Details Open-Pollinated: yes Type: determinate Shape: grape cherry Color: olive yellow skin, spring green flesh Maturity: 80-90 days Size: 1″ Yield: “very productive plants” Taste: SSE: “addictive, spicy sweet flavor” Amy Goldman: “Good; sweet & fruity” Disease Resistance: ? Notes: SSE claims these seeds to be selected from Thomas Wagner’s Thompson Seedless Grape, which according […]
Details Open-Pollinated: yes Type: indeterminate Shape: baby plum, beaked Color: golden yellow Maturity: 75-80 days Size: 1″ Yield: “enormous yields” Taste: “excellent sweet taste” Disease or Environmental Tolerance: rarely a cracked fruit susceptible to Fusarium & Verticillium Notes: aka: Little Blonde Girl East German heirloom obtained by SSE from Gatersleben Seed Bank Amy Goldman loves using […]
Details Open-Pollinated: yes Type: indeterminate Shape: round cherry Color: red Maturity: 75-80 days Size: 1.5-2″ Yield: “extremely productive” Taste: “great full flavor” Disease Resistance: ? Notes: “originally from the Ben Quisenberry collection” “a very old type, tried & true” “Ben preferred this variety for canning whole” “a favorite for salads and fresh eating” Sources: (where to […]
Details Open-Pollinated: yes Type: cherry Shape: round Color: black-purple tops and crimson bottoms Maturity: 75 days Size: 1-2 oz Yield: ? Taste: “sparkling” Disease Resistance: ? Notes: Territorial Seed Co says their Indigo series of tomatoes have high levels of anthocyanin, an antioxidant found in blueberries Sources: (where to buy) Territorial Seed Co Results from […]
Details Lycopersicon esulentum Open-Pollinated: yes Type: indeterminate Shape: typical tomato shape; labeled as a slicing tomato, but each year mine are no bigger than a large cherry tomato Color: pale yellow with a pink blush; matte finish, so it looks like peach fuzz Maturity: 80-90 days Size: 3-5 oz tomatoes, per seed packet 1/2 oz in […]
General Traits: tomato has a hearty flavor (NCG)
General traits for Early Girl Tomatoes: Hybrid or Heirloom? Hybrid Type Indeterminate (vine), although I’ve seen seeds & plants from other vendors that were determinate (bush) varieties. I obtained my seed for the indeterminate variety from Gurney’s. Maturity 52; very early variety; good for short and cool growing seasons; very fast set & ripening […]
According to a variety of sources: this tomato has twice as much Vitamin C than oranges! 4-7 oz tomato grows well in a variety of conditions 2-4 ft plant 3-4 inch tomatoes sweet, slightly tart midseason blight and wilt resistant determinate
General traits for Costoluto Genovese: Hybrid or Heirloom? Rare Italian heirloom Type Compact Indeterminate vine Maturity 85 days Fruit Color Dark, vibrant red Fruit Shape Squat, slightly flattened deep ribbing Fruit Size Taste According to several sources, this is a favorite for taste. Another source says it has a hearty tomato taste; a […]
According to a variety of sources: Persimmon-colored (aka deep orange-gold) this tomato has more vitamin C than oranges! also has an extremely high beta-carotene content prolific yield 8-10 oz, according to some; 4-6 oz according to others