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368 Chestnut Circle
Hamilton, Al 35570
OWNER: Darrel Jones
Landline (205) 921-4180
Cellphone (205) 602-4207
Mon. - Sat. 8 - 7 C.T.
e-mail: darjones (at) selectedplants.com
2008 info and prices!
Welcome to selected plants. I grow and sell a huge selection of heirloom tomato plants. I am a gardener whose efforts grew out of all proportions. My garden last year was approximately an acre in size and included corn, beans, squash, pumpkins, radishes, carrots, turnips, onions, peas, cowpeas, cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, kohlrabi, okra, butterpeas, lettuce, watermelons, cantaloupes, cucumbers, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and tomatoes. Lots of tomatoes. As in about 450 plants.
I like a good sandwich with tomato or even a sliced tomato with a bit of salt and pepper, and I like a slice with fresh coleslaw and onions and pinto beans over cornbread. I really get to business with soup and chili starting from a base of tomatoes. What would pasta be without the luscious companionship of tomatoes?
I have to produce several hundred plants to have all the tomatoes I want and all my relatives and I can preserve. Its just almost as easy to produce several thousand plants (Right, let me sell you a bridge I own) as it is to produce just a few hundred. So I started shipping plants to friends I met on the net. Then I sold some to a local seed store and more to stores in nearby cities and so on. Its a nice sideline that complements the things I already enjoy doing. The part I really like is that I get to grow the really unusual varieties that you just can't buy at the local co-op. When it comes to heirloom tomatoes, the flavor can range from sweet and tart to sweet and tangy to intense non-sweet to knock-your-socks-off balanced. The only place I've found that "old fashioned acid" flavor in a tomato is with heirlooms.
Please feel free to browse the site. Check out the varieties and see if you find anything interesting. If so, Call me or email me with the list you would like to purchase and I'll verify availability and reserve plants for you. I accept payment via check, money order, or paypal.
If you are looking for some good sources of seed, please check out these websites:
Sincerely,
Darrel W. Jones
P.S. if you would like to check out a tomato experts web site, please visit Craig LeHoullier's site. NCtomatoman
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