What will you grow this year? We hope you're excited for the return of the annual Kiddie Science Plant Sale Fundraiser! Proceeds from this fundraiser directly benefit our growing efforts which last year exceeded 69 pounds of harvested food!
Plant orders are processed online and picked up at the Kiddie Science Lab. Below is what's available this year. Happy growing!
**THE 2022 PLANT SALE IS SOLD OUT!!**
COSMOS "WIZARD"
Compact plants that have very colorful, medium-size leaves. This type of cosmos also works well indoors. Low-maintenance, uniform and basal-branching plants are late flowering, extending their landscape value. Especially suited to full sun or partial shade, with outstanding heat and humidity tolerance.
DILL
Does well in the full sun or part shade. Sometimes it’s called dill weed because it comes back in the herb garden if the seeds from the previous year have fallen to the ground. Harvesting the dill weed tops just before the flower opens gives you the best flavor.
COLLARDS "CHAMPION"
Champion is a type selected for its longer standing ability. The plants are short stemmed with thick leaves, and they tend to be more vigorous with a higher yield potential. Champion has good winter hardiness.
SWISS CHARD
These brilliantly-colored stems are so beautiful that you may forget to harvest the succulent, sweet leaves! Electric yellows, pinks, crimsons, oranges, purples, whites, and greens festoon the 20-inch stems. Many keep their color even after cooking, and all are delightfully festive. Performs well in cool or mild weather. Cut at any stage and new leaves will grow.
ZUCCHINI "ELITE"
The standard for medium green zucchini. An extra-early hybrid with a classic cylindrical shape, Elite’s slim fruit have a lustrous sheen and are best when picked at 7-8" in length. Its open plant makes picking easy, and the yields are incredible.
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TOMATO "SWEET 100 CHERRY"
SOLD OUT
This large plant yields an incredible number of the best tasting bite-sized cherry tomatoes! They’re produced in grape-like clusters, bear all season long, and get high praise for their sweetness.
CUCUMBERS "MARKETMORE"
SOLD OUT
This uniformly dark green beauty holds its shape and quality through several picks. Solid reputation as a dependable open-pollinated slicer. These are the "Marketmore" variety.
BASIL "SWEET GENEVA"
SOLD OUT
This popular strain has large, dark green leaves with a pleasant sweet flavor, and is used for flavoring many foods, especially tomatoes and peas. Both leaves and flowers are also used fresh or dried in salads. A great choice for pesto; plants grow to about 2 ft. high.
IMPATIENS (BEACON SERIES)
SOLD OUT
The Beacon series of Impatiens has been bred, tested, and confirmed for high resistance to currently known populations of Plasmopara obducens, which cause Impatiens Downy Mildew. Impatiens are a great colorful option for the shade. Will grow 10-12” high, spaced at 12-14” apart. Comes in a mix of red, pink, white, purple, and/or orange flowers.
Plant orders are processed online and picked up at the Kiddie Science Lab. Below is what's available this year. Happy growing!
**THE 2022 PLANT SALE IS SOLD OUT!!**
COSMOS "WIZARD"
Compact plants that have very colorful, medium-size leaves. This type of cosmos also works well indoors. Low-maintenance, uniform and basal-branching plants are late flowering, extending their landscape value. Especially suited to full sun or partial shade, with outstanding heat and humidity tolerance.
DILL
Does well in the full sun or part shade. Sometimes it’s called dill weed because it comes back in the herb garden if the seeds from the previous year have fallen to the ground. Harvesting the dill weed tops just before the flower opens gives you the best flavor.
COLLARDS "CHAMPION"
Champion is a type selected for its longer standing ability. The plants are short stemmed with thick leaves, and they tend to be more vigorous with a higher yield potential. Champion has good winter hardiness.
SWISS CHARD
These brilliantly-colored stems are so beautiful that you may forget to harvest the succulent, sweet leaves! Electric yellows, pinks, crimsons, oranges, purples, whites, and greens festoon the 20-inch stems. Many keep their color even after cooking, and all are delightfully festive. Performs well in cool or mild weather. Cut at any stage and new leaves will grow.
ZUCCHINI "ELITE"
The standard for medium green zucchini. An extra-early hybrid with a classic cylindrical shape, Elite’s slim fruit have a lustrous sheen and are best when picked at 7-8" in length. Its open plant makes picking easy, and the yields are incredible.
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TOMATO "SWEET 100 CHERRY"
SOLD OUT
This large plant yields an incredible number of the best tasting bite-sized cherry tomatoes! They’re produced in grape-like clusters, bear all season long, and get high praise for their sweetness.
CUCUMBERS "MARKETMORE"
SOLD OUT
This uniformly dark green beauty holds its shape and quality through several picks. Solid reputation as a dependable open-pollinated slicer. These are the "Marketmore" variety.
BASIL "SWEET GENEVA"
SOLD OUT
This popular strain has large, dark green leaves with a pleasant sweet flavor, and is used for flavoring many foods, especially tomatoes and peas. Both leaves and flowers are also used fresh or dried in salads. A great choice for pesto; plants grow to about 2 ft. high.
IMPATIENS (BEACON SERIES)
SOLD OUT
The Beacon series of Impatiens has been bred, tested, and confirmed for high resistance to currently known populations of Plasmopara obducens, which cause Impatiens Downy Mildew. Impatiens are a great colorful option for the shade. Will grow 10-12” high, spaced at 12-14” apart. Comes in a mix of red, pink, white, purple, and/or orange flowers.