Garden Tomato Varieties

Variety Description Size Disease Resistance Days to Maturity
  Main Crop Tomatoes for All-Around Performance and Yields      
Beefy Boy Contains more meat and less gel.  Superb taste.  Indeterminate. 14 oz.   70
Better Boy Best large tomato.  Great taste.  Firm and meaty.  Productive.  Indeterminate. 14 oz. V F N A 72
Big Beef Extra meaty.  Real homegrown flavor. Early and reliable beefsteak tomato with excellent disease resistance. Indeterminate. 12 oz. V F F N T 70
Celebrity Excellent flavor with firm flesh.  Heavy fruit set on strong plants.  Determinate. 10 oz. V F N T 70
Champion II Old fashioned tomato flavor.  Meaty fruit that sets even on cool nights.  High yields.  Indeterminate. 10 oz. V F N T 62
Early Doll Early-maturing bright red tomato with excellent flavor. Indeterminate. 7 oz. V F 62
Early Girl (Imp.) Best early flavorful tomato and best all-around performance of any tomato.  First to produce and continues to produce high yields of mid-sized fruit all season long.  Indeterminate. 5 oz. V 52
Polbig Polbig Grows well in cool areas. Red meaty fruits. Heavy producer.  Determinate. 7 oz.   60
Shady Lady Round globe-shaped red fruit with excellent flavor.  Lots of foliage to shade the fruit and prevent sunburn. Determinate. 8 oz. V F T A 75
Super Fantastic Smooth and meaty medium-sized juicy fruit with high sugar content.  Delicious.  Heavy yields all season long.  Indeterminate. 10 oz. V F N 70
Supersteak Our biggest tomato. This is the best improved-beefsteak type.  Rich, full flavor.  Vigorous plants.  Indeterminate. 16 oz. & up V F N 80
           
  Specialty Tomatoes Characteristics for Special Needs      
Anna Russian Anna Russian Deliciously sweet, heart-shaped pink fruit. Clusters of 2 or 3 fruit form on wispy vines. Early. Russian heirloom. Indeterminate. 16 oz.   65
Better Bush Best patio tomato.  Short stocky plant.  Big, juicy, & meaty fruits. Indeterminate. 7 oz. V F N 72
BoxCarWillie Box Car Willie Old fashioned flavor.  Heavy yields. USA heirloom. Indeterminate. 10 oz.   80
Brandywine Excellent flavor.  Striking pink tomato with tender flesh.  Old Amish heirloom variety dating back to 1885.  Vines grow tall with potato-leaved foliage.  Indeterminate. 14 oz.   85
Cherokee Purple Dusky pink/purple with dark shoulders.  Deep red inside.  Delicious with sweet, rich flavor.  Tennessee heirloom.  Indeterminate. 14 oz.   72
Costoluto Costoluto Genovese Ribbed meaty fruit with outstanding taste.  Great for tomato juice. Italian heirloom.  Indeterminate. 8 oz.   85
La Roma Very meaty plum type tomato.  Best for sauces and paste.  Excellent producer.  Determinate. 4 oz. V F 62
Lemon Boy Lemon yellow meaty fruit abundantly produced on strong plants. Mild and sweet, yet tangy flavor.  Indeterminate. 7 oz. V F N 70
Marmande Marmande Deep red scalloped meaty fruit. High yields. Good slicer. French heirloom.  Indeterminate. 8 oz. V F A 68
Mega Bite Beefsteak tomatoes on compact plants. Big juicy and meaty fruits. Determinate. 6 oz.   70
Mr. Stripey Stays shorter-ideal for containers.  Good taste.  Thin skin tomato.  Indeterminate. 8 oz.   80
Mortgage Lifter Moderate producer.  Mild, balanced flavor.  Very large pinkish red fruit. Indeterminate. 16 oz. & up   85
New Big Dwarf Deep pink fruit on 2' bushy plants. Very flavorful and meaty. Determinate. 14 oz.   75
Patio Prize Stays shorter-ideal for containers.  Good taste.  Thin skin tomato.  Determinate. 5 oz. V F N 68
Plum Crimson Heavy yields.  High in lycopene.  Excellent meaty tomato for salads, paste, sauce or to sun dry. Determinate. 4 oz. V F 78
Red October Best keeping quality after picking in the fall.  Red fruit.  Indeterminate. 8 oz. V F N 68
Black Russian Russian Black Egg-shaped fruit.  Complex flavor that is lightly smoky. Perfect for salads. Russian heirloom. Indeterminate. 5 oz.   80
Stupice Stupice Extra early, cold tolerant. Produces all season. Czechoslovakian heirloom (pronounced stoo-PEECH-ka). Sweet and tangy flavor. Potato leaf vine. Indeterminate. 3 oz.   60
SubArctic Maxi Recommended for mountain gardens. Sets fruit at cool night temperature.  Matures quickly.  Determinate. 3 oz. V F N 48
Sweet Seedless The first seedless tomato.  Easy to digest. Sweet, firm and juicy fruit. Indeterminate. 8 oz. V F N 70
Zapotec Zapotec Large scalloped pink fruits can be stuffed and baked or served raw. Mexican Indian heirloom. Indeterminate. 12 oz.   80
           
  Small Fruited Tomatoes        
BrownCherry Black Cherry Black/brown sweet cherry tomatoes.  Juicy fruits.  Indeterminate. 1 oz.   65
Juliet Red elongated cherry type.  Fruits cluster on the vine like grapes.  Great for salads and garnishes.  1999 AAS Winner. Indeterminate. 1 oz.   60
Rambling Gold Stripe Green-striped tomatoes turn yellow when ripe. Prolific and flavorful. Trailing habit makes them a good choice for large hanging baskets or containers. Determinate. 1 1/2 oz.   70
Rambling Red Stripe Red-streaked cherry-size tomatoes on compact plants. Bred for large hanging baskets or containers. Outstanding old-fashioned flavor.  Determinate. 1 1/2 oz.   70
Red Grape Like the ones grown for supermarkets. Bright red fruit.  Excellent flavor. Indeterminate. 1/2 oz.   78
Riesentraube Riesentraube Large clusters of sweet fruit. This German heirloom cherry tomato has rich tomato flavor like beefsteak. Use in salads, for drying and for snacking. Indeterminate. 1 oz. V F N 68
Sugary 2005 All America Winner.  Very sweet cherry sized fruit. Oval shape with reddish-pink color.    High yields. Indeterminate. 1/2 oz.   60
Sun Gold Very sweet bright orange cherry tomato. Indeterminate. 1 oz. V F N T 60
Sunsugar Prolific orange cherry tomato is very sweet. Resists cracks. Indeterminate. 1/2 oz. F T 62
Super Sweet 100 Extremely sweet cherry tomato.  Heavy yields of small fruit.  Perfect for salads.  Packed with vitamin C.  Very tall indeterminate plants. 1 oz. V F N 65
Sweet Chelsea Large sweet cherry tomato.  Highly productive all season.  Crack resistant.  Mouth-watering flavor. Low acid.  Long shelf life. Very tall indeterminate plants. 1 1/2 oz. V F N T A 60
Sweet N Neat Very compact plant that keeps producing cherry-sized tomatoes all season long. Extremely high-yielding. Perfect for containers. Determinate plants. 3/4 oz.   60
Tomaccio Tomaccio
Nicknamed the "sweet raisin tomato" because the sweetness intensifies with drying. Dry in clusters and snack on these like other dried fruit. Prune to single stem that will grow 10' tall. Indeterminate. 1 oz.   65
Tomatoberry Tomatoberry
Strawberry-shaped cherry tomato. Very sweet taste and aroma. Resists cracking. Indeterminate. 1 oz.   65
Tumbler Tumbler
Dwarf plant for hanging baskets or windowsills.  Sweet cherry tomatoes. Good producer. Determinate. 1 1/2 oz.   45
Yellow Pear Clusters of mild, sweet-flavored yellow pear-shaped fruit continue to form all season long.  Superb in salads, preserves, or pickling.  Indeterminate. 1 oz.   78
           

Disease resistance key

V-Resistant to verticillum wilt.

F-Resistant to fusarium wilt.

N-Resistant to nematodes.

T-Resistant to tobacco mosaic virus.

A-Resistant to alternaria.  

 

Growth habit key

Determinate habit-Bush type growth.  The plant stops growing when the fruit sets.  The majority of fruit develop at the same time which is good for canning.

Indeterminate habit-Vine type growth.  Best grown with stakes or in cages.  Fruit develops continuously throughout the season.

Availability of varieties may vary from day to day.  Call for current availability.

 

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