Another year of a huge selection of heirloom tomatoes and peppers at Thienemans. We know many of you have been waiting for a list of varieties for this year. Below is a list of the over 100 tomato varieties, many of them from our very own Gary Millwood’s personal collection. We will be posting descriptions of the tomatoes just as soon as we can.

Along with tomatoes we will have peppers (of course), tomatillos, eggplant, cucumber, squash, zucchini, pumpkin, and spinach. We’ve got a great new eggplant called Hanzel, it has deep purple fruit that you can harvest at small tasty 2 inches or anytime up till a large plump 10 inches. And this year we also have a white pumpkin. Let’s not forget about all those great herbs we offer as well, nothing goes better with a fresh tomato than some fresh basil.

All of these wonderful fruits and veggies will be available Friday April 25th at 9am. So come and come early for the best selection. Gary Millwood, our resident tomato expert will be with us on Friday the 25th and Saturday the 26th to guide you through your tomato choices. Tomato and pepper plants will be $1.99 each.

While you are waiting these next few weeks for the arrival of our tomatoes check out these sites:

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, www.rareseeds.com
Seeds of Change, www.seedsofchange.com
Tomato Growers, www.tomatogrowers.com
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, www.southernexposure.com

Alright here it is, 2008 Heirloom Tomato List:

Ace 55

American Beauty

Amish Paste

Arkansas Traveler

Atkinson

Aunt Ruby’s German Green

Australian Heart

Beauty King

Beefsteak

Black Cherry

Black Krim

Black Prince

Box Car Willie

Brad’s Black Heart

Brandywine Pink

Bulgarian Triumph

Burbank Slicing

Caspin Pink

Cherokee Chocolate

Cherokee Green

Cherokee Purple

Chris Ukranian

Clustermato

Dagma’s Perfection

Delicious

Dr. Wyches Yellow

Dwarf Champion

Golden Grap Cherry

Granny Cantrell German

Green Grape

Grub’s Mystery Green

Haley’s Purple Comet Cherry

Hastings Midglobe

Heart Of Compassion

Indiana Red

J.D.’s Special C-Tex

Julia Child

Kanner Hoell

Khaborovsky 308

Kimberly

Kosovo

Lady Lucy

Large Red Cherry

Limbaugh Potato Leaf

Lime Green Salad

Livingston Globe

Livingston’s Main Crop

Lumpy Red KY

Maremmano

Marglobe

Marglobe

Marianna’s Peace

Marvel Stripe

Mikado Ecarlote

Milka’s Red Bulgarian

Mortgage Lifter

Mr. Bruno

Mrs. Houseworth

Mule Team

New Jersey Champion Weigh In

Pale Perfect Purple

Pan American

Peacevine Cherry

Persimmon

Pink Climber

Pink Ice

Pink Ruffled

Pink Russian

Polish C

Pritchard’s Scarlet Topper

Red Calabash

Red Fig

Red House Free Standing

Red Robin Cherry

Red Russian

Risentraube Cherry

Rose

Russian #11`7

Russian Silvery Fir Tree

Rutgers

Sabre

San Marazano

Santorini Salad

Shaker Large Red

Sheyenne

Sioux

Sophies Choice

St. Piere

Sungold Cherry

Sunset’s Red Horizon

Sweetie

Tigerella

Triple Crop Pink

True Black Brandywine

Tumbler

Valiant

Wayahead

White Wonder

Winter Grape Italian

Wisall

Wolford Wonder

Yellow Brandywine, Platfoot Strain

Yellow Marble

Yellow Plum

Yoder’s German Yellow

Spring is right around the corner. We can help you through those winter blues and get a head start on spring gardening. Come in and join us at Thienemas for one of our early spring classes. We’ll show you the ins and outs of propagating plants and how to grow your own salad. Our classes are always great fun, so come on in for an exciting morning. Don’t let the cold weather stop you, our greenhouses are warm and toasty especially on sunny days. Refreshments provided.

Just a reminder, you are always welcome to schedule your own class for a group of friends or garden club. Call and ask to speak with Peggy, our number is 491-6305.

Sowing Seed and Taking Cuttings
Friday Feb. 22nd or Saturday Feb. 23rd, 10:00 am to noon.
Back again by popular demand! Get hands on experience with guidance from our staff. Sow seed and take cuttings from our stock plants, and keep what you plant. We’ll even grow your baby plants till April in one of our greenhouses. $30.00 fee includes all materials.

Sow Your Own Salad
Friday Feb. 29th or Saturday March 1st, 10:00 am to noon
Celebrate Leap Year with a treat for springtime – fresh, homegrown salad. Come learn about growing container greens at home and what to do with them for your table. $30.00 class fee includes all materials including a 12″ planter that you’ll plant and take home, plus samples of recipes for spring salads and dressings.

For more information on each of these classes, or to register call 502-491-6305. These classes fill up quickly so be sure and register soon! REGISTRATION FORM

Make a Fresh Greenery Wreath
November 16th or 17th, 10:00 am 
Make a lush outdoor wreath from evergreen boughs. Wreath forms, wire, and base greenery supplied. We suggest you bring work gloves and clippers, and your own accent greenery (boxwood, holly, pine, juniper, etc.) if you’d like. Single session class, $25.00 fee.

 Make a Tabletop Christmas Tree
Novemeber 23rd or 24th, 10:00 am
Learn how to turn fresh evergreen boughs into a unique accent for your holiday table. We suggest you bring work gloves and clippers, and accent greenery if you’d like. Single session class, $28.oo fee.

“Simple Gifts”
Thieneman’s 7th Annual Holiday Open House
Saturday November 24th 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Details to be posted. 

Make a Boxwood Topiary
November 30th or December 1st, 10:00 am
Use cut boxwood branches to make a round ‘lollipop’ style topiary, just the thing for your mantle or holiday table. Please bring clippers and work gloves. Single session class, $35.00 fee.

Mini-Tree Workshop
December 7th or 8th, 10:00 am
We’ll show you how to create a little ‘fantasy tree’ from fresh greenery, fragrant herb branches, and other fresh cut materials. Please bring clippers and work gloves. Single session class, $20.00 fee. Be sure and check out some sample trees the week before at our open house. 

Make a Holiday Kissing Ball
Sunday December 9th, 1:00 pm
In the days before Christmas trees, people made ‘kissing balls’ to hang in doorways or entry halls. Tradition held that when a lady walked beneath it, she would consent to giving a kiss! We’ll show you how to make one from assorted greenery and ribbon. All materials included, please bring clippers and work gloves. $18.00 fee. 

Leaf Casting, September 14th or 15th, 10am – noon

Learn to make impressions of real leaves in cement, to use as a small bird bath, garden ornament, or coffee-table conversation piece. All materials supplied, but participants are encouraged to bring leaves (the larger, the better). Be sure to wear old clothes, just in case!  $25.00 fee, advance registration is required. 

 Hypertufa Troughs, September 28th or 29th, 10am – noon 

One of our most popular classes –  make a rustic hypertufa planter from cement, peat moss, perlite and water. All materials are supplied – and the best thing is that we’ll clean up! Again, be sure to wear old clothes since this is definitely a “hands-on”workshop.  $30.00 fee, advance registration is required

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