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Early Mid-Season Late Yellow Large Tomato varieties Grass Roots plans for 2021. Early Early Girl – 57 days. Indeterminate, red, 4-6oz. fruit. Firm texture, heavy yields. Hybrid. New Girl – 62 days, red, indeterminate. 4-6 oz., better taste than Early Girl Park’s Season Starter – 60 days, determinate, red, 6 oz. fruit, dense, yet mild. Hybrid Mid-Season Celebrity – 70 days, determinate, red. Good for canning, 8 oz. fruit, crack resistant. Hybrid Better Bush – 68 days, indeterminate, red. 10-oz. fruit. Firm, juicy, rich. Hybrid Better Boy – 70 days, indeterminate, red. 10-oz. fruit, juicy. Hybrid Jetstar – 70days, indeterminate, red. Low-acidity, 8 oz. fruit. Hybrid Rutgers – 75 days, red, determinate. Good canner, heavy walls, 7oz. fruit,, disease resistant. Chef’s Choice Orange – 75days, indeterminate. Low-acid, high-yielding Late Beefsteak – 65 days?, red, indeterminate. 12-14 oz. fruits, for slicing, eating fresh. Big Boy – 78 days, red, indeterminate. Superb flavor, 1-lb., crack-resistant fruit Big Beef – 73 days, red, indeterminate. Adapts to any climate, 9-16 oz.fruit Big Brandy – 78 days, pink, indeterminate. 12-15 oz., Brandywine hybrid Mountain Merit – 75 days, red, determinate. Late Blight Resistant, 8-10 oz. slicer Pink Berkeley Tie Dye – 75 days, pink stripe, indeterminate. Rich, smoky, juicy, 8-12 oz. Big Yummy Big Rainbow – 80-90 days, indeterminate. Spectacular, 2-lb. fruit, low-acid, red-gold striped. Gretchen’s favorite. Yellow Large Lemon Boy – 72 days, lemon yellow, indeterminate. 6-7oz. fruits, low-acid. Hybrid Carolina Gold, 75 days, determinate. Golden yellow , low-acid, extra-large slicer Roma – Paste Tomato Roma – 75 days, red, determinate. Paste-type tomato. Heavy crops, few seeds Amish Paste – 85 days, red, indeterminate. Paste tomato, 8-12 oz., thick flesh San Marzano – 78 days, indeterminate. Large Old World favorite, from Parma, Italy. Jersey Devil – 80 to 90 days. Red, 6” long, heavy producer Grape Juliet – 60 days, red, indeterminate. 1 oz., crack-resistant fruit Yellow Pear – 70 days, indeterminate, Mild flavor, salad tomato. Cherry Tomato Sugary – 80 days, red, semi-determinate. 2-oz. oval fruit. Sun Sugar – 62 days, yellow, indeterminate. Ultimate in sugar content, high-yielding, thin skin Super Sweet 100 – 65 days, red, indeterminate. Long strands of super-sweet fruits, High Vit. C. Chocolate Cherry – 70 days, wine-red fruits, indeterminate, rich flavor. Sweet Pea (currant size) – 62 days, red, indeterminate. ¼ “ fruit Tumbling Tom Yellow, Red – 70 days, red or yellow, indeterminate. Long cascades of 1 oz. fruits Patio Hybrid – 70 days, red, determinate. Cherry for containers, dwarf plant. Peardrops-Hanging Basket – early/mid season, yellow, indeterminate. High acid Cherry Falls – Hanging Basket Sweet Million Micro – Tom, early, for containers. 6 -9 inches tall. Red-orange Sweet ‘N Neat Scarlet Imp Tomato – 60 days, determinate. Red, compact patio or container . Sweet, 1 inch red Mountain Honey – 70 days, semi-determinate. Hybrid, disease-resistant. Good flavor. Orange Hat –micro cherry tomato, grow in 6” pot! Golden-orange, prolific Heirloom Brandywine – 80 days, red-pink, indeterminate. 10-24 oz., legendary heirloom fruit Big Rainbow – 85 days, orange w/red streaks, indeterminate. Firm, low-acid, flavorful Cherokee Purple – 80-90 days, purple-brown skin, indeterminate. 8-12 oz. fruit Black Krim – 69 days, deep red, indeterminate. Early, very tasty. San Marzano – 95 days. Red, paste tomato, heirloom indeterminate. Mr. Stripey – 80 days, indeterminate. Red, pink striping, sweet, large slicer Paul Robeson – 80-90 days. Brick-red, 6-12 oz. fruit with smokey, earthy taste. Ind. Soldacki – 75 days. From Poland. Red, low-acid, intensely, sweet flavor. 1lb. fruit. Opalka – 85 days. Long, pepper-shape, red. Ideal for sauces and canning. Black Vernissage – Purple-red, 2 -3oz. indeterminate. Sweet/tart, smokey Artisan Tomato Purple Bumblebee – 70 days, indeterminate. Green metallic stripes on red fruit. 1 – 3 oz. fruit. Pink Bumble bee – 70 day, indeterminate. Pink cherry streaked with gold. Sweet, 1-3 oz. fruit Sunrise Bumblebee – 70 day, indeterminate. Sweetest Artisan. Yellow and red streaks. We have tomato plants bred for greenhouse production, hydroponics. Taymar is a Dutch seed, red slicers, tasty, medium size. Come in and talk to Tom about this special offering..
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