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Abraham Lincoln
These are wonderful, juicy, and excellent flavored tomatoes, averaging 6-10 oz. Interiors are deep dark red. They are smooth, crack free and sweet. Ideal for ketchup, juice, or slicing. Indet. 85 days
Amish Paste
Dates back to the turn of the century with the Amish in Wisconsin, and is often called 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. Indet. 74 days
Andrew Rahart's Jumbo Red
These brilliant, scarlet red beefsteaks weigh in at 12 to 16 ounces. This is the kind of delicious, juicy tomato to eat right off the vine. Sturdy vines with good disease resistance bear very abundantly. Very meaty and brimming with rich robust flavor that will delight your taste buds! Indeterminate. - 92 days.
Anna Russian
An heirloom oxheart variety from Brenda Hillenius, of Oregon, who got from her grandfather, Kenneth Wilcox, who received seeds from a Russian immigrant. An excellent, gorgeous tomato. Early maturing for a heart-shaped tomato, the large, visually beautiful, pink-red fruit normally weighs about 1 lb. Superb rich old fashioned tomato flavors with lots of juice. Indeterminate. 70 days.
Aunt Ginny's Purple
This heirloom beefsteak variety has flavor so excellent and rich that some folks claim it is equal to or better than Brandywine. Deep pink tomatoes weigh 12 to 16 ounces and are mostly smooth with very little cracking. Potato-leaved plants are vigorous and give good yields of these juicy and delicious tomatoes. This is one to plant for flavor. Indeterminate. 75-85 days.
Bear Claw
This pink tomato comes from Ben Quisenberry, tomato collector from Ohio. If you are looking for large, tasty tomatoes, add this one to your list to try. Seed company states that this plant will yield large plants and large tomatoes, one pound or more with excellent taste.
Beefmaster
Okay, I know, it sounds too generic to some of you, but someone requested it who has had great luck with this one. (VFNASt) One of the most popular hybrid beefsteak types. Bright red tomatoes weigh up to 2 lbs. Large yields, fruit, and good tolerance to cracking/splitting. Indeterminate, 80 days.
Believe-It-Or-Not
Seed company boasts this plant will give an exceptional crop of tomatoes that will get up to 2 lbs. Smooth, bright red tomatoes that make for a good all-around garden type. Full flavored, juicy sandwich tomato. Indeterminate 85 days.
Big Zac
This hybrid prize winner was bred by Minnie Zaccaria, a New Jersey gardener who tirelessly sought the perfect cross-pollination of two heirlooms, finally creating this enormous tomato with fruits that are consistently a lb each and can weigh in at 4 to 6 lbs. An excellent tomato in every respect - meaty and delicious, very disease resistant. Indeterminate, 80 days.
Bloody Butcher
Very early and high yielding variety. Great full tomato flavor and exceptional dark red color inside and out. Fruits are borne in clusters and average 4 ounces on a sturdy potato leaf plant. Indeterminate. 65-70 days.
Bradley
This is a semi-determinate variety with compact, bushy plants. Plant is disease resistant to include Fusarium Wilt. This is a good producer, with a very large crop ripening at the same time making it an excellent variety for canning and freezing. Expect dark pink fruits that are 7-10 ounces with the sought after old-fashioned flavor. This is a farmer's market favorite in Southern regions. SEMI-DETERMINATE, 76 days.
Brandywine, Suddath's Strain
Mrs. Sudduth of TN gave seeds said to be in her family for 100 years, to tomato seedsman, Ben Quisenberry of Ohio. Prolific potato leaf plant producing 1-2 lb. large, pink fruit. This is a strain many believe to be that of the original Brandywine. Excellent flavor! Very large crops that can tend to slow down in the Summer heat. Plant this one for the flavor. A good tomato grower will pair these with more heat tolerant, prolific varieties for full season tomatoes. Indeterminate. 85 days.
Caspian Pink
This tomato has beaten Brandywine in taste tests! Heirloom Caspian Pink was originally grown in Russia in the area between the Caspian and Black Seas. Frequently compared to Brandywine in taste with a longer season. Indeterminate. 80 days.
Country Taste
Seed company promises "real tomato flavor" in this hybrid tomato. High yields of deep red beefsteaks weighing up to a pound. Great for off the vine eating. Indeterminate. 70 days.
Cuostralee
A French beefsteak heirloom that produces heavy quantities of huge (1-2 lb.), red, blemish-free fruits that have intense, balanced flavors. Shoulders are slightly ribbed, and fruits are typically 4 inches across. Indeterminate. 85 days.
Costoluto Genovese
Italian heirloom type. Large, deep-red, juicy tomatoes are pretty and deeply ribbed but fully flavored. This is a boat shaped tomato. This variety is hearty and does well in hot weather, but continues to produce even when the weather turns cool. Ind. 78 days.
Delicious
Huge red fruit is smooth, nearly solid and often weighs more than 2 lbs. Excellent flavor, tiny seed cavities, and very little cracking. This is the variety that holds the world record for the largest tomato ever grown. Set in 1986 with a giant 7 lb 12 oz fruit! Ind. 77 days.
Dona
Open pollinated version of the wonderful French gourmet hybrid tomato "Dona". Heavy crop of beautiful, smooth, slightly flattened, tennis-ball size, 4-6 oz. globes. Fruits are said to be "perfectly balanced flavor" and deep red in color. Good disease resistance. Indeterminate. 70 days.
Druzba
Bulgarian heirloom getting recent attention. Deep red globes, 8-16 oz., pack a good taste. High yields of uniformly blemish free fruits, tolerant of diseases. This is a main-crop sort of tomato. Of Bulgarian origins, the word "Druzba" means "friendship". Ind. 80 days.
Early Giant - Tomato Girl's FAVORITE Tomato
Hybrid. Height 6-8 foot. Early crops of large, smooth, bright scarlet fruits of finest quality. Vines display hybrid vigor, are large, have good disease tolerance and bear until frost. Excellent interior color and fine flavor. I still get people saying that this is the best tomato they have ever had....I don't know if it is the TN soil, or what?! People that don't even like tomatoes (Yes, I have met a few), say this tomato is great! Indet. 60 days.
Eernie's Plump
This 8-12 oz. tomato comes highly recommended from my seed source. "Extreme producer" that "cooks down to the reddest, richest, flavorful sauce ever!" If it cooks that nice, I am sure it is excellent straight off the vine. Indet. 80 days.
German Johnson
This is a longtime favorite in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. It is one of the parent lines of Mortgage Lifter. This plant's vigorous potato leaf vines produce mild, meaty, 12 to 24 oz. fruits with pink skins and yellow shoulders. Good yield as well.
Indeterminate, 80 days.
German Pink
Potato leaf plants produce large 1-2 pound fruits. These are meaty with few seeds making them excellent for canning or freezing. Seed company promises excellent yields and taste. Indeterminate 85 days.
German Red Strawberry
German heirloom. Red fruits averaging 10 ounces, look like very large strawberries. They are very meaty with few seeds and little juice yet big taste. Fantastic for saucing or slicing. Indeterminate. 80 days.
Giant Belgium
This is another for the big tomato search! Huge fruits average 1-2 lbs. and have weighed in at nearly 5 lbs. Very dark pink fruits have smooth blossom ends and medium ribbing on the shoulders. Low acid, mild flavor. Indeterminate 82-90 days.
Giant Tree
How could I resist a tomato type with the word "tree" in its name? Seed company boasts of "vigorous 10 to 18 ft. vines with strong stems and heavy thick leaves". Dark pink/red fruits with few seeds weighing in at 1 to 2 pounds. Indet. 80-90 days.
Gigantesque
This is another one to try if you are looking for the BIG tomato. Orangish/ red fruit with a contrasting pink interior. Very few seeds, and little gel, make this a meaty tomato. Seed company describes this tomato as having "monster" average fruit "close to 2 pounds" with "super taste".
God Love
A very productive heirloom, 1 X 2 inch, pink-plum with good tomato flavor. Customers that like this tomato, appreciate it for its early and steady fruit. The fruit is meaty and became a staple to our salsa despite drought conditions. Drought made it the size of a large, oblate cherry, however, under ideal conditions it will be a small paste type. This is one that we know to be the "first", AND the "last", AND very forgiving to its caretaker. This type grows nicely in a container. Indeterminate. 75 days.
Goliath
Totally Tomatoes exclusive! Smooth bright red fruits averaging 10 - 15 oz. Good flavor. Tall vigorous plants produce abundantly. Modern disease resistance. (VFFNTASt) Indeterminate, 65 days.
Heinz 1439
(VFA) This is a determinate hybrid variety. It is a bit generic sounding for most heirloom tomato growers. However, this is going to be a trial for 2008 to try a commercial type tomato grown by Heinz Company. Maybe we should have also tried a Campbell's type? Let's find out if this type is very tasty or like some of our tasteless winter commercial purchases from our local grocery. Seed company states that it was "developed especially for the best ketchup, purees, and sauces". Smooth, slightly flattened 6 oz. globes. Good resistance to disease and cracking/splitting.
DETERMINATE, 80 days.
Italian Tree Tomato
"Tree"? I just couldn't resist! Oh gees....seed company promises vines that "can grow to 15-feet" with many, many "meaty, 1-2 pound, 4-5" red tomatoes with superior sweet flavors perfectly balanced with just the right amount of acid". Some sort of trellis or cage recommended as this plant can bear bushels of all purpose fruit. Ind. 85 days.
Julia Child
Open-pollinated, heirloom. The tall potato-leaf plant produces lots of 4 inch, deep pink, lightly fluted, beefsteak fruits that have the kind of robust tomato flavors and firm, juicy flesh that invites tomato feasting and seed-saving. Indeterminate, 78 days.
Jumbo Roma
Extremely prolific, "gigantic red meaty" roma type. "Jumbo Roma" sounds like it would be a great tomato for canners, doesn't it? Indet. 90 days
Marianna's Peace
This is a pink heirloom that originated in Czechoslovakia. Seeds were brought to America during WW2. Potato leaf variety producing moderate yields of 1-2 lb. beautiful, pink beefsteaks. Dense, creamy, sweet flesh with rich, complex, old tomato flavors. Great gift for the tomato lover. Indeterminate. 85 days.
Mexico
Brought to the U.S. by a Mexican family living in the Midwest. Regular leaf plant yielding huge sets of 1 lb., pink with good acid and very sweet flavors. I have to admit, I just picked it for 2007 because I like that song by James Taylor, but hey, I got votes for it for 2008! Indeterminate. 80 days
Money Maker
Old English heirloom. Red 4-6 oz. globes in clusters 5-10 fruits. This variety grows well in hot humid climates and greenhouses, sets in most any weather. Indeterminate.
Mortgage Lifter
Also called Radiator Charlie as the whole story goes. I think this man "who sold these plants to pay off the mortgage on his house", is one of the best known heirloom tomato stories. Longtime favorite with good yields of very large, smooth, pink-skinned fruits even in droughts. Meaty with few seeds. Very mild, delectable, sweet flavor. Indet. 85
Mr. Underwoods's Pink German Giant
This is another big one! Fantastic, immense, highly ribbed, oblong beefsteaks with 3 lbs. not uncommon. Very dense and meaty with few seeds. Indeterminate. 90 days
Mule Team
Heirloom saved by generations of gardeners and reintroduced because of its endurance qualities: vigorous fruit set, round, baseball-sized globes that weigh approximately 8 oz, with a sweet, mild flavor. Meaty, textured fruits are produced continuously right up until frost on sturdy plants. Good "main crop", all purpose tomato, with Good disease and heat resistance. Indet. 85 days.
Omar's Lebanese
Another big one to try! Huge, somewhat irregular, pink fruit that can consistently grow 1-2 lbs. Taste is described as "superb, sweet, and perfect tomato taste". Excellent yield. Indeterminate, 80 days.
Pink Accordian
This is a very unique tomato. Large pink fruit is ruffled like an accordion. It almost looks like a squash type. Great for markets! This tomato is semi-hollow so it would make an excellent stuffer. Flavor is described by the seed company to be sweet and mild.
Pruden's Purple
Heirloom variety on potato leaf plants. Dark pink fruits are early although they average 10-16 oz. Taste has been said to be comparable to Brandywine. Indeterminate 75 days.
Red Brandywine
Scarlet-red, version of the typically pink Brandywine. Indeterminate. 90-100 days
Richardson Tomato
This is another "monster". If your looking for the biggest bragging tomato, give this one a try. Juicy and meaty fruit. One sliced tomato will fill up a 18" platter.
Indet. 85 days ....#
Rutgers Heirloom
All-purpose variety, great for canning. Bright red fruits averaging 7 oz. Old time favorite with full flavor. Disease resistant. Indeterminate, 75 days.
San Marzano
Bright red, almost rectangular, fruits that grow in large clusters. They average 1 1/2" wide by 3 1/2" long. This paste type has an extra high solid content perfect for canning and saucing. They keep well on and off the vine. Indeterminate, 80 days.
Sioux, Super
This is Super Sioux, the improved version of "Sioux". You must try this one if you get the heat of the South! 4-6 oz. smooth fruits are bright scarlet red with rich acid flavor. Ind. 75 days
Solar Fire
(VFFFSt) This is a hybrid type that will take the heat, humidity, and wet climates! This tomato was developed by researchers at the University of Florida. Fruits are glossy red, crack free and average 9 to 10 oz., and best used for fresh eating. Compact plants have high yields, very good disease resistance, and also exhibit tolerance to fruit soft rot. DETERMINATE, 72 days.
Soldacki
Heirloom variety from Poland. This tomato is memorable for its low acid and intensely sweet flavored dark pink fruits. Tomatoes have medium ribbing almost throughout the whole outside of the tomato. They are slightly flattened in shape, and weigh about a pound. Firm flesh inside thin skin. Indeterminate. 75 days.
Supersteak
This is the other hybrid that sounds a little generic for many of you, grown by request for someone who has had great luck with them. (I may taunt it a bit this year, but we MAY really like it?) This is Burpee's widely adapted Supersteak. It has good disease resistance. Smooth, round, red, large fruits. Indeterminate, 80 days.
Ugly
Strong, vigorous plants stay a manageable size and produce a heavy crop of 12 to 16 ounce extremely ribbed beefsteak-shaped fruit with wonderful, old-fashioned tomato flavor. This variety is early and productive and it keeps well after harvest. Indeterminate. 75 days.
Ultimate Giant
This is a big one for the bragger in you! This one has been shown to produce a tomato 9 inches across when cropping all but one tomato per plant. Otherwise, expect your tomatoes to be 4-5 inches on average. No info on its flavor. Indeterminate, 88 days.
Variegated
Now I ordered this one because it is described as a "showy heirloom" with "attractive variegated foliage". I have some "babies" now and they aren't variegated, however, they are very small. Maybe it is something that they will grow into? This heirloom is originally from Ireland. The seed company boasts, "Fragrant plants look pretty when trellised with clusters of 2" fruits." An early type producing fruits all season long. Indeterminate, 70-75 days.
Voyage
This is one of the oddest red tomatoes ever. This is one fruit that is covered in lumps that you can twist off individually and eat like cherry tomatoes. It looks like a ball of grapes, but it is one fruit. Very prolific all season plant. Indeterminate.
Wanda's Potato Leaf
Pinkish-red 1 lb or more fruits. Blemish free, smooth shape. Excellent flavor.
Indet. 75 days.
Watermelon Beefsteak
Heirloom from the 1800's. Fruits are pink skinned with purplish-red flesh and an oblong, yet traditional beefsteak, shape. These guys weigh in at 2 lbs. or more. Very mild, with "good flavor". Indeterminate, 75 days.
Wolford's Wonder
Seeds from this heirloom variety came from a Big Tomato contest winner grown by Max Wolford. Produces large, firm, heart-shaped, 4 X 5 inch fruits that have thick, pink-red skins, but few seeds. Exceptionally juicy and very tasty. Indeterminate. 90 days.
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