It’s cold outside but spring is on the way! Winter is a great time to start thinking about the fruits of summer. Our Farm staff have selected some excellent varieties for your garden. Start planning now by choosing from tomato and pepper plants that will be ready to transplant at the perfect planting time for an early summer harvest.
Skip the long lines and high prices at the local box stores – order your custom-grown garden plants straight from The Schiele! Just $1 each (plus tax).
TOMATOES
Nothing is better than picking a sun-warmed tomato from your garden – except taking that first bite from a juicy tomato sandwich.
INDETERMINATE
Indeterminate plants grow taller and have an extended harvest season.
Chocolate Cherry: SOLD OUT
Braveheart: SOLD OUT
Hybrid 46 Yellow: SOLD OUT
Jetsetter: Produces a high yield of full-sized, full-flavored tomatoes early in the season.
DETERMINATE
Determinate plants grow shorter, have a more concentrated fruit set, and need less pruning or support.
Celebrity: SOLD OUT
Carolina Gold: SOLD OUT
PEPPERS
Any way you slice them, peppers are a summer delight! Whether you’re seeking a sweet crunch or blazing heat, these peppers will tempt your taste buds.
HOT PEPPERS
Hungarian Wax: Hot yellow banana type, with fruits that shift from yellow to orange to red over the growing season.
Cayenne: Produces 1” fruits with medium hot flesh. Matures from green to red.
Jalapeno: SOLD OUT
Ghost Pepper: Said to be the world’s hottest pepper, 2” teardrop fruits start lime green and ripen to orange.
MILD PEPPERS
Playmaker Bell Pepper: SOLD OUT
Grenada Cubanelle: SOLD OUT
Sweet Banana: 6” bright yellow fruits are mildly sweet in flavor.
Witch Stick: Mildly hot. Very early maturing pencil-thin 6” twisted-spiral fruits.
All plants are $1 each (plus tax). Mix and match!
Pick-Up Date: Saturday, April 22*
Come to pick up your plants, stay to celebrate Earth Day at Flower Power!
*This date coincides with our region’s traditional last frost day and conditions are usually considered safe to plant peppers and tomatoes. Plant these varieties in late April and you can start harvesting the fruits of your labor in late June.