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Early Girl Tomato

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 […]

Determinate Tomatoes

Determinate Tomatoes, also referred to as Bush Varieties, have no leading shoot, but many side-branches, and act more like a shrub, with lots of spreading or trailing side branches. They form a more compact plant than the indeterminate varieties. This is the most common form of tomato, and is the primary type you will find […]

Costoluto Genovese Tomato

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 […]

Burgermaster Hybrid Tomato (VFFNT)

General Traits of Gurney’s Burgermaster Hybrid Tomato:  Heavy set (highly productive) Indeterminate Disease Resistance: VFFNT Asc St Fruit traits: Color: red size: 9 – 11 oz  shape: oblate Results from my garden: I don’t think I got very many tomatoes from these plants Once of the tomatoes turned out to be grey and rotted looking, […]

Black Plum Paste Tomato

Black Plum tomatoes from 2014 harvest

Details Lycopersicon lycopersicum Open-Pollinated Type: indeterminate Shape:  paste or plum shaped oval (CCN) Color:  dark green shoulders, dark red on the rest of the tomato deep-mahogany to brown skin (SoC website) Maturity: 75-80 (SoC) Late Season (CCN) Size:  2-4 ounce fruits (SoC seed packet) 1-2 oz (SoC website) small (CCN) Yield: very productive (here in Redding, CA) […]

Better Boy Tomato

General traits for Better Boy Slicing Tomato:    Hybrid or Heirloom? Hybrid Type Indeterminate Maturity 70 days from planting out Fruit Color Red Fruit Shape Round, slightly squat Fruit Size large fruits – 10 oz, or more Taste fine tasting tomatoes (NCG) Productivity huge crops (NCG) Disease Resistance Verticillium Wilt Fusarium Wilt Race 1 Nematodes […]