Tomato Days 2024 is presented by
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas City
The most exciting week of the Kansas City gardening season is upon us! Below is a complete guide of everything you need to know about what’s in store at Tomato Days 2024.
DATES AND TIMES
This year's sale will begin on April 25th for GREEN CARD AND YELLOW CARD MEMBERS only. We will serve ALL MEMBERS on April 26th. We will be open both days at 9am and will be closing an hour earlier than usual at 4pm to allow staff to restock for the next day. We will be open on Saturday, April 27th from 9am-12pm.
If you can’t make it out to one of the opening days of the sale, don’t worry! We will continue to sell warm season plants during our regular office hours (Mondays 10am-5pm and. Tuesday -Friday 9am-5pm) for several weeks, until all of the stock from our greenhouse runs out. We offer extended hours on Tuesday evenings (until 6:30 pm) through May 21st and Saturdays (9am-12pm) through May 4th.
We will hold a satellite sale at the Jersey Creek Community Garden in KCK (11th and Parallel Parkway) on Monday, April 29th from 5-6pm.
BECOME A MEMBER
If you haven't done so yet, you'll need to sign up or renew your membership first. This can be done online by clicking here or in person. If you plan on doing it in person, on the 25th, 26th or 27th, please make sure to stop in the office building to complete your membership before you begin shopping for plants outside.
Your annual membership includes 10 free packs of seeds, a free bag of fertilizer, and the best prices in town on plants and supplies! See the map below for locations to sign up for memberships and shop for seeds.
PLANT VARIETIES
Warm season plants sale includes tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, ground cherries, and tomatillos. To view the varieties for the vegetable transplants, click here.
Warm season herbs will also be available. To view all of our herb varieties, click here.
SHOP FOR MORE
We will also have seeds and supplies for sale such as straw, compost, pesticides, and fertilizer. Seeds and pesticides will be located in the retail section of our front office. Straw, fertilizer, and compost will be available in the main parking lot.
To view our warm season seeds, click here.
Please Note: We will not have tomato cages available until later in May.
PLANT LIMITS
Vegetable plants come in three pack and limits for these are 30 (10 three-packs).
Herbs are sold individually and the limit is 2 of each variety.
Specialty plants (tomatillos and ground cherries) come in three packs and limits are 1 3-pack of each variety.
PRICING
Vegetable Transplants (per 3-pack): Green Card = $0.50, Yellow Card = $1.00, Orange Card = $2.00, Blue Card = $3.00
Herb Transplants: Green Card = $0.50/each, Yellow Card = $1.00/each, Orange Card = $2.00/each, Blue Card = $3.00/each
Specialty Plants (per 3-pack): Green Card = $1.00, Yellow Card = $2.00, Orange Card = $3.00, Blue Card = $4.00
BYOB
(Bring Your Own Box)
Help us promote sustainability by bringing your own box or container to carry your plants and seeds.
PARKING
Parking in the main lot is reserved for those that need accessible parking. If you do not need accessible parking, please park along Kensington Avenue.
Below is a map for parking and locations to sign up for memberships, get seeds and plants, and to check out.
Rain or Shine,
Tomato Days Will Go On!
In event of inclement weather, we will move the plant into our sale into our garage space and remain open for the duration of the sale.
