organic fruits,herbs,veg (T)

Perennial: Deer resistant. Native to Mexico. Great culinary use. The leaves have an anise-like flavor that serves as a substitute for French tarragon in hot, humid climates. In Mexico, it is traditionally used as a tea to calm stomachs & relax nerves. Also used as a flavoring for soups, sauces & poultry dishes. Good border or container plant. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: golden yellow. Height: 2'. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z8-11.

Organic Perennial Herb: Deciduous. Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Excellent culinary use to flavor in vinegars, dressings, herb spreads & fish dishes-Strong flavor. Good border and container plant. Spreads by rhizomes. Goes dormant in winter. Size: 2-3' x 2'. Bloom color: greenish white. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z3.

Organic Perennial Herb: Deciduous. Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Excellent culinary use to flavor in vinegars, dressings, herb spreads & fish dishes-Strong flavor. Good border and container plant. Spreads by rhizomes. Goes dormant in winter. Size: 2-3' x 2'. Bloom color: greenish white. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z3.

Can be used fresh or in stir-fries. Soft, creamy texture & subtle distinct flavor. Typically young lvs are picked as baby greens for fresh use, & grown out to more mature lvs for cooking. Vigorous & cold hardy w/mild, mustard flavor. Crunchy stalks of mature lvs can be used as you would use celery. Rich in calcium & vitamins (twice as nutritious as bok choy) and is considered superior to bok choy. (Brassica rapa or B. narinosa)

Can be used fresh or in stir-fries. Soft, creamy texture & subtle distinct flavor. Typically young lvs are picked as baby greens for fresh use, & grown out to more mature lvs for cooking. Vigorous & cold hardy w/mild, mustard flavor. Crunchy stalks of mature lvs can be used as you would use celery. Rich in calcium & vitamins (twice as nutritious as bok choy) and is considered superior to bok choy. (Brassica rapa or B. narinosa)

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: 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 tolerant. Deer resistant. Somewhat gopher resistant. Combining the warm, spicy scent of thyme w/the sweet aroma of old-fashioned rose, the foliage & flowers make a wonderfully flavorful tea. Culinary uses fresh or dried. Nice border, container & rock garden plant. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: summer-fall. Bloom color: pink. Height: 6-12". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z7.

Perennial Herb: Evergreen. Drought & coast tolerant. Deer resistant. Somewhat gopher resistant. Combining the warm, spicy scent of thyme w/the sweet aroma of old-fashioned rose, the foliage & flowers make a wonderfully flavorful tea. Culinary uses fresh or dried. Nice border, container & rock garden plant. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: summer-fall. Bloom color: pink. Height: 6-12". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z7.

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')

A family heirloom of Ruby E. Arnold of Greenville, Tennessee. A large, beefsteak type with a delicious, sweet & spicy flavor. The light green 12-16 oz. fruits (4 in. deep & 5 in. in diameter) have a tint of yellow & pink underneath, harvest before too much pink shows. Great slicer, in salads, fried, canned, frozen or dehydrated. Rich in vitamins B, C & K as well as potassium & lycopene. Days to maturity: 80 (SOLANUM lycopersicum 'Aunt Ruby's German Green')

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’)