2016 PGP Seed, Plant and Bake Sale:

The Sale So Nice We’re Having It Twice!

The Peterson Garden Project Plant, Seed and Bake Sale is back for another year and this time it’s bigger and better than ever. In fact, it’s a sale so nice we’re having it twice! Join us April 22-23 for a cool weather crop sale and then again on May 6-8 for a warm weather crop sale. The sales are going to be so big that we’re moving them to a new a location – 5035 N. Broadway – just north of Argyle Street in the Uptown neighborhood.

It’s not mere hyperbole when we say that this year’s plant sale is our biggest ever. We’re putting together a pop up gardening superstore so big that we had to move it to a parking lot in Uptown. We’ll have varieties of plants not available anywhere else in Chicago – including a dwarf tomato grown exclusively for Peterson Garden Project. We’re adding a selection of edible flowers and new organic varieties to the inventory this year. Our expanded soil salon will include a visit from the Purple Cow Organics Soil Mobile. And we’ll have master gardeners on hand to help with plant selection and offer advice.

Get all the specifics for each sale below:

COOL CROPS SALE

APRIL 22: 12PM – 4PM

APRIL 23: 10AM- 4PM

It can still get quite cool in Chicago in late April and early May so we’re focusing on those seedlings that can handle a little spring chill. Since the April sale coincides with opening day of the gardens on April 23rd, we’ll have everything you need to get your first garden going before weekend’s end. From soil and fertilizer to tools and seedlings, we’re turning the parking lot at 5035 N. Broadway into a pop up greenhouse. The Purple Cow Organics Soil Mobile will be parked and offering educational opportunities for gardeners.

SEEDLINGS

• Calabrese Broccoli

• Long Island Brussels Sprouts

• Romanesco Broccoli

• Golden Acre Cabbage

• Snowball Cauliflower

• Ole Timey Blue Collard Greens

• Pink Plume Celery

• Tall Utah Celery

• Dwarf Blue Curled Kale

• Walla Walla Onion

• Prize Choi Bok Choy

• Lacinato Kale

• Red Russian Kale

• Rainbow Swiss Chard

• All Blue Potato

• Yukon Gold Potato

• Sangre Potato

HERB SEEDLINGS

• Borage

• Bouquet Dill

• Chives

• Giant of Italy Parsley

• Marjoram

• Oregano

• Sage

• Thyme

• Triple Curled Parsley

WARM CROPS SALE

MAY 6: 12PM – 4PM

MAY 7: 10AM- 4PM

MAY 8: 10AM – 4PM

For the May sale we’re turning our attention to hot weather plants – peppers, eggplant, tomatoes and more. This year we’re excited to offer special open pollinated Dwarf Tomatoes grown exclusively for Peterson Garden Project. These Dwarf Tomato plants are perfect for small gardens! We’re also introducing edible flowers to the lineup this year. In addition to seeds and seedlings, the May sale will also include a bake sale and expanded soil salon with compost, vermicompost, organic water-soluble and granular fertilizers, and items for extending the season and protecting tender plants from frost.

SEEDLINGS

• Casper Eggplant

• Diamond Eggplant

• Listada de Gandia Eggplant

• Pingtung Long Eggplant

• Rosita Eggplant

• Aunt Molly’s Ground Cherry Dwarf

• Dwarf Blue Curled Kale

• Lacinato Kale

• Red Russian Kale

• Ancho Poblano Pepper

• Beaver Dam Pepper

• California Wonder Pepper

• Fireball Pepper

• Habanero Pepper

• Jalapeno Pepper

• Jimmy Nardello Pepper

• King of the North Pepper

• Maule’s Red Hot Pepper

• Pimiento Pepper

• Tolli’s Sweet Italian Pepper

• Rainbow Swiss Chard

• Green Husk Tomatillo

• Purple de Milpa Tomatillo

• Red Pear Tomato

• Aunt Ruby’s German Green Tomato

• Black Cherry Tomato

• Blondkopfchen Tomato

• Yellow Pear Tomato

• Eva Purple Ball Tomato

• Green Zebra Tomato

• Juane Flamme Tomato

• Mexico Midget Tomato

• San Marzano Tomato

• Tigerella Tomato

• Defiant Tomato (F1 hybrid – has a wide range of disease resistance)

• Sun Gold Tomato (F1 hybrid)

• Dwarf Tomatoes: Fred, Rosella, Sarandipity, Summer Sunrise, Sweet Sue, Wherokowai

HERB SEEDLINGS

• Bouquet Dill

• Calendula

• Chamomile

• Chives

• Cilantro

• Dark Opal Purple Basil

• Eleonora Basil (open-pollinated basil with resistance to downy mildew)

• English Lavender

• Garlic Chives

• Genovese Basil

• Giant of Italy Parsley

• Mrs. Burns Lemon Basil

• Triple Curled Parsley

• Oregano

• Sage

• Thyme

EDIBLE FLOWER SEEDLINGS

• Black Velvet Nasturtium

• Ladybird Nasturtium

• Milkmaid Nasturtium

• Red Marietta Marigold

• Starfire Signet Marigold

• Irish Sunflower

• Mammoth Grey Stripe Sunflower

We’ll also have seeds from Seed Savers Exchange at both sales!

SEED SELECTION

Argula

Prize Choy

Beans – Dragon’s Tongue, Empress Bush, Fin de Bagnol, Pencil Pod Golden Wax, Purple Pod Pole, Rattlesnake Pole, Scarlet Runner

Beets – Chioggia Organic, Bull’s Blood Organic, Burpee’s Golden Organic

Carrots – Danvers, Dragon, Paris Market, Scarlet Nantes

Corn – Tom Thumb Popcorn, Blue Jade Organic. Strawberry Two-Inch Popcorn

Collards – Georgia Southern

Cucumbers – Bushy Organic, Snow’s Fancy

Endive – Tres Fine Maraichere

Lettuce – Bronze Arrowhead, Gold Rush, Green Oakleaf, Speckled, SSE Lettuce Mixture, Yugoslavian Red

Mustard – Myers Family Heirloom

Melon – Charentais

Okra – Clemson Spineless, Hill Country Red

Peas – Green Arrow, Golden Sweet, Dwarf Gray Sugar

Radish – Early Scarlet Globe, French Breakfast, Plum Purple, Watermelon

Rutabaga – Joan Organic

Summer Squash – Black Beauty, Crookneck Summer, Golden Zucchini

Salsify – Mammoth Sandwich Island

Swiss Chard – Five Color Silverbeet

Turnip – Purple Top White Organic

Watermelon – Golden Midget

Herbs – Borage, Cilantro, Grandma Einck’s Dill, Epazote, German Chamomile, Globe Basil, Thai Basil, Lime Basil, Hyssop, Wormwood

Flowers – Black Velvet Nasturtium, Empress of India Nasturtium, Milkmaid Nasturtium, Tip Top Nasturtium, Calendula Mixture, Starfire Signet Marigold, Sunflower Mixture