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Red Tomato Varieties

Resistant Plant & Fruit Descriptions Maturity Container Indeterminat Approx. Days to Determinate/ Disease Hybrid / Heirloom

Ball’s Beefsteak Beefsteak - One of the largest varieties of cultivated

tomatoes. Pink or red in color, this plant produces good

yields of 10 to 14 oz. tomatoes. It has the old-fashioned

flavor. Perfect for salads and sandwiches. This is a great

Mid Season Disease

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choice for gardeners who want to grow luscious big s Hybrid Container tomatoes, but need them to mature early and stand up to Resistant Day Indeterminate the challenges. Highly 72 Plants need extra strong staking or caging.

Bloody Butcher Slicing - A sensational and very popular, very early

producing tomato variety. Vigorous, potato-leaf plants that yield copious amounts of 2”, 4 oz., fruits that are deep red color, inside and out. Five to nine fruits per

Early Season cluster with a rich heirloom tomato flavor. Plant -

produces well until frost. A good tomato variety for Container cooler growing regions since fruits ripen quickly. A good Indeterminate 54 Days

canning tomato. Organic Heirloom Seeds

TomatoFest.com Plants need to be staked or caged.

Celebrity Slicing - The most disease-resistant tomato of all enjoys great versatility in all types of growing conditions. This

Season

highly publicized AAS Winner captured the home garden

and commercial market spotlight long ago and remains

Mid

- the benchmark of success. Deeply oblate 8 oz. fruits ripen Indeterminate Resistant to bright red on medium sized plants. - Days Highly Disease

Semi 70

Organic Heirloom Seeds SeedsNSuch.com Plants need strong staking or caging.

Crimson Carmello Slicing - Bred in France especially for fresh eating. These

plump 4 to 5 inch tomatoes will satisfy all your tomato

fantasies. The round red juicy fruits have the perfect Season

sweet to acid balance that translates to exquisite taste.

Mid

Savor their sun-warmed sweet flesh sliced fresh from - Hybrid

the garden, in salads, pastas, or wherever you crave rich Resistant Indeterminate tomato flavor. Easily grows 5-6 feet. Highly Disease

70 Days

Renee’s Garden Seeds Plants need to be staked or caged.

Early Girl

Slicing - Large clusters of 5 oz. fruits are borne extremely

early, continues longer than most varieties. Globe to

Early

slightly flattened shape. Bright red and meaty with a lot of – flavor and aroma. A prodigious producer. ys Hybrid Season Da

Indeterminate 9

5

Disease Resistant

Burpee.com Plants need to be staked or caged.

Mountain Merit Beefsteak - A praise-worthy variety offering multiple resistances to important tomato diseases not currently

combined in any other varieties. Medium to large, 8 to10

ounce fruits with excellent resistance to Late Blight, as

Late Season

well as others, makes the perfect slicing tomato. A fresh - Hybrid Highly

market variety with deep red fruits that are firm, oblate Container Determinate

to flattened, globe-shaped with generally smooth blossom Days

Disease Resistant

end scars. Crack resistant. 75

TotallyTomato.com Plants need extra strong staking or caging.

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UNUSUAL COLOR TOMATO VARIETIES

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PLANT & FRUIT DESCRIPTIONS Maturity Container Inde Approx. Days to Disease Resistant Determinate/

Hybrid / Heirloom

Berkeley Pink Tie-Dye Beefsteak - Compact plants produce beautiful 8-12 ounce

fruit with a very sweet, rich, dark tomato flavor. 10 out of

10 people liked the port wine colored beefsteak with Late Season

metallic green stripes better than in a -

farmers market taste off. Container Heirloom Indeterminate

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RareSeeds.com Plants need extra strong staking or caging. 65

Black Krim Beefsteak - Also called Black Crimea and introduced to

SSE by Lars Olov Rosenstrom of Sweden. Originally from

the Crimean peninsula in the Black Sea. Late Season These beefsteak fruits are a unique combination of violet-

brown and purple-red — they turn almost black with - Open Pollinated

sufficient sunlight and heat. Excellent full flavor. - Days

Indeterminate Organic Seeds 90

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Plants need strong staking or caging. 70 SeedSavers.org Heirloom

Cherokee Purple Slicing - Meaty, purple-red flesh and unmatched flavor

make Cherokee Purple an heirloom tomato favorite. This prolific producer is said to have originated with

gardeners in Tennessee. Perfect for slicing and salads. /Heirloom

Mid Season

- Days Indeterminate

Disease Resistant 80

Organic Seeds Plants need strong staking or caging.

Chocolate Stripes Slicing - Large, regular-leaf tomato plants that yield a

plentiful crop of 3-4 inch tomatoes, mahogany colored with dark, olive green striping. Fruits have delicious,

complex, rich, sweet, earthy tomato flavors. Chocolate er Stripe, another desirable “black tomato", is an excellent Mid Season

tomato and a fine choice for your tomato garden. - Heirloom Produces well into the autumn. A great sandwich tomato Contain and salad tomato. Indeterminate

79 Days

TomatoFest.com Plants need to be staked or caged.

Green Zebra S licing - A breeder's work of art! “” has

excellent flavor and unique color—golden green with

forest green stripes, developing a slight amber blush when ripe. The 2”- 3" tomatoes have very smooth skin

Mid Season llinated

essentially free of cracks. Provide support for vines that reach 6' or more. More heat and drought tolerant than -

other varieties. Indeterminate Organic Seeds Days

Disease Resistant 5 Open Po 7

BotanicalInterests.com Plants need to be staked or caged.

Jaune Flamme Slicing - Beautiful tomato that originated with Norbert

Perreira of Helliner, France. Commercialized by Tomato

Growers Supply Company in 1997. Early crops of apricot- colored 4 oz. fruits borne on elongated trusses. Excellent Mid Season

fruity flavor with a perfect blend of sweet and tart. Great - Open Pollinated

for drying or roasting, retains deep orange color. -

Organic Seeds Indeterminate

80 Days

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Plants need to be staked or caged. Heirloom SeedSavers.org

Marvel Stripe Beefsteak - Plant produces good yields of 1 to 2 lb. bi-

colored yellow orange beefsteak tomatoes with red

colored streaking. They are sweet and have a fruity flavor. It is one of gardeners’ favorite bi-colored tomatoes te Season

because of its beauty, size, and taste. Perfect for salads La

and sandwiches. Heat and drought tolerant. Excellent - choice for home gardens. An heirloom variety from the Indeterminate Organic Seeds

Zapotec people from Oaxaca, Mexico. Open Pollinated 85 Days

Plants need extra strong staking or caging.

Paul Robe son Beefsteak - This favorite heirloom tomato was named after the operatic artist who won acclaim as an advocate

of equal rights for Blacks. This “black” beefsteak tomato is slightly flattened, round, and grows to 4 inches. Its deep

rich brown colors, a dusky dark red, with dark green Mid Season

shoulders, red flesh in its center, stand it apart from - Heirloom

others. Very flavorful fruits with luscious, earthy, exotic Indeterminate Days

flavors and good acid/sweet balance. 74

TomatoFest.com Plants need strong staking or caging. .

Summer of Love Beefsteak - This 16 oz. fruit is an improved Berkeley Tie-

Dye that produces a larger yield and ripens earlier. It has

all the great colors and flavor of the original BTD. A good Season improvement to an excellent tomato. Beautiful, tasty and

Mid now more productive with an earlier harvest. -

Heirloom Indeterminate Days

70

WildBoarFarm.com Plants need strong staking or caging.

Yellow Slicing - Superbly rich and delicious-tasting large fruit,

the golden variety gives good yields, and in our opinion,

the fruit is better tasting than Pink Brandywine. Large potatoNeeds strong caging.-leaf plants are very sturdy and deep green. This Late Season

heirloom is delicious any way you eat it! - Heirloom Indeterminate

0 Days 9

RareSeeds.com Plants need strong staking or caging.

Watermelon Beefsteak. - A favorite for over 100 years. This is the true

Watermelon Beefsteak. Our TomatoFest organic tomatoes

produces indeterminate, regular-leaf tomato plants that yield HUGE 1 -2 lb., pink, beefsteak tomatoes that are Mid Season

Needs strong caging.lightly scalloped and loaded wi th deliciously rich and - complex, old-time tomato flavors.

Container

Indeterminate 70 Days -

Organic Heirloom Seeds

65 TomatoFest.com Plants need extra strong staking or caging. Yes

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SAUCE/PASTE TOMATO VARIETIES

Resistant

PLANT & FRUIT DESCRIPTIONS Maturity

Container

Indeterminat Determinate/ Approx. Days to

Disease Hybrid / Heirloom

Gladiator Sauce - A champion “Roma” tomato with unbeatable vigor, flavor, aroma, and yield. Gigantic Gladiator is the

hands-down champion in the arena of “Roma” tomatoes. It bears a bounty of oval 8 oz. fruit on the patio or in a small garden. Strong roots conquer enemies such as

Mid Season

blossom end rot. –

Its dense flesh and a tangy flavor makes Gladiator Hybrid

victorious for imparting rich, robust flavor to paste, Indeterminate

sauces, soups, salsa, or ketchup. Disease Resistant

72 Days

Burpee.com Plants need strong staking or caging.

Roma Sauce - Productive with great disease

resistance! Vigorous and strong, producing heavy yields

of picture-perfect, thick-walled fruits with deep red color and mild flavor. A good choice for a commercial variety,

Mid Season

as well as in the garden. ighly -

H Container

Determinate Open Pollinated Disease Resistant 5 Days 6

Plants need to be staked or caged. HighMowingSeeds.com

San Marzano Sauce - San Marzano is the standard variety in Italy for all

fresh and cooked tomato sauces. These tall vines produce

hearty clusters of meaty fruits that develop their finest flavor with light cooking or in homemade sauces.

Mid Season

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Indeterminate Organic Seeds

82 Days

Plants need to be staked or caged.

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CHERRY & VARIETIES

ARTISANAL COLLECTION

Maturity LANT RUIT ESCRIPTIONS Container P & F D Indeterminat Determinate/ Approx. Days to Disease Resistant Hybrid / Heirloom

Black Cherry

Cherry - Round, full-flavored cherry with distinctive

purple-black color. One-inch fruits with the juicy, meaty

texture and sweet, rich flavor characteristic of all Russian black tomatoes. A striking addition to

mixes. Very productive plants. Early Season

- Heirloom Seeds Indeterminate Disease Resistant 64 Days Organic Organic Heirloom Seeds

HighMowingSeeds.com Plants need strong caging.

Juliet Grape - The first grape tomato to win AAS honors, with

long, 1 oz., shiny red, extra sweet cherries, hanging like

clusters of grapes. Crack-resistant and keeps longer on the vine. Excellent disease resistance.

Early Season

- Hybrid Resistant Highly Disease Days Indeterminate

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60

SeedsNSuch.com Plants need strong caging.

Rapunzel Cherry - Named for the fairy tale character, plants

produce unique, long cascading trusses with up to 40 Season fruits. Very flavorful, bright red, 3/4 to 1 ounce cherry

tomatoes make the perfect addition to salads and veggie Pollinated - Mid

- trays. So sweet, you'll be tempted to eat them straight- from-the-vine. Indeterminate

70 Days -

68 TotallyTomato.com Plants need strong caging. Hybrid/ Open

Sun Gold Cherry - Sun Gold's plump, tangerine-colored fruits are a special treat at the peak of flavor in the garden, very

sweet and juicy! Provide support for vigorous vines that

easily reach 6' long. Pick a bit early and ripen indoors at

room temperature. Low-acidity tomato. Early Season

– Hybrid Hybrid Indeterminate Days

Disease Resistance

57

BotanicalInterests.com Plants need strong caging.

Super Sweet 100 Cherry - Long hanging clusters of small, round, red, very

sweet fruit. has a delicious balance of tomato sweetness with full red-tomato flavor.

Mid Season

Plants need to be staked or caged. Hybrid

Indeterminate

Plants need strong caging. 70 Days

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