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Stock up on tomato plants at Cal Poly’s Tomato Spectacular

Posted at 5:00 PM, Apr 01, 2019
and last updated 2019-04-01 19:31:48-04

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo will host its annual Tomato Spectacular this weekend.

The popular plant sale will take place Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day at the Horticulture Unit near the Poly Plant Shop.

Students in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences have reportedly grown more than 5,000 tomato plants from seed.

They’ll be selling Brandywine, Early Girl, Kellogg’s Breakfast, and Homestead varieties of tomatoes, along with a selection of cherry tomato plants, including Nature’s Bites. To see the full catalog of available plants, click here.

All plants are $7. You can get a discount for buying five or more.

The Horticulture Unit is located on Via Carta Rd. off Highland Dr.

Follow Cal Poly Tomato Spectacular on Facebook for updates.