Coyote Ridge Ranch

We have 34 varieties of tomato starts ready now, with peppers, eggplant, brassicas, and others coming along. Here are the tomato plants for this year. You can order and we will hold them for you until it's warm enough to plant outside.

Coyote Ridge Ranch

Tomato Plants, Counts, 2026

Early Tomatoes Seed Company, Year Amt.

Stupice Territorial 2025 200
Siletz “ “ 98
Tasti-Lee “ “ 22
Taxi Tomato Fest ’26 60
Early Girl Urban Farmer 2026 14

Slicing Tomatoes
Heirloom Marriage Genuwine Territorial 24 146
Celebrity Urban Farmer 26 23
Zenzui “ “ 17
Super Fantastic “ “ 44

Heirloom, Beefsteak
Grandpa Tony Higgins Family 200
Black Krim Johnny’s ’24 50
Speckled Roman “ “ 23
Cherokee Purple Territorial ’26 37
Gold Medal “ “ 150
Dark Star “ ‘ 55
Mushroom Basket Baker Creek ’26 50
Pineapple “ “ 81
Alice’s Dream “ “ 50
Orange Accordion ; “ 25
Get Stuffed “ ’24 25

Sauce
San Marzano Territorial ’24 75
Marsalto “ “ ’26 20
Martino’s Roma Baker Creek “26 75
Nova Terr. 24 50
Pink Fang Baker Creek ’26 25
Beaver Lodge Plum Terr. 24 50

Cherry
Sun Gold Urban Farmer “26 88
Sun Gold 6” pts “ “ 14
Sweet Million “ “ 12
Crokini Territorial ’25 40
Spoon Baker Creek ’26 50
Isis Cherry Candy “ “ 56
Sweetheart Cherry “ “ 15 1940
Reisentraube “ “ 50
Chocolate Cherry Territorial ’26 58

It's that time of year again. Our little tomato seedlings are raring to go. 32 varieties are getting ready to grow in the 4" containers and some 6" as well. We will post the list soon. You can order and we will hold them in the warm greenhouse for you until you are ready to put them in your warm garden soil. Also, peppers, eggplants and several other varieties will be available. 4" pots will be $3.50 each.

The gardens are mostly cleaned out except for the brassicas. There is plenty of kale ready for u-pick.
Our new little hens are being ambitious about laying. Lots of small eggs are available. I prefer the small ones. Large yolks with a wonderful flavor. Call or text 360-607-8797.

After waiting all summer, the Brown Turkey Figs are starting to ripen. $4.00/lb. Various sizes of boxes and the peppers are going wild. Here's pretty shish*tos. Throw them on the grill. Shish*tos are not spicy, but we have plenty that are. Come by and see.
We will be at the Pepper Palooza Saturday, 11-3 at Hazel Dell Commons, 9811 NE HWY 99, Vancouver, WA.

Each year there's a crop that is particularly outstanding. I have to designate this year as the year of the peppers. We have both sweet and spicy in several different varieties. One of our favorite recipes is pepper jelly. You can use mild or hot peppers. I like the hot ones. Serve it on a cracker with cream or goat cheese for a wonderful appetizer.
COYOTE RIDGE RANCH
2404 NW Coyote Ridge Road
La Center, WA 98629
[email protected]
Cell: 360-607-8797

Pepper Jelly
Ingredients
3/4 cup chopped green bell pepper1/4 cup chopped fresh hot green pepper, such as jalapeno or serrano
1 1/2 cups apple cider vinegar
6 cups sugar
4 ounces pectin (recommended: Certo) or dry pectin.
4 drops green food coloring for green peppers, red for red peppers.
Special Equipment: 6 (1/2-pint) canning jars with lids

Directions
Process bell pepper and hot pepper in a food processor until finely minced or cook and strain through cloth for clear jelly. Combine pepper mixture, vinegar, and pectin, heat to hard boil, Add sugar, bring to rolling boil for 1 minute. Add food coloring. Pour into sterilized jars and seal*.

We have an abundance of peppers this year. Shish*tos are not spicy but have excellent flavor and are crunchy. Great to throw on the barbecue or preserve like dill pickles. Serranos and Jalapeños are good too if you like spicy foods.

We sold a lot at the market today and brought back a lot as well. All picked and ready for you in the egg shed. If you like babaganough an easy way to make it and preserve eggplant for it, roast the whole eggplant in the barbeque so the skin is blackened then clean out the meat. You can also make the meat into patties and dry for a wonderful winter treat.

It was a slow start for veggies this year, with some failures even but finally the plants are kicking in and we took a good load to market today. The flame seedless grapes and the prune plums were big hits. The Asian pears are producing and tomatoes and corn are showing off now. The corn is double sweet with white and yellow varieties. Stop by and check them out. Text 360-607-8797 so we can best help you.

Harvest season is here for some produce. The pears have freckles, (someone didn't get the spray out in the spring) but underneath the spots are some good eating fruit. $.50 cents a lb. now until they're gone.

Figs are overwhelming us right now. We have many picked and more on the trees. The Golden plums are ready as well and need to be picked. They are wonderful mixed with figs for a jam we call Plufig. Just the right tartness to bring out the fig flavor. Come and get some.

We have had a slow start this year compared to other years, but finally catching up. Tomatoes are starting to ripen, peppers are coming on strong, lots of herbs are ready, some cucumbers are ripening, beans and eggplants are producing. Open daylight hours. Send a text for questions, 360-607-8797.