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BI - COLORS
Ananas Noire
This variety, also called Black Pineapple, was developed by a horticulturist from Belgium by crossing a black variety and Pineapple, a bi-color. On the smooth outside, this tomato wears red, green, yellow, grey, and purple. The inside flesh is bright green with deep red streaks. Fruits weigh about 1 ˝ lbs. and are abundant. Seed company says it is “sweet, smoky, with a hint of citrus”. Very unique appearance and taste in this one. Indeterminate 85 days. Picture compliments of Hanna
Big White Pink Stripe
Nice “white” type that was actually a pale peach color with pink blushing or faint pink stripes. Color and shape can vary. Sweet, tropical taste. Indeterminate, 85-90 days.
Chocolate Stripes
This one could have just as easily went into the “blacks” category, but it is another striped job. Boat shaped, u-shaped tomato. Its shape is similar to Purple Calabash. Plants yield a plentiful crop of 3-4 inch, mahogany colored fruit with dark, bold, olive green-striping. Seed company says that these fruits have a “delicious, complex, rich, sweet, earthy tomato flavor” which makes this tomato a “black” by looks and taste. So your neighbor is onto you and how you grow your black tomatoes? How about trying a black striped tomato now?!!! Indeterminate, 79 days.
Marvel Stripe
Beefsteak originally from Oaxaca, Mexico. Great producer of large yellow fruits with orange and red streaks throughout. Great taste in this one and one of our favorite bi-colors. We grew it as a custom order in 2008 and samplers asked for it to be added in 2009. Indeterminate, 95 days.
Mister Stripey (Tigerella)
Another early tomato in the garden! These cute 2” striped charms are bright red with orange stripes. These fruits are tangy and meaty. The plants show good disease resistance and uniform production all season. This is a widely known heirloom that originated in England. Indeterminate, 55-75 days.
Speckled Roman
This is a cross of Antique Roman and Banana Legs. Orange-red, 3” wide by 5” long fruits are a paste-type marked by irregular yellow stripes. Meaty fruits have hearty, “real tomato” flavor and almost no seeds. It is not a very large producer, but many people really like this one. One bite is sure to make it one of your favorites! Indet. 85 days.
Vintage Wine-SOLD OUT FOR SEASON-
One of the very few pastel-hued tomatoes. A favorite of gourmet grocers, with attractive, 10-16 oz. pale pink fruits set off by golden stripes. Of all the bi-colors, this one has the boldest striping inside and out. This tomato has a very mild flavor, that is still elegant, sweet, and very tasty. Tall, plants with potato-leaved foliage. Indeterminate. - 85 days.
BLACKS
Black
Russian heirloom. Compact plants bear plenty of wonderfully rich, dark mahogany-brown tomatoes that average about 4 ounces. Fruit is smooth and somewhat elongated with a pointed tip; in fact, this variety is what some gardeners grew as Black Prince years ago. Black tomatoes have a delicious blend of sugar and acid and a distinctive, complex flavor that is to be savored. Some folks say this variety is one of the best-tasting black tomatoes and prefer it also for its medium, nice plum size. Indeterminate. 80-85 days.
Black Ethiopian
Gorgeous bronze to brownish red plum shaped 4 oz. fruits. Plants grow quite large and are very productive. Tremendously rich and sweet. Fantastic saucer & salad type. Odd thing is……I get many people saying they absolutely love this tomato as their favorite. Then I get just as many people writing to say they do not care for it. It may be a hit or miss kind of plant with its environment affecting its taste drastically. Indet...80 days Picture compliments of Hanna
Black from Tula
Russian heirloom that is a favorite black of many tomato aficionados. Unique, large 8-12 oz. dark tomato in a deep purplish-brown color. Indeterminate, 70-80 days.
Black Krim
Heirloom from Russia producing dark red/dusty purple fruits. Taste is said to have a “hint of saltiness”. These are prone to cracking. Indeterminate.
80 days.
Black Prince
Heirloom tomato originally from Irkutsk, Siberia. These deep garnet 5 oz. slicers are full of juice and incredibly rich fruity flavors. The small blemish-free fruits have rich green dark interiors. Expect a large crop and early to boot. Indeterminate. 70 days.
Blue
Very productive. Small beefsteaks are dark purple brown with green shoulders. Exceptional rich flavor. This is a very rare potato leaf plant.
DETERMINATE, 80 days
Carbon
This is among the darkest of the “black” tomatoes. Its flavor is exceptionally rich yet sweet. Medium to large, 8 to 12 oz. tomatoes are flattened round and smooth, without the cracking or blemishing that seems to plague some black tomatoes. They are purplish-brown on the outside with a deep brick-red interior. Indeterminate. 80 days.
Cherokee Purple
Pre 1890, Indian heirloom of “many colors”. Very productive plants set out 10-12 oz. dusky pink-purplish fruits, with dark brick colored interiors and green shoulders. This is a favorite among many heirloom gardeners. Exhibits tolerance to mild drought , cracking/splitting, and common diseases. Indeterminate 80 days.
Chocolate Amazon
This beefsteak tomato has an even, chocolate, brown hue over a pink flesh. The shoulders resemble Cherokee Purple in that it is a bit darker at the shoulders with the dusty color and a bit of green. This is a pretty tomato with nice ribbing. Although it is new for us, the seed company says its fruit are near a pound, and have a “distinct wine-y, rich taste” that is often used to describe the black tomatoes. Indeterminate, 80 days.
Japanese Black Trifele
Another favorite black getting a lot of attention lately as we had growing requests urging us to add it to our list in 2009. Fruit is the shape and size of a Bartlett pear. Color is a purplish-mahogany and black with green shoulders. Expect many perfect, smooth, and crack free fruits from this plant. Indeterminate, 80-90 days. Picture compliments of Hanna
Mr. Brown
Seed source states you should expect moderate yields of mahogany/chocolate colored 8-12 oz. beefsteaks. Tomatoes are slightly flattened, irregular shaped, oblong gems with “big, wonderful, fruit-sweet, earthy, complex flavors”. New finding for us in 2009. Indeterminate, 79 days.
Noir de Crimee-SOLD OUT FOR SEASON-
Heirloom from Russia. Sweet black taste in a medium sized, brownish, maroon/ purple fruit. This is one that has gotten recent attention in tomato circles. Indeterminate 80 days. Picture compliments of Hanna
Paul Robeson
Seed for this Russian heirloom was made available by Marina Danilenko, a Moscow seedswoman. This popular tomato was named after the operatic artist who won acclaim as an advocate of equal rights for Blacks. His artistry was admired worldwide, especially in the Soviet Union. This “black” beefsteak tomato is slightly flattened, round, and grows to 4 inches. It’s deep, rich colors stand it apart from others….a dusky, dark-red, with dark-green shoulders, and red flesh in it’s center. Very flavorful fruits with luscious, earthy flavors and good acid/sweet balance. Indeterminate. 90 days. Picture compliments of Hanna
Purple Calabash
A beautiful, drought tolerant variety producing small to medium (2˝ to 3 inch), flat, deeply ruffled, chocolate-brown to deep purple-burgandy fruit. (Mine were u-shaped, boat shaped and large, but very, very tasty) If you want a nice even slicer, this is not the one for you! Many fruits can be very odd shaped. Intensely rich, almost wine-like flavor. Crack resistant. Indeterminate. 85 days.
Sarah Black
Okay, I have compared descriptions from everyone and these are “pretty” and “attractive” by everyone’s standards! Purplish brown fruit that is smooth and blemish free. Rich and intense black tomato taste. You will hear more and more of this black type. Indeterminate, 78 days. Picture compliments of Hanna
Tim’s Black Ruffles
William Weaver’s cross of Black Krim and Zapotec Pink Pleated. Plant produces moderate to heavy 8-10 oz. fruit that are brilliant garnet purple and very fluted. This is one you may not want to try if you need to have a perfect slice. This is one of those “ugly” tomatoes that we grow for taste and oddity. Makes a great purple tomato sauce and is highly recommended by the owner of one of my seed company sources. Indeterminate 78 days.
GREENS
Aunt Ruby's German Green
A great heirloom from Ruby Arnold of Greenville, TN. Beefsteak fruits, 5” by 4” deep, weigh one pound or more. These fruits may have a slightly pink end, but are otherwise very green when ripe. When they are soft to the touch….and squeeze just like a red one does…..they are ready to pick. Indeterminate. 80 days.
Green Giant
Originally from Reinhard Kraft in Germany, this is a vigorous potato leaved variety that we are trying for 2009. Did someone say, “Giant”?! Smooth 12 to 18 oz. tomatoes with no cracking are ripe when they are chartreuse/lime green. You will pick them when they soften a little. Seed company promises a “complex and delicious combination of sweet and spicy that is very rich, well-balanced, and pleasing”. Indeterminate 85 days.
Green Grape
Imagine vines loaded with clusters of green "tomato grapes" with a zippy sweet-tart taste. This fabulous variety will be a real conversation piece with all who see and taste it! SEMI-DETERMINATE. .... 70days
Green Zebra
Green with light green/yellow stripes…these add a very unique color to dishes and salads. Fruits are 1 ˝” to 2 ˝” and tangy. Popular heirloom. Indeterminate. 75 days.
Tomatillo Verde-SOLD OUT FOR SEASON-
A widely known variety of tomatillo. Richly flavored deep green fruit. Seed company promises huge yields.
ORANGE
Dad's Sunset
If you are looking for a nice orange, try this one. Seed company says it is the “perfect orange tomato” and “one of the best flavored tomatoes we have tried”. This is a large, 10 oz. tomato that seems to keep very well. Indeterminate 90-100 days.
Juane Flamme
(aka Flamme) Beautiful apricot-shaped heirloom from France. Great for drying, retains deep orange color. Very productive, fruits borne in clusters and weigh 2-3 ounces, about the size of a golf ball. I am getting mixed responses of its flavor. Its taste may vary a lot according to its environment. Indeterminate. 70 days.
Kellogg’s Breakfast
Seeds originally came from Darrell Kellogg of Redford, Michigan. Medium to large orange beefsteaks are both meaty and juicy. This is a well known heirloom. We got many requests so we are adding it in 2009. Indet. 80-90 days.
Nebraska Wedding
Produces 3” – 4” rich, orange fruits in clusters. Smooth skins with no cracks or blemishes. This is a well known and very adaptable variety. Plants require staking but stay a manageable size of less than 36” tall. Would probably be a good candidate as a patio plant. DETERMINATE 85-90 days.
Orange Oxheart
Bright orange heart shape fruits characteristic of oxhearts. Great canning prospect as it is meaty with few seeds. Seed company highly recommends its “richly superior” flavor. This is one of the new oranges that I have for everyone to try as it came highly recommended to me. Indet. 90 days
Persimmon-SOLD OUT FOR SEASON-
Beautiful, golden-orange tomatoes have one of the best flavors of all the orange tomatoes. Average 5 inches in diameter and between 1 and 2 lbs., quite meaty with few seeds. Vigorous plants bear well. Indeterminate. 80 days. Picture compliments of Hanna
WHITE
Great White
This is an heirloom producing ample large, creamy white beefsteak tomatoes with a pale pink blush at the blossom end. Sweet flavor and lots of juice. Fruit is larger than that of White Beauty, around a lb. This is a very popular tomato but a new one for us to offer as we received many requests for 2009. Indeterminate 80-85 days.
White Tomesol
We first tried this variety in 2007 as it was supposed to be truly white! Seed company states that it is one of the best tasting tomatoes being both sweet and rich. Our fruits were smooth, flattened, oblate beefsteaks and weighing in around 8 oz. They were of the palest yellow….well, almost white….with light pink striping on the outside. Slices were the palest yellow with a pink trim, very pretty. Very unique and very pleasant tasting. Indeterminate.
YELLOW
Big Rainbow
Bright golden yellow beefsteaks sometimes weighing up to 2 lb. with slight pink center. Color pattern must vary a lot on this one. Sweet tomato taste with a tanginess. One of the best yellows and an old heirloom favorite. Ind. 95 days. (pictured tomato 1 lb. 1 oz.)
Hawaiian Pineapple
Large, golden-orange heirloom beefsteak with fruit that grows up to 1˝ lbs. When fruit is ripe it has a luscious, very rich, sweet pineapple-like flavor. Wonderful tasting striped job inside and out. Indeterminate. 93 days (pictured tomato 10 oz.)
Homer Fike’s Yellow Oxheart
This heirloom type came from West Virginia and was grown by Mr. Homer Fike as long as his 78-year-old daughter can remember. Yellow/gold heart shaped fruit up to 1 lb. Fruit has few seeds and sweet flavor. Gees! When the seed company puts “WOW!” in its description……what does one do? We are trying this one new for 2009. Indeterminate, 90 days.
Hopkins
This variety "haunts" from the gardens of the Edgar Allen Poe estate. Heavy producers of very sweet, bright yellow small fruit the size of a ping pong ball. Indet. 75 days.
Hugh's-SOLD OUT FOR SEASON-
Heirloom variety from Indiana in the 1940’s. Tall, heavy plants grow very large, 1-2 lb., beefsteak tomatoes that are pale yellow, thin-skinned, with a touch of pink on the blossom end. They are very meaty, and delicious seemingly bursting with summer sweetness. Truly one of the absolute best yellows. Indeterminate. 85 days. (pictured tomato is 1 lb. 12 oz.)
Summer Cider
Vigorous potato leaf plant yields many 1-2 lb. golden beefsteaks. Seed company compares this, “bright, sweet, and fruity taste” to Yellow Brandywine and Aunt Gertie’s Gold. Indeterminate, 85 days.
Yellow Perfection- One of Tomatogirl's favorites
This potato leaf heirloom originally from an old British seed company produces bright yellow golf ball sized, thin skinned, tangy, and delicious fruits. They are very unique in taste! Indeterminate. 75 days.
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