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Herbs (3"pot):

  • Basil ‘Genovese’ : classic Italian type for pesto, 68 days
  • Basil ‘Opal’ :  fast growing purple ornamental w/ruffled leaves, 70 days
  • Basil ‘Thai’ : authentic Thai basil flavors of spicy anise & clove, 64 days
  • Chives : perennial herb with delicate onion taste and edible flowers, zones 3-9
  • Cilantro : fresh leaves used in variety of cuisines, seeds are coriander, 55 days
  • Dill ‘Bouquet’ : classic type with edible flowers, leaves, & seeds, 55 days
  • Fennel : sweet anise flavor with celery-like stalks, 80 days
  • Holy Basil Tulsi Kapoor :  medicinal bush type, can be made into tea, 70 days
  • Lavender 'English' : bush type highly valued for cutting & drying, zones 5-9
  • Lemon Balm :  fresh leaves for teas & salads, easy to grow, zones 4-9
  • Lemon Verbena : intense lemon flavor for exceptional culinary use 
  • Oregano 'Greek' : essential herb for your garden, zones 4-9
  • Parsley 'Giant of Italy' : preferred culinary variety with great flavor, 75 days
  • Parsley 'curly' : fast growing uniform strain holds in hot weather, 75 days
  • Peppermint : stronger medicinal type, great dried for tea, zones 4-10
  • Rosemary : pine-scented culinary favorite, 120 days, zones 5-9
  • Sage : productive culinary strain, staple of the herb garden, 80 days
  • Spearmint : green leaves for cocktails, candies, & desserts, zones 4-10
  • Stevia ; use fresh, dried, or powdered for a natural sugar substitute, 100 days
  • Tarragon 'French' : chef's best friend, spicy anise flavor, zones 5-9
  • Thyme  : the beloved 'common' yet amazing garden thyme, zones 5-8
  • Thyme 'Lemon' : easy-to-grow, used for cooking & medicine, zones 8-9

Garden Vegetables (4-packs):

  • Arugula : fast growing salad green w/distinct sharp flavor, 40 days
  • Beet ‘Red Ace’ :  uniform standard red hybrid beet, 50 days
  • Broccoli ‘Green Magic’ : best heat tolerant type in all soils, 58 days
  • Brussels Sprouts ‘Long Island’ : classic early heirloom, 80-115 days
  • Cabbage ‘Tendersweet’ : versatile green cabbage, 70 days
  • Cabbage ‘Ruby Perfection’ : #1 mid-late red cabbage, 85 days
  • Cauliflower ‘Snow Crown’ : early and adaptable, 50 days
  • Celery ‘Tall Utah’ : vigorous tall type that performs under stress, 80 days
  • Swiss Chard ‘Rainbow’ : gold standard for multi-colored swiss chard, 55 days
  • Collard 'Ole Timey' : blue-green leaves with very good eating qualities, 70 days
  • Kale ‘Winterbor’ : highly productive hybrid green curly, 60 days
  • Kale ‘Lacinato’ :  dinosaur kale with dark savoyed leaves, 65 days
  • Kale 'Red Russian' : mild sweet flavor with beautiful purple veins, 60 days
  • Kohlrabi ‘Purple/White Vienna’ : best all-around kohlrabi large or small, 40 days
  • Lettuce (mixed): mix of various lettuces for your cutting garden, 45 days
  • Tatsoi : Asian green that can be cut at any stage for soup and stir-fry, 30 days

Tomato (3" pot):

Cherry/Grape Tomatoes
  • Tomato ‘Sungold’ : exceptionally sweet hybrid orange cherry, 57 days
  • Tomato ‘Supersweet 100’ : vigorous hybrid classic red cherry, 70 days
  • Tomato 'Five Star Grape' : grape with excellent flavor and few seeds, 60 days
  • Tomato 'Large Red Cherry' :  large 2" fruits with full flavor, 75 days
  • Tomato 'Cherry Roma' :  heavy set of 1" plum shaped fruits,  75 days
  • Tomato ‘Beams Yellow’ : bright yellow 1” pear tomato, 75 days

Hybrid Red Slicer Tomatoes
  • Tomato ‘Big Beef’ : blemish free red juicy fruit, disease resistant, 70 days
  • Tomato ‘Early Girl’ : favorite early and predictable red slicer, 50 days

Heirloom Tomatoes

  • Tomato ’Amish Paste’ : excellent for canning or fresh eating, 85 days
  • Tomato ‘Black Krim’ : delicious dark beefsteak type, 85 days
  • Tomato ‘Brandywine’ : classic with large juicy red slicers, 82 days
  • Tomato ‘Cherokee Purple’ : reliable sweet flavor, 85 days
  • Tomato ‘German Pink’ : farmer's favorite large pink summer slicer, 85 days
  • Tomato ‘Gold Medal’ large delicious bi-colored yellow fruits, 85 days
  • Tomato ‘Green Zebra’ : unique striped fruit w/ tart zingy flavor, 75 days
  • Tomato 'Hungarian Heart' : meaty heart shaped red/pink heirloom, 85 days 
  • Tomato 'Mortgage Lifter' : rich sweet heirloom w/low acid and massive fruits, 85 days 
  • Tomato ‘San Marzano’ : the quintessential Italian paste tomato, 78 days 

Pepper (3" pots)

  • Pepper (sweet/bell) ‘Ace’: early productive hybrid, 50 days green/70 days red
  • Pepper (sweet/bell) ’Orange Bell’ :  large standard orange bell pepper, 90 days
  • Pepper (sweet/bell) 'King of the North'
  • Pepper (sweet) ‘Carmen’ : super sweet green to red pepper, very productive, 80 days
  • Pepper (sweet) ‘Jimmy Nardello’s’ : long skinny sweet frying type, 80 days
  • Pepper (hot) ‘Ancho Poblano’ : medium hot dark green fruits with rich flavor, 68 days
  • Pepper (hot) ‘Early Jalapeno’ : sturdy plants loaded with fruit, 60 days
  • Pepper (hot) ‘Shishito’ : Japanese heirloom with mild spice, 80 days
  • ​Pepper (hot) ‘Joes Long Cayenne’ : large vigorous plants, 60 days
  • ​Pepper (hot) 'Hot Portugal'

Other Garden Favorites (3" pots)

  • Cucumber (slicing type) ‘Marketmore’ : 
  • Eggplant 'Diamond' 
  • Eggplant 'Listada'
  • Eggplant ‘Pingtung Long’ : long Asian type
  • Ground Cherry ‘Aunt Mollys’ : 
  • Melon (cantaloupe) ‘Sarah’s Choice’ : 
  • Onion ‘Yellow of Parma’ :
  • Onion ‘Ruby Red’ :
  • Leek ‘King Richard’ :
  • Tomatillo ‘green’ :
  • Tomatillo 'Purple di Milpa'
  • Watermelon ‘Blacktail Mountain’ :
  • Winter Squash (acorn )’Honey Bear’ :
  • Winter Squash (butternut) ‘Waltham’ :

Annual Flowers (4-packs)

  • Bunny Tails - charming, annual ornamental grass grown for its fuzzy woolly blooms that resemble a rabbit's tail, easy to dry, 12-24"
  • Calendula - for healing salves, edible flowers, and sunny colors, sun/part shade, 18-24”
  • Celosia ‘Chief Mix’- huge fuzzy red flower heads that can be used dried or fresh, sun/part shade, 12-18”
  • Drumstick Flower - brilliant yellow spheres on long stiff stems, dries easily, 24-30"
  • Giant Spotted Foxglove - large, spotted, white and pink flowers, biennial 5-6' . ** The plants, seeds, and foliage of this variety are all poisonous—use caution!
  • Hollyhock 'Black' - self seeding biennial, deep red flowers look almost black, 6-9'
  • Hollyhock ‘Outhouse’  - classic Iowa farmstead biennial in mix of white, pink and red, 6-9’
  • Marigold ‘Red Marietta’- bright red/orange and productive, great for borders and interplanting, full sun, 12-18”
  • Nasturtium ‘Jewel Mix’- colorful mix of edible flowers held above delicious foliage, sun/part shade, 16” 
  • Night Scented Tobacco - tall tender perennial with small fragrant white blossoms that open in the evening, full sun, 5'
  • Painted Tongue - relative of petunias with velvety striped flowers in a wide range of colors, 12-24"
  • Pansies 'Aalsmeer King Mix' - decorative and edible garnish for salads and desserts with slight wintergreen flavor, 7-12"
  • Petunia - old fashioned self-sowing vining type in shades of white, pink, and lavender, full sun, 18-24"
  • Snapdragon ‘Rocket Mix’- vigorous hybrid mix of colors, sun/part shade, 24-36”
  • Statice Mix - easy to grow long-lasting papery blooms all summer long, mix includes violet, lavender, blush, and rose, 28-32"
  • Sunflower 'Valentine' - branching plants grow quickly to bear a profusion of lemon yellow blooms, 5'
  • Sunflower ' Velvet Queen' -  wide flower heads with mahogany-red petals and an almost black center, 5-7'
  • Viola 'Johnny Jump Up' - 1–2" tricolor edible flowers in purple, yellow, and white. May reseed. sun/part shade, 5-7"
  • Zinnia 'Whirlygig' - wonderful sunny color combination of reds, whites, yellows, pinks, and oranges, full sun, 24" 
  • ​​Zinnia ‘Benary’s Giant’- classic mix of double blooms and bright cheery colors, full sun, 3-4’
River Root Farm // 2862 Locust Rd (farm) // 806 Ridge Rd (mail) // Decorah, IA 52101 // contact us
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