Tomato Varieties 2024

Plants are $3 each, or 10 for $25. Our annual driveway sale is happening now, May 17-18.  Updated 1pm  May 17.

Note: the pictures are from last year. This year's selections are a little different.

2024 Varieties:  

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Red slicer tomatoes: 

Arkansas Traveler – Medium-sized pink-red fruits, prolific, very dependable. American heirloom. Mid season.

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

Cuostralee – a French heirloom, this flattened and ribbed tomato gets good reviews for flavor and ease of growing. I was gifted some seeds from another grower, and am trying it for the first time.

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

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

Rutgers – large round scarlet fruits, a classic reliable American beefsteak type slicer. Mid-season.

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

Turkey –a real giant, juicy pink-red fruit with good flavor. Similar to Marianna's Peace.  Turkish heirloom with potato leaf habit. Needs good support. Mid-season

Early Ruby – a little bigger than Stupice, this early red comes in about a week later. Early season.

Kopeck Hayasi – a Turkish heirloom, very productive. Oblong irregular red fruits are heavy – plants need sturdy staking. Good for both fresh eating and canning.

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


Yellow/orange tomatoes:

German Stripe – a giant sweet, yellow tomato with pink streaks. Top flavor, very juicy.  Big plants need strong staking, can tolerate cold better than other varieties. Late season. 

Golden King of Siberia - a large, neon yellow tomato, very showy. Mid-season.

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


"Black" slicer tomatoes: [SOLD OUT]these are actually a maroon color, with some green on the shoulders. All are large and juicy, with a distinct spicy flavor.

Cherokee Purple [SOLD OUT] a dark American heirloom with the maroon coloring of "black" tomatoes. Juicy, smoky. Mid season.

Blau Kazachstan -  [SOLD OUT] a Kazack heirloom with the signature dark coloring, very juicy. More vigorous plants than Tula. Mid-season.

Black from Tula – [SOLD OUT]A classic Eastern European black with the juicy, smoky flavor.  Mid season.

Cherry and grape tomatoes:

Orange cherry - this started as a volunteer (natural cross, self-seeded; probably Cerise x Sungold). It is bright orange with good flavor.

Red Zebra - a red cherry with yellow stripes, very flavorful and sweet. Drought tolerant, does not like wet soils. Good in containers. Early season.

Black cherry [SOLD OUT] round grape-size fruit with the maroon coloring of “black” tomatoes. Flavor is a spicy sweet/tart.  Early season.

Indigo cherry [SOLD OUT]  - one of the modern very dark indigo tomatoes (nearly black), high in anthocyanin. Productive.

Cerise [SOLD OUT] – a strong, classic sweet red cherry tomato from England. Prolific, can tolerate chilly weather. Plants get very tall. Early season.

Pear Grape [SOLD OUT] - classic oblong grape tomatoes, very sweet. Early season.



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

Amish Paste [SOLD OUT]– an elongated American heirloom, very productive.  This strain is the result of our selection over three decades. Mid season.

San Marzano – [SOLD OUT] a classic Italian paste and drying tomato, most flavorful. Semi-determinate. Mid season. 

Polish Linguisa – [SOLD OUT] a very large, meaty cooking tomato with good flavor. Mid season. 



Unless noted, the plants are indeterminate 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 use fungicides or other chemical treatments.) 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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