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Golden Honey Bunch Tomato

Details Open-Pollinated: no Type: indeterminate Shape: grape cherry Color: golden-orange Maturity: 55-68 days, 65 days Size: large clusters Yield: “just doesn’t quit”, “extremely productive Taste: “succulently sweet” Disease Resistance: ? Notes: “Seed saving note: this plant is sterile and does not set seed; plants do not come from true seed” Sources: Territorial Seed Co. Results […]

Gold Currant Cherry Tomato

Details Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium Open-Pollinated: ? Type: indeterminate Shape: cherry Color: yellow Maturity: 70-80 days Size: currant size 0.5 oz 1/2″ Yield: “prolific vine continuously produces steady supply Taste: “finely-flavored, slightly tart” Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance: does well even at temps over 100°F Notes: good for direct-seeding in areas with longer seasons reseeds readily attractive […]

German Queen Tomato

Details Lycopersicon esculentum Open-Pollinated Heirloom Type: indeterminate, potato-leaf Shape: oblate slicer Color: pink Maturity: 55-70 days Size: 12-16 oz Yield: ? Taste: sweet flavor, very rich without a lot of seeds, meaty Disease Resistance: ? Notes: “rare plant” Sources: Seeds of Change Results from My Garden: Have not grown this variety yet  SEASON SOURCE DATES […]

Yellow Pear Tomato

Yellow Pear Tomato from Territorial Seed Co.

Details Open-Pollinated Heirloom Type: indeterminate Shape: pear Color: golden yellow Maturity: 75-80 days Size: cherry (1-2″) Yield: “just loaded with hundreds of tomatoes” Taste: ? Disease Resistance: Territorial Seed Co states that it’s resistant to F1, F2, & V, but in my trials it has been extremely susceptible to fusarium and/or verticillium Notes: recommended variety by […]

Pineapple Tomato

Pineapple tomatoes from 2014 harvest

Details Solanum lycopersicum Open-Pollinated Heirloom Type: Indeterminate Shape: oblate beefsteak, sometimes with mild pleating Color: yellow, with orange & red blush; gets more red as it ripens further the flesh inside is bright yellow with bursts of red and orange Maturity: 85-95 days late season Spacing: 24″ (Biointensive) Size: 10-16 oz Yield: not heavy producers, […]

Pink Accordion Tomato

Pink Accordion Tomato from Territorial Seed Co

Details Open-Pollinated: yes Type: indeterminate Shape: pleated, ovate Color: pink Maturity: 72 days Size: 4-5″ Yield: ? Taste: “excellent sweet low-acid flavor” Disease Resistance: ? Notes: Sources: (where to buy) Territorial Seed Co Results from My Garden: new for 2015  Season Source Dates Spacing Maturity Plants Yield/Plant AVG SIZE Disease 2015         […]

Green Grape Tomato

Green Grape Cherry Tomatoes

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 […]

Blondkopfchen Cherry Tomato

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 […]

Large Red Cherry Tomato

Large Red Cherry Tomato from Seed Savers Exchange

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 […]