A family heirloom of Kalman Lajvort, of Edison, New Jersey, with the seed originally coming from Europe. 8 ounce pink, oval shaped tomatoes have outstanding, rich, sweet flavor. Fruit is very meaty and can be used as a slicer as well as being almost like a large, juicy paste tomato. They are just delicious and produced in abundance until late in the season. Indeterminate. 85 days.
Italian heirloom tomatoes are deep red and scalloped with meaty interiors bursting with wonderful, rich tomato flavor. Expect a great production from these vigorous plants, with plenty of delicious 8 to 12 ounce fruit. Indeterminate. 80 days.
Prolific, vigorous vines bear an abundance of pink-purple, pear-shaped tomatoes that average 6 ounces and are about 3 to 4 inches long. Their shape is quite unusual for a tomato, resembling the form of a d'Anjou pear. They have a delicious, sweet flavor and are very pretty for mixed colors on a platter or salad. Heirloom variety brought back by a Peace Corps volunteer who served in Yalta. Indeterminate. 80 days.
These 2 to 4 oz. bright red tomatoes grow in clusters and are so smooth and round that they resemble a modern, supermarket cluster-type tomato. The comparison stops with the appearance, however, as this is a Bulgarian heirloom variety with intensely sweet and delicious flavor. Plants are vigorous and productive, yielding plenty of these delightful, juicy tomatoes throughout a long season. Indeterminate. 80 days.
Originally released in 1905, this heirloom tomato has some heat tolerance and cracking resistance. The attractive red fruit weigh 5 to 10 ounces, and have that great old fashioned flavor. Plants reach 3 to 4 feet in height. Determinate 81 to 85 days.
The heirloom Black Brandywine was created before 1930 and has been delighting gardeners ever since. The skin is dark and bold, with succulent and delicious flesh within when you take a bite. Fruit can weigh up to 1 pound. This potato-leafed variety offers slightly better leaf cover than the regular leaf plants. Indeterminate. 80-85 days.
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