Amish Paste Heirloom. Bright red 8-12 ounce fruits vary in shape from oxheart to rounded plum. Delicious flesh is juicy and meaty, excellent for sauce or fresh eating.
Black Krim Heirloom. Beefsteak fruits are a unique combination of violet-brown and purplered. They turn almost black with sufficient sunlight and heat. Excellent full flavor..
Brandywine Heirloom. Large vines produce deep red 8-12 ounce fruits. Excellent flavor. Very productive.
Cherokee Purple Heirloom. Medium pink-purple fruits appear brown in color, averaging 8-12 ounces. Fruits are round to oblate, with no cracking. Tolerant to mild drought and common diseases.
Emmy Heirloom. Small orange-yellow fruits with an intense tomato flavor.
Giant Italian Plum Heirloom. The biggest plum tomato I have ever seen! A friend of my husband s shared some of these heirloom beauties with us. He was given the seeds originally by his elderly Italian neighbor who had brought them from Italy. Great for making gravy!
Big Italian Beefsteak Heirloom. An extra-large beefsteak type tomato. A friend of my husband s shared some of these heirloom beauties with us. He was given the seeds originally by his elderly Italian neighbor who had brought them from Italy. Some weighed nearly a pound! Delicious, juicy.
Italian Globe An 8-12 ounce heirloom globe-shaped bright red fruit. Perfect for slicing for sandwiches. A friend of my husband s shared some of these heirloom beauties with us. He was given the seeds originally by his elderly Italian neighbor who had brought them from Italy.
Japanese Black Trifele Heirloom. One of the best Russian black tomatoes. High yields of blemish-free fruits that rarely crack. Rich full flavor, great for canning. The size of Bartlett pear, weighing 4-5 ounces. Potato leaf foliage.
o Tommy Toe Heirloom. Exceptionally vigorous plants yield hundreds of large red cherry tomatoes throughout the season. The superb flavor won it top billing over 100 other varieties in an Australian taste test.
Marglobe Heirloom. Marglobe tomato was released by the USDA in 1925. Firm, delicious, crack resistant red fruit combined with a strong vine has made Marglobe a favorite of gardeners and plant breeders ever since. A parent to many modern varieties, this heirloom has a loyal following in today s garden. Determinate.
Cosmonaut Volkov Heirloom. This variety has heavy yields of big fruit around 4-5 inches in diameter quite early in the season.
Green Zebra Heirloom. These truly unique tomatoes are succulent, sweet and zingy with a yellowish tint when ripe. Medium size, round fruit average 4-5 ounces. Plants are fairly compact and easy to maintain.
Yellow Brandywine Heirloom. Same beefsteak look as Brandywine with yellow skin and flesh that is smooth, juicy, and delectable. Weighs in 1 lb. or more every time.
Copia Heirloom. Yellow tomato with unique red pin stripes. Mild and juicy big tomato flavor. Large beefsteak tomatoes average 12-16 oz.
San Marzano Plum Heirloom. The long, blocky fruits mature with a small, discreet seed cavity that can be scooped out, leaving all meat. This means much less boiling to get a first class paste. The shape is also good for canning, and excellent for drying.
Pruden s Purple Rivals Brandywine as the best-flavored heirloom tomato with silky texture. Pruden's is not really purple, but rather a deep pink with slight shoulder ribbing. Fruits are large, often close to 1 lb each, but smaller than Brandywine. Plants have potato-shaped leave with 12-16 oz. fruit.
Tang Open Pollinated. Drought-tolerant, flavorful orange slicer packed with beta carotene for a nutritional boost. A bit later than Sunkist with slightly smaller size and darker orange color. From the same orange field tomato breeding program as Sunkist F1 at the University of New Hampshire. Drought-tolerant
Beefsteak Open pollinated. Meaty, bright red and juicy this classic, flat-round beefsteak tomato has rich, subtly acidic, traditional tomato flavor and is great on sandwiches, burgers and salads. The vigorous vines produce high yields of large, slightly ribbed fruits all season, and need to be staked.
Red Cherry Open pollinated. This classic variety produces loads of delicious, juicy red cherry tomatoes that begin ripening early and keep producing all summer. The vigorous vines need to be staked.
Earliana An early-maturing, red heirloom tomato with a great flavor. Organic. Fruits grow to 4-5 ounces in clusters Small plants grow to 30-36 inches Fruit ripens throughout the season. This variety will grow well in most regions of the United States.
Dr.Wyche s Yellow Heirloom. This large, golden-yellow beefsteak tomato is very productive. Organic. Fruits grow up to 1 pound. Meaty flesh and good flavor. Fruit ripens throughout the season.
Aunt Ruby s German Green A juicy, yellow-green heirloom tomato from Tennessee. Organic. Green fruits grow to 1 pound. Beefsteak tomato. Fruit ripens throughout the season.
Gold Medal An heirloom tomato with winning flavor. Bi-colored fruits are orange-yellow with pink. Fruits are large and flattened. Flesh is striped with pink and flavorful. Fruit ripens throughout the season.
Chalk s Early Jewel Heirloom. Developed in the late 1800s by James Chalk of Norristown, Pennsylvania, introduced in 1910. A great standard, main-crop variety. Heavy yields of round, 4-6 ounce red fruits. Good flavor balance.
Woodle Orange Heirloom. Large, round, smooth fruit are nearly perfect in shape, being a brilliant tangerine color. A super fancy-looking variety that makes a good market tomato; it has an incredible rich and sweet complex flavor that is among the best. This fine heirloom was sent to us from Iowa, and has proven to be a favorite for flavor and yield. A good main-season producer.
Small Italian Plum A friend of my husband s shared some of these heirloom beauties with us. He was given the seeds originally by his elderly Italian neighbor who had brought them from Italy. Great for drying.