Tomato plants aren’t just found at the local nursery.
They’re on sale again this spring at Cal Poly Pomona, where the campus’ Tomatozania event has returned.
The sale, which began Saturday, March 15, features more than 100 tomato plant varieties at the Cal Poly Pomona Farm Store.
Cal Poly Pomona student Bryan Aguilar, a 24-year-old from Brawley, on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, holds one of his favorite tomatoes, a Black Beauty Tomato plant, that he helped grow. It’s part of the university’s tomato plant sale at the Farm Store. Approximately 140 kinds of tomatoes are available. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Tomato plants, seen Wednesday, March 19, 2025, are on sale during Tomatozania at the Cal Poly Pomona Farm Store. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
A Brandywine Red Heirloom, seen Wednesday, March 19, 2025, is among the approximately 140 kinds of tomato plants on sale at Cal Poly Pomona’s Tomatozania event. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
A Phil’s One Tomato, seen Wednesday, March 19, 2025, is among the tomato plants available at Tomatozania at the Cal Poly Pomona Farm Store. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Ada Ma, left, and daughter Kathy shop Wednesday, March 19, 2025, for tomato plants at the Tomatozania event at the Cal Poly Pomona Farm Store. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Approximately 140 kinds of tomato plants are available at the Tomatozania sale at the Cal Poly Pomona Farm Store on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Kathy Ma, left, and her mother Ada shop for tomato plants Wednesday, March 19, 2025, during the Tomatozania sale at the Cal Poly Pomona Farm Store. Approximately 140 types of tomatoes are on sale. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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Cal Poly Pomona student Bryan Aguilar, a 24-year-old from Brawley, on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, holds one of his favorite tomatoes, a Black Beauty Tomato plant, that he helped grow. It’s part of the university’s tomato plant sale at the Farm Store. Approximately 140 kinds of tomatoes are available. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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Varieties include Beefsteak, Roma, Better Boy, Green Zebra, Cherokee Purple, Abu Rawan, Blue Cream, Amana Orange, Chocolate Pear, Brandywines and Wooly Kate Yellow, a university news release states.
The plants were grown by Cal Poly Pomona student employees, who are plant sciences majors. Proceeds from the sale, which dates to 1997, will benefit the school’s plant sciences program.
The Farm Store’s nursery also has spring herbs, zucchini, squash, cucumbers, beans, lettuce and strawberries.
Coming months will highlight other plants.
Pepperzania will start in April and offer more than 150 kinds of pepper plants. May will bring the Ultimate Pepper Plant Sale, which will feature more than 60 types of hot peppers, including Carolina reapers, ghost peppers and Trinidad scorpions, the release states.
The Farm Store, 4102 S. University Drive, is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
For information, call 909-869-2299, email nursery@cpp.edu or click here.
