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Featured Varieties
Belstar Broccoli
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Well-suited for warm weather, and side shoot production. Roughly two months to medium-sized heads.
Cauliflower
Snow Crown Cauliflower grows best in cooler weather. It may produce one head or several small heads over several months; the leaves are also edible. They are hearty, similar to a collard green, and may be sauteed or even baked. Start in late summer to produce in fall.
50 days to maturity.
Tendersweet Cabbage
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Traditional, sweet cabbage, takes around 3 months to reach maturity. Delicious, grows late summer through winter.
Ruby Perfection Cabbage
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Gorgeous red cabbage, some may form in a more pointed shape than others. 2.5 months until ready.
Arugula
Intense, vibrant flavor which increases with each cutting. Quick growth habit, good for microgreens in a week, full size in 3-4.
Note: Cut back as long as you like the flavor, will become spicier each time.
Arugula will produce white flowers which may be added to many dishes. Spicy with slight sweetness.
Red Romaine - Truchas
Small head, especially compared to green romaine. Reddish-purple tinged with light green. Excellent for salads, any dish with whole leaves, as they are easy to pick.
Green Star Lettuce
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A personal favorite! Sweet and flavorful, produces footlong leaves in a large, loose head. Leaves are wavy at the end, yet crisp throughout. Perfect for salad or lettuce wraps.
Cegolaine - Bibb Lettuce
Striking display, a mixture of red and green hues, forms well rounded heads, ready in 4-5 weeks.
Note: Head lettuce, will regrow if cut high enough, be will produce viable leaves for several months if harvested leaf by leaf from the outside, allowing new leaves from the center.
Salanova® Red Butter
Beautiful rosette of deeply red lettuce. Will continue to yield if picked from the outside. Soft texture, perfect to mix with a crunchy counterpart, such as romaine or green star.
Salanova® Green Butter
Tightly compact heads form a beautiful rosette. Leaves may be picked from the outside to prolong the life of the plant rather than harvest the entire head. Soft lettuce, delicious.
Cilantro - Calypso
Excellent flavor and value, may be trimmed many times. Best in slightly cooler climates, will bolt more quickly in extreme heat. Seeds will form after the flowers and may be dried. Cilantro seeds are the spice coriander.
Green Romaine - Fusion
Large leaves, able to grown year round. A cross between green leaf and romaine, this is an absolute winner.Creates dense head, which will regrow when cut back above the heart. Also great for leaf harvest as it will last for months at a time. Plant two or more to harvest cyclically, allowing the first to regrow as the others are picked.
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Categories
Strawberries Basil Tomatoes
Fall/Winter Vegetables Spring/Summer Vegetables Kale
Lettuce Greens Peppers Herbs Edible Flowers Gift Cards
Strawberries
Basil (Available now)
8 Types - Italian, Sweet Thai, Mrs. Burns' Lemon, Cinnamon, Lime, Piccolino (Spicy Greek), Red Rubin, Kapoor Tulsi (Holy Basil)
Sweet Thai Basil
Natural licorice scent, smaller than lemon and Italian basil. Green petite leaves, tiny purple flowers. Flavor dishes in a pinch.
Italian Basil
****NOTE: Grows well when temperature stays consistently above 50 degrees at night. Suitable for indoor growing.Wonderfully aromatic, both leaves and flowers provide a strong scent. Pinch flowers as they form to promote more leaf growth. Large, robust leaves on plants which reach several feet tall. Stalks become woody after several months. Harvest either leaf by leaf, or cut back a few inches above base and the plant will regrow.
Mrs. Burns' Lemon Basil
Vivid lemon aroma in leaves and flowers. As with other basils, pinch flowers to promote leaf growth. The plants will reach nearly 2' tall. Perfect for teas, drinks, and adding a subtle lemon flavor to any dish.
Red Rubin Basil
A purple version of Italian basil. A wonderful addition of color to any dish.
Lime Basil
Lime Basil can add a touch of lime to drinks and dishes alike. Use leaves fresh or dry. Combine with other basils for a unique blend.
Cinnamon Basil
Notes of cinnamon and licorice. Use leaves fresh or dry. Combine with other basils for a unique blend, particularly well with Sweet Thai Basil.
Piccolino Basil
A personal favorite!Flavor is slightly spicy, tiny leaves, great for sprinkling on a dish. Unique plant shape, will become spherical, a focal point. Use leaves fresh or dry. Combine with other basils for a unique blend, particularly Italian basil.
Tomatoes
Amish Paste Heirloom Tomato - Indeterminate(vining)
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Medium sized tomato, terrific flavor, organically grown. Plant can vine up to several feet or be trimmed and made to bush. Great for tomato sauce!
New Girl Tomato
Round, small-medium sized, tasty tomato. Will vine. A wonderful addition to any garden. Pair with a cherry tomato for great variety.
Pink Berkeley Tie Dye
Distinctly colored, medium-sized fruits, does not vine particularly far. Fantastic tomato.
San Marzano II
A delicious Roma tomato, perfect for homemade tomato sauce. Highly productive.
Blush Tomato
Sweet, flavorful tomato, grows in bunches. Delicious addition to any garden!
Galahad - Beefsteak
This terrific beefsteak creates a bush rather than a vine. It has fantastic flavor, and great resistance to disease. Organically grown, fruits in 2 months.
Place at the bottom of the tower garden for best results.
Black Krim
Russian Heirloom Beefsteak tomato. 8-16 ounce tomatoes produced on indeterminate plants. 2.5 months to production. Organically grown.
Place at the bottom of the tower or support with a tomato cage in the ground.
Indigo Cherry Drops
Deep red to black cherry tomato, good production on strong vines.
2 months to fruit. Organically grown.
Five Star Grape Tomato
Sweet grape tomato, relatively few seeds. Excellent tomato, Indeterminate.
Husk Cherry
NEW! A sweet berry, a member of the tomato family, most similar to a tomatillo with its husk covering. The only other berry other than strawberry we currently offer. Try this fun offering, perfect for summer!
Spring/Summer Veggies
Eggplant - Nadia
Small-medium sized fruit on a plant which produces abundantly. Gorgeous purple flowers and fruits. A small bushing plant, only about 2-3 feet tall.
Tomatillo
Vigorous as can be. 3-4' tall, 3-4' wide, tiny beautiful yellow flowers with purple. Plant develops husk which fills as fruit grows. Capable of producing hundreds of tomatillos on one plant. Excellent for homemade salsas.
Cucumber - Tasty Jade
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An ideal cucumber, perfect for snacking. Delicious and vibrant. Vines may grow upwards of 5'. Cannot be recommended highly enough!
Jalapeno - Jedi
Very large fruits on tall plants. Great heat and flavor, perfect to add spice to any number of dishes.
Habanero Pepper
The former hottest pepper we grow, needs heat to thrive. Produces tiny orange fruit, which may be diced or dried. Adds a definitekick to any meal.
Lemon Cucumber
Tiny, yellow, about the the size of a lemon, wonderful either raw or pickled. Definitely worth a try!
Spineless Perfection Zucchini Squash
Very tender when picked early, capable of reaching over a foot in length. Blossoms may be stuffed. Excellent for baked chips, salads, and zucchini bread.
Cucumber - Striped Armenian
Striped Armenian
A personal favorite. Different than traditional cucumbers in shape, yet has outstanding flavor which it doesn't lose if it becomes overgrown. Often curls and will grow well over 1' long. A must-try.
Olympus Bell Pepper
Uniform bells, green in two months, red in three. Plants form in bushes, setting fruit just after one month. An ideal candidate for stuffed peppers, salsas, stews, and more.
Sugar Baby Watermelon
Personal size watermelon, will vine around 10 feet.
Best to put near the bottom of the tower.
Baby Bear Pumpkin
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Baby Bear Pumpkin - Small, personal sized pumpkins!
Fall/Winter Vegetables
Cauliflower
Snow Crown Cauliflower grows best in cooler weather. It may produce one head or several small heads over several months; the leaves are also edible. They are hearty, similar to a collard green, and may be sauteed or even baked. Start in late summer to produce in fall.
50 days to maturity.
Snow Pea - Oregon Giant
Quick start, peas begin shoeing in less than two months. Pea and pods are edible, the pod itself is slightly sweet. Wil naturally climb if given the opportunity.
De Cicco Broccoli
Larger than Mini broccoli. 45 days, fairly long harvest period. Will produce secondary heads. Leaves are also edible.
Puntoverde Cauliflower
Brussels Sprouts - Hestia
Large plant, develops strong structure before forming the sprouts.
Merlot - Chinese Cabbage
Similar to a napa cabbage, this upright head forms beautifully. Add a splash of color to your garden with this cool weather vegetable.
Tendersweet Cabbage
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Traditional, sweet cabbage, takes around 3 months to reach maturity. Delicious, grows late summer through winter.
Minuet - Chinese Cabbage
Similar to a Napa cabbage, this is a fairly quick producer. Great for fall planting/winter planting. You can eat the outside leaves, as well, before the head forms.
Sugar Sprint Snap Pea
A wonderful treat, these peas prefer a shady spot in the summertime, and really thrive in the cool weather of fall/winter.
Ruby Perfection Cabbage
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Gorgeous red cabbage, some may form in a more pointed shape than others. 2.5 months until ready.
Kalette (New!)
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One of our newest items for the fall/winter: Kalettes are a cross between Brussels sprouts and kale, forming open florets in place of traditional Brussels sprouts. Three possible colors: green, purple, and a combo.
140 days to harvest from seed, quicker as a seedling. Plants can get several feet tall.
Kale
Toscano "Italian Heirloom" Kale
Italian heirloom kale, also known as lacinato, dinosaur, or blue kale. This is the second most tender kale we grow, only to Red Russian kale. Grows well year-round.
An excellent candidate for the microgreens sections of the Tower Garden. Leave 2-3" when harvesting and enjoy multiple cuttings.
Red Russian Kale
Widely-lobed leaves, which change from red to green as the plant matures. The red comes from the stalk. Ready for harvest in two weeks, will grow for months.
Excellent for microgreens, leave 2-3" when harvesting and watch it regrow.
Scarlet Kale
Delicious, slower growing than green kales, but well worth it! The sweetest of all our kales with beautiful, deep purple leaves. Prefers the cooler weather of fall through early spring.
Fall/winter vegetables (2-3 Weeks from 8/27/21)
Lettuce
Green Star Lettuce
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A personal favorite! Sweet and flavorful, produces footlong leaves in a large, loose head. Leaves are wavy at the end, yet crisp throughout. Perfect for salad or lettuce wraps.
Salanova® Green Oakleaf
Similar in growth habit to butter lettuce with a distinctly lobed leaf, relative of an oak tree.
Perhaps slightly more bitter than butter lettuce, a nice addition to any garden.
Green Romaine - Fusion
Large leaves, able to grown year round. A cross between green leaf and romaine, this is an absolute winner.Creates dense head, which will regrow when cut back above the heart. Also great for leaf harvest as it will last for months at a time. Plant two or more to harvest cyclically, allowing the first to regrow as the others are picked.
Red Romaine - Truchas
Small head, especially compared to green romaine. Reddish-purple tinged with light green. Excellent for salads, any dish with whole leaves, as they are easy to pick.
Crispino Iceberg
Crispino
Head will forms within 1-2 months. Best to cut entire head once formed. Crisp flavor, sweet, best in slightly cooler weather, though it can withstand the warmer temperatures of spring and early summer.
Salanova® Red Butter
Beautiful rosette of deeply red lettuce. Will continue to yield if picked from the outside. Soft texture, perfect to mix with a crunchy counterpart, such as romaine or green star.
Salanova® Green Butter
Tightly compact heads form a beautiful rosette. Leaves may be picked from the outside to prolong the life of the plant rather than harvest the entire head. Soft lettuce, delicious.
Allstar Lettuce Mix
Cegolaine - Bibb Lettuce
Striking display, a mixture of red and green hues, forms well rounded heads, ready in 4-5 weeks.
Note: Head lettuce, will regrow if cut high enough, be will produce viable leaves for several months if harvested leaf by leaf from the outside, allowing new leaves from the center.
Salanova® Red Sweet Crisp
Salanova® Red Sweet Crisp
Sweet flavor and crunchy, crisp, succulent leaves. Conventional seed with NOP-compliant pelleting.
Double red leaves with a very defined, three-dimensional shape. Sweet, almost romaine-like flavor, with a crisp, almost iceberg-like, texture. Large, heavy heads are slow to bolt.
Specialty Greens
Spinach - Lizard
Excellent for trimming and regrowing. Better adapted to spring and summer heat, though afternoon shade will help to extend its lifespan. Grows well in cool weather. Excellent as baby spinach or full sized spinach.
Celery
Tango
Wonderfully delicious, upright growth habit. Will reach nearly 18" if given time. Pick from the outside to continue production center.
Delectable on its own or as an addition to salads, soups, stews.
Arugula
Intense, vibrant flavor which increases with each cutting. Quick growth habit, good for microgreens in a week, full size in 3-4.
Note: Cut back as long as you like the flavor, will become spicier each time.
Arugula will produce white flowers which may be added to many dishes. Spicy with slight sweetness.
Beet Greens - Early Wonder Tall Top
In a tower garden, it is best to place at the top to make removal easiest if the roots become too large. Simply remove the shower cap and the net pot can be dislodged.
Swiss Chard Bright Lights Rainbow Chard
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Slightly bitter leaves, savory stems, always gorgeous. Terrific for cooking or eating raw. Use in salads, stir fry, wraps, etc.
Premium Greens Mix
A splendid array of greens: choi, mustard, and cabbage. Quick growing, a perfect choice for getting a lot from a small space.
Collard Greens
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Flash
Large leaves, tender when young, heartier after several months. Collard greens can survive many months, even under poor conditions. Pick consistently for a very high yielding crop. May be grown year round.
Watercress
Watercress
Green Seed
Product ID: 384
Gourmet salad and sandwich vegetable.
Italian Dandelion
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Ultra quick green, large leaves, very flavorful. Cut and re-cut several times.
Red Veined Sorrel - Lemon Flavored Green
A more stunning version of sorrel, lemony, slightly tart. Leaves can reach 6-8", but are perfect as pictured. Lovely add-on to salad.
Persian Cress
Quite spicy, especially at the end. Plant grows to about 1'. Add to salad, or any meal to provide a little more punch.
Herbs
Cilantro - Calypso
Excellent flavor and value, may be trimmed many times. Best in slightly cooler climates, will bolt more quickly in extreme heat. Seeds will form after the flowers and may be dried. Cilantro seeds are the spice coriander.
Common Sage
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Common Sage
Dusty, green leaves are used in dressing, sauces, salted herbs, sausage, and tea. Make a good base for dried floral wreaths. Also known as garden sage. Perennial in Zones 4-8.
• Edible Flowers: Edible, lovely, small lavender flowers appear in early summer with a mild and sage-like flavor. Flower spikes can be battered and fried, cooked in rice, egg, or cheese dishes, or used to garnish salads and pizza.
Lovage
Sometimes known as summer celery, an alternative to slow growing celery. This plant has a distinct salty taste and grows quickly, capable of being cut and regrowing. Similar in growth habit to parsley.
Dill
Strong flavor, perfect for adding to a meal or salad. Will reach upwards of 15". May be cut back multiple times. A classic.
Fennel
A colossal winner, this fennel grows quickly and will be around for months. The bulb may be picked from the outside, continuing to form from the middle. A natural licorice flavor, used for both frill and bulb.
Flat Italian Parsley - Giant of Italy
Terrific flavor, a large plant with longevity. Best to trim and allow to regrow.
Fine Chives
Dolores
Once established, this plant may be cut and re-cut, it's a long lasting favorite, splendid as a diced addition to many a dish.
Garlic Chives
Chinese Leeks/Garlic Chives
Garlic flavor, similar in growth habit to chives, yet maintains a flat leaf. Excellent alternative to traditional chives.
Bunching Onion - White Spear
Quick, hardy onion, grown for its tops. Pick early and often. Larger than chives, with rich flavor. Bulbs are petite, with minimal rooting depth.
Mexican Mint Marigold (Mexican Tarragon)
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Both leaves and flowers are sweet. May be used in salads and as a garnish. A natural licorice flavor, in line with chervil, fennel, and sweet thai basil. Quick growth, a popular choice to brighten a garden with function and beauty.
Common Mint
Common Mint
One of the most ruthless plants, may be harvested year round and will easily regrow when trimmed. Terrific flavor and aroma, may be added to any manner of dish or drink, and dries well for future use.
Edible Flowers
Nasturtium
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Incredibly versatile, vigorous plant, to be used for both edible flowers and leaves. Flower are vibrant, slightly sweet, with a definite kick. Leaves are spicy, perfect for mini wraps. Plant in a contained area, will spread otherwise.
Borage
A beautiful periwinkle flower, with a light cucumber flavor. Add to a salad or garnish a dish, adds color and flavor well to a plate.
Anise Hyssop
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A giant hyssop, incredibly fragrant, with gorgeous purple blooms.
Red Gem Marigold
Strongly scented, the beautiful, fern-like leaf and deep red/orange/yellow flowers bring many beneficial insects, ideal for pairing with plants prone to bugs.
Flower petals are edible, blooms sustain for long stretches.
Sweet Alyssum
Beautiful, petite white flowers known to bring beneficial insects. Sure to enrich your garden.
Mexican Mint Marigold (Mexican Tarragon)
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Both leaves and flowers are sweet. May be used in salads and as a garnish. A natural licorice flavor, in line with chervil, fennel, and sweet thai basil. Quick growth, a popular choice to brighten a garden with function and beauty.
Microgreens
Greens picked specifically to do well in the microgreens section of the Tower Garden. Meant to be clipped back to 2-3 inches and regrow. Don't cut back too harshly because plants may not regrow. Wonderful to garnish dishes. My favorite greens for the microgreens are kales, mustards, and arugula.
Toscano "Italian Heirloom" Kale
Italian heirloom kale, also known as lacinato, dinosaur, or blue kale. This is the second most tender kale we grow, only to Red Russian kale. Grows well year-round.
An excellent candidate for the microgreens sections of the Tower Garden. Leave 2-3" when harvesting and enjoy multiple cuttings.
Red Veined Sorrel - Lemon Flavored Green
A more stunning version of sorrel, lemony, slightly tart. Leaves can reach 6-8", but are perfect as pictured. Lovely add-on to salad.
Arugula
Intense, vibrant flavor which increases with each cutting. Quick growth habit, good for microgreens in a week, full size in 3-4.
Note: Cut back as long as you like the flavor, will become spicier each time.
Arugula will produce white flowers which may be added to many dishes. Spicy with slight sweetness.
Persian Cress
Quite spicy, especially at the end. Plant grows to about 1'. Add to salad, or any meal to provide a little more punch.
Flat Italian Parsley - Giant of Italy
Terrific flavor, a large plant with longevity. Best to trim and allow to regrow.
Fine Chives
Dolores
Once established, this plant may be cut and re-cut, it's a long lasting favorite, splendid as a diced addition to many a dish.
Sweet Thai Basil
Natural licorice scent, smaller than lemon and Italian basil. Green petite leaves, tiny purple flowers. Flavor dishes in a pinch.
Italian Basil
****NOTE: Grows well when temperature stays consistently above 50 degrees at night. Suitable for indoor growing.Wonderfully aromatic, both leaves and flowers provide a strong scent. Pinch flowers as they form to promote more leaf growth. Large, robust leaves on plants which reach several feet tall. Stalks become woody after several months. Harvest either leaf by leaf, or cut back a few inches above base and the plant will regrow.
Red Russian Kale
Widely-lobed leaves, which change from red to green as the plant matures. The red comes from the stalk. Ready for harvest in two weeks, will grow for months.
Excellent for microgreens, leave 2-3" when harvesting and watch it regrow.
Bunching Onion - White Spear
Quick, hardy onion, grown for its tops. Pick early and often. Larger than chives, with rich flavor. Bulbs are petite, with minimal rooting depth.
Mrs. Burns' Lemon Basil
Vivid lemon aroma in leaves and flowers. As with other basils, pinch flowers to promote leaf growth. The plants will reach nearly 2' tall. Perfect for teas, drinks, and adding a subtle lemon flavor to any dish.
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