2018 Tomato Variety List

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1 2018 Tomato Variety List The Henrys Plant Farm Indeterminate: Tomato varieties that should be staked, trellised, or caged for best results. Tomato varieties blossom and set tomatoes until plants are killed by a freeze. Determinate: Tomato varieties that are space-saving or bush type in the garden. They may be grown with or without support. The tomatoes ripen within a concentrated time period. Consider some varieties of this type if you want a supply of ample amounts of tomatoes for canning. Codes Indicating Resistance to those Diseases V Verticillium Wilt; F - Fusarium Wilt; N Nematodes; T Tobacco Mosaic Virus; A Alternaria Stem Canker St Stemphylium Grey Leaf Spot; TSWV Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus; BS Bacterial Speck; EB Early Blight; LB Late Blight; (Note that even resistant varieties may need preventative fungicide application especially in wet seasons) Slicing Tomato Varieties Beefmaster Hybrid VFNASt (80 Days) Indeterminate. Popular hybrid beefsteak type, good disease resistance, solid, meaty tomatoes up to 2#. Resists cracking and splitting. Beefy Boy Hybrid VFFTSt (70 Days) Indeterminate. Meaty, extra-large main-season beefsteak type with a great taste. Solid oz. deep red tomatoes. Heavy yields. KSU recommended. Better Boy Hybrid VFNAStLB (75 Days) Indeterminate. Great midseason variety, deep red tomatoes up to 1#. Juicy, yet firm tomatoes. Excellent disease resistance. Big Beef Hybrid VFFNTASt (73 Days) Indeterminate. Old fashioned rich flavor with bred-in hybrid qualities of large, smooth tomato, good size, weighing 9-16 oz. Good yields, uniformity and disease resistance. Burpee s Big Boy (78 Days) Indeterminate. Large, crack-free tomatoes with absolute superb flavor. Bright red, firm, meaty tomatoes grow to 1# or more in size, with smooth blemish-resistant skins.

2 Celebrity Hybrid VFFNTASt (70 Days) Determinate. All America Selection Award winner. Produces mediumsized globe-shaped tomatoes that are crack resistant and average 7 oz. Recommended by KSU. Early Cascade Hybrid VASt (50 Days) Indeterminate. Strong cascading plants produce clusters of smooth, red 4 oz. tomatoes all summer. Fine flavor, use fresh or canned. Early Girl Hybrid VFF (57 Days) Indeterminate. Meaty, tasty 4-6 oz. tomatoes that have a firm texture, blemish resistant skin. Heavy yields. Fourth of July (49 Days) Indeterminate. A Burpee Exclusive Variety. Produces tasty tomatoes that are big enough for slicing, juicy yet firm. Perfect for summer picnics. Grow to 2.5 across. Gives you the first tomato! Goliath Hybrid VFFASt (65 Days) Indeterminate. Smooth bright-red, deep oblate tomatoes that average oz. with sweet luscious flavor and a high yield producer. Goliath Early Hybrid VFFNTASt (58 Days) Indeterminate. A variety that produces tomatoes with superb size, perfect shape, continuous production, luscious flavor and broad disease resistance. Health Kick Hybrid VFFAStTSWVBS (72 Days) Determinate. The perfect saladette variety fine flavored, juicy plum-shaped tomatoes. Has 50% more lycopene content than other garden varieties. High yields. Jet Star Hybrid VF (70 Days) Indeterminate. Prolific producer of big, globe-shaped tomatoes. Excellent flavor with low acidity. Very good crack resistance. Recommended by KSU. Jetsetter Hybrid VFFNTASt (66 Days) Indeterminate. A hybrid that may be better than Jet Star. Produces a smooth, juicy, flattened globe shaped red 8 oz. tomato. Huge yields. Recommended by KSU. Lemon Boy Hybrid VFNASt (72 Days) Indeterminate. Produces lemon yellow tomatoes, with a mild flavor. Large, deep oblate tomatoes average 6-7 oz., about 3.5 across. This tomato adds an inviting color to salads. OH Happy Day Hybrid VFEBLB (67 Days) Indeterminate. A Burpee Exclusiv e Variety. Produces a great crop of 5-6 oz. beefsteak tomatoes in clusters of 3 to 7, with a top notch taste. Mountain Fresh Plus Hybrid VFFNEB (79 Days) Determinate. Produces medium to large 8-10 oz. tomatoes with superior flavor and resists cracking. Recommended by KSU. Mountain Merit Hybrid VFNTSWVEBLB (75 Days) Determinate. All America Selections winner Nice all-around tomato, excellent late blight resistance. Produces 3.5 tomatoes, mild-flavored. Perfect slicer. Orange Wellington Hybrid VF (75 Days) Indeterminate. A Burpee Exclusive Variety. Bursting with flavor, here is a tomato you ll want with every meal. Hardy, prolific plants bear meaty, nearly seedless 12 oz. tomatoes, that are orange in color, from mid to late season. Park s Whopper Hybrid VFFNT (65 Days) Indeterminate. Excellent disease and crack resistance. Produces nice, smooth 12 oz. or larger tomatoes.

3 SteakHouse Hybrid (75-80 Days) Indeterminate. A Burpee Exclusive Variety. Meet the biggest tomato ever bred. It tips the scales up to 3#. A super tomato in every way. Broad-shouldered, loaded with true heirloom tomato flavor and head-spinning fragrance. Super Fantastic Hybrid VFN (70 Days) Indeterminate. Produces heavy yields of solid, meaty, smooth tomatoes that weight 10 oz. each. Excellent for canning. Supersonic Hybrid VF (75 Days) Indeterminate. Big, 6-8 oz. tomatoes with flavor, size and quality. Firm, meaty, and crack-resistant. High yields. Supersteak Hybrid VFN (80 Days) Indeterminate. A favorite among many gardeners. Produces smooth, meaty tomatoes up to 2# that are perfect for sandwiches one slice covers the whole thing. Space Saving Tomato Varieties Baby Boomer Hybrid VF (50 Days) Determinate. The perfect variety for the patio, wildly prolific and yields 300 or more 1 little sweeties bursting with a great big flavor. Compact plant perfect for a container. Better Bush VFFNASt (68 Days) Indeterminate Short Internode. Compact, bushy growth habit. Produces 4 tomatoes weighing 8-10 oz. Excellent choice for large containers or the small garden. Bush Early Girl Hybrid VFFNT (54 Days) Determinate. Compact, patio-sized plant. Produces huge yields of firm, meaty, and flavorful tomatoes. Bushsteak Hybrid (65 Days) Determinate. A Burpee Exclusive Variety. A beefsteak variety that can be grown in a container. The compact plant produces big, flavorful, meaty tomatoes that matures early. Good for small gardens also. Goliath Bush Hybrid VF (68 Days) Determinate. Perfect for the patio large container or those with limited space. Grows 3.5 tall, producing 3-4 tomatoes that are flavorful, with high sugar content. Good producer. Fantastico (50 Days) Determinate. All America Selections winner. Produces up to 350 flavorful grape tomatoes per plant in long clusters. Excellent disease tolerance to late blight. Grows only 15 tall. Perfect for large patio containers or hanging baskets. Homeslice Hybrid VF (63 Days) Determinate. A round-shaped red slicer that has true tomato flavor. Early, very productive with a smaller growth habit making it perfect for smaller gardens or large containers. Husky Cherry Red Hybrid VFA ( 65 Days) Determinate. An all season long producer of 1 tomatoes with excellent flavor. Perfect for small space gardens or large containers. Lizzano Hybrid (63 Days) A patio-type variety with snack-sized cherry tomatoes 1 in diameter. Plants grow tall and 20 wide. Excellent for large hanging baskets, or large containers. Tolerant to Late Blight. Mega Bite Hybrid (60 Days) Determinate. Produces large 4 beefsteak type tomatoes on a compact bushy plant that is perfect for the patio in a large container or small garden. Grows only 18 tall. Proflic producer.

4 Patio Hybrid FASt (70 Days) Determinate. Great for containers or small gardens. A very compact plant, grows 2 tall. Produces bunches of firm, flavorful round red 3 oz. tomatoes. Power Pops Hybrid (45 Days) Indeterminate. A Burpee Exclusive Variety. Great early variety that produces a cherry tomato with 55% more lycopene and 40% more carotenoids than the average garden tomato. Very compact. Good yields. Sweetheart of the Patio Hybrid (68 Days) Determinate. A Burpee Exclusive Variety. Compact plant that is ideal for a container. Produces super-sweet, snack-ready cherry tomatoes all summer long. Late Blight tolerant. Sweet N Neat Scarlet Hybrid (60 Days) Determinate. A hard-working patio tomato, just tall. A small plant that produces masses of red, juicy, sweet 1 oz. cherry tomatoes all summer long. Grow in a large pot across. Sweet N Neat Yellow Hybrid (60 Days) Determinate. A hard-working patio tomato, just tall. A compact plant that produces masses of yellow, juicy, sweet 1 oz. cherry tomatoes all summer long. Grow in a large pot across. Paste Tomato Varieties Big Mama Hybrid (80 Days) Indeterminate. A Burpee Exclusive Variety. Produces enormous meaty tomatoes up to 5 x 3, that are practically seedless, weigh 4-6 oz. each that are perfect for tasty sauces. Fresh Salsa Hybrid VFN (65-75 Days) Determinate. A Burpee Exclusive Variety. The ideal tomato for tasty salsas, bruschetta and light sauces. Chopped into tiny cubes it remains firm and solid. Sweet, plum-shaped 4 oz. tomatoes. Gladiator Hybrid (72 Days) Indeterminate. A champion with zesty Italian flavor, vigor, aroma and yield. Produces a bounty of oval 8 oz. tomatoes on the patio or small garden. Perfect for sauces, soups and salsa. Resists blight and blossom end rot. Monticello Roma Hybrid VF1 &2N (73 Days) Determinate. Produces high yields of large, firm and smooth tomatoes with superior eating quality and small blossom end scar. Resists grey leaf spot and tomato spotted wilt virus. Roma VFA (75 Days) Determinate. The most well-known paste-type tomato, perfect for sauces, pastes and ketchup. Produces red, pear-shaped, meaty tomatoes. Recommended by KSU. Super Marzano Hybrid VFNTA (90 Days) Indeterminate. A giant pear-type, with tomatoes that are high in pectin, giving sauces and pastes a natural thickness. Produces 4 oz. tomatoes that are 5 long. Recommended by KSU.

5 SuperSauce Hybrid (70 Days) Indeterminate. A Burpee Exclusive Variety. A whole lot bigger, a whole lot better---a roma with aroma! Produces an average 2# tomato that is 5.5 x 5. Perfect for a luscious, seedless sauce. Disease resistant. Viva Italia Hybrid VFFNASt (70 Days) Determinate. A hybrid paste tomato with great disease resistance. Classic, blocky pear shape. Exceptionally high yields. Small Tomato Varieties Black Cherry Hybrid (67 Days) Indeterminate. Produces high yields of great tasting dark purple cherry tomatoes. Chocolate Cherry (70 Days) Indeterminate. Produces clusters of chocolate-colored 1-2 round or oblong tomatoes, highly flavorful with thin skin and smooth texture. Cupid Hybrid FAStBS (66 Days) Indeterminate. A very sweet tasting 1 grape tomato that resists cracking and holds up well after harvest. Meaty, and bright red. Juliet Hybrid EB (60 Days) Indeterminate. All America Selection winner. A larger grape tomato that does not crack. Produces clusters of sweet-flavored tomatoes all summer. Great snacking tomato. Recommended by KSU. Resistant to Leaf Spot. Mountain Magic Cherry VFEBLB (66 Days) Indeterminate. Produces high yields of 2 oz. bright red, round salad tomatoes with very sweet flavor. Uniform, crack-resistant tomatoes. Great in salads. Red Grape (60 Days) Indeterminate. Small, oval tomatoes that are firm, meaty, sweet, with few seeds. Produces clusters of 20 or more tomatoes. Sugary Hybrid (80 Days) Determinate. All America Selection award winner. Super-sweet juicy 2 oz. tomatoes. Oval-shaped, reddish pink, slightly pointed tomatoes. Sets tomatoes continuously. Sungold Hybrid FTSWV (58 Days) Indeterminate. Positively luscious, bite-sized golden beauties! Thin skinned, extra sweet, very early and a heavy producer. Recommended by KSU. Supersweet 100 Hybrid VF (65 Days) Indeterminate. Produces long strands of 100 or more super-sweet cherry tomatoes, weighing 1 oz. Extra high in Vitamin C. Recommended by KSU. Sweet Treats Hybrid FTSt (70 Days) Indeterminate. A large pink cherry tomato with exceptionally good eating qualities a good balance of sweetness and acidity. Resists cracking. Yellow Pear (78 Days) Indeterminate. Vigorous vines produce high yields of 1 yellow-skinned, pear-shaped tomatoes with few seeds. Dependable performance.

6 Heirloom Tomato Varieties Abe Lincoln--(87 Days) Indeterminate. Produces dark red tomatoes that are sweet, solid and meaty. Good crack resistance. Arkansas Traveler (80-90 Days) Indeterminate. Produces smooth rose-colored, juicy tomatoes with mild flavor that are heat and humidity tolerant. Good disease and crack resistance. Black From Tula (75 Days) Indeterminate. Produces a red-brown beefsteak tomato, smooth, 10 oz., very tasty, sets well even in the heat. A Russian heirloom. Black Krim LB (69 Days) A most unusual novelty. Produces tomatoes that are dark deep red (almost a shiny black) with heavy green shoulders, the interior is a deep, reddish-green color. Sweet and tasty. Brandywine Pink EBLB ( Days) Indeterminate. An Amish heirloom variety that dates back to The leaves look like potato vines. Good yields, produces 1.5# light rosy pink tomatoes. Considered to be one of the world s best-flavored tomatoes. Brandywine Yellow ( Days) Indeterminate. The golden yellow version of the Brandywine family. Produces prolific yields of flattened, semi-irregular tomatoes. Caspian Pink (80 Days) Indeterminate. This variety may have a taste that is better than Brandywine! Produces tomatoes with thin, light red skin and is very juicy and very flavorful. Cherokee Purple (80-90 Days) Indeterminate. A reliable producer of unusual, medium pink-purple tomatoes that appear brown in color. Tomatoes average 8-12 oz. and are very flavorful. German s Johnson (80 Days) Indeterminate. Produces large, rough tomatoes averaging 1.5# with pink skin and yellow shoulders. Very mild in flavor, low acid, meaty and heavy yields. Giant Belgium Pink--(80 Days) Indeterminate. Produces huge, sweet tomatoes that average 1-2#. Tomatoes are dark pink, low in acid with mild flavor and very solid. Solid meat and size means one slice per sandwich! Heriloom Marriage Hybrid Big Brandy (75 Days) Indeterminate. All the flavor, higher hields and earlier than traditional heirloom tomatoes. A cross between Big Dwart x Brandywine, produces a pink beefsteak tomato, weighing oz. Heirloom Marriage Hybrid Genuwine (75 Days) Indeterminate. All the flavor, higher yields and earlier than traditional heirloom tomatoes. A cross between Costolute Genovese x Brandywine, produces a oz. flat scarlet tomato with terrific taste. Mortgage Lifter (75-85 Days) Indeterminate. A long-time favorite with good yields of very large, smooth pink-skinned tomatoes. Very meaty, mild sweet flavor with few seeds. Mr. Stripy (80 Days) Indeterminate. Produces red and yellow-striped tomatoes that add color to any gourmet salad. Large, ridge-shouldered tomatoes are mild-flavored, low in acid.

7 Pineapple (85 Days) Indeterminate. Produces a large, beefsteak-type tomato that ripens to a beautiful bright yellow, often with red stripes, meaty, mild-flavored with few seeds. High yields. Rutgers VFASt (75 Days) Indeterminate. An all-purpose variety that is ideal for canning. Attractive, all-time favorite. Full-bodied flavor and disease resistance.

Ball Tomato Information

Ball Tomato Information Indeterminate: Blossoms and fruit develop progressively, harvest lasts several months. Determinate: Blossoms and fruit develop at one time. Harvest time is short (7-10 days). Arkansas