Heirloom Tomato Plants in Arvada, Colorado
If you've tried growing tomatoes in Colorado and ended up with a handful of cracked, frost-bitten disappointments — you're not doing it wrong. The Front Range growing season is short, the altitude is real, and the varieties that look great at the big-box store were never selected for life above 5,000 feet.
Maske's Fresh Start Greens is different. Every plant we grow is hand-selected for performance at Colorado altitude — flavor that doesn't quit, days-to-harvest that fit our short season, and root systems that can handle the swing from 75°F to frost in the same week.
We grow in small batches at our home in Arvada, Colorado. No greenhouse warehouse. No shipped-cross-country starts sitting in a dock for five days. Your plants are started here and picked up here.
20+ Varieties. All Rare. All Grown for Altitude.
Most nurseries carry six tomato varieties. We carry twenty — and every one of them has earned its place on the Front Range.
Early slicers like Stupice (55 days) and Gold Nugget Cherry (60 days) are designed for Colorado's short window. Beefsteaks like Cherokee Purple and Pink Brandywine take longer, but we start them early enough that you're harvesting before the first fall frost.
Varieties include:
- Cherokee Purple — the one everyone drives across town for
- Stupice — first ripe tomato of the season, every season
- Black Krim — dark, smoky, complex. A serious tomato.
- Kellogg's Breakfast — orange beefsteak with sweet citrus notes
- Sun Sugar — the sweetest cherry in the garden
- San Marzano — for the sauce shelf
- Pink Brandywine — the gold standard of heirlooms
- Plus 13 more varieties across slicers, cherries, and paste types
Full variety list available at pickup. Selection varies slightly by season.
Pickup in Arvada — Details Sent After Pre-Order
Pickup is at our home in northwest Arvada, Colorado. We serve Five Parks, Candelas, Leyden Rock, and the surrounding Jefferson County area. Exact pickup address and timing details are sent via email after your pre-order is confirmed.
Five Seasons. Sold Out Every Time.
We've grown hundreds of plants across five seasons. Zero leftovers. Gardeners across Arvada and the Front Range don't just find Maske's once — they come back every year and bring their neighbors.
"Third year buying from him. The yield is insane." — Dave K., Five Parks
"I drove past the sign on a whim. Now I won't plant anything else." — Sarah M., Arvada
Pre-orders fill up before spring. The only way to guarantee your plants is to reserve your spot now.
Why Local-Grown Matters in Colorado
A tomato plant that ships across the country spends days in a box before it ever sees your garden. It arrives stressed, root-bound, and acclimated to a completely different climate.
Plants grown here — in Arvada, at our altitude, in our temperature swings — are already adapted before they hit your soil. That's the difference between a plant that limps through the season and one that actually produces.
Matt Maske has spent a lifetime learning what grows well along the Front Range, guided early on by his father and grandfather. That knowledge is in every plant we sell.