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 Orange Aussie Aunt Ruby's German Glowing orange beefsteaks with An Australian Beefsteak tomato Green 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, heirloom tomato is named for ripens to a pale greenish-yellow, the Amana Colonies, in Amana, with a slight pink blush that Iowa. extends to the inside. Superb, fruity sweet and slightly spicy taste. 1 lb avg. Azoychka Big Rainbow Black Krim A Russian heirloom Originally from Polk County, MN. 1- Originally from the Isle of Krim on ("Azoychka" is a woman's 2 lbs. Rib-shouldered bi-colored the Black Sea in the former Soviet name.). Produces an abundant beefsteak tomatoes with gold flesh Union. 1-2 lbs. This rare, and crop (40-50 tomatoes per plant) with beautiful red streaks. As fruits outstanding tomato is slightly of smooth, 3-inch, 10-16 oz., ripen they have a rainbow flattened dark-red (mahogany- slightly flattened oblate, meaty, appearance: greens 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). Johnson’s Backyard Garden – 2013 Spring Transplant Sale All of our plants are USDA Certified Organic, no GMO's page 2 Heirloom Tomatoes Black Prince Black Zebra Brandywine Pink A "true Siberian tomato" that A natural and stabilized cross Dates back to the mid-1880s from does very well in cooler climates. between Green Zebra 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 purple/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 colors 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 Pinks," these juicy. Pick these big beauty’s just beefsteak tomato 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. Johnson’s Backyard Garden – 2013 Spring Transplant Sale All of our plants are USDA Certified Organic, no GMO's page 3 Heirloom Tomatoes Cherokee Chocolate Cherokee Green Cherokee Purple 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 hue 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, olive 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. Johnson’s Backyard Garden – 2013 Spring Transplant Sale All of our plants are USDA Certified Organic, no GMO's page 4 Heirloom Tomatoes 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 Mortgage Lifter. 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 White 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-color 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. Johnson’s Backyard Garden – 2013 Spring Transplant Sale All of our plants are USDA Certified Organic, no GMO's page 5 Heirloom Tomatoes 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. Johnson’s Backyard Garden – 2013 Spring Transplant Sale All of our plants are USDA Certified Organic, no GMO's page 6 Heirloom Tomatoes 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. Light- rich complex flavors. Great gift for flavors. yellow beefsteak. Unlike most the tomato lover. yellows 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.