Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse and Community Garden

2010 Kilbourn Park Organic Plant Sale

It's almost here folks!  I hope you are as excited as I am.  We have been busily germinating, watering, moving, thinning, and generally loving these plants as we get them ready for the sale. 

Saturday, May 15, 10 am – 3 pm  &  Sunday, May 16, 10 am - 2 pm*

*Plant prices range $2 & up; Kilbourn Park accepts CASH ONLY; Bring your own tray or box for carrying plants.

Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse will sell more than 150 varieties of organically grown vegetable, herb and flower seedlings at our annual plant sale. This year you will find not only the large selection of peppers and tomato seedlings, but also a large variety of other interesting vegetables, herbs and flowers. You'll find flowers, a large variety of herbs, and vegetables galore including cucumber, beet, celeriac, eggplant, broccoli, greens, lettuce, sweet and hot peppers as well as past, cherry, medium, beefsteak and oxheart tomato varieties.

For a full list of all plants you can View this PDF

Here are just a few examples of what we'll be offering:

Tomato: Black from Tula, Hillbilly Potato Leaf, Garden Peach, Siberian, Blondkopfchen, Principe Borghese, Federle and Hungairan Heart.

Vegetable: Ground Cherry, Price Choy Pac Choi, Red Kuri Winter Squash, Verde Pueble Tomatillo, Rosa Bianca Eggplant, Golden Detroit Beet, Diamante Deleriac, Mexican Sour Gherkin Cucumber and Cajun Jewel Okra.

Peppers: (hot) Ho Chi Minh, Matchbox, Black Hungarian, Fish, Bulgarian Carrot Chili - (sweet) Feherozon, Klari Baby Cheese, Buran, Amish Pimento

Herbs:  Broadleaf Sage, Spilanthes, Feverfew, Borage, Lemon Verbena, Rosemary, Valerian, Basil (Aromato, Sweet, Thai), Dill, Marjoram

Flowers: Alyssum, Nasturtium, Zinnia, Mexican Sunflower, Marigolds

Location: Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse; 3501 N. Kilbourn Ave., West of Milwaukee Ave. and South of Addison St.  

Note: On Wednesday, May 19 from 5 – 7:30 pm, the Kilbourn Organic Greenhouse will host their Half-Price Sale and Gardening Basics: Free Question Answer session by the Master Gardeners of Cook County Chicago – University of Illinois Extension. Bring your gardening questions and select from limited quantities of organic seedlings.

organic plant sale 2009 update!

This is the updated, complete veggie, herb and flower list!  Make sure to mark your calendar. The Annual Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse and Community Garden Plant Sale is May 16 and 17 from 10am to 3pm.   Register with 30 Boxes in the upper right corner of this blog to receive an emailed reminder.  

This is a CASH ONLY event.  

Our Half Price Sale will be Wednesday, May 20th from 5 - 7:30pm.  

Support Friends of Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse! During the plant sale, Friends of Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse will host a bake sale and at a different location sell bags of compost and straw. The funds raised at these sites will go directly to improving the greenhouse. Last year, we raised enough funds to install 4 banks of seedling lights and to build a large cold frame for this year’s sale. This year, funds will support the installation of 4 more banks of seedling lights, a pump for the rain cistern to water the seedlings and gardens, and if we raise enough funds we will begin to install greenhouse fans to improve air circulation. Our next goal…is to get a new greenhouse roof!

Help us recycle.  Please bring your own plastic flats or cardboard boxes to hold your plants. If you have extras from last year! Great. Bring them to share with other shoppers.

After the sale, return your plastic flats so we can use them again at next year's sale. We constantly strive to be more sustainable and one way we do that is by reducing waste.

Bring your flats to the patio on the south side of the greenhouse, there will be a clearly marked space for you to leave them during our Open Garden hours on Wednesday evenings from 5-7:30pm and Saturday mornings from 10 to noon.  Or better yet, bring them when you come to one of our upcoming events!

Flowers

Name	Variety	Description
Alyssum	Carpet of Snow	Great-smelling white flowers.
Calendula	Alpha	Early to bloom.Orange blooms of many sizes
Marigolds, African	Crackerjack Mix	Large fully-double orange, gold & yellow flowers.
Marigolds, French	Aurora Yellow Fire	Double yellow flowers inset w/red flames.
Marigolds, French	Brocade Mix	Ruffled double flowers in rust, yellow, orange & red.
Marigolds, French	Tashkent	Deep maroon-red petals w/frilly edges & yellow centers.
Nasturtium	Alaska Mix	Variegated foliage w/edible tangy yellow & orange blossoms.
Nasturtium	Empress of India	Dark green leaves w/brilliant crimson-scarlet flowers
Nasturtium	Jewel Mix	Bushy variety. Early free-flowering blend of colors.
Nasturtium	Tall Climbing Mix	Trailing mix. Blossoms in red, orange & gold.
Rudbeckia	Indian Summer	1995 AAS winner. Huge golden-yellow blooms. Great cut flowers.
Strawflower	Monstrosum Fire Ball	Stunning bright red strawflower. Good dried.
Strawflower	Apricot/Peach	Papery blooms in romantic colors
Strawflower	Victorian Blush	Peach papery blooms

Tomatoes

Variety	Description
BEEFSTEAK
Amana Orange	Huge light-orange fluted tomato. Excellent sweet, almost tropical fruit flavors.
Black Krim	Juicy purple tomato w/meaty smoky flavor.
Cherokee Purple	Purple fruit w/rich taste. Relatively short vines.
German Johnson	Good producer of meaty pink fruits, mild and sweet.
Italian Heirloom	Red, meaty, fat, slightly pear-shaped fruit w/complex, sweet flavors,good acidity.
Lemony	Light-yellow Russian tomato loaded w/luscious, big sweet tangy flavors.
Pink Brandywine	Pink heirloom tomato w/unsurpassed taste.
Pinneapple	Large yellow/red striped tomato w/sweet, low-acid fruity taste.
Prudens Purple	1 lb pink fruits w/good flavor, productivity & disease resistance
MEDIUM
Amish Gold	Rare tomato yields HUGE crops of 1 1/2"-2" orange tomatoes w/a sweet-tart flavor.
Black Ethiopian	Rare Russian heirloom has mahogany-bronze, plum-shaped fruit. Exceptional. PATIO
Black Zebra	Purplish w/green stripes & a rich sweet smokey flavor
Celebrity	Popular red AAS winner w/great taste.
Dona	Deep red, almost seedless, juicy tomato. Heavy producer. Disease resistant. PATIO
Garden Peach	Small 2 oz yellow-orange meaty fruit w/hint of red inside. Very mild-sweet taste.
Green Zebra	2" yellow-gold fruit w/dark-green stripes. Lime green flesh has lemon-lime flavor.
Japanese Black Trifele	Black w/greenish shoulders & meaty, lucious fruit.
Jubilee	Smooth-textured, sweet mild meaty 8 oz. orange tomato. AAS winner in 1943.
Lime Green Salad	Small plants w/lots of round, lime-green fruit full of juice & tangy flavor. PATIO
Oregon Spring	Favorite variety for early silver-dollar sized, bright-red tomatoes. Sweet and juicy.
Pantano Romanesco	Rare Roman red, slightly-ribbed & bursting w/rich flavors. Great for sauce.
Rose de Berne	Superior pink tomato w/robust rich sweet flavor.
Sophie's choice	Best extra early tomato. Red-orange outside & deep red inside.  PATIO
CHERRY
Black Cherry	Large cherry tomato w/dusky color & complex flavor.
blondkopfchen	One of the BEST TASTING cherries. Bright yellow/gold. Disease & crack resistant.
Isis Candy	1-inch round marbled cherry. Delicious sweet taste is rich and fruity.
Juliet	Sweet grape tomato. 50–80 tomatoes per plant. Disease resistant.
Peacevine	Red cherry produces clusters of sweet/tart 1" fruits.
Riesentraube	Name means "giant bunch of grapes."  Bunches of 20-35 small, oval fruits.
Sprite	Early patio tomato produces lots of red grape tomatoes w/refreshingly sweet flavors.
Sugary	2005 AAS Winner produces scads of 1" pinkish-red, oval tomatoes. Patio
Sungold	Exceptionally sweet, bright tangerine-orange cherry tomatoes.
PASTE
Amish Paste	Ultimate sauce type red tomato with wonderful flavor & production.
Long Tom	Up to 9" long meaty, red paste tomatoes w/few seeds.  Crack resistant
Russian Big Roma	Perfect sauce tomato produces lots of huge (2 x 4"), deep red, fruits. Disease resistant.
Speckled Roman	Red paste tomato covered w/orange-yellow stripes
OXHEART
Homer Fike's Yellow Oxheart	Yellow-gold, heart-shaped fruit up to 1 lb. w/meaty flesh, few seeds.
Japanese Oxheart	Prolific Japanese variety. Pink heart-shaped fruits, w/firm, thin skin & juicy flesh.

Peppers

HOT PEPPERS	Description
Ancho 211	Heart-shaped, thinner-walled fruits are mildly pungent & turn from black-green to red.
Bolivian Rainbow	ornamental w/purple foliage & flowers; very hot small cone shaped 1" fruit in many colors
Early Jalapeno	Very hot fruits mature early.
Fatalii	Fiery hot, wrinkled yellow peppers w/citrus-like flavor
Filus Blue	Striking ornamental w/violet leaves & small purple fruit
Fish	Attractive variegated fruit & leaves, hot w/full-bodied flavor
Habanero	Fiery hot pepper.
Habanero Brown	Very hot 2 1/2" long chocolate brown pepper; very productive
Holy Moly Hybrid	High yielding mild pastilla pepper w/nutty spicy flavor used in mole sauce.
Jalapeno	fiery, thick walled peppers
Jamaican Hot Chocolate	Very hot shiny brown & wrinkled haberno-type peppers; strong smokey flavor
Kung Pao hybrid	thin-walled Oriental hot pepper; tall plants loaded w/4.5" long skinny peppers
Long Red Cayenne	Prolific and hot.
Matchbox	Squat plant bears prolific upright fruit.
Poblano L	Dark green 5" peppers not too hot
Red Peter	Medium hot 4-6" long deep red heirloom pepper
Serrano de Sol	Very productive. Mild as serranos go, but plenty hot.
Thai Hot	Small conical hot peppers good dried or fresh.
SWEET PEPPERS
Cal Wonder Bell	Classic bell pepper
Carmen	Lovely fruit w/sweet flavor. Upright medium-sized plants.
Jim Nardello	Italian thin-walled 8" frying pepper.
Lipstick	Thick, juicy sweet pepper perfect for salads, roasting, salsa & cooking.
Mini Apple	Thick-walled mini bell can be eaten red or green!
New Ace	Early producer of red sweet peppers.
Round of Hungary	Ribbed, flattened fruits mature early & have thick, sweet red flesh.

Other Vegetables

Name	Description
BEET
Bull's blood	Beautiful, dark red leaves to jazz up your salad mix. Red heirloom beets.
Chioggia	Sweet Italian candy striped beets w/pink-striped stems
Red Ace	Rapid growth, sweet flavor & tenderness. The best all-around red beet.
BROCCOLI
Belstar	Domed medium-sized head. Strong, stress tolerant plants.
CABBAGE
Bilko	Napa w/large dark green heads & mild sweet taste.Slow to bolt
Famosa	Mid-season, round savoy. Tender leaves w/great flavor.
Red Express	Extra-early red. Compact plants. Good appearance & flavor.
CELERIAC
Diamante	Nutty parsley-celery flavor improved by light fall frosts.
COLLARDS
Even'Star Champion	Fast outstanding yields of tender mild greens
CUCUMBER
Marketmore 76	Dark green fruits show good uniformity. Vines vigorous throughout season.
Nat'l Pickling Cucumber	Firm black-spined dark green fruits, sweet, rarely bitter.
Suhyo Long	Long Asian cucumber known for mild burpless flavor.
EGGPLANT
Applegreen	Round light apple-green eggplant with white flesh.
Diamond	Dark purple 7" fruits w/ mild flavor.
Pingtung	Chinese eggplant w/an appealing sweetness. Light purple 11" fruits.
Rosa Bianca	Plump white & lavender Italian w/delicate flavor.
Rosita	Early, productive pear-shaped pink-lavender fruits are 6-8" long.
Swallow	Early Oriental type eggplant.  Elongated purple 7" fruits
KALE
Lacinto	Beautiful kale w/sweet mild flavor which improves after frost.
LETTUCE
Anuenue	Compact lettuce peaks in July. Crisp sweet flavor & no bitterness.
Forellenschluss	Deep green romaine w/wine-red splotches. Buttery taste & delicate texture.
Jericho	Crisp, juicy & unusually sweet romaine.
Merlot	Burgundy lettuce w/full-bodied flavor.
Sweet Valentine	Mild sweet taste. Slow to bolt even in hot dry conditions.
RADICCHIO
Indigo	Firm, medium-large burgundy heads with good flavor.
SQUASH
Black Forest	Smaller kabocha w/dark green, flat-round fruits. Orange flesh is medium dry & sweet.
Flying Saucer	Patty pan fruits. Mix of bright yellow & dark green w/dense, nutty flavor.
Honey Bear	Small round acorn squash – deliciously sweet. 2009 AAS winner.
SWISS CHARD
Bionda Di Lyon	Pale tender green leaves w/ excellent, mild flavor.
Bright Lights	Multicolored chard
TOMATILLO
Verde Puebla	Produces huge crop of sweet fruits good for salsa.

Herbs

Anise Hyssop   sweet licorice smell & long-blooming purple flowers Basil Red Rubin ornamental dark purplish-bronze basil  Basil Thai    Spicy anise-clove flavor, purple stems Basil Genovese  Authentic Italian basil flavor & appearance.  Borage   Bushy. Flowers turn blue, purple & then pink.  Catnip   Natural mosquito repellent. Chives Garden Edible plant. Lilac flowers in June & July.    Epazote   Pungent with refreshing camphor & minty overtones. Fennel Zefa Fino Bulbing type w/edible blue-green stems.  Feverfew   Fragrant bushy plant w/daisy-like white blooms good. German Chamomile   Tiny white & yellow flowers used in tea. Lavendar "Goodwin Creek Grey' Shrublike plant w/ flowers on long-stemmed spikes. Lemon Verbena   Clean, sharp lemon scent.  Lovage   Perennial herb. Leaves have a strong celery taste. Oregano, Greek   Low-growing perennial good in flavoring food. Parsley Dark Green Italian  Smooth & shiny large dark green flat leaves.  Rosemary  'Shady Acres' Tender flowering perennial Thyme, German   Creeping low-matted perennial w/short flower spikes.  SEED SALE Cilantro Coriandrum sativum Also known as Chinese parsely & coriander leaves Dill Bouquet  Bouquet's leaves are sweeter than Mammoth.

organic plant sale 2009

Mark your calendars!  The annual organic plant sale is May 16 and 17.  Many varieties of vegetables, herbs, and flowers will be offered.  We will also have bags of compost to give your plants a healthy start.  

In preparation for the sale, we are flat recycling.  If you have any from last year's sale, bring them with you.  After this year's sale bring your plastic flats to the patio on the south side of the greenhouse, there will be a clearly marked space for you to leave them.  You can drop them by during park hours, or better yet, bring them when you come to one of our upcoming events!

For a sneak preview of the sale and to help you plan your garden, here is a list of what we will be featuring:

Tomatoes

Variety Type Lemony yellow, beefsteak Italian Heirloom red, beefsteak Amana Orange orange, beefsteak Isis Candy marbled cherry Riesentraube Cherry red, cherry Sugary red, cherry Amish Gold med, gold blondkopfchen yellow, cherry Sprite red, patio, small Black Ethiopian black, 5 oz, patio Lime Green Salad green, determinate, small Sophie's choice red, 8-10 oz, patio Japanese Black Trifele med, black Dona 6 oz, red, patio, dr Pantano Romanesco red, medium Green Zebra striped, med Homer Fike's Yellow Oxheart Oxheart Japanese Oxheart pink, oxheart Black Zebra Long Tom paste Russian Big Roma paste, disease resistant

Peppers

Variety	Type
Fish OG	Hot Pepper
Early Jalapeno	hot
Matchbox OG	hot
Long Red Cayenne	Hot
Habanero	hot
Thai Hot OG	Hot
Serrano de Sol	Hot
New Ace	Sweet Pepper
Carmen	Sweet Pepper
Jim Nardello OG	Sweet Pepper
Mini Apple	sw pepper
Lipstick OG	sw pepper
Round of Hungary	sw pepper
Ancho 211	hot pepper

Other Veggies

Name

Variety

Type

Eggplant	Rosa BiancaOG
Eggplant	Pingtung
Eggplant	Swallow
Eggplant	ApplegreenOG
Eggplant	Rosita OG
Eggplant	Diamond
Celeric	Diamante
Cucumber	Marketmore 76 OG
Cucumber	National	replace North pickler
Cucumber	Suhyo Long OG	long fruited
Kale	Lacinto
Collards	Even'Star Champion Og
Lettuce	Lettuce Mix OG	KIDS PROGRAMs
Lettuce	Summer Lettuce Mix	KIDS PROGRAMs
Lettuce	MerlotOG	red leaf
Lettuce	JerichoOG	romaine
Lettuce	ForellenschlussOG	freckled romaine
Lettuce	AnuenueOG	batavian
Lettuce	Sweet Valentine OG	butterhead
Squash	Ponca Baby Butternut
Tomatillo	Verde PueblaOG
Beets	Red Ace	red beet
Beets	Bull's blood	red beet
Beets	Chioggia	candy striped
Broccoli	Belstar
Cabbage	Famosa	savoy
Cabbage	Red Express
Cabbage	Bilko	napa
Radicchio	Indigo
Squash	Flying Saucer	patty pan
Squash	Honey Bear	acorn
Squash	Black Forest OG	Kabocha
Swiss Chard	Bionda Di Lyon
Zucchini	AntonOG

Herbs Name Variety German Chamomile Anise Hyssop OG Basil Thai   Basil Red Rubin Catnip Chives OG Lavendar lavandula augustifolia Feverfew OG Sweet Marjoram Origanum marjana Oregano Greek Rosemary Summer Savory Thyme German Fennel Zefa Fino Parsley Dark Green ItalianOG Borage Lovage Basil Aroma 2 Basil Genovese OG Epazote OG Cilantro Dill Bouquet OG

Flowers

Name	Variety
Nasturtium	Alaska Mix
Nasturtium	Empress of India
Nasturtium	Jewel Mix
Nasturtium	Tall Climbing Mix
Marigolds, French	Tashkent OG
Marigolds, French	Aurora Yellow Fire
Marigolds, French	Brocade Mix
Marigolds, African	Crackerjack Mix
Rudbeckia	Indian Summer
Allyssum	Carpet of Snow
Strawflower	Monstrosum Fire Ball
Calendula	Alpha OG