Oaxacan Pink Tomato

Oaxacan Pink tomatoes from 2011 harvest

Details Lycopersicon esculentum Rare Open-Pollinated Type: indeterminate Shape: flattened, pleated tomatoes Color: light pink Maturity: 75-80 days Size:  6-8 oz (SoC website) 5-7 oz (SoC seed packet) 1-2 oz (my results) Yield: produces well Taste: pretty darn good Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: prone to radial splitting susceptible to Verticillium Notes: selected in 1986 from […]

Micado Violettor

Details Lycopersicon esculentum Rare Open-Pollinated: ? Type: indeterminate, potato-leaf type Shape: slicer Color: purple Maturity: 75-85 days Size: 4-6 oz tomatoes Yield: “vigorous vines” Taste: “excellent quality & flavor” just okay flavor, in my trials Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: potato-leaf tomato plants are usually better for hot, sunny climates Notes: Sources: Seeds of Change […]

Aunt Ruby’s German Green Tomato

Aunt Ruby's German Green Tomato from Seed Savers Exchange

Details Solanum lycopersicum Open-Pollinated heirloom Type: indeterminate Shape: oblate Color: yellow-green Maturity: late season (80-95 days) Size: large 1 lb or more Yield: ? Taste: “intense” (Epic Tomatoes) “excellent flavor” (CCN) “sweet juicy flesh with hint of spicyness” (SSE) Disease Resistance: susceptible to wilt Notes: family heirloom from Ruby Arnold of Greeneville TN ready to […]

Golden Honey Bunch Tomato

Details Open-Pollinated: no Type: indeterminate Shape: grape cherry Color: golden-orange Maturity: 55-68 days, 65 days Size: large clusters Yield: “just doesn’t quit”, “extremely productive Taste: “succulently sweet” Disease Resistance: ? Notes: “Seed saving note: this plant is sterile and does not set seed; plants do not come from true seed” Sources: Territorial Seed Co. Results […]

Gold Currant Cherry Tomato

Details Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium Open-Pollinated: ? Type: indeterminate Shape: cherry Color: yellow Maturity: 70-80 days Size: currant size 0.5 oz 1/2″ Yield: “prolific vine continuously produces steady supply Taste: “finely-flavored, slightly tart” Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: does well even at temps over 100°F Notes: good for direct-seeding in areas with longer seasons reseeds readily attractive […]

German Queen Tomato

Details Lycopersicon esculentum Open-Pollinated Heirloom Type: indeterminate, potato-leaf Shape: oblate slicer Color: pink Maturity: 55-70 days Size: 12-16 oz Yield: ? Taste: sweet flavor, very rich without a lot of seeds, meaty Disease Resistance: ? Notes: “rare plant” Sources: Seeds of Change Results from My Garden: Have not grown this variety yet  SEASON SOURCE DATES […]

Yellow Pear Tomato

Yellow Pear Tomato from Territorial Seed Co.

Details Open-Pollinated Heirloom Type: indeterminate Shape: pear Color: golden yellow Maturity: 75-80 days Size: cherry (1-2″) Yield: “just loaded with hundreds of tomatoes” Taste: ? Disease Resistance: Territorial Seed Co states that it’s resistant to F1, F2, & V, but in my trials it has been extremely susceptible to fusarium and/or verticillium Notes: recommended variety by […]

Pineapple Tomato

Pineapple tomatoes from 2014 harvest

Details Solanum lycopersicum Open-Pollinated Heirloom Type: Indeterminate Shape: oblate beefsteak, sometimes with mild pleating Color: yellow, with orange & red blush; gets more red as it ripens further the flesh inside is bright yellow with bursts of red and orange Maturity: 85-95 days late season Spacing: 24″ (Biointensive) Size: 10-16 oz Yield: not heavy producers, […]

Pink Accordion Tomato

Pink Accordion Tomato from Territorial Seed Co

Details Open-Pollinated: yes Type: indeterminate Shape: pleated, ovate Color: pink Maturity: 72 days Size: 4-5″ Yield: ? Taste: “excellent sweet low-acid flavor” Disease Resistance: ? Notes: Sources: (where to buy) Territorial Seed Co Results from My Garden: new for 2015  Season Source Dates Spacing Maturity Plants Yield/Plant AVG SIZE Disease 2015         […]

Green Grape Tomato

Green Grape Cherry Tomatoes

Details Open-Pollinated: yes Type: determinate Shape: grape cherry Color: olive yellow skin, spring green flesh Maturity: 80-90 days Size: 1″ Yield: “very productive plants” Taste: SSE: “addictive, spicy sweet flavor” Amy Goldman: “Good; sweet & fruity” Disease Resistance: ? Notes: SSE claims these seeds to be selected from Thomas Wagner’s Thompson Seedless Grape, which according […]