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Home , Azoychka, Beefsteak tomato, Big Rainbow, Black Krim, Brandywine (tomato), Cherokee purple

Spring Transplant Sale

Plant Descriptions:

Heirloom Tomatoes – pages 1-9 Hybrid Tomatoes – page 10-11 Tomatillo – page 11 Peppers, Hot – page 12 Peppers, Sweet – page 13 Basil – page 14 Eggplant – page 15

All of our plants are USDA Certified Organic, no GMO’s

Johnson’s Backyard Garden – 2013 Spring Transplant Sale All of our plants are USDA Certified Organic, no GMO's page 1 Heirloom Tomatoes

Amana Aussie Aunt Ruby's German Glowing orange beefsteaks with An Australian Beefsteak an intense full flavor, which bursting with great, sweet flavor; Heirloom beefsteak variety from most tomatoes don't match! 1 lb an excellent blend of acids and Ruby Arnold of Greeneville, avg. This very attractive sugars. 1 lb avg. Tennessee. Slightly flattened, is named for ripens to a pale greenish-, the Amana Colonies, in Amana, with a slight blush that Iowa. extends to the inside. Superb, fruity sweet and slightly spicy taste. 1 lb avg.

Azoychka Big Krim A Russian heirloom Originally from Polk County, MN. 1- Originally from the Isle of Krim on ("" is a woman's 2 lbs. Rib-shouldered bi-colored the Black Sea in the former Soviet name.). Produces an abundant beefsteak tomatoes with flesh Union. 1-2 lbs. This rare, and crop (40-50 tomatoes per plant) with beautiful streaks. As fruits outstanding tomato is slightly of smooth, 3-inch, 10-16 oz., ripen they have a rainbow flattened dark-red (- slightly flattened oblate, meaty, appearance: on the colored), beefsteak tomatoes with yellow/orange tomatoes with a shoulder, yellow, orange, gold in deep green shoulders. Green gel luscious sweet citrusy flavor. the middle, and red on the blossom around seeds. Fantastic, intense, end. Very juicy and fruity sweet. slightly salty taste (which is great Good disease resistance. for those not wanting to add salt to their tomatoes).

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Black Prince Black Zebra Pink A "true " that A natural and stabilized cross Dates back to the mid-1880s from does very well in cooler climates. between and a black strong Amish stock. This heirloom tomato by Jeff Dawson. 4 oz, 1 tomato has quite a following when These deep garnet round, 2-inch 1/2", juicy, round tomatoes with it comes to gardeners and tomato (2-3 oz.) tomatoes are full of /mahogany-colored skin connoisseurs. 1-2 lbs. The fruits juice and incredibly rich fruity with green stripes with are reddish-pink, the flesh is flavors, deep rich on the exceptionally rich, complex, really creamy and the taste is superb. inside. Perfect for patio gardens. delightful tomato flavors that Fruits are flattened and irregular, Perfect for eating fresh, and in contain hints of smoke and perfect for sandwiches. cooking in tomato sauce or other sweetness. culinary wonders.

Brandywine Red Brandywine Yellow Caspian Pink This heirloom is known for its Originally from Gary Platfoot of Originally grown in southern perfect balance of sugars and Ohio. 1-2 lbs, 3-4 inch, yellow- Russia between the Caspian and flavor. 1-2 lbs. Dark pink-red orange (gold), round, flattened, Black Seas. Thought by some to be skin, smooth and extremely slightly ribbed shouldered "Queen of the ," these juicy. Pick these big beauty’s just with delicious, prolific, 1-2 pound, globe-shaped, before ripe to avoid cracking. intense sweet flavors balanced pink-red beefsteak tomatoes that with a slight tartness. rival Brandywine in popularity and flavor. One of the best known and best-tasting Russian tomatoes.

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Cherokee Cherokee Green Craig LeHoullier stabilized this Craig LeHoullier who grew out Originally from Tennessee, rogue heirloom originating from Cherokee Chocolate from cultivated by Native American the popular old heirloom from another seed saver in 1997, then Cherokee tribe. Very productive Tennessee, Cherokee Purple. This stabilized this seed for Cherokee plants producing loads of dusky 4-inch, 1-2 lb beefsteak variety has Green. 1 lb beefsteak tomatoes rose to purple colored, 1 lb developed a great following that are amber green with a beefsteak tomatoes with deep red among celebrity chefs because of yellowish when ripe. This is colors to the interior flesh and its exceptionally rich tomato one of the best tasting, most dark shoulders. A very popular flavors and wonderful chocolate flavorful of all the green market variety because of its rich, mahogany colored. tomatoes. A very fine slicer complex and sweet flavors. tomato.

Chocolate Stripe Druzba Earl of Edgecombe Mahogany colored with dark, A Bulgarian heirloom introduced From the 7th Earl of Edgecombe, green-striping (similar to black in 1995. (Druzhba means New Zealand. 1 lb avg. Smooth, 3- zebra). 1 lb avg. Fruits have friendship in Bulgarian.) inch, uniformly ripening fruits are delicious, complex, rich, sweet, Produces big harvests of smooth, beautiful orange globes, typically earthy tomato flavors. One of blemish-free, round, deep-red, borne in clusters of two or more. many desirable 'black tomatoes”. A juicy, 10-ounce fruits. Excellent, Flesh is firm, meaty and great slicer. robust, sweet/tart, juicy flavors. exceptionally flavorful. Good disease resistance.

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Florida Pink German Giant German Johnson A heavy bearer of huge, 1-3 lb Beautiful, deep-pink tomatoes that Pink globes, with few seeds and lots of are similar to the famed This longtime favorite in the flavor. A great cooking tomato. Brandywine but matures earlier. 2 Mid-Atlantic and Southeast is Sets fruit well at high temps. lb avg. Full of rich, complex, sweet one of the parent lines of flavors that you look for in a . Mild-flavored, variety that is to be highlighted in meaty, 1-2 lb fruits with pink your garden. skins and yellow shoulders. One of the highest rated pinks for flavor and yield.

Gold Medal Great Green Zebra A Ben Quisenberry tomato. Creamy white fruit, this tomato is Developed in 1985 by tomato Wonderful, 1-1.5 lb, yellow and superbly wonderful. The flesh is so breeder Tom Wagner, this is an red bi- beefsteak tomato with good and delicious, it reminds one unusual and exquisite green pink marbling in blossom end, thin of a mixture of fresh-cut pineapple, tomato. The 2-inch round fruit skin and luscious sweet, well- melon and guava. Fruit are ripens to a yellow-gold with balanced flavors. Harvested ripe smoother than most large dark-green zebra-like stripes. fruit lasted for a couple of weeks beefsteak types, and yields can be The flesh is lime-emerald in before showing signs loosing its very high. 1-2 lb avg. Introduced color that has an invigorating beauty. by Gleckler’s Seedsmen. lemon-lime flavor.

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Hillbilly Italian Tree Japanese Trifele An Ohio heirloom beefsteak Enormous amounts of meaty, red Black originally from West Virginia tomatoes with superior sweet Russian origin. This interesting producing heavily-ribbed, orange- flavors perfectly balanced with just plant yields prolific quantities of yellow fruit with red mottled skin the right amount of acid. 1-2 lb, 4- 6 oz fruit that looks like a and red streaks within. 1-2 lb avg. 5-inch avg. This tomato plant beautiful mahogany-colored Very sweet, fruity flavors. Low should be trellised as each plant Bartlett pear with greenish acid. Try it in big slices with other can bear bushels of fruit. shoulders. Very tasty flesh with a colored tomatoes. meaty core, one of the blackest varieties available.

Kellogg’s Breakfast Large Red Lemon Boy Pale yellow to deep orange Prior to the Civil War, Large Red Good yields of 8 oz, bright lemon beefsteak tomatoes originally was one of the most favored yellow beauties! from West Virginia. Thin-skinned, tomato varieties in the U.S. 1-2 lb, Less seedy than most, perfect for meaty, with few seeds and a 4-inch avg. Heavily ribbed, sandwiches! Large, firm and fantastic sweet, tangy flavor. Juice flattened, beautiful, red, beefsteak fleshy fruit, glorious color and, and inside flesh have a bright tomatoes that shout out terrific, unbeatable flavor. color similar to orange juice. complex, well-balanced, sweet flavors with that old-fashioned acidic 'tang' that makes it a winner.

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Lemony Marianna’s Peace Marvel Stripe From Craig Lehoullier who got Originated in Czechoslovakia. 1-2 lb Beefsteak originally from seeds from Aaron Whealy. avg. Wonderful beefsteak tomatoes. Oaxaca, Mexico. Largest of the One of the first Russian varieties bi-colored tomatoes. 4-5 inches, popularized in the US. Abundant Dense, creamy, sweet flesh with 2 lb avg. Sweet, mild fruity yields of 1 lb, 4-5” avg fruit. - rich complex flavors. Great gift for flavors. yellow beefsteak. Unlike most the tomato lover. this one is loaded with luscious, big sweet tangy flavors.

Mexico Mortgage Lifter Nyagous Brought to the America by a Developed by M.C. Byles in the A prolific, rare, Russian tomato Mexican family living in the 1930s. M.C. Byles (aka “Radiator variety. Beautiful, smooth, Midwest. Prolific yields, 1-2 lb avg. Charlie”) had no formal education round, "black" tomatoes that or plant breeding experience, but are dark mahogany with dark Slightly flattened, irregular- created this legendary tomato by -green shoulders. A shaped, dark-pink beefsteak cross-breeding four of the largest wonderfully firm and blemish- tomatoes with terrifically bold tomatoes he was able to find. He free, tomato with lots of sweet, tomato flavors. Plenty of was then able to sell enough of complex fruit flavors and a sweetness with complementary them to pay off the mortgage on his clean acidic finish. 6 oz avg. Up acid flavors. house. The large, 1-3 lb avg, slightly to 6 fruits to a cluster. A good flattened, pink-red fruits are meaty, market variety that has become very flavorful and have few tomato a favorite of the Russian seeds. varieties. Resistant to cracking.

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Persimmon Pineapple Pruden’s Purple This vigorous and prolific This bi-colored, slightly flattened, Similar to Brandywine. Great for heirloom, introduced around yellow beefsteak has red blushing hot day and cool night climate. 1983, yields lots of fruit. One of and streaks on the outside. Its High yielding, 1 lb avg. Slightly the better flavors of all the orange yellow interior contains few seeds flattened, pretty, blemish-free, tomatoes. Rose-orange and a red star-burst in the center. 2 purple-pink fruits with few (persimmon colored) fruits range lb avg. Taste is wonderfully mild tomato seeds and excellent from 12-ounces to 2 pounds. with tropical fruity-sweet flavors. flavor. Meaty, very sweet, and few seeds. This is a show stopper!

Purple Calabash San Marzano Striped German A beautiful, drought tolerant From Italy. Compact and prolific Beautiful fruit with red-yellow variety producing small to producer of bright-red, slim, 2-3 stripes. Excellently sweet, medium (2 1/2 to 3-inch), flat, inch, -type, fruit over a long complex flavors and dense flesh. deeply ruffled, chocolate- to season. A paste tomato with pointy 1-2 lb avg. Produces till frost. deep-purple fruit. Intensely rich, end, heavy walls and little juice, so almost wine-like flavor. Crack it's great for tomato sauce. Crack resistant and stores well. A resistant. Better tasting than Roma. winner!!

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Tasty Evergreen Tobolsk A solid, medium-sized, green (aka Mr. Stripey) - Highly 100 year old heirloom tomato, slicer, with full, mild and productive, English vine that originally from the Urals near the delicious flavors. 1 lb avg. One of produces beautiful, silver-dollar city of Tobolsk, Russia. 1 lb, 3-inch the best tasting greens. sized, round fruits with red-orange avg. Round, light yellow to orange skin with golden-green to yellow fruit with excellent sweet flavors. jagged stripes. Red-orange, juicy Perfect balance of acid for its flesh. Brisk, tangy (tart) flavor. deliciously sweet flavors. Rare and precious.

Valencia Zapotec Heirloom Tomato, From Maine. Round, smooth fruit From the Zapotec Indians of Carbon (John) with a brilliant orange uniform Mexico. Beautiful purple-brown, open- color. fruits that contain rich This is a very unique, heavily pollinated tomatoes. 1 lb avg. flavors. 10 oz avg. Excellent, full, ribbed, dark pink, delicious fruit. Its Color of tomatoes are most often complex tomato taste, with a pleated shape makes it very darker than the photo here great balance of acidic and sweet. ornamental, and it would be indicates, making this among of the It is meaty and rich with few wonderful hollowed and stuffed, or darkest of the black tomatoes with seeds. It has been described as sliced to show off its scalloped delicious, rich, complex flavors. bursting with flavor, rich and edges. The flavor is sweet and mild, buttery as well as pineapple-like, and yields are prolific. This is a sweet and refreshing, like a really most unusual variety that is really ripe ground cherry. very pretty.

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Celebrity Bella Rosa Sun Gold Cherry A very reliable hybrid variety that This is not only a beautiful, red forms 7-8 oz, firm, deep-globe hybrid tomato with a melodious A farm favorite Cherry and sure to shaped fruit. These plants are name, it is a really serious win over any compact determinate that performer. It is both heat tolerant skeptics. You will find yourself produce heavily. They deliver and resistant to tomato spotted wilt popping these super sweet cherry great flavor as a mid-season virus, two very important benefits tomatoes like candy. The bright tomato. for many growers. High yields of 1 orange flesh is indicative of its low lb, delicious tomatoes with bright acid property. Only 1/2 oz, but red flesh. every bit of it is packed with flavor.

White Cherry Florida 91 Polbig

Appealing, pale yellow cherry Count on Florida 91 tomato to set tomatoes. fruit even in the most intense Early, meaty and mild, and one of summer heat. the best varieties for holding on They have a sweet, mild taste. A pleasant hybrid, plants yield a the vine for extended periods Plants are compact and easy to crop of round, sweet fruit ideal for without cracking. pick. slicing onto sandwiches and salads. Flavorful, 6 to 8 oz., oblate-shaped 1" avg. Resistant to cracking and many fruits ripen uniformly, developing diseases. a consistent deep red color throughout. Johnson’s Backyard Garden – 2013 Spring Transplant Sale All of our plants are USDA Certified Organic, no GMO's page 10 Valley Girl Phoenix

This productive, flavorful tomato Vigorous and compact, globe- has been a top yielder in shaped, uniformly colored, bush- numerous areas. Early, 7-8 oz avg. type. 10-12oz avg. Blossoms and Globe-shaped, red fruits are fruit develop on the vine at the uniform ripening, firm and same time, and harvest time is smooth. short – 7 to 10 days.

Resistant to heat and cracking. Plants are self-topping and seldom need staking; best when caged. Heat and crack resistant.

Tomatillo

Related to tomatoes but unique Tomatillos are fun watch mature. in their own right. Plants flower and them form little paper lantern looking covers Used for making fresh green around the fruit. salsas and enchilada sauce. Tomatillos are ready for harvest Texture is similar to an apple; when they begin to push open the favor is mild and a little tangy. bottom of their papers.

Plants can be left un-staked.

Verde

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Mammoth Jalapeño Devil Serrano

A giant Jalapeño! High yields of dark green, finger-sized, glossy fruits begin to mature early so you can enjoy them all season. Smooth skin and thick flesh, which makes them easier to stuff. Or, use them in salsa, But, be prepared… this one's a real firecracker, with a dips, or other recipes as you would normal- whopping 6,000 Scoville Heat Units. sized jalapeños. Prized for its vigorous habit and extended shelf life. Easy to harvest, with less sprawl and a more efficient use of garden space.

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Carmen Yummy The Carmen pepper is a beautiful, red colored, sweet You will love this snack-sized petite sweet roasting pepper which grows to about 6" long. These pepper that is nearly seedless. It ripens from are wonderful, award winning, tasty peppers great for green to yellow to a pretty apricot-orange or red. stuffing, roasting or grilling and they are perfect fresh This is a very sweet flavorful pepper that often in salads too! Great production and easy to grow. converts those folks who say, "No thanks, I don't Harvest green in 60 days, or 80 days for red ripe fruit. like peppers." When fully ripe at apricot orange, it is so sweet that you hardly know it’s a pepper.

Oranos Islander This is a beautiful orange, sweet conical pepper. Early 3-lobed, medium-size, thick fleshed purple to ripen. Slightly lobed, medium thick walls. Produces peppers with a mild, lightly sweet taste. Fruits vigorous plants with fruits 1.5 x 7 inches in size. ripen through a showy stage of , yellow, Especially appreciated for their unique flavor. and orange streaks, eventually turning a very rich dark red.

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Sweet Genovese Sweet Thai

Classic basil with delicate smooth leaves and Lovely as a potted herb, an edible bedding plant or in strong aroma. floral arrangements.

Loves hot weather and does well in pots or Sweet Thai has a clove-like licorice flavor with a hearty planted as companions to tomatoes. aroma that compliments the hot spicy flavors of Thai cuisine. Best enjoyed fresh and harvested as needed or preserved in pesto! Compact plants sport relatively small green leaves with stems and blossoms. Leaves are 2” long and Leaves are 4” long and plants reach 24-36” tall. plants reach 12-18” tall.

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Eggplant, a native of India, is actually a pear-shaped berry and part of the so-called deadly nightshade family, (includes potatoes and tomatoes.)

Despite the mythology of their poisonous effects, eggplants, particularly their skins, contain high amounts of antioxidant phenolic compounds; cancer-fighting elements that eat up free-radical scavengers in the bloodstream.

Nadia Black Beauty

Provides high yields of glossy uniform and tear-drop Big yields! Bushy spreading plants grow up to 30 shaped fruit. inches and hold their purplish-black oval fruit well off the ground, keeping it nice and clean! This vigorous variety provides a long harvest period and good holding ability. Fruit sets under cool High quality fruit averages 2 pounds, holds well conditions. and retains good color.

Stake plants at time of planting for extra support. This variety is suitable for growing in containers!

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