Plant Sales at the Farm

Tomatoes

$8/Red Party Cup Size; $8-12/Gorgeous Gallon

Listed from smallest cherries to largest beefsteaks

Sungold – Everyone’s favorite. Bright orange cherry, very sweet and fruity. At Shooting Star Farm, these grow up ropes to the tip top of the greenhouse. Harvest ‘till Halloween. Indeterminate.

Santiam Sunrise – Adaptive Seeds’ open-pollinated equivalent of Sungold. Grow alongside Sungold, and let us know what you think. Breeder says: “Santiam Sunrise is comparable in flavor to Sungold with a similar sweetness, but not quite as fruity.” Indeterminate.

Sweet Orange II – Uprising Seeds is also on the hunt for a good round orange cherry to replace the popular hybrid, Sungold. “Sweet Orange II fits the bill with vigorous vines and tons of bright orange medium-sized round fruit. Its flavor is very sweet, fruity and delicious. More of a garden variety to eat out of hand than a commercial shipper.“ Indeterminate.

Black Cherry One inch (1") fruits with the juicy, meaty texture and sweet, rich flavor characteristic of all Russian black tomatoes. Very productive plants. Prolific, open pollinated. Indeterminate. Local tomato grower, Andrè Wilson convinced us Black Cherry was "far superior in every way compared to Chocolate Cherry." Indeterminate.

Principe Borghese – Brought to us by Annie Benson, who collected it from the North Beach Garden, this 1.5” pointed fruit this Italian heirloom is famous for sun drying. Small 1-to 2-oz, grape-shaped fruit is dry with few seeds and a rich tomato taste for sauces. Vines yield clusters of fruit in abundance. Determinate. **We can not guarantee it is true to breeding standards, but are excited to try.

Stupice – A salad-sized tomato reliably grown outdoors with superior adaptation to the Pacific Northwest, Stupice (pronounced "stu-peach") is cold hardy and is the only tomato local seedsman Forest Shomer will grow! Indeterminate.

Slava - Bred in Oregon, this is an early small slicer. 10-12 oz fruits grow in a 3-5' determinate bush. Slava is an old favorite of Neil Harrington, a member of Shooting Star Farm's original constellation. Indeterminate.

Paul Robeson— RARE SEEDS Co. said: “This famous tomato has almost a cult following who simply cannot get enough of this variety’s amazing flavor that is so distinctive, sweet, and smoky. 7 to 10-oz fruit is a red-brick color. Named in honor of the famous black opera singer, Paul Robeson, an American, who was also a Russian Equal Rights Advocate for Blacks in the 1930s. This Russian variety was lovingly named in his honor.” Our #1 pick from Ándre's 2022 outdoor tomato trials. Firm, reliable, long season, great flavor and did not crack. Indeterminate.

Japanese Black Trefele  It’s early, It’s late, it’s steady, it’s got a cool triangular shape. It has green shoulders even when ripe. This enigmatic tomato — which despite it’s name was originally Russian — earned gushing review from “TomatoFest”: "These are highly prized and command big prices. This short potato-leafed plant yields 6 oz fruit that looks like a beautiful mahogany-colored pear with greenish shoulders…a work of art on a plate.” We’ve admired the early ripening, and drought resistance. Indeterminate.

Seattle’s Best of All - Bred for the cool climate of the PacificNorthwest, where earliness and the ability to fruit without accumulated nighttime heat is paramount, this mild tasting slicing tomato that comes in mid season. Vigorous vines need strong stakes or a cage. We’re trying it for the first time, and making a few available to you. Indeterminate.

Brandywine – This winner of Territorial SeedCompany’s taste-off has large vigorous vines that produce 8-12 oz red fruits in clusters of 4-6. Excellent, robust, old fashioned full flavors. Big fruits need extra support as they ripen. Yes: hot micro climates and greenhouses. No: for windy, or "marginally warm" places. Indeterminate.

Orange Brandywine – When grown in greenhouses and hot climates, this tomato produces large (up to 1 pound!) beefsteaks with smooth flesh that is richly sweet with a touch of spice. Territorial Seed Company considers this variety “absolutely the best orange beefsteak available.” Potato-leaf indeterminate plants.

Peppers

$8/Red Party Cup

Listed from mild to sweet to hot

Shishito (green, roasting) This little green pepper is on everyone’s grill.

SOLD OUT. Gatherer's Gold (sweet) Shooting Star Constellation member Neil Harrington’s fave. A long, medium-blocky golden treat. Very sweet and delicious. We were ecstatic to get these hard-to-find seeds.

Mini Bell Peppers (sweet) just like you get from Costco, but take a pass on the agri-industrial complex. Sweet little bite sized peppers – mix of red, yellow and orange plants so your color will be a surprise.

Jimmy Nardello (sweet with a tiny kick) Local Favorite! Thrives in full sun in the Pacific Northwest.

Italian - Needs no introduction this is the classic sweet Italian elongated sweet pepper, with a bit of fight in it.

SOLD OUT. Jalapeño (hot)– You’ll need these for your fresh salsa. Prolific pepper producers.

Cayenne (hotter) – Dry these for a full year’s supply of Chili flakes. Or add fresh to your soups and stews for a heat!

Anaheim College 64 (hottest) – This variety is new to us – the seeds came in a box of seeds gifted to us by José and Gillian of Port Townsend Garden Center.

Herbs

4” pots - $3

Basil - Italian Genovese

Cilantro – Cruiser

Scallions – Guardsman

Thai Basil