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Annuals, tender perennials, herbs and 60+ cultivars of your favorite tomatoes! Tomato Cultivars for 2009 (in alphabetical order) (Please note that warm season vegetables - Tomatoes, Cukes, Peppers, Eggplant, etc. - will be ready for purchase from May 16th onward.) Ananas Noire
(80 days) 8-10 oz. beefsteak with a beautiful olive green/black color. Excellent flavor with a hint of citrus and a touch of acid. Indeterminate
Aunt Ruby's German Green
(80 days) Heirloom green beefsteak with a deliciously sweet flavor that's enhanced by a spicy undertone. Globe-shaped fruits are smooth skinned, 12 to 16 oz., with light green skins at maturity and just a hint of yellow. Flesh is green blushed with pink, meaty, and flavorful. Makes interesting juice! Indeterminate
Anna Russian Tomato
(65-70 days) Luscious heirloom was reported to have been brought to Oregon by a Russian immigrant generations ago. Pinkish-red, heart-shaped fruits are large, early and juicy with outstanding flavor and weigh a pound. Oxheart-like foliage on hardy vines. Indeterminate
Basinga
(80 days) Large pale yellow fruits that are low in acid and mild flavored. Indeterminate
Big Rainbow
(80-102 days) Huge fruit up to 2 lbs.; delicious and sweet tasting. These tomatoes are very striking sliced, as the yellow fruit have neon red streaking though the flesh. An heirloom preserved by members of Seed Savers Exchange.
Azoychka Russian
(85 days) An old beefsteak-type, weighing about 10 oz., with beautiful deep yellow fruits. The flavor is unusual and best described as citrusy. Indeterminate
Black Brandywine
(80-120 days) A prolific yielder whose novel, black fruits are well-formed, oval shaped, with "real tomato taste"! Indeterminate
Black Krim
(69 days) A most unusual novelty. Fruits are a dark, deep red (almost a shiny black) with heavy green shoulders. Interior is a deep, reddish-green color. Sweet and tasty. Matures extremely early. Indeterminate
Black Pear
(80 days) Pear shaped dusky brown fruits are similar in flavor to Black Plum. Indeterminate
Brandywine
(90-100 days) An Amish heirloom that dates back to 1885 and is generally considered to be the world's best-flavored tomato. Plants look like potato vines with good yields of extra-large (weighing up to 1-1/2 lbs.), firm, clear-skinned, light rosy-pink fruits. Indeterminate
Bush Early Girl Hybrid
(54 days) This "determinate sister" to popular Early Girl delivers the same desirable qualities in a compact, patio-sized variety: an extreme earliness and huge yields of firm, meaty, flavorful fruits that are larger than Early Girl - a full 4" in diameter. Determinate
Caspian Pink
(85 days) This is the variety that beat Brandywine in recent taste tests!! Originally from Russia. Great for slicing or dicing in a salad. Indeterminate
Cherokee Purple
(80-90 days) A reliable producer of unusual, medium pink-purple fruits that appear brown in color, and average 8 to 12 oz., apiece. Fruits are round to oblate, with no cracking. Exhibits tolerance to mild drought as well as to common diseases. Indeterminate
Copia
(80-90 days) Our most unique and beautiful large, striped tomato, these have lovely, fine stripes of glowing gold and neon red. Inside, the flesh is a flavorful mix of red and yellow, swirled together in various combinations, and very tasty. This new variety was developed by Jeff Dawson and named in honor of "Copia," the Amercian Center for Food, Wine and the Arts, of Napa, CA. This should make a superb tomato for market growers and is a new "must have" for heirloom gardeners.
Cuore de Toro
(75 days) An heirloom variety from Italy. Oxheart shaped fruits weigh up to 2 lbs!!! A very sweet tomato that is an excellent producer. Indeterminate
De Pinto
(75 days) Red Paste tomato that is very solid on vines that are truly loaded with fruit. Need extra staking. Indeterminate
Earliana
(68 days) Almost identical to 'June Pink' except for the redder-pink color and shorter period of production. The 'Earliana' tomato was developed at the turn-of-the-century as growers attempted to bring the earliest tomato to market. It was first offered commercially in 1900 by Johnson and Stokes. Regular-leaf plants yield clusters of 4-6 beautiful, uniformly round, red-pink tomatoes. Earliana produces well until frost and appears to have good disease resistance. A good salad and canning tomato. A good, prolific tomato for cooler growing regions. Indeterminate
Fireworks
(60-70 days) One of the earlier main crop type tomatoes offered in America. Flavorful fruit are medium sized and have real tomato flavor, unlike many of the early hybrids on the market. The plants produce well even in the North. A beautiful red tomato that is perfect for gardeners who love early fruit.
German Johnson Pink
This longtime favorite 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.
Golden Bison
(80 days) A medium sized bright yellow tomato that is flattened and slightly ribbed. Juicy with a mild flavor and low acid. Indeterminate
Golden Grape
(80 days) Huge clusters of golden cherries with slightly pointed ends. Cherries are very sweet and juicy. Russian Origin. Indeterminate
Greek Domato
(75 days) Produced a very heavy yield of great tasting fruit averaging 10-11 oz. Greek origin. Indeterminate
Greenwich
(75 days) A nice "green when ripe" variety that is a flattened round shape and slightly ribbed. Not as big as Aunt Ruby's but still a good flavored tomato. Some have a slight pinkish hue inside. Makes for a great presentation with other yellows and reds. Indeterminate
Gregori's Altai
(65 days) A good producer of 10-12 oz. pink fruits that are harvested over a long season. Seeds originated from the Altai Mountains near the Chinese border of Siberia. Indeterminate
Hazel Mae
(85 days) A large pale yellow beefsteak that is very mild and low in acid. Makes great sandwiches for those who love tomatoes but have problems with the acid. 1 lb. fruits are common. Indeterminate
Henderson's Pink Ponderosa
(70 days) A productive pink beefsteak tomato offered by Peter Henderson & Co. at the turn of the century. Good yields make this flavorful variety a good choice. Indeterminate
Holland
(80 days) Huge production of 8-10 oz. nicely shaped blemish free fruits. This is one of our favorites due to the impressive yields of almost perfectly round fruits. Indeterminate
Isis Candy
(70-80 days) Superior quality fruits, marbled in red and with a cat's-eye star bust on each blossom end. 1-1/2" fruits are a silky blend of sugary sweetness and rich fruitiness. Heavy yields, with season-long production of short trusses, in double rows of 6 to 8 fruits each. Indeterminate
Jersey Devil
(70 days) 5-6" long pointed red tomatoes. These are great for sauces as they are very meaty and have few seeds. Vines are productive and tomatoes keep well. These were one of the last varieties we picked this past year. Indeterminate
Jet Star Hybrid
(70 days) Prolific producer of big, globe-shaped fruits that ripen all the way through. Excellent flavor with low acidity. Nice, compact habit. Indeterminate
Marglobe Supreme
(73-77 days) Medium size red fruit make excellent canning tomatoes. Good size and uniform deep scarlet color. Great for humid climates. Determinate,
Martino's Roma
(75 days) This is the most productive paste tomato we have seen. The plants literally exploded with 3-4 oz. dark red paste tomatoes in clusters of 5-8. From Italy. Indeterminate
Milka's Bulgarian
(75 days) Nice yields of medium sized red fruits with a good flavor and crack resistance. Indeterminate
Money Maker
(60 days) A very old heirloom from England. Bright red clusters of fruits on plants that are very reliable and productive, up to 60 pounds in one season! Indeterminate
Mr Stripey
(80 days) Red and yellow-striped heirloom variety that adds color to any gourmet salad bar. Large, ridge-shouldered fruits are mild-flavored and low in acid. Indeterminate
Old German
(75 days) An heirloom originally grown by the Mennonite community of Virginia, and one of the best-ever varieties for slicing. Huge fruits weigh 1-1/2 to 2 lbs. each, with an unusual boat shape. Indeterminate
Omar's Lebanese
(80 days) Monster tomatoes, 1 to 2 lbs., from a Lebanese hill town - luscious and incredible! Taste-tempting pink fruits are huge, meaty and somewhat irregular - rich, sweet and juicy. This variety has already become a favorite of American tomato aficionados because of its excellent yield and their superb flavor. Harvest a prize-winning crop of huge, highly- productive, 5" monsters! Indeterminate
Paul Robeson
(90 days) This famous tomato has almost a cult following among seed collectors and tomato connoisseurs. They simply cannot get enough of this variety's amazing flavor that is so distinctive, sweet and smokey. 7-10 oz. fruit are a black-brick color. Named in honor of the famous opera singer star of 'King Solomon's Mines', 1937. Paul Robeson was also a Russian and Equal Rights Advocate for Blacks. This Russian heirloom was lovingly named in his honor. We are proud to offer such a wonderful variety.
Pierce's Pride
(90 days) A stabilized cross that was selected by seed grower, Larry Pierce. Medium-sized fruit are very flavorful and rich. Nicely shaped, deep, dark black-red in color. This is certainly one of our tastiest tomatoes.
Plum Lemon
(80 days) The bright canary-yellow 3" fruit, looks just like a fresh lemon. This variety was collected by Kent Whealy of Seed Savers Exchange, from a elderly seedsman at the Bird Market in Moscow. Delicious, sweet taste.
Polish Giant
(75 days) An heirloom variety from Poland. Vigorous plant produces mild flavored hefty red fruits that are great for slicing and salads.
Red Brandywine
(90-100 days) Scarlet-red, gourmet sister to Brandywine. Indeterminate
Red Pear
(70 days) One of the rarest of the heirloom varieties and still grown today! Hardy, medium-sized plants yield plenty of small, red, pear-shaped fruits with very few seeds. Perfect for salads, sauces or pickles. Indeterminate
Riesentraube
(76-85 days) This old German heirloom was offered in Philadelphia by the mid-1800's. The sweet red 1 oz fruit grow in large clusters and the name means "Giant Bunch of Grapes" in German. It is probably the most popular small tomato with seed collectors as many enjoy the rich, full tomato flavor that is missing in today's cherry types. Large plants produce massive yields.
Roma
(76 days) A quality paste variety, very thick flesh. A popular old favorite, good yields.
Rose Tomato
(75-80 days) An Amish heirloom from Pennsylvania. Large, crack resistant, 10 oz. fruits are meaty and dusty rose colored. Flavor is excellent, and is considered by some to rival Brandywine. Plants are vigorous and strong with good leaf cover. Indeterminate
Sausage
(75 days) An unusually-shaped tomato with fruits up to 6" long, like huge, red banana peppers. A prolific paste tomato, with very fine-flavored meat that is especially ideal for ketchup or sauces. Indeterminate
Sioux
(70-80 days) One of the best-known historic tomatoes, the medium-sized fruit are early. Productive plants and great flavor made this one of the most popular Midwestern tomatoes in the late 1940's. In 1947, Oscar H. Will & Co. stated, "It out-yielded all other varieties in South Dakota trials." Per Henderson & Co., in 1951, "Two weeks earlier than Marglobe or Rutgers." This tomato was one of our most requested, as people love the smooth, beautiful fruit and heavy yields. Introduced in 1944 by the University of Nebraska.
Soldacki
(75 days) Poland sends us this heirloom variety, memorable for its low acid and intensely sweet flavor. Dark pink fruits, flattened in shape, weigh about a pound and are packed with firm flesh inside thin skins. Indeterminate
Sungold Hybrid
(57 days) A positively luscious, bite-size golden beauty overflowing with an abundance of fruits - thin-skinned, with a juicy flesh that holds its oh-so-sweet, fresh-from-the-vine flavor. Very early, and a heavy cropper both outdoors and in greenhouses. Cascading trusses are smothered in fruits that remain ripe and ready for picking over long periods of time. Indeterminate
Tangerine
(70 days) Bright yellow/orange fruits are tangerine shaped and good producers.
Thessaloniki
(68 days) Uniform, baseball-sized fruits are the trademark of this variety developed in sunny Greece. Resistant to sunburn, cracks and spots. Perfect blossom ends resemble those of greenhouse tomatoes. Fruits have a pleasant, mild flavor and virtually refuse to rot, even when completely red and ripe. Indeterminate
Tiffin Mennonite
(80 days) A large red beefsteak originating from the Mennonites near Tiffin, OH.
Wapsipinicon Peach
(80 days) Light, creamy-yellow, almost white fruit have superb taste and texture! One of the best tomatoes. The taste is complex, with its spicy, sweet and very fruity flavor. The fruit are small, around 2" and the skin is slightly fuzzy like a peach! This Iowa heirloom is named after the Wapsipinicon River.
Watermelon Beefsteak
(75 days) An heirloom from the 1800's, with good-flavored fruits weighing 2 lbs. or more. Pink-skinned and very mild, with purplish-red flesh and an oblong shape. Indeterminate
White Tomesol
(80 days) An amazing heirloom that is bursting with fragrance and natural goodness that's hard to beat. The cream-colored fruit are beautiful, smooth and weigh about 8 oz. each. For taste, it's one of the best, being both sweet and rich. The vines set heavy yields of this rare treasure that is sure to become a favorite of gourmet growers.
White Wonder
(80-90 days) A mild and sweet-flavored tomato, with high sugar content and white coloring inside and out when ripe. Nice for slicing, canning and juicing! Adds a striking contrast to a salad plate alongside red, pink and yellow types. Produces average yields of small to medium-sized fruits on bushy plants. Indeterminate
Yellow Brandywine
(90-100 days) Golden-yellow version of Brandywine, with prolific yields of flattened, somewhat irregular fruits. Indeterminate
Yellow Pear
(78 days) Vigorous vines produce high yields of 2", yellow-skinned, pear-shaped fruits with few seeds. Slightly later than Red Pear, but with the same prolific yields and dependable performance. Indeterminate
Jetsonic Hybrid
A Jet Star type with large, bright red, 7 oz. firm fruits that are oblate to deep oblate shaped, with uniform, green shoulders and smooth skin. Vigorous plants.
Livingston's Favorite
(75 days) A Livingston tomato developed in 1883. Medium sized uniform bright red fruit bears in clusters of 4-5 and withstand cracking.
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