Tomato Varieties 2026

Here is the list of what has been started so far.

Unless noted, these are heirloom varieties (meaning established before WWII, and selected for flavor, rather than shipping.)

April was busy, and we are sold out of many varieties. I've included the numbers of each kind on hand from 4/29 below.

2026 Varieties:  

Yellow/Orange tomatoes:

German Stripe –1- a giant sweet, yellow tomato with pink stripes. Top flavor, very juicy.  Big plants need staking, can tolerate chilly weather. Needs good support. Late season.

Golden King of Siberia–6-A large, juicy, bright neon-yellow Russian heirloom with pointed ends. Mid season.

Orange Banana –3-a plum-shaped orange tomato, juicy enough for fresh eating, or cook it. Russian heirloom. Mid-season.

Pale Yellow (new) -3- This started as a volunteer, and is not yet an established line. It was pretty good last year, though, so we figured we'd plant it. Medium size, pale yellow, delicate flavor.

Kellogg’s Breakfast -  [Sold out] large, juicy bright orange fruit. Mid season.

Cherry and grape tomatoes: (not heirlooms)

Black cherry –2- round grape-size fruit with the maroon coloring and spicy flavor of the “black” tomatoes. Early season.

Cerise – 6-a strong, classic red cherry from England. Prolific, can tolerate chilly weather. Early season.

Indigo cherry – 11- one of the newer “blue” varieties, very dark color, and rich in anthocyanins. Productive. Early season.

Orange cherry - 8-this started as a volunteer (natural cross, probably Cerise x Sungold). It is a nice tomato with good sweet flavor. Early season.

Pear Grape -9- classic oblong grape tomatoes, very sweet. Early season.

Goldsun- 18  - this is actually the F3 generation of Sungold that has kept coming back. Early season.

Red Zebra– [Sold out] a tasty large cherry tomato, striped yellow on red. Tolerates drought, does not like wet soil. Good for containers. Early season.

Paste/Cooking tomatoes (like Roma, but these taste a LOT better):

Ropreco Paste -2- an Italian Roma type paste tomato, excellent for drying as well as sauce. Determinate. Mid season.

Polish Linguisa –4- extra large and meaty. Wispy leaves, but big plants. Mid season.

San Marzano – [Sold out] la classic Italian paste and drying tomato, most flavorful of the paste tomatoes. Semi-determinate. Mid season. 

Amish Paste – [Sold out] lan elongated American heirloom, very productive. Mid season.

Red/Pink Slicer tomatoes:

Stupice – 4-The very earliest variety, usually producing ripe fruit in July. Smaller red, round fruit (2”). Czech heirloom. Potato leaf. Early season.

Early Ruby - 2- a smallish Turkish red tomato, comes in just a little after Stupice. Early season.

Abe Lincoln –.[Sold out] la big meaty beefsteak type tomato. American heirloom from the 1920s. Mid season.

Brandywine – [Sold out] la classic American heirloom. Very large red fruit, juicy, with excellent flavor. Big plants need strong staking. Late season.

Chalk’s Early Jewel – [Sold out] la medium sized scarlet tomato developed by James Chalk of Pennsylvania in 1889. Better disease resistance than most heirlooms, productive. Mid season.

Kopeck Hayasi – [Sold out] la Turkish heirloom, very productive. Oblong irregular red fruits are heavy – plants need sturdy staking. Mid season.

Marianna’s Peace – [Sold out] la Czech heirloom, these giant pink tomatoes rival Brandywine in flavor. Winner of many taste tests. Needs good support. Mid-late season.

Mémé de Beauce – [Sold out] la Canadian heirloom from Quebec. Very large red fruit are a little flattened and ridged. Mid-late season.

Oregon Spring – [Sold out] lan early full-sized red with some resistance to chilly weather. Ripens a week or two after Stupice. Early season.

Rutgers –[Sold out] l large round scarlet fruits, reliable American slicer. This was the most popular "beefsteak" type in the early 20th century. Mid-late season.

Turkey –[Sold out] la real giant, juicy pink-red fruit with good flavor. Turkish heirloom with potato leaf habit. Needs good support. Mid-season.

Dark Slicer tomatoes:

Black from Tula – [Sold out] la Russian heirloom with the dark coloring and smoky flavor of “black” tomatoes, very juicy. Mid season.  (Actual color is maroon with greenish shoulders.)

Blau Kazachstan – [Sold out] la Kazack heirloom with the signature dark coloring, very juicy. More vigorous plants than Tula. Mid-season.

Cherokee Purple – [Sold out] la dark American heirloom similar to the Russian blacks, but a bit larger. Mid season.

Unless noted, the plants are indeterminate (growing and producing until cold weather) and require good supports. Each year we try a few new varieties and cut out some others. There are some well-regarded varieties that do well in other climates but not in our cool weather or moisture conditions. Sometimes they grow well but do not taste good unless they have hot weather. A few otherwise good varieties I have had to drop because they are too prone to disease. (We do not spray.) And sometimes I just run out of room. If you have a question about a variety or would like one that is not listed, feel free to message or email.

Volunteers: We always have some tomatoes that spring up (volunteer) from last year's dropped fruit. Most of these are cherry/grape types. If it's late May or June and you still need plants, ask about these. I usually let some grow to see what came up. No guarantees on what type it might be.

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