Arkansas Traveler
Slicing.
Medium-sized light red/dark pink tomatoes. Heat tolerant and disease
resistant. Excellent flavor. An heirloom favorite.
Better
Boy Slicing. Deep red and meaty, up to a pound each. Dense foliage
cover, too. Indeterminate. Guinness record holder—342 pounds of fruit from
one plant! VFN
Better
Bush Slicing. Compact indeterminate vines bear meaty, 5-oz. fruits with
extra-sweet flavor. Long harvest period.
Big
Beef Slicing. Large (10–12 oz),
mostly blemish-free, globe-shaped red fruit. Full flavor and ripen early for
their size. Broad disease tolerance. Arguably the best all-around
"beefsteak" tomato for a home garden. 1994 All America Selections
winner. Indeterminate.
Big
Mama Plum. Sweet and meaty, these
oversized (up to 5" long and 3" across) plum-shaped tomatoes will keep
you well supplied. Indeterminate.
Big
Rainbow Slicing. As fruits ripen they resemble a rainbow: green
on the shoulder, yellow in the middle, and red on the blossom end. When fully
ripe, the fruits are gold on the stem end and red on the blossom end. Early
fruits weigh over 2 lbs. with little catfacing or deformities. 'Good foliar
disease resistance; continues to bear until frost.
Black Krim
Slicing. Russian heirloom.
Named for the island of Krim in the Black Sea. Slightly flattened 4–6"
globes with dark, greenish-black shoulders, that can turn almost black with
enough heat and sun. Excellent flavor. Indeterminate.
Brandywine
Slicing. Heirloom. This
pink-skinned tomato is considered by many to be the best tasting of all.
Distinctive potato leaf variety, sometimes tomatoes have a rough shape. This
year’s crop is from the Seed Savers Exchange stash, produced from seed
inherited from Ben Quisenberry. It is believed to be the original strain
introduced in 1889.
Brown
Berry Cherry. Unusual variety with earthy-brown, cherry-type fruits. very
good flavor; sweet and juicy. Sturdy, 78" plants. Indeterminate
Bush
Celebrity Slicing. Abundant, large, flavorful fruits on compact plants just
15" tall. Matures a few days earlier than Celebrity and ripens from the
inside out with no green shoulders. Glossy red fruits average 8–9 oz. with
that famous Celebrity flavor that balances sugars and acids. Even stronger
disease resistance, and an ability to set fruits under many growing conditions.
Determinate.
Bush
Goliath Slicing. Great for patio gardeners and those with limited space. Unsurpassed
by any other bush variety! Its attractive, compact plants grow up to 3-1/2 ft.
tall with huge, red, 3–4" fruits packed with flavorful meat and high
sugar content. Bears consistently up to frost and needs little staking.
Determinate.
Carolina Gold. Slicing.
Extra-large, yellow-gold, deep oblate fruits. Vigorous,
medium-tall plants should be staked. Determinate.
Cherokee Purple
Slicing. Heirloom. An
especially interesting variety. Originally from the Cherokees. Incredible
flavor. Very heat tolerant and vigorous. Medium to large, meaty tomatoes with a
flattened shape. Color has been described as dusky pink with dark shoulders,
purple, and pinkish brown. Interior ranges from purple to brownish red. We grow
this in our garden every year.
Dona Slicing. Hybrid. An especially
delicious French hybrid variety. Medium-sized juicy and meaty. Has a good
balance of sweet/acid flavor. (VFFNT)
Eva
Purple Ball Slicing. Heirloom from the Black Forest region of Germany. An outstanding
performer in hot, humid areas with excellent resistance to foliar and fruit
diseases. Produces smooth, round, attractive pink-purple fruits weighing 4 to 5
oz.
Fond
Red Grape. The elongated, almost grape or plum-like fruits of Fond Red
really did make the taste buds tingle out of 287 tomato varieties tested! Now
grow your own minis! Indeterminate.
Garden
Peach Slicing. This 100 year-old heirloom slicing tomato has small fruits (about
2 ounces), with slightly fuzzy yellow skin with a pink blush; resembles a peach.
Golden
Jubilee Orange slicing. Introduced in 1943
by the Maule Seed Co. of Philadelphia. Plentiful harvests of bright
golden-orange, large round fruit. Delicious taste and solid, smooth substance. A
favorite with market gardeners. Indeterminate.
Goliath
Hybrid Slicing. Beautiful, smooth
bright-red, deep oblate fruits averaging 10 to 15 oz., a sweet luscious flavor;
tall vigorous plants with modern disease resistance. Indeterminate.
Granny
Smith Slicing. Exceptional tart flavor, with enough firmness to be diced
without turning mushy. Fruits are still green when fully ripe (harvest when it
shows a little light-yellow color) fruits are 6-8 oz., great for grilling or
frying. Two-week keeping time. Indeterminate.
Green Zebra Slicing. Small to medium
tomatoes with various shades of yellow to yellowish-green stripes and a sweet
zingy flavor. Plants are vigorous and determinate.
Hard
Rock Slicing. Deep red blocky shaped
fruits average 3 oz., are acidic and firm with uniform green shoulders. Plants
are compact with good foliage cover. Old-fashioned tomato flavor makes it
suitable for both eating fresh and canning. Determinate. VFN
Health
Kick Plum. Fine-flavored, bright-red fruits, and an extra helping of the
antioxidant lycopene. Juicy, plum-shaped fruits weigh about 4 oz. and are
strongly disease resistant, particularly to Spotted Wilt. Plants grow to about 4
ft. tall if staked. Determinate.
Homestead
Slicing. Fruit sets well under high temperatures and is uniform. Vigorous
plant offers good protection from sun scald. Resistant to fusarium wilt.
Ildi Yellow. Grape. One of
the earliest, highest yielding grape tomatoes. Sweet, tart, and beautiful,
they develop in huge clusters. Good staying power after picking.
Vigorous indeterminate.
Ingegnoli Gigante Liscio
(Large Smooth Tomato) Slicing. Large, round, very
smooth red tomato. Excellent taste. Few seeds. Said to be of American origin and
perhaps brought back to Italy by migrants who returned home. Indeterminate.
Jaune Flammee
Slicing. From 'z' finicky
French, beautiful apricot-shaped heirloom. Golden-yellow fruits with contrasting
reddish interior and excellent flavor. Very productive plants, fruits borne in
clusters.
Juliet
Grape. Deep red clusters of shiny fruits averaging 2 oz. Delicious,
rich tomato taste for great salsa or fresh pasta sauce, salads and sandwiches.
Typically 12-18 fruits per cluster. Good crack resistance, vine storage, and
shelf life. Good disease resistance. Indeterminate.
Lemon Boy
Slicing. Lemon yellow, not
golden in color. Large, deep oblate fruits, averaging 6 to 7 oz. Indeterminate.
(VFNASt)
Matt’s Wild Cherry Cherry.
The wild tomato with luscious taste. Amaze your friends with these sweet,
full-flavored ½ – ¾" fruits. Grows wild in the Hidalgo region of
Mexico. Fantastic in salsa. They are very prolific and keep producing all
summer and fall. Vines can reach 10'.
Mortgage Lifter Slicing. From the collection of Ben Quisenberry. Ben bought his
original 6 plants from a roadside
market in WV. Very large fruits, sometimes double, often misshapen. Outstanding
sweet flavor, meaty with few seeds. The Mortgage Lifter was developed by
Radiator Charlie (another name for this variety) in Logan, WV. Charlie was a
mechanic who lived at the bottom of a steep hill. When large trucks would
overheat trying to go up the hill, they had to go see Radiator Charlie for help.
The tomatoes he developed by crossing several varieties were so delicious, he
was able to sell plants for $1 each in the 1940s! He was able to pay off his
mortgage, hence the name.
Mr.
Stripey Slicing. Large red and yellow-striped heirloom variety adds color to
any gourmet salad or dish. Large, ridge-shouldered fruits are low in acid.
Indeterminate.
New
Girl Slicing. New Girl is an early variety well worth trying for your first
tomatoes of the season. 4-7 oz.fruits hold their ripeness and flavor on the vine
well. Better taste & disease resistance than Early Girl. Indeterminate. 62
Days
Park’s
Whopper. Slicing. Better disease and crack resistance than most. Large
fruits have excellent flavor. Developed by Park Seed Co. in South Carolina.
VFFNT
Razzleberry
Slicing.
Medium-sized, dark pink fruits with wonderful, mild flavor. Great
texture—never mealy. Determinate.
Red
Cherry (Old Fashioned)
Red
Currant Cherry. Wild South American tomato. Intensely flavored, berry sized,
red fruits in clusters of 16 – 20.
Roman
Candle Yellow. Plum/Paste. Spectacular
smooth iridescent yellow fruits that are 2" wide by 4" long. Very
meaty with nice flavor. One of the few pure-yellow banana-shaped fruits
available to gardeners. Great for making salsa base or tomato sauce.
Speckled
Roman Plum/Paste. A stabilized cross of Antique Roman and Banana Legs.
Gorgeous 3" wide by 5" long fruits with jagged orange and yellow
stripes. Meaty, great tomato taste, ideal for processing. Very productive, few
seeds.
Sun
Cherry Cherry. Sweetest red cherry form; 1¼" fruits on long, 20 fruit
grape-like tresses. Tall, vigorous vines.
Sungold Cherry. Our all-time favorite
cherry tomato. Absolutely delicious sweet flavor, very productive, and a
gorgeous deep gold color. Some of our vines were over 10 ft!
Sunmaster
Slicing. The perfect tomato
for hot Southern gardens (that's us!), with maximum yields when daytime
temperatures reach 90–96 degrees F. Fruits average 7 oz., are deeply ovate and
uniformly red. Excellent disease resistance. Determinate.
Super Sweet 100
Cherry. Hybrid.
Produces long strands of super sweet cherry tomatoes, 1" in diameter.
Plants bear throughout the season, definitely requires staking. (VF)
Tasty
Evergreen Slicing. Skin ripens from green to light yellow-brown. Flesh and
gel remain green inside when ripe. Luscious and tender, strong sweet flavor.
Medium-large fruits, very productive.
Teardrop
Grape. Produces small, grape-shaped fruits in large
clusters. Fruits are bright red and very sweet. Be sure to support the plants
by staking or plant in a cage. Very flavorful. Indeterminate.
Terrific
Slicing. All around good variety, a local favorite for 30 years.
Disease-resistant, continuous producer, medium sized. Has good foliage cover
to protect fruits from sunscald and neighbors...
Thai
Pink Egg Grape. Delicious, pink, grape tomatoes from Thailand. 1 oz. fruits
are perfect for eating right of the vine or in salads. Good yields of uniform
fruit.
Tommy Toe Cherry. Heirloom. Hundreds of
apricot-sized fruits per plant; produces over a long season. Won an Australian
taste test with 100 heirloom varieties.
Tuscany Plum. Medium-large
(about 4 oz), firm plum tomatoes with deep red color. Great salsa tomatoes;
also good for drying. Determinate.
Viva Italia
Plum. Hybrid. The most
disease-resistant paste tomato. Excellent flavor and a blocky pear shape. High
yielding. (VFFNASt)
Yellow Pear Excellent for
salads, pizzas, garnishing. 1–2" pear-shaped fruits are low acid, mild
and sweet. Needs a cage, as it can grow to 8 ft.
