Starts

Welcome to the Tooie Acres Nursery! My mission is simple: to provide our neighbors with the strongest, healthiest garden starts possible. I specialize in small-batch growing, which allows me to monitor every root and leaf from the moment they sprout on our dining room table, to the morning I put them out to find their forever home. By starting my plants on plates rather than in mass-produced industrial environments, I ensure that every 'Tooie Start' is resilient, well-tended, and ready to thrive the moment it hits your soil.

Are you ready to dig in? Below you will find a listing of what’s available now, what is hardening off and coming out to the cart soon, and what is only simply sprouting and will be ready in the weeks to come.

Ready To Grow!

Ready to Grow

These plants are ready for your garden and are on sale now! If you don’t find what you’re looking for from this list, it means we’re sold out for the day but not necessarily forever! Check back to the stand tomorrow or this website for current updates. Click on the name to view the info card.

Crimson Sweet Watermelon A classic favorite known for its high sugar content and crisp, bright red flesh—perfect for those hot summer days on the patio.
Tigger Melon A striking, vibrant heirloom that produces personal-sized 1lb melons with a sweet, tropical fragrance.
Butter Beans (Henderson's Bush Lima) An early-maturing, creamy-textured favorite that produces small, buttery seeds on compact bush plants—a true southern comfort staple.
Shishito Pepper A popular Japanese heirloom known for its mild, savory flavor and the occasional "lucky" spicy pepper in every batch.
Autumn Beauty Sunflower A vibrant, multi-branching favorite featuring a stunning palette of bronze, gold, and deep burgundy blooms.
Short Stuff Sunflower A compact and sturdy variety that typically grows to only 2–3 feet tall, making it a perfect choice for containers and borders.
Nimba Zucchini Beautifully striped Polish heirloom with a nutty, firm texture.
Mammoth Sunflower The undisputed giant of the garden, reaching heights of 9–12 feet. It produces massive, single golden-yellow heads that can span over a foot wide, eventually bowing under the weight of hundreds of delicious, striped seeds perfect for roasting.

National Pickling Cucumber A heavy-yielding heirloom specifically bred with blunt ends to fit perfectly into jars, offering a crisp texture and thin skin that easily absorbs pickling spices..
Tendergreen Cucumber A versatile, burpless heirloom favored for its smooth, dark green skin and sweet, mild flesh. This high-yielding variety is excellent for both fresh slicing and pickling, staying crunchy and bitter-free even in the heat of summer.
Mammoth Basil

Produces massive, crinkled leaves on a sturdy 18-20" bush, making it the perfect choice for large batches of flavorful pesto.

Tam Jalapeño The Tam Jalapeño is a mild heirloom pepper that delivers all the classic flavor and crunch of a traditional jalapeño but with significantly less heat.
Early & Hot Jalapeño The Early & Hot Jalapeño is a fast-maturing variety specifically bred to produce spicy, 3-inch peppers much earlier in the season than other varieties.
Succulants A variety of propigated succulants with developing root systems already started. Some are more developed than others but I did not put any out that don't have roots. More to come! New Today!: 5/3/26
Patty Pan Squash A whimsical, scalloped summer squash. Great for grilling whole or stuffing.
California Wonder Bell Pepper A classic favorite known for its high sugar content and crisp, bright red flesh—perfect for those hot summer days on the patio.
Lemon Cucumber Sweet, lemon-shaped heirloom; mild and easy to digest.
Early Golden Acre Cabbage A reliable, fast-growing heirloom that produces compact, tightly-packed heads. Perfect for small gardens and early summer harvests of coleslaw or sauerkraut.
Yellow Straight Neck Squash Yellow Straightneck Squash is a popular summer variety with smooth, lemon-yellow skin and a uniform shape that makes it easy to slice for grilling or sautéing.
Calendula Also known as "Pot Marigold," these bright orange and yellow flowers are edible and highly prized for their soothing properties in salves and teas.

Sweet Basil

The essential culinary herb. This variety produces large, aromatic green leaves that are a must-have for fresh Caprese salads and homemade pesto.

Mammoth Dill

The king of garden herbs, this vigorous variety lives up to its name, reaching heights of 3 feet or more. It produces massive, umbrella-like yellow flower heads that are a favorite for pollinators and the gold standard for pickling and garnishing.

Marketmore Cucumber

The Marketmore Cucumber is a high-yielding slicing variety prized for its uniform, dark green fruits, excellent disease resistance, and a crisp, mild flavor that is never bitter.

San Marzano Tomato A famous Italian plum tomato featuring a slender shape and thick, low-seed flesh that is considered the gold standard for rich pasta sauces.
Pink Oxheart Tomato A massive, heart-shaped heirloom featuring dense, nearly seedless pink flesh with a rich and sweet old-fashioned flavor.
Indigo Apple Tomato A striking heirloom that produces medium-sized fruits with deep purple-black shoulders and a sweet, well-balanced tomato flavor.
Watermelon Beefsteak Tomato A giant heirloom variety named for its massive size and refreshing, sweet flavor that truly mimics a summer watermelon.

Toughening Up!

These young starts are almost ready! They have moved from the protection of the greenhouse and are now enjoying direct sun and some breeze to strengthen those stalks. They are still small enough to be subjected to one good chomp of a hungry bug that will end their days so they are still under my protective care. Expected dates of when they will be promoted to Ready to Grow are listed! Click on the name to view the info card.

Sugar Rush Pepper The Sugar Rush Pepper (specifically this Peach variety) is a stunning, high-yielding chili known for its unique tropical sweetness followed by a creeping, medium-hot heat. Ready To Grow: 5/5/26
Long & Thin Cayenne

The classic spicy pepper for drying and making your own red pepper flakes. These productive plants bear numerous wrinkled, fiery-hot fruits.

Sunbright Bell Adorable, grape-sized fruits that look like tiny watermelons and taste like cucumbers with a refreshing hint of lime. Ready To Grow:5/5/26

Growing Up!

These little ones have taken to their new cozy patch of soil and have sprouted their starter leaves! They are currently busy building their root systems and getting ready to show off their first "true" leaves. They are living under the protection of a greenhouse setup and are under my watchful eye. These little guys won’t be ready to go off to your forever garden home for a week or two.

Rosemary

A fragrant, woody perennial with needle-like leaves, prized for its aromatic oils and as a versatile culinary staple in roasted dishes and breads.

The Germination Station

This is where it all begins — in my dining room! Seeds sprout daily, and as they start to develop a healthy root system and the first signs of budding leaves, they are carefully introduced to rich, organic soil. But until then, they awaken in a warm, damp bed surrounded by love, laughter, and sometimes my husband’s voice saying, “When do we get our table back?” Silly man. Depending on the variety, these could be anywhere from three to six weeks away from living in your garden.

…More to come for Fall planting!

Payments

Tooie Acres is an honor stand. Please respect my hard work! Each plant is $1 and 6-packs are $5. If you want 6 singles, that’s fine too! Rather than throwing your plastic containers away, please drop them back off in the bin the next time you drive by and I’ll put them back to good use!
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