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Availbility of product is constantly changing throughout the season. All of our plant material is grown right here on site at English Country Gardens.
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Our Vegetables. 

We have the largest section of tomato varieties and pepper varieties in the area.

Scroll down to see all of our starter vegetables and vegetable containers.

Be sure to check our selection of herbs as well.

TOMATOES

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BETTER BOY

A spectacular, midseason variety with plump, juicy, deep red tomatoes that often weigh more than one pound. Once they arrive they just keep on coming! Fruits are extremely flavorful, with flesh that's juicy, yet firm. Heavy foliage protects fruit from sun-scald. A highly adaptable variety that thrives in nearly any climate. Demonstrates excellent disease resistance.




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BLACK BRANDY WINE

A prolific yielder whose novel, black fruits are well-formed, oval shaped, with "real tomato taste"!


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BLACK KRIM

A most unusual novelty. Fruits are a dark, deep red (almost a shiny black) with heavy green shoulders. Interior is a deep, reddish-green color. Sweet and tasty. Matures extremely early.


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BRANDYWINE
An Amish heirloom that dates back to 1885 and is generally considered to be the world's best-flavored tomato. Plants look like potato vines with good yields of extra-large (up to one and one-half pounds), firm, clear skinned, light rosy-pink fruits.


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BUSH EARLY GIRL

This "determinate sister" to popular Early Girl delivers the same desirable qualities in a compact, patio-sized variety: An extreme earliness and huge yields of firm, meaty flavorful fruits that are a full 4" in diameter


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CHEROKEE PURPLE
Medium pink-purple fruits that appear brown in color, averaging 8-12 oz each. Fruits are round to oblate, with no cracking. Mild drought tolerance and resistant to common diseases.




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CHRISTMAS GRAPES
Highly productive and easy-to-grow, this rewarding variety produces loads of 1-1/2 to 2 ounce, bright scarlet-red fruits clustered in grape-like bunches. Fruits are very sweet at first bite, followed by strong tomato flavor.


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GIANT OXHEART
This well-named giant produces large 12 ounces to 2 pound, firm, meaty, heart shaped fruits with tick walls, few seeds, and a mild flavor. The vigorous vines produce high yields of fruits that mature late but are well worth the wait!




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HUSKY CHERRY RED

Season long production of outstanding fruits, 1" in size and featuring excellent flavor. A member of the Husky "ISI" Series, whose dwarf indeterminate habit and quality production makes it perfect for small spaces and containers.


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INDIGO ROSE

Contains anthocyanin - a naturally occurring pigment that has been shown to fight disease in humans. This is the first high anthocyanin tomato commercially available anywhere in the world.  2" round fruits with a superbly balanced, multi-faceted tomato flavor. Allow fruits to mature completely for best flavor.





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MORTGAGE LIFTER

Also called Radiator Charlie. Longtime Favorite with good yields of very large, smooth, pink-skinned fruits even in droughts. Very meaty fruits with few seeds, much like Giant Belgium, but not quite as large. Very mild, delectable, sweet flavor.



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MOUNTAIN FRESH
This is one of the most sought after Tomatoes, as it features great taste and large fruits. Excellent slicing tomato with wonderful flavor.




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MR. STRIPEY

Red and Yellow-striped heirloom variety that adds color to any gourmet salad bar. Large, ridge-shouldered fruits are mild-flavored and low in acid.



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MULE TEAM

Saved by generations of gardeners and reintroduced because of its enduring qualities: vigorous fruit set, round, medium-sized, red globes that weigh 8-1/2 oz and are 2-1/2 to 3" across, with a sweet, mild flavor. Meaty, textured fruits are produced continuously until frost on sturdy plants.


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OLD GERMAN

An heirloom originally grown by the Mennonite community of Virginia, and one of the best-ever varieties for slicing. Huge fruits weigh 1-1/2 to 2 lbs each with an unusual boat shape.



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PATIO

Perfect for container gardening or limited space. Vines are extremely compact, yet produce medium-sized, deep, oblate, fruits that are smooth, firm, and flavorful.







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PINK BRANDYWINE

Dating back to 1885, Brandwine is the heirloom tomato standard. One taste and you'll be enchanted by its superb flavor and luscious shade of red-pink. Large, beefsteak-shaped fruits grow on unusually upright, potato-leaved plants. Fruits set one or two per cluster and ripen late - - and are worth the wait. Brandywine's qualities really shine when it develops an incredible fine, sweet flavor.



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RED BRANDYWINE

This large indeterminate potato leaf fine tomato plant produces deep-red fruits weighing up to 2 lbs with excellent, mild, balanced heirloom flavor.







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RUTGERS

All purpose variety, ideal for canning. Ripens evenly from inside out. Bright red fruits with heavy walls average about 7 oz. Attractive, old-time favorite. Full-bodied flavor and disease resistant.



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SUGAR PLUM
Vigorous vines produce high yields of 2", yellow-skinned, pear-shaped fruits with few seeds. Slightly later than Red Pear, but with the same prolific yields and dependable performance.




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SUN CHERRY

The best tasting grape tomato in many taste tests. Its indeterminate plant sets heavy yields of 1 inch grape-shaped fruit that have a rich red color. The firm fruit has a pleasing texture. The fruit form in long clusters, which allows for an easy harvest.


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TAXI YELLOW
Best yellow variety for short season areas. Bright yellow 4 to 6 ounce fruits are smooth and blemish free. Flesh is meaty, mild, and acid free. Excellent Fresh for salads, sandwiches, or adds a nice splash of color to salsas. Heavy yielder over a 3 to 4 week period.




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TOMMY TOE
This heirloom from the Ozark Mountains is excellent in salads or for juices. Its 1/2 to 1" fruits are smooth, mild, glossy red, and range from round to oval in shape. Resists early blight and black rot. Prolific re-seeder.




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YELLOW BRANDYWINE

Modern strain of classic Brandywine delivers world famous flavor packed into fruits that weigh up to one pound. They are firm, juicy, and have an incredible, rich tomato taste. Potato-leaved plants do well under a wide range of conditions. Fruits mature later in northern areas.



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YELLOW PEAR
Vigorous vines produce high yields of 2", yellow-skinned, pear-shaped fruits with few seeds. Slightly later than Red Pear, but with the same prolific yields and dependable performance.



TOMATO

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Sweet 100 - A garden favorite that bears 100 or more small, sweet, red tomatoes in clusters on long branches. Space these about 24 - 36 inches apart.  Fruit is small 1 inch (approximately grape or cherry size). Plant them in full sun.

Tumbling Tom Red Tomato

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Pick vine ripened tomatoes right from your own basket. These sweet tomatoes are just a tad bit larger than grape or cherry but continue to produce fruit throughout the entire season.

PEPPERS

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Bhut Jolokia - World's Hottest Pepper. 

Known in India as the "ghost chili" it is in the Genesis Book of World Records as the world's hottest pepper. 
Scoville Units of the Bhut Jolokia rate at 1,001,304
while the Habanero rate only 580,000



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Banana - sweet

Sweet, Mild, Banana shaped pepper. 25 - 30 pods per plant. Great for frying, pickling, and is an excellent choice to make pepper rings for sandwiches.

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Cayenne Pepper

Sweet and HOT cayenne for fresh use.

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Chenzo Pepper

Hot pepper - similar to Jalapeono type.

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Cherry Bomb Pepper

The punk rock star of pepper. This little cherry size pepper packs a lot of heat

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Chili Pepper

Long, thin, mildly hot.

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Chocolate Beauty Pepper

Delicious chocolate, deep brown, blocky fruit. One of the sweetest tasting peppers of its kind, excellent in salad or stuffing.

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Golden California Wonder (Calwonder) Pepper

Sweet, juicy, and tasty. Perfect for eating fresh or even right off the plant. MILD and delicious.

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Habanero Pepper

HOT pepper.

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Hungarian Hot Wax Pepper

Sweet Hot Pepper

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Merlot Black Sweet Pepper

5" x 4" blocky fruit, Sweet, bell shaped pepper.
Excellent in salads!

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Mexibell Pepper

Bell Pepper with a KICK. Medium Hot.

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Mohawk Pepper

Mild Sweet Bell type pepper.

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Orange Blaze Pepper

Sweet Orange bell pepper adds color to texture to any dish.

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Purple Beauty Pepper

Colorful Purple peppers are always a favorite. This variety produces loads of beautiful bells on compact, bushy plants. Crisp texture and mild, sweet flavor makes this one popular with everyone.

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Pumpkin Pepper

An ornamental pepper.

When left to dry, it takes the shape of a mini pumpkin. Peppers are bitter and not edible and turn from green to red when mature. If left on the vine they will turn burnt orange.

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Sweet Carmen Pepper

Lovely sweet taste for salads and roasting, especially when partically or fully red-ripe. Tapered fruits average 6" long x 2 1/2" wide, about 5 ounces. Ripen from green to deep carmine red.

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Sweetheart Pepper

Sweet, mild, and juicy with a fruity sweet flavor at full maturity. Pretty heart shaped, thick walled fruit.

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Yellow Crest Pepper

Sweet tasting peppers.

CONTAINERS

CONTAINER VEGETABLE GARDENS

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You don't have to have a large garden spot to have fresh from the vine vegetables.  Try container vegetables from English Country Gardens. 
Container gardening works great for everything from herbs, tomatoes, carrots, beets, even potatoes. At English Country Gardens we have containers already planted for you or select from a variety of our starter packs.  Varieties and availability subject to change without notice.

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