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Below is our list for 2011 It was created based on what we planted NOT on what actually germinated. So please understand some may not be available. Uncle Wayne's Tomatoes, Inc. 2011 Plant List All General Tomato Varieties Below is an alphabetical list of all "General" varieties. 1884 Heirloom Slicer Pink Indeterminate 85 days Tomato Grower's Supply 2005 catalog reads, " Seed of this heirloom variety was supposedly discovered in a pile of debris after the Great Flood of 1884. It has survived to this day because of the huge, superbly flavored fruit it produces in generous numbers. Dark pink tomatoes are at least 1 pound, and usually more toward 2 pounds, and juicy, brimming with delicious, old-fashioned taste." 2009 Surprise 1 Open Pollinated Salad Pink Indeterminate 70 days This came up completely different from what I planted. It was a large cherry sized pink fruit with a very pleasant taste. So I saved the seeds. I have no idea what these plants will produce this year. Abraham Lincoln (regular) Heirloom Slicer Red Indeterminate 77 days "Each cluster has as many as 9 bright red fruit each weighing 1-2 lbs. Round and smooth, rather than ribbed, and very meaty with few seeds; taste is mild but not bland." Tomato Growers Supply Ace Open Pollinated Slicer Red Indeterminate 80 days 10 oz. fruits with wonderful flavor. Large, firm, and smooth. Good for canning. Well adapted to growing in Oregon. Amazon Chocolate Heirloom Slicer Red Indeterminate 80 days Large, deep red/black, great flavor, rich and sweet. Ronald Rodgers, a tomato friend in New York, sent me a few seeds to trial. Very limited availability. Ananas Noire Open Pollinated Slicer Bicolored Indeterminate 85 days Territorial Seed Company 2007 catalog reads, "Also known as Black Pineapple, this is one of the most interesting tomatoes we offer. The skin has shades of green, purple, orange, and yellow. Bright green flesh has burst of red streaks … flavor starts out sweet and ends with the perfect amount of tang ... tremendous amount of 1.5 pound fruits." Atkinson Tomato Heirloom Slicer Red Indeterminate 75 days From Gary Millwood. "Vigorous, heavy foliage, firm, smooth light red flattened globes with green shoulders, meaty, 6-16 ounces. Good color and flavor. First breeder, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama. Out of production for some years, my friend Ella found some seeds and thus saved this variety." Aunt Gertie's Gold Heirloom Slicer Yellow Indeterminate 80 days Mariseeds.com "Fast becoming a favorite variety. Medium, deep gold, fluted fruits pack a real flavor punch, much more intense than other golds. Very tomatoey. A Virginia heirloom found by Chuck Wyatt." click for more info Aunt Ginny's Purple Heirloom Slicer Pink Indeterminate 80 days Tomato Grower's Supply 2005 catalog reads, " This heirloom beefsteak variety has flavor so excellent and rich that some folks claim it is equal to or better than Brandywine. Deep pink tomatoes weigh 12 to 16 ozs. and are mostly smooth with very little cracking. Potato-leaved plants are vigorous and give good yields of these juicy and delicious tomatoes." Aunt Ruby's German Green Heirloom Slicer Green Indeterminate 80 days Tomato Grower's Supply 2005 catalog reads, "Large green beefsteaks ripen to pale green with a tint of yellow and have a pink blush underneath that extends inside the flesh. The flavor is sweet, yet spicy and quite delicious. Fruit weighs from 12 to 16 ozs., and has the smoothest shape of any large green tomato." click for more info Aussie Heirloom Slicer Red Indeterminate 85 days Tomato Grower's Supply 2005 catalog reads, " This is one of those varieties to grow when you want a really big impressive red tomato to show off to your friends. This fruit is huge, at least a pound or two, and borne abundantly on large, vigorous plants. Its flavor is as big as its size, bursting with a great blend of sugars and acids -- a full old-fashioned tomato taste. Heirloom variety from Australia." Azoychka Open Pollinated Slicer Yellow Indeterminate 70 days www.tomatofest.com "A very productive Russian heirloom found at the Bird Market in Moscow. ("Azoychka" is a woman's name.). Our TomatoFest organic tomato seeds produce indeterminate, regular-leaf tomato plants that produce an abundant crop of smooth, 3-inch round, slightly flattened, yellow/orange tomatoes with a sweet citrusy flavor. Azoychka has become one of the favorites in my garden for harvesting a crop for market. Dependably productive, delicious and in demand." click for picture Bali Heirloom Slicer Pink Indeterminate 75 days www.rareseeds.com reads, "A new Oriental favorite here. Flat, ribbed, 2- 3-inch delicious fruit are a fantastic raspberry-pink in color. In flavor they are sweet and spicy, with a pronounced fragrance that makes them a delight to eat. Large plants produce loads of fruit. Good for home and market gardeners. This heirloom comes from the Island of Bali, Indonesia." Basrawya Heirloom Slicer Red Indeterminate 80 days www.rareseeds.com reads, "Beautiful, round-globe fruit that have a delicious tomato flavor and are quite smooth and perfect looking. We received this great tomato from Aziz Nael whose brother collects seeds in occupied Iraq. These come from the southern town of Basra and seem to be adapted well to hot weather as Basra is in the hot, southern part of Iraq. Nael Aziz continues to send us seeds from Iraq and continues to write about the vast genetic depletion in vegetable crops since the war." Beauty King Open Pollinated Slicer Bi-color Indeterminate 85 days Wild Boar Farms web site reads, "By far the best looking and tasting red yellow bi-color I have tried. Mid to late, 75-90 days. Indet. regular leaf. 12- 20 oz. fruit. Good to very good production. Large stunning red yellow bi- color, yellow with flashy red stripes(not blotches). Interior is yellow with bright red streaks, very meaty. Very good sweet tomato flavor. Cross between a Big Rainbow and Green Zebra." Beefmaster Hybrid Slicer Red Indeterminate 80 days Gurney's Seeds & Nursery says, "Fruits often weigh up to 2 pounds. Meaty tomatoes big enough to overlap burgers! Nearly seedless, with rich flavor. Great slicer." Beefsteak Open Pollinated Slicer Red Indeterminate 80 days Every year we are asked, "Do you have Beefsteak?" This year we do. Up to 2 lbs., the fruit is slightly ribbed, flattened, solid and meaty. Beefy Boy Hybrid Slicer Red Indeterminate 70 days Park's Seed's web site reads, "Everything about Beefy Boy is larger-than- life, from its succulent flavor to its generous yields! Bred specifically for maximum flavor, the taste is sweet yet meaty, with more solids and less gel than other varieties, despite its walloping 12- to 16-ounce size." Berkeley Tie-Dye Heirloom Slicer Bi-color Indeterminate 85 days 8-16 oz. Green w/yellow& red stripes inside & out. Ronald Rodgers, a tomato friend in New York, sent me a few seeds to trial. With the bad year last year, I only got to see and taste one fruit. But that was enough to order more seeds. One of the most unique colored tomatoes I have grown. Better Boy Hybrid Slicer Red Indeterminate 75 days Rugged vines produce large crops of bright red, 12 to 16 oz. smooth, flavorful fruit. Similar to Big Boy, but with additional disease resistance. Firm and perfect for slicing. One of the best tasting, best producing garden tomatoes available anywhere. click for picture Big Beef Hybrid Salad Red Indeterminate 73 days All-American winner combines old fashioned tomato flavor with high tech disease resistance and large, award winning fruits up to 10 to 12 oz. Produces abundant yields of attractive, uniform, full sized fruits right up to frost. click for picture Big Boy Hybrid Slicer Red Indeterminate 78 days One of the first hybrid tomatoes to be developed for the home gardener, almost 50 years ago. One plant can produce over a bushel of large beefy fruit often weighing over 1 lb. click for picture Big Rainbow Heirloom Slicer Bi-color Indeterminate 85 days "What an astonishing feast for the eyes! The flesh inside is marbled with red in the bottom half of the fruit. It has a big, lumpy beefsteak shape with a very mild and sweet flavor. It's a knockout on a platter with slices of our other tomato varieties. The large fruits (often 22 ounces) are borne on tall plants." Burpee.com Big Zac Hybrid Slicer Red Indeterminate 80 days Produces tomatoes up to 4 to 6 lbs. Meaty and delicious, very disease resistant, a cross between a red and pink heirloom variety. Big Zebra Open Pollinated Slicer Bicolored Indeterminate 85 days Tomato Growers Supply catalog reads, " A tomato that is red and green- striped is so unusual that it's safe to say that you've probably never seen anything like it before. Although deep red and green outside, its interior is green with pink extending up into the middle. ... Fruit is medium to large with a mild, sweet flavor." click for picture Black & Brown Boar Heirloom Slicer Bi-color Indeterminate 70 days Larger than, but looks of Black Zebra. Great flavor. Ronald Rodgers, a tomato friend in New York, sent me a few seeds to trial. This is one of several new varieties from a new supplier, Wild Boar Farms. Black Early Heirloom Salad Black Indeterminate 75 days www.rareseeds.com reads, "A fairly early, black variety from France that is of medium to large size. Fruit are round to irregular in shape and of a deep purple-pink color. This variety has finely flavored flesh that is well balanced and sweet. It is a great choice for home gardeners with shorter seasons." Black from Tula Heirloom Salad Black Indeterminate 80 days A robust Russian heirloom and perhaps the largest of the dramatic blacks with dark green shoulders. Slightly flattened fruits will grow 3-5 inches in diameter. Black Giant Heirloom Slicer Black Indeterminate 85 days www.rareseeds.com reads, "Big, purple-black fruit are a favorite of seed collectors, who rave about this one’s fantastic flavor! The dark, globe fruit weigh 6-14 oz and are borne on highly productive vines that start producing fairly early. These have a wonderful taste; the perfect blend of acid and sugars makes this one really stand out; highly delicious!" Black Krim Heirloom Salad Black Indeterminate 85 days "Dark Brown-red tomatoes are large, 10-12 oz., and very richly flavored with a hint of saltiness. Color is darker in hot weather, and fruit seems to set well even in the heat. Prone to cracking, but a very heavy producer." Tomato Growers Supply Black Pear Heirloom Salad Black Indeterminate 80 days From Tomato Growers Supply, "Dark brown tomatoes are shaped like miniature pears and flavored with an excellent, rich taste. Potato-leaved plants produce an abundance of these beautiful, 4 to 6 oz. fruit, perfect for salads or as a unique additon to platters." click for picture Black Prince Heirloom Salad Black Indeterminate 80 days Russian heirloom produces small to medium oval fruit, about 2 in. in diameter. Uniform, blemish free, very juicy. click for picture Black Sea Man Heirloom Salad Bicolored Determinate 75 days Seed Savers Exchange 2007 catalog reads, "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." click for picture Bloody Butcher Open Pollinated Salad Red Indeterminate 65 days Seed Savers Exchange 2005 catalog reads, "NEW! Very early and high yielding variety. Great full tomato flavor and exceptional dark red color. Fruits are borne in clusters and average 4 oz." Blue Fruit Open Pollinated Salad Black Indeterminate 78 days Truth is I ordered this one because it said "blue" and I don't have a blue tomato. OK, so it is not a true blue color. But "A distinctive purplish-gray hue is what gives this 'black' tomato its name." Unlike most black varieties, it has patato-leaved foilage, medium size, but has that sweet fruity flavor we like in the black tomatoes. Bonny Best Open Pollinated Salad Red Indeterminate 75 days Smooth meaty, dark red fruits are excellent for canning or eating fresh. Up to 8 ozs. in size. An old favorite because it is dependable. Box Car Willie Heirloom Salad Red Indeterminate 80 days Medium size, delicious flavor, very productive. click for picture Brandy Boy Hybrid Slicer Red Indeterminate 78 days Recommended by a customer in 2006, but it took me several years to get it on the plant list. Shame on me! They are now one of the delights of my garden. Wonderful flavor packed in very attractive large red fruits. Burpee recomends caging for highest yields and best quality fruit. Brandywine Heirloom Slicer Pink Indeterminate 85 days Has the flavor to which all other tomatoes are compared. This is the Amish heirloom that started all the excitement. An indeterminate, potato- leafed variety with a sweet, rich, slightly spicy flavor. The fruits are large, lobed, and slightly irregular. click for picture Brandywine Red Heirloom Slicer Red Indeterminate 80 days "This is a version of Brandywine that offers red fruit with luscious old- time, red tomato flavor. Plants are extremely productive, bearing long harvests of the 10 to 16 ounce fruit." Tomato Growers Supply Brandywine Red Liam's Heirloom Slicer Pink Indeterminate 80 days Brandywine taste and size, but with smoother fruit and greater production - with claims like that how could I resist trying it? The plants have regular tomato leaves. This one should make some really nice sandwiches and/or slices for hamburgers. Brandywine Sudduth's Strain Heirloom Slicer Pink Indeterminate 85 days Tomato Growers Supply 2005 catalog reads, "Many gardeners consider this strain the best Brandywine with fruit that is superior in taste and smoothness. Its tomatoes are indeed special, 1 to 2 lb. pink beefsteaks with the delectably complex, rich, sweet flavor that has made Brandywine justifiably famous." Brandywine True Black Heirloom Slicer Black Indeterminate 90 days Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds (www.rareseeds.com) reads, in part, "Bred in the late 1920's. ... great-tasting tomato that is extra large in size and full of the deep, earthy and sweet flavor that has made blackish-purple tomatoes so popular. Some fruits tended to crack, but the yield was heavy, and the plants were vigorous ..." Brandywine Yellow Platfoot Strain Heirloom Slicer Yellow Indeterminate 85 days Yellow Brandywine is my favorite yellow tomato because of its taste and size. Most yellows are sweet and mild. This one if full of "real tomato flavor", and the Platfoot strain is reported to have greater productivity and a smoother shape than the regular Yellow Brandywine. Brave General Heirloom Slicer Pink Indeterminate 85 days www.rareseeds.com reads, "We are proud to introduce this big, beautiful tomato to gardeners everywhere. This Russian variety was sent to us by a gardener from Kazakhstan. Rich, sweet taste and raspberry-pink color make these 1-lb, flattened globes perfect for slicing. Very productive and a favorite here." Burgess Stuffing Tomato Open Pollinated Stuffer Red Indeterminate 78 days Tomato Growers Supply 2007 catalog reads, "…this tomato has the appearance of a hollow bell pepper but the delicious taste of a real tomato. Stuff with cold salads or bake like stuffed peppers. Very tall, vigorous plants produce an incredible number of large, bright red fruit having only a few, easily removable seeds up around the core." click for picture Burpee's Big Boy Hybrid Slicer Red Indeterminate 78 days "The hallmark of this large, crack-free tomato is its absolutely superb flavor. Bright red, firm, meaty fruits often weigh 1 pound or more, and feature smooth, blemish-resistant skins." Totally Tomatoes click for picture Burpee's Supersteak Hybrid Slicer Red Indeterminate 80 days Harris Seeds 2005 catalog reads, "Burpee's Supersteak tomatoes are high yielding, delicious and extremely large. They are an improvement over the old beefsteak types and have smaller blossom end scars. Multiple disease resistance." Canabec Super Heirloom Salad Red Determinate 65 days Sample from Sand Hill Preservation Center, 4-6 oz. globe shaped pinkish red fruits. Said to be "very early". Carbon Heirloom Slicer Black Indeterminate 76 days www.rareseeds.com reads, "Winner of the 2005 Heirloom Garden Show" best-tasting tomato award. This variety has won taste awards from coast to coast in the last few years, so we were proud to locate a small supply of the seed. The fruit are smooth, large, and beautiful, being one of the darkest and prettiest of the purple types we have ever seen. They also seem to have an extra dose of the complex flavor dark tomatoes are famous for." Carmello Hybrid Slicer Red Indeterminate 70 days Nichols Garden Nursery 2005 catalog reads, "Gourmet French tomato, very popular in Europe. Good producer of smooth, large juicy full-flavored fruits with a balance of sugars and acids. Starts producing early and keeps going until fall. Widely adapted and crack resistant." Caspian Pink Heirloom Slicer Red Indeterminate 80 days Originally grown in Russia in the area between the Caspian and Black Seas. Outstanding taste, it has beaten Brandywine in several taste tests. I did not grow it one year, and had so many customers disappointed that I keep it on my list now. Celebrity Hybrid Salad Red Determinate 70 days "Exceptionally flavorful, firm 7 to 8 oz. fruit on strong vines with good cover and outstanding disease resistance. Highly productive and widely adaptable." Tomato Growers Supply click for picture Cherokee Chocolate Open Pollinated Slicer Black Indeterminate 80 days Tomatofest.com describes it this way, "Craig LeHoullier stabilized this rogue heirloom originating from the popular old heirloom from Tennessee, Cherokee Purple. This 4-inch beefsteak variety has developed a great following among celebrity chefs because of its exceptionally rich tomato flavors and wonderful chocolate mahogany color." Cherokee Green Heirloom Slicer Green Indeterminate 72 days Earlier and bigger than Green Zebra, but with bold taste and color. Duck fans certainly should try this one. Should be a terrific accent color and flavor in salsa and salads. click for picture Cherokee Purple Heirloom Slicer Purple Indeterminate 72 days Seeds Of Change packet reads, "8-12 oz. fruits, a Tennessee heirloom reportedly of Cherokee Indian orgin. Vigorous, indeterminate plants produce choice large redish green tomatoes with a purple cast. Less productive than some, but well worth growing for the superior flavor. Disease resistant. Grows well in the south." click for picture Chianti Rose Heirloom Slicer Pink Indeterminate 78 days What a combination! Big 1 to 2 pound fruit earlier than most yet delivering the heirloom look and taste we all want. Patato leafed plants set heavy yields of delicious fruit. click for picture Chocolate Stripes Heirloom Slicer Bi-colored Indeterminate 80 days www.rareseeds.com reads, "One of the most amazing tomatoes we have ever grown. For both color and taste, this variety excels. Fruit is deep reddish-brown inside; the outside is covered with beautiful orange and lime colored stripes. One of the most unique looking tomatoes we have ever tried. It is very sweet and yet has a full-rich flavor, and this is the reason this tomato places very high in taste tests. A favorite here with the staff at Baker Creek. Fruit is medium to large and are (sic) of a slightly flattened globe shape." Copia Heirloom Slicer Bicolored Indeterminate 85 days Tomato Growers Supply 2005 catalog reads, "These very beautiful tomatoes are a stunning combination of fine-lined golden yellow and red stripes. While visually exciting, the real treat comes when you cut them open. Their gold flesh is streaked with red and is very juicy, flavorful, and sweet. ... weigh about one pound each." click for picture Costoluto Fiorentino Heirloom Salad Red Indeterminate 80 days Tomato Growers Supply 2005 catalog reads, "Produces loads of bright red tomatoes with terrific flavor. Tomatoes are typically about 8 ounces, but may be larger, with a smooth shape rather than the heavily ribbed shape typical of Costoluto Genovese. The flavor is high in sugar, but also high in acid, making for outstanding taste that's wonderful fresh or made into sauces." Costoluto Genovese Heirloom Slicer Red Indeterminate 80 days "Large, deep-red, juicy tomatoes are deeply ribbed but fully flavored and absolutely delicious. This variety is hearty and does well in hot weather, but continues to produce even when the weather turns cool." Tomato Growers Supply click for picture Crème Brulee Heirloom Slicer Red Indeterminate 85 days www.rareseeds.com reads, "A lovely tomato from the former Soviet Union. This variety produces pretty, globe shaped fruit of medium size. They are a stunning deep caramel color with hints of red and chocolate. The flavor is rich, sweet and full-bodied, and the texture is tender and smooth. An attractive tomato that is great for both home and market." Dana Heirloom Salad Red Determinate 65 days I am trying this one because I have a very good veteran friend named Dana. All I know about it is this brief descripton, "Bright red, 6 oz. fruits, acidic in nature." Pehaps if you grow this one, you will say a prayer for our men & women in the armed services each time you notice it in your garden. Delicious Heirloom Slicer Red Indeterminate 80 days "Huge red fruit is smooth, nearly solid, and often weighs more than 1 lb. Excellent flavor, tiny seed cavities, and very little cracking." Tomato Growers Supply Dinner Plate Heirloom Slicer Red Indeterminate 95 days These red to pink tomatoes have a taste that is worth the wait! Great taste and size, red to pinkish color, but short shelf life. Djena Lee's Golden Girl Heirloom Slicer Yellow Indeterminate 80 days Totally Tomatoes sent me a free sample of this one. This is how they describe it, "An heirloom dating back to the 1920's that's rumored to have won 1st Place at the Chicago Fair 10 years in a row. Fruits are golden yellow to deep orange, globe shaped, meaty and weigh 8 to 12 oz. each. The perfect balance of acid and sugars gives it a sweet, yet tangy flavor. " Dona Heirloom Salad Red Indeterminate 75 days From Tomatofest.com, "This excellent variety was bred by the French specifically for their customers in markets, where flavor and quality standards are uncompromising. Slightly flattened, almost seedless, round tomato with a sweet/acid balance (just like the commercial hybrid) that few modern tomatoes can match. The heavily producing plants yield 6 ounce, juicy fruits that are smooth, meaty, and deep-red in hue. Good disease resistance. " click for picture Dorothy's Delight Heirloom Slicer Red Indeterminate 80 days Featured by Al's Garden Centers in 2009, I grew it and saved the seeds. It was promoted as rather ugly but with outstanding size and taste. My results were large, but less taste than I had hoped for. But worth trying, if you did not try it last year. Dr. Lyle Heirloom Slicer Pink Indeterminate 80 days Huge pink beefsteak tomatoes weigh up to 2 lbs. and are incredibly rich, juicy, and sweet. The flavor has to be tasted to be appreciated, but it is very well regarded by tomato connoissieurs who consider it outstanding. Dr. Wyches Heirloom Slicer Yellow Indeterminate 80 days Tomato Growers Supply 2005 catalog reads, "This is undoubtedly one of the best tasting yellow tomatoes to be found. Fruit is beautiful, very unblemished and smooth, golden-yellow and varying from 10 ozs. to 1 lb. The shape is that of a typical beefsteak with very meaty interiors. Huge, vigorous plants produce well, but it is the rich, excellent flavor and large fruit size that really set this one apart." Druzba Heirloom Slicer Red Indeterminate 80 days Seed Savers Exchange 2005 catalog reads, "Bulgarian heirloom first offered to SSE members by Carolyn Male. Translates as 'friendship.' Round 4" fruits are slightly flattened and blemish-free. Heavy set of smooth red fruits. Good flavor, sweet but tart. Deserves to be used more as a main- crop red tomato." click for picture Dwarf Red Heart Open Pollinated Salad Red Determinate 70 days Sent to me by a new tomato friend, Bill Jeffers. Described as "very nice, 2-3 foot (plants), hardy - healthy, great for 4 to 5 gallon container." Earl of Edgecomb Heirloom Slicer Orange Indeterminate 77 days "The smooth, 3-inch, round, uniformly ripening fruits are beautiful orange globes, typically borne in clusters of two or more. Flesh is firm, meaty and exceptionally flavorful." Tomatofest Earlicrop Open Pollinated Slicer Red Determinate 70 days Abuntant Life Seeds decribes it this way, "Vigorous, determinate plants produce loads of 2 inch, flame red globes. Fruit is crack resistant and would be an excellent choice for market growers." Earl's Faux Heirloom Slicer Pink Indeterminate 80 days NEW for 2010, from Tomato Growers Supply, "Deep pink, 1 to 1.5 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." click for picture Early Cascade Hybrid Salad Red Indeterminate 60 days "Matures early and continues heavy yields to produce bumper crops all season. Abundant clusters of 7 to 9, medium-sized fruit, bright red and delicious for salads, sandwiches, canning, or sauce." Tomato Growers Supply Early Girl Open Pollinated Slicer Red Indeterminate 52 days "This variety is indeed early, but its main feature is an abundance of really delicious, medium-sized fruits packed with old fashioned full tomato flavor, acid-tasting yet sweet. While most are about 8 oz., fruit can grow to 1 lb." Tomato Growers Supply click for picture Early Goliath Hybrid Salad Red Indeterminate 58 days "Superb size, perfect shape, continous production, luscious flavor and broad disease resistance of the marvelous original. ... extra-large harvest of big, 8 oz., red, sweet fruits that are deep oblate to globe-shaped." Totally Tomatoes click for picture Emerald Evergreen Heirloom Slicer Green Indeterminate 80 days "Medium-large fruit that stay 'evergreen'. The large plants set heavy yields of these beauties having lovely lime-green color. The flavor is rich and superbly sweet. It’s one of the best." Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. Eva Purple Ball Heirloom Salad Purple Indeterminate 78 days Tomato Growers Supply 2005 catalog reads, "Huge yields of sweet, juicy round fruit that is delicious for salads, sandwiches, and a variety of other uses. Dark pink fruit is smooth and usually abut 2 inches across. Heirloom variety from Germany." click for picture Far Eastern Rose Open Pollinated Salad Pink Indeterminate 75 days Several years ago, right at the end of the Spring Garden Fair, a lady gave me some seeds from Russia. This one really surprised my taste buds with a unique sweet, fruity, delightful taste. Compact plants gave an abundant supply of salad sized fruits. Master Gardners have rated it very high in two tomato tastings. Fireworks Heirloom Slicer Red Indeterminate 60 days Several sources describe Fireworks as one of the largest, earliest red slicing tomatoes available. It's flavor is described as "excellent". This combination of size, earliness, and good taste is truly uncommon, its bright red fruit are 2 1/2 inches across, round with a pointed tip, and borne quite heavily on vigorous plants. First Lady II Hybrid Salad Red Indeterminate 85 days "Vigorous plants bear a bounty of 3-4.5 inch mid-summer tomatoes that have a flavor and texture to match the best. Soft and juicy, yet very crack resistant." Territorial Seed Company Flamme Heirloom Salad Orange Indeterminate 70 days Tomato Growers Supply 2005 catalog reads, "Also known as Jaune Flamme', 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." German Giant Heirloom Slicer Pink Indeterminate 77 days Tomato Growers Supply 2005 catalog reads, "This family heirloom variety produces an abundance of deep pink tomatoes that are just huge and brimming with luscious flavor. The plant's potato-leaved foliage may remind you of Brandywine, but this one matures fruit that are earlier, larger, and more plentiful than those of Brandywine. German Giant tomatoes are smooth in shape, 2 lbs. or more, and full of that rich but sweet taste that make a tomato scrumptious." German Head Heirloom Slicer Red Indeterminate 85 days Totally Tomatoes 2005 catalog reads, "Old-time favorite with large, beefsteak-shaped, dark pink fruits. Excellent yields of fine-flavored, crack- free fruits, weighing 1 to 2 pounds." German Johnson Pink Heirloom Slicer Pink Indeterminate 80 days "A long-time flavor favorite from Virginia and North Carolina. The large 12 to 24 ounce fruits have pink skins and yellow shoulders with very mild, low acid, meaty flesh and few seeds. One of the 4 parent lines of Mortgage Lifter." J. W. Jung Seed Co. click for picture German Queen Heirloom Slicer Pink Indeterminate 80 days "Luscious, sweet pink beefsteak fruit have an incredible flavor and are large and meaty, making them perfect for slicing. Tomatoes average 1 lb. and grow on tall, vigorous, potato-leaved plants. Renowned for its fine flavor." Tomato Growers Supply German Red Strawberry Heirloom Slicer Red Indeterminate 85 days "They average 10 ozs., but can grow to 1 lb. or more. Tomatoes are meaty with an excellent taste that is on the acid side." Tomato Growers Supply click for picture Giant Belgium Heirloom Slicer Pink Indeterminate 85 days Huge, sweet fruits average 1 to 2 lbs. and have weighed in at nearly 5 lbs. Dark pink fruits have smooth blossom ends and a low-acid, mild flavor, so sweet that some growers use them to make wine. Gills All Purpose Open Pollinated Slicer Red Determinate 85 days First bred by Gill Brothers Seed Company, Portland, OR, in 1947, I think this is a must try one. Being determinate, it will ripen most of its fruit all at once, which would make it ideal for canning or sauces. But they claim it has the taste of a good sandwich or hamburger tomato, also. click for picture Glacier Open Pollinated Salad Red Determinate 55 days This very early salad-sized tomato has a remarkable sweet flavor for an extra early type. Developed in Sweden, Glacier has a small determinate plant habit and is suited for postage stamp gardens and raised beds. Deep red 2.5 - 3 inch tomatoes. click for picture Gold Medal Open Pollinated Slicer Bicolored Indeterminate 75 days "This whopper is unbelievably early for its size. The large yellow fruit have an interior blush of red and weigh over 1 pound, some reaching 2 pounds. Full, sweet, low acid tomato flavor." Territorial Seed Co. click for picture Golden Queen, USDA Strain Heirloom Slicer Yellow Indeterminate 75 days Tomato Growers Supply 2005 catalog reads, "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 toward 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." click for picture Golden Treasure Open Pollinated Keeper Yellow Indeterminate 70 days Storage tomatoes are an interest of mine. The tomatoes in the stores in January are not really tomatoes are they? The catalog claims this one, when picked green, will ripen in four to six weeks, and will still store for up to 3 months after that. Plus, they claim these will taste like a real tomato - even in January. This might give us a reason to look forward to winter! Goliath Heirloom Slicer Red Indeterminate 85 days "Appropriately named, this variety does bear giant fruit. Strong, vigorous plants yield large to huge red fruit with the classic beefsteak shape and flavor. Tomatoes are solid with few seeds. Up to 3 lbs." Tomato Growers Supply Grace Lahman's Pink Heirloom Slicer Red Indeterminate 80 days www.rareseeds.com reads, "This variety is a globe-shaped tomato with very good flavor. It has been one of the most popular tomatoes for tasting at the Heirloom Garden Show. Very productive over a long season and perfect for canning whole." Granny Cantrell German Heirloom Slicer Red Indeterminate 85 days Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds (www.rareseeds.com) reads, "This meaty beefsteak-type tomato is named after Lettie Cantrell, who received seeds from a soldier returning from Germany during World War II. She grew this tomato in the hills of eastern Kentucky for many years. This was her favorite tomato and the only one she grew. Each year she saved seeds from the largest tomatoes, some of which reached 2 1/2 lbs. Our growers find it to be quite productive. Ahh! What a flavor! This variety was named best tasting tomato of the year at the 2006 Heirloom Garden Show in our taste testing contest." Great White Heirloom Slicer White Indeterminate 85 days Tomato Growers Supply 2007 catalog reads, "… Beautiful, large white beefsteak tomato with sweet flavor and lots of juice. Fruit is larger than that of White Beauty. Vigorous plants have heavy foliage that provides good protection against sunscald ..." click for picture Green Pineapple Heirloom Slicer Green Indeterminate 80 days From Tomato Growers Supply, "This heirloom variety is a small beefsteak that ripens to emerald green with a touch of yellow on its blossom end. What makes it really special is the unique fruity aroma that is released when you cut open the ripened fruit. Smooth tomatoes have chartreuse- green interious full of sweet, complex flavor with a hint of spice." Green Zebra Heirloom Salad Green Indeterminate 75 days "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." Tomato Growers Supply click for picture Hazelfield Farm Red Heirloom Salad Red Indeterminate 75 days From Gary Millwood. "Teresa and Paphe of Hazelfield Farm found a volunteer growing outside the garden some eight or ten years ago. When the plants they were growing had difficulty thru the heat and stress of dry hot summer, these tomatoes just kept producing. They began growing it as one of their main crops. Teresa says this is her all 'round favorite tomato for slicing/salads/salsa.canning because ot its taste! Small to medium red fruits with green shoulders." Health Kick Hybrid Salad Red Determinate 70 days Requested by health conscious growers because it has 50% more lycopene than most tomatoes. The large (4 to 6 ounce) plum-shaped fruit excellent for salads or cooking. Heartland Hybrid Salad Red Indeterminate 68 days From Tomato Growers Supply, "This dwarf variety was trialed by hundreds of home gardeners, who reported excellent performance and flavor. Vines grow only 3 to 4 feet tall, but produce an abundance of 6 to 8 ounce meaty fruit all season." Henderson's Winsall Heirloom Slicer Pink Indeterminate 90 days Tomato Growers Supply 2008 catalog reads, "While there have been a lot of tomatoes distributed under the name of Winsall, this one is the original grown from stock seed we obtained from the USDA Seed Bank. The plants have regular tomato foliage and produce large 1 lb. or more pink fruit with absolutely scrumptious taste. Heirloom originating with the Henderson Seed Company in 1924". High Carotene Hybrid Salad Red Indeterminate 76 days "Excellent for canning with 2-3 times the amount of beta-carotene as other varieties." Territorial Seed Co. Hillbilly Heirloom Slicer Bicolored Indeterminate 85 days "Huge bicolored tomato is yellow-orange with red streaking. Fruits have sweet and fruity flavor and usually weigh from 1 to 2 lbs." Tomato Growers Supply Honey Hybrid Hybrid Slicer Pink Indeterminate 76 days Named for its taste, not its color, Honey is reported to yield medium sized, dark pink fruit that are wonderfully sweet and rich in flavor. The seed company claims the plants are vigorous and disease-resistant. Husky Gold Hybrid Salad Yellow Indeterminate 70 days "Sturdy, dwarf indeterminate plants produce golden yellow fruit that are sweet, mild and delicous. The plant also has an unusual potato-like leaf." Harris Seeds click for picture Husky Red Hybrid Salad Red Indeterminate 68 days "Small indeterminate plants that require little if any prunning. Grow in patio containers for excellent yields of sweet, delicious red tomatoes." Harris Seeds Imur Prior Beta Open Pollinated Salad Red Indeterminate 65 days Developed in Norway, Imur Prior Beta is great for short seasons and high altitude gardens. Potato leafed plants yield small fruits (2oz) with a strong tomato flavor. Great for salads or snacking. Indian Stripe Tomato Open Pollinated Salad Purple Indeterminate 80 days Sent to me by a new tomato friend, Bill Jeffers. Described as "Similar to but better than Cherokee purple. Earlier, smoother, better sets." Italian Heirloom Heirloom Slicer Red Indeterminate 75 days Seed Savors Exchange 2007 catalog reads, "Beautiful, huge heirloom form Italy. Plants are completely loaded with fruits weighing over a pound, one of the most productive varieties we have grown. Excellent full tomato flavor. Easy to peel, ideal for slicing and canning, very little waste." Japanese Trifele Black Heirloom Salad Black Indeterminate 80 days It's large, about 8 oz, pear shaped, mahogony and black with green shoulders. They have absolutely no defects of any kind and taste terrific. It's one of the prettiest tomatoes I've yet to come across. click for picture Jaune Negib Heirloom Salad Yellow Determinate 75 days 2.5 - 3.5 inch flatttened bright yellow fruits on 3' vines, become more scalloped as season progresses, flesh white, very productive, good keeper. Norgert Parriera, France. Jet Star Hybrid Slicer Red Indeterminate 72 days Gardeners rate this variety as excellent, especially for its superior, very pleasant taste. Heavy yields of 8 oz. firm, meaty fruit that is generally free of cracks. Vines offer good foliage cover. Not recommended for canning as Jet Star is low in acid. click for picture Jetsetter Hybrid Slicer Red Indeterminate 64 days "A real beauty, full size, red ripe 8 oz. fruits are packed with flavor and disease resistance. We really like the fruit quality and round shape for easy slicing. Jetsetter's vigorous vines start producing early and keep going until frost." Nichols Garden Nursery Kellogg Breakfast Heirloom Slicer Orange Indeterminate 85 days "Lovely, pale-orange fruits are solid and meaty throughout, packed with mild, superb-tasting flesh. A long-season producer of large, beefsteak-type fruits, up to 16 oz., with solid centers that have just a few seeds at the edges. Very desirable!" Totally Tomatoes catalog click for picture Lahman's Pink Open Pollinated Slicer Pink Indeterminate 80 days Another one from TomatoFest.com, described this way, "a.k.a. Grace Lahman's Pink. A TomatoFest favorite. One of the most popular tasting tomatoes at the Heirloom Garden Show. Our Tomatofest organic tomato seeds produce indeterminate, big, regular-leaf plants that yield tremendous amounts of 10-12 ounce, blemish-free, smooth, meaty and juicy, pink tomatoes that are richly sweet with a clean slightly acidic finish in the mouth. This tomato bears heavily until frost. Great tomato for slicing fresh or canning whole. Highly recommended as a farmer's market tomato because of the visual appeal and flavor. A good tomato for cooler growing conditions." Large Barred Boar Open Pollinated Slicer Bi-color Indeterminate 70 days Wild Boar Farms web site reads, "Early to mid-early. Like most dark tomatoes, this is one of my first ripe tomatoes each season. 65-75 days. Indet. regular leaf, grows fairly stocky and not as tall as most indet. 8-12 oz. flattened med. beefsteak fruit. Very meaty. Good to very good production. Good choice for marginal tomato climates. Pink brown with metallic green stripes. Very meaty pink flesh that is very flavorful." Legend Open Pollinated Slicer Red Determinate 68 days "Legend steadily produces large 4-5" fruits. Early, high quality, richly flavored, fruits are round, red and seedless (until end of season)." Nichols Garden Nursery click for picture Lemon Boy Hybrid Salad Yellow Indeterminate 72 days Dependable producer of mild, sweet tasting yellow tomatoes, up to 8 ozs. Favorite among those who like a "low acid taste". click for picture Lemony (aka Limmony) Heirloom Slicer Yellow Indeterminate 85 days " An abundant Russian heirloom. Produces 12-16 oz., 4-5", light-yellow beefsteak. Unlike most yellows this one is loaded with lots of luscious, big sweet tangy flavors. It's been one of my favorite yellows to grow for market." TomatoFest.com click for picture Longkeeper Open Pollinated Slicer Red Determinate 85 days Produces 4-6 oz. orange-red fruit late in the season. Picked red and stored at 60-70 degrees, they will keep their flavor far into the winter. Lucky Cross Heirloom Slicer Bi-color Indeterminate 90 days Victoryseeds.com reads, "Beautiful bi-colored, large (sixteen to twenty ounces) fruits with some ribbing at the shoulders. Juicy, fruity, similar in flavor to 'Little Lucky'. Although it shares the same pedigree as 'Little Lucky', with the help of Craig's local gardening friend, Larry Bohs, it has been stabilized and selected for oblate shape and larger size. A 2004 Victory Seed Company introduction." click for picture Maja Open Pollinated Salad Red Determinate 75 days The seed packet reads, "Perfect for growing in a container on your balcony or patio, these compact, bush-type plants bear dozens of juicy and flavorful red tomatoes. Use them for fresh eating in a salad or for cooking in soups, sauces and stews. Maja is a great variety for Northern climates as it tolerates cooler growing conditions." Mama Irene's Open Pollinated Slicer Red Indeterminate 80 days This one did well for me even late in the wet and cold 2004 season. Many fruits were over 1 lb. The color was a deep burgandy red, with plenty of good, juicy flavor. Manitoba Open Pollinated Slicer Red Determinate 60 days Requested by Kendra, she wants it because the plants yield lots of fruits that are high acid, good for canning and slicing, and does well here in the Northwest. Marianna's Peace Heirloom Slicer Pink Indeterminate 85 days "Billed as 'the world's most expensive tomato'...'the world's best tasting tomato.' . Potato leaf variety producing moderate yields of 1-2 lb. beautiful, pink beefsteaks. Dense, creamy, sweet flesh with rich complex, old tomatoey flavors." TomatoFest.com Marvel Striped Heirloom Slicer Bi-color Indeterminate 85 days Tomato Growers Supply 2008 catalog reads, "This heirloom variety has become one of gardeners' favorite bicolored tomatoes because of its hearty, size, and taste. Large yellow-orange fruit are streaked with ruby red and have a sweet, fruity taste that is absolutely delicious. Tomatoes weigh about 1 pound, although they often become 2 lbs. or even more. Large harvests on vigorous vines." Mel's Tomato Open Pollinated Slicer Red Indeterminate 85 days My good friend Mel gave me two large tomatoes, both over one pound, slightly heart shaped tomatoes and asked me to save the seeds. These would make wonderful hamburger or sandwich tomatoes. Very firm, but still enough juice to keep your palet moist. Mexico Heirloom Slicer Pink Indeterminate 80 days From Tomato Growers Supply, "Very large plants have an excellent set of huge, dark pink fruit with outstanding taste. It is unusual to find a variety tht bears such large fruit in generous numbers, and maintains such superb taste. Expect steady, continuous production of tomatoes that weigh more than 1 lb. throughout the growing season. This family heirloom was brought into the U.S. by a Mexican family living in the Midwest." Michael Pollan Open Pollinated Salad Green Indeterminate 80 days Wild Boar Farms web site reads, "Odd shaped mutant from green zebra. Named after the awesome writer, journalist and teacher. (Please read one of his books) Taste is very different from the Green Zebra. Much less tartness, more mild with good sweetness. Very positive response at the Farmers Market. They stuck out and people really liked the flavor. As I ran out later in the season, customers kept asking about them." In his picture, the fruit looks pear shaped, but it is hard to judge the size. Millionaire Heirloom Slicer Pink Indeterminate 80 days www.rareseeds.com reads, "Among the rugged people of the Ozark mountains, rich flavor has made this variety famous for over 50 years and was used fresh and canned. They have a delectable sweet flavor and are beautiful coral-pink color. In the summer of 1950, Forrester Hutsell of Mountain Grove, MO, gave seed to Ed Henson of Champion, MO. He grew it locally for many years. In 1995, Carol Cleveland of Norwood, MO, sent Millionaire seeds to Neil Gillard of Ontario, Canada, and he has been preserving it since. He sent us some seed two years ago for trials. After many years and many miles, we can at last offer the seed again in southern Missouri, just 20 miles from Mountain Grove!" Missouri Pink Love Apple Heirloom Slicer Pink Indeterminate 80 days www.rareseeds.com reads, "Big, pink fruit are very rich-tasting, certainly a favorite pink tomato. This potato-leaved variety has a long history in the "Show Me" state. It was grown since the Civil war by the Barnes family, who grew it as an ornamental, believing (as many people did at the time) that tomatoes or "love apples" were poisonous.." Momotaro Hybrid Slicer Pink Indeterminate 74 days Tomato Growers Supply 2005 catalog reads, "NEW FOR 2005 This is the most popular tomato in Japan, where gardeners prefer their tomatoes pink and sweetly flavored. Hybrid plants produce abundant crops of round, medium-sized, perfectly smooth tomatoes with no blemishes or imperfections. Their taste is wonderful, intensely rich and sweet, with just the right amount of acid." Moneymaker Heirloom Salad Red Indeterminate 75 days www.rareseeds.com reads, "An old English heirloom; greenhouse variety that produces 4-6 oz globes that are intensely red, smooth and of very high quality. This variety grows well in hot humid climates and greenhouses; sets in most any weather. Flavorful and becoming rare." Morado Heirloom Slicer Black Indeterminate 85 days www.rareseeds.com reads, "This very rare tomato produces delicious 1- lb fruit that are dark purplish-pink in color, with green shoulders. The plants have excellent production, and fruit is uniform and crack resistant. Another great-tasting "black" tomato that should be a good variety for the market grower." Moreton Hybrid Slicer Red Indeterminate 70 days Harris Seed Company has reintoduced this very popular hybrid that produces clusters of large, slightly flattened fruit with a rich red interior. Mortgage Lifter Heirloom Slicer Pink Indeterminate 85 days "An old pink variety still in demand by gardeners. Well-shaped, large fruit is very meaty with few seeds." Tomato Growers Supply Mortgage Lifter - Yellow Heirloom Slicer Yellow Indeterminate 85 days Baker Creek Seed Company (www.rareseeds.com) reads, "A beautiful yellow sport of the regular 'Mortgage Lifter'. It has the same great size and taste except this variety is bright yellow in color. Always popular with attendees at the Heirloom Garden Show. This big heirloom is richly flavored and quite rare." Mortgage Lifter (Halladay's) Heirloom Slicer Pink Indeterminate 85 days I really enjoy Mortgage Lifter, but did not know there were "sub-lines". So I had to try this one when I read in the 2010 Seed Savers Exchange catalog, "In a trial of 25 Mortgage Lifter types this Kentucky heirloom produced the best crops of 1-2 pound pink beefsteak fruits. Extremely meaty and typically crack free. Great old-fashioned tomato flavor." Moskovich Open Pollinated Salad Red Indeterminate 60 days Customers have told me about this one, and I finally found it. Reports are that it is as good or better than my favorite early one, Stupice. If its taste is just equal, it will be a bit larger and well worth trying. Mountain Magic Hybrid Salad Red Indeterminate 72 days Ever want a vine truss of small to medium sized tomatoes like you see in the stores? This one may be what you want. What really caught my attention was the claim that it is resistant to both early and late blight, that wiped out so many of our fall tomato plants in 2010. The fruit is small, about 2 ounces each, and are said to be crack resistant and still very flavorful. Mountain Princess Heirloom Salad Red Determinate 50 days www.rareseeds.com reads, "This determinate early tomato is well-suited to short, mountain climates. It is a heavy producer of small to medium-sized red fruit that has a nice mild flavor. This tomato comes from the Mountain regions of West Virginia and has been grown by generations of rugged farmers for its earliness and production." Mr. Stripey aka Tigerella Heirloom Slicer Striped Indeterminate 80 days "Also called Tigerella, these red and yellow-striped heirloom variety adds color to any gourmet salad bar. Large, ridge-shouldered fruits are mild- flavored and low in acid." Totally Tomatoes Mule Team Heirloom Slicer Red Indeterminate 80 days Mule Team sounds like an ideal all purpose tomato. Reported to have excellent flavor and texture, these vigorus plants should yield lots of medium sized (8-12 oz.) bright red fruit right up to first frost. Nature's Riddle Heirloom Slicer Bi-color Indeterminate 80 days Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds (www.rareseeds.com) reads, "A big, bi- color tomato we are introducing this year from Russia. It is such an attractive one too, having fairly smooth fruit, golden-yellow with fanciful streaks of blushing salmon-pink! Great taste, being very sweet and meaty." Nebraska Wedding Heirloom Slicer Orange Determinate 90 days Totally Tomatoes 2005 catalog reads, "An old Great Plains heirloom reintroduced! Produces huge, globe-shaped fruits of a deep orange color, weighing up to 10 oz. each. Vigorous plants yield a heavy, concentrated set of fruit." New Girl Hybrid Salad Red Indeterminate 65 days Johnny's Select Seeds reads, "First early, great taste. Better tasting and more disease resistant than Early Girl. Holds better than First Lady II." New Yorker Hybrid Slicer Red Determinate 66 days Recommended by Bob Woods for a very productive, good tasting, medium sized tomato that will ripen early. North Dakota Earliana Heirloom Slicer Red Indeterminate 60 days www.rareseeds.com reads, "Brilliant red, 6-9 ounce slicing type fruits are produced even in the face of cold wet, springs or hot, dry summers. Reselected from the original Earliana in the early part of the 20th century by famed breeder Albert F. Yeager, working at North Dakota State University. Yeager was working to develop early maturing tomato varieties that would be reliable in North Dakota, and many of his introductions were released through the Oscar Will Seed Co." Novikov's Giant Open Pollinated Slicer Red Indeterminate 80 days Seeds were sent to me by a new tomato friend, Bill Jeffers. Described as "Novikov's Giant, aka Gigant-10 Novikova. Russian tomato sent to me by Andrey Baranovski, Minsk, Belarus." Old German Heirloom Slicer Bicolored Indeterminate 75 days From the Mennonite community of Virginia, Old German produces huge 1.5 to 2 lb. fruit that are yellow with red to pink stripes. Add to the unusual color an unusual boat shape and great taste for a real attention getter. Olga's Round Yellow Chicken Heirloom Salad Yellow Indeterminate 80 days www.mariseeds.com "This tomato will astound you with its productiveness! Plants set out striking 4-6oz. perfect bright orange globes of superior quality. All season plants set another fall crop." (Kay's grandmother's name was Olga.) Omar's Lebanese Heirloom Slicer Red Indeterminate 80 days Totally Tomatoes 2005 catalog reads, "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. … Harvest a prize-winning crop of huge, highly-produtive 5" monsters!" Orange Russian 117 Open Pollinated Slicer Bi-color Indeterminate 85 days From Tomato Growers Supply, "This is the first bicolor oxheart tomato we have seen, and it exhibits the best qualities of both types. Tomatoes weigh 8 ozs. or more and are heart-shaped with smooth golden flesh marbled with streaks of red. They are delicious and sweet, somewhat fruity in flavor, and are meaty with very few seeds." Oregon Eleven Hybrid Salad Red Determinate 65 days Early start, peaks fast, quits by September. Oregon Spring Open Pollinated Slicer Red Determinate 58 days Territorial Seed Company's 2005 catalog reads, "This now-famous determinate, slicing variety was developed at Oregon State University. OSU research shows that Oregon Spring will produce incredibly early yields of 4 inch oval tomatoes when planted outside the second week in April and given no protection except on frosty nights." Oxheart Heirloom Slicer Pink Indeterminate 80 days "An old-fashioned favorite with heart-shaped pink fruits up to an amazing 2 lbs. Firm, meaty, solid flesh." Tomato Growers Supply Patio F Hybrid Hybrid Salad Red Determinate 70 days Tomato Growers Supply 2005 catalog reads, "This dwarf variety is one of America's most popular varieties ever for growing on patios, decks, courtyards, or wherever garden space is limited. Plants only become about 2 ft. tall, but produce large harvests of bright red, 3 to 4 ounce flavorful tomatoes. Outstanding for growing in containers - one that measures at least 12 inches wide works best." Paul Robeson Heirloom Slicer Black Indeterminate 85 days Named for Russian opera signer, this tomato is smooth, rich in "fruity" flavor. Firmer and less cracking than many blacks, but with that wonderful fruity flavor. Persey Hard Red Open Pollinated Salad Red Indeterminate 75 days From Russia. True to it's name, this is the firmest round tomato I have grown. It would make great sauce or paste, but if you want tomato taste without a lot of juice in salads or for sandwiches, this would be a good choice. Persimmon Open Pollinated Slicer Orange Indeterminate 80 days "Beautiful, golden-orange tomatoes have one of the best flavors of all orange tomatoes. Average 5 in. diameter and between 1 and 2 lbs., quite meaty with few seeds." Tomato Growers Supply Pik Rite Hybrid Slicer Red Determinate 75 days Requested by Will & Grace because it was "high producing". Harris Seeds describes it this way, "Quality Pik Red type with improved foliage cover. 75 Days. Similar to Pik Red but with better fruit protection, produces heavy concentrated yields of smooth, large globe-shaped fruit that handle well in the market. The determinate plant performs well on the ground or in cages. Famous Harris eating quality." Pineapple Heirloom Slicer Bicolored Indeterminate 85 days "This heirloom tomato is a standout 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." Tomato Growers Supply Pink Berkeley Tie-Dye Open Pollinated Slicer Bi-color Indeterminate 70 days Wild Boar Farms web site reads, "Beautiful, early, and very sweet rich flavor. 10 out of 10 people liked it better then Cherokee Purple in a farmers market taste off. Early to mid-early, 65-75 days.Compact indet. regular leaf. 8-12 oz. average. Port wine colored beefsteak with metallic green stripes. Excellent sweet, rich dark tomato flavor. Fabulous. Marginal tomato climate recommended." Pink Ponderosa Open Pollinated Slicer Pink Indeterminate 80 days NEW for 2010, from Tomato Growers Supply, "A longtime favorite variety with pink fruit up to a whopping 2 lbs. Firm and meaty, low in acid. To prevent sunscald, grow the large, vigorous vines in wire cages." Polar Star Open Pollinated Salad Red Determinate 65 days New to me this year. 2009 Abundant Life seeds catalog reads, "Bred in Fairbanks, Alaska, you know it has to be early! Polar Star is a dependable producer of early ripening 3 1/2 - 4 ounce fruit. The red tomatoes are slightly squat with a tangy, good, sweet flavor." Porkchop Heirloom Slicer Bi-color Indeterminate 80 days True yellow w/green stripes. Sweet flavor w/ hints of citrus. Ronald Rodgers, a tomato friend in New York, sent me a few seeds to trial. Very limited availability. Primetime Hybrid Slicer Red Determinate 84 days Harris Seeds 2005 catalog reads, "When everyone else has finished picking tomatoes, you'll have the best tasting of all with Primetime. Large, smooth, rich red fruit are produced heavily on large, healthy vines." Pritchard Heirloom Slicer Red Indeterminate 80 days Medium to large red fruit with old fashion taste. Hard to find old favorite that I have frequently been asked for. Pritchard's Scarlet Topper Heirloom Slicer Red Indeterminate 80 days Sample sent from Sand Hill Preservation Center Pruden's Purple Heirloom Slicer Purple Indeterminate 75 days "Potato leaf vines set out 10 to 16 oz. dark, dusty pink fruits, very similar to Brandywine, only 10 days earlier. This is another favorite of many tomato enthusiasts." Marianna's Purple Calabash Heirloom Salad Purple Indeterminate 85 days "This is the most truly purple tomato we know, not just pink-purple, but it is deep purple-burgundy. It is also uniquely shaped, extremely fluted and almost ruffled in appearance. Fruit is flattened, about 3 inches across, and flavor is described by some as distinctively winey and rich." Tomato Grower's Supply Purple Russian Heirloom Salad Purple Indeterminate 80 days "Plum-shaped fruits are 3-4" long and weigh 6 ounces. Great taste, sweet and meaty. Very productive, good cold tolerance. One of the best purplish- black tomatoes for markets since it does not crack or have bad shoulders." Seed Savers Exchange Red Alert Open Pollinated Salad Red Determinate 68 days Territorial Seeds 2009 catalog reads, "Red Alert is an excellent choice for its early ripening and high yield. Determinate plants put on an alarming amount of slightly elongated 1 1/2 - 2 inch saladette tomatoes with smooth, stop sign red skin. A word of caution: Red Alert's refreshing flavor may cause excitement at the table and a stampede to the garden for more!" Red Boar Heirloom Salad Bi-color Indeterminate 75 days Top notch performer in looks, taste, production - juicey. Ronald Rodgers, a tomato friend in New York, sent me a few seeds to trial. Very limited number of plants, and rather small as they arrived late. Red Calabash Heirloom Salad Red Indeterminate 80 days Seeds of Change 2005 catolog reads, "Traceable to Chiapas, Mexico. Delicious, thin-skinned, ruffled fruits resemble miniature beefsteak tomatoes. Documented by William Woys Weaver as appearing in a 1793 painting by Raphael Paele of Philadelphia." Red Zebra Open Pollinated Salad Bicolored Indeterminate 75 days Seed Savers Exchange 2005 catalog reads, "NEW! Gorgeous 2 1/2 fruits are fire-engine red overlaid with golden yellow stripes. Top quality, extremely uniform strain, very productive. Great sweet flavor. Sure to be a best seller at farmers' markets." Redfield Beauty Heirloom Slicer Red Indeterminate 80 days This heirloom comes from Seed Savers Exchange and dates back to 1885. The vigorous plants will produce lots of 3 to 4 inch, slightly flattened, red/pinkish fruit that is reported to have "excellent full flavor". Rose Heirloom Slicer Red Indeterminate 80 days Seed Savers Exchange 2007 catalog reads, "Heirloom from the Amish in New Holland, Pennsylvania. Large, meaty, dusty rose colored fruits. Great taste, rivals Brandywine. Strong healthy plants with lots of leaf cover." Rutgers Heirloom Salad Red Determinate 75 days Tomato Growers Supply 2005 catalog reads, "Gardeners throughout the country are rediscovering this old-fashioned classic for its terrific flavor and productivity. This strain has some disease resistance, which ensures large crops of crack-free, bright red 6-8 oz. tomatoes with delicious old-time taste. For many years, this was a favorite for canning because of its abundance, juiciness and deep red color through and through. Developed in the 1920's, but just right for today's gardens too." Sainte Lucie Heirloom Slicer Red Indeterminate 85 days "Huge, deep red beefsteak tomatoes are blemish-free and very well shaped for such large fruit. Their flavor is superb, sweet yet rich and deep with solid, meaty interiors. They weigh about 1 lb., but often become much larger." Tomato Growers Supply Santiam Hybrid Salad Red Determinate 70 days Territorial Seed Company's 2005 catalog reads, "Gardeners who grow Santiam for the first time are always surprised by its earliness and size. Smaller, but maturing a full week ahead of its sister, Oregon Spring, these rich, delicious 2-3 inch fruit are beautifully round and red." Sarah Black Heirloom Salad Black Indeterminate 78 days Purplish brown, smooth & blemish free, rich & intense taste. Sasha's Altai Heirloom Salad Red Determinate 57 days I'm always looking for early varieties, so I bought these seeds when I read this at TomatoFest.com, "An excellent variety from Russia. Seeds were given to Bill McDorman when in Irkutsk, Siberia in 1989, by his dear Siberian friend Sasha who claimed this variety that he grew in his garden in the Altai Shan mountain range was the "best tomato in all of Siberia." Sasha's Altai was selected by Organic Garden Magazine as one of the 10 best early producing tomatoes in the world. Sasha's Altai is a hearty tomato plant that produces very good yields of 4-6 oz., thinned-skinned, bright-red, slightly flattened, round tomatoes with an award-winning complex flavor. Fruit sets well in cooler coastal climates and high altitudes. Excellent for canning, salads and making tomato juice. " Siberia Open Pollinated Salad Red Determinate 48 days "A native of Czechoslovakia, where its extreme earliness, tolerance to cold, superior flavor and high yields have earned it worldwide attention. Tests show an astounding average of 87 fruits picked per plant. Fruits are sugary sweet, weighing 1 to 2 oz. Siletz Open Pollinated Slicer Red Determinate 75 days Siletz consistently produces the first ripe beefsteak sized tomatoes for me. Juicy, great taste, size, and earliness make this the first tomato sandwich almost every year. Silvery Fir Tree Heirloom Salad Red Determinate 58 days Totally Tomatoes 2005 catalog reads, "A very pretty patio plant with silver-grey, unusual, lacy, fern-like foliage. Very early porducer of 3 to 4" flattened, oblate fruits ranging from deep orange to red, with excellent acidic flavor. Good disease resistance. Requires stakes or cages." St Pierre Heirloom Slicer Red Indeterminate 78 days www.rareseeds.com reads, "A beautiful French heirloom. The tender fruits have a full, rich tomato flavor and are large in size, great for canning or fresh eating. They are deep red and excellent producers, even in bad conditions. Popular in Europe." Stone Heirloom Salad Red Indeterminate 79 days Requested by Nancy. I found the seeds at TomatoFest.com, and they describe it this way, "Seeds obtained by Craig Lehoullier from the USDA. An excellent 6 to 8-oz., scarlet red, round slicing tomato with well balanced sugar to acid ratio." Stupice Heirloom Salad Red Indeterminate 52 days The size and shape of Stupice (Stew-pea-chee) can vary, but the taste is consistantly like the good old days! Bears early and keeps on producing until frost. Super Beefsteak Open Pollinated Slicer Red Indeterminate 80 days Like the old "Beefsteak", but far more likely to ripen in Oregon. Good yields of large tomatoes with old fashion taste. Super Sioux Heirloom Slicer Red Indeterminate 80 days "An impressive slicing tomato with an exquisite blend of acid, sweet, and earthy flavors. Produces heavily until frost." Seeds of Change Supersonic Hybrid Slicer Red Indeterminate 79 days Harris Seeds 2005 catalog reads, "Supersonic has it all; heavy yields, large fruit, disease resistance and delicious taste! These big, smooth tomatoes have a slightly flattened globe shape and a superb deep red color. A dependable high producer on the ground or staked." Sutton White Heirloom Slicer White Indeterminate 80 days "The most flavorful of the whites in my opinion. Very good production of cute small to medium size beefsteaks that blush yellow when fully ripe. Some of the fruits have pretty fluting on their shoulders." Marianna's Sweet Cluster Hybrid Salad Red Indeterminate 67 days Harris Seeds 2005 catalog reads, "Like the tomatoes you see in stores, Sweet Cluster produces very good yields of 4 oz. fruit that are set in clusters of 6 to 8 per stem. The round fruit ripen evenly to a deep, glossy red color and have a great flavor and pleasing texture." Sweet Seedless Hybrid Slicer Red Indeterminate 68 days Read what Burpree says about this one. "Beyond the lack of seeds to digest, this tomato is first rate for taste. In fact, precisely because there are no seeds to absorb the sugars, all the sweetness is immediately available for you to enjoy in every rich slice. This is a totally new tomato on every level - the perfect balance of flavor and sweetness, meat and gel, solid firmness and juiciness." Sweet Tangerine Hybrid Salad Orange Determinate 68 days Burpee's 2007 catalog reads, "Burpee Exclusive. Bright orange, extremely sweet and mildly flavored fruits." I grew these about three years ago, then could not find the seed again. One customer "beats me up" each spring that I do not have them. She claimed they were the best canning tomato she had grown. T.C. Jones Heirloom Salad Yellow Indeterminate 75 days From Gary Millwood. "Yellow Tomato, from Cumberland County Kentucky. Family grown for three or more generations. Small/medium sized yellow fruits with blush striping at blossom end. From Harry Jones, Crestwood, KY. Merlyn Nieden is growing this variety for Baker Creek and Southern Exposure Seed Exchange 2009 season." Tangerine Heirloom Slicer Yellow Indeterminate 85 days "Deep yellow-orange, large beefsteak fruit is shaped like a tangerine. The texture is meaty and flavor is both sweet and rich - quite delicious. This variety is a heavy producer." Tomato Growers Supply Taste the Sun Heirloom Slicer Red Indeterminate 80 days A friend gave me these seeds from Romania. The variety name is mine, and is based on the way the fruit was described to me. All other details are my best estimates, as I have not yet grown it out myself. Taxi Open Pollinated Salad Yellow Determinate 70 days Taxi gives you lots of sweet and juicy, mild flavored, medium sized tomatoes. Plant stay compact, so good for small spaces or containers. Thessaloniki Heirloom Salad Red Indeterminate 78 days "Fast becoming very popular. I've added this one to my top ten reds. Very early, perfect, uniform, medium red globes, non-cracking with no blemishes. Extraordinary delicious tomato flavor. Add very, very good production. A great red!" Marianna's Tidwell German Heirloom Slicer Red Indeterminate 80 days Want all the tomato flavor but less juice on your sandwiches and/or hamburgers? I think we should give this one a try. Reportedly it will give us 1 to 2 pound meaty tomatoes that have a "sweet and exceptional flavor". Tiger-Like Open Pollinated Salad Bi-color Indeterminate 72 days Territorial Seed Co. 2008 catalog reads, "Tiger-Like's vigorous 22 inch indeterminate vines bear loads of colorful fruit with a sweet, very complex flavor. The 2 inch fruit has orange-red skin with yellow-green stripes. The tastiest of the striped varieties." Trucker's Favorite Heirloom Slicer Pink Indeterminate 75 days Seed Savers Exchange traces this one back to about 1912. When I read, "Uniform 3" pink globes grow in clusters of 3-4. Excellent flavor. Productive plants with good blight resistance." I thought about all those tomato sandwiches that the blight stole from me in 2010. Maybe this one would have helped save a dismal year. Ultimate Opener Hybrid Slicer Red Indeterminate 57 days Sure hope I can believe what I read in Totally Tomatoes catalog. "…produces blemish-free fruits about 33% larger than Early Girl with marvelous flavor that's sweet and juicy. Strong, vigorous plants are capable of tremendous yields. Strong disease resistance." Valencia Heirloom Salad Orange Indeterminate 76 days Tomato Growers Supply 2005 catalog reads, "Heirloom variety from Maine. This variety has beautiful, large orange fruit with good true tomato flavor. 8-10 oz. tomatoes are smooth and firm. Valencia ripens earlier than most other tomatoes, making it a good choice for gardeners with shorter seasons." Valley Girl Hybrid Slicer Red Determinate 65 days I am always looking for varieties that will produce in the cool/hot/cool springs we have in the Willamette valley. This one sounds promising. It should set and ripen its medium sized (7-8 oz.) fruits even if the tempertures jump around. Reported to be a good producer of firm, smooth, crack resistant fruit. Variegated Open Pollinated Salad Red Indeterminate 75 days I ordered it because of the look of its leaves, described as "creamy white and green variegated foliage". Now this one should be an attention getter from the first glance. The fruit is small, 3-5 ozs., solid with "a good flavor". Victor Heirloom Salad Red Determinate 65 days Requested by Harold. He remembers its great taste and high production. First I learned that it was an All American Bronze Award winner in 1940, and that seeds were rare. When I was about to give up, I found the seeds. It is described as a compact plant that produces a lot of 4 to 5 ounce red fruit. It was introduced by Michigan State College in 1939, and was first bred by Dr., Yeager at ND State University. Violet Jasper Heirloom Salad Bi-color Indeterminate 75 days Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds (www.rareseeds.com) reads, "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." Virginia Sweets Heirloom Slicer Bicolored Indeterminate 80 days Back by request! Tomato Grower's Supply catalog reads, "This heirloom variety is simply one of the best tasting, best producing gold-red bicolors we 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." Watermelon Beefsteak Heirloom Slicer Pink Indeterminate 75 days Dating back to the 1800's, it gets it name from oblong fruits that resemble watermelons. Mild, pink-skinned fruits have firm, purplish-red flesh that weigh up to 2 lbs. Wayahead Heirloom Salad Red Determinate 63 days Uncle Wayne used to claim he picked dozens of Wayaheads by the time most people had only grown tomato plants. The plants were not much to look at, but the tomatoes tasted great! White Beauty Open Pollinated Salad White Indeterminate 85 days Tomato Growers Supply 2007 catalog reads, "Creamy white color inside and outside make White Beauty a rarity. Extremely mild and sweet because of a high sugar content. Fruits average 8 ounces and are quite meaty with few seeds." Willamette Open Pollinated Salad Red Determinate 75 days Territorial Seed Company's 2005 catalog reads, "Becoming a Northwest heirloom, Willamettte was developed at Oregon State University by the late Dr. Tex Frazier. This very dependable ripener is one of OSU's first early determinate tomatoes. It's medium in size with a mild, low acid flavor." Wins All Heirloom Slicer Red Indeterminate 80 days From TomatoFest.com. "A disease resistant heirloom named in 1925, in a contest for a name. A personal favorite and consistent choice for my garden year after year. Slightly flattened, beautiful, blemish-free, rose-pink fruits, 1 to 2-pounds with firm flesh and lots of delicious juice. Outstanding true tomatoey flavor, intense, balanced and sweet. A County Fair winner for me. Best enjoyed on its own." Yellow Out Red In Heirloom Slicer Bicolored Indeterminate 99 days My biggest surprise of 2006! I picked the fruit just before first frost, set them on the kitchen counter, and ate the last one in December. Still good taste! Yellow skin with red fruit inside. Semi-determinant growth, produces solid 6 oz. fruit that are tart in flavor. Yellow Stuffer Heirloom Salad Yellow Indeterminate 85 days Plant produces high yields of large yellow tomatoes that looks like a bell pepper. An excellent gourmet variety for slicing or stuffing. From Remier Seeds. All Paste Tomato Varieties All Paste (roma) type varieties are listed below. Amish Gold Heirloom Paste Yellow Indeterminate 80 days From TomatoFest.com. "Cross between Amish Paste and Sungold. Fruit is 1 1/2"-2" long, oblong shape with sharply-pointed end. Fruit has the gold color and flavor of the Sungold and the meatiness of the Amish Paste." Amish Paste Heirloom Paste Red Indeterminate 85 days "Amish heirloom variety produces paste-type fruit with an oblong oxheart shape. 8 oz. tomatoes are solid with an outstandingly good, sweet flavor." Tomato Growers Supply Bellstar Heirloom Paste Red Determinate 70 days "Extremely productive paste tomato has fruit almost twice the size of regular plum types. 4 to 5 oz. tomatoes are borne on compact plants that become nearly covered in fruit. Tomatoes are resistant to cracking and excellent for paste, canning, or juice." Berkeley Tie-Dye Heart Open Pollinated Paste Bi-color Indeterminate 80 days This plant will have wispy droopy leafs, may look like it needs water when it does not. Very meaty, almost no juice. Strong assertive flavor like Berkely Tie-Dye. Classica Hybrid Paste Red Determinate 76 days Tomato Growers Supply 2005 catalog reads, " A beafutiful new pear tomato that may become the replacement for Roma. Fruits weigh about 3- 1/2 ozs. and are nearly twice the size of roma. They also have significantly more flavor, which makes them great for eating fresh as well as canning, freezing, or making into sauce or salsa. Very strong plants set a heavy crop and have less tendency for blossom end rot than other pear tomatoes." Cream Sausage Open Pollinated Paste White Determinate 80 days Seed Savers Exchange 2005 catalog reads, "NEW! A unique new variety. Creamy white to light yellow sausage-shaped fruit, very productive busy plants. Nice sweet flavor, great for salsa and for a fabulous colored sauce!" Cuore di Bue Open Pollinated Paste Bicolored Indeterminate 85 days When I saw this one featured in several catalogs, I figured I had to have it. It certainly fits the "unusual" category. One of the largest saucing/paste tomatoes I've found, it is a squat pear shape, measuring almost 4 inches. The dense flesh in nice, but they say it also has better flavor than other sauce types. Add the orange/red skin, and you have a real eye and mouth catcher. Debarao Open Pollinated Paste Red Indeterminate 72 days Requested by Debbie. She told me it was "the best tomato I've tasted". Great taste combined with early ripening and all season production should make this perfect for salsa lovers, but it should also be great for salads and omlets. Federle Heirloom Paste Red Indeterminate 85 days "Beautiful 6-7" long paste tomato, rich full flavor unlike most other banana pepper-shaped tomatoes. Very few seeds, excellent for processing, especially good for salsa." Seed Saver's Exchange German Lunchbox Heirloom Paste Red Indeterminate 80 days www.rareseeds.com reads, "This heirloom was brought into the seed store a few years ago by a local gentleman who had been saving this tomato for many years. His family brought this variety to the USA when they immigrated here. The fruit are the size of a small egg, vibrant pink, sugar sweet, and begging to be eaten. Perfectly sized for salads or putting in the lunchbox!" Seems like a good canner, also. Giant Paste Open Pollinated Paste Red Indeterminate 75 days While roma shaped, Giant Paste is larger and juicer than the average roma type. Claims of plentiful yields and outstanding flavor made this one a must try. Golden Rave Hybrid Paste Yellow Indeterminate 85 days This may be the best replacement for the hybrid Italian Gold that I liked, but cannot get seeds for anymore. Indeterminate plants produce buckets of dandelion yellow, 3 inch long, meaty fruit on concentrated clusters of 4-5. Of course it is good for gourmet sauces, and its color and flavor make it excellent for salsa, but I like to eat the fruit fresh. Golden San Marzano Hybrid Paste Yellow Determinate 85 days This one is for you gourmet cooks. The 5 inch long golden yellow meaty fruits will make excellent sauces, soups and/or salsa. Robust plants will yield an abunt crop of flavorful treats that are great for eating fresh, also. Grandma Mary's Paste Heirloom Paste Red Indeterminate 70 days From Tomato Growers Supply, "This family 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." Heinz 2653 Open Pollinated Paste Red Determinate 75 days They claim this Heinz out produces other paste types in cool weather. 3 1/2 - 4 foot plants will give you an abundance of 3 to 3 1/2 inch firm fleshed deep red fruits just right for juice, paste and/or salsa. Icicle Orange Heirloom Paste Orange Indeterminate 85 days www.rareseeds.com reads, "Sweet, rich and flavorful with strong citrus overtones made this Jere’s favorite eating variety last season. We just couldn’t get enough of the sweet, luscious, glowing orange icicle-like fruit that are like an extra long paste tomato. This variety also makes a lovely orange ketchup and a superb salsa. It was a definite winner, and plants were quite productive." Icicle Pink Heirloom Paste Pink Indeterminate 85 days www.rareseeds.com reads, "Very delicious, bright pink fruit are shaped like a dazzling pink icicle. The flavor is very sweet and rich, being one of the best tasting pink paste types we’ve tried. Perfect for salsas and preserving, but also one of our favorites last season to eat fresh out of hand right in the garden. This variety was an incredible producer, and even though it has a small amount of seeds per fruit, we were still able to get a large crop of seeds due to its productiveness. Developed in the former Soviet Union, this is truly a masterpiece of tomato breeding. Introduced by us from the Ukraine along with its yellow, orange and black sisters." Icicle Yellow Heirloom Paste Yellow Indeterminate 85 days www.rareseeds.com reads, "Bright lemon-yellow fruit are a little thicker in shape than the other icicles in this series, being filled with cream-yellow colored flesh that is thick, sweet and perfect for paste and canning. It is a very pretty tomato that is one of the best yellow paste types you can grow, having a fine flavor and some juiciness; this variety also is incredible to eat fresh. Another variety of the icicle tomatoes that we are introducing from the Ukraine this year." Italian Red Pear Open Pollinated Paste Red Indeterminate 80 days Dee asked me to find an Italian Pear tomato, and I found this one from Tomato Growers Supply, who describe it this way, "…this one is large and somewhat ribbed with thin skin and a delicious, slightly sweet flavor. Delicate and flavorful enough to eat fresh, but also perfect for cooking into a fragrant tomato sauce." Italian Roma Open Pollinated Paste Red Determinate 80 days Bob Woods saved these seeds last year and was kind enough to share them with us. He says the fruits are very flavorful, meaty and are large for a roma type. Jersey Devil Open Pollinated Paste Red Indeterminate 80 days Tomato Growers Supply 2005 catalog reads, "It's back! 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." Joe's Plum Heirloom Paste Red Determinate 80 days Huge, 4 by 5 inch red fruit that is very meaty. Very good for canning or sauces. La Roma Hybrid Paste Red Determinate 62 days "One of the very best 'Italian-type' tomatoes for its outstanding hybrid vigor and uniformity. Large yields of 3 to 4 oz. fruit. Produces 7 times more fruit than the standard Roma in field trials." Tomato Growers Supply. Milano Hybrid Paste Red Determinate 65 days Gardenseeds.com reads, "We’re crazy about Milano, a hybrid which ripens at least a month earlier than traditional types! It was our favorite Italian plum-type at trials last year. If you like plum tomatoes, give Milano a try, and revel in the results. Determinate, compact plants yield lots of deep red, elongated pear-shaped fruits. We import this exclusive seed from Italy, where its dense, thick flesh makes Milano a favorite of sauce-makers and sun-driers alike. Unlike many plum tomatoes, these fruits have a big rich, sweet taste. Perfect for enjoying fresh in salsas or transforming into rich, thick sauces or sun-drying." Opalka Heirloom Paste Red Indeterminate 85 days Seed Savers Exchange 2005 catalog reads, "Given to Carolyn Male by a Polish co-worker, brought to Amsterdam, New York around 1900. Phenomenal set of red 3" by 5" paste tomatoes, excellent fresh flavor. Very few seeds, great tomato for processing. Fruits hold well on the vine. Wispy, vigorous vines." Oregon Star Open Pollinated Paste Red Determinate 85 days Territorial Seed Company 2007 catalog reads, "Large, vigorous, determinate vines will produce huge fruit, 3 inches wide by 5 inches long when well grown. ... Makes the most thick and creamy tomato juice we have seen." Oroma Heirloom Paste Red Determinate 70 days "Oroma peels easily to make thick tomato sauce and paste. One of the earliest to mature, the fruit sets early in clusters of 4-7 and keeps very well on and off the determinate plants. The smooth, cylindrical tomatoes are gradually tapered at the blossom end." Principe Borghese Open Pollinated Paste Red Determinate 80 days "A small plum to grape-sized tomato. Fruit are 1 to 2 oz. and very meaty. An ideal variety for drying with low moisture and few seeds." Ed Hume Seeds, Inc. Rio Grande Heirloom Paste Red Determinate 80 days Vigorous plants produce many 4"-long, pear-shaped fruit with dry flesh, perfect for fresh use and sauces. Productive during hot, dry summers. Roma VF Hybrid Paste Red Determinate 76 days "One of the most popular varieties for paste, sauces and canning. Compact vines yield large harvests of 3 in. long, bright red fruit ... Thick- walled and solid with few seeds." Tomato Growers Supply. Roughwood Golden Plum Open Pollinated Paste Orange Determinate 75 days 2.5-3" meaty, orange paste tomatoes on small plants. Cross of yellow Brandywine & SanMarzano. TomatoFest.com calls it a semi-determinate. Russian Big Roma Heirloom Paste Red Indeterminate 85 days Requested by Geoff, described by TomatoFest.com as "A favorite heirloom paste variety. Disease resistant plant produces lots of huge (2 x 4- inch), deep red fruits with exceptionally rich tomatoey flavors. A perfect sauce tomato." San Marzano Heirloom Paste Red Indeterminate 85 days "A little later than Roma, with superb flavor in slightly rectangular-shaped fruits that are bright red and hang in large clusters. Holds well on the vine and in storage." Totally Tomatoes San Marzano Gigante Open Pollinated Paste Red Indeterminate 90 days Admitedly I am not a paste tomato fan. I like mine juicy. But San Marzano has caught my taste buds attention. So when I read that there is the same taste available in a much larger package, 2 1/2 inches wide, 7 inches long, I want to see and taste it myself. Yes, it is a late season one, so don't bet all your sauce/salsa recipes on just this one. But if you are up to a tomato adventure, you just might like to try it, too. San Marzano Redorta Heirloom Paste Red Indeterminate 78 days This one was highly recommended to me because of its size and flavor, so I want to give it a try. Named for a mountain in Bergamo, the fruit is larger than San Marzano. It is reported to be meaty enough for cooking, but with flavor that will have us eating it fresh. Being indeterminate and flavorful should make it great for salsa. Saucy Open Pollinated Paste Red Determinate 70 days "Paste tomato, very productive of plum-shaped fruits. Compact plants. Fruit quality holds on or off the vine. Easy to peel. Fruits are sparsely seeded making them a good choice for home canning." Nichols Garden Nursery Sausage Heirloom Paste Red Indeterminate 78 days "Red paste tomatoes up to 6-in. long are very meaty and perfect for mixing in with canning tomatoes or adding to catsup to provide body." Tomato Growers Supply Speckled Roman Open Pollinated Paste Striped Indeterminate 85 days Seed Savors Exchange 2007 catalog reads, "Developed by SSE member John Swenson as a result of a stabilized cross of Antique Roman and Banana Legs. Gorgeous 3" wide by 5" long fruits with jagged orange and yellow stripes. Meaty, great tomato taste. One of the best for processing. Very productive, few seeds. Still throws an occasional yellow striped fruit." Striped Roman Open Pollinated Paste Striped Indeterminate 75- 80 days Territorial Seed Company 2007 catalog reads, "Very unique. These long, roma-shaped tomatoes have orange stripes running down the length of the fruit. Tomatoes are very thick and meaty with a nice rich flavor. Plants stay moderately compact and have a good yield." Super Marzano Heirloom Paste Red Indeterminate 78 days "The large, 5 inch tomatoes feature a high sugar content and rich flavor. They are very high is pectin, giving sauces and pastes a natural creamy thickness." Territorial Seed Co. Viva Italia VFN Hybrid Paste Red Determinate 76 days Territorial Seed Company's 2005 catalog reads, "A beautiful Italian sauce tomato with outstanding fresh flavor and abundant mid-season yields. Vigorous determinate vines deliver decidedly firm, pleasantly juicy fruit that ripen uniformly and store well for 2-3 weeks if not overly ripe when picked." All Small Fruited Varieties All Small Fruited Varities are listed below. They are sorted by "Cherry" "Current"(very small) and "Grape". Amish Salad Heirloom Cherry Pink Indeterminate 80 days "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. Up to 6 blemish- free fruits per cluster, with many clusters on large plants ... with heavy foliage." Totally Tomatoes Austin's Red Pear Open Pollinated Cherry Red Indeterminate 80 days 2010 Seed Savers Exchange catalog reads, "A real standout among all of Seed Savers' red pears. Extra large 2" red tomatoes with excellent flavor. Very productive; occasonally a plant with yellow fruit appears." Beam's Yellow Pear Heirloom Cherry Yellow Indeterminate 75 days Seed Savers Exchange 2005 catalog reads, "This was our favorite when we compared 25 different yellow pears in 1998. Endless supply of 1 1/2" pear tomatoes with great taste, ideal for salads." Black Cherry Open Pollinated Cherry Black Indeterminate 65 days Perfectly round fruit, that have both the classic black color and fruity taste. Vigorous plants, good production, sweet, fruity, and juicy taste. Black Plum Heirloom Cherry Black Indeterminate 82 days Small elongated oval fruits are deep mahogany and sweet and fruity. I find these wonderful for snacking off the vine or for adding color and flavor to salads. 6-foot tall plants produce a steady, large crop. Blondkopfchen Heirloom Cherry Yellow Indeterminate 75 days Seed Savers Exchange 2005 catalog reads, "Small golden-yellow fruits with excellent sweet taste. Fruits are borne in giant clusters, enormous yields, and never a cracked fruit. Bears until frost." "Plant produces phenomenal clusters of 20-30 very-very-very tasty gold/yellow grape-sized (1/2") cherries. Put this in your mouth and see if you can keep from smiling." Brown Berry Open Pollinated Cherry Brown Indeterminate 70 days "Earthy-brown color ... More than a novelty - the fruits have very good flavor and are sweet and juicy. A very different look for fresh and cooked cuisine." Totally Tomatoes. Camp Joy Heirloom Cherry Red Indeterminate ? days From Tomatofest.com, "Heavy bearing heirloom variety that offers an abundance of luscious 1" fruit with huge, well-balanced, sweet tomato flavors. One of Gary Ibsen's favorite cherry varieties. Strong disease resistant. Perfect for snacking or salads." aka Chadwick Cherry?? Chadwick Cherry Heirloom Cherry Red Indeterminate 85 days From TomatoBob.com "This is a wonderful large red cherry tomato..... very prolific! Great flavor...you'll be eating them as you pick!" aka Camp Joy?? Cherry Roma Heirloom Cherry Red Indeterminate 75 days Good taste, cherry, and roma are not normally put together to describe a tomato. But this productive heirloom really needs all three words to describe it. Meaty, almost crunchy, plum-shaped taste delights! Chocolate Cherry Open Pollinated Cherry Black Indeterminate 70 days Territoral Seed Company 2008 catalog reads, "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." Evan's Purple Pear Heirloom Cherry Purple Indeterminate 75 days Ronald Rodgers, a tomato friend in New York, sent me a few seeds to trial last year. This was just one of my 2010 failures. So I went to Wild Boar Farms web site, and bought some more seeds. Here is how they describe it, "Good to very good production, great disease tolerance typical of potato leaf. 2-3 oz. cluster, purple pear shaped fruit, with excellent sweet rich flavor. Ripe fruit has some hangtime. Originally from a Prudence Purple." Gardener's Delight Open Pollinated Cherry Red Indeterminate 72 days Totally Tomatoes 2005 catalog reads, "German-bred and prize-winning, producing long, grape-like, red, sweet, 3/4" fruits. Clusters of 6 to 12 sugar- sweet cherries are crack-resistant and bear until frost. Hardy vines require staking or caging." Gold Nugget Open Pollinated Cherry Yellow Determinate 60 days Among the first to ripen, fruit is amazingly sweet. Plants are compact but very productive early, but fade out by late summer. Great for containers, or for the first ripe tomatoes in the neighborhood. Golden Honey Bunch Grape Hybrid Cherry Yellow Indeterminate 75 days "This is the first golden grape tomato. Bite size fruits are crisp and exceptionally sweet with a concentrated flavor. Vigorous vines produce multiple clusters of 10-20 fruits." Nichols Garden Nursery Haley's Purple Comet Heirloom Cherry Black Indeterminate 75 days Large black (dark purple) with green shoulders. Ronald Rodgers, a tomato friend in New York, sent me a few seeds to trial. Very limited number of plants. Isis Candy Open Pollinated Cherry Yellow Indeterminate 73 days "This variety is a real taste treat! Its golden-yellow fruit, marbled with red, contains a complex blend of richness, sweetness, and fruitiness." Territorial Seed Co. Jenny Open Pollinated Cherry Orange Indeterminate 64 days Totally Tomatoes 2005 catalog reads, "This vivid-orange cherry hybrid has proven more resistant to tomato blight than just about all others tested. Heavy yields of several hundred fruits per plant are not unusual, with each truss producing 25 to 50 small, 0.5 oz. sugary-sweet fruits that measure about 1" across." This is Kay's favorite cherry tomato. Juliet Hybrid Cherry Red Indeterminate 60 days Tomato Growers Supply 2007 catalog reads, "… vigorous vines. The 1 oz. fruit is about twice the size of a Grape tomato, but is shaped like a grape or elongated plum with a different taste and texture. Juliet's wonderful, full tomato flavor is high in both acid and sugar ... expect incredible yields..." Koralik Heirloom Cherry Red Determinate 61 days "These cherry tomatoes are borne on a truss of 6-8 fruits, all consistently ripe at the same time!" Territorial Seed Co. Lollipop Heirloom Cherry Yellow Indeterminate 70 days www.rareseeds.com reads, "Delicious, light yellow translucent cherries. The flavor of these is really good--both sweet and fruity. These pretty fruits are popular at farmers' markets. Plants set good yields. A real winner." OK, but I'm trying it because of the name. Come on all you adult kids! Matt's Wild Cherry Heirloom Cherry Red Indeterminate 75 days Very popular cherry heirloom. Loads and loads of small red fruits on very vigorous vines. Great for salads. Mexico Midget Heirloom Cherry Red Indeterminate 75 days "Very prolific plants continue producing heavily throughout the entire season. Round dark-crimson ½" fruits give an incredible flash of rich tomato flavor, great for salads." Seed Savers Exchange Olivette Jaune Open Pollinated Cherry Yellow Indeterminate 80 days Much like the old Yellow Pear, but much juicier, larger, more flavorful and more of an olive shape. Peacevine Cherry Heirloom Cherry Red Indeterminate 70-80 days Seeds of Change web site reads, "Seeds of Change Original Highest Vitamin C cherry tomato we've found. Uniquely high in gamma-amino butyric acid, a body sedative that calms jitters. Tresses continuously grow many delicious red (occasionally yellow) fruits. Sow seed in flats indoors and plant out in garden in 6-8 weeks when all danger of frost has passed. Plant in rows 24-36 inches apart. Needs trellising. Harvesting tips. Pick individual fruits as they ripen. When frost threatens, entire plant can be lifted, including roots, and hung upside down indoors to ripen remaining fruits." Red Pear Open Pollinated Cherry Red Indeterminate 78 days Miniature pear-shaped tomatoes are 1 3/4 to 2 inches long and bright red. Flavorful and sweet, they are great for salads. Red Robin Open Pollinated Cherry Red Determinate 55 days Sturdy but very compact plants are great for sunny windows. 12-18 inch plants will be loaded with 1 in. red fruits. Snow White Open Pollinated Cherry White Indeterminate 74 days Sweet, fruity flavor in a pale yellow fruit that can have a hint of orange at full maturity. Vigorous plants, good production. Sugar Lump Heirloom Cherry Red Indeterminate 72 days An heirloom from the 1800's, sugar lump is one of the sweetest red cherry tomatoes. Abundant crack-resistant 3/4 inch fruits ripen on long, grape-like trusses. Vigorous vines should be caged or staked. Sugary Hybrid Cherry Red Indeterminate 60 days This description in the 2009 Park Seed Co. catalog persuaded me to try them. "Scoring 9.5 on the Brix scale, this is by far the sweetest cherry yet. And they arise in huge clusters on vining plants so vigourous, you may have to cut them back in midseason! Super flavor and nonstop yields make this a 'gimme'!" Sun Gold Hybrid Cherry Yellow Indeterminate 65 days These apricot yellow-orange tomatoes are as sweet as they come. Bet you can't eat just one! Heavy producers all season. Sun Sugar Hybrid Cherry Orange Indeterminate 62 days Thin-skinned yet very crack resistant. Such good flavor that it is hard to keep from eating them all in the garden. Supersweet 100 Hybrid Cherry Red Indeterminate 70 days "Exceptionally sweet and high in Vitamin C, this improved Sweet 100 type is ideal for home gardening. Each plant produces hundreds of small cherry tomatoes in clusters, and has better disease resistance." Harris Seeds Sweet 100 Heirloom Cherry Red Indeterminate 70 days Very productive, sweet 1 inch cherry tomatoes. Left to grow natural, it needs to be caged or supported as it will grow over six feet tall. Sweet Baby Girl Hybrid Cherry Red Indeterminate 65 days "The ultimate in super-sweet cherry tomatoes has arrived! Incredible sets of luscious red fruits in long clusters on compact plants. Crack-resistant, bright red fruits weigh less than 1 oz., and keep well after harvest." Totally Tomatoes Sweet Million Hybrid Cherry Red Indeterminate 70 days This tomato reminds me of my childhood, in my Uncle Wayne's garden. Classic cherry tomato vines produce classic fruits with classic tomato taste. Sweetie Open Pollinated Cherry Red Indeterminate 70 days "Sweetie is an earlier and much sweeter alternative to Sweet 100. The small 3/4 - 1 inch, round, red fruit have a classic tomato flavor, reminding one of rich tomato juice, and are delicious in salads or as snacks." Territorial Seed Co. Tomato Berry Garden Hybrid Cherry Red Indeterminate 60 days I saw these in several catalogs, and their unique strawberry shaped fruits kept calling to me. The fruit is described as 1 inch in size, heart shaped, firm with a meaty texture, but its flavor really impressed me. When snacking in the garden, this one will be one I visit often, and stay for a while. Tumbler Hybrid Hybrid Cherry Red Determinate 49 days "Bred for hanging baskets. Bushy plants will produce lots of nicely flavored cherry tomatoes. Tumbler tends to fill in a basket instead of producing lanky growth. We also like it as an edging for planting beds." Nichols Garden Nursery Tumbling Tom Red Hybrid Cherry Red Determinate 70 days Tumbling Tom (Yellow & Red) is for hanging baskets, and will send branches down 20 inches or more. The fruits are 1 to 2 inches in size and are wonderful juicy snacks. Tumbling Tom Yellow Open Pollinated Cherry Yellow Indeterminate 70 days Tumbling Tom (Yellow & Red) is for hanging baskets, and will send branches down 20 inches or more. The fruits are 1 to 2 inches in size and are wonderful juicy snacks. Washington Cherry Open Pollinated Cherry Red Determinate 60 days Developed by Washington State Univ., this should do well for containers and getting you that first fix of great tomato flavor. The fruit is descirbed as deep red, thick-walled, meaty and flavorful with good keeping quality. Yellow Pear Heirloom Cherry Yellow Indeterminate 75 days Pear-shaped, meaty yellow fruits, like grandpa grew. Zebra Cherry Hybrid Cherry bi-color Determinate 80 days Red/Yellow stripped skin, dark pinkish flavorful inside. "Current" tomatoes Gold Rush Current Open Pollinated Currant Orange Indeterminate 75 days Seed Savers Exchange catalog reads, "Chosen for its managiable growth habit and heavy set of 1/4" fruits borne in trusses of 10-12. Excellent tomato flavor. Plants do not drop fruit." Red Currant Heirloom Current Red Indeterminate 60 days Parent type of modern tomatoes, pea-sized fruits borne on large clusters. These tiny fruits have intense flavor, and often have 1,000 fruits per plant. From South America. Sweet Peas Heirloom Current Red Indeterminate 75 days At least one seed company claims this is the best current sized tomato avaliable. These plants tend to spread, so caging will help contain them. But you will have to deal with the hundreds of small fruits and their excellent flavor. Some say they have a hint of wine. White Currant Open Pollinated Current White Indeterminate 75 days For those of you that like a small tomato, White Currant adds both a new color - creamy white - with a big sugar spike, making it an eye and appetite pleaser. "Grape" tomatoes 5 Star Grape Hybrid Grape Red Indeterminate 60 days Johnny's Seeds describes it this way, "Five Star Grape has excellent, sweet flavor and firm, meaty texture with few seeds and little juice. Healthy plants bear high yields of bright red, 15-20 gm, crack resistant grape tomatoes." Cabernet (Terr.) Hybrid Grape Red Indeterminate 70 days Territorial Seed Co. 2008 catalog reads, "Performed very well even into the cool nights of the late season; did not crack, and the flavor stayed intact without becoming washed out. High yields, with nice grape-like truss presentation on a sprawling plant." Christmas Grapes Open Pollinated Grape Red Indeterminate 75 days Seed Savers Exchange 2005 catalog reads, "NEW! Better by the bunch! Highly productive plants yield a steady stream of 1" fruits that are borne in clusters of 10-20. Incredibly sweet tomato flavor." Flamingo Hybrid Grape Pink Indeterminate 70 days Territorial Seed Co. 2008 catalog reads, "A rosy pInk tomato that's a beauty to behold and tantalizing to taste. These chunky, juicy fruits burst with sumptuous, exotic, pineappely nectar. The vigorous, indeterminate plants yield flocks of 1 3/4 inch, oblong treats. ..." Golden Sweet Hybrid Hybrid Grape Yellow Indeterminate 60 days The seed company claims this is "the perfect yellow patner to our red Grape tomato." They make it sound so good I am thankful it starts bearing early. "Sweet scrumptious flavor combines with that famous grape tomato texture", crisp and resists cracking. Summer, please hurry, 'cause I'm salavating! Grape Tomato Open Pollinated Grape Red Indeterminate 55 days "Long, grape-like clusters of brilliant red elongated cherry tomatoes. Very sweet, complex flavor is delicious and has made these tomatoes a favoirte of people everywhere. Crack-resistant and tolerant of heat and a number of tomato diseases." Tomato Growers Supply. Green Grape Heirloom Grape Green Indeterminate 75 days Large grape-sized fruit are pale green with hint of yellow when ripe. They are juicy and very pleasant tasting. Honey Bunch Grape Hybrid Grape Red Determinate 76 days "Only 30 to 36 inches tall, tie to a small stake, short fruit laden branches will dangle down carrying clusters of 10 to 20 fruits. This intermediate type is a 'pole determinate' and production continues through the season. Extra early maturity, and smaller growth habit make this an outstanding garden selection." Nichols Garden Nursery. Ildi Open Pollinated Grape Yellow Indeterminate 68 days Tomato Growers Supply 2005 catalog reads, "These lovely oval yellow cherries are about the size and shape of a large grape, with well balanced flavor that is a delicious combination of sweet and acid. Vigorous plants are quite prolific, producing large bouquets of these yellow morsels of sweetness. Ildi is definitely in a class by itself. Its fruit is also being sold commercially as Yellow Grape." Jelly Bean Hybrid Grape Red Indeterminate 66 days Gurney's Seeds & Nursery say, "These little gems have a fantastic, sweet flavor you're sure to love! Disease-resistant vines bear multiple clusters of 15-30 grape-sized fruits that resist cracking." Jelly Bean - Yellow Hybrid Grape Yellow Indeterminate 72 days Totally Tomatoes 2007 catalog reads, "A prolific yielder of oblong fruits, true yellow in clolor. Bite-sized fruits grow in groups of 15 to 30 per cluster, and can be harvested later in the season than most." Jolly Hybrid Grape Pink Indeterminate 75 days "Abundant clusters of 1.5 ounce pink fruit that is delicious, juicy, and sweet. This one is a prolific bearer, typically offering 10-14 tomatoes per cluster." Tomato Growers Supply Maglia Rosa Cherry Open Pollinated Grape Pink Indeterminate 75 days "Truly unique, mottled pink, egg-shaped fruits with bright, lightly acid flavor and a tinge of sweetness. Attractive, lacy plant foilage." Quoted from seed packet from www.seedsofchange.com. Napa Grape Hybrid Grape Red Indeterminate 65 days I am always on the lookout for a sweet grape tomato. Burpee claims "independent studies confirm that it (Napa Grape) maintains a higher sugar content than any other grape tomato. And the sweetness doesn't fade in late summer. Shiny red, 1" elongated globes..." Sugar Plum Hybrid Grape Red Indeteminate 67 days From Harris Seeds, "The sweetest grape tomato we know of. The Sugar Plum tomato has been rated the best tasting grape tomato in many taste tests. Its indeterminate plant sets heavy yields of 1 in. grape-shaped fruit that have a rich red color. The firm fruit has a pleasing texture and its sweetness will [please] your customers. The fruit form in long clusters, which allows for an easy harvest." Sweet Hearts Hybrid Grape Red Indeterminate 70 days From Harris Seeds, "Sweet Hearts is a grape tomato that produces big yields of fruit that have a brilliant red color, an excellent uniform shape and a superb flavor. Its indeterminate plants produce impressive yields with continuous sets and full clusters to the top of the plant. Sweet Hearts is very sweet and has excellent shelf-life. Resistant to cracking." Uncle Waynes Tomatoes, Inc. 23430 SE Filbert Rd Eagle Creek, OR 97022-8687 cell 503-367-4230 - res. 503-637-6721 Tomato plants are $2.50 each in 3.5 inch pots. See us at Clark County Event Center, April 29th, 30th & May 1st. Canby County Fair Grounds, April 30th & May 1st. Gresham Farmer's Market, Saturdays starting May 7th. Or, come to the farm on Filbert Road, Eagle Creek. Please call or email first to be sure we are home. 48", 60" & 72" square, folding cages will also be available. 2011 price list coming soon. |
| Our 2011 list is here ... now if spring would just show up! Availability can change without notice! Plants will be $2.50 each in 3.5 inch pots. Yes, we will be at the Spring Garden Fair, in Canby, April 30th & May 1st. We will also be at the sale at the Clark Co. Fair grounds April 29th, 30th, & May 1st. Peppers offered by "ChiliDr" will be available again this year. Check back for his list or email chiledr@yahoo.com. Yes, we accept pre-orders! Just email us with your list, and tell us when you want to pick up the plants. We will set them aside and save them for you. No prepayment is required. Pay for them when you take delivery. |