Chicago Tomato Man Opens Online Store, Plans April 26 Event

Check Out Bob Zeni's Amazing Variety of Tomato Starters

Chicago-area gardeners, rejoice! Chicago Tomato Man, aka Bob Zeni, has opened his e-commerce site for his astounding variety of tomato plant starters. When you place an order, you'll choose from among a range of locations around Chicago metro to pick up your starter plants from late April through early June.

This is also good news for tomato lovers who don't grow their own. If you want to become a true tomato-ficionado, you will enjoy browsing the 187 (!) types of tomatoes — in all kinds of shapes, sizes, colors and sometimes fanciful names — that Chicago Tomato Man has listed to sell for the 2025 season.

This Local Food Forum article has a link to visit Chicago Tomato Man's website... and details about the fun Tomatopalooza event that he has planned for April 26.