Hokianga-Grown Heirloom Tomato Plants & Seeds

I used to go by the name Wolf Peach, an old name for the tomato. But over time, friends and customers gently told me it was a little confusing. Tomato Love grew from that, and the name fits what this has become much better.

What started with a love of unusual heirloom tomatoes has grown into something much bigger. Each season I grow, observe and learn from these varieties here in Hokianga. Increasingly, I save seed from the tomatoes I grow myself and bring those plants forward into another generation.

I don't grow vast quantities. I grow small batches, and I pay attention to them.

Tomato Love grows heirloom tomato plants in small, seasonal batches, with different varieties becoming available as they're ready. Our 2026 tomato seedling courier season has now finished, but heirloom tomato seeds remain available to order throughout the year.

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Personally, I grow my tomato plants from trusted heirloom seed suppliers and, increasingly, from my own saved seed. Everything is grown here in Hokianga in small batches, with different varieties becoming available as they're ready.

I can send tomato plants throughout Aotearoa by overnight courier. My standard delivery option is designed for up to six plants in a box, but you don't have to buy six. Choose the plants and varieties you actually want from those currently available.

Ordering with a friend? If you'd like to purchase up to 12 tomato plants, send me an email with your delivery address before ordering and I can check the larger-order overnight courier price for you. It often costs only a little more to send the larger order, so combining an order with a friend, neighbour or whānau can be a good way to share the courier cost.

When I first started posting tomato plants around Aotearoa four years ago, I made every pot myself from newspaper, rolled around a wine bottle to get just the right size. Six fitted beautifully into a recycled wine box and, for a small operation, the system worked incredibly well.

But Tomato Love has grown.

Newspapers are becoming harder for me to source, and hand-rolling hundreds of pots simply wasn't sustainable as the number of plants increased. My right shoulder was beginning to tell me that pretty clearly too!

Then this year, a local opportunity came along. A business planting native plants had a supply of used plastic pots and large growing trays that were otherwise destined for the dump. I was able to take them and give them another life at Tomato Love. The pots are a great size for travelling plants, and the larger trays have been put straight to work in my greenhouse.

So yes, some Tomato Love plants now travel in plastic pots. But they're not new plastic bought for the purpose. They're containers already in circulation that would otherwise have become waste.

For me, that's what sustainability needs to look like in the real world: use what already exists, keep useful materials in circulation for as long as possible, reduce waste where you can, and be willing to change a system when there's a better way.

The recycled wine boxes remain part of the journey too. They keep the plants secure during overnight travel and give another useful material a second life before it reaches the end of its own.

Tomato plants are available now. I don't grow huge quantities, and some varieties are genuinely limited. More are added as they're ready, but once a variety sells out, it may be gone for the season.

Local to Hokianga? Order through the website and choose one of the available free township collection options at checkout.

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My love of tomatoes is 100% over the top, and proudly so.

I believe the stems should be thick, the leaves vibrant and green. I don’t grow vast quantities, I grow quality. Every seedling gets attention, care, and the best start I can give it.

I use a high-quality potting mix, seaweed fertilisers, and my secret tomato tonic, all to bring you a strong, healthy plant that’s ready to take off in your garden.

I know how lucky I am to have come from a family that gardened. It was my grandparents who shared their passion with me, and I’ve never forgotten it. Especially my grandfather Kenneth's legendary beefsteaks, or his giant strawberries!

I hope you enjoy my seedlings as much as I enjoy growing them. And most of all, I hope you get to share the fruits of your labour with the people you love.

This image gives you an idea of how I craft paper pots by rolling newspaper around a wine bottle and shipping our seedlings in recycled wine boxes, eco-friendly packaging for conscientious growers.

By using wooden sticks instead of plastic labels, I reduce my reliance on a product that is currently harming our environment, which in turn affects our health. If I find a more environmentally friendly option, I will likely adopt it.

“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better. ”— Maya Angelou

An image of the beautiful Petaka Stream located in the hills of Omanaia. It's absolutely beautiful and one of my favorite places.

Currently, I reside in beautiful Omanaia in the Hokianga, and its beauty has captivated me. I dig this place, literally! And if you need honey, head over to my family's website, Hosanna Honey. Yes, my brother is an amazing beekeeper and his wife Debbie has incredibly competitive honey prices, sourced from the beautiful Coromandel. Simply the best! Point of difference is he uses organic treatments to fight the dreaded varroa. So if you are keen for honey with less chemicals, head on over for some delicious honey.

We start our seedlings right here in Hokianga, using open-pollinated heirloom seed varieties. We avoid chemicals and sprays — relying solely on healthy soil, sunshine, and time.

That's my first year's attempt in Rawene and the hardening off process. It was a real learning experience.

There was a house on a hill in Te Puke, surrounded by gardens and hidden paths that wound through rockeries and camellia trees. Aunty Carol's chocolate cosmos, chamomile, lavender and sweetpea forever and always will remain in my memory. I will never forget the day you introduced me to a flower with the scent of chocolate, incredible!

The legend herself, my Aunty Carol.

Whether you're new to gardening or planting your tenth crop, our seedlings are hardy, healthy and lovingly homegrown.

“When you increase the number of gardens, you increase the number of heavens too!”― Mehmet Murat Ildan