Organic Fruits,Herbs,Veg

Perennial Herb: Drought & coast tolerant. Deer resistant. Somewhat gopher resistant. This variety tastes & smells like lemonade & one can even make lemonade from it! Culinary use fresh or dried. Great component for smaller gardens & would make a great hanging basket plant with its trailing habit. Blooms: summer. Blm color: pk. Height: 4". Exp.: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z5. (THYMUS x citriodorus 'Cascata Lemonade')

Perennial Herb: Drought tolerant. Native to the Mediterranean. Aromatic grey-green spicy orange-scented foliage. Culinary use fresh or dried. Nice strong citrus tang without any bitter aftertaste. Use with fish/poultry or in soups/stews. Great for growing indoors. Good border, container & rock garden plant. Attracts butterflies & bees. Blooms: spring-summer. color: pale mauve pink. Size: 6-12" x 6-12". Exp: sun. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z5-10. (THYMUS fragrantissimus)

Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Drought & coast resistant. Deer resistant. Somewhat gopher resistant. Makes a beautiful border along herb & flower beds growing to about 6-12”. Very versatile culinary staple, can successfully flavor any meat & vegetable dish. Winter hardy, does well in cool regions. Attract butterflies. Blm time: summer-fall. Blms: white to lavender-pk. Exp.: sun. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z4. (Maturity: 90 days)

Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Drought & coast resistant. Deer resistant. Somewhat gopher resistant. Makes a beautiful border along herb & flower beds growing to about 6-12”. Very versatile culinary staple, can successfully flavor any meat & vegetable dish. Winter hardy, does well in cool regions. Attract butterflies. Blm time: summer-fall. Blms: white to lavender-pk. Exp.: sun. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z4. (Maturity: 90 days)

Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Drought & coast resistant. Deer resistant. Somewhat gopher resistant. Makes a beautiful border along herb & flower beds growing to about 6-12”. Very versatile culinary staple, can successfully flavor any meat & vegetable dish. Winter hardy, does well in cool regions. Attract butterflies. Blm time: summer-fall. Blms: white to lavender-pk. Exp.: sun. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z4. (Maturity: 90 days)

Perennial Herb: Drought and coast tolerant. Deer resistant. Somewhat gopher resistant. Upright green foliage with a strong lemon scent. Culinary use fresh or dried. Good border, rock garden and container plant. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: pale pink. Size: 10-12" x 24". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z5-9.

Perennial Herb: Drought and coast tolerant. Deer resistant. Somewhat gopher resistant. Upright green foliage with a strong lemon scent. Culinary use fresh or dried. Good border, rock garden and container plant. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: pale pink. Size: 10-12" x 24". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z5-9.

Heirloom-Mexican heirloom. Produces fruits that are delicious raw or stewed and are the key ingredient of salsa verde. Small to medium round fruits are about 5/8" in diameter and store fresh for many weeks. Harvest when the fruit is plump and papery husk splits. Tomatillos ripen fruit early and are adapted North and South. Plant in sun and grow as you would a tomato plant. (Maturity: 70 days) (Physalis ixocarpa 'De Milpa')

Early, green variety. Tart when young & fruit becomes sweeter as it ripens. Medium to large size fruits, ready to harvest when husks split & fruit color changes yellow-green to medium green. The fruits are about the size of a small tomato. Perfect for Salsa Verde or a special addition to any Mexican dish. Plant in sun & grow as you would a tomato plant. Semi-determinate. (Maturity: 60 days) (Physalis ixocarpa 'Toma Verde')

Heirloom-One of the best-tasting tomatoes! Luscious flavor, been described as “very rich, loud & spicy.” Large fruits, often over 1 lb., have a deep pink skin & smooth red flesh. The medium-tall, potato-leaf plant is best staked or caged. Very productive. Indeterminate (tall growing, so provide some support). Plant in full sun. (Maturity: 78 days) (Solanum lycopersicum ‘Brandywine’)

Heirloom-Brownish-prpl skin w/green shoulders & red flesh. It is the most popular of the black tomatoes for its outstanding sweet flavor & texture. The large, beefsteak gets 12-16 oz. It is widely grown by gardeners & market growers alike. Believed to trace back over 100 yrs to the Cherokee Indians. Indeterminate(tall growing, provide some support). Plant in full sun.(Maturity: 72 days)(Solanum lycopersicum ‘Cherokee Purple’)

Bred by Thomas Wagner of Tater Mater Seeds and introduced in 1983. Succulent, sweet & zingy flavor. Medium-sized, 4-5 oz fruits start out pale grn w/dk green stripes that soften & turn yellow when ripe. Perfect exteriors, fruits hold up under adverse conditions & rarely crack. Very productive. Indeterminate (tall growing, so provide some support). Plant in full sun. (Maturity: 75-80 days) (Solanum lycopersicum ‘Green Zebra’)

Heirloom-One of the best Russian black tomatoes. Provides unusual pear shaped fruit that look like a mahogany-colored Bartlett pear w/greenish shoulders! This short potato leaf plant yields prolific quantities of 4-6 ounce fruit. Good sliced in salad/cooked in a sauce-great flavor. One of the blackest on the market & resistant to cracking. Indeterminate(tall growing, provide some support). Plant in sun. (Maturity: 70-80 days).

This French heirloom variety is a fabulous fresh-eating tomato with an intense sweet, fruity flavor. The rich orange fruits are held in small clusters, each fruit the size of a golf ball or slightly larger. Excellent for salads but also great in sauces or for drying. The plants are indeterminate, early producers and seem resistant to many dieases. (Maturity: 75 days) (Solanum lycopersicum 'Juane Flamme')

Heirloom-This variety originated in W. Virginia. A beefy slicer big enough for breakfast, lunch & dinner! The brilliant, bt. ylw to orange fruits are 4-5" across or larger & are meaty, sweet, & full flavored. The 1-2 lb fruits have the characteristic beefsteak slightly flattened shape, & its natural color is less acidic than red ones. Indeterminate (tall growing, so provide some support). Exp.: sun. Days to maturity: 80 (SOLANUM lycopersicum 'Kellogg’s Breakfast')

A perfect yellow tomato! This is a Russian heirloom that is crack resistant, meaty, low acid, 10-14 ounce tomato with a delicious flavor. Plant in full sun. (Maturity: midseason) This is a special tomato that has been raised by the Harvest for the Hungry (HFTH) garden and named in honor of founder and long time supporter, Muchtar Salzmann (owner of emerisa gardens) (Solanum lycopersicum ‘Muchtar’s Magic’)

An early variety well worth trying for your first tomatoes of the season. Medium to small, average 4-6 oz. red fruits with thick skin and rich, full sweet/tart flavor. Perfect for sandwiches and salads, slight musky aftertaste. Holds their ripeness and flavor on the vine well. Widely adpative and good disease resistance. Full sun. 62 days. Indeterminate.

This totally tublar tomato from the wine country of northern California has a psychedelic look with rosy tinged skin and green stripes. The big, succulent fruit can reach 8-12 ounces with a sweet earthy flavor. Great when plucked right off the vine or an awesome look in salads. (Maturity 65-75 days) (Solanum lycopersicum 'Pink Berkeley Tie Dye')

Award winner. Heirloom tomato from England developed in the 1970's. Has tangy, bite sized fruits that are red with orange stripes. The round, 1.5-2" fruits are slightly acidic, juicy, and have a firm texture. Expect heavy yields. Has thin skins that can split if overripe. Disease resistant. Days to maturity: 55-65. Indeterminate (continues to grow, flower & set fruit until killed by frost)-so provide staking. (SOLANUM lycopersicum 'Tigerella')

Heirloom-One of the only round, black cherries available with a characteristic dark purplish color. One inch fruits are sensational with the sweet, rich, full flavor common to all of the Russian black tomatoes. A striking addition to cherry tomato mixes. Very productive disease resistant plants. Indeterminate (grows tall, so provide support). (Maturity: 64 days) (Solanum lycopersicum ‘Black Cherry’)

An early prolific cherry tomato. One inch golden yellow fruits are juicy with mild, non-acidic flavor. The skin is thinner than similar varieties yet more resistant to cracking. Great to eat rght off the vine or add a little pop to a salad. The plants are determinate and seem resistant to many dieases. (Maturity: 55-60 days) (Solanum lycopersicum 'Gold Nugget')

Exceptionally sweet, bt. tangerine-orange cherry tomatoes leave you begging for more. Produces heavy yields that are one of the sweetest tasting cherry tomatoes on the market & they are borne in clusters. Hard to ship as the skins tend to split, therefore, they are rarely seen in stores. Plant in sun. Indeterminate (grows tall, so provide some support). Disease resistant. (Maturity: 57 days).

Bursting w/sugary flavor, 'Sweetie' produces scarlet, cherry-sized fruits in long clusters right up to frost. Bears 100 or more tomatoes w/a mouth-watering flavor. You’ll definitely want to stake or cage these vigorous climbers to keep the fruit off the ground & avoid pests & diseases. Indeterminate (grows tall, so provide some support). Vigorous and hardy. Plant in sun. (Maturity: 65 days) (Solanum lycopersicum ‘Sweetie').

Heirloom-A pre-1800 variety. Produces 1/4 oz. fruits of bt. yellow pear-shaped tomatoes! These have an excellent mild/sweet flavor & low acid content. Use in salads, eat right in the garden, pickle or make a yellow sauce with it, also preserves well. Thick - skinned & crack resistant. A very heavy producer. Fairly cold tolerant. Full sun. Indeterminate. (Maturity: 75-85 days) (Solanum lycopersicum ‘Yellow Pear’)

Heirloom-Classic Italian variety, excellent, all around tomato for paste, puree or canning. Prized for firm pulp, low seed count, skin that is easily removed, & producing a rich tomato flavor when cooked down. Med. sized plum-shaped, avg. 4 oz. & 2-3" in size. Many chefs consider this the best sauce tomato. Plant in sun. Indeterminate (grows tall, so provide some support). (Maturity: 80 days)(Solanum lycopersicum 'San Marzano')