Category Archives: Varieties to Grow

Orange King Tomato

Details Open-Pollinated: ? Type: semi-determinate, according to one vendor, determinate according to another Shape: lightly pleated oblate shape Color: vivid orange color, both inside and out Maturity: main season tomato 85 days Size: large 2.5 – 3 inches 4-11 oz tomatoes Yield: ? Taste: “taste compares to a good red, but not as sweet as […]

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 […]

Nepal Tomato

Details Open-Pollinated: ? Type: ? Shape: beefsteak Color: ? Maturity: early season Size: ? Yield: ? Taste: “great taste” (TKG) Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: “good in cool areas” (TKG) Notes: Recommended in The Kitchen Garden Sources: Results from My Garden:  SEASON SOURCE DATES PLANTS SPACING MATURITY YIELD PER PLANT AVG SIZE DISEASE     […]

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 […]

Martian Giant Tomato

Details Open-Pollinated: ? Type: ? Shape: round beefsteak Color: red with very faint strange striping Maturity: 90-100 days Size: 10-16 oz tomatoes (per SoC website) 7-12 oz tomatoes (per SoC seed packet) Yield: ? Taste: “rich…perfect acid/sweet balance, making it an exceptional slicer” Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: ? Notes: Seeds of Change developed this […]

Varieties Template

Details Open-Pollinated Heirloom Type: ? Shape: bumpy ribbed beefsteak Color: red Maturity: ? Size: large Yield: “lots of tomatoes just 2 months after planting out” “good production even in cool summers” Taste: meaty, few seeds, good flavor, smooth texture Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance:  V & F resistance sets fruit at low temperatures Notes: Sources: […]

La Rossa Tomato

Details Open-Pollinated: No – hybrid Type: determinate Shape: plum or pear shaped roma or paste tomato Color: red Maturity: 75 days Size: 2.25 oz tomatoes Yield: pretty productive Taste: “simply the best-tasting” (PSC) unimpressive to me Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: ? Resistant to Verticillium Wilt Resistant to Fusarium Wilt races 1 & 2 Sunscald was […]

Kootenai Tomato

Details Open-Pollinated: ? Type: determinate Shape: ? Color: ? Maturity: ? Size: ? Yield: ? Taste: ? Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: heat tolerant Notes: recommended by The Kitchen Garden Sources: Results from My Garden: haven’t found this variety to grow yet  SEASON SOURCE DATES PLANTS SPACING MATURITY YIELD PER PLANT AVG SIZE DISEASE   […]

Johnny’s 361 Tomato

Details Open-Pollinated: ? Type: ? Shape: beefsteak Color: ? Maturity: ? Size: ? Yield: ? Taste: “yum” (TKG) Disease Resistance: ? Notes: Recommended in “The Kitchen Garden” as a yummy early beefsteak, “new compact variety” Sources: Results from My Garden: Haven’t grown this variety yet…  SEASON SOURCE DATES PLANTS SPACING MATURITY YIELD PER PLANT AVG […]

Heatwave Tomato

Details Open-Pollinated: No – F1 hybrid Type: determinate Shape: ? Color: red Maturity: 68 days Size: 7 oz tomatoes Yield: ? Taste: ? Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: “disease resistant” tolerates high temperatures, even up to 100°F Notes: Sources: Results from My Garden: have not grown this variety yet  SEASON SOURCE DATES PLANTS SPACING MATURITY […]