GALLOWAY FRIENDS TO HOLD THIRD ANNUAL JERSEY TOMATO PLANT SALE
The Atlantic City Area Religious Society of Friends in Galloway Township will hold their annual tomato plant sale on Mother’s Day Weekend, Saturday, May 9th, between the hours of 10 am and 2 pm, at their meetinghouse on 437-A South Pitney Road.
The plants are all locally grown by a
commercial grower in Nesco, Mullica Township, without pesticides.
For sale will be sought-after, yet often
hard-to-find heirloom and hybrid varieties, such as Ramapo, Rutgers, Moreton,
Boxcar Willie, Mule Team, Jersey Devil, Jersey Giant and others, which were
once the farming industry standards that helped to make Jersey tomatoes known
for their superior taste.
Also for sale will be Italian Basil plants
to complement the tomatoes.
Tomato
plants will be sold in large 4-1/2” individual pots to give home owners a head
start in their gardens. Mother’s Day week
is the traditional time for planting tomatoes in South Jersey to avoid possible
frost damage, when spring nights normally no longer fall below 50 degrees, the group
said.
Price per tomato plant is $2.50 per pot,
$10 for five, mix or match.
Their last annual sale quickly sold out,
and despite more plants being added to this year’s sale, the Galloway Friends
said they anticipate the same results this year.
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