RED TOMATOES:
Amish Paste – I-M.
Bright red 8oz. fruits, canning type, Excellent for slicing fresh, not too acidic.
Better Boy - I-M.
Plump, juicy, deep red, very large. Produces full season.
Burbank Red Slicing – I-M. Delicious, red, slicing tomato with 6-8 oz. fruits.
Burpee Long Keeper – D-L. Orange-red skin, red flesh, keeps
over winter.
Celebrity – D-M. Excellent large, 7-8oz. globe-shaped red
tomato for slicing.
Early Girl – I-E. Early slicing tomato, high yields of 4-6
oz. slightly flattened fruit.
Goliath – I-M. Bright red, deep oblate, 10-15oz., sweet
flavor; vigorous plant.
Legend – D-M.
Glossy red, green shoulders, large fruit. Strong disease resistance.
Moskvich – I-E. Deep red fruit, smooth texture, rich taste,
average 4-6 oz., globe shaped. EARLY
Mortgage Lifter – I L. 2-4 lbs, few seeds, the perfect tomato-sandwich
tomato.
Omar’s Lebanese-I-L. High yielding, 1-2 lb deep red with
rich sweet taste.
Red Brandywine – I-M
Scarlet-red, sister to the Brandywine, with the same incredible flavor.
Roma – D-M Paste-type,
perfect for sauces. Bright red pear-shape, meaty, few seeds.
San Marzano – I-M.
Excellent flavor, slightly rectangular, bright red, clusters, great canner.
Shorty Allen – I-L. Bred locally, large red fruit with high
yields and great flavor.
Silvery Fir Tree – D-E. 3-4 inch, oblate fruits, from deep
orange to red; acidic flavor. EARLY
Stupice – I-E. Very early, cold tolerant, superior flavor,
1-2oz fruits, very sweet. EARLY
PINK / BLACK/PURPLE TOMATOES:
Aunt Ginny’s Purple-I-L.
1-2 lb fruit with little cracking; can rival Brandywine for flavor.
Black From Tula – I-L. Deep mahogany-brown beefsteak with
rich, sweet flavor, 8-12oz.
Black Krim – I-M. Dark red (almost black) with green shoulders.
Interior is a deep, reddish-green.
Black Plum – I-M. Small
elongated-oval fruit, deep mahogany, sweet & fruity.
Brandy Boy – I-L Bred from Brandywine
taste with better yields a little earlier.
Brandywine, Sudduth’s –
I-L. Large pink beefsteak can weigh up to 2 lbs. Incredible flavor.
Cherokee Purple – I-L. Medium pink-purple (brown) fruits
avg. 8-12 oz., are round to oblate.
German Head-I-L. Large pink solid flesh beefsteak with the famous
German sweet flavor.
Paul Robeson-I-L. Excellent, dark, cold-hardy, 5-6 oz. fruit,
originally from Siberia.
Tiffen Mennonite – I-L. Large, dark-pink fruit, 4 inches
across, firm with outstanding flavor.
YELLOW / ORANGE TOMATOES:
Lemon Boy – I-M. Lemon yellow, large, deep oblate fruit,
6-8oz., mild flavor.
Old German – I-L. Huge, 1-1/2 to 2 lbs., golden-yellow with
red stripes, boat shape.
Pineapple – I-L. Yellow-red striped beefsteak fruits, mild
flavor and no green shoulders.
Yellow Brandywine - I-L. Rich, delicious flavor, 1-2 lb. fruit, smoother shape.
GREEN TOMATOES:
Green Zebra – D-M. Bright green, with light green stripes,
small fruits have “real tomato” flavor.
CHERRY TOMATOES:
Jaune Flamme-I-E. Prolific 2-3 oz. apricot-shaped orange salad
tomato with sweet fruity flavor.
Juliet – I-E Elongated fruit in grape-like clusters, red
crack-resistant skin, sweet flavor.
Matt’s Wild – I-E. Small deep red round fruits, sweet,
full flavor makes great salsa.
Red / Yellow Pear – I-E. Distinctive shape and rich flavor,
heavy producer, great in salads.
Riesentraub – I. E. Excellent German heirloom grape tomato.
Suncherry – I-E. Grape-like trusses of very sweet red fruit.
Sungold – I-E. Exceptionally sweet, tropical flavored orange
fruits, vigorous plants.
Super Sweet 100 – I-E. Long strands of sweet-flavored red
fruits. Bears heavily, needs staking.
Tangella-I-E. 2-3 oz round fruit. Flavor is wonderfully sweet
with a hint of tart lemon.
Tumbler – I-E. One of the best container cherry tomatoes,
nice balance of acid and sugar.
I=Indeterminate; D=Determinate; E= Early Maturing; M= Mid-season;
L=Later part of season
