Heirloom Tomato and Pepper Plants, San Jose

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5 total messages Started by The Ranger Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:35

Author: The Ranger
Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:35

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Long's Drugs at Prospect, a local pharmacy to me, is selling 4" 
heirloom tomatoes and multiple pepper plants for $1.29 each. 
The plants look GREAT! I picked up twenty (five beefsteak, five 
Little Girl, 2 each Serrano, Jalapeno, Anaheim, Sweet Bell, 
Pasilla) plants. I noticed there are squash, a few corn, and 
one or two other vegetables I wasn't familiar with -- a Purple 
<waves hands about> "Something."

If you're looking to expand your tomato and pepper gardens or 
enhance your plots, this is a good [and reasonably cheap] 
source.

The Ranger

Re: Heirloom Tomato and Pepper Plants, San Jose

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Author: Cyndi Norwitz
Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:20

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The Ranger wrote:

> Long's Drugs at Prospect, a local pharmacy to me, is selling 4" 
> heirloom tomatoes and multiple pepper plants for $1.29 each. 

Not a bad price.  I was rather impressed with the Petaluma OSH 
though...they had 6 packs for $2.29.  Not a big selection and many were 
missing their variety tags.  Most of the tomatoes were tasteless things 
like Early Girl but they had a Cherokee (I think that was it, something 
heirloom) and some paste tomatoes too.  I got those and a cherry.  I 
also found thai peppers and Japanese eggplant.

Now I just have to find my circular saw so I can cut the wood to build 
the extra raised garden bed to put them all in :-)

Cyndi

Re: Heirloom Tomato and Pepper Plants, San Jose

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Author: The Ranger
Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:51

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Cyndi Norwitz <cyndi@tikvah.com> wrote in message 
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> The Ranger wrote:
>> Long's Drugs at Prospect, a local pharmacy to me,
>> is selling 4" heirloom tomatoes and multiple pepper
>> plants for $1.29 each.
> Not a bad price.  I was rather impressed with the
> Petaluma OSH though...they had 6 packs for $2.29. Not a big 
> selection and many were missing their
> variety tags. [..]

I saw similar items at the Prospect OSH, too, but many were 
limp or anemic (or whatever super-light-green plants are 
called). I passed on them which is why I hit Longs.

I wonder if Rite-Aid still runs concurrent sales on their 
nursery section?

The Ranger

Re: Heirloom Tomato and Pepper Plants, San Jose

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Author: Cyndi Norwitz
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:52

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The Ranger wrote:
> Cyndi Norwitz <cyndi@tikvah.com> wrote in message 
>>Not a bad price.  I was rather impressed with the
>>Petaluma OSH though...they had 6 packs for $2.29. Not a big 
>>selection and many were missing their
>>variety tags. [..]

> I saw similar items at the Prospect OSH, too, but many were 
> limp or anemic (or whatever super-light-green plants are 
> called). I passed on them which is why I hit Longs.

Totally understandable.  The ones I got were nice and healthy at least.

Cyndi

Re: Heirloom Tomato and Pepper Plants, San Jose

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Author: The Ranger
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:13

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Cyndi Norwitz <cyndi@tikvah.com> wrote in message 
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[Petaluma OSH Choices]

I was in Cupertino's Home Despot and saw a very nice selection 
of healthy plants, too. I'm not sure they were worth $2.98 to 
$6.29 but they did look full, ready to bloom (or blooming on 
several of the tomato choices), and most were a nice 
dark-green. Go figure.

The Ranger

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