2010 Ute Trail Greenhouse Tomato Catalog
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Abraham Lincoln (Regular) This
old-time variety really loads up with an abundance of 6 to 10 ounce round
red tomatoes that are packed with great tomato flavor. They have a tender,
fine texture and a fair amount of acid that is nicely tempered with
sweetness. This variety has been popular since the early 1920's, and it is
no wonder considering its productivity and flavor. Indeterminate. 77 days. |
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Airyleaf Heirloom big spindly, regular leaf tomato plants that
yield abundant crops of deep-red, meaty, elongated tomatoes, 2x4 inches.
Airyleaf tomatoes have big delicious flavors with a good amount of acid
content balanced with just enough sweetness. From Germany's Black Forest
region. 75 days |
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Alaska
An heirloom tomato from
Russia. (Aljaska is Russian spelling). These organic tomato seeds produce
short to medium-sized, bushy plants. This is an early-producing tomato
plant that yields lots of large, round, brilliant red, 'salad-type' cherry
tomatoes with very good flavor. This is a favorite tomato variety for
cooler growing climates. Recommended
tomato variety for roof-top planter gardens where winds are frequent.
(Should do wonderful here). 63 days. |
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Al-Kuffa Heirloom This little heirloom
tomato is early, and produces 3-4 ounce fruit on compact, dwarf vines that
yielded till frost. Delicious,
useful for any purpose, strong bush plant cultivated in the south of Iraq
in cool greenhouses for late spring or early summer markets. Also it is
[grown] in the middle and north Iraq without greenhouse." 70? days. |
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Amish
Paste Amish
heirloom variety produces paste-type fruit with an oblong oxheart shape. 8
ounce tomatoes are solid with an outstandingly good, sweet flavor.
Indeterminate. 85 days |
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Amish
Salad Small,
pink, 2 oz. oval cherries seem to last forever on the vine without rotting
or losing flavor. Flesh is very firm, mild and sweet, perfect for sauces,
salads and for drying. Up to 6 blemish-free fruits per cluster, with many
clusters on large plants that have heavy, regular-leaf foliage cover not
typical of cherry varieties. Well-suited to both fresh market and home
garden. Indeterminate. 80 days |
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Ananas Noire The name of this Belgian tomato, introduced by
Pascal Moreau in 2005, is French for black pineapple. Produces a large,
sprawling, regular leaf plant that yields heavy crop of 1 to 1 1/2 lb.,
round, dark-purple, fruit with green shoulders. Interior color is a
tie-dye like mix of pink, red, green yellow colors. Loaded with an
abundance of rich and delicious, full-bodied, sweet & smokey flavors
with a whollop of acidity. A great new addition to the list of splendid
black tomatoes. Try this tomato in a salad with other colors. Makes a
delicious rich tomato sauce. Open-pollinated. 80 days |
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Anna
Russian
Heirloom seed handed down to an Oregon woman from several generations of
her family, along with the story that it came from a Russian immigrant.
Large, juicy pinkish-red heart-shaped tomatoes consistently weigh 1 lb. or
just under. Flavor is superb. Small foliage and wispy vines are typical of
oxheart-type tomatoes, but this one is distinctive for its size,
earliness, and juicy outstanding taste. Indeterminate. 70 days. |
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Aunt
Gertie’s Gold Variety
introduced by the late Chuck Wyatt who got the seeds from a friend in VA.
A great variety that should find a place in your garden. 1-2 pound fruit
with rich gold color is not overly sweet or juicy. One of the best tasting
yellows. Outstanding flavor carries hints of melon. 75 days |
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Aunt Ginny's Purple Heirloom
A productive heirloom beefsteak tomato of German origin that was brought
into circulation by Rick Burkhart if Indiana whose family has raised it
for 25 years. Our organic tomato seeds produce big, indeterminate,
vigorous, potato-leaf tomato plants that yield abundant crops of 1-pound,
deep-pink, juicy tomatoes with little cracking. Considered among the best
heirloom tomatoes. Excellent tomato in salads and on sandwiches. 79 days |
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Aussie A favorite heirloom tomato variety from Australia. A
dependable red heirloom tomato for the market, home and as a show tomato.
It produces indeterminate, regular-leaf tomato plants that
dependably yield picture-perfect, copious amounts of 1-2 lb., glossy-red,
meaty, fluted, beefsteak tomatoes that are loaded with delicious, bold,
rich and complex tomatoey flavors. Great disease resistance. |
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Beauty While the name of this tomato
speaks of its lovely ribbed and scalloped appearance, it is the wonderful,
old-fashioned tomato flavor that really sets it apart. Heavy crops of 12
to 16-oz. beefsteaks mature fairly early on vigorous plants that stay at a
manageable size, unlike some other varieties in this class. Add to this
outstanding productivity, great flavor, and ability to keep well after
harvest and you have one beautiful tomato! Indeterminate. 75 days |
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Beefmaster
(VFNASt)
One of the most popular hybrid beefsteak-types, with improved disease
resistance. Solid, meaty, bright red tomatoes weigh up to 2 lbs. Better
yields, larger fruits and good tolerance to cracking and splitting. 80
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Beefsteak Heirloom
(AKA Red Ponderosa or Crimson
Cushion) Considered the original heirloom "Beefsteak" tomato. An
old-time favorite that has been popular for many years due to it's
excellent productivity and wonderful taste. It produces lush, thick,
indeterminate, regular-leaf, tomato plants that yield from vigorous vines,
4 to 5-inch, slightly ribbed, bright-red tomatoes that have spectacularly
delicious, sweet flavors. This tomato's excellent taste and meaty flesh
make it an ideal tomato for eating fresh or cooking, for slicing into
sandwiches, using in salads or for canning.
85 days. |
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Bella Rosa VFFNA hybrid It is both heat
tolerant and resistant to tomato spotted wilt virus.
High in productivity as well as large fruit size and great flavor.
Expect high yields of large, 10 to 12 ounce delicious tomatoes with
bright red blesh. 75 Days |
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Better
Boy Large,
delicious, bright red fruits are borne in abundance all season. Good
foliage protection prevents sunscald. Excellent disease resistance.
Indeterminate. 72 days |
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Better Bush If you're looking for an old-fashioned-flavored
tomato with the juiciness and distinctive "tang" you remember
from vine-fresh tomatoes of the past, Better Bush Improved Hybrid is the
best choice. These big, luscious, 4-inch fruits grow very densely on
indeterminate 4-foot plants, thanks to shorter internodes. The central
stem rarely needs staking (except during those "bumper crop"
times!), and this plant begins early in the season and just keeps going!
Great for containers. 68 days. |
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Big
Beef VFFNTA Hybrid 1994
ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS AWARD. One of the finest ever hybrids yet for home
gardeners. Impressive yields of extra-large, 10 to 12 oz. smooth tomatoes
with real old-time flavor. Its virtues include great disease resistance,
early harvests and fruit that stays enormous even at the end of a long
season. Indeterminate. 73 days. |
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Big
Boy Hybrid A
long time favorite because of its very large, smooth scarlet fruit with
meaty flesh and great flavor. Heavy crops peak in midseason but continue
until frost. Indeterminate. 78 days. |
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Big
Raspberry
Heirloom. Tremendous harvests of pretty pink-red scalloped tomatoes with
great flavor. These meaty
sweet tomatoes become 6 to 10 ozs. And really load up on vigorous
potato-leaf plants. 75 days |
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Big
Zac Plant
produces good yields of very large 6 lb size tomatoes. Tomatoes turn
glossy red when mature. Developed by Minnie Zaccaria of New Jersey by
crossing two heirloom varieties. It won the New Jersey Championship in
1995 and 1997 and won the Week's Giant Growers Contest in 1998. Excellent
for sandwiches and salads. Try growing the biggest prize winning tomato
you will ever see. 80 days |
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Black Compact
plants bear plenty of wonderfully rich, dark mahogany-brown tomatoes that
average about 4 ozs. Fruit is smooth and somewhat elongated with a pointed
tip; in fact, this variety is what some gardeners grew as Black Prince
years ago. Black tomatoes have a delicious blend of sugar and acid and a
distinctive, complex flavor that is to be savored. Some folks say this
variety is one of the best-tasting black tomatoes and prefer it also for
its nice, medium size. Russian heirloom. Indeterminate. 80-85 days. |
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Black
Cherry This is
the first truly black cherry tomato we've found. It is not a plum, but a
perfectly round cherry with classic black tomato flavor, sweet yet rich
and complex. Fruit picks clean from the stem and is produced in abundance
on vigorous, tall plants. These cherries are irresistibly delicious and a
unique addition to the color spectrum of cherry tomatoes now available.
Indeterminate. 65 days |
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Black Ethiopian Heirloom A
favorite Russian heirloom tomato. Originally from the Ukraine region. Our
Organic tomato seeds produce vigorous indeterminate, regular-leaf tomato
plants that yield copious amounts of red-mahogany-bronze, 5-oz.,
plum-shaped fruit. Exceptional, rich, fruity, tangy taste. Rare tomato
seeds. 81 days |
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Black
from Tula
Known in Russia as "Czerno Tulski Tomat", is a beautiful dusky
brown to mauve black colored beefsteak tomato with green shoulders that
weighs up to 12 ounces in weight. Features an outstanding, salty flavor
with a semi-smoked taste that is unlike any other tomato out there! This
outstanding variety is very productive and seems to set well even when
weather turns hot. Indeterminate. About 75 days |
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Black
Krim Heirloom
(aka Black Crimson and Black Crim) Originally from the Isle of Krim on the
Black Sea in the former Soviet Union. This rare, and outstanding tomato
yields 3-4" slightly flattened dark-red (mahogany-colored) slightly
maroon, beefsteak tomatoes with deep green shoulders. Green gel around
seeds. Fantastic, intense, slightly salty taste (which is great for those
not wanting to add salt to their tomatoes). Also suitable for
container/patio garden. Perfect choice for slicing, salads and cooking. 75
days |
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Black
Moor Grape
The first black grape tomato to
date. There have been a few black cherries and small black plums,
but most of these are shaped just like the grape tomatoes you see in the
grocery stores. Great for snacking and in salads. For a real
gourmet platter, team them up with Green Grape and Red Grape. 75 days |
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Black
Pearl Two different flavors in one cherry tomato. Enjoy right off
the vine, but be sure to put a big bowlful in the refrigerator for a
special treat. When chilled, 'Black Pearl' has a unique, extra sweet,
'Concord' grape flavor. Indeterminate vines produce 1 1/2", purplish
black fruits in abundance until fall. A rare pearl! |
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Black
Prince Originally
introduced from Irkutsk, Russia and is regarded as a "true Siberian
tomato" that does very well in cooler climates. Until only recently
this was considered a rare variety in the United States. However, its popularity has grown so much in Russia that there is now
a company in Volograd that is producing an extract of the Black Prince
called "Black Prince Tomato Oil." These deep garnet round,
2-inch (2-3 oz.) tomatoes are full of juice and incredibly rich fruity
flavors. This is a tomato that chefs rave about for it's rich flavors. The
small fruits contain deep rich colors on the inside. Perfect for patio
gardens. Perfect for eating fresh, and in cooking in tomato sauce or other
culinary wonders. 70 days |
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Black
Sea Man Small
plants with medium-sized deep brown fruits, rich flavor. Looks incredibly
odd when blanched and peeled, revealing skeleton-like veins under the
skin. Potato leaf, but determinate, 75 days from transplant. |
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Black Truffle Hybrid This
luscious new variety is Burpee’s supposed improvement upon the Siberian
heirloom ‘Black Pear’. The deep burgundy color, with undertones of
purplish-black, is as rich as the flavor. We find it high in both sugars
and acid, creating a sweet, strong, complex flavor that is hard to beat.
The 6-8 oz. pear-shaped fruits are just large enough for slicing into
salads and for an appealing show on appetizer platters.
Indeterminate. 75 days. |
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Black Zebra Can
you just imagine a plate of black, green, and red zebra tomatoes?
Red-black 2-inch round fruits striped from the top down with darker purple
stripes. This is a natural and stabilized cross between a black tomato and
Green Zebra, and its size and shape are like Green Zebra. Plant can get
tall and needs plenty of room, but worth the space. Smoky-sweet. 80 days |
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Bloody Butcher
A sensational and
very popular, early producing tomato variety. A good choice for a tomato
as you wait for later varieties to harvest. Produces indeterminate,
vigorous, potato-leaf plants that yield copious amounts of 2", 4 oz,
fruits that are deep-red color, inside and out. Five to nine fruits per
cluster with a rich heirloom tomato flavor. Plant produces well until
frost. A good tomato variety for cooler growing regions since fruits ripen
quickly. Open Pollinated. A
good canning tomato. 55
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Brad’s Black Heart Originated
from Brad Gates of Wild Boar Farms in California who found it in a patch
of Black Krim and stabilized the seed. It produces indeterminate, droopy
regular-leaf plants that yield copious amounts of 12 oz., pink-black,
heart-shaped tomatoes (mostly flattened hearts...some pointy, some blunt)
with exceptionally rich sweet complex flavors, typical of the best of the
black tomatoes. A good producer in cooler growing regions as well as
warmer regions If you like
the big, robust flavors of the black tomatoes you will want this one in
your garden. Disease resistant. 75 days
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Brandywine
Red Regular Leaf
This is a
version of Brandywine that offers red fruit with luscious old-time, red
tomato flavor. Plants have regularly-shaped leaves and are extremely
productive, bearing long harvests of these 10 to 16 ounce fruit. Heirloom
from the late 1800's. The original Brandywine. Indeterminate. 80 days |
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Brandywine
Sudduths Strain Brandywine
first appeared in the 1889 catalog of Johnson & Stokes of Philadelphia
and by 1902 was also offered by four additional seed companies, but soon
disappeared from all commercial catalogs. Our best selling tomato and one
of the best tasting tomatoes available to gardeners today. The seed of
this strain was obtained by tomato collector Ben Quisenberry of Big Tomato
Gardens in 1980 from Dorris Sudduth Hill whose family grew them for 80
years. Large Pink beefsteak fruits to 2 pounds. Incredibly rich,
delightfully intense tomato flavor. Indeterminate, 80-85 days |
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Briana
Sweet rich flavored pink beefsteak with Celtic origins.
Large plant with heavy cover of potato leaf foliage. Huge blossoms the
size of marigolds. 1 lb. fruit with dense flesh. 80 days |
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Brown
Berry This
produces vigorous, indeterminate, regular-leaf tomato plants that yield
exceptionally large crops of mahogany (brick-red) brown colored, 1-inch,
round, open-pollinated cherry tomatoes. The Brown Berry cherry tomato has
excellent semi-sweet , rich flavors with just a slight bit of acid
finish over it's fruity sweetness. Very Juicy! A great snacking or salad
tomato to mix with your other colored tomatoes. 72 days |
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Bush
Beefsteak
A wonderful, compact and prolific, short bushy plant that yields
huge amounts of very early producing 8 oz. beefsteak tomatoes in clusters.
A very popular variety for shorter growing regions. Determinate. 62 days |
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Bush
Early Girl VFFNT Hybrid "Little sister" to Early Girl, this variety will surprise
you with its huge yields on such small plants. 6 to 7 oz. fruit is larger
than that of Early Girl and has a good flavor. Gardeners in short-season
areas should be sure to try this one, which has even more disease
resistance than the original. Determinate. 54 days |
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Bush
Goliath Hybrid VFN 68
days. Especially developed for patio gardeners and those with limited
garden space. Its attractive, compact plants, up to 3-1/2ft. tall, bears
huge red, 3 to 4" fruits packed with flavorful meat and high sugar
content. Bears consistently up till frost, needs little staking. |
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Carbon
8-12oz
black-red colored tomato. This variety consistently rates very high in
taste tests. Fruits ripen to a dark red, with blackish overtones. Interior
flesh color is also a dark red. Flavor is a rich and sweet. This won
taste test of 10 heirloom tomato varieties at Cornell Research Farm.
Because of its productivity and flavor, Carbon is becoming popular to
grow. 76 days |
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Carmello
A French hybrid, it is a main-season tomato that doesn’t travel well due
to its thin skin. An in-demand variety throughout open-air markets all
over France, its strong, indeterminate plants need staking to produce
large crops of juicy, medium-large, 5 to 7 oz. tomatoes with outstanding
sweet flavor. Plants are resistant to most diseases and although the skin
is thin, the tomatoes are not prone to cracking. A favorite main-season
tomato. Carmello is perfect for a real tomato sandwich. With or without
mayo or bacon, this is tomato heaven. 70-75 days |
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Celebrity
A 1984
ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS WINNER. Absolutely incredible set of exceptionally
flavorful, firm 8 to 12 oz. fruit on strong vines with good cover and
outstanding disease resistance. Large clusters of consistently large,
beautiful tomatoes. Determinate. 70 days. |
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Ceylon
A tomato like
you've probably never seen before, these small, ruffled red fruit are
unique in appearance, but distinctive in flavor also. Their taste is rich
and assertive, slightly sweet with a bit of zing added in. Only about 2
inches across, these flattened scalloped tomatoes appear in great
profusion, perfect for cutting into halves for a salad or using on plates
as a garnish. Indeterminate. 72 days. |
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Champion
II Especially
bred as a luscious sandwich tomato...solid, meaty slices with just the
right sweetness. High yields of large fruit, bigger than Early Girl and
earlier than Better Boy. Outstanding performer. Indeterminate. 70 days |
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Cherokee
Purple Very
productive plants bear loads of 10 to 12 oz. dusky rose/purple fruit with
deep brick red interiors. The tomatoes are absolutely delicious with a
pleasantly sweet and rich flavor. With thin skin and soft flesh, the fruit
is somewhat perishable, but they taste so good they will be eaten quickly
anyhow. Heirloom from Tennessee. Indeterminate. 80 days |
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Chianti Rose Medium sized, deep pink beefsteaks. Indeterminate. 80 days.
Said to be a cross between Brandywine Pink and an unknown Italian
heirloom. The flavor of the beautiful rose-pink fruits is simply
delightful. Chianti Rose is exceptionally productive and is capable of
withstanding disease and bad weather while pumping out tomato after
tomato. |
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Chile Verde A far-out and really cool tomato developed by Tom Wagner, who
also bred the ‘Green Zebra’ and many other great varieties. This one
is especially fascinating, with its amazing, pointed pepper shape and the
mellow green skin, nearly like a green chili. The flavor is also good,
strong and earthy, perfect for canning or for making green ketchup! This
is one of the few green paste tomatoes and, like most paste types, this
one has few seeds. Makes a
spectacular apple-green juice that can be spiced to taste. 80 days |
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Chocolate Cherry As irresistible as a chocolate
covered cherry, but without all of the guilt. These cherries have both
skin and flesh shaded an attractive combination of port wine and chestnut
with a comparably delicious and multifaceted flavor. The super productive,
indeterminate plants produce trusses of 1 inch round fruit nonstop. We've
found them enjoyable harvested fully mature, or even picked several days
before they're fully ripe, then allowed to finish indoors. 70 days |
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Chocolate
Stripes Large, indeterminate, regular-leaf tomato plants that yield a plentiful
crop of 3-4 inch, mahogany colored with dark, olive green-striping
(similar to black zebra). Fruits have delicious, complex, rich,
sweet, earthy tomato flavors. Chocolate Stripe, another desirable 'black
tomato," is an excellent tomato and a fine choice for your
tomato garden. Produces well into the autumn A great sandwich tomato and
salad tomato. Indeterminate. 79 days |
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Cleota
Pink These deep rose colored, super-sized beefsteaks have a
flavor comparable to Brandywine. These plants are prolific producers that
produce earlier than other beefsteak varieties. Deep rose, fragrant flesh
is the highlight of these very large beefsteaks. Also a big producer for a
large fruited type. No yellow shoulders and no cracking. This
Tennessee heirloom was preserved by a lady names Cleota. Indeterminate. 70
days |
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Corona
PS Hybrid
A prized native of sunny Mexico, where some of the world's finest
tomato-based cuisine originates. Large, 8 oz. fruits, with green
shoulders, are deep oblate and ripen to a brilliant red. Corona is a heavy
yielder and therefore an economical choice that's certain to please.
Produces strong, vigorous plants with excellent disease resistance. 72
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Costoluto Genovese Italian, heat-loving, heirloom tomato that has been
enjoyed for many generations along the Mediterranean. Large, deep-red
fruits have a singularly fluted profile, are deeply ridged, and heavily
lobed. Meaty, full-flavored, slightly tart, and delicious. Because of its
scalloped edges, perfect for use in an arrangement of different colored
sliced tomatoes. Makes a rich and pungent pasta sauce. 78 days |
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Cuor di Bue This
Oxheart type Italian heirloom has been a favorite in Italy for many years.
Beautiful 12 oz. fruit have a delicious sweet taste, similar to the shape
of a heart, great for fresh eating or cooking.They measure 3 1/2 inches
wide and 4 inches. Cuore di Bue is one of the tastiest saucing types with
dense flesh and lustrous, orangey-red skin. Indeterminate.
Large vigorous vines. 75 days |
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Delicious
Plant produces good yields of gigantic red meaty tomatoes.
This tomato still holds the World Record at 7 plus pounds. Very few seeds!
Excellent for salads, tomato juice, and canning. Perfect slicing tomato.
Impress your neighbors and try growing a world record size tomato! Crack
Resistant. Indeterminate. 77
days |
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Earl’s
Faux Deep
pink, 1 to 1 1/2 lb. beefsteaks have delicious rich flavor that is both
sweet and complex. In fact, the flavor is so good that this variety has
won awards in tomato tasting contests. Tall, vigorous plants are
potato-leaved and bear a good crop of these smooth, meaty tomatoes.
Heirloom variety. Indeterminate. 80 days |
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Early
Girl VFF Hybrid
Comes in first as an early slicing tomato and our customers’ favorite
early variety. Dependable large harvests of flavorful, solid 4 to 6 oz.
fruit. Disease resistance is good, contributing to its excellent
performance in almost any climate. A proven variety for delicious, early
tomatoes. Indeterminate. 52 days. |
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Early
Wonder
This extra-early maturing, compact variety makes an impressive crop of
round, dark pink tomatoes with an average weight of 6 ounces. They have
excellent, full tomato flavor, and earn their name since it is a wonder
when an early variety tastes this good. Perfect for gardeners in
short-season areas. Determinate. 55 days. |
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Eva
Purple Ball Late 1800's heirloom from the Black Forest region of
Germany. An outstanding
performer in hot, humid areas with excellent resistance to foliar and
fruit diseases. Unlike other crack-resistant varieties it has a soft
tender texture. Produces smooth, round, attractive pink-purple fruits
weighing 4 to 5 oz. Evenly ripening fruits are easy to harvest, some
dropping from the vine at peak ripeness. 'Eva Purple Ball' is great in
salads, sandwiches, and sauces (the skin peels easily). A wonderful
all-purpose tomato with excellent flavor 78 days |
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Fantastic
Big crops of smooth, 8 oz. fruit of fine texture and delicious flavor. Plant
produces heavy yields of large round red tomatoes all season long.
Tomatoes are juicy, meaty, and very flavorful. Tall plant does well in
most regions. Disease Resistant: VF. Indeterminate. 72 days |
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Fireworks
What makes this variety really special is that it is one of the
largest, earliest red slicing tomatoes available, and it has excellent
flavor. This combination of size, earliness, and good taste is truly
uncommon, but Fireworks is an exceptional variety. Its bright red fruit
are 6 to 8 ozs., round with a pointed tip, and borne quite heavily on
vigorous plants. Indeterminate. 60 days. |
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Flamme
Also know as Jaune
Flammé, these beautiful orange salad tomatoes are very juicy and have
a good, sweet flavor with fruity overtones. Tomatoes weigh 2 to 3 ozs. and
are a lovely persimmon orange color both inside and out. Extremely
productive heirloom from France. Indeterminate. 70 days. |
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Fourth
of July Hybrid "The
first tomato to ripen by Independence Day!" (This is according to
Burpee Seed Co.) "Be the first on your block to have vine ripened
red, luscious tomatoes by the Fourth of July". Enjoy the plentiful
harvest about 49 days after setting plants in the garden. Indeterminate
plants produce fruits that average 4 ounces all season. |
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Gardener's Delight
Also
known as Sugar Lump, these red cherries range from 3/4 to 1-1/2 inch
across and are loaded with sugary sweet flavor. 65 days |
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Gartenperle The 'tumbling tomato',
ideal for growing in baskets, containers and window boxes, where you will
be rewarded with bumper crops of delicious fruits in summer. Easy to grow,
naturally trailing, needs no stopping or side shooting. Determinate. 62
days |
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Gary'O Sena A pink-purple line derived
from the 'Brandywine' X 'Cherokee Purple' cross. These large, capable of
more than 1 lb., fruits have the characteristics and qualities of Cherokee
Purple on vigorous, indeterminate, potato leafed plants. Plants set well
and produce rather early for such large sized fruits (70-75 days). First
fruits have been recorded as early as 68 days." Addendum: according to the breeder, the proper spelling of
this variety really s/b Gary'O Sena, because it was named for his paternal
grandmother, who spelled her name that way. 75 days |
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German Giant Big potato leaf plant producing an abundant crop of
very large, 2 lb. beautiful, deep-pink tomatoes that are similar to the
famed Brandywine but matures earlier. Full of rich, complex, sweet flavors
that you look for in a variety that is to be highlighted in your garden.
85 days |
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German Johnson Pink
This longtime favorite in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast is
one of the parent lines of Mortgage Lifter. Vigorous, potato-leaf vines
produce mild- flavored, meaty, rough, 12 to 24 oz. fruits with pink skins
and yellow shoulders. One of the highest rated pinks for flavor and yield.
80 days |
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German Pink Deep pink beefsteak fruit have excellent, sweet
flavor and are meaty with few seeds. Tomatoes weigh between 10 and 16 ozs.
and are fairly smooth in shape. Potato- leaved plants produce these large,
delectable tomatoes early in the season. Heirloom variety. Indeterminate.
78 days. |
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Ghost Cherry Larger than a typical cherry, this fuzzy
ivory-colored tomato is sweet and delicious. Extremely productive plants
yield plenty of these 2-inch beautiful fruit that are wonderful in salads
but tasty enough to just enjoy by themselves. Indeterminate. 75 days |
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Gigantesque Heirloom
A rare Russian tomato seed.
It is a very bushy, indeterminate, regular-leaf tomato plants that
give a heavy yield of BIG, 1-2 lb., orange-red, beefsteak tomatoes with a
meaty, pink flesh inside that carries deliciously robust flavors and very
few seeds. Although my fruit never quite got to 5" across, this was
common for Sergey who claims this variety yields largest tomatoes he has
ever seen. If you slice a big slice of the tomato for a sandwich you
better have some BIG bread slices to hold it. A good choice for cooler
growing regions as well as moderate to hot areas. Disease resistant. 78
days |
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Glacier An early, short-season,
open-pollinated, potato-leaf variety that flowers when it is only 4-inches
tall then sets loads of very flavorful 2 to 3-ounce, round, red tomatoes.
Good flavor. 65 days |
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Glory Breeders crossed two wonderful
old heirloom tomatoes to create this hybrid. The result brings 11 ounce
tomatoes with delicious flavor, thin skin and plenty of sweet juice. Fruit
sets abundantly and continuously on vigorous, tall plants. Indeterminate.
75 days. |
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Golden Queen USDA Strain Distinctly different from
other Golden Queens commonly sold, this is from a strain obtained from the
USDA seed bank, and is the original Golden Queen described by the seedsman
Livingston in 1882. Tomatoes are 8 to 12 ozs. and yellow with a pronounced
pink blush on the blossom end extending up towards the stem end. What
makes this one better than the common solid yellow Golden Queen is its
superior flavor. It is delicious, with a full tomato taste that is also
sweet and most pleasant. Indeterminate. 75 days. |
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Goldman’s Italian-American
Unique, beautiful and
large tomatoes that have a squat, pear shape, being ribbed and pleated.
These have a bloody, intense red color when ripe. Thick, red flesh is
perfect for delicious sauces and preserves. Found at a Roadside stand in
Italy, by Amy Goldman and named after her father’s grocery store in
Brooklyn. This variety has good flavor, fresh or canned 80 days |
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Goliath VNNFT
Large crops of big, brilliant red smooth tomatoes with
delicious flavor make this one standout in anyone's garden. Plants are
quite vigorous with loads of disease resistance, and grow successfully
almost everywhere. Juicy, sweet tomatoes weigh in at 10 to 16 ounces, have
a great, well balanced taste and a nice meaty interior with few seeds..
Indeterminate. 70 days. |
Grandma Mary’s Paste This
familiar heirloom variety has large, pointed red paste tomatoes that are
meaty and flavorful, just right for cooking into sauce or chopping up for
fresh use. Expect abundant harvests, as these plants are prolific.
Indeterminate. 70 days.
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Grape What
has become a very popular cherry tomato, well sought after favorite cherry
tomato for it's hardiness and deliciously sweet flavor. Vines produce huge
amounts of 1-inch, oval, brilliant red, grape-like cherry tomatoes in big
clusters. A disease resistant, crack resistant and heat tolerant
tomato. A perfect choice to add to small or large tomato gardens. 60 days
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Great
White Large, white-skinned
beafsteak type tomato. The Great White is one of the largest of the white
varieites. Flavor is top notch, fruits are very juicy and commonly weigh
up to and over 1lb. Indeterminate. 80-85 days. |
Green Grape This
old-fashioned tomato is an heirloom originally developed by the Tater
Mater Seed Co. from crossing the Yellow Pear with Evergreen. The
distinctive, 1”, yellowish green fruits are borne in clusters of
6-12 that resemble large muscat grapes. Fruit has a translucent pale-green
on the inside. This variety has become popular in restaurants and
markets because of their unique attractiveness and great flavor.60 days
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Green
Zebra A unique and delicious salad tomato. 3 oz. green fruits
ripen to amber-green with darker green stripes. The light green flesh is
very flavorful, sweet yet zingy. This one is a real taste treat.
Indeterminate. 75 days.
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Gregori’s Altai
Siberian variety that originated in the Altai Mountains on
the Chinese border. Tall plants are heavy producers of 8 to 12 oz.
pink-red beefsteak tomatoes. The flavor is sweet yet acid and just
delicious, with harvests continuing over an incredibly long season.
Indeterminate. 67 days. |
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Grosse Ronde Open-pollinated variety
producing clusters of medium-sized round red fruit with juicy rich sweet
flavors. 75 days |
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Haleys
Purple Comet
A large cherry tomato, almost round, dark purple with green
shoulders. An indeterminate, vigorous grower. Very good early in the
season; turning remarkable late in the season. One of its parents is
Cherokee Purple. 70-80 days |
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Husky
Gold Plant
produces good yields of 7 oz golden tomatoes continuously all season until
frost. This variety requires no pruning. Excellent for salads, sandwiches,
and gourmet dishes. Indeterminate. Disease Resistant: VFA. 1993
All-America Selections Winner! 70 days. |
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Husky
Red Cherry
Plant produces good yields of 1" red
cherry tomatoes all season long until frost. This variety requires no
pruning. Excellent for salads and snacks. The plant grows only 50 in. tall, giving the gardener more
fruit in less space Dwarf indeterminate. Disease
Resistant: VFA 65 days |
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Isis
Candy This
delightful variety produces yellow-gold cherry tomatoes with red marbling.
Marbling varies from just a red blush to extensive streaking inside and
out. What is consistent, however, is the sweet taste that is also rich and
fruity, and very delicious. Tomatoes are about 3/4 inch across and are
round to oblate in shape. Very productive plants bear throughout a long
season. Indeterminate. 67 days |
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Italian Heirloom It's name says it. A real classic heirloom from
Italy. Our TomatoFest organic, heirloom tomato seeds produce tomato plants
that yield an load of 12-16 oz., beautiful, red, meaty, fat, slightly
pear-shaped, tomatoes that enjoy an abundance of rich, complex, sweet
flavors that are well-balanced with good acidity. Everything you
would expect from a tomato revered by the Italians for it's BIG TASTE.
This was one of the favorites of the 2008 Carmel TomatoFest tomato
tasting. A good choice for cooking, eating fresh or canning. 75 days |
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Italian
Ice Sugary sweet and bursting with juicy flavor, ‘Italian
Ice’ is a summer picnic treat. Clusters of 1-1 1/2" snack-sized
fruits ripen from green to ivory white, becoming uniquely sweet and mild
tasting. Chill a bowlful for a satisfying portable snack when the heat of
the summer demands a cooling, melt-in-your-mouth taste sensation.
Indeterminate. 65 days. |
Jersey Devil This
variety was made popular many years ago by a seed company that is no
longer in business. Many gardeners still remember fondly this prolific
variety with 4 to 6 inch long, tapered red fruits shaped like banana
peppers. The tomatoes are very meaty and sweet with few seeds -- great for
sauces, salsas, or even eating fresh. Color is a gorgeous bright red and
yield is impressive. Indeterminate. 80 days.
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Jujube
Cherry
Here is a wonderful, red grape tomato from Reinard Kraft, of
Germany. Crisp fruit are delightfully refreshing and are perfect for
snacking. Fruits are about the size and shape of a large Italian-style
green olive, borne in long clusters of 15 to 20 fruits 70 days |
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Kellogs Breakfast
1
lb., pale to deep orange beefsteak tomatoes originally from West Virginia,
that are thin-skinned, meaty, have few seeds and a fantastic sweet, tangy
flavor. Juice and inside flesh have the same bright orange color as orange
juice. 80 Days |
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Koralik An extra-early, great tasting Russian heirloom
cherry tomato. Seeds produce determinate, regular-leaf tomato plants with
very heavy yields of 1-inch, bright-red cherry tomatoes that have a
pronounced sweetness and complementary mild tartness. Perfect for home
gardens and market growers. Koralik supposedly has much better flavor than
the popular Sun Gold. 8 fruits ripen simultaneously. A wonderfully
delicious snacking tomato that is a great choice for adding to tomato
salads or culinary creations. 61 days |
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Lemon
Boy VFN Hybrid
The first lemon yellow, not golden, tomato variety, and still one of the
best. Extremely vigorous plants produce large harvests of attractive fruit
that weighs 8 ozs. or more. Flavor is outstanding, mild and sweet yet
tangy and definitely not bland. This one is easy to grow and
understandably one of our most popular yellow tomatoes. Indeterminate. 72
days. |
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Lida Ukrainian
Perfect little round red fruit weigh 4-6 ounces with excellent full
, rich old fashioned flavor. And as a nice surprise, these tomatoes are
flawless and productive all season. Like all the Ukrainian tomatoes they
were very cold resistant and very early. Good disease resistance.
Only 70-80 days |
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Lime
Green Salad Diminutive
plants bloom with bouquet-type sprays followed by loads of small lime
green tomatoes that ripen further to amber. 3 to 5 oz. fruit is chartreuse
inside and full of juice and good, tangy flavor that is somewhat spicy.
This is a wonderful variety for growing in containers since plants stay
small yet provide a big harvest. If planting in the garden, put these in
front as an attractive border. Very tasty and novel variety. Perfect for
spicy salsas or in fresh garden salads. Determinate. 58 days. |
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Magnus
Indeterminate, potato leaf with six to eight ounce oblate,
pink fruit, excellent taste. Introduced by the Livingston Seed
Company in 1900. 79 days |
Marianna’s Peace
This large, potato-leaved dark pink tomato is fast becoming a favorite
of gardeners across the country. The large, 1 to 2 pound pink-red
beefsteak fruits have luscious, full tomato flavor that features a good
balance of acidity and sweetness. Vigorous vines are very productive,
which is special for a potato-leaved plant. Indeterminate. 80 days.
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Marmara This is a
modern version of the marmande tomato, a type grown in Southern France and
well known for its ribbed shape and delicious taste. Marmara offers 5 to
6-oz. tomatoes with a scalloped exterior, intense red color, and wonderful
sweet flavor. This tomato is especially beautiful when sliced.
Indeterminate. 75 days. |
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Mortgage
Lifter This
has been a popular variety since it was developed in the 1930s. The legend
of this tomato is that it was developed by M. C. Byles of Logan, West
Virginia. For six years he crossed German Johnson, Beefsteak, English and
Italian varieties, selecting the largest specimens. It is said that he
then sold plants for $1.00 each and paid off his mortgage in six years.
The fruits are large, pink, over a pound each and one of the best
beefsteak flavors available. 85 days. |
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Moskvich Introduced
in 1991 from eastern Siberia. 'Moskvich'
is a highly productive, extra-early variety with excellent vigor and
hardiness. The red, globe-shaped fruits are uniform, and have a flavorful,
smooth-textured flesh. Fruits weight an average of 5-6 oz.
60 days |
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Mountain Gold VFF
Expect large harvests of these beautiful, 8 to 12 oz.,
smooth, round golden-yellow fruit. Their firmness allows for crack
resistance and they hold up better than other yellow tomatoes both on the
vine and after picking. Fruit has a sweet, mild flavor with just a little
bite to it, adding up to a very pleasant taste. Determinate. 71 days. |
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New
Big Dwarf It was released it in their 1915 seed annual with the
following words, "Isbell's New Big Dwarf is so distinct and so
meritorious that we are proud to offer it to tomato lovers of America and
the world. We earnestly hope everyone who receives our catalogue
will plant this grand new sort in 1915."
The large (one pound), delicious fruits develop on dwarf; short,
bushy plants. Compact
plants only become about 2 ft. tall yet produce a very early harvest of
flavorful deep pink tomatoes that grow up to 1 pound, but are more
typically 8 to 12 ozs. This variety is wonderful in the garden and also in
containers since the plant stays small while delivering large and really
delicious tomatoes. We consider this an heirloom tomato as it was created
before 1915 by crossing the Ponderosa and Dwarf Champion varieties.
Determinate. 60 days. |
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Nicholaevna Pink
A wonderful, rare, Russian variety that produces an abundance of
beautiful , large, 1-2 lb, pink, beefsteak tomatoes with lots of flavorful
tomato juice. A good hardy variety that produces fruit even in cooler
growing regions. Disease resistant. 75 days |
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Nineveh A
very acid, almost sour-tasting tomato that is best for cooking uses. This tomato comes from Mosul (formerly Nineveh) Iraq,
but is now said to be lost to cultivation due to the long
on-going war and promotion of hybrid and gene-altered seeds. Bush plants set bright red, small to medium sized fruit. From
Aziz Nail, an Iraqi that supplied the seeds. 75 days |
Oaxacan Jewel A
gorgeous bicolor tomato, ripening to a golden yellow, with streaks of red
and orange. Fruits are variable in size, ranging from 8oz up to and
occasionally over one pound. Extremely beautiful, whole and when sliced.
Flavor is rich, fruity, with tones of melon and some acid. 75-80 days
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Old
German Beautiful,
very large yellow fruit are streaked and mottled with crimson red, the
flavor is luscious and rich. An old Mennonite (religious sect similar to
Amish) heirloom from West Virginia. It has wonderful streaks of red
through the yellow which radiate out from the blossom end. Truly beautiful
sliced on a plate! The fruits are huge, often weighing 1 1/2 - 2 pounds!
They have the old time "boat shape" rather than round. This
tomato has that luscious, sweet old-fashioned flavor Indeterminate 75 days |
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Opalka An heirloom originally from Poland. One of the best tasting
paste tomatoes with 5-inch long fruit shaped like a banana pepper with a
pronounced tip on the bottom. Fruit has very few seeds, is extremely meaty
and loaded with rich sweet flavors lending to it’s sauce appeal.
Opalka is outstanding for canning, sauces and salsa.
Refreshing, sweet and tasty makes it good for fresh eating.
75-80 days |
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Orange Fleshed Purple Smudge
The most unique
tomato I have seen in many years, this stunning tomato is a vibrant,
tangerine-orange with shocking true purple splashed in various amounts
over its upper half. This is one of the few domestic tomatoes that have
true purple pigment. These
have a nice sweet, mild and fruit-like taste that make them good for
snacking or cooking. Fruit weighing 4-10 ounces.
80 days |
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Orange
Green Zebra Just
like green zebra, only exteriors are amber with green stripes. I
like the flavor better than Green Zebra. Very prolific. Great
for salads and salsas. 75 days |
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Orange Oxheart
This
Virginia family heirloom bears very large heart-shaped fruit that weigh
nearly a pound. These bright and attractive orange-yellow tomatoes, when
sliced, have a rich aroma that will remind you of carefree summers past.
The meaty fruit have few seeds. Wonderful for sauces and cooking. Large
indeterminate plants. 80 days |
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Orange Wellington
Tipping the scales at 12 ounces,
this smooth, orange heavyweight is plump with firm, dense, meaty, nearly
seedless flesh. The indeterminate plants are hardy and prolific. Mid-to
late season. 75 Days. |
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Oregon
Spring A
cold-tolerant tomato developed by Oregon State University for short season
gardeners. Compact plants produce concentrated sets of medium to large
fruit that is nearly seedless. Fruit is juicy and tender with full tomato
flavor. Determinate. 58 days |
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Orlov
Yellow Giant
A Russian heirloom tomato named after Count Alexeis Orlov,
a famous Russian horticulturist. It produces tall, indeterminate,
potato-leaf, tomato plants that bear moderate to very good yields of very
beautiful 3-inch, 14-20 ounce, yellow-gold, slightly-flattened,
lightly-fluted, beefsteak tomatoes that have delicious lightly-sweet
flavors that are well balanced with just the right amount of acidity to
add the wonderful zest you want for old-fashioned tomato splendor. It's
meaty and flavorful flesh make this a good slicer for tomato salads,
sandwiches and tomato salsas. 80 days |
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Pantano Romanesco Rare Roman heirloom tomato reported grown in former marshes
in Rome, Italy. Similar to Genovese Costoluto. It produces indeterminate,
regular-leaf, highly productive vines yielding large crops of 12 oz.,
brilliant-red, slightly-ribbed tomatoes with meaty interiors bursting with
wonderful, rich, complex, tomato flavors. Expect a good production from
these heirloom tomatoes. A great sauce tomato and a sensible choice for
farmer's markets due to visual appeal and reputation for intense flavor.
Indeterminate. 70 days |
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Paul Robison This favorite tomato was named after the operatic
artist who won acclaim as an advocate of equal rights for Blacks. His
artistry was admired worldwide, especially in the Soviet Union. This
"black" beefsteak tomato is slightly flattened, round, and grows
to 4-inches. Its deep, rich colors stand it apart from others…a dusky,
dark-red, with dark-green shoulders, and red flesh in its center. Very
flavorful fruits with luscious, earthy, exotic flavors and good acid/sweet
balance. As this variety originates from Siberia and sets fruits at lower
temps, it is an excellent choice for cooler growing regions.
Indeterminate. 74 days |
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Peach
Blow Sutton
Introduced in 1897 by Sutton & Sons Seed Growers in England.
The
fruit have that odd coloration of pink, peach and red. They also have an
even stranger slightly sticky, fuzzy skin. They resemble nectarines, both
in "fuzziness" and size. They are considered an indeterminate
tomato. "Peach Blow" refers to the name of a fancy Victorian
blown glass known for its gorgeous variation of red flowing to peach pink
color on the edges. It is a rare and expensive process of glassmaking and
was usually reserved for "bride's baskets," fancy glass bowls
set in silver holders, a popular wedding gift at the turn of the century.
You will love this rare tomato from the past, both for its
uniqueness and its history. 80 days |
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Persimmon
Beautiful persimmon colored, rose-orange fruits range
between 12 and 16 oz., though early fruits can weigh up to 2 lbs. Ripens
from the blossom end to the softly dented light green shoulders, gradually
acquiring a rose orange hue. Vines are vigorous, well branched and produce
1 to 2 fruits per flower cluster. 80 days |
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Pineapple
This heirloom tomato is a stand-out in everyone's garden.
Bicolored red and yellow fruit grows very large, up to 2 lbs., and is
streaked with red both inside and out. The flavor is wonderful, rich,
fruity and sweet. Strong vines bear an abundant crop. Indeterminate. 85
days |
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Pink
Berkeley Tie-Dye
A tomato masterpiece with a port wine interior that
gushes tomato flavor. One of the rarest and most stunning tomatoes
anywhere. Early, heavy producer of dark pink purple with green stripes
that turn a silver metallic. Very meaty interior. 8-12 oz. average
Quite unlike the average tomato, these wild fruits will be a conversation
piece. Indeterminate. Overwhelming response from chef's. 75-80 days |
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Pink
Ice A very tasty cherry tomato, bearing moderate to
large plum-cherry fruits that ripen to a red with blushes or rosy pink.
Fruits have a very good, sweet flavor and are far superior to supermarket
types. Plants bear heavily. 77-80 days |
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Polish
Giant
Regular leaf heirloom variety from Poland. Producing abundant
quantities of 1-2 lb. dark pink with big, well-balanced flavors. Great
variety for fresh market and impressing tomato loving friends. 80 days |
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Pork
Chop Most
"yellow" tomatoes are actually orange. This is a true yellow,
starts off yellow with green stripes which ripen to gold.
indet. regular leaf. Medium size slightly flattened beefsteaks.
Great sweet tomato flavor with hints of citrus. Mid season, 75-85 days. |
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Principe Borghese Italian heirloom tomato. Short determinate plants
that prolifically yield big clusters of 1-2 oz. red, plum shaped,
crack-resistant paste tomatoes that are a great substitute for Roma
tomatoes. Tomatoes are prized for drying because they retain more flavor
than most other drying varieties. Italians are known for hanging the whole
plant, loaded with fruit, up to dry. A great sauce tomato or eating fresh
in salads or canning. Also prized for reconstituting in olive oil or
crushing dried fruit into flakes to add to a sauce for quick thickening.
78 days |
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Pruden’s Purple
Developed from the Brandywine heirloom tomato. Many folks find this
tomato variety comparable in every way to the favorite Brandywine. It has
even ranked higher at times in taste trials. Great for hot day and cool
night climate. Large potato leaf vine produces lots of 1-lb., slightly
flattened, pretty, blemish-free, purple-pink fruits with few tomato seeds
and excellent flavor. Potato leaf variety. 75 days. |
Purple Russian Dark purple to black,
oblong-shaped tomatoes are meaty and quite delicious, with that special
rich flavor characteristic of black tomatoes. They are about 4 inches long
and in the shape of an elongated plum. A beautiful dusky dark purple color
and good production add to the appeal of this tomato. Heirloom variety
from the Ukraine. Indeterminate. 80 days.
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Rainbow
Very large, orange
fruits, with red spots or streaks, grow up to 4-1/2" in diameter.
Firm, meaty flesh with low acidity, produces a delicious flavor that's
ideal in a variety of dishes or eaten plain. I believe this is really Big
Rainbow because no other tomato is listed as only Rainbow, which these
were. 80-85 days |
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Red Boar Red colored mutation Wild Boar Farms discovered from Green
Zebra. Not related to other red striped tomatoes on the market, this one
has won taste contests. Another top notch performer in the looks, taste,
production department. indet. regular leaf. 2-4 oz. good to very good
producer. Amazing yellow red stripes, great producer, winner if you want a
smaller, juicey sweet tomato. Mid season, 70-75 days. |
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Red
Fig Plant
produces heavy yields of 1 ½" pear shaped red tomatoes. Excellent in
salads and eating fresh. In the past it was used as a substitute for figs
by gardeners. The tomatoes can be dried and preserved for winter use. This
variety has been grown in the USA since the 18th century. Fresh
Red Figs have a full tomato taste with very sweet skin. In addition to
being a delicious plated solo act, they’re perfect for contemporary
tomato jams and chutneys. Indeterminate.
85 days |
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Reisetomate
The most novel tomato we have seen, this tomato is like a big bunch
of cherry tomatoes all fused together: an amazing trait that had everyone
here asking questions about the alien-looking, bumpy tomatoes. Also called
“Traveler tomato” (“reise” is German for “travel” or
“journey”) for the ability to tear it apart a piece at a time, with no
need for a knife. This type of tomato traces its roots to Central America
where the native people would carry traveler tomatoes on trips, to eat as
they walked. Bright red tomatoes taste--well, rather sour, strong and
acid. The perfect tomato for those who love raw lemons, but who cares?
They are still far-out and groovy. 80-85 days
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Riesentraube
European
heirloom variety grown by Pennsylvania Dutch as early as 1856. Name
translates as "giant bunches of grapes." Produces tasty fruits
in clusters of 20-40 and each distinctly pointed. To say that this variety
is productive is an understatement. Round 1" fruit has a distinct
nipple on the blossom end. In the past this variety was used to make
tomato wine. Indeterminate, 80 days |
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Roma
One of the
most popular varieties for paste, sauces and canning. Compact vines yield
large harvests of 3 inch long, bright red fruit that may be pear-shaped or
plum-shaped. Thick walled and solid with few seeds; slightly later than
Roma with heavier foliage. Determinate. 78 days. |
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Rose
de Berne A
lovely name describes this very beautiful dark pink tomato that is shaped
like a perfect globe, smooth and round with no blemishes. Fruits are
medium size, 6 to 8 ozs., and boast flavor that is as impressive as its
pretty appearance. These tomatoes have a thin skin, are juicy, and filled
with sweet flavor that is wonderfully balanced with a bit of zing. Very
productive plants yield a heavy crop. Swiss heirloom. Indeterminate. 75
days. |
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Russian Black Plant produces good yields of dark reddish-black tomatoes.
Tomatoes have a rich tomato flavor and turn to dark reddish black (black
tomato) when mature. One of the best of the black varieties on the market.
Grow well in containers and pots. Impress you neighbors by growing a very
flavorful black variety tomato. A heirloom variety from Russia.
Indeterminate. This is not the same as Black Russian. 80 days |
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Russian Chocolate Unique coloring !
These tasty 6-8 ounce fruits have a tan - rose exterior with lots if
olive green striping down the sides. They have quite a bit of
fluting and are just so pretty. Plants seem to have good disease
resistance here and good production. Seed comes from Andry
Baranovski, Minsk, Belarus. |
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Russian Rose This Russian heirloom variety is aptly named as it bears
fruit as pretty as a rose. The tomatoes are large rose-pink globes with
excellent, sweet, full tomato flavor. The average size is usually about 12
ozs. with meaty flesh. Expect a good sized crop of these top-quality
tomatoes. Indeterminate. 78 days. |
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Rutgers Heirloom
Its flavor, both for slicing and cooking, is still
unequaled. The legendary
"Jersey" tomato, introduced in 1934, is a cross between J.T.D.
(an old New Jersey variety from the Campbell Soup Co.) and Marglobe. Its
flavor, both for slicing and cooking, is still unequaled. Red fruits are
slightly flattened. Tall vines, fusarium resistant. Indeterminate
74 days. |
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Salisaw Café A wonderfully delicious, early producing cherry tomato to
rival Sun Gold tomato in flavor. It produces indeterminate, regular-leaf
tomato plants with tall, very productive vines that have huge yields of
3/4-inch, bright-red cherry tomatoes with that perfect combination of
super sweet but slightly tart flavors. A great tomato variety for grazing
through the tomato vineyards feasting on these sweet 'jewels.'
Indeterminate. 58 days |
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San Marzano Nano (Bush) The
determinate bush form of San Marzano that is early and produces all its
fruit over a 1 to 2 week period on average. Especially favored by those
looking to can all their tomatoes at once or for market growers looking
for a short easy picking period. Has all the taste the San Marzano's are
known for. 75 days |
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San Marzano 3
A highly prized Italian heirloom
tomato for its fruit with firm pulp and thick skin, used in the
concentrate industry as well as for canning 'peeled' tomatoes. This is
truly the Italian standard for sauce and paste and a heavy producer. The
fruit are long, often mistaken for large peppers from a distance. Fleshy
with few seeds, often with 'dry' seed cavities, and with an authentic
flavor that will take you back to Italy. A vigorous grower (even in zone
5), indeterminate. 80 days |
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Sara’s Galapagos Heirloom plant
conservationist Amy Goldman found this unusual, currant-type Tomato
growing wild in the Galapagos Islands and named it for her daughter. The
dark red, cherry-size fruits of 'Sara's Galapagos' have a high sugar
content and grow in large clusters on 6ft-tall plants with light green
leaves that resemble both Potato and regular leaf shapes. Indeterminate,
ripening about 75 days from transplant. |
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Sioux
This heirloom variety was originally released in 1944 by the
University of Nebraska and is worth planting today because of its
incredible flavor and reliably large harvests even in hot weather.
Although this appears to be an average size (6 oz.), unassuming red
tomato, you just have to grow it to believe how good it is -- sweet yet
tangy and full of those rich, complex flavors that make a delicious tomato
memorable. Extraordinary taste in a round, red tomato. Indeterminate. 70
days. |
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Snow
White
Delightful ivory-colored cherry tomatoes ripen to pale
yellow and are deliciously sweet without being sugary. This variety was
hybridized by Joe Bratka and seed was given to Tomato Grower’s by a
local friend who obtained it years ago in a seed swap. This is one you'll
find yourself snacking on in the garden because it tastes so good.
Indeterminate. 75 days. |
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Speckled
(Striped) Roman
You won't ever see another
Italian paste type tomato like this one! Stunning &unique, long
pointed red fruit have wavy golden stripes!
They are a perfect mid-size fruit, with brilliant color and exotic
markings. Very meaty flesh with excellent sweet flavor. They have very few
seeds. This great variety was developed by John Swenson from a stabilized
cross of Antique Roman and Banana Legs. One of the most popular varieties
for paste, sauce, ketchup, and canning. Indeterminate. 85 days. |
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Stupice
From
Czechoslovakia, this is an extremely early cold-tolerant tomato that bears
an abundance of 1 to 2 oz. flavorful and sweet tomatoes. This variety has
become a garden favorite for its earliness, productivity, and truly
wonderful taste. Indeterminate. 52 days |
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Sun
Gold Hybrid
Very sweet, bright orange cherry tomatoes taste not just sugary but also
fruity and delicious. Vigorous growers, these tall plants bear long
clusters of fruit. Try these for a real taste treat, you won't believe
you're eating tomatoes! Indeterminate. 57 days. |
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Sunsets
Red Horizon This
outstanding heirloom, named by tomato grower, Gary Ibsen, for Sunset
magazine in 2003, is a native to Southern Russia. Huge, red, 4 to 6-inch,
meaty, heart-shaped fruits are borne from a big leafy plant with wispy
vines. Introduced to the west by Nik Peplenov who immigrated to the US in
1999 and brought with him his favorite heirloom seeds from the Rostov Don
region of Russia. They are not only one of the first varieties to produce
but produce fruit well into November (in Oregon and in California). Proven
resistant to frost, blossom end rot and cracking. Delicious fruit with
huge tomatoey flavors. 72 days |
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Super
Sweet 100 An improved Sweet 100
with better sugar/acid balance, increased disease resistance and less
susceptibility to cracking. Long clusters can carry up to 100 fruits each
and are very high in Vitamin C. Vigorous, high yielding indeterminate
vines. 65 days |
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Sweet
100 Huge,
multiple-branched clusters of 1/2 inch very sweet fruit with high vitamin
C content. Mouth-watering flavor. Vigorous vines bear abundantly until
frost and need staking for best results. Indeterminate. 65 days. |
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Sweet
Million
Another improved version of Sweet 100, this variety offers
the same wonderful flavor and yields, but much better disease resistance
and tolerance to cracking. Incredibly long clusters of 1 inch dark red
fruit grow on tall, vigorous plants. Indeterminate. 65 day |
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Taxi
Meaty, 4-6 oz., baseball-sized,
lemon-yellow tomatoes. Smooth, blemish-free globes with a small stem scar.
Attractive, sweet-flavored, and easy to grow. Concentrated early set.
Compact, dark green vine. Widely adapted. Organically grown.
64 days |
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Tennessee
Surprise Found
by Tennessee road crew workers in the garden of an elderly lady, who had
grown it as long as she could remember. The TomatoFest organic tomato
seeds produce indeterminate, regular-leaf tomato plants that yield
moderate to heavy crops of 12-16 oz., orange-yellow beefsteak tomatoes
with very subtle red blushing/striping. Slightly pleated fruit contains
excellent sweet, well-balanced, old-time tomato flavors. A good sandwich
and salad tomato. 82 days |
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Teton
de venus Tomatoes don't get any sweeter
than this! Heart shaped fruits have nippled ends and hang in pairs, hence,
the French name. So flavorful, with solid and very meaty flesh. *Please
note that ALL oxhearts contain a wilt gene that makes their foliage appear
slightly wilted, especially when young. Indet. 80 days. |
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Thessaloniki
Greek
variety with beautifully smooth, 6 to 8 ounce red fruits. Tomatoes are
juicy with an excellent old-fashioned acid tomato flavor. Good yields and
crack resistance add to the appeal of this delicious variety.
Indeterminate. 75 to 80 days. |
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Tidwell German Family heirloom from David Pendergrass of Tennessee
whose family has grown this variety since at least the 1920's. Big,
regular-leaf plant produces prolific sets of 1-3 lb., pink, very meaty
beefsteak fruits, with wonderful sweet flavors and lots of the kind of
huge tomatoey flavors that we tomato lovers go crazy for. A winner for
your garden. 79 days |
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Tim’s Black Ruffles
Tim experimented for years with this fantastic tomato cross. After
several seasons he stabilized it. This is his stable cross of 2 great
tomatoes: Black Krim and Zapotec Pink Pleated. In this great new tomato,
you get an even deeper purple color from its black parent and the fabulous
ruffled shape from its wild Mexican Zapotec heritage. It roduces large,
indeterminate, regular-leaf tomato plants that yield the most beautiful
8-10 oz., brilliant garnet purple and pleated tomatoes. Plant is a
moderate to heavy producer of fruit. Fruit is packed with the delicious
flavors you would expect from the best of the black tomatoes. Sweet,
well-balanced and meaty. Makes a great purple tomato sauce and addition to
tomato salad. 78 days |
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Tiny
Tim Just perfect for container growing or smaller
gardens. Plants grow no more than 18 inches tall and can be grown in a
6-inch pot. Round, bright red cherry tomatoes are about 3/4 inch in
diameter. Determinate. 60 days. |
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Tlacalula
Pink
A unique tomato collected in Tlacalula, Mexico, the pear-shaped
fruit have deep ribs and ruffles that give them a distinctive look. They
have a mild, sweet, pink flesh and pink skin with gold-splotched
shoulders. A rare tomato grown in Mexico for several generations.
75-85 days |
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Vintage Wine
A lovely and very stunning multi colored tomato variety with a
peculiar pastel hue. While most striped or multi colored tomatoes are a
nuance between red and yellow, Vintage Wine tomatoes feature a very pale
pink base color with radiant, jagged golden stripes. When cut, unlike
other striped varieties which feature a multi colored interior, It
features a rich tasting, mild flavored, pink interior. The tomatoes are
produced on sturdy potato leaved vines and yield a tomato of beefsteak
shape that reaches up to about one and a half pounds in size.
Indeterminate. Matures in 85 days |
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Violet Jasper or Tzi Bi U
When these little Oriental jewels ripen,
your eyes will be stunned with color. They have pretty violet-purple fruit
with iridescent green streaks! Fruit weigh 1-3 ounces, are smooth and have
good tasting, dark purplish-red flesh. This variety will also amaze you
with its yield: it’s not only high, but incredibly high, being one of
the most productive tomatoes we have grown. A great variety for marketing.
Introduced to you from China. So new, there is no estimate of days. |
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Virginia Sweets This heirloom variety is billed
as one of the best tasting, best producing gold-red bicolor Tomato Growers
have ever grown. On top of
that, the tomatoes are stunningly beautiful and enormous, weighing at
least 1 pound each. Golden yellow beefsteaks are colored with red stripes
that turn into a ruby blush on top of the golden fruit. Flavor is sweet
and rich, and harvests are abundant. Indeterminate. 80 days |
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White Beauty Slightly flattened, round tomato
6-8 oz. The fruit is creamy white on the inside and outside. Fruit has a
luscious sweetness with enough acid balance to keep taste from being wimpy
like many others of this color. Heirloom. 74 days |
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Yellow Pear These miniature pear-shaped
tomatoes are 1-3/4 to 2 inches long and clear yellow in color. They are
delightfully sweet, considered by many as "garden candy".
Baskets of these are as pretty as can be. Tall plants bear large and
continuous harvests. Indeterminate. 78 days. |
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Zapotec Pink Ribbed
Heirloom tomato from the Zapotec Indians of Mexico, this is a
beautiful heavily ribbed dark pink fruit. Its pleated shape makes it very
ornamental, and it would be wonderful hollowed and stuffed, or sliced to
show off its scalloped edges. The flavor is sweet and mild, and yields are
prolific. This is a most unusual variety that is really very pretty.
Indeterminate. 80 days. |