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Tomatoes

With over 40 varieties to choose from it's hard to pick those few that will fit in the garden. This year we again have a great selection of early varieties that mature quickly. We have the old fashioned giant varieties like mortgage lifter and watermelon beefsteak. This year, after hearing rave reviews of the black tomato varieties, I have added a few new ones. Of course there are cherry tomatoes and paste tomatoes. The only casualties this year are brandywinebecause the seed we used never germinated. We do have green zebra this after all!

$1.50 each

 

 

Type Variety
Number for sale
 Description
Black Black Brandywine
160
 A prolific yielder whose novel, black fruits are well-formed, oval shaped, with "real tomato taste"!
Black Black Krim
108
 A most unusual novelty. Fruits are a dark, deep red (almost a shiny black) with heavy green shoulders. Interior is a deep, reddish-green color. Sweet and tasty. Matures extremely early.
Black Black Sea Man
72
 A hardy Russian heirloom that looks odd but tastes delicious. Rich, tangy tomato flavor in medium-sized, 4 to 8 oz. fruits with brown-black skins and pink shoulders. Fruits are slightly plum-shaped, revealing skeleton-like veins when blanched and peeled. Short, potato leaf plants. Plant early for best results.
Black Cherokee Purple
60
 A reliable producer of unusual, medium pink-purple fruits that appear brown in color, and average 8 to 12 oz., apiece. Fruits are round to oblate, with no cracking. Exhibits tolerance to mild drought as well as to common diseases.
Cherry Green Grape
36
 No more waiting for green tomatoes to turn red and ripe without spoiling. Fruits are just under 1" across, profusely borne on vigorous plants. Very juicy and sweet, perfect for naturally green ketchups, soups, garnishes, sauces and hors d'oeuvres.
Cherry Isis Candy
206
 Superior quality fruits, marbled in red and with a cat's-eye starbust on each blossom end. 1-1/2" fruits are a silky blend of sugary sweetness and rich fruitiness. Heavy yields, with season-long production of short trusses, in double rows of 6 to 8 fruits each.
Cherry Lemon drop
144
 These sunshine-yellow fruits have a pure, tart-sweet taste that stands up alongside the most robust salad ingredients. Heavy trusses of 3/4" fruits literally beg to be harvested and enjoyed.
Cherry red currant
252
 A different plant species, Lycospericon pimpinfolium, than garden tomatoes, but capable of crossing with them. Pea-sized fruits - just 1/4" in diameter - possess a crunchy, fruity flavor that is ideal for salads and snacks. More vigorous vines than the shattering-type, 15 to 20 fruits are produced per branching cluster, with loads of flowers putting on a show in late June.
Cherry Sugar Lump
223
 A sweet German heirloom that produces heavy yields straight through until frost. Clusters of 6 to 12 smooth, deep-red fruits, each averaging 3/4" to 1" in diameter. Excellent eating quality and flavor.
Cherry Xmas Grape
209
 Highly productive and easy-to-grow, this rewarding variety produces loads of 1-1/2 to 2 oz., bright scarlet-red fruits clustered in grape-like bunches. Fruits are very sweet at first bite, followed by strong tomato flavor.
Cherry Yellow Pear
108
 Vigorous vines produce high yields of 2", yellow-skinned, pear-shaped fruits with few seeds. Slightly later than Red Pear, but with the same prolific yields and dependable performance.
Early Alaskan Fancy
191
 Excellent for those short-season summers, these are the earliest plum tomatoes available in today's market! Pear-shaped, bright red plums produce abundant yields to satisfy your salad and canning needs for the season. Its earliness does not detract one bit from its juicy flavor! Fruits are 2" x 1-1/2" and weigh about 2 oz. each.
Early Glacier
108
 Extremely early, cold-tolerant, high-yielding special strain of tomato plant. Begins flowering when only 4" high and bears tasty tomatoes only 45 days from flowering. You can expect higher-than-average yields of 2 to 3 oz. fruits with outstanding flavor for such an early tomato.
Medium Legend
112
 The battle with blight fungus just took a turn for the better! Legend has shown a strong tolerance to blight strains in even the most virulent regions like the West Coast. Round, shiny red fruits average 4 to 5", with sweet flavor and just a little acid to add a touch of zing. Green shoulders, few seeds and good uniformity in the earliest-maturing slicing tomato of its kind.
Early Manitoba
79
 An extremely early variety developed by the Morden Experiment Farm in Manitoba for southern Canadian prairies. Particularly well suited for extreme northern areas of Montana, Dakotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and New England. Fruits are bright red, slightly flattened, good-flavored, and weigh about 6 oz. each. Easily grown in a small area.
Early Oregon Spring
48
 Early variety that sets loads of meaty fruits weighing 3 to 5 oz., with excellent flavor. Compact plants set fruits even in cool weather and continue to yield all season long. Nearly seedless. A perfect choice for ketchup and sauces.
Early Siberian
118
 This could be the earliest tomato ever - only 7 weeks from transplant to fruits! Capable of setting fruit at 38 degrees F on sturdy, dark green plants, although it is not frost-hardy. The fruits are bright red, averaging 3 to 5 oz., and bunch together in clusters of 30 or more fruits.
Early Subarctic Plenty
108
 Allegedly developed in the 1940's by the U.S. Military to provide fresh tomatoes to their troops in Greenland. If your weather turns cold after you set out plants, try this variety. Sets hundreds of small, 1 to 2", red fruits with that tart, "real tomato" flavor. Hardier than virtually any other variety we offer. Extremely early maturity. No need to stake.
Early 4th of July (hybrid)
216
 Be the first on your block to have vine ripened red, luscious tomatoes by the Fourth of July. Enjoy the plentiful harvest about 49 days after setting plants in the garden. Indeterminate plants produce fruits that average 4 ounces all season long. A Burpee Exclusive.
Large Abe Lincoln
303
 Beautiful dark red fruits, sweet, solid and meaty. Fruits are smooth, free from cracks and seams, and - although large - ripen all the way through. Ideal for ketchup, juice or slicing. Sturdy plants, frequently have bronzy-green foliage
Large Aunt Ruby's
36
 Heirloom green beefsteak with a deliciously sweet flavor that's enhanced by a spicy undertone. Globe-shaped fruits are smooth skinned, 12 to 16 oz., with light green skins at maturity and just a hint of yellow. Flesh is green blushed with pink, meaty, and flavorful. Makes interesting juice!
Large Boxcar Willie
36
 We predict this old-timer might become your main crop variety, due to its prolific yields of smooth, reddish-orange fruits averaging a large 10 to 16 oz.! With an old-fashioned flavor you'll remember from childhood, these high-yielding, multi-use tomatoes will last throughout the season and are ideal for canning, freezing, or for home-cooked meals. Crack-free and disease resistant.
Large Cuore de Toro
172
 This Italian heirloom, a huge, pink Oxheart type, weighs in at a gigantic 2 lbs. or more! Abundant, 4" fruits on vigorous plants are a colorful pinkish-red with a wonderful sweet flavor.
Large Dr. Wyche's Yellow
124
 Don't be fooled by the light-yellow color of these fruits - there's nothing pale about the flavor of this rich-tasting beefsteak! Slightly flattened fruits, weighing up to 1 lb., have flesh that is almost porous, meaty and blemish free. Fruits mature to golden-orange.
Large Giant Belgium
178
 One of our most popular heirlooms. Huge, sweet fruits average 1 to 2 lbs. and have weighed in at nearly 5 lbs. Dark pink fruits have smooth blossom ends and a low-acid, mild flavor, so sweet that some growers use them to make wine. Solid meat and size means one slice per sandwich!
Large Giant Tree
36
 Vigorous 10 to 18 ft. vines have strong stems and heavy thick leaves. Globe- shaped, pinkish-red fruits, with few seeds, are smooth, tender and weigh 1 to 2 lbs.
Large Kellogs's Breakfast
Lovely, pale-orange fruits are solid and meaty throughout, packed with mild, superb-tasting flesh. A long-season producer of large, beefsteak-type fruits, up to 16 oz., with solid centers that have just a few seeds at the edges. Very desirable!
Large Mortgage Lifter
109
 Also called Radiator Charlie. Longtime favorite with good yields of very large, smooth, pink-skinned fruits even in droughts. Very meaty fruits with few seeds, much like Giant Belgium, but not quite as large. Very mild, delectable, sweet flavor.
Large Persimmon
88
 Great flavor and eye appeal! Large, plump, golden-orange fruits average 1 to 2 lbs. - meaty, with luscious flavor and only a few seeds. You can expect these vigorous plants to produce good yields.
Large Watermelon Beefsteak
206
 An heirloom from the 1800's, with good-flavored fruits weighing 2 lbs. or more. Pink-skinned and very mild, with purplish-red flesh and an oblong shape.
Medium Anna's Russian
36
 This luscious heirloom was reported to have been brought to Oregon by a Russian immigrant generations ago. Pinkish-red, heart-shaped fruits are large, early and juicy with outstanding flavor and weigh a pound. Oxheart-like foliage on hardy vines.
Medium Green Zebra
0
 This is the most unusual variety you'll ever grow! Fully ripened fruits are bright green, with stripes of a still lighter green. Round, smallish, 2 to 4 oz. fruits have excellent, "real tomato" flavor. Plants are vigorous.
medium Juane Flammee
72
 A gorgeous study in contrasts, with bright orange skin surrounding reddish flesh that is a rare find in heirloom tomatoes! Fruits are slightly larger than cherry varieties, about 2 to 3 oz., with thick walls that still remain tender and flavorful. Sweet, high-yielding and especially valued as a salad tomato for its beautiful appearance.
Large Kellogs Breakfast
72
 Lovely, pale-orange fruits are solid and meaty throughout, packed with mild, superb-tasting flesh. A long-season producer of large, beefsteak-type fruits, up to 16 oz., with solid centers that have just a few seeds at the edges. Very desirable!
Medium Peron
52
 The world's only sprayless tomato, requiring no pesticides for production! Excellent quality fruits on strong plants out perform the hybrids, containing up to two and a half times the Vitamin C.
Medium Stupice
164
 A native of Czechoslovakia, where its extreme earliness, tolerance to cold, superior flavor and high yields have earned it worldwide attention. Tests show an astounding average of 87 fruits picked per plant. Fruits are sugary sweet, weighing 1 to 2 oz.
Medium Super Sioux
36
 An excellent variety for areas with hot summer temperatures, since it sets fruit well in spite of the heat and dry conditions. Thick-walled, crack- free, red globes have an acidic flavor.
Novelty Mr. Stripey
160
 Red and yellow-striped heirloom variety that adds color to any gourmet salad bar. Large, ridge-shouldered fruits are mild-flavored and low in acid.
Novelty Old German
52
 An heirloom originally grown by the Mennonite community of Virginia, and one of the best-ever varieties for slicing. Huge fruits weigh 1-1/2 to 2 lbs. each, with an unusual boat shape.
Novelty Silvery Fir Tree
108
 Makes an attractive patio plant, with silvery-gray, unusual, lacy, fern-like foliage. Very early producer of 3 to 4", flattened, oblate fruits ranging from deep orange to red, with excellent acidic flavor. Good disease resistance. Requires stakes or cages.
Novelty Striped Stuffer
36
 Fruits are shaped like bell peppers and completely hollow - as easy to stuff as your favorite bell! Showy, 5 to 7 oz. red fruits have conspicuous golden- orange stripes, and classic tomato taste. A good yielder, and highly resistant to Powdery Mildew.
Paste Amish Paste
82
 Dates back to the turn of the century, and is the best for sauces and canning. Its deep red fruits are large for canning types (about 8 oz.), with "real tomato" flavor. Not overly acidic.
Paste Martino's Roma
88
 You can't go wrong with this Italian heirloom, no matter what you have in mind: sauces, salsas, pastes, farmer's market--bring it on! Richly flavored, meaty, pear-shaped fruits set heavily on compact plants with rugose, dark green foliage. So heavily productive, the 2 oz., 3" fruits tend to drop from the vine when ripe. Most often used for cooking, but perfectly suited to eating fresh.
Paste Polish Linguisa
72
 Loaded with vitamins, fiber and potassium, but low in fat and sodium! This 19th Century heirloom has vigorous plants that set more fruit than most heirlooms. Fruits are large, 7 to 10 oz. and pie-shaped. Flesh is soft and very sweet.
Paste Roman Candle
118
 It's rare to find a pure-yellow, banana-shaped tomato, and even more difficult to find one with superior flavor. Roman Candle satisfies on both counts. Paste-type fruits, 4 to 6" long, are very meaty and flavorful with brilliant yellow skin and white flesh. An excellent choice for salsas and sauces.

 

 

 

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