECK Yellow crookneck squash have a long yellow curved neck. Summer squashes like patty pans, zucchinis, and crooknecks will grow into a large bush. Space them two feet apart. $6.99 per plant. Read before ordering!	STRAWBERRY Strawberries are fun to grow as long as you protect them from slugs, earwigs and pillbugs. Do that with a sprinkle of organic Sluggo Plus before planting. You'll need more than one plant. Each one doesn't give a whole heck of a lot!  $6.99 per plant. Read before ordering!	BASIL, GENOVESE It's not summer without basil. Keep pinching back the growing tips to create a bushier plant. Also pinch off any flower pods to "trick" the plant into thinking it needs to continue to grow.  $6.99 per plant. Read before ordering!
BASIL, RED RUBIN Red basil (aka purple basil) is similar to standard green Genovese, but with gorgeous color. Try this on a caprese salad just to be different! Photo by Johnnyseeds.com $6.99 per plant. Read before ordering!	BASIL, THAI Thai basil is a flavorful garnish for sweet dishes. Green, 2" long leaves have a spicy, anise/clove flavor. The plant is so pretty, though, it can pass as an ornamental flower. Photo by Johnnyseeds.com $6.99 per plant. Read before ordering!	CHIVES Chives are an easy to grow herb, with many culinary uses. They bloom a pretty little round purple flower that is also edible.  $6.99 per plant. Read before ordering!
CILANTRO Cilantro is a summer staple, especially for salsa. Unfortunately, it isn't very long-lived, tending to go to flower quickly. No worries, the flowers are delightfully edible and the dried seeds inside them can be saved as coriander. $6.99 per plant. Read before ordering!	DILL Dill has an interesting licorice flavor. Essential for some fish dishes. Try adding a few fronds to scrambled eggs to really kick them up a notch.  $6.99 per plant. Read before ordering!	OREGANO Oregano is the "go-to" spice for pasta sauces, pizzas, and other everyday meals. This is a low-growing hardy perennial, so put it where you think it'll stay for a while.  $6.99 per plant. Read before ordering!
PARSLEY, ITALIAN Parsley is a staple for any robust herb garden, and our favorite is the flat-leaf Italian version. Don't even THINK about curly-leaf parsley. That's so 70's! $6.99 per plant. Read before ordering!	SAGE, CULINARY There are loads of different sages, but this is the common, culinary sage. Essential for roast turkey and other poultry, it can be used in a myriad of ways, even as a gorgeous landscape perennial with purple flowers. $6.99 per plant. Read before ordering!	TARRAGON, FRENCH French tarragon is one of our favorite herbs and not able to be grown from seed. Ours are propagated the only way possible: through cuttings. This is a tender perennial. Some of you will be able to grow it well from year to year, and others will struggle. See if you have what it takes! $6.99 per plant. Read before ordering!
THYME, FRENCH Also known as Summer Thyme. The upright stems with small gray-green leaves are very aromatic and said to be the most flavorful of all the thymes and the variety preferred by chefs. Low growing perennial, so plant it where you want to keep it. Photo by Pinetree Seeds. $6.99 per plant. Read before ordering!	MARIGOLD We don't sell a lot of flowers, but marigolds are rumored to ward off bugs (don't believe it though). We carry them because they do attract pollinators and are a sweet addition to your veggie garden. Several plants per pot. $6.99 per plant. Read before ordering!	NASTURTIUM Nasturtiums are some of our favorite edible flowers. Sweet and spicy, throw them in your salads. Oh, and don't forget the petals too. They are wonderful! Several plants per pot.  $6.99 per plant. Read before ordering!
SUNFLOWER Sunflowers just scream summer, don't you think? Our variety is a nice pollen-less cutting type with multiple blooms $8.99 per 6-pack. Read before ordering!	SWEET PEA Our cutting sweet pea is called 'Mammoth Choice Mix." It has a lovely aroma and long stems for easier cutting. Six packs contain 6 to 12 plants. They will need a trellis. Photo by Johnnyseeds.com (our seed source.) $8.99 per 6-pack. Read before ordering!

We look forward to helping you have a fantastic vegetable garden this year. Consider a gardening class to sharpen your skills. If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at [email protected] or text us (for fastest service) at 831-588-3801.