Packets
contain approximately 20 seeds unless otherwise noted.
[Although we
separate seeds during the harvest process, you may find small clumps of
multiple seeds in your packet. Separate into individual seeds before
planting.]
Please
remember that maturity date are from time of setting plants
into the garden. Additionally these dates will vary from
location to location and even from year to year. They
are for rough planning purposes only.
Anna
Russian 87 days, indeterminate
— Original source was
B. Hillenius of Oregon
whose grandfather received seeds years ago from a Russian
immigrant. Our parent stock was obtained from a seed saver
in Washington State. The plants have regular leaves that
are good producers of oxheart shaped, three to 3½ inch
meaty, three to six ounce, pink with light green shouldered
fruits. Great for canning.
Black
Krim 80 days, indeterminate
— Brownish-purple to maroon colored fruit with green
shoulders, sweet, mild, rich flavor. Fruits weigh
approximately twelve ounces. Said to have originated near the Black
Sea.
Bradley 80 days, semi-determinate
— It is a short stake type of plant with heavy foliage cover when staked and
pruned. Pink
fruit with green shoulders in the seven ounce range, excellent fresh market
quality. Fusarium
wilt
resistant but can crack. Released in 1961 by Dr. Joe McFerran of
the University of Arkansas.
Brandywine, Pink 90 days, indeterminate
— The plant has
"potato-leaf" foliage with very large, boat-shaped,
reddish, pink fruits averaging between sixteen and twenty four ounces each.
The flavor is exceptional and of gourmet quality. Fruits
ripen gradually over the season. Like many of the larger
blossomed, potato-leafed varieties, it is not a heavy producer.
Pollination can be improved by flicking the blossoms with your
fingers or gently shaking the plants.
Click
here for a history of Brandywines.
Brandywine
(Sudduth Strain) 80 days, indeterminate
— Potato-leaf plants produce large (fourteen to thirty six ounce fruits) that
are oblate in shape and pink in color. Excellent flavor.
David Pendergrass sent us
the seed. This variety originally is from the Ben
Quisenberry collection who reportedly obtained the seed from a
Mrs. Doris Sudduth Hill who said that it had been in her family
since about 1900.
Caspian
Pink
80 days, indeterminate
— According to sales literature, it is an heirloom discovered in Russia by a Petoseed
Company employee
shortly after the cold war ended. It has large, kind of flat
(oblate) shaped, pink fruits weighing up to eleven ounces when the
plants are pruned. The fruits ripen from the bottom of the plant
up. Taste is mild and sweet.
Cherokee
Chocolate
80 days,indeterminate
— Sets fruit that are the same size as 'Cherokee
Purple' but the color dark crimson red with shoulders that are
brownish-black. It appears to be a
stable skin color mutation of 'Cherokee
Purple'.
Excellent flavor and flesh texture. Sweet, slightly tart, firm but
very juicy flesh. Nice slicer.
A variety that originated in the garden of heirloom tomato collector
Craig LeHoullier
and was introduced to the general public by the Victory Seed Company
in 2004.
Cherokee Purple
80 days, indeterminate
— Given to heirloom tomato collector Craig LeHoullier by
J. D. Green of Tennessee, it
is at least 100 years old and was reported as originally grown by the Cherokee
Indians. The fruits are large (twelve to sixteen ounces), dark pink with
darker purple shoulders. Excellent complex
flavor, slight sweet aftertaste, perfect slicer for tomato
sandwiches!
Curry
90 days, indeterminate
— An old
family heirloom. The regular leaf plants produce large,
pink, delicious, beefsteak-type fruits.
Dot's Delight
90 days, indeterminate
— A rare heirloom. The fruits are nice, large, pink fruits. The plants are sturdy and potato leaf.
Dwarf
Champion 80 days,
tree-type
— Good flavor and texture for slicing. Tastes slightly tangy
but is mild and has sweet overtones. Compact,
rugose leaf plants with three to eight ounce fruits. Our parent stock
source was GRIN accession number
PI 270180.
Although
A. W. Livingston
was careful not to
claim credit for releasing the variety, the 1896 catalog did
describe it as follows:
"We
make a specialty of this grand and very distinct variety ad have
grown a number of acres every year since its introduction. A single
plant of it was found some ten years ago (1886) in a field of our
Acmes. It is well adapted for forcing in vegetable houses, because
of its dwarf and compact growth, the plants growing stiff and
upright, with stiff-jointed stems, the foliage of and unusually dark
green color, thick and corrugated."
Dwarf
Champion #15 80 days,
tree-type—
Again, very similar to the other 'Dwarf Champion'
variation. Good flavor and texture for slicing.
Compact,
rugose leaf plants with three to six ounce fruits. Our parent stock source was USDA ARS
accession number
NSL 43539.
Dwarf
Champion Improved 85 days,
tree-type—
Very comparable to 'Dwarf Champion'. Slightly larger leaves, slightly later
maturity, slightly sweeter flavor. Compact,
rugose leaf plants with three to five ounce fruits.
Good flavor and texture for slicing. Our parent stock source
was USDA ARS accession number
NSL 43540.
Early Bird 80 days, indeterminate— A nice, tart flavored, pink tomato weighing up to 15 ounces.
Released by Johnson & Stokes of Philadelphia in 1899. Grown out from USDA ARS accession number NSL 26949.
Eva Purple
Ball 75 days, indeterminate—
Reportedly from the Black Forest region of Germany in the late
1800s. The fruits are very smooth, uniformly globe shaped,
about six ounces in weight, and a a deep pink color. Excellent
taste. Good canning variety. Very prolific.
Ferris
Wheel 90 days, indeterminate— A good pink tomato.
Juicy, mild and slightly sweet. The largest fruit in our grow out weighed in at
thirty two ounces. Some fruit as small as eight ounces
but a pound is a typical specimen.
Released by the John A. Salzer Seed Company of La
Crosse, Wisconsin in about 1907. Our parent stock source was heirloom
tomato collector Craig
LeHoullier who grew them out from USDA ARS accession number
NSL 27341.
Fordhook First
(Burpee's) 90 days, indeterminate
— Good flavored, minimal splitting after the rains.
Fruit up to six ounces. According to
the 1899
W.
Atlee Burpee seed annual, the variety
originated with well-known market growers, S. D. Woodruff and Sons
of Hartford. Released about
1894.
German Johnson 85 days,indeterminate
— The beefsteak-type fruits are large (up to a pound), meaty, reddish-pink in color, and are mild but flavorful. They make a great slicing tomato for burgers and sandwiches. The plants are tall with regular-leaf foliage.
Giant Belgium Pink 85 days, indeterminate
— The fruits have smooth ends, average one to two pounds each and
are dark pink in color. They have a sweet, mild, low acid flavor.
Globe
(Burpee's) 85 days, indeterminate
—
Similar to, and likely a selection of, 'Livingston's Globe'. The
plants are heavy yielding, pink fruited, vigorous vine,
fruit globular, smooth and very
solid; good quality. Released in
1936 by
W.
Atlee Burpee
and
was an "All-American Selection®"
winner that same year.
Gulf
State Market (Livingston's Strain) 80 days, indeterminate
— Fruits reach up to twenty ounces and are nice and mild flavored.
'Gulf State Market' was found by
Walter Richards of Crystal Springs, Mississippi as a single plant in
a field of 'Early Detroit' tomatoes in 1917. It was released
by D. M. Ferry & Company shortly thereafter.(1) This strain is
Livingston Seed Company's selection which we grew
out from USDA ARS accession number
NSL 193978.
Grandpa
Charlie
90 days, indeterminate
— Large (up
to one pound), pink fruits that have a mildly tart, good full
flavor. The plants are potato leaf.
Indian
Stripe 85 days, indeterminate
— Similar to 'Cherokee Purple',
very productive, very good flavor. It is productive, a compact
indeterminate plant, fruits are oblate, a bit smaller than 'Cherokee Purple', shoulders not
as dark, but color similarly dusky rose with some occasional green
striping. Flavor is best when fully ripe.
Jimmy
Joe 90 days, indeterminate
— Another good pink tomato. Juicy but firm. Weights ranged
from six to twenty ounces. Globe to flattened-globe in shape on
regular leaf plants. Sent to us by heirloom tomato collector
Craig LeHoullier.
Kosovo
75
days, indeterminate
— Originally sent to us by Glenn Parker of New Zealand, he
writes the following about this variety: "In 2000, an old-timer
came into my nursery and said that his son, who was a UN worker in
Kosovo, had sent him seed the previous year of a beautiful Kosovoan
tomato."
Slightly willowy growth, six to eight feet high, pink, fleshy,
slicer-type fruit. Heart, double-heart, and large flat shaped fruit
all on the same plant averaging one to two pounds in weight.
Very tasty. Very early for such large fruits.
Louisiana
Dixie
90 days,indeterminate
— Bred by Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge and
originally released by the Reuter Seed Company in 1936. the plants
are vigorous, and resistant to fusarium wilt and cracking. The
fruits are globe-shaped, slightly flattened and pink in color.
Our parent stock source was USDA ARS accession number
NSL 2879.
Louisiana
Gulf State
78 days,indeterminate
— Developed
by Dr. Julian C. Miller of the Ag. Experimental Station in Baton
Rouge and released by Reuter Seed Co. in 1936. It was
described as a "highly refined selection of the famous 'Gulf
State Market'." High yielding, vigorous, uniform, and
disease resistant. Fruits average eight ounces but reached
twelve,
globe to flattened-globe in shape and very tasty.
Our parent stock source was USDA ARS accession number
NSL 32627.
Marianna's
Peace 85 days,indeterminate
— Reportedly a family heirloom from Czechoslovakia
dating back to the early 1900s. Potato leaf foliage. Fruit are deep reddish pink,
good size weighing around a pound, good sweet / acid balance flavor, very
meaty and a shy seeded variety like
Brandywine.
This variety has been
rare, highly sought after since its introduction in
about 2001. It is becoming
widely available and finally affordable.
Mexico
Tomato 80 days, indeterminate
— Reportedly to have been brought to the U.S. by a Mexican
family living in the Midwest. The plants grow very tall and
steadily produce good amounts of large (one to 2¾ pound), dark pink
fruits continuing throughout the growing season. Makes a good,
thick juice. Not watery like some beefsteaks.
Mikarda
Sweet 85 days, indeterminate
— Sent to us by collector
Craig LeHoullier,
he writes, "This is one of the original Russian varieties offered by
High Altitude Seeds in 1990. It is very unusual being a pink
fruited elongated type, and having excellent flavor atypical of
paste types. It is quite rare and not often offered."
Mildglobe,
Hastings
75 days,
indeterminate
— Medium
size pink fruit, flattened-globe shaped, six to twelve ounce, mild
flavor with a hint of sweetness. Plants are large, stout and
vigorous, fruit set is moderate to heavy.
Introduced by the
Hastings Seed Company of Georgia in 1942.
Monarch
(Buist's Monarch)
80 days,
indeterminate
— The fruit is tart but not sour with
subtle sweet undertones and lingering aftertastes. They
range from eight to eighteen ounces in weight, pink in color, and oblate
in shape.
We grew out from seeds sent to us by heirloom tomato collector Craig
LeHoullier (originally from USDA ARS
accession
NSL 27394).
Mortgage Lifter (a.k.a. 'Radiator Charlie's Mortgage Lifter) 85 days,indeterminate
— This has been a popular variety since it was introduced in the
1930s. The legend of this tomato is that it was developed by M. C. Byles (a.k.a. Radiator Charlie) of Logan, West Virginia. For six years he crossed
German Johnson, Beefsteak, English and Italian varieties,
selecting the largest specimens. It is said that he then
sold plants for $1.00 each and paid off his mortgage in six
years. The fruits are large, pink, over a pound each and one
of the best beefsteak flavors available.
Mortgage Lifter
(Pale Leaf Strain) 86 days,indeterminate
—
An unusual, pale, chartreuse colored foliage with standard 'Mortgage
Lifter' fruit. In 1990,
Craig
LeHoullier received
a
strain of
'Mortgage
Lifter'
from Charlotte Mullens of West Virginia. A few years
ago, this interesting variety showed up as a cross or mutation and
seems to be quite stable. The fruits are
large, pink, delicious flavored, and the plant maintains its unusual color
all season. The picture on the left is a comparison of the
color of a between a standard Mortgage
Lifter'
leaf and this strain.
New
Big Dwarf 90 days,
tree-type
— S. M. Isbell & Co. bred
this variety by selecting from crosses of 'Ponderosa'
with 'Dwarf Champion'.
Their goal, which they accomplished, was to produce a variety with
large, pink fruit on compact,
rugose
leaf plants. It was released it in their 1915 seed annual
with the following words, "Isbell's New Big Dwarf is so
distinct and so meritorious that we are proud to offer it to
tomato lovers of America and the world. We earnestly hope
everyone who receives our catalogue will plant this grand new sort
in 1915."
Ninety years later, we believe that
these words still ring true. It is a variety of merit.
The large (one pound), delicious fruits develop on dwarf, short,
bushy, two to four foot tall plants. It is also noted that they do
well in pots.
Peak of
Perfection 90 days, indeterminate
— The fruits are smooth, globe-shaped, six to eight ounces, pink, and
nice flavored.
Originally released by the John A. Salzer Seed Company of
La Crosse, Wisconsin in about 1927.
Indicates New Variety for 2009
