VARIETY
DAYS
DESCRIPTION
ACE
80 days
Hybrid
Ace is best for fresh use. The medium late, red, firm, oblate fruit are
moderately smooth. The plants are medium to large and weigh 6-8
oz.
AUNT RUBY’S GERMAN
GREEN
Heirloom
80 Days
Indeterminate
Large
A sweet, juicy large beefsteak type tomato from Ruby Arnold of
Greeneville, Tennessee with a spicy, aromatic flavor that is a pale
green color with a hint of yellow striping. The large 12- 16 oz.,
slightly flattened tomato has the wetness of a melon and can give a
deep flavor explosion—fruity sweet and slightly spicy taste. It is
generally used in salads, but is also a wonderful tomato to fry.
BIG BEEF
70 days
Hybrid
Indeterminate
Vigorous vines ripen big 4-6 inch globe shaped tomatoes earlier
than other varieties of this size. The 9-16 oz. firm, crack-resistant
tomatoes have a wonderfully sweet, slightly acid flavor and produce
over a long time. Stores well.
PRICE
4
4
4
VARIETY
BLACK PRINCE
DAYS
DESCRIPTION
PRICE
Heirloom
70 days
Indeterminate
This ‘true Siberian tomato’ is one of the most popular black
tomatoes.
These deep garnet, round, 2-inch, 2 to 3 oz. tomatoes are full of
juice and incredibly rich fruity flavors that chefs rave about. The
small fruits contain deep colors on the inside. Grow in patio
gardens. Particularly good for cooler temperature area. Perfect for
eating fresh and in cooking in sauce. It is said to have considerable
health benefits beyond the presence of lycopene.
5
5
BOX CAR WILLIE
Heirloom
80 Days
Indeterminate
Large
This old prolific heirloom variety, named after the King of the
Hoboes, delivers beautiful and delicious 10-12 oz. smooth red
tomatoes. Very prolific over a long season. It is well suited for use
as a "main crop" tomato. These excellent tasting tomatoes are very
juicy, dependable, tasty and abundant throughout the season. Old
fashioned flavor with a high yield tomato is great for an all purpose
kitchen tomato or sliced on a sandwich! Plant is disease resistant
and fruit is crack resistant.
BUSH CHAMPION
70 Days
Determinant
Large Salad
Hybrid
Plant produces high yields of 8 oz red tomatoes all season long until
frost. Tomatoes are very flavorful and meaty. Excellent for salads
and sandwiches. Plant thrives in dry spells and hot temperatures.
Disease Resistant. Compact plant, 24” tall.
5
4
VARIETY
CELEBRITY
DAYS
DESCRIPTION
PRICE
70 Days
SemiDeterminant
Medium Salad
Vigorous, disease resistant, high yield and exceptionally flavorful
fruit make Celebrity tomato a winner for gardeners. This mid-early
variety will produce under a broad range of conditions. Great flavor
in firm, 8-oz. crack-free fruits. Performs well in almost every region
and under adverse conditions. Good blight tolerance and foliage
cover. Most genetic resistance of any. All America Selection
winning tomato. 1984 AAS winner.
4
CHOCOLATE CHERRY
70 Days
Indeterminate
Cherry
Hybrid
The skin is an attractive shade of port wine and chestnut. Plant
produces trusses of 1-inch round fruit nonstop grown in clusters of
8. The flavorful tomatoes are crack resistant and hold very well on
the plant. They can be picked several days before completely mature
and allowed to ripen off the vine without sacrificing quality.
Excellent for gourmet dishes and vegetable platters.
COSTOLUTO GENOVESE
Heirloom
78 Days
Indeterminate
Plum
This is an old Italian preserving tomato variety. It's heavily lobed
and often convoluted shape is indicative of early nineteenth century
tomato varieties, but makes an oddity in today's vegetable garden. It
has stellar flavor—intense and acidic. Because of its odd shape, this
7 oz. tomato is best for sauces and pastes where the skin is
removed. Does well in heat but continues to produce in cool
weather.
4
4
VARIETY
DONA
DAYS
75 days
Indeterminate
Hybrid
DESCRIPTION
This excellent variety was bred by the French specifically for their
customers in markets, where flavor and quality standards are
uncompromising. Slightly flattened, almost seedless, round tomato
with a sweet/acid balance that few modern tomatoes can match. The
heavily producing plants yield 6 ounce, juicy fruits that are smooth,
meaty, and deep-red in hue. Good disease resistance
PRICE
EARLY GIRL
60 Days
Indeterminate
Hybrid
Our earliest slicing tomato. Early Girl is a name gardeners have
relied on for many years. These smooth red-skinned, meaty 4 to 6
oz. fruits are ready in just 60 days. Plants are vary heavy-bearing
and vigorous with great disease resistance.
4
FIRST PRIZE
75 Days
Indeterminate
Hybrid
Vigorous plants produce loads of 10 to 12 oz. fruit, even when
conditions are not ideal. A winner for high yield, disease resistance
and great flavor. First fruit mature early and low and continue to
bear over a long season.
4
GARDENER’S DELIGHT
67 Days
Indeterminate
Cherry
Also known as Sugar Lump, these red cherries range from 3/4 to 11/2 inch across and are loaded with sugary sweet flavor. Very
successful in cooler climates. Crack resistant.
4
4
VARIETY
GOLDEN JUBILEE
DAYS
72 Days
Indeterminate
Salad
DESCRIPTION
1943 All-America Selections Winner! Plant produces high yields of
6 to 7 oz., round, smooth golden-yellow tomatoes. Has a mild flavor
that is less acidic than many other varieties. Its vines are uniform
and upright, making Golden Jubilee one of the easier varieties to
manage. Excellent for making tomato juice and canning. Also good
in salads and cooking.
ITALIAN GOLIATH
76 Days
Indeterminate
Med. to Large
Salad
Adds robust tomato flavor to all your favorite dishes. Firm, 8 oz.
beefsteak type fruits, with excellent flavor turn from apple green
with green shoulders to bright red at maturity. Vigorous plants, with
good leaf cover, are strongly disease resistant.
JULIET
60 Days
Indeterminate
Cherry/Salad
This 1999 AAS Winner is a large, pink-fruited cherry that will
change the minds of those who feel that most cherry tomatoes lack
flavor. Good acid content and exceptionally sweet flavor in meaty
fruits that are produced in clusters. You can expect 9 to 14 fruits per
cluster weighing about 1-1/2 oz. piece, with a distinct elongated
shape. Resists cracking.
LEGEND
68 days
determinate
This tomato is recognized as an early maturing slicing tomato. Great
for salads and canning. It produces short, bushy regular-leaf tomato
plants that yield early bearing 14-16 ounce fruit. The uniform 4-5
inch smooth, round, blemish free, glossy red tomatoes have
wonderfully delicious sweet flavors that are balanced well with just
the right amount of acidity. Fruit has very few seeds. Very blight
resistant.
PRICE
4
4
4
4
VARIETY
MARVEL STRIPE
DAYS
85 Days
Indeterminate
Large
DESCRIPTION
This heirloom variety has become one of gardeners' favorite
bicolored tomatoes because of its beauty, size, and taste. Large
yellow-orange fruits are streaked with ruby red and have a sweet,
fruity taste that is absolutely delicious. Tomatoes weigh about 1 lb.,
although they often become 2 lbs. or even more. Large harvests on
vigorous vines.
MATINA
67 Days
Indeterminate
Medium Salad
Plant produces good yields of 2 to 4 oz. red tomatoes. The taste is so
good it would normally only be found in huge beefsteak varieties. A
very early producing variety that bears continuously throughout the
season. Excellent for salads and sandwiches. This is a potato leaf
strain. An heirloom variety from Germany.
PRINCIPE BORGHESE
75 Days
Determinant
Small Plum
Italian heirloom variety very popular in Italy and California for
splitting in half and sun drying. Small plum to grape sized 1 to 2 oz
fruit and very meaty. An ideal variety for drying with low moisture
and few seeds. Although determinate, it will require some staking to
support the vines heavy clusters of fruit. They maintain color and
flavor well.
PRICE
5
4
4
VARIETY
OREGON SPRING
DAYS
60 days
Indeterminate
DESCRIPTION
O.S. produces incredibly early yields of 4-inch oval tomatoes when
planted early. Good for cooler temperatures. Plant produces heavy
yields of 5 oz red tomatoes. Tomatoes are very flavor, meaty and
have very few seeds. Excellent for making ketchup and sauce. Does
well in cool weather too. Suitable for short season regions.
PRICE
Radiator Charlie’s Mortgage
Lifter
80 Days
Indeterminate
Large
Heirloom
This huge heirloom beefsteak averaging 2 1/2 pounds consistently
wins taste-tests. Mild, sweet flavor with pink skin. Developed in the
1930's by a gardener who planted the four biggest varieties he knew,
and crossed one with pollen from the other three. He did this for six
seasons and created a variety that produced immense, tasty fruit. He
sold the plants for $1 apiece and paid off his mortgage in six years.
SAN MARZANO REDORTA
78 Days
Indeterminate
Heirloom
Paste
Named for a mountain, Pizzo Redorta in Bergamo, Italy this is
a preferred Italian paste tomato. An 8 oz. plum shaped tomato
with a better taste than its cousin, San Marzano. This 4 inch
tomato is good enough to eat off the vine with the bonus of
ending up with more tomato paste per plant.
4
SHADY LADY
75 Days
Determinant
Large
Hybrid
Well- known in California for being a top performer and a favorite
in farmers' markets. Large, determinate vines with ample foliage
provide excellent coverage for the fruit, preventing sunburn, hence
the name Shady Lady. Round, globe-shaped red tomatoes range
from medium to extra large, and have an excellent flavor.
4
5
5
VARIETY
SOPHIE’S CHOICE
DAYS
55 Days
Determinant
Large Salad
Heirloom
DESCRIPTION
Heirloom from Edmonton, Canada. The best choice for an extra
early tomato - highly productive, flavorful and large-fruited
averaging 6 to 8 oz. and has an orange-red exterior and deep red
interior. Produces large fruit on a small plant only 18 to 24" tall.
Quality is best in cool climates. Does not handle heat or drought
well.
STUPICE
52 days
Indeterminate
Heirloom
This1-2 oz. tomato ripens red and slightly oval. Its 2-inch fruit
makes an excellent choice for salad and juicing. Consistently gets
high marks for taste throughout the summer. This potato-leaf
heirloom from the Czech Republic is a cold-tolerant tomato that
won first place for its wonderful sweet/acid tomatoey flavor in a
comparative tasting in the San Francisco area.
SUN GOLD
Cherry
60 Days
Indeterminate
One of the best varieties of cherry tomatoes. The Sungold ripens to a
golden orange, with a very sweet flavor. Plant produces heavy yields
of golden cherry tomatoes. One of the sweetest tasting cherry
tomatoes on the market! This tomato is popular in all climates as it
produces in warm and cold conditions. Fruit matures quickly, and
crops heavily. A variety from England.
SUN SUGAR
Cherry
60 Days
Indeterminate
The ultimate in cherry tomatoes, this golden yellow beauty achieves
a new level of sugar-sweetness and flavor, superb texture, and a
tangy "true tomato" taste. Fruits are a lovely golden yellow, weigh
1/2 oz., and possess thin skins - remarkable, considering its
wonderful crack resistance, even in heavy rains. Heavy early
cropper. Very vigorous - can be grown outdoors or indoors in an
unheated greenhouse in cold climates. Commands premium prices at
farmers markets.
PRICE
5
5
4
4
VARIETY
UGLY
DAYS
75 Days
Indeterminate
Large
DESCRIPTION
This is the same as the tomatoes that have been appearing in
supermarkets during the past several years for premium prices.
Plants stay a manageable size, and produce a heavy crop of 12 to 16
oz. ribbed beefsteak-shaped fruit with wonderful, old-fashioned
tomato flavor. Some of their best attributes after their great flavor
are earliness, productivity, outstanding plant vigor, and the ability to
keep after harvest. You will want to try these at home!
PRICE
4
V = Verticillium Wilt, N = Nematodes, F = Fusarium Wilt, FF =Fusarium Races 1 and 2, T = Tobacco Mosaic Virus,
A = Alternaria Stem Canker , St = Stemphylium Gray Leaf Spot.
Selection Tip: when choosing varieties, keep in mind that “determinates” ripen over 3-4 weeks on bushy vines that usually need no
staking. “Indeterminate” vines continue to grow and produce fruit all season until frost. The large vines need support.