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2021 Tomatoes Variety Description Fruit Bearing Days to Maturity Photo Dates back to the turn of the century, Tom Hauch of Heirloom Seeds commercialized this variety in 1990. It was acquired from the Amish near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Amish Paste Bright red 8-12 ounce fruits vary in shape from oxheart to Indeterminate 74 rounded plum and is the best for sauces and canning. Its deep red fruits are large with "real tomato" flavor. Not overly acidic. Big, succulent fruit can reach 8–12 ounces with a complex blend of flavors. The vivid, rosy-blushed fruit has iridescent, Berkeley Tie Dye - Pink green skin with sunny yellow streaks and an interior that’s a Indeterminate 70 fascinating kaleidoscope of green with trails of red and yellow. Heirloom too rarely encountered, this delectable variety fully merits a place in the garden and on the dinner table. Yields Black Cherry plentiful clusters of perfectly round 1" true cherry tomatoes Indeterminate 65 that are deep red with a blackish hue. The flavor is complex, rich, juicy and sweet. Medium-sized, very dark maroon beefsteak, with wonderfully rich flavor, originated in Crimea, a peninsula in Black Krim the Black Sea. Fruits are a dark, deep red (almost a shiny Indeterminate 70 black) with heavy green shoulders. Interior is a deep, reddish- green color. Sweet and tasty. Matures extremely early. Bred in the 1920s by Dr. Harold E. Martin (1888 -1959), a dentist turned plant breeder from Westown, PA. A cross between Brandywine and Fejee Improved (a brown Brandywine - Black beefsteak) tomato. Plants produce good yields of 10-16 oz., Indeterminate 95 purple/black beefsteak tomatoes with rich, earthy complex, tomatoey sweet flavors. Superior for salads, salsa, sandwiches and cooking. Pennsylvania Amish heirloom dating to 1885. Regular leaves and delicious, scarlet-red fruit. Flavorful but not acidic, it is a Brandywine - Red large-lobed, beefsteak-shaped tomato with a thin, pinkish- Indeterminate 95 red skin. Very vigorous. Best if staked, caged, or trellised. Perfect for slicing. Similar flavor, appearance and plant habit to the famous Brandywine, with large gold fruits. Golden flesh is smooth, Brandywine - Yellow Indeterminate 80 juicy and delectable with relatively low acids. Pick just before ripe to avoid cracking. Potato-leaf foliage. Smooth, large, beautiful fruit, being one of the darkest and prettiest of the purple types we have seen. Produces large, 8 CarBon Indeterminate 90 to 12 ounce crack resistant fruits - bigger than Cherokee Purple. Excellent for salads and sandwiches. Classic French slicing tomato that has flavor for days! Produces heavy clusters of round fruit on strong, uniform Carmello Indeterminate 70 plants. Especially impressive in its generous size fruit and well-developed flavor for such an early hybrid tomato. Superior all-around tomato with such fantastic disease resistance. These determinate C21plants are exceptionally CeleBrity strong, bearing masses of smooth, round, bright red Determinate 70 tomatoes. Weighing about 8 ounces and resistant to cracking. Hybrid-heirloom will quickly be a favorite to sink your teeth into. Your best bet when it comes to a beefsteak for slicing, saucing and soup-ing. Combining the perfect balance of rich, Chef's Choice Orange heirloom flavor and function, bright orange 9-12 oz. fruits Indeterminate 75 keep their radiant tangerine tones, fresh or cooked. Each 5- 6’ plant yields up to two dozen fruits over the season. Disease-resistant plants resist cracking, as well. Selected from the ever popular heirloom Cherokee Purple and possibly one of the best green tomatoes you'll ever grow! Yields 12-16 oz. beefsteak tomatoes that are amber green with a yellowish hue when ripe. This is one of the best Cherokee Green Indeterminate 85 tasting, most flavorful of all the green tomatoes. A very fine slicer tomato good in salads, sandwiches and yes, give this a try for a delicious pasta sauce. Plants need to be staked for best garden performance. Heirloom originating from Tennessee is thought to have been passed down from Native Americans of the Cherokee tribe. Beautiful dusky pink with a deep, red interior and Cherokee Purple Indeterminate 80-90 unmatched sweet, rich taste on sandwiches or in salads. Let the fruit ripen on the vine for the best flavor. Benefits from strong staking or caging. Ukrainian heirloom named after Vladislav Volkov. Determinate plants set 1-2 lb. slightly flattened, fluted, Cosmonaut Volkov pink/red beefsteak tomatoes with a full, complex flavor and Determinate 72 nice acid/sweet balance. A good variety for cooler growing regions. Extra-early maturing and compact variety that yields an abundant crop of round, dark-pink, great-tasting fruit. A very Early Wonder good choice for container gardening. It has a rich old- Determinate 54 fashioned tomato flavor. Perfect for sandwiches, salads, and slicing. Unique heirloom that looks very much like a small peach - it even has slightly fuzzy skin! Small, 2 oz., light-yellow fruits have a delicate, distinctive flavor that's light, clean and a Garden Peach little bit fruit-like. A prolific producer of juicy fruits that have Indeterminate 75 excellent keeping quality. Introduced to American gardens in 1862, their unusual flavor and no core sizes make them perfect for grilling without falling apart. Large 1-2 pound beefsteak fruits. Meaty flesh with few German Pink seeds, very little cracking or blossom scars. Full sweet Indeterminate 85 flavor. Excellent for canning, freezing, and slicing. Beautiful 1-2 lb. fruit with red-yellow stripes and dense, juicy, red-yellow streaked flesh. Excellent sweet, complex German Striped Indeterminate 78 flavors. Produces till frost. The marbled interior looks beautiful sliced. Deep orange beefsteak fruits, frequently bi-lobed, average 16–20 oz. Timeless and tasty, rich yellow flesh is super Goldie Indeterminate 75 sweet. The plants produce substantial slicing tomatoes that only split when you slice them. One of the most unusual variety you'll ever grow! Fully ripened fruits are bright green, with stripes of a still lighter Green ZeBra green. Round, smallish, 2 to 4 oz. fruits have excellent, "real Indeterminate 78 tomato" flavor. A favorite of gourmet chefs to enhance the flavour of salsas, salads, soups and entrees. Siberian heirloom originated in the Altai Mountains on the Russian-Chinese border.Tall plants and heavy producers of 8 Gregori's Altai to 12 oz. pink-red beefsteak tomatoes. The flavor is sweet, Indeterminate 67 yet acidic, and just delicious, with harvests continuing over an incredibly long season. Polish heirloom variety has an unusually fine flavor—very sweet with a nice hint of tartness. 1/2-3/4-inch fruit is enclosed in a papery husk which drops to the ground when Ground Cherry Aunt Molly's Indeterminate 65 fully ripe. High pectin content makes this one an excellent choice for pies and preserves. Plants have a sprawling habit. Holds after harversting for 3-4 weeks in cool, dry conditions. Expect heavy yields of these top-quality pear-shaped paste tomatoes that make excellent flavored sauce. Healthy plants Hungarian Italian are highly productive and bear continuously up until frost. Indeterminate 80 Even once picked, fruit seems to keep well until you are ready to use it all. 2 inch round fruit have nearly blue skin that occurs on the portion of the fruit that is exposed to light, while the shaded portion starts out green and turns deep red when mature. Indigo Rose Inside, the flesh reveals the same rouge tone with a Indeterminate 80 superbly balanced, multi-faceted tomatoey flavor. The indeterminate plants have an open habit and are very vigorous producers. Big, sprawling, potato-leaf plants that yield on vines that can grow to 15-feet. Enormous amounts of meaty, 1-2 pound, 4-5-inch, red tomatoes with superior sweet flavors Italian Tree perfectly balanced with just the right amount of acid. Plant Indeterminate 85 should be trellised as each plant can bear bushels of fruit. A good canning tomato, eating fresh off the vine or in salads and sandwiches. Early maturing plant produces tremendous yields of 7 to 9 oz red tomatoes. They are meaty and very flavorful. Perfect for Jetstar salads, sandwiches, and canning. In tests, it had the highest Indeterminate 70 yield of total marketable and premium quality tomatoes averaging 100 tomatoes per plant. Famous for yielding the first elongated, grape-like fruits that don't crack. Typically 12–18 fruits per cluster. Delicious, rich Juliette Indeterminate 60 tomato flavor for salads, great salsa, and fresh pasta sauce. Good crack resistance. Lovely, pale-orange fruits are solid and meaty throughout, packed with mild, superb-tasting flesh. A long-season Kellogg's Breakfast Indeterminate 82 producer of large, beefsteak-type fruits, up to 16 oz., with solid centers that have just a few seeds at the edges. Short, bushy, determinate, regular-leaf tomato plants. Yield early-bearing, 14 to 16-ounce, 3 to 4-inch, smooth, round, Legend blemish-free, red tomatoes. Wonderful, delicious sweet Determinate 68 flavors that are balanced well with just the right amount of acidity. Sunshine-yellow fruits with a pure, tart-sweet taste that stands up alongside the most robust salad ingredients. Lemon Drop Heavy sets of ½-¾" translucent yellow-green cherry Indeterminate 80 tomatoes. Refreshing tart-sweet flavor. Continues producing even in cold, wet growing conditions. Long vines and ranging plants produce deliciously sweet fruits that are soft, so pick frequently to avoid cracking. Matt's Wild Cherry Fantastic in salsa and for fresh eating. Very good resistance Indeterminate 60 to early blight and late blight. Plants will continue to produce through fall until a good hard frost kills it back. Grows very tall and steadily produces good amount of large (one to 2 pound), dark pink fruit. Plenty of sweetness with Mexico Indeterminate 80 complementary acid flavors.
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