Spring 2014

Here at Super Starts we have been busy bees seeding and potting up all of our warm season varieties for our spring markets. We know you guys love our tomatoes and we are growing more varieties than ever this year. We also have peppers, eggplants and squash. Need some help growing your tomatoes? Check out our Tomato Growing Guide. Here is a partial list of our tomato varieties for 2014.

Tomatoes

Balconi Red
Balconi Yellow
Black Cherry
Black Krim
Black Plum
Brandywine Red
Brandywine Yellow
Cherokee Purple
Costoluto Genovese
Green Zebra
Indigo Rose
Mandarin Cross
Marvel Stripe
Matina
Moskvich
Red Pear Piriform
San Marzano
Speckled Roman
Stupice
Sungold
Super Bush
Super Sweet 100
Tangerine
Valencia
Vilma
Zapoted Pleated

Be sure to check out our upcoming sales in the sidebar and we look forward to seeing all of valued customers. Thank you.

Santa Cruz Mountains Harvest Festival

Super Starts will be a vendor at the Santa Cruz Mountains Harvest Festival in downtown Boulder Creek on Saturday, September 28, from 11am to 6:30pm. The annual event features music, food, artists and sustainable living demonstrations. Go check out the website http://www.santacruzmountainsharvestfestival.com/ for all the details.

All of our plants are $3 each or any 2 for $5. Super Starts will have the following varieties available:
6 Packs
Chives
Cauliflower ‘Amazing’
Cabbage ‘Famosa’
Cabbage ‘Pixie’
Collard Greens
Green Onions
Italian Parsley
Italian Arugula
Red and Green Curly Kale
Siberian Kale
Dinosaur Kale
Lettuce ‘Merveille de 4 Saisons’
Butterhead Lettuce
Lettuce ‘Romaine Mix’
Napa Cabbage ‘Kaboko’
Red Mizuna

4 inch pots
Artichoke ‘Green Globe’
Alpine Strawberry ‘Red Wonder’
Alpine Strawberry ‘Yellow Wonder’
Sage
English Thyme
Pineapple Sage
Spearmint
Stevia
Echinacea purpurea ‘Starlight’
White Echinacea
Canna ‘South Pacific’
Canna ‘Tropical Bronze’
Canna ‘Tropical Salmon’

Assorted succulents

Fall Plant Sale Saturday, September 21

Please join us for a fall plant sale this coming Saturday, September 14 at Soil Solutions. We will be set up from 10am to 3pm in front of the Soil Solutions store.

Fall Plant Sale @ Soil Solutions
138 Fern Street
Santa Cruz, CA
cross street is Hwy 9
located near Santa Cruz Costco
10am to 3pm

While you are there you can pick all your soil amendments for your fall planting as well. All of our starts are $3 a piece or any 2 plants for $5. Available varieties include:

6 Packs

Cilantro
Cauliflower ‘Amazing’
Cabbage ‘Famosa’
Collard Greens
Italian Parsley
Italian Arugula
Red and Green Curly Kale
Siberian Kale
Lettuce ‘Merveille de 4 Saisons’
Lettuce ‘Romaine Mix’
Napa Cabbage ‘Kaboko’
Red Mizuna
Sugar Snap Peas
Snow Pea ‘Oregon Giant’
Swiss Chard

4 inch Pots
Artichoke ‘Green Globe’
Alpine Strawberry ‘Red Wonder’
Alpine Strawberry ‘Yellow Wonder’
Sage
English Thyme
Pineapple Sage
Spearmint
Stevia
Echinacea purpurea ‘Starlight’
White Echinacea
Canna ‘South Pacific’
Canna ‘Tropical Bronze’
Canna ‘Tropical Salmon’

Assorted succulents

Tomato 'Red Pear'

A garden favorite that bears 100’s of small, sweet red, pear shaped tomatoes in clusters on long branches. These large plants grow to 6-7 feet tall and are vigorous and disease resistant.

Plant in full sun in soil that is amended with compost and an organic vegetable fertilizer that is not too high in nitrogen. Support these large plants with tall tomato cages and space plants at least 3 feet apart.

Harvest when fruits are fully red. The sugary sweet fruit are great eaten fresh right out of the garden. They are also tasty in salads and can even be made into a pasta sauce.

Heirloom Tomato 'Principe Borghese'

This Italian heirloom variety is the traditional variety used for sun dried tomatoes. Plants stand up to high heat and produce plenty of tomatoes for drying, fresh eating and sauce making. Produces an abundance of 2-3 inch long red fruits. Grows to a height of 4-5 feet tall. 75 DAYS.

Plant in full sun in soil that has been amended with compost and a good organic fertilizer that is not too high in nitrogen. Support these heavily bearing plants with a sturdy tomato cage. This variety may also be grown in a large container. Be sure to use fresh potting soil and feed every few weeks with a liquid fertilizer.

Harvest when fruit are fully colored and slightly soft to the touch. Use to make a great sauce or tomato paste. They may also be canned. They also have a very good raw flavor.