MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
for the 2026 Great Tomato Plant Sale in 3 Contra Costa County Areas!
We are looking forward to seeing your smiling faces very soon. Please mark your calendars with the dates below, as we’d hate for you to miss a single minute of the excitement. See you there!
Our Garden, Walnut Creek (located at the corner of N. Wiget and Shadelands):
- Saturday and Sunday, April 11 and 12, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Mobility accessible station with all plant varieties will be available in the parking lot.
- Wednesdays, April 15 and 22, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Rivertown Demonstration Garden, Antioch (located in the Contra Costa Event Park, 1201 W 10th St):
- Saturday, April 18, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
New Location! Richmond Art Center (2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond):
- Saturday, May 2, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Please note:
- 70+ varieties of tomatoes, plus peppers, eggplants, squash and more
- All plants are $4.00
- All sales are Visa, MasterCard, Cash or Check
- Remember to bring boxes or containers to carry your new plants home!
- For safety reasons, pets are not allowed inside the sales area.
Description lists:
for Beefsteak Tomatoes, Cherry and Paste Tomatoes, Slicer Tomatoes, Peppers, and Other Veggies & Herbs will be available soon!
Shopping Lists
Shopping List for Our Garden, Walnut Creek (coming soon!)
Shopping List for Rivertown, Antioch (coming soon!)
Shopping List for West County, Richmond (coming soon!)
And there will be so much more to explore
Our latest veggie tips and articles will be published soon!
- Here's what's New in '26
- Introducing New Dwarf Tomatoes
- 2026 Exciting New and Returning Peppers
- Growing Tomatoes in Containers
- Choose the Right Tomato (coming soon!)
- Protecting Tomatoes during Hot Summer days
- Helpful Vegetable Growing Tips & Techniques
Be sure to stop by again. New information will be posted as it becomes available.
Here is What's New in '26
This year, we are including disease resistance codes for those varieties known to have resistance. These codes refer to the ability of the crop variety to withstand or weather microorganisms (viruses, fungi, bacteria, nematodes, etc.) that would otherwise harm or kill the plant. Please understand that resistance is not the same as immunity, and the level of resistance is variable.
Disease Resistance Codes we are Tracking in Contra Costa County:
| A | Alternaria stem canker |
| F | Fusarium |
| V | Verticillium |
| LB | Late Blight |
| EB | Early Blight |
| TMV | Tobacco Mosaic Virus |
| N | Nematodes |
| ToMV | Tomato Mosaic Virus |
| TSWV | Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus |
Cherry Tomatoes
42 Day
Cherry / Red / ½ - 1 ounce / 42 days / Open Pollinated / Determinate
Wow! At only 42 days to maturity, this is one of the world’s earliest tomatoes. Producing high yields of small, bright red, cherry sized fruits with an excellent, sweet flavor, this one is ideal for pots and containers in both warm and cool climates.
Small Space/Container Friendly
Available in Walnut Creek and Richmond only
Chocolate Pear
Cherry / Brick Red Multi / 1-2 ounces / 70 Days / Open Pollinated / Indeterminate
Expect huge crops of brick red pear-shaped tomatoes over a very long season. Chocolate Pear has been a consistent taste test winner! This multi-colored variety adds interest to salads, and reviewers all describe it as "sweet" in their praises.
Eagle Smiley (Dwarf)
Cherry / Yellow / 1 ounce / 60 Days / Open Pollinated / Indeterminate
Dwarf Eagle Smiley looks like a smaller version of a standard cherry-type tomato plant, reaching about five feet in height. Extremely productive, plants are loaded with bright golden-yellow fruit borne in clusters of eight to ten tomatoes. These little flavor bombs explode in your mouth with an intense sugary goodness! With outstanding flavor, this is perhaps the best flavored of all the dwarf cherry-types to date, on a par with the best indeterminate and hybrid varieties.
Small Space/Container Friendly
Available in Walnut Creek and Richmond only
Mary's Cherry (Dwarf)
Cherry / Purple / 2-4 ounce / 75 Days / Open Pollinated / Indeterminate
Dwarf Mary's Cherry is very productive! Expect lots of purple tomatoes with an excellent complex sweet/tart flavor. Although most of the fruit on the plants are smaller, cherry-type, expect some variability in shapes and sizes on the same plant. ("Is this a cherry tomato? Mine produced golf-ball sized cherry tomatoes, reddish with purple shoulders. The fruits decorated a productive, sturdy yet attractive dwarf bush. The flavor was smoky and deep!")
Small Space/Container Friendly
Available in Walnut Creek and Richmond only
Paste Tomatoes
Blue Beech
Paste / Red / 8-10 ounces / 85 Days / Open Pollinated / Indeterminate
Originally brought to Vermont from Italy during WWII, Blue Beech is an excellent canning tomato that also tastes great when eaten fresh. It resists disease and blossom end rot better than others of its type. Fruits ripen during a concentrated period, allowing for a more efficient canning process.
Available in Walnut Creek Only
Beefsteak Tomatoes
Jolene V,F
Beefsteak / Red / 8-10 ounces / 73 Days / Hybrid / Determinate
With excellent disease resistance, Jolene is more than just a beautiful tomato. This variety will set fruit in heat when other tomatoes will not. Offering large 8 to 10 ounce fruit, with excellent flavor and a beautiful deep red color - what's not to love?
Small Space/Container Friendly
Available in Walnut Creek and Richmond only
Slicer Tomatoes
Beauty King (Dwarf)
Slicer / Red-Gold / 6-12 ounces / 75 Days / Open Pollinated / Indeterminate
This vigorous dwarf plant is known for its outstanding, rich and sweet flavors. Producing round, red fruits with beautiful golden stripes and speckles, it features rugose foliage (textured with wrinkles and puckers). Expect meaty fruits with small seed pockets. Occasionally produces very large fruits! ("What a beauty! This vibrant bicolor tomato stands out amongst the dark leaves. I found this beauty to be very tasty and tangy")
Small Space/Container Friendly
Available in Walnut Creek and Richmond only
Enroza V,F,TMV,ToMV
Slicer / Pink / 6-8 ounces / 75 days / Hybrid / Indeterminate
Think perfect pink orbs with exceptional flavor, aroma, and texture! A strong disease resistance package keeps this one healthy. Tidy clusters set fruit consistently up the vine for a sustained harvest. It's known for high yields.
Available in Walnut Creek and Richmond only
Estiva V,F,TMV
Slicer / Red / 7-9 ounces / 70 days / Hybrid / Indeterminate
Estiva is known for its premium flavor from loaded trusses of deep red fruit. Expect high production over a long season. This delicious slicer is known for its uncanny ability to set fruit in excessive heat!
Available in Walnut Creek and Richmond only
Jetsetter V,F,N,A,TMV
Slicer / Red / 8 ounces / 64 days / Hybrid / Indeterminate
This early maturing variety doesn't sacrifice on size or flavor! Tomatoes are at least 8 ounces and often larger with really good, rich flavor. Yields are plentiful on vigorous plants that have lots of disease resistance.
Available in Walnut Creek and Richmond only
Mountain Sunrise V,F,LB,EB
Slicer / Orange / 4-7 ounces / 64 days / Hybrid / Indeterminate
Early to ripen, with incredible bright, fruit-forward flavor; it's sweet like a cherry tomato! The fruit is shiny and deep orange. Bred at North Carolina State University, the plants are high yielding, hold up well to disease pressure, and the fruit doesn't crack.
Available in Walnut Creek Only
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Helpful Vegetable Growing Tips & Techniques
Love vegetables? Want to grow your own? Wondering how? Use these great tips from the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County.
Tomatoes - Growing Tips & Abiotic Disorders
Common Tomato Pests & Diseases
Growing Peppers
(more coming soon)