April Fools' Day Plant Sale

This sale is over.
Available Varieties will include:
Dinosaur Kale 'Lacinato'
Russian Red Kale
Romanesco
Green Cabbage 'Capture'
Napa Cabbage 'Kaboko'
Purple Cabbage 'Red Acre' (1 quart containers)
Bok Choy 'White Stem'
Snow Peas 'Goliath'
Sugar Snap Peas 'Super Sugar Snap'
Sugar Snap Pea 'Super Snappy'
Shelling Peas 'Spring'
French Bib Lettuce 'Merveille des Quatre Saisons'
Dill
Swiss Chard 'Bright Lights'
Chives
Catnip (1 quart containers)

Our next sale will be April 15!

Swiss Chard 'Bright Lights'

Photo Credit National Garden Bureau

Swiss Chard 'Bright Lights' is a cool weather, heirloom variety that produces rosettes with very large leaves and multicolor stems. Plant in full sun or partial shade in soil amended with plenty of compost. Feed with a high nitrogen fertilizer for large, flavorful leaves. Water regularly.

Planting your 6 pack: Either separate each seedling by carefully teasing apart the roots and plant each seedling 6-8 inches apart, and water immediately after. Or, plant the cluster of seedlings 10 inches apart. Water in after planting.

Harvest by picking off the outer leaves. Plants will regrow from the center. When weather begins to warm up, harvest entire plants before they begin to bolt. Swiss Chard is great steamed or sauteed with olive oil and garlic.

Italian Parsley

Photo Credit National Garden Bureau

Italian Parsley is a cool season herb that produces rosettes with finely divided, deep green leaves. Plant in full sun or partial shade in soil amended with plenty of compost, and feed with a high nitrogen fertilizer. Italian Parsley will also grow very well in containers. If growing in a container, we recommend using Fox Farm Ocean Forest potting soil.

Planting your 6 pack: Plant each cluster of seedlings 6-8 inches apart, and water in after planting.

Harvest by picking off the outer leaves of the rosette, and plants will regrow from the center. Or, you may shear the entire plant off at the top leaving about 1 inch from the base to re-grow. Chop up the raw leaves to add to salads, pasta dishes and soups. Parsley is highly nutritious and beneficial to your health!

Kale 'Red Russian'

photo credit National Garden Bureau

'Red Russian' Siberian kale is one of the hardiest and most tender of all kale. Beautiful purple-veined leaves tinged with reddish-purple. These vigorous plants grow 18-36 inches tall and have a mild sweet flavor. Hardy to -10 deg. F. Plant in full sun or partial shade. Amended soil with plenty of compost, and a high nitrogen fertilizer to get the most tender leaves.

Planting your 6 pack

There are 2 methods for planting.

1. Separate each seedling by carefully teasing apart the roots. Plant each seedling 10-12 inches apart. Water in after planting.
2. Plant the cluster of seedlings 12-18 inches apart. Water in after planting.

Harvest

Pick off the lower leaves and plants will continue to grow from the top. Young leaves are great raw in salads. Older leaves are best steamed or sauteed, and in soups.

Spring Seeding

We have started seeding everything for Spring, and expect to have things ready by the end of March. Here is what we will have on the list:

Vegetable and herb starts:
Dinosaur Kale
Russian Red Kale
Sprouting Broccoli
Broccoli 'Gypsy'
Romanesco
Escarole 'Verde a Cuore Pieno'
Radicchio 'Palla Rossa'
Green Cabbage
Sevoy Green Cabbage
Napa Cabbage
Purple Cabbage (6 packs and 1 quart containers)
White Cauliflower
Purple Cauliflower
Collard Greens
Oriental Spinach (Large leaves)
Brussels Sprouts
Snow Peas
Sugar Snap Peas
Shelling Peas
Green Butterhead Lettuce
Red Lettuce 'Brigitte'
Red Romaine Lettuce
Green Romaine Lettuce
French Bib Lettuce 'Merveille des Quatre Saisons'
Red Oak Leaf Lettuce
Swiss Chard 'Bright Lights'
Bok Choy
Purple Pak Choy
Mustard 'Red Streaks'
Dill
Italian Parsley
Chives
Cilantro
Thyme
Catnip (1 quart containers)
Flowers:
Sweet Pea 'Spencer Mix'
Sweet Pea 'Mammoth Navy Blue'
Sweet Pea 'Pink and Blue Kneehigh Mix'
Calendula

All varieties are grown in organic potting soil, in 6 pack containers made of 100% recycled material, a few in 1 quart containers as noted above. Most everything should be ready at the end of March.

About Super Starts

Our mission is to grow and sell veggie, herb and flower starts for the home gardener with a commitment to using organic practices and promoting our local Santa Cruz gardening community.

All of our garden starts are grown from seed, outdoors and in the Santa Cruz sun, fog, rain, and wind, so they are vigorous, hardy and ready to go in the ground.