About Our Transplants
At Poplar Wood Farm in Port Murray, NJ we grow our transplants to provide gardeners with a local source of unique varieties that are organically grown. This enables those that don’t have the time, space or expertise to raise these special varieties from seed, the opportunity to grow them in their garden.
Our plants are grown without chemical herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers. The plants you receive are grown using non-treated, non-gmo seed and whenever possible certified organic seed. The plants are grown in 4 inch biodegradable coir pots with a Organic Material Review Institute approved soilless mix and fed with sea based fertilizers and compost. Insect pests are controlled by using beneficial insects.
The majority of the plant varieties listed are heirlooms, many tracing their heritage back to the lands of our ancestors. These treasures have been passed down through generations of gardeners who have selected their favorites and shared them with us. Please note that there are also more recent introductions that are included in our mix.
Basil
Genovese – Traditional Italian, tall and slow to bolt, dark green 3” long leaves, height 24”-30”, 68 days.
Red Rubin – Vigorous, purple Italian large leaf with high yields and great flavor, 76 days.
Spicy Bush – Spicy sweet basil flavor in 1” leaves, decorative can be grown in pots or garden beds, 45 days.
Purple Ruffles – Good for garnish or as an ornamental plant, All America Selection Winner, 75 days.
Green Ruffles – Ornamental with lime green ruffled leaves, can also be used as a garnish, 75 days.
Thai Basil – Green with 2” long leaves and spicy anise clove flavor, 59 days.
Poppy Joe’s and Lemon
Eggplant
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Rosa Bianca |
Rosa Bianca – Italian heirloom, meaty 4”-6” fruit with mild flavor, lavender blushed with white skin, 70-85 days.
Thai Green – Long slender 12” fruit with tender light green skin and white flesh, prolific and drought resistant, 70-80 days.
Vittoria – Purple black cylindrical, mild flavor and firm texture, 65-75 days.
Imperial Black Beauty – Beautiful shiny black fruit with rich flavor, holds up well, 80-85 days.
Peppers
Fish – Beautiful variegated foliage on 18”-24” plants, fruits are 2”-3” long and ripen from cream with green stripes to orange with brown stripe to all red, perfect for salsa, 80 days, Heat 3.
McMahon’s Bird – Peppers are about 1/4” long, bright red, ovoid, grown by Thomas Jefferson, 90 days, Heat 3.
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Nepalese Bell |
Nepalese Bell – 3”-4” fruits with thin crisp flesh, ripens from green to red, sweet around edge, hotter near seeds. 90-100 days, Heat 3.
Nosegay – Small ornamental pepper, tiny 6” plants, use as a border in window boxes or pots, fruits are edible but hot, 70-80 days. Heat 3.
Sweet Chocolate – Thick sweet flesh ripens from green to chocolate on outside and brick red inside, 58-86 days. Heat 0.
Tiburon Ancho – Sweet thick flesh, sturdy plants, 65 days green, 85 days red. Heat 2.
Early Jalapeno – 2”-2 1/2” sausage shaped fruit, 60 days green, 80 days red. Heat 4.
Orion F1 – Sweet smooth, thick walled jumbo sized pepper, 65 days green, 85 days red. Heat 0.
Maya Red Habanero – Bright red glossy lantern shaped, longer and more tapered than typical habanero, 3”-4” long, 70 days green, 90 days red. Heat 5.
Heat – 0=Not hot 5=Very Hot
Days=Days to harvest from transplant
Tomatoes
Black/Purple
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Black Krim |
Black Krim - 4”-5” Dark red fruit with dark green/black shoulders, excellent flavor slightly salty, I, 69-90 days.
Cherokee Purple - Very popular, 12oz. Extremely sweet fruits, I , 80 days.
Japanese Black Trifele – One of the best blacks, rich flavor, potato leaf foliage, 4-5 oz., I , 70-80 days.
Nyagous – Another great black, baseball sized fruit borne in clusters to extremely productive plants, excellent flavor, I , 80 days.
Black Cherry – Clusters of 1” deep purplish/mahogany brown cherry tomatoes with rich complex flavors, I, 64 days.
Carbon – Prolific, 10-14oz., dark purple brown fruits, excellent flavor, I, 76 days.
Red/Pink
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Mortgage Lifter |
Brandywine (Sudduth’s Strain) - Large pink beefsteak up to 2lbs., rich intense flavor, I 90 days.
Sweet Pea Currant – Hundreds of tiny red fruits on trusses of 10-12 each, great as a garnish, I, 75-80 days.
Mortgage Lifter (Halladay’s) - Great crops of 1-2 lbs. Pink beefsteaks, meaty with old fashioned flavor, I, 80-90 days.
Red Fig – Heavy 1 ½” pear shaped fruits, great fresh or dried, I, 85 days.
Peacevine Cherry – High in amino acids and and vitamin C, I, 75 days.
Andrew Rahart’s Jumbo Red – 12-16 oz. with intense rich flavor, I, 92 days.
Grandfather Ashlock – Pink 12-16 oz. Beefsteak, potato leaf foliage, sweet and well balanced flavor, I, 85 days.
Henderson’s Winsall – Heirloom from Jersey City, NJ market grower turned publisher Peter Henderson, 1-2 lbs. Pink/red fruited tomato with few seeds, delicious and flavorful, I, 83 days.
San Marzoano Redorta – Large 8 oz. with great taste fresh or for paste, red I, 78 days.
San Marzano – 2-3 oz., red plum, prolific over a long season, great for sauce, Semi-determinate, 78 days.
Yellow/Orange
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Golden Sunray |
Gold Medal – Large yellow streaked red, very little acid, highly rated, I, 90 days.
Golden Sunray – Golden yellow fruitsup to 1 lb. with excellent flavor, I, 80-90 days.
Green / White
Green Grape – Extremely productive, grape like fruit with yellowish green sweet 1” fruit, D, 80-90 days.
Big White Pink Stripe – 4” slicer with pale peach coloring and pink blush on end, meaty with tropical undertones, I, 95 days.
Great White – Large with beefsteak, sweet melon like flavor, I, 85 days.
And Many More.
I = Indeterminate D = Determinate
Days = Days to harvest from transplant
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