What We Love to Grow
Upstarts is passionate about cultivating a diverse collection of exceptional heirloom and hybrid plants, carefully chosen for their superior taste, quality, and suitability to local growing conditions. We stay updated with the latest trends in horticulture and cuisine, and enjoy discovering rare and exotic plant varieties. Our guide below provides details on the different types of plants, herbs, and vegetables that we grow.
Herbs
Herbs are very easy to grow in pots, window boxes, or in the garden. Once you get used to having fresh herbs on hand for cooking, you’ll readily agree that fresh herbs are a vast improvement over dried herbs in the pantry. go to herbs »
Peppers
Peppers are native to the Americas and comprise a major part of many ethnic foods around the world. They are easy to grow and most are pest resistant. Upstarts offers a wide selection of pepper varieties. go to peppers » – or – go to chile peppers »
Tomatoes
Upstarts grows over 50 different varieties of tomatoes and most will do well in the San Francisco and Monterey Bay areas. We suggest growing a few different varieties to enjoy fresh in salads, drying, or cooking in sauces. go to tomatoes »
Vegetables
Planting a vegetable garden has many benefits including a steady supply of clean, healthy, organic vegetables, picked fresh when you want to cook, and no refrigerator waste! It doesn’t get any better than that. go to vegetables »