Culinary Plants
Our Favorite Tomatoes
Tomato of the Year for 2018!
Introducing the new exclusive tomato to Roger’s Gardens, ‘Madame Marmande’, a red beefsteak with the toughness of a hybrid and the taste and character of a timeless heirloom.
Best Japanese Tomato
Class: Japanese Hybrid
Color: Light Red
Indeterminate
Maturity: 80 days
Flavor: The best flavored slicer since Momotaro
Comments: Highly prolific plant produces fruit on a small plant
Best Cherry Tomato
Class: Hybrid
Color: Golden Orange
Indeterminate
Maturity: 57 days
Flavor: Sweetest tomato currently available
Comments: Very easy to grow in all climates
Best Heirloom Tomato
Class: Heirloom
Color: Dark red/brown/pink stripped
Indeterminate
Maturity: 80 days
Flavor: Assertive flavor, extremely meaty, little seeds
Comments: Unusual coloration. Productive vines.
Best Beefsteak Tomato
Class: Heirloom
Color: Deep Red/Purple
Indeterminate
Maturity: 80 days
Flavor: Tasting Champion for fullness and depth
Comments: Prettier appearance, better production than Cherokee Purple
Our Favorite Peppers
Best Really Hot Red Pepper
SIZE/COLOR: 1 inch, wrinkled red fruit
SEASON: Summer
TYPE: Hot Pepper
Comments: Heat rated #5 on the list of the World’s Hottest Peppers at over 1,000,000 SVU. Does well in containers.
Best Really Hot Yellow Pepper
SIZE/COLOR: 2 to 3 inches, slim yellow fruit
SEASON: Summer
TYPE: Hot Pepper
Comments: Highly productive short plant. Fruit is clean and fresh with a hint of citrus flavor. Rated at 75,000 SVU.
Best Mild Pepper
Size/Color: Large green to red fruit
Season: Spring to late Fall
Type: Jalapeno
Comments: Great jalapeño flavor without the heat. SCU’s zero
Best Stuffing Pepper
SIZE/COLOR: 4 inch long, dark-green fruit
SEASON: Summer
TYPE: Hot Pepper
Comments: Great, mild pepper flavor, 1,000 to 2,000 scovilles.
Best Salsa Pepper
SIZE/COLOR: 1-4 inches long and 1/2 inch wide, Green/red/yellow fruit.
SEASON: All year long
TYPE: Hot Pepper
Comments: Smaller version of a Jalapeno with more heat. 5,000 – 25,000 scovilles.
Best Asian Food Pepper
SIZE/COLOR: Medium green to red wrinkled fruit
SEASON: Spring to late Fall
TYPE: Japanese
Comments: Sweet with a mild punch. SCU 0-100