2018 Seed Catalog

Tomato - Heirloom Approx. 8,700 – 10,700 seeds per oz (continued)
Brandywine Red - Heirloom late 1800’s/early 1900’s
80 Days, Oblate Beefsteak, 1-1.5 lb, Indeterminate
• Potato leaf
• Brandywine is thought by many to be the
best tasting of all the heirlooms
Brandywine Yellow - Heirloom 1890
80-100 Days, Beefsteak, 1-1.5 lb, Indeterminate
• Golden-yellow
• Some green shoulders
• Some cracking
• Potato leaf
• Possibly the reappearance of an old variety
Shah, or a sport from the original which is
thought to be bred from Shah
Cherokee Purple - Heirloom late 1800’s
80 Days, Oblate, 10-12 oz, Indeterminate
• Consistently sized and shaped fruit, especially
for an heirloom
• Entered distribution in 1991 through Craig
LeHoullier
• Passed from John Green of Sevierville, TN
who had received it from a neighbor who’s
family had received it directly from Cherokee
Indians over 100 years previously
• The Cherokee supposedly had been growing
it for a long time when the seeds were
passed
• Large purple to pink
Fresh Market Table Selection
70-90 Days, 4 oz - 2 lb
• This selection covers all the colors, sizes,
shapes and flavors that make an excellent
presentation of heirlooms on your market
table for summer sales, or your tomato
plants for spring greenhouse/market sales
• A mix of: Amana Orange, Amish Paste,
Aunt Ruby’s German Green, Beefsteak,
Black Krim, Cherokee Purple, Garden Peach,
German Johnson, Vintage Wine, and White
Beauty
• Small basket contains approximately 150 of
each variety and the large basket contains
approximately 500 of each variety
• All varieties are individually packaged and
DRIP IRRIGATION
Chapin Drip
Tape
sub-surface and above
ground drip irrigation
system is economical
to use in a multitude
of applications:
Size Catalog # Price
1/64 oz 72-32150 $ 1.69
1/16 oz 72-32160 2.89
1/4 oz 72-32170 7.59
1 oz 72-32180 22.80
• “Re-Found” in 1991 in the garden of Ohioian
Barbara Lund
• Flavor is more acidic than a normal yellow
tomato
1/64 oz 72-69500 $ 1.69
1/16 oz 72-69510 2.89
1/4 oz 72-69520 7.49
1 oz 72-69530 22.70
• Smoky sweet flavor
• Very unusual
• Dusty mauve with purple shoulders
• Very disease resistant and productive in the
class of heirlooms
1/64 oz 72-32010 $ 1.69
1/16 oz 72-32430 2.89
1/4 oz 72-32440 7.59
1 oz 72-32450 22.80
labeled inside of the “basket” for easy
identification
• Varieties may be substituted with a similar
tomato variety due to crop failure or sell
out, but presentation will be kept intact with
substitute varieties. 18% savings
Small Basket 72-68800 $ 7.99
Large Basket 72-68810 14.00
• Greenhouse and Ground
Bed Irrigation
• Vegetable and Flower Production
• Selected Nursery Crops
• Landscape Applications
• Field Crop Applications
• Bulb Production
• Row Crops
• Turf
• Chapin Drip Tape insures uniform and timely delivery
of water, nutrients and agri-chemicals to the root
zone, improving crop quality and yield.
• The large turbulent channel with vortex flow action
allows long uniform runs and resists plugging by
keeping particles from settling in the flow channel.
• Drip irrigation targets moisture and nutrients at
the plant’s root zone to conserve on water and to
reduce stress between waterings.
800-383-0865 • Hummert Seed & Supply • St. Joseph, MO • Fax: 816-232-6134
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