Master Gardener Spring Plant Sale Pender Extension Center 801 S. Walker St., Burgaw Fri., April 11, 12:00pm – 6pm Sat., April 12, 8:30am – Noon Many varieties of vegetables and herbs, blueberries, and perennial flowers for pollinators, as well as “Master Gardener” grown plants Master Gardener Plant Sale • We plan to have the following varieties available during our spring plant sale, – April 11, noon – 6pm – April 12, 8:30am - noon • Due to unforeseen circumstances, we cannot guarantee all varieties will arrive. • Vegetable prices will range from: – $3 to $4.25 for 4” pots – $3 per 4-pack • Arrive early for the best selection! ‘Amelia’ Tomato Solanum lycopersicum • Soil: Well drained • Days to Maturity: 75 • One of the most disease resistant varieties available! • Resistant to Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus and Nematodes • Medium size fruits are produced on semi- indeterminate plants 13 SHN ‘Celebrity’ Tomato Solanum lycopersicum • Soil: Well drained • Days to Maturity: 70 • Determinate variety – plants stay compact • Large firm red, round fruits – great taste! • A reliable producer throughout the country • Nematode resistant ‘Big Beef’ Tomato Solanum lycopersicum • Soil: Well drained • Days to Maturity: 75 • Indeterminate variety, keeps producing all summer • Produces large tomatoes, averaging 10-12 oz. each • Best all-around "beefsteak" tomato for a home garden • Nematode resistant! 13 SHN ‘Better Boy’ Tomato Solanum lycopersicum • Soil: Well drained • Days to Maturity: 70 • Indeterminate variety – keeps bearing over a long season • Large red, round fruits – great taste! • A reliable producer throughout the country • Nematode resistant 13 SHN ‘Roma’ Tomato Solanum lycopersicum • Soil: Well drained • Days to Maturity: 75 • Pear shaped tomatoes with few seeds - excellent for canning • Determinate plants 13 SHN ‘Cherokee Purple’ Heirloom Tomato Solanum lycopersicum • Soil: Well drained • Days to Maturity: 80 • Indeterminate variety, keeps producing all summer • Dusky rose to purple colored, beefsteak tomatoes with deep red interior flesh • A very popular heirloom variety • Rich, complex, sweet flavor 13 SHN ‘Green Zebra’ Heirloom Tomato Solanum lycopersicum • Soil: Well drained • Days to Maturity: 72 • Green-striped salad specialty • A delicious, tangy salad tomato, ripe just as the green fruit develops a yellow blush, accentuating the darker green stripes. • Indeterminate: Productive over a long season APIT 14 ‘Sweet 100’ Cherry Tomato Solanum lycopersicum • Soil: Well drained • Days to Maturity: 68-70 • The easiest of tomatoes to grow! • Very productive, indeterminate variety, continues to produce all season 13 SHN ‘Sun Gold’ Cherry Tomato Solanum lycopersicum • Soil: Well drained • Days to Maturity: 57 • Exceptionally sweet, bright tangerine-orange cherry tomatoes • Intense fruity flavor • Start yielding early & bear through season • Indeterminate APIT 14 ‘Juliet’ Cherry Tomato Solanum lycopersicum • Soil: Well drained • Days to maturity: 60 • Deep red, shiny fruits, small (1 1/2-2 oz.), 12-18 fruits per cluster • Mini-roma flavor - fresh or cooked • Intermediate resistance to early blight • Indeterminate APIT 14 ‘Boris’ Banana Pepper Capsicum annuum • Soil: Well drained • Days to Maturity: 60-65 • Fruits: 8 inch by 1-3/4 inch wide; Fruits nearly straight, blunt tips and medium to heavy flesh inside golden yellow skins • Mild, sweet – delicious! • Resistant to Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus APIT 14 ‘Gourmet’ Bell Pepper Capsicum Annuum • Soil: Well drained • Days to Maturity: 65 green, 85 orange (ripe) • Fruits: Bright orange with thick, juicy walls. Medium- large, very blocky • Fruity sweet flavor • Like all bell pepper, produce best in fertile, moist soil APIT 14 Bell Pepper Capsicum annuum • Soil: Well drained • Days to Maturity: 75 • Produces large, blocky peppers. • Mature peppers green, turn red if left on the plant long enough 13 SHN Hot Peppers Capsicum annuum • Soil: Well Drained Jalapeno - HOT • Days to Maturity: 75 • Productive plants, Habanero - HOTTEST produce hottest peppers under dry conditions • Keep producing well into the fall Cayenne - HOTTER ‘Black Beauty’ Eggplant Solanum melongena var. esculentum • Soil: Well drained • Days to Maturity: 70 • Sturdy plants, 2’-3’ tall, bear large oblong dark purple fruits over a long period 13 SHN ‘Burpless’ Cucumber Cucumis sativus • Soil: Well drained • Days to Maturity: 60 • Reliable burpless variety producing long, straight cucumbers excellent for slicing! 13 SHN ‘Yellow Straight Neck’ Squash Cucurbita pepo • Soil: Well drained • Days to Maturity: 50 • Old favorite producing smooth skin, yellow straight squash on vigorous plants 13 SHN ‘Dark Green’ Zucchini Cucurbita pepo • Soil: Well drained • Days to Maturity: 50 • Vigorous, high yielding plants produce an abundance of dark green zucchini 13 SHN ‘Crimson Sweet’ Watermelon Citrullus lanatus • Soil: Well drained • Days to Maturity: 95 • A very reliable variety, producing large, extra sweet, seeded melons • Heirloom variety 13 SHN ‘Ambrosia’ Cantaloupe Cucumis melo • Soil: Well drained • Days to Maturity: 85 • Old favorite variety producing medium size, sweet fruits with netted skin 13 SHN ‘Clemson Spineless’ Okra Abelmoschus esculentus • Soil: Well drained • Days to Maturity: 60 • Harvest daily to keep productive! 13 SHN .