Tomatoes

Crossing two different heirlooms creates a variety that is much higher yielding and earlier maturing, while retaining great flavor and fewer blemishes. Such is the case with this cross between Brandywine and Costoluto Genovese. Brandywine is legendary for sweet, rich taste while Costoluto Genovese has beautiful scallops, great production, and ability to set fruit in hot weather. Genuwine plants are regular-leaved and produce delicious 10 to 12 oz. fruits that have some of the ribbing of the Costoluto Genovese but with the larger size and fuller shape of a Brandywine. Indeterminate  70 days.

This excellent, large pointed plum tomato comes from Italy via a family who immigrated to New York. You can expect a large harvest of these 5 to 6 oz. bright red tomatoes that are meaty with very few seeds. These are the perfect tomatoes to turn into a simmering pot of sauce full of rich tomato goodness. Indeterminate. 75 days.

This special strain of Yellow Brandywine comes from seed saved by Gary Platfoot of Ohio, who felt that it had special attributes that were only adding to an already wonderful variety. The main improvements of this strain are increased productivity and a smoother shape than regular Yellow Brandywine. Otherwise, Platfoot strain offers the same incredibly rich and delicious flavor in deep golden-yellow tomatoes that weigh from 1 to 2 lbs. Tall vines have potato-leaved foliage. Indeterminate. 85 days.

This delightful variety produces yellow-gold cherry tomatoes with red marbling. Marbling varies from just a red blush to extensive streaking inside and out. What is consistent, however, is the sweet taste that is also rich and fruity, and very delicious. Tomatoes are about 3/4 inch across and are round to oblate in shape. Very productive plants bear throughout a long season. Indeterminate. 67 days.

Introduced by Dr. James Baggett at Oregon State University, this very early variety sets large fruit that are glossy red and round with a very good flavor that is a nice blend of sugars and acids. What is also exciting about Legend is its strong resistance against the late blight fungus, a problem that has thwarted many a tomato gardener. It sets fruit well under cool temperatures, and contains few seeds. We think this combination of great taste, earliness, and strong disease resistance makes Legend truly memorable. Determinate. 68 days.

Paste tomatoes shaped like banana peppers are about 6 inches long, deep orange-red and sweet with very little juice and few seeds. These tomatoes are all meat and make great paste and sauce. Heirloom variety. Indeterminate. 73 days.

This new hybrid heirloom type combines the flavor of heirlooms with the productive quality of a commercial variety. The attractive, dark purple fruit weigh 7 to 10 ounces, and have deliciously sweet and tangy flesh. And Darkstar is resistant to Late Blight. The strong, 6 – 7 foot tall indeterminate vines will produce over a long period of time, with great productivity. 75 days.

When Brandywine is part of a tomato's lineage, you can bet that its flavor will be outstanding. This variety that has Brandywine crossed with a cherry tomato is a winning combination with delicious, sweet taste. Slightly elongated pink cherries appear in abundance on potato-leaved plants. Indeterminate. 75 days.

This popular dwarf variety of cherry tomato thrives in relatively small pots or hanging baskets set on sunny windowsills or outdoor patios. Plants only become 8 to 12 in. tall and bear masses of 1-1/4 inch full-flavored tomatoes with a touch of sweetness. It is a very rewarding harvest from a small tomato plant that can be grown in an 8-inch pot. Determinate. 55 days.

Taste the great flavor you have come to appreciate in First Prize, but expect a much earlier harvest. The "first early" fruit reach 4 to 7 ounces, and the indeterminate vines are productive over a long season. A good disease resistance package and plentiful harvests make this your choice for early maturity. Stake plants for best results. 56 days.

Tall, vigorous plants produce abundant harvests of large, round juicy fruit. Smooth, solid, and meaty with absolutely delicious flavor that is a wonderful combination of sweet and acid. Well adapted to all growing areas and bears continuously through the entire season. Indeterminate. 70 days.

Siberian variety that originated in the Altai Mountains on the Chinese border. Tall plants are heavy producers of 8 to 12 oz. pink-red beefsteak tomatoes. The flavor is sweet yet acidic and just delicious, with harvests continuing over an incredibly long season. Indeterminate. 67 days.

A unique and delicious salad tomato. 3 oz. green fruits ripen to amber-green with darker green stripes. The light green flesh is very flavorful, sweet yet zingy. This one is a real taste treat. Indeterminate. 75 days.

Big yields of very flavorful 1 inch cherry tomatoes borne in large clusters all season long. What makes this variety so special is the plant grows only 50 in. tall, giving the gardener more fruit in less space. Dwarf indeterminate. 65 days.

The Early Girl Plus hybrid tomato is the latest improvement in this extremely popular variety. It is very close to the original but now has Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus resistance. Many regions of the country are having trouble with TSWV, and this new Early Girl is ready to protect your harvest. Indeterminate. 60 days.

An old-time favorite heirloom from North Carolina and Virginia features tall plants and a fairly early harvest of large, slightly ribbed pink-red tomatoes averaging 1 lb. They are meaty with few seeds and really excellent flavor, perfect for adding delicious taste to a sandwich or salad. This one has stood the test of time for a number of reasons, but number one is its truly superior flavor. Indeterminate. 80 days.

Compact, bushy plants yield an early abundance of big clusters of 6 to 8 oz. rich red, beefsteak-shaped fruit. Popular in the North because of its earliness, productivity, and large fruit size. Determinate. 62 days.

This is an incredibly large paste tomato, with each meaty fruit growing to 6 inches long and weighing between 8 and 12 ozs. They have a very well balanced, full tomato flavor and are perfect for cooking into sauce, but delicious enough to eat fresh. This is truly an impressive tomato and one to be sure to try. Heirloom variety. Indeterminate. 75 days.

Especially recommended for Southern gardeners, this variety sets large crops even in hot weather. Luscious, meaty tomatoes are medium-sized, smooth, and resistant to catfacing. Large vines offer good foliage cover. Our original stock seed is from the USDA Seed Bank. Determinate. 80 days.

Small elongated-oval fruits are deep mahogany and sweet and fruity. These are small, teardrop-shaped morsels of sweetness, wonderful for snacking off the vine or for adding to salads. 6-foot tall plants produce a steady, large crop. This is a unique and very tasty variety. Indeterminate. 82 days.

This is one of the smallest and most uniform red currant tomatoes we've seen, and it has an excellent intensely rich but sweet flavor. Plants bear an abundance of these tiny fruit, arranged so closely on the trusses that they resemble beads on a necklace or peas in a pod. Indeterminate. 75 days.

Named appropriately, this variety has fruit with 50% more lycopene than other common tomatoes. Lycopene is an antioxidant that is proving helpful in preventing cancers and other diseases. Besides being good for you, these plum-shaped tomatoes are extra-large, 4 to 6 ozs., making them excellent to use in salads or in cooking. Another important attribute is their resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus and bacterial speck, which are a real problem in some areas. Plants become about 4 feet tall and bear abundantly. Determinate. 74 days.

Beautiful, golden-orange tomatoes have one of the best flavors of all orange tomatoes. Average 5 in. diameter and between 1 and 2 lbs., quite meaty with few seeds. Vigorous plants bear well. Indeterminate. 80 days.

This is one of the most popular hybrid grape tomatoes on the market today. We think that's because of the premium quality of these brilliantly red tomatoes, which are packed with sweet, irresistibly delicious flavor. The vigorous plants bear early and impressive yields with continuous sets of big clusters of fruit right up to the top of the plant. As a bonus, the tomatoes are crack-resistant and have a good shelf life after harvest. High brix (sugar) fruit weigh about 1/4 oz. each. Indeterminate. 60 days.

This is one of those varieties to grow when you want a really big, impressive red tomato to show off to your friends. This fruit is huge, at least a pound or two, and borne abundantly on large, vigorous plants. Its flavor is as big as its size, bursting with a great blend of sugars and acids- a full old-fashioned tomato taste. Heirloom variety from Australia. Indeterminate. 85 days.

While this variety may not be able to withstand a glacier, it does set fruit well even in cold weather. In fact, it becomes loaded early in the season with very flavorful, 2 to 3 oz. red tomatoes. The taste is sweet yet rich, a combination found more commonly in larger and later-maturing tomatoes. Potato-leaved foliage helps support the large harvest of these very tasty tomatoes. Determinate. 58 days.

Named for the high levels of natural sugars contained in every bite, these super-sweet fruit are elongated and weigh up to 1 ounce. They measure ¾ of an inch to 1 ¼ inches in length. Early maturity will make this one of the first tomatoes you can harvest in your garden, and likely the sweetest. Indeterminate 50 – 55 days.

This is the first BHN variety bred especially for great flavor. It also boasts a complete disease-resistance package including crack-tolerance and offers very high yields. Large to extra-large attractive fruit have real tomato taste making BHN 589 appealing to both home gardeners and those selling at farmers markets. Determinate. 75 days.

Lovely pale-orange color on 1 lb. beefsteak type fruit. Tomatoes have very good flavor and are quite meaty with few seeds. Juice has the same bright color as orange juice and is delicious. Heirloom variety. Indeterminate. 80 days.

This cross between Brandywine and Rutgers produces good yields of 6 to 10 oz. delicious dark pink fruit. Disease and crack-resistance are inherited from Rutgers, and the tomato's taste and texture is more like that of Brandywine. Indeterminate. 85 days.

Early ripening and gorgeous dark fruit make this variety special. Heavy sets of unripe fruit show lots of purple due to the high anthocyanin level (the same powerful antioxidant found in blueberries). The stunning color is brought on by sunlight, and will eventually turn almost black. This variation of Indigo Rose is earlier and earns its name due to an especially good sweet tomato flavor. Indeterminate 70 days.

This family heirloom variety has large, pointed red paste tomatoes that are meaty and flavorful, just right for cooking into sauce or chopping up for fresh use. Expect abundant harvests, as these plants are prolific. Indeterminate. 70 days.

Also known as Red Ponderosa or Crimson Cushion. Produces huge, delicious, ribbed fruit on vigorous vines. Grow in wire cages for best results. Indeterminate. 96 days.

Vigorous vines produce abundant clusters of 1/2 oz. bright yellow-gold cherry tomatoes with delicious sweet flavor. These tomatoes are naturally sweeter than red cherry varieties with a fruitier taste. Once you taste them, you'll be spoiled forever. Indeterminate. 60 days.

These very beautiful tomatoes are a stunning combination of fine-lined golden yellow and red stripes. While visually exciting, the real treat comes when you cut them open. Their gold flesh is streaked with red and is very juicy, flavorful, and sweet. A stabilized cross between Green Zebra and Marvel Stripe, these tomatoes weigh about one pound each. They were named in honor of Copia, the American Center for Food, Wine and the Arts, in Napa California. Indeterminate. 85 days.

Expect heavy yields of these top-quality pear-shaped paste tomatoes for making into sauce or other cooked tomato dishes. Healthy plants are highly productive and bear continuously up until frost. Even once picked, fruit seems to keep well until you are ready to use it all. Indeterminate. 80 days.

This version of German Johnson features dark pink, pretty beefsteak tomatoes that weigh 1 pound or more. They also appear relatively early in the season and are well shaped with no cracking. It is their incredibly sweet flavor that really makes them special though. We thought they were like eating watermelon with just a little extra acid mixed in. Good production and truly delicious flavor. Indeterminate. 80 days.

Golden-orange beefsteak fruit grow up to 1-1/2 lbs. and have a pineapple-like flavor when perfectly ripe. Fruits are deep orange and incredibly rich, fruity and sweet. As a bonus, you can expect very large harvests of these wonderful tomatoes. Indeterminate. 85 days.

Pretty 1 ½ inch round cherry tomatoes are dark pink striped with yellow and perfect for fresh tomato salads. Sweet flavor and distinctive appearance make them a great choice for market growers to use in colorful pints of mixed cherry tomatoes. Crack-resistant fruit develops on strong plants that can grow well outdoors or inside a greenhouse. Indeterminate. 70 days.

This special variety was developed to honor the occasion of Ball Seed Company's 100th year anniversary. While the compact plants grow only 24 inches tall, they yield plenty of big, meaty tomatoes that weigh in at 8 to 12 ounces. Their flavor is excellent, and the plants thrive in almost any type of climate. Determinate. 70 days.

Like the previous hybrid La Roma tomato, number IV will make your day. You can count on a productive plant with disease resistance and fruit that is perfect for canning, making sauces, or paste. The roma-shaped fruit weighs 4 to 6 ounces and has full flavor. Determinate. 70-75 days.

Breakthrough flavor is the hallmark of this new cherry tomato and it is a perfect choice for those who love indigo colors. Midnight Snack begins fruiting with red, and then changes to deep indigo with exposure to sunshine. Naturally occurring purple anthocyanin pigments create the dramatic color change. Midnight Snack was recognized with an all All America Selections award by multiple judges, and many noted the improved flavor. If you want to encourage your kids to garden, this is one that will stimulate their thought process and more importantly their appetites for healthy food. Be sure and stake the indeterminate vines which are very vigorous. 65-70 days

Extremely early harvests of super-sweet tomatoes on compact plants make this variety a wonderful addition to anyone's garden. These 1 to 2 oz. tomatoes will likely be among the first of the season, and their sweet, delicious flavor is sure to be a delight. Plants are small, but very productive. Determinate. 54 days.

This high-yielding beefsteak has a bush growth habit and can be grown in a container. A sister of Better Bush, the dense foliage helps protect fruit from sunburn. Flavor is excellent with the right balance of sugars and acids. Fruit set is somewhat concentrated, weighing 10 ounces on average. Plants benefit from support. Disease package F1,F2,Ss,TMV, V, S. Determinate. 68 days.

The name of this tomato is French for black pineapple and that is because it arose out of a planting of Pineapple Tomato in a Belgian garden. While its fruit is the same 1 to 1 1/2 lb. size as the Pineapple tomato, the color and flavor are totally different. The exterior is dark purple and green with pink-red splotches and a touch of yellow, while the inside is bright green streaked with pink. The hues bleed into one another reminding one of a piece of tie-dyed fabric. Flavor is special too, sweet yet rich and delicious. Expect large plants and heavy yields.  Indeterminate. 80 days.

This vigorous rootstock is resistant to a multitude of soil-borne diseases and nematodes. Use this rootstock to graft onto any heirloom or hybrid tomato plant and witness the greatly increased vigor and yields. The rootstock even boosts tolerance to fluctuating temperatures. This variety should only be used for rootstock because the small green fruit produced by rootstock are not good for consumption. Resistant to verticillium wilt, fusarium, nematodes, and tomato mosaic virus.

Perfect little 1 oz. red cherries grow on medium-sized plants that are easier to manage than the very tall plants of some cherry tomatoes. Sweet, juicy fruit are thin-skinned yet crack-resistant with a delicious, rich flavor. Expect abundant and early harvests to extend all the way to the end of the growing season. Indeterminate. 60 days.

A great choice for a 'main crop,' all-purpose tomato. Vigorous plants bear plenty of 8 to 12 ounce round, bright red tomatoes with excellent flavor and texture. Not only are harvests very abundant, but production continues right up until frost. Heirloom variety. Indeterminate. 80 days.