Saturday Gathering- 200+ Free Tomato and Veggie Starts!

Fellow Bethel Community Gardeners,

Come join us at 1:00pm on Saturday, May 24 to select your free tomato plants, and get them in the ground. 

Joe Aalbue and Dean Sutera have raised about 200 tomato plants, with over 15 varieties ready for your selection.

While you're there planting, please weed the areas around your beds... Let's keep our garden one of the best in the county!

See you on Saturday, May 24 for free tomatoes and a chance to share some gardening time with each other.

Thank You,

Dean Sutera
Garden Coordinator

TOMATOES

HEIRLOOM
Amana Orange: 75-90 days—(I)—large, late, flavorful, low-acid…tall vines need staking

Amish Paste: 85 days—(I)—oblong, ox-heart shape…8oz…solid with outstandingly good, sweet flavor

Black Prince: 70 days—(?)—5oz…round & very uniform…deep blackish-purple …deep, sweet & rich flavor…use fresh or in salsa & sauce…from Irkutsk, Siberia

Black Truffle: 75 days—(I)—6-8oz…pear-shaped…deep burgundy…deep & rich flavor…high in sugar & acid…use fresh or in salsa & sauce…from Siberia

Brandywine: 80 days—(I)—exceptional, rich, succulent flavor…1-1½ lbs…Amish heirloom since 1885

Chalk’s Early Jewel: 70-80 days—(I)—heavy yields of 4-6oz red fruit…good flavor balance…developed by James Chalk in the 1800’s and introduced in 1910

Cherokee Purple: 85 days—(I)—vigorous, produces slightly flattened, 13-14 oz. fruit with purple cast and a good, rich flavor…shoulders remain green when ripe…good producer

Cour di Bue: 70 days—(?)—12oz heart-shaped fruit….sweet taste great fro fresh eating & cooking…large, vigorous vines

Pineapple: 90 days—(I)—huge, meaty (up to 2lb.) red & yellow streaked…full-bodied flavor and strong vines

PASTE
Doucet’s Plum Producer: early—(?)—hard, 4oz with exceptionally high yields… outstanding early paste

Principe Bourghese: 80 days—(D)—small 1” by 2” and prolific and fragrant…can be dried and used in winter sauces and cooking…can be stored well into the fall

Roma: 78 days—(D)—paste, sauces & canning…compact vines…large harvests of 3” long fruit…pear-shaped, thick-walled and solid…good flavor

San Marzano: 90 days—(I)—large, open plants produce enormous, meaty fruit measuring 2½ ” wide & 7” long.  Ruby red tomatoes with green streaked shoulders and very few seeds.

EARLY
Glacier: 58 days—(D)—very flavorful 2-3oz. fruit…sweet and rich

Plainsman: —(?)—6oz…vivid red, globe-shaped fruit…heavy yield…small, compact plant

LATE
Dzruba: 80-85 days—(I)—from Bulgaria…4-6oz…perfectly smooth and round with deep red color…right combination of sweetness and tartness…juicy & blemish free

San Marzano: 90 days—(I)—large, open plants produce enormous, meaty fruit measuring 2½ ” wide & 7” long.  Ruby red tomatoes with green streaked shoulders and very few seeds.

SMALL
Isis Candy: 67 days—(I)—yellow-gold cherry tomatoes with red marbling…sweet, rich & fruity taste…3/4”…very productive throughout  a long season

+San Marzano: 90 days—(I)—large, open plants produce enormous, meaty fruit measuring 2½ ” wide & 7” long.  Ruby red tomatoes with green streaked shoulders and very few seeds.

BLACK
Black Krim: 75-90 days—(I)—dark brown-red…10-12oz…hint of saltiness…seems to set well even in heat…prone to cracking…heavy producer…from Black Sea

+San Marzano: 90 days—(I)—large, open plants produce enormous, meaty fruit measuring 2½ ” wide & 7” long.  Ruby red tomatoes with green streaked shoulders and very few seeds.

BEEFSTEAK
Kraska Pink Bulgarian: mid—(I)—medium to large flat pink beefsteak type