OP plants at ALDI store!

Cecilia_MD7a · June 2, 2008

I was pleasantly surprised to find a selection of big, healthy tomato plants at my neighborhood ALDI grocery store this weekend - and they weren't your usual Better Boy or other hybrids.

The tags called them "heirloom tomatoes," which some of us might not agree with, but they were all open-pollenated varieties that you usually have to grow from seed. I bought a Mortgage Lifter and a Brandywine. Of course, I don't know WHICH Mortgage Lifter or Brandywine they are, but the Brandywine was definitely potato-leafed. Other varieties I recall seeing are Mr. Stripey (the Non-Tigerella variety), Beefsteak , and Matt's Wild Cherry.

There was no mention of where the plants were grown. Each tag had a short description of the variety, and a recipe for Balsamic Heirloom Tomato Salad on the back. Yum!

jenn_sc · June 3, 2008

what a nice surprise!!

good luck with them!

kygreg · June 3, 2008

Our Aldi's had a selection about a month ago; dont remember the varieties. The rack held about 150 I gallon pots and about 80% had been sold. They were healthy looking 8-10" plants. The main thing I remember is that they were $3.69 each and thought "ouch"/

June 2, 2008	#1
Cecilia_MD7a MAGTAG™ Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 400	OP plants at ALDI store! I was pleasantly surprised to find a selection of big, healthy tomato plants at my neighborhood ALDI grocery store this weekend - and they weren't your usual Better Boy or other hybrids. The tags called them "heirloom tomatoes," which some of us might not agree with, but they were all open-pollenated varieties that you usually have to grow from seed. I bought a Mortgage Lifter and a Brandywine. Of course, I don't know WHICH Mortgage Lifter or Brandywine they are, but the Brandywine was definitely potato-leafed. Other varieties I recall seeing are Mr. Stripey (the Non-Tigerella variety), Beefsteak , and Matt's Wild Cherry. There was no mention of where the plants were grown. Each tag had a short description of the variety, and a recipe for Balsamic Heirloom Tomato Salad on the back. Yum!

June 3, 2008	#2
jenn_sc SPLATT™ Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Florence, SC Posts: 502	what a nice surprise!! good luck with them!

June 3, 2008	#3
kygreg Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: kentucky Posts: 1,019	Our Aldi's had a selection about a month ago; dont remember the varieties. The rack held about 150 I gallon pots and about 80% had been sold. They were healthy looking 8-10" plants. The main thing I remember is that they were $3.69 each and thought "ouch"/