Schaefer Greenhouses, Aurora IL Area Burpee Vegetables and Herbs

Tomatoes, Heirloom Tomatoes, Peppers, Herbs, Cucumbers, Broccoli and more

Growing vegetables and herbs is a rewarding project for gardeners of all ages, and your success starts with Burpee Home Gardens.  Schaefer’s is excited to be partnering with Burpee – a name that you know and trust.  As a Burpee Home Gardens Certified Grower, we bring you a complete line of tried and true vegetables and herbs.  You’ll find the best tasting veggies start right here at Schaefer’s. 

We know the result of hours spent in your own garden will be a delicious harvest of the most flavorful tomatoes, cucumbers and beans you have ever tasted!  Let Schaefer Greenhouses help you get started!

Burpee Home Gardens Day - Saturday, May 8, 2010

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Schaefer’s Garden Center – 120 S Lake St, Montgomery, IL 60538

Burpee Hot and Sweet Peppers

Following is a list and description (as well as maturity guidelines) for all of the varieties of peppers that we carry. Prices for all peppers are $2.49 each, 10 or more $2.29 each.

SWEET PEPPERS DESCRIPTION MATURITY Better Belle Green to red, 4 lobed 4.5"x3.5" fruit 65 days Big Bertha 3-4 lobed thick walled, 7"x4" fruit 72 days Big Daddy Hybrid 8"-10" yellow fruit 73 days Costa Rican Sweet 5"-6" flavorful 70 days Flavorburst 5" golden fruit 72 days Great Stuff Hybrid 7"x 5" perfect for stuffing 75 days Mohawk 5" bells green to orange 75 days Red Delicious Hybrid 3" unique apple taste when ripe 80 days HOT PEPPERS     Ancho San Martin Mild poblano 3.5"x5.5" 75 days Hot Lemon Heirllom from Ecuador 3"-4" fruit 70-80 days Hottie Pungent, smiky flavor 2"-3" fruit 80 days Hungarian Yellow Wax Hot Banana, Light yellow to red, 6"x1.5" fruit 65-70 days Jalapeno Gigante 4"-5" fruit largest Jalapeno 80 days Rista Cayenne Hybrid 12" very hot curling twisting, great for drying 75 days Tabasco Green to yellow, pungent flavored, 2" fruit 80 days Zavory Mild heat - habanero flavor 3"-4" fruit 90 days

Burpee Tomatoes and Heirloom Tomatoes

Following is a list and description (as well as maturity guidelines) for all of the varieties of tomatoes and heirloom tomatoes that we carry. Prices for all tomatoes are $2.49 each, 10 or more $2.29 each.

TOMATOES DESCRIPTION MATURITY Better Boy Most popular, excellent flavor, 16 oz fruit 75 days Big Beef Extra large, 10-12 oz fruit 73 days Big Mama Hybrid Small - good for soups & sauces 80 days Brandy Boy Hybrid Large pink fruits very tasty 5" 78 days Burpee Big Boy 8-9 oz Large and sweet fruit 78 days Bush Early Girl 6-8 oz fruit Compact plants - good for containers 63 days BushSteak Hybrid 8-12 oz fruit Compact plants - good for containers 65 days Fourth of July 4 oz  small fruit - early producing 49 days Fresh Salsa 4 oz meaty plum shaped fruit 65-75 days Lemon Boy Unique, lemon yellow skin, 7 oz fruit 72 days Large Red Cherry Flavorful, 1-1.25" fruit 72 days Napa Grape Hybrid Sweet 1" elongated red grape  65 days Steak Sandwich Hybrid 10 oz large slicer fruit 70 days Sun Gold Sweet tart golden orange cherry 65 days Supersteak Hybrid 14 oz giant slicer fruit 80 days Super Tasty 8-10 oz fruit rich, tangy flavor 70 days Sweet 100 Bears 100 plus small sweet tomatoes in long clusters 65 days Sweet Seedless 4-8 oz seedless fruit 70 days Tomatoberry Strawberry-shaped, super sweet 80 days Toma Verde Large flat, round fruit 60 days HEIRLOOM TOMATOES     Arkansas Traveler Medium sized, creamy, mild flavor, 6 oz fruit 90 days Aunt Ruby's German Green Green beefsteak, deliciously sweet 80 days Azoychka Russian Deep yellow, citrusy flavor 85 days Black Krim Dark red purple, very juicy 90 days Box Car Willie Prolific yields of reddish-orange 10-16 oz fruit 80 days Brandywine World's best flavored, Extra large, up to 1.5 lbs 90-100 days Caspian Pink Tasty 80 days Great White Beefsteak Meaty, non-acidic, few seeds 85 days Orange Oxheart Golden-orange, well balanced flavor 80 days Pineapple Enormous yellow-red striped fruit 85-90 days

Burpee Cucumbers, Broccoli, Cantaloupe, Cauliflower and Other Vegetables

Following is a list of the other vegetables and varieties that we carry at Schaefer Greenhouses. Prices for all vegetables $2.49 each, 10 or more $2.29 each.

Vegetables

Bush Beans

Pole Beans

Broccoli

Brussel Sprouts

Cabbage

Cauliflower

Collards

Cucumber

Eggplant

Lettuce

Melons

Mustard

Okra

Onions

Pumpkin

Squash

Spinach

Watermellon

Zucchini

 

Burpee Herbs

Following is a list of all herbs carried by Schaefer Greenhouses. All herbs come in a 4" pot and cost $3.99, 10 or more $3.59 each.

Herbs

Basil

Boxwood

Cardinal

Red Rubin

Siam Queen

Sweet Italian

Chives

Garlis

Onion

Cilantro

Dill

French Tarragon

Lavender

Lavender Munstead

Oregano

Parsley curled

Parsley Italian

Peppermin

Rosemary

Sage

Spearmint

Sweet Leaf Stevia

Thyme

 

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Schaefer's Garden Center, family owned since 1926, is located at the corner of Route 31 and Aucutt Road in Montgomery, just south of Aurora, IL. We're just minutes away from Naperville, Oswego, Yorkville, Aurora, Yorkville, Bristol, Sugar Grove and North Aurora; 20 minutes south of Geneva, Batavia and St. Charles; about half an hour west of suburbs like Oak Brook and Hinsdale and less than an hour from downtown Chicago. Come see one of the largest and most beautiful selections of Annuals, Perennials, Rose Bushes and Vegetables in the Chicagoland area.