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Determinate varieties are short plants
that may need staking. They produce their fruits and stop growing.
Indeterminate varieties
are long vined plants that continue to grow throughout the season and produce constantly. These varieties definitely
need to be caged for easy harvesting.
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TOMATOES (Early to 75
days)
Abraham Lincoln (Early Abraham Lincoln): Heirloom 70 days.
Indeterminate. Slightly acidic, red, medium-sized fruit. Highly recommended where foliage disease is a problem. SHU
SOU
Alisa Craig: OP 70-75 days. Indeterminate. Scotland short season variety.
Medium size, smooth red skin. Good flavor. BOU
Anna Russian: OP
65-70 days. Indeterminate. Pinkish-red, heart-shaped fruits are large and weigh up to 1 pound. TOT
Banana Legs: OP 75 days. Determinate. Bright yellow, pointed, banana-shaped 4" long
by 1 1/2" in diameter, are meaty and low in acid. TOT
Beaverlodge
Series: OP 55 days. Beaverlodge Plum, 2 1/2" long, plum shaped and Beaverlodge Slicer 1 1/2"
round fruit. TER
Beefsteak: OP 75 days. Indeterminate. Very popular variety
in parts of California. Ideal for slicing. Meaty, 2 pound fruits are full flavored and delicious. GUR
Belii Naliv: OP 60 days. Short indeterminate. Fruits are somewhat variable
in size and flavor. 1 1/2" x 2". SOU
Black Prince: OP
70-90 days. Indeterminate. russian variety. Oval 2" deep garnet red fruits. Green flesh. TER
TOT
Black Sea Man: Heirloom 75 days. Determinate. Russian heirloom
that looks odd but tastes delicious. 4-8 ozs., brown-black skins and pink shoulders. Slightly plum-shaped.
Short, potato leaf plants. TOT
Bloody Butcher: OP 55 days. Indeterminate.
Round, 4 oz. fruit are deep, dark red inside and out. Potato-leaved plants. TOT
Bonny
Best: Heirloom 72 days. Indeterminate. 8-10 oz. globe-shaped red tomatoes performs well in the
North. TOT
Brandywine: Heirloom OP 74 days. Indeterminate. Dark reddish-pink,
average 10-12 ozs. Potato leaf foliage. Duane likes this one. SHU SOU
Bush Beefsteak: Heirloom 62 days. Determinate. Solid-fleshed, deep, rich red, 8
ozs. Vigorous bushy plants. TOT
Campbell's 33: Heirloom
69 days. 7 ozs. are oblate, bright red, with green shoulders and good interior color. Sets well under unfavorable
conditions. TOT
Cold Set: OP 65 days. Determinate. Tolerates light frost.
Firm 3-4" fruits are big on flavor. GUR
Dad's Sunset: OP
75 days. Indeterminate. Golden orange, round, small-cored 12 oz. fruit. SOU
Djena
Lee's Golden Girl: Heirloom OP 80 days. Indeterminate. Golden-orange flesh, 8 ozs. Rich
balance of sweetness and tanginess. SOU
Druzba: OP Heirloom 75
days. Indeterminate. Bulgarian heirloom. 5 ozs. 2-4 per cluster. Produces well. SOU
Earl of Edgecombe: Heirloom OP 73 days. Indeterminate. New Zealand heirloom. 2-3" orange
globes are smooth and regular in shape. Seems to develop its best flavor in the north. SOU
Eva Purple Ball: Heirloom OP 78 days. Indeterminate. Round, smooth, pink-purple
fruits weigh 4-5 ozs. some drop from the vine at peak ripeness. All-purpose tomato. SOU
Garden Peach: Heirloom OP 75 days. Indeterminate. Looks like a small peach with
slightly fuzzy skin. 2 oz. light-yellow fruits. SOU TOT
Gill's All-Purpose: OP 85 days. Determinate. Outstanding yields of 3-31/2"
deep red fruit. TER
Glacier: OP 55 days. Determinate. Orange-red,
2" tomatoes. 2 1/2' tall and 3 1/2' across plants have an open habit. Very cold tolerant. SOU TER
TOT
Golden Ponderosa: Heirloom OP 78 days. Indeterminate. West Virginia heirloom.
Rough, large-cored, yellow-gold tomato weighs over a pound. Good producer. Sub-acid fruits. SOU
Gold Medal: Heirloom OP 75 days. Indeterminate. Large yellow fruit have an interior blush of
red and weigh 1-2 pounds. Classic heirloom look: round and lobed with big blossom ends. Sweet, low acid tomato
flavor. TER
Harbinger: OP 70 days. Indeterminate. English
tomato, short season variety. Medium-size, thin red skin. BOU
Illini Star: OP
65 days. Indeterminate. 6-8 ozs, deep red tomatoes. Heavy crops. SOU
John
Baer: Heirloom 70 days. Indeterminate. Bright red, meaty, smooth, 4-5 ozs. TOT
June Pink (Pink Earliana): OP Heirloom 68 days. Indeterminate. Rose-pink. Bears clusters
of 4-6. Vines bear for a long time. SOU
Larissa: OP 75 days.
Determinate. Medium-sized. Russian variety. Short season variety. BOU
Legend:
OP 68 days. Determinate. Big, 4-5" glossy red, uniform round shape. NIC TER
Long Keeper: OP 78 days. Semi-determinate. Slow fruit ripening 6-12 weeks after harvest.
Pale pink blush, 4-7 oz. fruits ripen in storage to a satiny, red-orange color. Often grown as a supplement to
main crop. SOU
Manitoba: Heirloom OP 66 days. Determinate. 3-4" crimson
red fruit with tangy tomato taste. In Canada, ripens during the short summers. TER
Manyel
(Many Moons): Heirloom OP 78 days. Indeterminate. Fruits look like yellow moons admist the
plant foliage. Creamy-yellow tomatoes with sweet lemony flavor. 2-3", 6 ozs., borne in clusters of 2-4.
SOU
Marglobe VF (Marglobe Improved): OP 70 days. Determinate.
Red, 5-8 ozs, with firm walls and good flavor. SOU
Mountain Princess: Heirloom
68 days. Determinate. 4-6 oz. red, round, smooth fruit. SOU
Neptune:
OP 67 days. Determinate. Heat tolerant. 4 ozs., red tomatoes. 2-4 tomatoes per cluster. Recommended
for gardeners in hot, humid, rainy growing regions. SOU
Northern Delight:
OP 65 days. 24" determinate. Good short season variety. 1 1/2" wide by 3" long red
fruit. TER
Orange Oxheart: Heirloom OP 80 days. Indeterminate. Virginia
family heirloom that bears very large heart-shaped orange-yellow fruits that weigh nearly 1 pound. Large, meaty, with
few seeds. TER
Oregon Spring: OP 75-80 days. Determinate.
Slicing variety. 4" oval red tomato. NIC TER
OTV Brandywine:
Heirloom OP 72 days. Indeterminate. Best strain of Brandywine. Rich red color with an orange undertone.
3/4 up to 1 pound. Heat-tolerant Brandywine. SOU
Ozark Pink VF:
OP 65 days. Indeterminate. 5' plants. 7 oz. flattened-globe and pink. Recommended for
hot, humid, disease-prone areas. SOU
Paul Robeson: Heirloom OP 74 days. Indeterminate.
Russian heirloom. Dusky red, almost black, with dark green shoulders. 6 ozs., 2" tall and 3 1/4" wide.
2 tomatoes per cluster. SOU
Peron Sprayless: OP 71 days. Indeterminate.
Red, 3-4" diameter. Sweet. SOU
Polish Linguisa: Heirloom
73 days. Indeterminate. 7-10 oz. fruits are pie-shaped. Soft, sweet flesh. SHU
Prudens Purple: Heirloom 75 days. Indeterminate. Large, 10 ozs. to 1 pound.
Dark pink, nearly purple. Potato-leaved vines. NIC
Red Alert: OP
68 days. Determinate. Slightly elongated, 1 1/2-2" red tomatoes. TER
Siberian:
Heirloom 48 days. Russian heirloom capable of setting fruit at 38 degrees F. Although not frost hardy.
Bright red 5 oz. fruits. VER
Siletz: OP 70-75 days. Determinate.
4-5" deep red fruit that weigh up to 7-10 ounces. ABU NIC TER
Silvery Fir Tree: Heirloom OP 58 days. Russian variety. Compact plants with finely-divided
foliage that has a silver gray sheen. 2-3", red, flattened, tangy fruit. Excellent patio plant. ABU
TER
Sophie's Choice: Heirloom 55 days. Determinate. 18-24"
plants. 6-8 ozs, but can get up to 12 ozs. Orange-red exterior and deep-red interior. Quality is best in
cool climates. Does not handle heat or drought well. SOU
Stupice: OP
Heirloom 60-65 days. Indeterminate potato leaf variety. Cold-tolerant. Red, slightly oval, 2" fruit. ABU BOU NIC
SOU TER
Tappy's Finest: OP Heirloom 77 days. Indeterminate. West Virginia
family heirloom. Pink-red, 14-16 ozs., sometimes up to 2 pounds. Small cores. Slightly irregular fruits
are somewhat flattened with prominent shoulder indentations. Good flavor and heavy producer. SOU
T.C. Jones: Heirloom OP 80 days. 8-12 ozs. yellow fruit with blushing stripe on the blossom end.
Flattened shape. SOU
Uncle Mark Bagby: OP 75 days. Indeterminate.
Pink fruit, 8-12 ozs, similar to Brandywine. SOU
Williams Striped: Heirloom
OP 75 days. Indeterminate. Large fruits have red and yellow stripes inside and out. Tomatoes weigh more than
a pound. SOU
Yellow Brandywine: Heirloom OP 76 days. Indeterminate. Same
flavor as pink-fruited Brandywine. Large, slightly ribbed beefsteak with sweet, tany flavor. Large potato-leaf
foliage. shu SOU VER
Yellow Mortgage Lifter: Heirloom
OP 80 days. Indeterminate. Lare deep yellow beefsteaks are not as productive as the pink variety. Potato-leaf
foliage. SOU
Zarnitsa (Summer Lightning): OP 60 days. Short
indeterminate. Seeds collected from south of Moscow. Red fruits, 2" x 2 1/2". SOU
TOMATOES (Mid-main
season)
Ananas Noire (Black Pineapple): OP 85 days. Indeterminate.
Skin has shades of green, purple, orange, and yellow. Bright green flesh with bursts of red streaks. 1 1/2 pound
fruit. TER
Aunt Ruby's German Green: Heirloom
80 days. Indeterminate. Large green beefsteak tomato, globe-shaped 12-16 oz fruits are smooth skinned and
light green with a hint of yellow when ripe. ABU VER
Black Krim: Heirloom 80 days. Indeterminate. One of Karen's favorites, because
it has a slightly salty taste so there is no need to add salt. Very dark maroon, beefsteak type from Crimea.
Tangy, salty flavor with juicy texture. BOU BURP GUR HEN SHU
Black Prince: OP Heirloom 70 days. Indeterminate. Variety from Irkutsk,
Siberia. Deep garnet color, dark-red to brown flesh. Medium-sized, smooth and round. Harvest when shoulders
are dark and showing a trace of green. NIC SOU
Brimmer (Pink Brimmer): OP
82 days. Indeterminate. Pink/orange, often 2 1/2 Pounds. Low acid. Thick skin. Not recommended
for northern areas. SOU
Burbank Slicing: Heirloom OP 75 days.
Determinate. 3-4" very deep red fruit. Heavy yielder. Luther Burbank developed this variety for canning.
TER
Caro Rich: OP 80 days. Determinate. Large, beefsteak-type,
3-4" fruit, deep-orange color, low-acid. BOU
Caspian Pink: OP
Heirloom 80 days. Indeterminate. Pink-red tomato. Russian variety. 10-11 ounce fruits are a little
lopsided and flat. HEN NIC VER
Cherokee Purple: OP Heirloom
72-80 days. Indeterminate. Slightly flattened, 10-12 ounces, dark pinkish-purple, brick red flesh. ABU
BOU BURP HEN NIC PAR PLA SHU SOU TER
Chianti
Rose: Heirloom OP 78 days. Indeterminate. Rosy-pink, 1-2 pounds. Potato-leafed
plants. TER
Crnkovic Yugoslavian: OP Heirloom 85 days. Indeterminate.
Prolific, large 1 pound, pink beefsteak. Complex tomato flavor. SOU
Delicious:
OP 77-85 days. Indeterminate. Huge red tomatoes. Relatively uniform and round, small seed cavities.
BOU SHU SOU
Dr Walter: Heirloom OP 75 days. Indeterminate.
New Zealand variety. Low acid, 8 oz. red globes. SOU
Druzba: Heirloom
80 days. Indeterminate. Up to 4" across, perfectly formed, smooth-skinned and pure red. BURP
Fraier's Gem: OP 80 days. Determinate. Produced in clusters of slightly heart-shaped
3" diameter fruit. TER
German Johnson: Heirloom 76 days. Pink-red, 3/4
to 1 1/2 pounds. Few seeds. One of the 4 parent lines of the Mortgage Lifter tomato. SHU
SOU
German Red Strawberry: Heirloom OP 80 days. Resembles a strawberry in color and
shape. 10 ozs., 3" x 3 1/2". Shoulders are smooth to slightly ribbed. Slow to ripen. SHU
SOU
Gill's All-Purpose: OP 80 days. Indeterminate. 3-3 1/2"
deep red fruit. TER
Good Neighbor: OP 80 days. Indeterminate.
6-8 oz. fruits. 7' plants. SOU
Grace Lahman's Pink (Lahman Pink):
OP 80 days. Indeterminate. Round, pink 4-6 ozs, blemish-free. Bear heavily until frost. SOU
Grandfather Ashlock: Heirloom OP 85 days. Indeterminate. 10-16 ozs., pink beefsteak. Potato
leaf foliage. SOU
Granny Cantrell's German Red/Pink: Heirloom
OP 69-80 days. Indeterminate. Large beefsteak, 1 pound. SOU
Green Zebra:
OP 75 days. Indeterminate. Round, 3 ozs., green when mature, but with darker green stripes. Makes
a great green fried tomato. NIC SOU TER
Hazelfield Farm Red: OP 80 days.
Indeterminate. 8 oz., flattened red tomato. SOU
Homestead: Heirloom 80 days. Determinate.
Medium-large fruits weigh about 8 ozs. each. Smooth, dark red, meaty fruits. SHU
Homestead
24: OP 80 days. Semi-determinate. Red, 9 ozs., slightly flattened globe. Bred for humid coastal
areas, especially Florida. SOU
Illinois Beauty. OP 80 days. Indeterminate.
6' plants. 4-6 oz fruit. SOU
Joe Thienaman Australian Heart: Heirloom
OP 80 days. 12 oz. heart-shaped red fruit. Few seeds. Produces until frost. SOU
Lady Lucy: OP 85 days. Indeterminate. 6-8 ozs., red/pink with an acid zing.
Potato-leaf variety. SOU
Large Red: Heirloom OP 85 days. Indeterminate.
Deep-red, 2" high by 4" wide. SOU
Longkeeper: OP Heirloom
78 days. Determinate. 3" orange-red fruit keeps up to 3 months in storage. NIC
Marmande
Super: Op 72 days. Determinate. Large, red, irregularly-shaped fruit. BOU
Master Caruso: Heirloom 75-85 days. Indeterminate. Austrian variety. 2-3",
round, red fruit. Tender, juicy flesh.
Moneymaker: OP 75 days. Indeterminate.
Old English greenhouse variety. Sets freely in any weather. Smooth 4 ounce deep red globes. BOU
PAR
Mortgage Lifter: Heirloom 80-83 days. Indeterminate. Enormous pink
fruits with very few seeds. BURP SOU
Mule Team: OP Heirloom 86
days. Indeterminate. Red fruit, 8-12 ozs, slightly oval with slightly dented shoulders. Sweet with slight
amount of tang. SOU
Old German: Heirloom 75-85 days. Fruits
weigh 1 1/2-2 pounds with a boat shape. Golden-yellow, with red to pink stripes going through to the core. SHU
TER
Old Virginia: Heirloom OP 80 days. Dark red, 6-12 ozs., with few seeds.
Produces even in long hot summers. SOU
Omar's Lebanese: Heirloom
OP 80 days. Indeterminate. 16-24 ozs. or even bigger. Huge pink beefsteak. Sweet flavor comes out best
in northern areas. SOU
Oxheart: OP 88 days. Indeterminate. Oxheart shape,
pink, 1-2 pounds. Firm, meaty flesh with few seeds and mild flavor. SOU
Pearson:
OP Heirloom 80-90 days. Determinate. Tolerates semi-arid conditions well. Large, red tomato with
robust flavor. BOU
Principe Borghese: OP Heirloom 75 days.
Determinate. Red Italian variety. Plum-shaped with few seeds. 1-2 ounce fruit. Makes great sauce.
BOU
Rose: OP 78 days. Similar to Brandywine. Rich, spicy flavor.
BOU
Rutgers (Jersey): Heirloom OP 74 days. Indeterminate.
Red, slightly-flattened, 4-6 ounce fruit. BOU BURP HEN
Rutgers CS Space Select:
OP 75 days. Semi-determinate. 2 2 1/2", medium-sized red fruit. TER
Rutgers
PS: OP 75 days. Determinate. 7 ozs., full-bodied flavor, solid meaty flesh. ripens evens
from the inside out. VER
Stone: Heirloom OP 78 days. Indeterminate.
Slightly flattened globes, 5-7 ozs. All-purpose tomato. Somewhat acidic and not as sweet as other varieties.
Very drought-hardy. SOU
Super Choice: Heirloom OP 85 days.
Indeterminate. Kentucky heirloom. 7' vines. 1-1 1/2 pounds, classic beefsteak. SOU
Tappy's Heritage: OP 85 days. Red, 6 ozs, meaty texture, full flavor.
SOU
Taxi (Yellow Taxi): OP 65-70 days. Determinate. Best yellow
tomato for short season gardens. Mild, non-acid tomato. PLA TER
Tropic
VFN: OP 80 days. Indeterminate. 8-9 ozs, thick-walled, ripens to red with slight green shoulders.
Recommended highly for the Mid Atlantic and hot, humid, disease-prone areas. SOU
Variegated:
OP 78 days. Indeterminate. 2" fruit ripens to ruby red. Mottled green foliage. TER
Vinson Watts: Heirloom OP 85 days. Indeterminate. Large, flattened pink fruit.
Good balance of sweet and acid. SOU
Wins All: OP 80 days. Indeterminate. Large,
pink. flattened tomato with few seeds. Seed swappers seem to like this one. SOU
TOMATOES (Late)
Arkansas Traveler: OP Heirloom 80-90 days. Indeterminate. Pink slicer.
Crack resistant. Very rich, full with creamy texture. BOU HEN SOU TOT
Azoychka Russian: Heirloom 85 days. Russian beefsteak variety weighing about 10 ozs.
Deep yellow fruit. Flavor is described as citrusy. TOT
Barnes
Mountain Pink: Heirloom OP 90 days. Indeterminate. Kentucky heirloom. Plants produce 10-20
oz. reddish-pink tomatoes. Good producer that bears until frost. SOU
Big Rainbow:
Heirloom 85 days. Indeterminate. Bright yellow streaked with scarlet. 1 pound plus fruit. BOU
BURP PAR SOU
Black: OP Heirloom 85-90 days.
Indeterminate. Russian heirloom. Opalescent rose fruit has darkened shoulders, 3-4" wide, thin-skinned and
quite soft. ABU TER
Box Car Willie:
Heirloom 80 days. 10-16 oz. smooth, reddish-orange fruit. Produces until the vine dies. Good for
canning, freezing or fresh. VER
Brandywine (Brandywine Pink):
OP Heirloom 85 days. Indeterminate, potato-leaved plant. Amish heirloom. Dark reddish-pink, 10-12 ounces. ABU BOU
BURP GUR HEN NIC PLA SHU TER VER
Costoluto Genovese: OP
Heirloom 85 days. Indeterminate. Large, deep red fruit with orange shoulders are squat and so ribbed they're
nearly pleated. BOU PAR SOU TER TOT
Delicious:
OP 90 days. Indeterminate. Red fruit of 1/2 pound. Borne in hefty clusters. GUR
TER
Georgia Streak: Heirloom OP 91 days. Indeterminate. Bicolored beefsteak
up to 2 pounds. Yellow and red inside and out. Color is mostly yellow with a red blush and red core on the blossom
end. Ripens uniformly, keeps well for a beefsteak. SOU
Giant Pink Belgium:
Heirloom 88 days. Indeterminate. Mild flavor, 16-32 ounce fruits. High acid. BURP
SHU VER
Golden Ponderosa: Heirloom 80 days. Indeterminate. Golden-yellow, flattened
and round to oblong, low acid fruit. 8' vines with large leaves. TOT
Hard
Rock: OP 80 days. Determinate. Deep red blocky shaped, 3 ozs., are acidic and firm with uniform
green shoulders. Compact plants with good foliage cover. TOT
Heirloom
High Carotene: OP 76 days. Indeterminate. Large, 2-3" fruit, red with a hint
of orange color. Very meaty and flavorful. High acid content. TER
Hillbilly: Heirloom
85 days. Indeterminant. From the hills of West Virginia. 1-2 pounds, unusual orange-yellow color, streaked
and mottled in shades of red and pink. SHU TOT VER
Hughs:
OP 89 days. Indeterminate. Heavy producer , pale yellow beefsteak. SOU
Italian Giant Beefsteak: Heirloom 83-85 days. Indeterminate. Italian variety. Deep
red flattened fruits, 16 ozs, 4" in diameter. TOT
Japanese Black Trifele:
OP 80-85 days. Indeterminate. Pear-shaped 2 1/2-3" fruit, 3-5 ozs. Green-streaked shoulders,
deepening to a burnished mahogany, to a darkened, nearly black base. Crack resistant. TER TOT
Kellogg's Breakfast: OP 85 days. Indeterminate. 4-5" across, up to 1 pound.
Few seeds. Brilliant, orange fruit. ABU PAR TER TOT
Kentucky Beefsteak: Heirloom 115 days. Indeterminate. From eastern Kentucky.
Often weigh up to 2 pounds. Globe to oval-shaped and deep orange in color. SHU TOT
Lillian's Yellow Heirloom: Heirloom 95-98 days. Indeterminate. Clear-yellow,
globe-shaped beefsteak-type, 1 pound. Potato-leaved plants. From Manchester, Tennesee. TOT
Limmony: Heirloom 80 days. Indeterminate. Russian variety. Bright yellow beefsteak-type,
up to 1 pound. TOT
Manyel: Heirloom 80 days. Indeterminate.
Golden fruit, 10 ozs. or more, with citrus-like flavor. Sparse foliage. TOT
Martian
Giant Slicer: OP 95 days. Semi-determinate. Juicy red beefsteak with firm texture and good acid/sweet
balance. SOU
Moonglow: Heirloom OP 80 days. Indeterminate.
Bright orange, globe-shaped, 3-4 ozs. Thick walls and few seeds. 36" plant. TOT
Mortgage Lifter (Radiator Charlie): OP Heirloom 88-95 days. Indeterminate. Deep
pink, lightly seeded, over 1 pound fruits. Nice story behind the name, of man who needed to pay off mortgage. BOU
GUR HEN NIC SHU TER TOT VER
Mr. Stripey: Heirloom 80 days.
Indeterminate. Red and yellow-striped. Large, ridge-shouldered tomatoes. Low in acid. GUR
SHU TOT
Mule Team: Heirloom 78 days. Indeterminate.
Red globes weigh 8 1/2 ozs. 2 1/2-3" across. Meaty. TOT
Nebraska
Wedding: Heirloom 105 days. Determinate Great Plains heirloom. Huge, globe-shaped, deep orange,
10 oz. fruit. ABU TOT
Old German: OP Heirloom
85 days. Indeterminate. Weighing over 1 1/2-2 pounds. Meaty fruit , golden streaked red skin. TER
VER
Omar's Lebanese: Heirloom 80 days. Indeterminate. From a Lebanese hill town.
Pink, meaty, 5" diameter. Highly productive. TOT
Orange Oxheart:
Op Heirloom 80 days. Indeterminate. Large, 3", heart-shaped fruit nearly a pound. Few seeds.
TER TOT
Oxheart Giantissimo: OP 85 days. Indeterminate. 2 1/2
pound tomato. Shaped like a big heart. Solid interior with very few seeds. NIC TOT
Palestinian:
OP 85 days. Indeterminate. Red, 14 ounce oxheart-type fruits. NIC
Pearson:
OP 80-90 days. Determinate. Old-fashioned red tomato with robust flavor. tolerates semi-arid conditons well.
BOU
Persimmon: OP Heirloom 80 days. Indeterminate. Yellow beefsteak-size
fruit with few blemishes. 1-2 pounds with few seeds. SOU TER
TOT
Pineapple: OP Heirloom 95 days. Indeterminate. Large, irregular,
yellow fruits with red streaks from a red interior. 5". BOU NIC PAR TER
TOT VER
Ponderosa Pink: Heirloom 80 days. Indeterminate. Extra-large, up to 1 pound
beefsteak-type. Rosy-pink, almost seedless with low acidity. Meaty. TOT
Ponderosa
Red (Scarlet Beefsteak): Heirloom 80 days. Indeterminate. Beefsteak-type with mild flavor.
Almost seedless with low-acid. Solid, meaty, deep red flesh. SHU TOT
Powers Heirloom: Heirloom OP 85 days. Indeterminate. Originated in Virginia over a century
ago. Pale yellow, 3-5 ozs. Mild flavor. TOT
Purple Calabash: OP
75 days. Indeterminate. Pumpkin-shaped, 3" wide and 1 1/2" tall, very deeply ribbed. Light
green-purple at the shoulders gives way to dark purple at the base. PLA TER
Rainbow: Heirloom 80-85 days. Indeterminate. Very large, orange fruits with red spots or streaks.
4 1/2" in diameter. Low acid. GUR TOT
Rainbow Beefsteak
Mix: Heirloom 77-115 days. Indeterminate. A mix of full spectrum pink, red, yellow, green, black,
and orange varieties, with fruits ranging from 12 ozs., to 3 pounds. PAR SHU TOT
Red Zebra: OP 85 days. Indeterminate. Dark red inside and brighter fire engine-red outside
streaked with golden stripes. 3" fruits. TOT
Rose: Heirloom
75-80 days. Indeterminate. Amish heirloom from Pennsylvania. 10 ozs., dusty rose color. TOT
Tiffen Mennonite: OP Heirloom 85 days. Indeterminate. Large, pink-skinned, 5 1/2"
across. Potato leaved plant. TER
Verna Orange: Heirloom OP 84 days. Huge,
orange, oxheart-shaped fruits. Nearly seedless. In hot climates, seed cavities tend to be semi-hollow. High
yielding. SOU
Vintage Wine: Heirloom 85 days. Indeterminate.
1 1/2 pounds, pale pink fruits set off by golden stripes. Mild flavor. Tall 78" potato-leaved plants.
TOT
White Wonder: OP 80-90 days. Indeterminate. Mild and sweet with high sugar
content. White inside and out when ripe. Small to medium-sized fruit. Used in Alice Waters', Chez Panisse
restaurant. SOU TOT
Wins All: Heirloom 80
days. Indeterminate. High yields of pink, round 1 pound fruits. TOT
Yellow Giant Belgium
(Goldie): Heirloom 85-95 days. Indeterminate. Giant-sized, slightly flattened golden globes with
mild flavor. Non-acidic. TOT
TOMATOES (Plum,
paste)
Amish Paste: OP Heirloom 85 days. Indeterminate.
Amish heirloom. Deep red, 6-8 ozs. are not overly acidic. BOU NIC SHU SOU TOT VER
Black Plum: OP Heirloom 80 days. Indeterminate. Russian strain. Brownish-gray fruits.
Oval, 2-4 ozs. Turn a deep mahogany brown at maturity. Sweeter than regular sauce tomatoes. SOU
TOT
Cuore Di Bue: OP 85 days. Indeterminate. Orange-red, 3 1/2" wide
by 4" long. Weighs just under 1/2 pound. SOU TER
Green Sausage:
OP 75-80 days. Determinate. Smaller than most paste tomatoes, 4", sausage-shaped. Kiwi-like
green flesh. Bushy plants. TOT
Heinz 1350 VF: OP 75 days. 6-8 ozs., red,
uniform ripening. Concentrated fruit set. Excellent processing tomato. Widely adapted, good for salad use
too. SOU
Heinz 2653: OP 75-80 days. Determinate. Developed
by Heinz. 3-4 ozs., red tomatoes. ABU TER
Hungarian Italian Paste:
OP 79 days. Determinate. 2-3 ozs., bore in clusters of 4. Bears until frost. SOU
Illini Gold: OP 75 days. Indeterminate. 4-6 ozs., bright yellow/orange
paste-type. SOU
Long Tom: OP 85-90 days. Indeterminate.
Long, 2" x 5", meaty, with few seeds. Firm texture. SOU
Martino's
Roma: Heirloom OP 75 days. Determinate. Italian variety. 2 ozs., 3" fruits drop from
the vine when ripe. Meaty and richly flavored. Good saucing tomato. TOT
Myona:
OP Heirloom. Indeterminate. Size and shape of Roma, 3-4" oblong fruits. BOU
Nova: OP 65 days. Determinate. Lipstick red, 1 1/2" by 2" elongated with
pointed ends. Great for canning or sauces. TER
Pittman Valley Plum: Heirloom
OP 88 days. Elongated, pointy-end, pink-red, 1 1/2" x 5" and nearly seedless. Has tendency to drop fruit,
but rarely damaged and often holds for at least 2 weeks. SOU
Polish Linguisa: Heirloom OP
73 days. Indeterminate. 7-10 ozs. fruit, sausage-shaped. NIC TOT
Porter:
OP 78 days. Indeterminate. Drought-resistant. 2 ozs., smooth, dark pink. TOT
Principe Borghese: OP 80 days. Determinate. Grown in Tuscany. 1-2", fragrant tomatoes.
Can be dried and used in winter sauces. Can be stored well into fall without drying. SOU
TER TOT
Roma VF: OP 75 days. Determinate. 4-5 ozs. red paste tomatoes. GUR
HEN SOU
Roma VF, Virginia Select: OP 75 days. 4-5 oz. red paste tomatoes. SHU
SOU
Roma VFA: OP Heirloom 75 days. Determinate. Karen's
favorite. Bright red, pear-shaped, 3" meaty tomatoes used in sauces, salsas, pastes. BOU BURP NIC
TOT
San Marzano: OP Heirloom 80 days. Indeterminate. 3" oblong red fruit with few
seeds. Old Italian variety. ABU HEN NIC TER TOT
San
Marzano Gigante 3: OP 90 days. Indeterminate. A heftier version of any San Marzano. 2 1/2"
wide by 7" long, ruby red with green streaked shoulders. Meaty. TER
Saucy:
OP 68 days. Determinate. Highly productive compact plants. Thick walled, few seeds. NIC
Striped Roman (Speckled Roman): OP 75-80 days. Indeterminate. Long 5" roma-shaped
fruit have orange/yellow stripes running down the length of the fruit. Thick and meaty. ABU HER SOU
TER TOT
Yellow Bell: OP 60 days. Indeterminate. Yellow paste tomato, 3"
x 1 1/2". Survives cool wet conditions. Ripens green to creamy yellow to yellow. Sweet and rich.
SOU
TOMATOES (Small)(Grape,
Cherry, Pear)
Amish Salad: Heirloom 75-85 days. Indeterminate.
1 1/4" wide, 1 3/4" long, saladette-size. Deep pinkish, with yellow/gold shoulders. ABU SHU
TOT
Amy's Sugar Gem: OP 75 days. Indeterminate. Red, 2 ozs.,
1 1/2" x 1 3/4". Tall vines. SOU
Chadwick's Cherry:
OP 80 days. Indeterminate 5' vines. English variety. Prolific producer of red fruits.
BOU
Chocolate Cherry: OP 70 days. Indeterminate.
Port wine in color. 1" round fruit. BOU GUR TER
Current:
OP Heirloom 68 days. Indeterminate. Clusters of small, intensely flavored, current-sized red fruit.
There may be some yellow. NIC
Dr. Carolyn: OP 65 days. Indeterminate.
Pale-yellow cherry, round 1 1/4". Large, vigorous vines. 6 tomatoes per cluster. SOU
Early Cherry: OP 55 days. Determinate. 1-1 1/2" tomatoes ripen in sets with about
5 orange-red, oval shaped fruits. TER
Gardener's Delight (Sugar Lump):
Heirloom 65 days. Indeterminate. Bright red, bite-sized fruit. 6-8 fruit per cluster.
BOU BURP
Garden Peach: Heirloom 75 days. Indeterminate.
1-1 1/2" round, light-yellow fruits with distinctive flavor. Prolific producer and has excellent keeping quality.
VER
Gold Nugget: OP 60 days. Determinate. 24" tall plants.
Heavy crop of bright-golden, 1 1/2" fuit. NIC TER
Green Grape: OP 78 days. Semi-determinate.
Yellow-green tomatoes resemble large Muscat grapes. Green flesh. 1 3/8" in diameter and borne in clusters
of 4-12. SOU
Isis Candy: OP 73 days. Indeterminate. Golden-peachy
fruit, marbled with red. 1 1/2" fruit on short trusses in double rows of 6-8. BOU TER
Koralik: OP 61 days. Determinate. Russian variety. 1" bright red fruit are borne
on trellises of 6-8 fruit each that ripen all at the same time. TER
Lillipop:
OP 79 days. Indeterminate. Creamy yellow hang on plants like lollipops. Lemon-like flavor.
6-10 fruits per cluster. 1 1/4" diameter. Highly productive in hot weather. Widely adapted. SOU
Matt's Wild Cherry (Lycopersicon Esculentum): Heirloom OP 60 days. From
Hidalgo, Mexico. Small deep red cherry tomatoes. SOU
Mexico Midget:
Heirloom 65-80 days. 1/2" round, dark crimson tomato. PLA
Mini Orange:
OP 66 days. Indeterminate. Bright orange 1 1/2" fruits. Mild and slightly tangy. Recommended
for hot southern areas where night temperatures remain above 70 degrees F. SOU
Oregon
Cherry: OP 60 days. Determinate. 1 1/2" long x 1" wide. Red thin skinned fruits.
ABU TER
Pale Yellow Egg: Heirloom OP 80 days.
Indeterminate. Light yellow, almost translucent, egg-sized and egg-shaped. Mild and sweet. SOU
Red Cherry (Old Fashioned Red Cherry): Heirloom OP 72 days. Small red cherry,
1", sweet and tangy. SOU
Red Current: OP 62 days. Wild
South American tomato. Intensely flavored, berry-sized 1/2" red fruits in clusters of 16-20. ABU SOU
Riesentraube: OP Heirloom 80 days. Indeterminate. Name means "bunch of grapes"
because of the clusters of 20-40 cherry tomatoes. Small point on the end of the fruit. BOU SOU
Slava:
Heirloom 65 days. Indeterminate. Teardrop shaped, 1 1/2-1 3/4" fruit. 1-2 ozs. Potato-leaved
Czech Republic heirloom. ABU
Sugar Cherry: OP 76 days. Large
currant-type tomatoe with 1/2" orange-red fruits, in clusters of 12. SOU
Sugar
Lump: Heirloom 72 days. Indeterminate. German heirloom, produces long, grape-like bunches of 3/4"
across fruits. SHU
Sweet Orange II: OP 65-70 days. Indeterminate.
Trusses of orange cherry tomatoes. Good crack resistance. BOU
Tess's Land
Race: OP 75 days. Intensely-flavored currant-sized fruits. Colors include dark red, pink, yellow
and gold. Sprawling plants should be trellised. SOU
Thai Pink: OP 75 days.
Indeterminate. 1 1/2" oval, ruby pink fruits have a slight iridescent luster. NIC
Toucan:
Heirloom 75-80 days. Determinate. Ferny-leaf plants. Grape-like clusters of flattened, slightly
pleated, 3/4-1" red tomatoes on trusses that bear 15-20 fruit. From Peru. ABU
Wickline
Cherry: OP 85 days. Indeterminate. Borne in clusters of 4, pinkish-red, egg-shaped fruits measure
1" x 1 1/2". Tolerant of cool wet conditions. Well-balanced flavor. SOU
Yellow Pear: OP Heirloom 70-75 days. Indeterminate. Clusters of pear-shaped fruit, 1
1/2-2" long and 1" across. BOU HEN NIC PLA SHU SOU TER
TOMATILLO (Husk
tomato)
Cisineros Grande: 80 days. Large, 2 1/2" fruits.
Ripen to yellow, while some stay green throughout. SOU
De Milpa:
OP. Purple-tinged berries about 1 1/2" in diameter. Sharper flavor than other tomatillos. SOU
Everona Large Green: OP. 2" diameter fruits. Plants thrive even
in heavy clay soil and drought. SOU
Mexican Strain: OP 65 days.
2" across. Heavy yielding. Used in many Mexican dishes. ABU TER
Purple de Milpa (Purple): OP Heirloom 70-90 days. Grown like tomatoes,
plants grow to 3-4 feet tall. Nickel-sized purple-tinged fruits in papery husks. Karen uses tomatillos in
her salsas. ABU BOU TER
Tomate Verde: OP 95 days. 4-6' plants
best staked, caged or pruned. 1 1/2" diameter, pale yellow green when ripe. Excellent quality. BURP SOU
TURNIPS
Amber Globe (Yellow Globe): Heirloom 63 days. Roots are smooth and
globe-shaped, 6" in diameter. Harvest at 3-4". Plant in fall. Creamy yellow flesh. SOU
Authentic Eastham: Heirloom 48 days. Can reach softball size and average up to 8 pounds.
Sweet, crisp, white flesh with skin that turns pinkish after the first frost. Dark green foliage is cooked like collards.
Good storer. VER
Ice-Bred White Egg Turnip: OP 45 days. Popular
Southern favorite. Fall planting is winter hardy. SOU
Purple Top White Globe:
Heirloom OP 50 days. Round, white turnip, 5" in diameter, with bright purple color around the top where
exposed to sunlight. Best harvested at 3" diameter. Classic turnip flavor. GUR HAR
HEN SOU VER
Scarlet Ohno: OP 50 days. Bright
red-skinned roots with refined flattened shape. Mild. Leaves often have red to purple coloration. BOU
Orange Jelly (Golden Ball): OP 60 days. 3-4" roots are deep golden yellow. BOU
SHU TER
Purple Top White Globe: OP Heirloom 50 days. Smooth white roots with purple-red
at shoulders. Mild flavor. ABU NIC SHU TER
Seven Top
(Southern Prize, Foliage Turnip): OP Heirloom 45 days. Often used as a winter green. Grown for greens
and not the roots, which are woody. Leaves grow 18-22" tall, but should be harvested when young and tender. SHU
SOU
Snowball: OP 50 days. 2-3" diameter, white turnip.
BOU
Sweet Scarlet Ball: OP Heirloom 50 days. Dark red exterior and white flesh.
When unpeeled turnip slices are placed in a vinegar or citrus solution, they turn bright scarlet. Variety from Matsuyama,
Japan. NIC
Toyko Market: OP 30-50 days. All-white, smooth turnip. Can
harvest in 30 days for baby turnips. 4-5" when mature. NIC
White Egg: OP
48 days. Egg-shaped roots, 3 1/2 x 2 1/2",grow partly above ground. Crowns are green-tinted. White
flesh is mild-flavored. SOU
WATERMELON
Ali Baba: Heirloom OP 90 days. Iraqi heirloom. Light green
oblong melons, 12-15 pounds. Sweet red flesh has few seeds. Outstanding flavor. SOU
Blacktail Mountain: OP 70 days. Short growing season variety. Round 9", dark-green
fruits average 9 pounds. Red flesh. ABU BOU SOU
Charleston
Gray: Heirloom 85 days. Classic melon with light greenish-gray skin and red flesh. Needs a long
summer growing season. 24" long, 10" across, 35 pounds. BURP SHU
Crimson Sweet: OP 85 days. All Americn Selection Winner 1964. Bright green rind
with alternating light and dark-green stripes. 10-12" around, 25 pounds. 8' vines produce 3-6 fruit.
ABU BOU BURP GUR HEN NIC SHU SOU
Crimson Sweet, Virginia Select: OP. Large, early melon with good flavor and healthy
foliage. SOU VER
Early Moonbeam: OP 76 days. Swee, yellow icebox melon, 5-8
pounds. Thin, light green rind. Short vines make this a great melon for small gardens. SOU
Georgia Rattlesnake (Rattlesnake): Heirloom 90 dys. Oblong and large with
skin streaked with snakeskin stripes. Bright pink flesh. 24" long, 30 pounds. BURP GUR
Katanya: Heirloom OP 85-90 days. Russian heirloom. 10-20 pounds, round green melons. Reddish-pink
flesh with small seeds. Needs a fair amount of room to grow. SOU
Moon and
Stars: Heirloom 100 days. Amish heirloom. Dark-green skin with small yellow "stars" and
an occasional large "moon". Red flesh. 25 pounds. BOU BURP SOU
Moon And Stars, Long Milky Way: OP 95 days. Elongated version of Moon and Stars has a large yellow
moon and a dark green rind, speckled with bright yellow pinpoint stars resembling a panorama of the Milky Way. 35 pound
fruits with bright-red flesh. ABU SOU
Moon And Stars, Yellow Fleshed:
Heirloom OP 90 days. Sweetest Moon and Stars variety. Rind has many small yellow stars and some moons.
SOU
Northstar (Planet And Stars): OP 100 days. White-seeded "Moon
and Stars" selection. Large melons with sweet pink flesh and dark green rind covered with small dots and speckles
can weigh up to 40 pounds. SOU
Quetzali: PVP OP 83 days. 7-13
pounds, the rind is unusually thick. Fruits are covered with alternating dark and light green stripes. Pink-red
flesh, small seeds. SOU
Stone Mountain: OP. Slightly oval, 30 pounds, with a dark
green rind and sweet red flesh. SOU
Strawberry: Heirloom OP 85 days.
Strawberry-red flesh which ripens to within 1/2" of rind. Melons are 8" x 20", dark greeen, with darker green
stripes. 15-25 pounds. SOU
Sugar Baby: OP 80 days.
8-12 pounds. Medium red flesh, firm and solid with few, small brown seeds. BOU BURP GUR HEN SHU SOU
VER
White Wonder: Heirloom OP 80 days. 3-10 pound icebox-size melons. Creamy white flesh
with a fresh, sweet taste. Green with darker green stripes. SOU
Wilson Sweet: OP
85 days. Red flesh. Green mottled rind. SOU
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