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Master Gardener Nuala Ruddell fields tomato plant questions from Tom Lippi of Novato and others in line at the Marin Master Gardeners’ annual tomato plant sale at Pini Hardware in Novato, Calif. on Saturday, April 12, 2025. Diane Kaljian with Marin Master Gardeners said about 30 volunteers from her group helped run the popular event.
In 2 hours their inventory of 16 varieties of 1,500 tomato plants had sold out. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)Volunteer Master Gardener Gail Crawford, left, chats with Debbie Aviron of Novato and Diane Chambers of San Rafael as they wait to pay for their plants at the Marin Master Gardeners’ annual tomato plant sale at Pini Hardware in Novato, Calif. on Saturday, April 12, 2025.
Diane Kaljian with Marin Master Gardeners said about 30 Marin Master Gardeners’ volunteers helped run the popular annual event. In 2 hours their inventory of 16 varieties of 1,500 tomato plants had sold out. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)John Branson of Novato and others shop for tomato plants at the Marin Master Gardeners’ annual tomato plant sale at Pini Hardware in Novato, Calif.
on Saturday, April 12, 2025. Diane Kaljian with Marin Master Gardeners said about 30 Marin Master Gardeners’ volunteers helped run the popular annual event. In less than 90 minutes nearly all of their inventory of 1,500 tomato plants had been sold.
(Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)Mary Ellen Wilkos of Novato pays for her tomato plants as volunteer Margaret Cho hands her a receipt at the Marin Master Gardeners’ annual tomato plant sale at Pini Hardware in Novato, Calif. on Saturday, April 12, 2025. Diane Kaljian with Marin Master Gardeners said about 30 Marin Master Gardeners’ volunteers helped run the popular annual event.
In less than 90 minutes nearly all of their inventory of 1,500 tomato plants had been sold. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)Ramiro Mata of Novato smell the tomato plants he has selected at the Marin Master Gardeners’ annual tomato plant sale at Pini Hardware in Novato, Calif. on Saturday, April 12, 2025.
Diane Kaljian with Marin Master Gardeners said about 30 Marin Master Gardeners’ volunteers helped run the popular annual event. In less than 90 minutes nearly all of their inventory of 1,500 tomato plants had been sold. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)Master Gardener Steve Fisher talks to people in line about tomato plant care at the Marin Master Gardeners’ annual tomato plant sale at Pini Hardware in Novato, Calif.
on Saturday, April 12, 2025. Diane Kaljian with Marin Master Gardeners said about 30 Marin Master Gardeners’ volunteers helped run the popular annual event. In less than 90 minutes nearly all of their inventory of 1,500 tomato plants had been sold.
(Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)Master Gardener Steve Fisher talks to people in line about tomato plant care at the Marin Master Gardeners’ annual tomato plant sale at Pini Hardware in Novato, Calif. on Saturday, April 12, 2025. Diane Kaljian with Marin Master Gardeners said about 30 Marin Master Gardeners’ volunteers helped run the popular annual event.
In less than 90 minutes nearly all of their inventory of 1,500 tomato plants had been sold. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)Diane Kaljian with Marin Master Gardeners waters tomato plant before the Marin Master Gardeners’ annual tomato plant sale at Pini Hardware in Novato, Calif. on Saturday, April 12, 2025.
Kaljian said about 30 Marin Master Gardeners’ volunteers helped run the popular annual event. In less than 90 minutes nearly all of their inventory of 1,500 tomato plants had been sold. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)Morgan Taylor of Novato looks over the tomato plants for sale at the Marin Master Gardeners’ annual tomato plant sale at Pini Hardware in Novato, Calif.
on Saturday, April 12, 2025. Diane Kaljian with Marin Master Gardeners said about 30 Marin Master Gardeners’ volunteers helped run the popular annual event. In less than 90 minutes nearly all of their inventory of 1,500 tomato plants had been sold.
(Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)Show Caption1 of 9Master Gardener Nuala Ruddell fields tomato plant questions from Tom Lippi of Novato and others in line at the Marin Master Gardeners’ annual tomato plant sale at Pini Hardware in Novato, Calif. on Saturday, April 12, 2025. Diane Kaljian with Marin Master Gardeners said about 30 volunteers from her group helped run the popular event.
In 2 hours their inventory of 16 varieties of 1,500 tomato plants had sold out. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)ExpandThe University of California Marin Master Gardeners program held its annual tomato sale on Saturday.The market locations were Bon Air Center in Greenbrae and the new Pini Ace Hardware store on San Marin Drive in Novato.
The roster of varieties included black and brown boar; black krim; carmello; chef’s choice orange; Cherokee green; Cherokee purple; early girl; granadero; Japanese black trifele; Juliet; magic bullet; mortgage lifter; Oaxacan jewel; pink Berkeley tie dye; sun gold; and super sweet 100.The tomato sale raises money for the organization’s educational programs at schools, community gardens and elsewhere..
