2023 Spark-Y Online Plant Pre-Sale

Grow your garden, empower youth!

Welcome to our Online Spring Plant Sale. Thank you for supporting our mission of youth empowerment through your purchase of plants.

Here’s how it works:

Purchase online during our pre-sale and your purchase will be available for pick-up at our May 13 Plant Sale event, from 11am-3pm at Spark-Y, Casket Arts Building in Minneapolis. **Please include an accurate email at checkout so our team can coordinate a pickup time for your order.

May 10th, 11:59pm: online pre-order sales end, no exceptions
May 13th, 11am - 3pm: Pre-order pickup and our physical plant sale at Casket Arts Building

How to Shop Online: Browse available plants below. Use the drop-down menus to select your preferred variety. Select the quantity you want and click "add to cart." With every selection, your items are automatically added to the cart without having to leave the page. When you are ready, click on your cart to checkout. Please note, we do not accept returns or exchanges on plant purchases.

Online Plant Sale Catalog:

GARDEN KITS

Our garden kits are a curated selection of plants, designed to simplify your gardening and maximize deliciousness!

Victory Garden Kit: Designed after WWII era Victory Gardens, this kit contains everything you need to grow high-yield produce in a limited space. Each kit comes with a handbook on how to grow a garden and how to engage young people at home in gardening. Victory Garden Kit includes: 1 slicer tomato, 1 bell pepper, 1 cucumber, 1 basil, and a 4-pack of marigolds.
Salsa Garden Kit: Everything needed to grow a fantastic salsa garden. Salsa Garden Kit includes: A salsa recipe and contains 5 plants, including 1 slicing tomato, 1 hot pepper, 1 jalapeno, 1 cilantro plant, and a 4-pack of onions.
Herb Garden Kit: Grow a variety of herbs great for using fresh in your recipes, or drying for the cold winter months. Herb Garden Kit includes: A herb drying guide and 5 herb plants (1 mint, 1 basil, 1 parsley, 1 oregano, and 1 rosemary plant).

TOMATOES

Tomatoes, Individual 3.5” pot

Better Boy - Classic high-yielding tomato bred for disease resistance.
Celebrity - Traditional large, bright-red slicing tomato.
Sweet 100 - High-yielding cherry tomato perfect for snacking.
Early Girl - Early Maturing! 50 days to harvest. Medium sized fruit
Yellow Pear - A small pear shaped heirloom tomato, great for adding color to summer salads.
Heirloom, Amish Paste - A sweet heirloom cooking or slicing tomato.
Heirloom, Brandywine - Large flavorful blush colored heirloom grown since 1885.
Heirloom, Cherokee Purple - Beautiful large heirloom tomato with deep purple and green hues. Perfect for slicing.
Heirloom, Green Zebra - Looks just like it sounds! Medium sized heirloom tomato with a tart flavor.
Heirloom, Old German - Brilliant hues of orange, yellow, and red throughout. This tomato can grow up to two pounds!

Tomatoes, individual 6.5” pot

Better Boy - Classic high-yielding tomato bred for disease resistance.
Early Girl - Bright red medium sized fruit. Matures early in the season, about 50 days after planting.
Cherry - This prolific plant will produce many bite sized fruits perfect for snacking on a hot day.

PEPPERS

Peppers, Individual 3.5” pot

Bell, Green - This popular pepper is fantastic for cooking and snacking raw.
Bell, Red - These sweet, bright red peppers can double as a green pepper, if harvested just before they start turning.
Bell, Yellow - Brings great color, and a tasty crunch to the kitchen.
Bell, Purple - This uniquely colored pepper is sure to be the talk of the neighborhood!
Sweet Banana - Medium sized bright yellow pepper with a mild tangy flavor.
Jalapeno - 2,500-5,000 Scoville heat units. This chili is used in many summer recipes!
Poblano: - Mild pepper, great for making chile rellenos.
Thai Hot - 50,000-100,000 Scoville heat units. This plant will produce many peppers, great for drying as an ingredient in spicy dishes, or to use as a pest repellant in your garden!
Habanero - At 350,000 Scoville Heat Units. This pepper is often used to make hot sauce.
Ghost - 1,000,000 Scoville Heat Units. This is one of the hottest peppers in the world!

VEGETABLES, OTHER

Vegetables, Other, Individual 3.5” pot

Cucumber, Pickling - These small, high-yielding fruits are the perfect size for pickling whole.
Cucumber, Slicing - Long fruits with thick skin, perfect for sandwiches or dipping.
Eggplant - This shiny teardrop shaped fruit grows much like a tomato, and can be the star of a great dinner such as eggplant Parmesan.
Squash, Acorn - This winter squash is also known as "pepper squash." It can be used in many autumn dishes.
Squash, Butternut - This nutty flavored squash has a brilliantly orange flesh, and a tan outer skin. Makes an amazing butternut squash soup!
Squash, Zucchini - This summer squash will grow many zucchini if harvested young, or a few very large zucchini if left to grow.

Vegetables, Other, Individual 4.5” pot

Asparagus - This perennial veggie will sprout in early spring, and grows thicker each year.

Vegetables, Other, 4-Pack: Includes 4 plants of the same variety.

Broccoli: Fun fact: this vegetable is actually a flower! Enjoy raw, or cooked in a variety of dishes.
Cauliflower: This brassica is a great source of Vitamin C and K. It makes for a fantastic mashed cauliflower dish.
Ground Cherry, Small Husk: Ground cherries (or husk-tomatoes), are sweet lantern-shaped fruits, with small tomato-like orbs inside a paper thin shell.
Swiss Chard: This tasty green will light up your garden with its bright yellow and red stems!
Red Onion: Pre-sprouted sets will provide an early season onion crop for summer salsas and salads.
Yellow Onion: This 4-pack comes with multiple onion sets that are pre-sprouted and ready to plant.

Vegetables, Other, Gallon Pot

Rhubarb - A perennial plant with thick, tart red stocks often used for baking.

FRUIT

Fruit, Individual 3.5” pot

Strawberry, Everbearing - These strawberries will continue fruiting throughout the summer, and grow great in a container

HERBS

Herbs, Individual, 3.5” pot

Basil - Tastes great in a refreshing caprese salad or margherita pizza recipe!
Catnip - Grow your cat a tasty treat from the garden this year!
Chives - With a garlic / onion flavor, this herb can be used for a dab of flavor in any dish. Makes for a delicious addition to many dips.
Cilantro - Bright green, citrus-flavored leaves make this herb a tasty addition to many summer favorites.
Italian Parsley - The name speaks for itself. This herb is fantastic for Italian cooking.
Lavender - Beautiful bright purple flowers produce a fragrant smell.
Oregano - This herb is known for its many culinary and medicinal uses.
Peppermint - With about 80 times more menthol than spearmint, this herb makes for a great pest deterrent in the garden.
Rosemary - This perennial herb can be used throughout the summer, and overwinters best indoors. Fantastic for a kitchen herb garden.
Sage - Fabulous fresh or dried! A great herb for Thanksgiving stuffing.
Spearmint - Refreshing addition to a summer drink such as iced tea or lemonade.
Stevia - Grow your own zero-calorie natural sugar substitute.
Thyme - Subtle and almost minty, this herb is wonderful with poultry and stuffing - and a welcome addition to soups.

FLOWERS

Flowers, Individual, 3.5” pot

Black-Eyed Susan - This native flower is great for bees and monarchs!
Gazania - This colorful flower is part of the daisy family, and reaches a height of 6-10 inches in full sun.
Morning Glory - This vining flower is perfect for creeping up fences, hanging in a basket, or flowing over a rock wall.
Nasturtium - Every part of this plant is edible! The flowers make for a great garnish, and the leaves have peppery notes.
Mexican Sunflower - This 3-6 ft plant will bush out and produce blooms throughout the season.
Wave Petunia, Purple - This purple petunia will fill in your garden with brilliant blooms all season long.
Wave Petunia, Red - This bright red flower is fabulous for pots and container gardening, or as a border plant.

4-Pack: Includes 4 plants of the same variety.

Marigold, Dwarf Flame - Pest repellant in tones of red and orange
Marigold, Dwarf Disco Yellow - Pest repellant that adds great color to your garden.
Pansy Viola, Blue - This cool weather flower is perfect for spring planting.
Pansy Viola, Mixed - This mixed color blend is a great border plant.

Flower Baskets:

Petunia Surfinia, Many Colors - This classic flower basket will add a pop of color to your porch, deck, or awning.
Fuchsia Red and Purple - These heart shaped flowers flow from the basket in vibrantly colored puffs.
Calibrachoa, Million Bells, Sunrise - This basket is dotted with bright red, yellow, and orange blooms.

MINNESOTA NATIVES

MN Native 6-pack Bundles: Includes 6 different plant varieties per kit

Pollinator - Jumbo 6 pack containing 6 different native plant varieties specifically selected for pollinator compatibility. *Note The specific varieties within this plant kit will not be known until the pick-up date.
Part Shade - Jumbo 6 pack containing 6 different native plant varieties specifically selected for environments that experience part shade throughout the day. *Note The specific varieties within this plant kit will not be known until the pick up date.
Rain Garden - Jumbo 6 pack containing 6 different native plant varieties specifically selected to be compatible in wet/ damp environments. These plants will take up and retain moisture better than most. *Note The specific varieties within this plant kit will not be known until the pick up date.