Indeterminate Tomatoes

Also known as Cordon Tomatoes, Vine Tomatoes, or Tall Tomatoes, Indeterminate Tomato varieties have a single main shoot that grows indefinitely. In a perfect climate, this main shoot would grow up indefinitely. Normally, these are trained up a central support, like a cage or trellis, or stake. Some growers pinch of the side shoots that […]

Eva Purple Ball Tomato

Bountiful Gardens - Eva Purple Ball Tomato

Details Solanum lycopersicum Open-pollinated heirloom Type: Indeterminate Shape: round Color: rosy pink-red Germination: 6-14 days Maturity: 69-80 days Size: 5-7 oz fruits Harvest Length: 17+ weeks Yield:  Beginner: 100 lbs/sq ft Advanced: 418 lbs/sq ft Taste: “wonderful all-purpose tomato with excellent flavor” Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: unusually high disease resistance for an heirloom some […]

Yellow Brandywine Tomato

Details Open-Pollinated: ? Type: Indeterminate Shape: Slightly flattened fruit, with slightly rough skin Color: golden-yellow Maturity: 80 days Size: large fruit: 6″ diameter Yield: ? Taste:  rich, full flavor that is very uncharacteristic of yellow varieties “one of the best-tasting yellow tomatoes we have ever trialed”  Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: ? Notes: golden-yellow version of the Brandywine The Amana […]

White Wonder Tomato

Details Open-Pollinated: ? Type: indeterminate Shape: ? Color:  translucent skin, yellow more than white Maturity: 85-90 days Size:  large fruits: 1-2 lbs 5-6 oz according to another source Yield: ? Taste:  “extraordinarily sweet tasting tomato” “mild & sweet” Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: ? Notes: believed to be related to “White Apple Tomato” from the 1860’s Sources: […]

Valencia Tomato

http://www.territorialseed.com/product/Principe_Borghese_Tomato_Seed/403

Details Lycopersicon esculentum Open-pollinated heirloom Type: indeterminate Shape: round Color: orange Maturity: midseason; 75-80 days Size: 8-10 oz, 8-12 oz (SoC.com), “large” Yield: ? Taste:  juicy vibrantly flavored full, complex tomato taste great balance of acid-sweet bursts with flavor pineapple-like as well as buttery Meaty with few seeds Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance:  good choice for northern or cooler growing […]

Tigerella Orange Slicing Tomato

Details Open-Pollinated: ? Type: indeterminate Shape: round Color: red with yellow-orange stripes Maturity: 55-65 days Size: 4-6 oz 2″ “medium-small fruits” Yield: “Highly productive” Taste: “Pleasant tangy flavor” Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance:  “Disease resistant” Notes: 2009 was the first year for these in my garden, and although I’m growing them again in 2010, they were […]

Sweet Hearts Tomato

Details Open-Pollinated: ? Type: indeterminate Shape: grape cherry tomato Color: ruby red Maturity: 73 days Size: 1.5″ long Yield: “feverishly productive” Taste: ? Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: crack-resistant throughout season (good for hot weather) ToMV Notes: fruit form in thick clusters from branched stems Sources: Territorial Seed Company Results from My Garden:  SEASON SOURCE DATES […]

Purple Calabash Tomato

Details Open-Pollinated: ? Type: indeterminate Shape: Squashed beefsteak with pleats or ribs Color: skin is pink-purple-bronze (?) juice is green, but the flesh is deep purple and red Maturity: ? Size: medium-sized Yield: ? Taste:  “ugliest but best tasting tomato” sharp taste Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: ? Notes: looks a lot like tomatoes drawn […]

Paul Robeson Tomato

Details Rare Open-Pollinated Type: indeterminate Shape: oval, slightly flattened, mildly pleated tomatoes Color: black skin, red flesh Maturity: 85-90 days Size: 8-10 oz Yield: ? Taste: “earthy flavor with a perfect acid-sweet balance” I did like the taste of this tomato Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: susceptible to wilt (V or F) Notes: according to […]

Oregon Spring Bush Tomato

Details Open-Pollinated: ? Type: indeterminate Determinate! Shape: ? Color: ? Maturity: 55-70 days early season tomato Size: 4-6 oz fruit Yield: ? Taste: sweet, juicy flesh Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: early season = good for cool areas cracking and misshapen in Redding full sun doesn’t like the heat! Notes: this tomato was spoken highly […]