TOMATOES 2011 COLOURS USES USES DESCRIPTION AILSA CRAIG RED SLICING Mid-season. Highly regarded in the British Isles, this variety does well in similar Maritime climates. A famous and dependable heirloom, which produces 2" red fruit on compact 3 ft. vines. Medium sized, full-bodied, red fruits are borne on this highly productive heirloom. These tomatoes ALICANTE RED SLICING were an English favourite boiled for breakfast. Good old fashioned tomato flavour. Indeterminate; 70 AMAZON CHOCOLATE MAHOGANY. SLICING Tomatoes are slightly flattened, 3-4 ovals. Full flavour. Early to mid season. INDETERMINATE; 80 DAYS. Paste. Prolific producer of pointed, red, 6-8 ounce fruit with a teardrop shape. Meaty fruit is juicy AMISH PASTE RED PASTE with an outstanding flavour. An Amish heirloom. Few seeds and makes a tasty sauce. Indeterminate. Late 85 days/ Early. High yields of deep red cherry tomatoes ANNA ASSA RED CHERRY with intense flavour. Harvest persists over a long period - you'll be picking these for months. Early. Determinate plants have beautiful lacy BANANA LEGS ORANGE/YELLOW SLICING foliage and loads of elongated yellow/orange mildly flavoured fruit. Eye-catching; adds colour to salads and good in tomato sauce. BEEFSTEAK RED SLICING A very popular heirloom with very large, deep red tomatoes. Good, rich tomato flavour. Late. Heirloom. Huge, bicoloured tomatoes can grow up to 2 lbs. The large, golden-yellow are streaked BIG RAINBOW GOLD/RED STREAKING SLICING with neon red through the flesh. Superb, delicious, sweet mild flavour. Susceptible to cracking, but continues to bear fruit until frost. Indeterminate. Mid season to late 80 BISON RED SLICING Dwarf plants require no staking or pruning. Three inch, deep red fruits are produced even in cold, damp weather. Has produced as much as 40 pounds of fruit from a single plant. Very tasty; good for salads and canning. Tomatoes ripen all at once. CANNING Determinate; 65 Extremely rare.
BLACK CHERRY BLACK CHERRY BLACK GIANT PURPLE-BLACK SLICING BLACK KRIM BLACK BLACK PEARL BLACK CHERRY BLACK PINEAPPLE RED-BLACK SLICING BLACK PLUM BLACK BLACK RUSSIAN COLA SLICING Rare. A true, cherry tomato with black skin. Deep red flesh with blackish hues. Full flavoured - sweet and smoky. Indeterminate. Early to mid season 65 Large, purple-black fruit weight 6-14 oz. Very productive and begins bearing early. A favourite of collectors. Fantastic flavour a rich blend of acids and sugars really makes the taste stand out. Very delicious. Early to mid season. Our runaway best seller in 2009. A Russian heirloom named for the Crimean Peninsula in the Black Sea. The fruit is dark and thin-skinned and more red than black. It measures 4-5. Very juicy with a slightly smoky, salty flavour. Great for salads or eaten straight off the vine. Heavy producer, reputed to bear well with poor rainfall. Mid to late season 70-90 Small black cherries are moderately sweet and very tasty. Fruit is black-brown with a yellow skin. Medium to high yields. Compact, regular leaf vines. Indeterminate; 65 A tomato with very unusual colour, ripening from dark red to green with shades of yellow in between. The seed supplier describes it as "stunning." The flesh is greenish with red markings. Fruity, spicy taste. Large tomatoes. 80 Pear-shaped, 2 -oval tomatoes ripen from dark mahogany to black-brown Rich flavour. Good in salads and many gardeners prefer this variety for spaghetti because of its rich colour. Heirloom. Mid to late season 80 Heirloom. Dark, mahogany-red, 4 oz. fruit with green shoulders. This tomato is well adapted to tough conditions. Sweet, balanced flavour makes this one of the best tasting blacks. Rare. Indeterminate. Late 80
BLONDKOPCHEN GOLD CHERRY BONNY BEST RED SLICING BRANDYWINE RED SLICING CAMP JOY RED SLICING CHEROKEE CHOCOLATE RED-BLACK SLICING CHEROKEE PURPLE ROSE SLICING Gold cherries grow in clusters like grapes. Very productive. This heirloom hails from East Germany. The small fruit bear an excellent sweet taste. Enormous yields. No cracking. Bears right up until frost. Indeterminate; 75 Looking for a good, old-fashioned, red tomato with great, old-fashioned flavour? Bonnie Best will fit the bill. Produces an abundance of 6-10 oz, smooth, red fruit on a medium sized plant. Introduced in the early 1900s and still very popular today. Good fresh, in sauces, salads and canned. Mid season 75 An Amish heirloom, introduced before 1885. Winner of many taste tests due to its complex, tangy flavour. Thin-skinned with tasty, low acid fruit. Large, beefsteak type which produces huge tomatoes up to 1 lb. Potato leaf foliage. Not a heavy producer. Mid season to late 75 to 90 Early, Extremely productive. Forms a low, spreading plant with large, 2" tomatoes, about the size of golf balls. Its tremendous production makes it useful for market gardeners. The fruit is delicious, and nice in salads. Late. A chocolate-coloured relative of Cherokee Purple. Fruits have succulent dark flesh that is tangy and sweet. This variety produces great yields of 8-12 oz fruit. Large, sprawling vines need caging or staking. Productive. Fruit ripens from orange to rich brownish-red. Indeterminate; 85 From Tennessee, pre 1890. Unique, dusky rose tomatoes with a very sweet, rich, smoky flavour. Productive plants with potato leaf foliage produces heavy crops of 12 oz. fruit. Can stand dry conditions. Indeterminate. Mid to late season 75-80
CHRISTMAS GRAPE RED CHERRY COYOTE YELLOW CHERRY CRIMSON SPRINTER RED SLICING DJEENA LEE'S GOLDEN GIRL YELLOW SLICING DOUBLERICH PINK SLICING EROS ORANGE SLICING GARDENERS DELIGHT RED CHERRY GEZAHNTHE RED PASTE Highly productive plants bear a steady stream of red, 1" cherries that are borne in clusters of 10-20. Incredibly sweet tomato flavour. Indeterminate; 75 Small yellow fruit. Said to be a wild variety from Vera Cruz, Mexico. Prolific yields. Indeterminate; 60 Brilliant candy-apple red colour and strong performance in cool conditions for early season harvest. Medium sized 5-7 oz. fruit are abundant and ripen nicely on the vine. Developed by Professor T. Graham of OAC., Ontario. Semideterminate; 65 Mid-season. Bright gold colour, 8-12 oz. meaty fruit with rich, sweet, tangy flavour. An exceptionally pretty tomato. A rich blend of sweetness and tanginess. A favourite here. Indeterminate; 80 Mid-season. An excellent main crop tomato with heavy and meaty 3 oz. fruit very high in vitamin C. Vines are medium sized. Indeterminate; 75 Early, 2-3" orange-red, plum shaped, meaty tomatoes are produced in large numbers. Fabulous in salads. A large, red cherry tomato with a delightful sweet and tangy flavour - sheer delight. A large plant which produces very large yields of tomatoes in grape-like clusters over a long period. Indeterminate. A good plant for containers or small spaces. Mid season 65 Mid-season. Very productive and sweeter than you would expect for such an odd looking tomato. Fruit sets in clusters. Dry meaty flesh with very few seeds are good in sauces, paste and for stuffing.
GLAMOUR RED SLICING GOLDEN JUBILEE YELLOW SLICING GOLDEN NUGGET YELLOW CHERRY GREEN GAGE YELLOW CHERRY GREEN GRAPE YELLOW-GREEN CHERRY GREEN SAUSAGE GREEN/YELLOW STRIPES PASTE HALF MOON YELLOW/WHITE SLICING HAWAIIAN PINEAPPLE YELLOW SLICING HENDERSON'S PINK PONDEROSA PINK SLICING A very popular old variety, and still one of the best. Medium to large red tomatoes with excellent flavour. Good on bacon and tomato sandwiches, fresh in salads and a good size for canning and sauces. Crack resistant. Indeterminate. Mid season 75 Mid-season. Bright golden-orange fruit on a vigorous plant. Meaty interior with good flavour. Low acid. Good yields. Always the first to ripen. Small, 1, round, yellow tomatoes with a rich, sweet taste when fully ripe. Determinate. Early 60 This very old heirloom tomato was grown before 1800. Many 1 yellow tomatoes with an intense sweet-tart flavour that will keep you coming back for more (or at least that s what our seed supplier says!) Indeterminate. Very productive. Mid season 75 Very tasty, cherry tomatoes are addictive and hard to stop eating. Greenish-yellow on the outside and bright green inside when ripe. Very productive, bushy, 3-4 vines. Spicy, full flavoured, sweet, 1 fruits. Indeterminate. Early -50 days Beautiful, elongated, 4" fruits are green with yellow stripes. Rich, sweet flavour. Shorty bushy plants do not need trellising, just a stake. Very heavy yields. Determinate; 75 An heirloom from China. Yellow-white beefsteak tomatoes weigh up to 10 oz. each and are produced on tall vines. Tasty and juicy. Indeterminate. Late 80 Large, yellow and red fruit with excellent flavour. Sweet and juicy. Indeterminate; 80 Introduced in 1891 by Peter Henderson & co. Huge tomatoes weigh up to 2 lbs and are very meaty unusual for such a large tomato. Dark pink colour with a mild, very sweet taste. Good for slicing or canning. Mid season 75
HONEY JADE PINK SLICING ISIS CANDY YELLOW/RED CHERRY A vigorous heirloom from Latvia. Sweet, jadepink, medium to large, round tomatoes with excellent flavour. Indeterminate. Mid season 75 days Mid-season to late. Beautiful fruit; yellow marbled with red. A German heirloom. The rich flavour is a complex blend of sweetness and fruitiness. Very pretty and unusual cherry tomatoes. Thin skinned. Delicious right off the vine. Needs a strong stake. Productive. Indeterminate; 70 ITALIAN BLACK BLACK Mid-season. One of the best black tomatoes, with high yields of perfect, round, blemish-free fruit. Rich full flavour, great for canning. The size of a Bartlett pear, bred in Russia, despite its occidental name. Potato leaf vine. Good in containers. JAPANESE BLACK TRIFELE BLACK SLICING CANNING Indeterminate: 70 Beautiful, apricot-shaped heirloom from France. JAUNNE FLAMME ORANGE SLICING LANDRY'S RUSSIAN RED SLICING LILLIAN'S YELLOW YELLOW SLICING LIME GREEN SALAD GREEN SLICING Small, 2-3 oz. tomatoes are an attractive deep orange colour and tasty eaten fresh from the vine. Very juicy and delicious with a sweet tangy flavour. Heavy producer. Tomatoes retain their vivid colour when dried. Mid to late season 75 to 80 days Early. A Canadian heirloom, which should yield well in our climate. Brought to the prairies by Russian immigrants. Indeterminate plant with 2-3", round, salad-style fruit. Great flavour, high yields. Large, pale yellow beefsteak tomato. Heirloom. Globe-shaped, clear yellow tomatoes with a thin skin. Juicy flesh with few seeds and a mild, sweet, citrus flavour. Indeterminate, potato leaf plants. Late 90 days Heirloom. Small, prolific plants produce large amounts of 4-oz. fruit with chartreuse-coloured flesh. Juicy and tangy. Indeterminate. Early 58 days
LIZ'S MOTHER RED SLICING LONGKEEPER RED KEEPING MANITOBA RED SLICING MATT'S WILD RED CHERRY MENNONITE ORANGE SLICING MIRABELLE BLANCHE WHITE CHERRY MONEYMAKER RED SLICING Mid-season. 4 ft. plant produces lots of mid-sized red fruits. Good storage tomatoes. When we want tomatoes for Christmas - this is the one we grow. We store them very carefully in a cold room and have had them last into January. It's a lovely thing to supply your own tomatoes at the Christmas table. There are more flavourful tomatoes, to my mind, but none that last as long in storage. A Canadian heirloom, developed in Manitoba for harsh growing conditions. Worth growing every year to ensure a tomato crop when weather is unfavourable. Delicious, bright red, round tomatoes are smooth and firm and weight about 6 oz. Good in containers. Productive. Determinate. Resistant to cracking. Vines are fairly compact at 3. Early 60 Very small, red cherry tomatoes look like currants. Very productive vines will produce right up to the first frost. Sweet and tasty, with a tender, smooth texture. High sugar content. Delicious eaten straight off the vine, in salads or salsa. Very tall vines. These grow wild in Mexico. Indeterminate. Early to mid season 60 days These orange tomatoes are very sweet and meaty. A beefsteak type with very small seed cavities. Excellent slicing tomato. Mid season This unique, small, French, cherry tomato is white blushed rose; very pretty and delicious. Rare and unusual, outstanding for both flavour and appearance. Indeterminate; 75 Mid-season. An old English heirloom; produces 4-6 oz. globes that are intensely red, smooth and of very high quality. Adapted to hot, humid climates and will set fruit in almost any weather. Becoming rare. Very tasty.
MONTREAL TASTY RED SLICING MOONGLOW ORANGE SLICING MORTGAGE LIFTER RED SLICING MR. STRIPEY YELLOW/PINK STRIPED SLICING MRS BOTT'S ITALIAN RED PASTE NILE RIVER EGYPTIAN RED SLICING OLD BROOK RED CANNING OPALKA RED SLICING Mid-season. A lovely, large, red slicer on compact vines with a nice, tangy, old-fashioned flavour. High in sugar content. If you have room for only one tomato, this Quebec heirloom is a good choice. Mid-season. Deep orange, medium to large size tomatoes with a good flavour. Heavy yields. Large, meaty, red beefsteak tomatoes. Many weigh over 1 lb. Great flavour and a good slicer with few seeds. Plants are highly productive, vigorous and disease resistant. Many of our customers come back for this one each year. According to the story, a farmer who was about to lose his farm because he could not meet the mortgage payments planted a crop of this tomato, which produced so heavily and was so popular that he was able to pay off his mortgage with the proceeds. Early. Very large, yellow fruit striped with pink and red. Ridged shoulders. Beautiful sliced on the plate. Very mild, sweet flavour. Low acid. Indeterminate. Mid season Flat, paste tomatoes are slightly ribbed. Excellent flavour. Heavy yields. Indeterminate; 80 Very tasty, large, red, pointed fruit. Large plants. Indeterminate. Late 85 One of the earliest, full-sized tomatoes. Large, 1 lb. fruit is delicious and juicy, well suited to home canning because of its high acidity. Resistant to various tomato diseases, including blossom end to and blight. Long vines. Late. Could be mistaken at first sight for a long, red pepper, rather than a tomato. The 9-11 oz. fruit is very solid and meaty with few seeds. Excellent in sauces or paste and a good slicer for eating fresh. Originally from Poland, Long, indeterminate vines; 85 One of Nina's favourites.
OXHEART PINK SLICING PAUL ROBESON PEACEVINE RED CHERRY PRUDEN'S PURPLE PURPLE CALABASH PURPLE SLICING PURPLE RUSSIAN BROWN PASTE Mid-season. Large, solid. pink, heart-shaped fruit weighing up to 2 lb. Few seeds and excellent, sweet, rich flavour. Wispy foliage on 3' vines. Good slicer on sandwiches, and excellent for sauce or canning. Very meaty. Produces well in cold weather. Indeterminate; 80 A Russian heirloom, named to honour the famous singer and human rights advocate Paul Robeson. Rich, beautiful colour, cola-red beefsteak-type tomato. Wonderful sweet and tangy flavour, overall great tomato which produces well. 80 Early. This small, red cherry tomato with a zippy taste due to high vitamin C content: has a uniquely high level of gamma-amino butyric acid, a body sedative that calms jitters (hence Peacevine.) Produces great yields all season long until first frost. Indeterminate; 75 Good crop of large tomatoes, pink with a purple overcast. Very tasty. Heirloom. Medium vines fare well in northern climates and uncertain sunshine. Indeterminate. Late 80 Purple Calabash has the distinction of being called the ugliest tomato in the world. But its flavour makes up for its appearance. Fruit is large, 3-6", ruffled and convoluted in shape and brownish-pink in colour. Excellent, sweet, smoky flavour. Very productive. Can tolerate drought. Vines measure 4-6'. 80 Paste. An heirloom from the Ukraine. Tomatoes are purple, 3-4 long, uniform and shaped like plums. Great taste sweet and meaty. Excellent fresh in salsa, salads or preserved. Unbelievable flavour with blemish-free fruit. Very productive vines. Indeterminate. Mid season to late- 80..
RED FIG RED CHERRY Grown in American gardens since the 18th century, which makes it old, even for an heirloom.. Very heavy yields of 1.5" pear-shaped tomatoes. Great for fresh eating. Used as a substitute for figs years ago by gardeners who would pack away crates of dried tomatoes for winter use. Indeterminate; 85 Early. A stunning and unique orange-yellow tomato with red, zigzag striping. Mid-size., RED STRIPED ROMAN RED STRIPED PASTE excellent flavour, meaty, good for drying, paste or sauces. RIESENTRAUBE RED CHERRY Mid-season. Rare and remarkable German heirloom meaning "giant bunch of grapes". Unusual as it bears red 1 oz. pear-shaped fruits in large clusters of 20 30. Hundreds per plant. Excellent salad tomato. Prolific plants are large and bushy and require little care. ROCKY RED PASTE Long, narrow, red paste tomatoes on very vigorous vines which will need a good stake. Very productive and tasty. Good in sauce and salad. Indeterminate. 75 Spectacular, smooth, yellow fruits are 2" wide by 4" long. Very meaty with a nice flavour. Recommended for salsa and in sauces. ROMAN CANDLE YELLOW PASTE Indeterminate; 85 A huge, red, paste tomato, up to 2 lb. each. Handsome, fragrant fruit. Its large size saves a lot of work when making sauce! Very tall vines; great for small spaces where the only room is up. Surpasses all other giant red roma varieties for earliness, size, uniformity, kitchen value and ROMEO RED PASTE disease resistance. Paste. Another favourite. Round, red fruit are RUTGERS RED SLICING good in sauces, great for canning, and fresh eating. Productive and a good, main crop tomato. favourite here. Mid season 75 A
SAN MARZANO RED PASTE Mid-season. Classic Italian paste variety with rich tomato flavour. Good crack resistance and very productive. Great for sauces, canning or for drying. Many gardeners brag that San Marzano makes the best tomato sauce. Medium vines. Indeterminate; 75 This Czechoslovakian heirloom is famous because it is so early and continues to produce all season. The fruit is red, juicy and measures between 2 and 4 oz. Great flavour. Excellent fresh, on sandwiches and in salads. Ripens well in northern STUPICE RED climates. Dwarf vine with potato leaves does not require staking. Early 55 to 65 SUGAR CHERRY TAPPY'S HERITAGE RED SLICING THAI PINK EGG VALLEY GIRL PINK CHERRY WONDER LIGHT YELLOW PEAR ASSORTED 4-PKS YELLOW Round, red tomatoes weigh up to 6 oz. Outstanding full-bodied sweetness, thick and meaty flesh. Excellent disease and insect resistance., Wonderful, all-round tomato, quite rare. Superb for market growers, with good disease resistance, great yields, perfect shape, excellent sweet full flavour and meaty texture. Indeterminate. Early. A very special heirloom, true pink, firm, oval, salad sized fruit with terrific flavour and abundant production that just keeps on bearing. Great for snacking and salads, From Thailand. Very productive. Delicious pink cherries. Indeterminate; 75 Early. From Siberia, where they know a thing or two about producing tomatoes under harsh conditions. The fruit looks like lemons with the same shape and colour. Very pretty. Doesn't crack. Good flavour. Tomatoes will keep longer than other varieties because of their firm texture. A very old variety from the early 1800s. Small, sweet, juicy tomatoes with a pear shape are produced in clusters. Low acid and mild flavour. Easy to grow. Productive, borne on long, 6 vines. Late 75 to 80 days
BASIL PEPPER FISH AUNT RUBY'S GERMAN GREEN GREEN SLICING BRANDYWINE YELLOW CARO RICH ORANGE SLICING CHAMPAGNE YELLOW CHERRY ROSE de BERNE PINK SLICING Pre-1870 heirloom. Green and white leaves on 2 foot plant. 2 3 fruits ripen from creamy green to orangeybrown to all red at maturity. Medium-hot, perfect for salsa. 80 days from transplant. Late. Huge, 1-2 lb. juicy beefsteak-type tomatoes are a lovely pale green with a pink interior. Sweet, spicy flavour makes this heirloom variety a favourite with many tomato lovers. Pick by touch, not appearance- ripe when soft to the touch. Heirloom from Ruby Arnold of Tennessee. Indeterminate; 80 A large, bushy plant which produces gorgeous, bright orange, 3-4 fruit. Tomatoes are low acid, delicious and sweet and very high in beta carotene and Vitamin A. Indeterminate vines require no staking and produce well in cooler climates. Mid to late season 75-80 days A very pale yellow, almost white tomato. Tiny, currant-like cherries grow in clusters, like Matt s Wild. Early to mid season. Dark pink, medium sized tomatoes with a perfect globe shape. Smooth, round and blemish free. One of the prettiest tomatoes I ve ever grown. This Swiss heirloom is a heavy producer. Thin skinned, juicy fruit with a zingy, sweet flavour and few seeds. Yummy on sandwiches or in salads. A favourite here. Mid season. Indeterminate; 80