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Penrod's Greenhouse Tomato Varieities Cherry Tomato Plants Penrod's Greenhouse Tomato Varieities Variety Days Color Weight D/I Remarks Arkansas Traveler 90 6 oz. I Heirloom. Rough medium sized. Creamy, mild flavor. Beefmaster 80 Red Up to 2 lbs. I One of the most popular beefsteak types. VFN. Beefsteak 80 Red Up to 2 lbs. I Big taste, beef steak type, heavy yields. VFFTFt. Belgian Giant 70 Dk. Pink 1-2 lbs. I Heirloom. Huge, sweet, mild, low-acid. Better Boy 70 Red Up to 1 lb. I Plump, juicy, deep red fruit. VFN Better Bush 72 Red 12 oz. D Excellent for patios, containers. VFN Big Beef 73 Red Up to 1 lb. I Rich flavor. Virtually fool-proof. VFFNTASt Big Boy 78 Red 1-2 lbs. I Crack-free, superb flavor. 6' plants producing huge rib-shouldered golden fruit with streaks of red Big Rainbow 80-102 Gold/Red Up to 2 lbs. I running through the superbly flavored flesh. Smooth, high yelding. Old fashioned flavor. Ideal for canning, freezing, Box Car Willie 65-80 Red/Orange 10-16 oz. I cooking. Crack-free, disease resistant. Brandywine 95 Rosy Pink 1-2 lbs. I Heirloom. "The world's best-flavored tomato." Caspian Pink 80 Pink 10 oz. I Heirloom. "Beats Brandywine in taste tests." Celebrity 70 Red 8 oz. S/D Highly adaptable, crack resistant. VFFTASt Champion 62 Red 10 oz. I New - Excellent performer. High yeilds. VFNT Cherokee Purple 85 Dusty Red 12 oz. I Heirloom indeterminate. Earthy sweet taste. Prolific. Delicious 77 Red 1-2 lbs. I Solid, meaty, small seed cavities. Resists cracks. Early Girl 52 Red 5 oz. I Early producer. Flavorful heavy yields. VFF Fourth of July 44 Red 4 oz. I Earlier than Early Girl. Rich flavor. Golden Jubilee 80 Gold 8-12 oz. I Low-acid. Meaty thick walls, few seeds, mild. Goliath 65 Red up to 1 lb. I Heavy producer of sweet, blemish-free fruit. VFFNTASt Husky Red 67 Red 6 oz. ISI Great for large containers. Full season yields. VFA Jet Star 72 Red 8 oz. I Low-acidity, excellent flavor, high yields. Lemon Boy 72 Yellow 7 oz. I Out yields all other gold tomatoes. Mild flavor. VFNASt Mountain Spring 69 Bright Red D High yields. Firm fruits, oblate, large 3 1/2". Crack resistant. Mortgage Lifter 80 Pink I Enormous pink fruits and very few seeds. Parks Beefy Boy 70 Red 12-16 oz I Sweet, meaty, big taste; heavy yields Vigorous, compact, mid-season variety bears globed-shaped, large to extra Phoenix 70/75 Red 10-12 oz. D/I large red fruits. Resists Altemaria Stem Canker and Gray Leaf Spot; heat tolerant plant. Pink Girl 76 Pink 9 oz. I Low-acidity. Heavy producer, crack resistant. VFASt Rutgers 75 Red 7 oz. I Ideal for canning. Old-time variety. Great flavor. VFASt Heirloom. Flat, ribbed tomatoes. Marble interior. Great slicer, smooth Striped German 78 Yellow/Red 1 lb. I texture. Supersonic 75 Red 9 oz. I Firm, meaty, large fruits with excellent flavor. VF Supersteak 80 Red 2 lbs. I EXCELLENT beefsteak w/meaty smooth fruits. VFN Tomatillo-Toma Verde 100 Yellow/Green 1-3" fruits, prolific. Great for salsa recipes. Whopper 65 Red 14 oz. I Great tasting beefsteak type. Crack resistant. VFFNT Cherry Tomato Plants Variety Days Color Weight D/I Remarks Grapette 75 Red 1/3 oz. S/D Grape type, thin skins, juicy. Clusters of 16-40 fruits. Juliet 60 Red 1 oz. I Grape type, sweet fruits that don't crack. La Roma 62 Red 3-4 oz. D Paste-type. Pear shaped, meaty. VF Sun Gold 65 Golden Orange .5 oz. I Large clusters of golden orange fruits - sweet flavor; great for snacking. Sweet 100's 65 Red 1 oz. I Cherry-type. Sweet fruit all season long. VF Sweet Baby Girl 65 Red 1 oz. I Super-sweet cherry tomatoes. Heavy yields good keeper. Cascading variety trails up to 18". High yields of sweet, red cherry tomatoes Tumbling Tom Red 75 Red 1-2" D on very well branched plants. Great for patio pots and hanging baskets. Yellow Pear 78 Yellow < 1 oz. D Small pear-shaped tomatoes..
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