Tomato Plant Pre-Sale

 Our 2020 tomato, pepper and eggplant sale is scheduled to start Saturday, March 28, 2020 for pre-sale order pick up. OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC starting the next day, Sunday, March 29, 2020. You will be picking up your plants in the back lot area of Ivy's Porch, located at 5311 Scots Valley Drive in Scotts Valley, CA.

ANANAS NOIRE Cynthia's favorite tomato variety. Gorgeous with just about every color of the rainbow in this beautiful and delicious tomato. Slice it open to reveal chartreuse, purple, red, orange and yellow splotches. Large.  $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20 only.	BEAUTY LOTTRINGA Rare heirloom showstopper. Deep ribs, ruby red. This will be the prettiest tomato in your garden! Large.  $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20 only.	BERKELEY TIE-DYE Like a tie-dyed tomato, this one has pronounced striping of red, pink and green. Super fun & delicious. Large. Photo by Territorial Seed. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20  only.
BLACK BEAR Creamy, barbeque-ee taste. You NEED a "black" tomato variety, trust us! Large. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	BLACK CHERRY Our favorite "black" cherry. Dark purple w/ umami flavors. Delicious! $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	BLACK KRIM Black Krim is an an intense and slightly salty large purple beefsteak. Very tasty! $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.
BLACK PRINCE A small-to-medium sized tomato, Black Prince yields well even in cooler climates. Juicy and fruity! Photo by TomatoFest.com $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	BLONDKOPFCHEN Blondkopfchen means "little blond girl" in German. These yellow cherry tomatoes ripen in sweet and tangy clusters. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	BRANDYWINE SUDDUTH'S Brandywine Sudduth's is a 100-year-old heirloom. It's a large pink beefsteak with an incredibly rich taste. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.
CARMELLO  F1 Carmello F1 is a hybridized version of a classic French slicer. It's a medium red beefsteak with a perfect balance of sweetness and acidity. VFNT Disease Resistant $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	CASEY'S PURE YELLOW Casey's Pure Yellow is a medium-to-large beefsteak that is incredibly sweet and juicy. True yellow color. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	CASPIAN PINK Caspian Pink is a taste test winner. And customer favorite. Very sweet. Large dark pink beefsteaks. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.
CELEBRITY F1 Celebrity is a very reliable determinate ((bush-type) hybrid. Early and long-lasting. Huge yields of med to large fruit. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	CHEF'S CHOICE F1 Chef’s Choice is an award winning hybrid with wonderful old-fashioned flavor. Deep orange beefsteaks, medium size fruit. Photo by Urban Farmer. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	CHEROKEE CARBON F1 Cherokee Carbon is a hybrid cross of Cherokee Purple & Carbon, higher yielding than both. Dark purple med to large fruits. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.
CHEROKEE PURPLE Cherokee Purple is a long time customer favorite. Sweet with a rich smoky taste. Large dark purple fruit. Photo by TomatoFest.com $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	CHINESE PASTE Chinese Paste is an excellent and delicious heirloom paste; larger than San Marzano. Our customers are loving this one! $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	CHOCOLATE CHERRY Chocolate Cherry is a milk-chocolate-colored cherry tomato bursting with flavor. Performs even in the toughest conditions. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.
DELANO GREEN Delano Green is our favorite green-when-ripe variety from our private seed source. Large fruits have pineapple & guava flavors. Photo by TomatoFest.com $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	FRUIT PUNCH CHERRY Fruit Punch Cherry is super fruity & sweet. Crack-resistant thin skin. Prolific plant bears lots of dark pink round cherries. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	GERMAN RED STRAWBERRY German Red Strawberry is our favorite red oxheart. Robust, traditional flavor in these large heart-shaped beauties. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.
GOLD MEDAL Gold Medal is a real winner. Sweet and beautiful. Gold and red bi-color. Thin skin. Huge fruits. Photo by TomatoFest.com $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	GOLD NUGGET Gold Nugget is a determinate (short) heirloom cherry. Super early producer of good-flavored yellow cherries. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	GREAT WHITE Great White is one of the best whites! Pale yellow fruit are fabulous and sweet. Large. Photo by TomatoFest.com $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.
GREEN TIGER Green Tiger is a green & yellow striped, elongated tomato. Great for salsa and sauces. Ripe when yellow stripes appear. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	GREEN ZEBRA Green Zebra is a long-time favorite. Green with yellow stripes. Small, round fruit. Ripe with yellow stripes appear. Photo by TomatoFest.com $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	HAWAIIAN PINEAPPLE Hawaiian Pineapple is a sweet and luscious bi-color beefsteak. Large fruits are yellow and orange with red blushes. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.
HIPPIE ZEBRA Hippie Zebra is a gorgeous and unusual tomato with purple, green, and red striping. Med to large fruits are stunning. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	INDIGO APPLE Indigo Apple is truly unique. Fruits start out almost black, ripening to deep orange from the bottom up. Medium. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	INDIGO CHERRY DROPS Indigo Cherry Drops is the prettiest cherry around! Red/purple/yellow are its final colors after starting out almost black. Delicious! $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.
INDIRA GANDHI Indira Gandhi is a reddish black beefsteak from Belarus. Savory, rich flavor. Medium. Photo by TomatoFest.com $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	JAPANESE BLACK TRIFELE Japanese Black Trifele is a real fun one to grow. Size and shape of a Bartlett pear. Robust flavor. Great for salsas & pastes. Super pretty too! Photo by TomatoFest.com $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	JAUNE FLAMME Jaune Flamme is great for all climates, even cooler ones. Fabulous taste in these small (size of a golf ball) fruits that are deep orange in color. Rivals Sungold for sweetness. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.
JULIET F1 Juliet is a hybrid small-fruited red paste tomato. Great sub for San Marzano, as it will grow in all climates. Also great for sun-drying or dehydrating.  $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	KENTUCKY BEEFSTEAK Kentucky Beefsteak yields very large, dark orange tomatoes. Big, sweet flavors. Takes a while to ripen, but it’s worth the wait. Photo by TomatoFest.com $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	LEMON BOY F1 Lemon Boy is a high yielding hybrid with VFN disease resistance. Gorgeous deep yellow color. A customer favorite! Medium. Photo by TomatoFest.com $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.
LOVE APPLE Love Apple is our signature variety. Dark mahogany fruits, wonderful taste. Medium. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	MATT'S WILD CHERRY Matt’s Wild Cherry is renowned for its well-balanced flavors. A sweet & delicious small-fruited red cherry. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	MOMOTARO F1 Momotaro is one of Japan’s favorite tomatoes. A hybrid with superb taste & perfectly sweet fruit. Medium-sized fruits. High yields! $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.
MORTGAGE LIFTER Mortgage Lifter got its name because a Mid Westerner was able to pay off his mortgage by selling his famous tomatoes. Medium deep red fruit. Photo by TomatoFest.com $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	NEW GIRL F1 New Girl is a more eco-friendly alternative to Early Girl (which is owned by Monsanto). Med fruits are deep red, prolific & disease resistant. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	NORTHERN LIGHTS Northern Lights is a yellow/orange stunner with red starbursts. Very sweet. Medium. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.
NOVA F1 Nova is fast becoming one of our customer favs. Grow it and you’ll always grow it. Grape shaped deep golden fruits are delicious and abundant. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	ORANGE BLOSSOM F1 Orange Blossom is a determinate (short) hybrid that ripens quickly. Sweet, with some kick. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	ORANGE RUSSIAN 117 Orange Russian 117 is guaranteed to please. Its gorgeous heart-shaped fruits are softly striped in hues of yellow, orange and red. Very few seeds. Delicious. Medium $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.
PAUL ROBESON Paul Robeson is an award-winning dark chocolate/purple medium-sized beefsteak. Complex flavors. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	PINK ACCORDION Pink Accordion yields lots of show stopping, highly ruffled, gorgeous pink beauties. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	RAMAPO F1 Ramapo is a hybrid by Rutgers University that has traditional "Jersey tomato" flavor. Deep red, medium sized fruits. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.
ROJITA F1 Rojita is a grape-shaped pink cherry that yields beautiful, sweet fruit. Disease resistant hybrid. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	SAN MARZANO San Marzano is the gold standard of sauce tomatoes. Truly one of Italy's greatest treasures. Medium, oval fruits are deep red. Photo by TomatoFest.com $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	SEXY BEAST Sexy Beast is Love Apple's own cultivar. Beautiful large deep pink heart-shaped fruits. Very few seeds. Delicious! $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.
SISTERS Sisters is a vigorous, productive plant bearing loads of deep red fruits. Great flavor too! $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	STUPICE Stupice is a real customer favorite. Determinate (short) plant bears early and often. Fruits are small and dark red. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	SUMMER LOVE Summer Love is our exclusive variety. Gorgeous and delicious, pale yellow large beefsteaks with a pink blush. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.
SUNGOLD F1 Sungold is everyone’s favorite cherry tomatoes. It’s a hybrid bred to be as sweet as candy. Dark golden round fruits. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	SUNGREEN GARDEN CHERRY F1 Sungreen Garden is a hybrid green-when-ripe round cherry. . Crazy sweet w/ a nice color contrast to the norm. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	SWEET MILLION F1 Sweet Million is an upgrade from Sweet 100. Disease resistant (FNT), wonderful flavor and yield. Hybrid. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.
TOMATILLO Tomatillos are a must for salsas, but can be used in many recipes as well. Need 2 plants to pollinate. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	WHITE CHERRY White Cherry has a gorgeous color and very sweet flavor. Pale yellow round cherries rival Sungold in sweetness. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	WHITE OXHEART White Oxheart is rare variety. Creamy pale yellow heart-shaped fruits have excellent flavor with low acid. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.
YELLOW PEAR Yellow Pear is a real customer favorite. Prolific and cute. Great in salads. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	ZHEZHA Zhezha is unique: you don’t often get big beefsteaks on short heirloom plants. Full, robust flavor. Great for containers! $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	ANAHEIM PEPPER Anaheim is a classic stuffing pepper. Anyone up for some chilis relleños? Medium heat. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.
ANTOHI ROMANIAN PEPPER Antohi Romanian is an Eastern European frying pepper, but also very nice fresh. Sweet. Early. Prepare like Padrons. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	CALIFORNIA WONDER BELL PEPPER California Wonder Bell is sweet & tasty. Pick when green, or allow to ripen until red. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	CAROLINA REAPER PEPPER Carolina Reaper was a recent Guinness World Record holder for hottest pepper. Eat it and weep! $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.
CAYENNE PEPPER Cayenne peppers can be grown until red and ripe, dried, and then coarse ground for sprinkling on your favorite foods. Medium heat. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	ESPELETTE PEPPER Espelettes are prized by fine chefs world-wide for the powder created from these red beauties rom the Basque region of France. Pick red, hang to dry, then grind them up in a blender. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	FATALII PEPPER Fatalii is a delicious pepper with citrus notes beneath a scorching heat. Be careful! $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.
HABANERO PEPPER Habañero used to be the gold standard for hot peppers. It’s still a spicy one! Productive, very tasty for chile fans. Wait until they turn orange. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	JALAPENO PEPPER Jalapeños are great fresh or pickled. The classic nacho pepper! They start out green and eventually turn red if you don’t pick them fast enough. Medium to hot. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	PURPLE JALAPENO PEPPER Purple Jalapeño produces small purple fruit that matures to red. Very pretty and tasty. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.
JIMMY NARDELLO PEPPER Jimmy Nardello is the perfect, super sweet, frying pepper. Try it, you'll love it! Wait for them to turn red for a candy-sweet treat. You’ll want quite a few of these plants to get a pan full of ripe peppers for frying. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	ORANGE SUN BELL PEPPER Orange Sun Bell is meaty, very sweet, gorgeous color. Starts green; ripens to orange. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	PADRON PEPPER Padrons are a fantastic frying pepper. Pick at 1” to 2” long for best flavor. Fry in olive oil & salt for a delicious snack. Pick them green. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.
POBLANO PEPPER Poblanos are a large, dark green pepper that matures to brown. Slight taper, blunt end. “Ancho” dried. These make the best chilis rellenos. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	PURPLE BEAUTY BELL PEPPER Purple Beauty Bell has a gorgeous, unique color. Resistant to sunscald. Starts green; ripens to purple. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	SERRANO PEPPER Serrano is a pepper that’s great for salsas and sauces. Crisp, fresh flavor, but hot. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.
SHISHITO PEPPER Shishitos are the Japanese version of Padrons. These long green wrinkled peppers should be fried until soft and salted for a wonderful feast. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	THAI PEPPER Thai peppers are hot, but not excruciating. Used throughout Asia in stir frys. This is a very pretty plant that gets tall and produces tons of little green turning to red peppers. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	GALINE EGGPLANT Galine is the “standard” glossy globe-type eggplant. Ripens earlier than most. Hybrid. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.
LITTLE FINGERS EGGPLANT Little Fingers produces loads of eggplant clusters of 3+ more. Harvest when at least the size of your pinky finger. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	ORIENT EXPRESS EGGPLANT Orient Express is the quintessential Japanese eggplant. Long fruits are dark purple. Heat & cool weather resistant. Very early hybrid. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.	ROSA BIANCA EGGPLANT Rosa Bianca is a plump, variably ribbed fruit streaked with white and violet. Mild, creamy. Very pretty. $4.99 per plant. Pick up on 3/28/20.
PLANTING BUNDLE Includes: 1x 4-6-3 Fertilizer, 1x Bone Meal, 1x Fish Meal, 1x Worm Castings, and 4x Mykos. Enough for 12 tomato plants following our recommendations (for peppers and eggplants use half as much). A $9 savings! $49. Pick up on 3/28/20.	TOMATO, VEGETABLE, AND HERB FERTILIZER A slow release blend of nutrients (4-6-3) that provides a great start for your plants. $9. Pick up on 3/28/20.	MYKOS A blend of Mycorrhizal Fungi (inoculant) to help your plants with nutrient uptake, disease resistance, water retention, and communication! $5. Pick up on 3/28/20.
BONE MEAL Bone Meal is an excellent amendment for many crops, as it boosts harvest yields and prevents blossom end rot (that black patch on the bottom of tomatoes). $9. Pick up on 3/28/20.	FISH MEAL Fish Meal is an excellent substitute for a fish head. Do not use Fish Emulsion as a substitute as it is not a slow-release form of Nitrogen. $11. Pick up on 3/28/20.	WORM CASTINGS Black gold! Worm Castings contain a host of micronutrients and microorganisms that help plants grow properly and fight off diseases. $9. Pick up on 3/28/20.
HARVEST SUPREME COMPOST We recommend Harvest Supreme compost as part of our bed amending recipe: 1 bag Harvest Supreme, 1/2 bag Worm Castings, and 1/2 bag Tomato, Vegetable, and Herb Fertilizer per 50 square feet of soil. $9. Pick up on 3/28/20.	ORGANIC POTTING SOIL We recommend G&B Organic Potting Soil for use in container vegetable gardening. $11. Pick up on 3/28/20.	20 GALLON GEOPOT Geopots are a fantastic alternative to plastic containers as they allow more air into the soil, which is important to maintaining optimal soil health. Use 1 and 1/3 bags of G&B Organic Potting Soil per 20 gallon Geopot. $14. Pick up on 3/28/20.
TOMATO BOMB Contains Love Apple's recommended ingredients for the planting hole: 1/2 each of 4-6-3 fertilizer, bone meal, fish meal and worm castings. Put in planting hole some soil between it and the bottom of your plant. Throw in 2 aspirin tablets, 2 crushed eggshells, sprinkle Mykos on the root ball, and jump back because your garden will explode with vigor! $4.99 each. Pick up on 3/28/20.	LAF TIE DYE TEE Fit in with the Love Apple crew by wearing all our colors in this attractive design. Unisex. Male sizing. $24.99. Pick up on 3/28/20. Choose a Size Small Medium Large X-Large	LAF BASEBALL TEE Show your tomato pride by sporting this Baseball tee with lycopene-red sleeves. Unisex. Male sizing. $19.99. Pick up on 3/28/20. Choose a Size Small Medium Large X-Large

 

PLANT AND SUPPLY PICK-UP PROTOCOL:

1. You (or a friend) may come pick up your pre-orders on Saturday, March 28, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. We continue to be open for normal plant sales starting the day after, Sunday, March 29, and will stay open every day until June 7, or until plant inventory lasts. We do get fresh, new plant stock in each week, so if you can't make it opening weekend, then best not to pre-order and to just come in-person to select and purchase your plants any day starting on March 29 and continuing to June 7 (best selection will be in April).
   2. Please print out your receipt listing what you purchased and bring it with you (or bring it up on your phone, or forward it to your friend to show us). If you can't find it, please do not contact us. Just check your spam folder, check other email addresses you may have used to order, or simply come to the sale and we will look it up for you once you are here. It'll just take some line-waiting to look up and recreate your orders if you fail to bring yours.
   3. There will be no substitutions nor refunds allowed for the pre-sale. That means while you are filling your order from our pre-sale plant area, you can't decide to change your mind!
   4. If you can't pick up your pre-ordered items on Saturday, March 28, 2020: No worries, you won't lose your order. If you can't send someone else to pick up on your behalf, your plants will be returned to the general population and possibly sold before you have a chance to come and grab them on a future date. If you delay and can't come Saturday, bring your receipt and we will find the bulk of your plants or sub something else we think is equally fabulous (or you can sub) on another date. But no fair asking for a refund or credit. We told you what the dealio was before you ordered! Caveat is that if we failed to have the varieties you ordered, or are out of anything else you ordered, then we are ready, willing and able to refund if a sub is unacceptable to you.
   5. Cut us some slack: We are dealing with living beings, and sometimes things happen and living things die or don't grow as fast as we want. We will do our best! We hope it will be a blissful, exciting experience. I know you are looking forward to getting some happy, healthy, joyful tomato, pepper and eggplants into the ground!
   6. Thank you thank you thank you! We love our customers and are always available for consultations, tips, tricks, encouragement, jokes, and scolding (if you think we need it) via email at loveapplefarms@gmail.com

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 loveapplefarms@gmail.com or text us (for fastest service) at 831-588-3801.