So after my failed attempt at growing heirloom tomatoes from seed I was greatly encouraged when I discovered this wonderful Etsy shop, Horticopia. They have a great variety of "Exotic and Heirloom Botanica." I decided to go for the "ORGANIC Tomato Starts- INSTANT HEIRLOOM TOMATO GARDEN Create your own custom 6-pak" found in the Organic Edibles section of the shop. The choices are incredibly numerous (at the time I bought they had 25 slicer varieties, 8 romas, 12 cherry varieties, though I think they have now sold out of several of the cherries). I went for:
2 Pantano Romanesco
1 Purple Russian
1 Depps Pink Firefly
1 Striper Roman
1 Weeping Charley
These sounded like ones my family would enjoy and they were available right away (I believe that all of the varieties are now available to ship right away, I think they were just waiting for some of the varieties to mature a bit more and then allowing time to harden them off before shipping them out to people).
I wasn't entirely sure about the condition they would arrive in being shipped literally from coast to coast (Brisbane, CA to Reston, VA), but I was reassured by all the positive reviews they had from buyers, the promise of continued support for growing tips and advice and the prices were reasonable so I went for it. I am glad I did :)
The unassuming package left on my doorstep and a first look inside
Under the newspaper, shredded paper packed around the fragile plants and all wrapped in a plastic bag. The soil was still moist and the plants looked like they'd had a smooth ride the whole way.
Now let's plant these babies...
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