Tomatoes
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Tomatoes
Medium to Large Varieties:
Ace: 75 days. Fruit size 8 to 12 oz. Large, deep red fruit on determinate vines. Very fine flavor.
Beefmaster: 80 days. Strong vines. Large quantities of solid meaty fruit up to 2lb. in size.
Better Boy: 70 days. Plump, juicy and flavorful 5-8 oz. fruit.
Celebrity: 70 days. Highly productive under any growing condition. Flavorful, disease resistant.
Champion: 65 days. This big and meaty fruit grows on compact (24 in, 60 cm) plants that flower extra early. It resists Gray Leaf Spot and Alternaria well. This slicer produces 9 to 12 oz fruits.
Early Girl: 57 days. Yields a crop of 4-6 oz. fruits all summer.
Lemon Boy: 72 days. Lemon color inside and out. 3 1/2" diameter, 7 oz. Excellent flavor and a heavy producer.
Roma: 78 days. Great for cooking, canning and paste. Pear shaped fruit.
Cherry Varieties:
Black Cherry: 65 days. Pick loads of these perfectly round, dark fruits from just one plant. The rich, sweet, dynamic flavor makes it taste like an heirloom, but it’s a hybrid.
Large Red Cherry: 72 days. Excellent salad tomato. 1-2" diameter.
Red Grape: 78 days. Sweet wonderful flavor. Glossy 1 oz. fruits grow on grape like clusters.
Sun Gold: 57 days. Bite sized golden fruit with juicy sweet flesh. Early and a heavy producer.
Super Fantastic: 70 days. Well adapted throughout the country, Super Fantastic bears delicious beefsteak-type tomatoes that are solid, meaty, and smooth skinned. The indeterminate vines continually produce high yields of large fruit until frost.
Supersweet 100: 65 days. Heavy producer of 1 oz. fruit. Needs staking. Extra high in vitamin C.
Yellow Pear: 78 days. Vigorous vines produce high yields of 2" yellow pear shaped fruit.
Ace: 75 days. Fruit size 8 to 12 oz. Large, deep red fruit on determinate vines. Very fine flavor.
Beefmaster: 80 days. Strong vines. Large quantities of solid meaty fruit up to 2lb. in size.
Better Boy: 70 days. Plump, juicy and flavorful 5-8 oz. fruit.
Celebrity: 70 days. Highly productive under any growing condition. Flavorful, disease resistant.
Champion: 65 days. This big and meaty fruit grows on compact (24 in, 60 cm) plants that flower extra early. It resists Gray Leaf Spot and Alternaria well. This slicer produces 9 to 12 oz fruits.
Early Girl: 57 days. Yields a crop of 4-6 oz. fruits all summer.
Lemon Boy: 72 days. Lemon color inside and out. 3 1/2" diameter, 7 oz. Excellent flavor and a heavy producer.
Roma: 78 days. Great for cooking, canning and paste. Pear shaped fruit.
Cherry Varieties:
Black Cherry: 65 days. Pick loads of these perfectly round, dark fruits from just one plant. The rich, sweet, dynamic flavor makes it taste like an heirloom, but it’s a hybrid.
Large Red Cherry: 72 days. Excellent salad tomato. 1-2" diameter.
Red Grape: 78 days. Sweet wonderful flavor. Glossy 1 oz. fruits grow on grape like clusters.
Sun Gold: 57 days. Bite sized golden fruit with juicy sweet flesh. Early and a heavy producer.
Super Fantastic: 70 days. Well adapted throughout the country, Super Fantastic bears delicious beefsteak-type tomatoes that are solid, meaty, and smooth skinned. The indeterminate vines continually produce high yields of large fruit until frost.
Supersweet 100: 65 days. Heavy producer of 1 oz. fruit. Needs staking. Extra high in vitamin C.
Yellow Pear: 78 days. Vigorous vines produce high yields of 2" yellow pear shaped fruit.
Heirloom Tomatoes
Medium to large:
Amish Paste: 80-90 days. A multitalented heirloom paste tomato from Wisconsin well-suited for paste, or as a slicing tomato. Acorn-shaped, the very large 8-12" fruits are deep red, thick-fleshed and nearly seedless.
Arkansas Traveler: 90 days. Heirloom from stock seed discovered in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas and Missouri. Excellent creamy, mild flavored 6 oz. fruit.
Black Krim: 69 days. Dark, deep red large 5-7 oz fruit. Not the prettiest but very sweet and tasty.
Brandywine Red: 75-80 days. Brandywine Red is one of the most popular and best-tasting heirloom tomatoes. The very vigorous plants bear large-lobed, beefsteak-shaped fruit that are perfect for slicing. The thin-skinned, pinkish-red tomatoes are flavorful but not acidic.
Morgage Lifter: 80 days. This huge heirloom beefsteak (up to 4 lb.; average 2½ lb.) consistently wins taste-tests.
Cherokee Purple: 80-90 days. Reliable producer of 8-12 oz. fruit. Tolerant to mild drought as well as common diseases.
German Strawberry: 80 days. German heirloom is a perfect sandwich tomato. Fruits resemble strawberries only much larger, averaging 10 oz. Solid meat has few seeds and little juice but big flavor.
San Marzano: 65-70 days. Long, blocky, 5 to 8-oz. (142 to 227-g) fruits are easy to seed, leaving plenty of meat for a first-class paste or sauce.
Jetsetter: 64 days. Real tomato flavor in large 8 oz. fruit that is smooth, juicy, flattened globes with a high yield and good disease resistance.
Mr. Stripey: 80 days. Red and yellow striped heirloom. 9 oz. to 1 lb. Mild flavor and low acid.
Small and Cherry:
Oregon Spring: 60 days. Meaty fruits, 3-5 oz. Nearly seedless and perfect for ketchup and sauces.
Red Pear: 70 days. One of the rarest heirlooms. Yields plenty of small pear shaped fruit.
Tumbling Tom: 70 days. This magnificent plant cascades 20" or more. Ideal for hanging baskets and containers. Juicy, 1-2" fruit, perfect size for snacking and salads. True ornamental with sweet flavor.
Patio: 70 days. Plant produces large yields of 2" round red tomatoes. Excellent for small gardens or containers. Great for school projects. Kids love them. Disease Resistant
Amish Paste: 80-90 days. A multitalented heirloom paste tomato from Wisconsin well-suited for paste, or as a slicing tomato. Acorn-shaped, the very large 8-12" fruits are deep red, thick-fleshed and nearly seedless.
Arkansas Traveler: 90 days. Heirloom from stock seed discovered in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas and Missouri. Excellent creamy, mild flavored 6 oz. fruit.
Black Krim: 69 days. Dark, deep red large 5-7 oz fruit. Not the prettiest but very sweet and tasty.
Brandywine Red: 75-80 days. Brandywine Red is one of the most popular and best-tasting heirloom tomatoes. The very vigorous plants bear large-lobed, beefsteak-shaped fruit that are perfect for slicing. The thin-skinned, pinkish-red tomatoes are flavorful but not acidic.
Morgage Lifter: 80 days. This huge heirloom beefsteak (up to 4 lb.; average 2½ lb.) consistently wins taste-tests.
Cherokee Purple: 80-90 days. Reliable producer of 8-12 oz. fruit. Tolerant to mild drought as well as common diseases.
German Strawberry: 80 days. German heirloom is a perfect sandwich tomato. Fruits resemble strawberries only much larger, averaging 10 oz. Solid meat has few seeds and little juice but big flavor.
San Marzano: 65-70 days. Long, blocky, 5 to 8-oz. (142 to 227-g) fruits are easy to seed, leaving plenty of meat for a first-class paste or sauce.
Jetsetter: 64 days. Real tomato flavor in large 8 oz. fruit that is smooth, juicy, flattened globes with a high yield and good disease resistance.
Mr. Stripey: 80 days. Red and yellow striped heirloom. 9 oz. to 1 lb. Mild flavor and low acid.
Small and Cherry:
Oregon Spring: 60 days. Meaty fruits, 3-5 oz. Nearly seedless and perfect for ketchup and sauces.
Red Pear: 70 days. One of the rarest heirlooms. Yields plenty of small pear shaped fruit.
Tumbling Tom: 70 days. This magnificent plant cascades 20" or more. Ideal for hanging baskets and containers. Juicy, 1-2" fruit, perfect size for snacking and salads. True ornamental with sweet flavor.
Patio: 70 days. Plant produces large yields of 2" round red tomatoes. Excellent for small gardens or containers. Great for school projects. Kids love them. Disease Resistant
