MANY FORKS FARM

PLANT SALE PRE-ORDER:

34 heirloom, open-pollinated, & favorite TOMATOES

plus PEPPERS and EGGPLANTS too!

**Order & pre-pay by April 1 to reserve the varieties you prefer!**

Produced with high quality seed, organic potting soil, & tended with care giving your summer harvest a great jumpstart! Plants are in a 4” x 4” X 5” deep pot.

$5.00 each —— 4 or more plants $4.50 each

Plant pick up at

MANY FORKS FARM 1360 River Road, Clarksburg, Massachusetts

Saturday, May 26, 9AM – 1PM Sunday, May 27, Noon – 5PM

Questions? Call Sharon, Many Forks Farm, 413-281-1814 or email: manyforksfarm@pobox.com

HEIRLOOM & OPEN-POLLINATED TOMATOES

! Valencia – Heirloom. 8 – 10 Oz. fruits with meaty interior and few seeds. Indeterminate. Days to maturity: 76 days. A favorite!

! German Johnson – Heirloom. Vigorous, higher-yielding, Brandywine type tomato with regular leaves (not potato-leaved). Indeterminate. Days to maturity: 75 days.

! Taxi – Heirloom. Lemon-yellow, 4-6 oz. fruits. Sweet, easy to grow. Concentrated early set. Determinate. 64 days.

! Rose – Heirloom, 10+ oz. round fruits great for slicing. Deep pink. Meaty & flavorful. Indeterminate. Days to maturity: 78 days.

! Black Krim – Heirloom from Krim, Russia. Beefsteak-type fruits are violet/brown to purple/red. Wonderful, full flavor. Indeterminate. Days to maturity: 78 days.

! Moskvich – Heirloom. One of the earliest of tomatoes, deep red, cold-tolerant. 4-6oz. Semi-determinate. Days to maturity: 60 days

! Pruden’s Purple – Heirloom. Potato-leaved strain producing silken, meaty, 1 lb. tomatoes. Great sandwich tomato rivaling Brandywine. Indeterminate. Days to maturity: 72 days.

! Gill’s All Purpose – Open-pollinated. Good yields of 3” round, red fruit with firm texture that are delicious for fresh eating but also good for canning. Disease resistant plants yield well late into the season. Semi-determinate. Days to maturity: 65-70 days.

! Rutgers – Open-pollinated. Outstanding slicing, cooking and canning tomato. Medium-size. The original Campbell’s Soup tomato. Indeterminate. Days to maturity: 75 days.

! Aurora – Open-pollinated. Early, red, 3 oz. slicer. Named after the Aurora Borealis in Siberia & does well in cool, outdoor conditions. Small, compact plant. Determinate. Days to maturity: 60 days.

! Black Cherry – Heirloom. Rich, sweet and complex flavor. Abundant producer. Indeterminate. Days to maturity: 65 days.

! Santiam Sunrise Cherry – Open-pollinated. Flavor is comparable to Sungold but not quite as fruity, but sweeter, and less prone to splitting. Indeterminate. Days to maturity:70 days.

! Tommy Toe Cherry – Heirloom. Vigorous plants with hundreds of 1-inch cherries, unfazed by heat or humidity. Flavor is old-fashioned, full, complex. Originated in the Ozarks around 1900. Indeterminate. Days to maturity: 75 days.

! Pink Berkeley Tie Dye - Open-pollinated. Compact plants produce beautiful 8-12 oz. fruit with very sweet, rich tomato flavor.Wine-colored skin, metallic green stripes are as striking as its flavor. Indeterminate. Days to maturity:65-75 days.

! Marmande – Heirloom. Bush plants produce 4-6 oz flat, lightly ribbed, red fruits in clusters. Good firmness & flavor, very dependable yields outdoors even in cool summers. Traditional variety from the south of France. Semi-determinate. Days to maturity: 60-65 days.

! Indigo Cherry Drops – Open-pollinated. Tremendous yields of cocktailed-sized red fruits with purple shoulders and rich, sweet flavor. Indeterminate. Days to maturity: 65 days.

! Native Sun – Open-pollinated. Flavorful & very early 6-8 oz. lemon yellow fruit. Multiple yields on healthy bushes. Crack resistant & blemish free. Determinant. Days to maturity: 50-60 days.

! Cosmonaut Volkov – Open-pollinated. Excellent variety for the Northeast. Sweet, tangy flavor with strong yields of 4-5 in. tomatoes. Of Ukrainian origin, named for the Russian astronaut who perished in the first visit to the Earth’s first space station. Indeterminant. Days to maturity: 75-80 days.

! San Marzano Plum – Open-pollinated. Classic Italian paste tomato. Heavy yields. Few seeds. Indeterminate. 80 days.

Carbon - Highly productive, black heirloom with excellent flavor. 10-14 oz. fruit, dark-olive shoulders.Indeterminate. Days to maturity: 76 days.

Manitoba – Heirloom. Heavy yields that ripen during the short summers of the Manitoba prairie. Crimson fruits measure 3”-4”. Determinate. Days to maturity: 66 days.

Nova - Open-pollinated. One of the earliest roma types. Meaty, lipstick red, 1 1/2 inch by 2 inch fruit is elongated with a pointed end. Compact, determinate plants good for saucing. Days to maturity: 65 days.

Legend – Open-pollinated. Full-sized tomatoes with a balance of sweet & acid flavor. Great for containers! Resistant to late-blight. Determinate. Days to maturity: 65 days.

Chocolate Cherry - Open-pollinated. Indeterminate. Wine colored flesh and skin. Delicious and multifaceted flavor. Super productive. Trusses of 1 inch round fruit. Days to maturity: 70 days.

Striped German – Heirloom. Ribbed yellow & red-shaded. Beautiful with complex, fruity flavor. 12+ oz. medium-large fruit. Indeterminate. Days to maturity: 78 days.

Golden Jubilee - Open-pollinated. Indeterminate. Jubilee ripens smooth-textured sweet mild meaty 8 oz globes. Worth waiting for! Days to maturity: 80 days.

Aosta Valley - Open-pollinated. Indeterminate. Clusters of 10-12 five- sided cherries, exceptionally sweet. Days to maturity: 65 days.

Honeydrop Cherry - Open-pollinated. Rampant indeterminate. Honey-colored, sweet & juicy. Less crack-prone than Sun Gold. Days to maturity: 62 days.(no picture available)

Pink Boar - Open-pollinated. Indeterminate. Gorgeous wine-red fruit with metallic green striping. Saladette-type. Days to maturity: 75 days.

Red Pearl - Open-pollinated. Indeterminate. Nearly seedless grape. Late-blight resistant. Stores well on and off the vine. Days to maturity: 58 days.

Sungella - Open-pollinated. 1½-2” wide, sweet, orange globes are larger than a cherry. Deliciously sweet flesh. Very productive and cold tolerant. Days to maturity: 65 days

ADDITIONAL TOMATO FAVORITES

! Honey Bunch Grape – Hybrid. Red grape tomato. Rivals Sun Gold Cherry for sweetness. Holds very well on the vine and is crack resistant. Indeterminate. Days to maturity: 45 days.

! Sun Gold Cherry – Hybrid. Without Sun Gold there is no summer. Deep sweetness with a hint of acid. Ripens early and produces until frost. Indeterminate. Days to maturity: 57 days.

! Jet Star – Hybrid. Consistent, high-yielding plants. Fruits rarely crack and have outstanding flavor. Compact indeterminate. Days to maturity: 72 days.

PEPPERS & EGGPLANTS follow on next page!

PEPPERS

Cubanelle - Open-pollinated, semi-sweet frying pepper. Wonderful raw in salads, too. Yellow-green fruits, turn red. Days to maturity: 65 green, 80 red.

Triunfo Jalapeño Pepper - Heavy set of mid-sized jalapeños. Days to maturity: 65 days.

Purple Beauty - Open-pollinated. Nearly black skin with bright green flesh. Days to maturity: 55 days purple.

Escamillo - Large, golden yellow bull’s horn type. Sweet fruits are 6" long x 2" wide. Days to maturity: 60 days green, 80 days yellow.

Islander - Medium-sized, lavender, thick fleshed, mild pepper. High yielding. Days to maturity: 56 lavender, 81 red

Red Ember Cayenne- Use fresh or dry. Sweet with moderately warm heat for a cayenne. Days to maturity: 55 green, 75 red.

Baron - Large-fruited Ancho, ideal for Chile rellenos. Days to maturity: 65 green, 85 red.

Gatherer’s Gold - Open-pollinated. A gorgeous, golden sweet Italian frying pepper. Long, tapered, and with few seeds. Superb fried or raw. Days to maturity: 70 days.

Carmen - A beautiful pepper of the Italian "bull's horn” type A lovely, sweet taste for salads and roasting. Tapered fruits avg. 6" long x 2 1/2" wide. Days to maturity: 60 green, 80 red

Golden Star - Thick-walled, blocky, bright yellow peppers. Days to maturity: 72 green, 85 yellow.

Glow - Beautiful, flavorful, bright orange sweet pepper. Days to maturity: 53 green, 73 orange.

Lady Bell - Early, elongated pepper. Sets fruit even in cool conditions. Days to maturity: 68 green, 85 red.

Revolution - Fancy, sweet bell & HEFTY! 10oz. - 14oz. Days to maturity: 72 green, 85 red.

Chocolate Cake - Open-pollinated. Rich, reddish brown, thick-walled, meaty, sweet. Good green if you can’t wait for it to turn brown. Days to maturity: 90 days. (no picture available)

EGGPLANTS

Galine - Early, high-yielding, black bell-type. Days to maturity: 65 days.

Black King - A vigorous grower and high yielder. Shiny bulging 7" oval fruits. Days to maturity: 79 days.

Dancer - Lavender, Italian-type. High-yielding. Mild, non-bitter. 7”-8” long x 3”-4”. Days to maturity: 65 days.

Orient Express - Dependable, tender, delicately-flavored. 8”-10” long x 2”. Days to maturity: 58 days.

Diamond - Open-pollinated. Prolific early producer. Slender, attractive dark purple fruit hang in clusters. Days to maturity: 70 days.

Listada de Grandia - Open-pollinated. Stunning magenta-striped Italian eggplant. Egg-shaped petite fruits fit in the palm of your hand and are great for smaller portions. Days to maturity: 85 days.