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Time for Seeds

January 27, 2016Leave a comment

2016-01-27-10.01.45.jpg.jpeg With spring not too far away, it’s time to start thinking about what you’re going to put in the ground this year. It is the time to try new seed varieties, and be adventurous in your garden planning!

This is always an exciting time for us here at Flora Vista Farms. This is the time where your input from the previous year comes to life. Many of you, over the years, have requested specialty seedlings. Most of you are especially interested in unique tomato varieties. This year we will carry more tomato seedling varieties than we ever have! Keep an eye out for our upcoming posts, with updated lists of available items. We strive to bring you the best quality produce and goods here locally.

Tomato seedlings for sale!

April 27, 2015May 26, 2015Leave a comment

The table is filled with tomato seedlings once again. Today we have Arkansas Traveler, Brandywine, Sweet 100’s, and Lemon Boy. This is a self-serve operation where you just drop the money in the box on the table. They are $2 each.

Veggie Plant Sale on Another Beautiful Saturday in Santa Barbara!

March 14, 2015March 24, 2015Leave a comment

Come get your vegetable starts for this warm weather weekend. It’s the perfect time to put some vegetables in the ground to get a healthy start on the season!

We have a few tomato varieties available again this weekend, as well as some squash plants.

Tomato Plants 4″ pots $2 each – Yellow Pear, Roma, Sweet 100’s

Squash Plants $2 for a 4-pack – Black Beauty Zucchini and Early Yellow Crookneck

Early Yellow Crookneck Squash-
50 days. An old favorite heirloom, this is one of the oldest types of squash dating back to pre-Columbus times and has been popular ever since. Easy to grow and good tasting.

Black Beauty Zucchini-
50 days. The classic dark-green summer squash that has made modern zucchini of this type popular. Introduced in the US markets in the 1920’s, and seed companies started listing it in the 1930’s. Delicious fried or baked; best picked young.

Yellow Pear Tomato-
78 days. Very sweet, 1 1/2″ yellow, pear-shaped fruit have a mild flavor, and are great for fresh eating or for making tomato preserves. Very productive plants are easy to grow.

Roma Tomato-
70-75 days. Determinate. A quality paste variety with very thick flesh. A popular old favorite with good yields.

Sweet 100 Tomato –
Bursting with sugary flavor, Sweet 100s produce scarlet, cherry-sized fruits in long clusters right up to frost. You’ll definitely want to stake or cage these vigorous climbers to keep the fruit off the ground and avoid pests and diseases.