Vegetable Transplants

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This is a new variety that I would like to trial in 2025.  It is described by Johnny’s as follows: “Exclusive! Superlative flavour and appearance.  Marbonne is a hybrid version of the long popular French heirloom Marmande, but with improved disease resistance and vigour.  Beautiful, deep red, ribbed tomatoes are borne on healthy plants.  Flavour is among the best with smooth, soft texture. Very early (69 days) and high yields of 7-9 oz. fruit.” This tomato is also a great choice to be grown in your greenhouse.  It is indeterminate so it should be staked, trellised, or caged, and pruned for best results.  Fruit ripens over an extended period.   One plant per 3.5” container.

$4.82 plus HST, $5.50 total

*New Offering

Exclusive! Beautiful orange grape tomato.

I grew Nova several seasons ago and loved it!  It has similar characteristics to Valentine (crack resistant and size) and it has nice flavour.  I’ve tried to order seed for several seasons but the seed was not able to ship to Canada.  It changed this year and I was able to source the seed.   It is described by Johnny’s as follows: “Exclusive! Beautiful orange grape tomato.  Borne on long trusses, Nova is a bright orange color with excellent, sweet flavour.  Firm, meaty, 20–22 gm fruits resist cracking.”   It is a vigorous indeterminate which means it should be staked, trellised or caged and pruned for best results.  Fruit ripens over an extended period.  One plant per 3.5” container.

$4.82 + HST ($5.50 total)

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This is a new variety to me this year.  Here’s Johnny’s description: “Delicious pink cherry tomato with leaf mold resistance. Sunpeach has a loyal following among Johnny's customers, owing to its productivity, crack resistance, and incredible flavour. Deep-pink, shiny, 15–20 gm, cherries are borne on long trusses. Vigorous, healthy, high-yielding plant.  Resistant to cracking.”  It is a vigorous indeterminate which means it should be staked, trellised, or caged, and pruned for best results.  Fruit ripens over an extended period. 

One plant per 3.5” container.

$4.82 + HST ($5.50 total)

I have grown Amish Paste for a few seasons and like its flavour and meaty texture.  It is also a great tomato for preserving.  It is described by Johnny’s Seeds as follows: “A longtime favourite heirloom plum.  Large for a sauce tomato, Amish Paste's slightly irregular plum to strawberry-shaped fruits avg. 8-12 oz. with excellent flavour.  These meaty tomatoes are good in salads and great for processing.  A Slow Food USA Ark of Taste variety.  USDA Certified Organic.”  It is an indeterminate variety which means it should be staked, trellised, or caged, and pruned for best results.  Fruit ripens over an extended period.  One plant per 3.5” container. 

$4.82 + HST ($5.50 total)

Delicious determinate grape. This variety was introduced in 2024.  It is a well-behaved plant with tasty fruit.  Here’s what Johnny’s has to say about Candy Bell: “This is a labour-saving determinate grape with great taste and is a manageable plant. Candy Bell maintains a good fruit size and has medium-high crack tolerance. The ideal size (15 gm.) and shape for a grape. Slightly open plant habit makes harvests easier, and little to no pruning is required.”

One plant per 3.5” container.

$4.82 + HST ($5.50 total)

My favourite field tomato!  Valentine is always the first variety to begin fruiting and last to stop at heavy frost.  It hangs with fruit all season long.  It’s a delicious, high-lycopene grape with a deep red colour and an unusually rich flavour.  Valentine marries the best of wild-type tomato genetics with flavourful high-performing strains. Avg. fruit weight 12-14 gm. For best flavour, harvest when fruits are deep red.  Long shelf life.  Resistant to cracking.  AAS winner in 2018.  It is indeterminate variety; stake, trellis, or cage and prune for best results.  One plant per 3.5” container.

$4.82 + HST ($5.50 total)

An even better Big Beef!  One of the best-loved beefsteaks, now with improved flavour, colour, and adaptability.  Sweeter than the original big Beef.  Crimson gene lends a richer red internal colour.  Very similar in size, shape, and yield to Big Beef.  It is indeterminate so it should be staked, trellised, or caged and pruned for best results.  The fruit ripens over an extended period of time.  One plant per 3.5” container.

$4.82 + HST ($5.50 total)

We like Defiant’s cluster growing habit and flavour.  Defiant is an early, mid-size slicer with high resistance to late blight and intermediate resistance to early blight combined with great flavour.  The 6-8 oz, globe-shaped fruit are smooth and medium-firm with good texture. Deep red internal and external colour.  High-yielding, medium-sized plants are widely adaptable.  It is a determinate variety which means it does not need pruning and may be grown with light support (a standard tomato cage will do nicely).  The fruit ripens within a concentrated time-period.  One plant per 3.5” container.

$4.82 + HST ($5.50 total)

A favourite!  Intense fruity flavour…like candy.  Exceptionally sweet, bright tangerine-orange cherry tomatoes will leave you begging for more! Vigorous plants start yielding early and bear right through the season, even into light frost. The flavour can't be beat! 15-20 gm. fruits.  It is a vigorous indeterminate which means it should be staked, trellised, or caged, and pruned for best results.   One plant per 3.5” container.

$4.82 + HST ($5.50 total)

We have offered Black Cherry for several seasons.  It is sweet and robust. The round, 15-20 gm. fruits are almost black in colour. The flavour is dynamic - much like an heirloom.  The fruit ripens over an extended period.  It is an indeterminate variety which means it should be staked, trellised, or caged, and pruned for best results.  One plant per 3.5” container.

$4.82 + HST ($5.50 total)

We have offered Indigo Cherry Drops for several seasons.  It has a striking, dark-blue anthocyanin colouration and red flesh.  Indigo offers good yield and excellent flavour with large clusters of 1-2 oz. fruit.  It is a vigorous indeterminate which means it should be staked, trellised, or caged, and pruned for best results.  Fruit ripens over an extended period.  One plant per 3.5” container.

$4.82 + HST ($5.50 total)

A customer favourite!  Cherry tomatoes on dwarf plants are literally loaded with small, firm red fruit about 1 inch in diameter. Great for small spaces including containers.  Extremely early, 55 days from transplanting.  It is determinate so does not require staking or pruning; simply plant it and let it do its magic.  The fruit ripens within a concentrated time-period.  

One plant per 3.5” container.

$4.82 + HST ($5.50 total)

We trialed this cutie-patootie during the 2022 season and we really liked it!  Tidy Treats is considered the best cherry tomato for patio gardens.  It is a neat, compact tomato ideal for tight spaces.  It is tasty and high-yielding, with a polite habit easily tamed with the use of a standard tomato cage. Good snacking size (6–8 gm) and sweet flavour.  It is nice to set near a well-travelled door or path so that you can grab a handful on your way by.  It is only recommended for container growing.  

One plant per 3.5” container.

$4.82 + HST ($5.50 total)

This is a tomato variety chosen by Norman for his favourite summertime sandwiches.  Johnny’s Seeds, my seed supplier describes Estiva as a delicious slicer.  7–9 oz. tomatoes resist cracking and are remarkably uniform.  High production and premium flavour in a mid-size fruit.  Balanced plant habit is well suited for high tunnels. Bred for tunnel production in the Mediterranean region, Estiva is known for its uncanny ability to set fruit in excessive heat and it produces fully loaded trusses of deep red fruit over a long season.  It is indeterminate which means it should be staked, trellised, or caged, and pruned for best results.  Fruit ripens over an extended period.  One plant per 3.5” container. 

$4.82 + HST ($5.50 total)

Carmen is a sweet Italian pepper.  It is early, adaptable, and notably sweet (especially when fully red-ripe) with a shapely tapered silhouette. Carmen begins green, then deepens to a beautiful carmine at maturity.  Excellent roasted, grilled and in salads.  We have been growing Carmen since 2020; it’s on our repeat list for a reason.  Peppers love the sun and heat.  One plant per 3.5” container.

$4.82 plus HST ($5.50 total)

We have been growing Hungarian Hot Wax since 2021.  It’s a beauty!

Hungarian Hot Wax is a widely adaptable, productive pepper, even in cool weather.  It is a yellow hot pepper with 5 1/2" x 1 1/2" smooth, waxy fruits tapering to a point.  It is easy to stuff and to peel after roasting and is thick-fleshed for frying.  Its sunset-ripening peppers change from yellow to orange to red and make the prettiest pickled peppers.

This variety also freezes nicely.  Any that we are not going to use fresh, we put into the freezer and take out as needed throughout the winter months.   They keep well with no effort.  We also make pickled peppers and jelly with this variety.  

Peppers love sun and heat. One plant per 3.5” container.

$4.82 plus HST ($5.50 total)

We trialed Red Ember in 2021; it’s a keeper!

This is a versatile and flavourful cayenne.  Tremendous flavour on first bite, with warm heat that lingers. Thick enough for a bit of crunch when eaten fresh, but thin enough to dry easily.  Just enough heat to satisfy "pepper heads"—who can eat the peppers whole—but mild enough to slice thinly onto a salad.  Makes excellent powder, flakes, and hot sauce.  Also nice fried or in stir fries.  Matures early.  High-yielding plants.  Fruits avg. 4–4 1/2" long.  AAS Winner in 2018.  

This variety freezes nicely.  Any that we are not going to use fresh, we put into the freezer and take out as needed throughout the winter months.   They keep well with no effort.  We also make hot pickled peppers and jelly with this variety.

Peppers love the sun and a lot of heat.  One plant per 3.5” container.

$4.82 plus HST ($5.50 total)

We first trialed Orient Express in 2021.  It is a handsome plant that produces many delicious fruits from early to late season. 

It is described by our seed supplier, Johnny’s Seeds as follows: “the most dependable Asian eggplant.  High-yielding plants produce armloads of attractive, slender, and glossy fruits 8-10" long by 1 1/2-2 1/2" diameter. Ready up to 2 weeks before other early varieties and sets fruit in cool weather and under heat stress.  Tender, delicately flavoured, and quick cooking.”  Eggplant is a sun and heat lover.  One plant per 3.5” container.

$4.82 plus HST ($5.50 total)

We have grown Golden Glory for many seasons and really like everything about it.  It’s tasty, reliable and oh so pretty.  

Golden Glory has an open habit with few spines which makes it easy to harvest.  It has excellent disease resistance so the plant can remain productive over a long season.  Bright yellow fruits with solid green stems.  Intermediate resistance to powdery mildew, watermelon mosaic virus, and zucchini yellow mosaic virus.  One plant per 3.5” container.

$4.82 plus HST ($5.50 total)