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Featured Varieties
Albion Strawberry
Albion Strawberry - Large strawberries, good producers.
Tip: Trim runners to focus growth on the main plant. Replant runners to create new strawberry plants.
Lemon Bee Balm - Lemon Mint
Lemon Bee Balm, or Lemon Mint
This is a native plant to the United States, with edible flowers and leaves. The leaves are strikingly spicy. This plant is great for attracting beneficial insects to the garden.
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.
Deep Purple - Bunching Onion
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Very similar to our other offering in terms of size and growth rate, stands out for its bright purple bulb. Tops may be harvested repeatedly.
Catnip
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Strong plants, favorites of cats. Bees love the flowers and can pollinate plants nearby.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sweet Alyssum
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Beautiful, petite white flowers known to bring beneficial insects. Sure to enrich your garden.
Puntoverde Cauliflower
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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
Blush Tomato
Sweet, flavorful tomato, grows in bunches. Delicious addition to any garden!
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.
Green Zebra Organic Tomato
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Great slicing tomato. Small in size, tangy. Very productive.
Spring/Summer Veggies
Cucumber - Tasty Jade
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.
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.
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.
Cornito Rossi - Sweet Red Pepper
Pairs well with Cornito Giallo, this will produce green peppers which will turn a beautiful red after 2-2.5 months.
Cornito Giallo - Sweet Yellow Pepper
Starts green, turns yellow around 2-2.5 months. Wonderful, vibrant flavor.
Bush Beans - Provider
A wonderful producer, plentiful. Will produce throughout the Spring and Summer. Tasty for fresh eating right off the plant.
Spaghetti Squash
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Splendid squash specimen. Grows large fruit on a spreading plant. Allow room to vine as plant matures. A terrific culinary addition.
Cucamelon (Mexican Sour Gherkin)
Seemingly a cross between a cucumber and a watermelon, this tiny snack-like fruit is born on a vine, with a crisp taste like a cucumber, and the look of a watermelon. New to the website this summer!
Eggplant - Orient Express
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More bountiful than our Italian variety. This Japanese eggplant is slower to start, and produces long, slender, purple fruit. A staple throughout the Spring and Summer.
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
Belstar Broccoli
Well-suited for warm weather, and side shoot production. Roughly two months to medium-sized heads.
Snow Pea - Oregon Giant
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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.
Puntoverde Cauliflower
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Red Dragon - 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
Traditional, sweet cabbage, takes around 3 months to reach maturity. Delicious, grows late summer through winter.
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.
Candy Red Cabbage
Gorgeous red cabbage, some may form in a more pointed shape than others. 2.5 months until ready.
Kohlrabi
Quick to grow, 1.5 months! Beautiful specimen. As the bulb grows, gently pull the plant slightly out of the tower so the bulb forms outside. This is similar to celery, fennel, and beets.
Kalette (New!)
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.
Spring Raab - Broccoli
New! This replaces our mini broccoli from last year. Maybe be grown most of the year, when temperatures range between the upper 40s through the mid 80s.
Great for its leaves and the small florets. Pick back to produce offshoot heads. If left unpicked, florets will begin to flower, and are still edible.
42 days to harvest, quicker as a seedling.
Lettuce
Green Star Lettuce
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.
Spretnak Bibb Lettuce
Delicious leaves, pairs well with green romaine. Leaves up to 8", hearty, great for salads and wraps.
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
Salanova® Red Oakleaf
A vibrant lettuce to mix with Green Oakleaf. This also has distinct lobes. Adds variety due to its leaf shape and flavor.
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.
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
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
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.
Joi Choi
Fast-paced growth, thick stalks, densely packed. Terrific for leaf harvest, the large leaves and stalks have unique flavor. Add to salad or stir fry.
Watercress
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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.
Purple Mizuna
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An Asian mustard green, may be edged with vivid purple. Great to clip and allow to regrow. Ideal for salad or spring mix.
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.
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
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.
Thyme
Excellent flavor, widely used seasoning. Decent growth rate compared with most herbs, which are typically slow.
Oregano
Wonderful scent, makes a strong impact on any dish. May be used fresh or dried.
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.
Curly Parsley
Will grow up to 12" and may be cut back to regrow several times. Distinctly curled leaves, striking. An outstanding addition.
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.
Edible Flowers
Viola - Edible Flowers - Helen Mount
Helen Mount
Also known as Hearts-Ease. 1-2" tricolor flowers in purple, yellow, and white. May reseed. Also known as pansy, Johnny jump-up, and European field pansy. Perennial in Zones 4-9.
• Edible Flowers: Abundant blooms make dainty garnishes for salads and desserts with slight wintergreen flavor. While a popular choice for brightening up salad mix, the flowers are also good for candying.
Queen Sophia French Marigold
Edible leaves and flowers, great for companion planting.
Vivid orange flowers with bright yellow edging. A welcome addition to any garden.
Borage
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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.
Sweet Alyssum
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Beautiful, petite white flowers known to bring beneficial insects. Sure to enrich your garden.
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.
Daikon Radish Greens
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.
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