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For Verticillium wilt control, in addition to resistant plants, also consider growing Buckwheat ( find Buckwheat seeds at the bottom of this page ) to supress Verticillium wilt in tomato plants.
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RTP018 Beefmaster Hybrid
Beefmaster Hybrid is one of the most popular large-fruited hybrid tomatoes, producing heavy crops of impressive beefsteak tomatoes with excellent flavor and dependable performance. The vigorous vines continue setting fruit through the season, even during periods of summer heat, making this variety a favorite among home gardeners and market growers alike.
Days to Maturity: 80–85 days
Fruit Size: 1–2 lbs.
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, juicy, well-balanced classic tomato flavor
Disease Resistance: Verticillium Wilt (V), Fusarium Wilt Race 1 (F1), Root-Knot Nematodes (N)
Uses: Outstanding for slicing, burgers, sandwiches, salads, fresh eating, and home garden harvests.
Known for its exceptional vigor and remarkable fruit size, Beefmaster Hybrid consistently produces large, flavorful tomatoes over a long harvest season, making it one of the finest all-around beefsteak hybrids available.
RTP019 Beefsteak
Beefsteak is the classic large-fruited tomato that has set the standard for generations of home gardeners. Vigorous vines produce abundant crops of hefty, meaty tomatoes with rich, old-fashioned flavor, making this variety one of the most popular choices for summer sandwiches and fresh garden meals.
Days to Maturity: 80–90 days
Fruit Size: 1–2 lbs.
Fruit Color: Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, juicy, full-bodied heirloom tomato flavor
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden performance under a wide range of growing conditions
Uses: Outstanding for slicing, sandwiches, burgers, salads, fresh eating, and home garden harvests.
A longtime garden favorite, Beefsteak rewards growers with impressive harvests of giant, flavorful tomatoes that remain the benchmark for fresh slicing and classic summer dining.
RTP975 Berkeley Tie-Dye Pink
Berkeley Tie-Dye Pink is a spectacular artisan tomato celebrated for its striking pink fruits brushed with metallic green striping and its exceptional gourmet flavor. The vigorous plants produce generous harvests of large, beautifully marbled tomatoes that are as impressive on the table as they are in the garden.
Days to Maturity: 75–80 days
Fruit Size: 8–12 oz.
Fruit Color: Pink with green striping
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, sweet, complex, and exceptionally well-balanced with a hint of fruitiness
Disease Resistance: Good overall vigor and reliable garden performance
Uses: Outstanding for slicing, gourmet sandwiches, fresh salads, charcuterie boards, and colorful heirloom tomato platters.
One of the finest modern artisan tomatoes, Berkeley Tie-Dye Pink combines stunning appearance with outstanding eating quality, making it a favorite among chefs, market growers, and heirloom tomato enthusiasts.
RTP022 Betterboy Hybrid
Better Boy Hybrid has earned its reputation as one of America's most dependable garden tomatoes, producing heavy yields of smooth, large fruits with outstanding flavor throughout the growing season. The vigorous vines are highly adaptable and continue producing dependable harvests from midsummer until frost.
Days to Maturity: 72–75 days
Fruit Size: 10–16 oz.
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, juicy, well-balanced classic tomato flavor
Disease Resistance: Verticillium Wilt (V), Fusarium Wilt Race 1 (F1), Root-Knot Nematodes (N)
Uses: Excellent for slicing, sandwiches, burgers, salads, fresh eating, and light processing.
A longtime favorite of home gardeners, Better Boy Hybrid combines vigorous growth, dependable disease resistance, and consistently flavorful fruit, making it one of the finest all-purpose tomatoes available.
MON052 Betterboy Plus Hybrid
Better Boy Plus Hybrid is an improved selection of the popular Better Boy, offering vigorous growth, dependable yields, and large, smooth tomatoes with excellent garden-fresh flavor. The robust plants produce abundant harvests of attractive red fruits over a long season while providing enhanced disease protection for reliable performance.
Days to Maturity: 72–75 days
Fruit Size: 10–16 oz.
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, juicy, well-balanced classic tomato flavor
Disease Resistance: Verticillium Wilt (V), Fusarium Wilt Races 1 & 2 (F1, F2), Root-Knot Nematodes (N), Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV)
Uses: Excellent for slicing, sandwiches, burgers, salads, fresh eating, and home garden harvests.
An outstanding all-purpose hybrid, Better Boy Plus delivers the size, flavor, and productivity gardeners expect, along with expanded disease resistance that helps ensure healthy plants and consistent harvests throughout the season.
RTP024 Big Beef Hybrid
Big Beef Hybrid is an award-winning tomato renowned for combining the rich flavor of an heirloom with the vigor and reliability of a modern hybrid. The vigorous plants produce abundant crops of large, smooth beefsteak tomatoes over an extended season, making it one of the most dependable performers in the home garden.
Days to Maturity: 70–73 days
Fruit Size: 10–16 oz.
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, juicy, full-bodied tomato flavor with excellent balance
Disease Resistance: Verticillium Wilt (V), Fusarium Wilt Races 1 & 2 (F1, F2), Nematodes (N), Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV), Alternaria Stem Canker (ASC), Gray Leaf Spot (St)
Uses: Outstanding for slicing, sandwiches, burgers, salads, fresh eating, and home garden harvests.
An All-America Selections winner, Big Beef Hybrid consistently ranks among the best garden tomatoes thanks to its exceptional flavor, impressive yields, and outstanding disease resistance, making it a favorite of both home gardeners and market growers.
MON053 Big Beef Plus Hybrid
Big Beef Plus Hybrid builds upon the outstanding reputation of Big Beef by combining exceptional beefsteak flavor with even broader disease protection and outstanding garden performance. The vigorous indeterminate vines produce abundant harvests of large, smooth, deep red tomatoes that continue ripening over a long growing season.
Days to Maturity: 70–75 days
Fruit Size: 10–16 oz.
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, juicy, well-balanced classic beefsteak flavor
Disease Resistance: Verticillium Wilt (V), Fusarium Wilt Races 1 & 2 (F1, F2), Root-Knot Nematodes (N), Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV), Alternaria Stem Canker (ASC), Gray Leaf Spot (St), Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV)
Uses: Outstanding for slicing, sandwiches, burgers, salads, fresh eating, and premium market production.
Big Beef Plus Hybrid is an excellent choice for gardeners seeking dependable harvests of large, flavorful tomatoes with the added confidence of expanded disease resistance, delivering outstanding performance from midsummer until frost.
RTP023 Big Boy
Big Boy is a longtime garden favorite that produces abundant harvests of large, smooth, bright red tomatoes with outstanding flavor. The vigorous vines are highly productive throughout the growing season, making this dependable variety one of the most widely grown slicing tomatoes for home gardens.
Days to Maturity: 78–80 days
Fruit Size: 10–16 oz.
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, juicy, classic tomato flavor with an excellent sweet-acid balance
Disease Resistance: Verticillium Wilt (V), Fusarium Wilt Race 1 (F1)
Uses: Excellent for slicing, sandwiches, burgers, salads, fresh eating, and light canning.
A proven performer for generations, Big Boy continues to earn its reputation with dependable yields, impressive fruit size, and delicious old-fashioned flavor that makes every summer harvest a pleasure.
RTP802 Big Rainbow
Big Rainbow is a spectacular heirloom beefsteak tomato famous for its giant golden-yellow fruits streaked with brilliant red. The vigorous vines produce heavy harvests of exceptionally meaty tomatoes with few seeds and an outstanding sweet, fruity flavor that has made this variety a favorite among heirloom enthusiasts.
Days to Maturity: 85–90 days
Fruit Size: 1–2 lbs.
Fruit Color: Golden Yellow with Red Marbling
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Exceptionally sweet, rich, mild, and fruity with low acidity
Disease Resistance: Good overall field performance under a wide range of growing conditions
Uses: Outstanding for slicing, gourmet sandwiches, fresh salads, tomato platters, and fresh eating.
With its striking color pattern, impressive size, and outstanding flavor, Big Rainbow is considered one of the finest bi-colored heirloom tomatoes and is sure to become on of your favorite varieties.
RTP429 Big Zac
Big Zac is world-famous for producing some of the largest tomatoes ever grown, with giant beefsteak fruits that routinely exceed one pound and have set numerous giant tomato records. Despite its remarkable size, this vigorous variety also delivers rich, old-fashioned tomato flavor and dependable production throughout the growing season.
Days to Maturity: 80–90 days
Fruit Size: 1–4 lbs. or more
Fruit Color: Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, sweet, full-bodied heirloom-style flavor with excellent balance
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable field performance
Uses: Outstanding for giant tomato competitions, slicing, sandwiches, burgers, fresh eating, and exhibition.
Whether you're growing for size contests or simply want enormous, flavorful tomatoes, Big Zac is one of the most impressive varieties available, combining record-setting potential with excellent eating quality.
RTP025 Black Brandywine
Black Brandywine is a distinctive heirloom tomato that combines the legendary flavor of Brandywine with the rich color and complexity of black tomatoes. The vigorous plants produce large, slightly flattened fruits with deep mahogany-red skin and exceptional old-fashioned flavor prized by heirloom enthusiasts.
Days to Maturity: 80–90 days
Fruit Size: 10–16 oz.
Fruit Color: Dark Mahogany Red with Green Shoulders
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, sweet, smoky, and full-bodied with excellent depth of flavor
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden performance under favorable growing conditions
Uses: Outstanding for slicing, gourmet sandwiches, fresh salads, caprese, and fresh eating.
A favorite among heirloom collectors, Black Brandywine offers the complex flavor that dark tomatoes are famous for while producing beautiful, meaty fruits that are as delicious as they are distinctive.
RTP405 Black Cherry
Black Cherry is one of the finest dark cherry tomatoes available, producing abundant clusters of deep mahogany fruits with rich, complex flavor. The vigorous vines are exceptionally productive throughout the season, rewarding gardeners with hundreds of bite-sized tomatoes that are as beautiful as they are delicious.
Days to Maturity: 65–70 days
Fruit Size: 1–1½ inches (¾–1 oz.)
Fruit Color: Deep Mahogany Purple
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, sweet, smoky, and exceptionally complex
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable production
Uses: Excellent for fresh snacking, salads, vegetable trays, garnishes, and gourmet dishes.
Black Cherry has become a favorite among heirloom growers for its remarkable productivity and outstanding flavor, offering the rich taste of large black tomatoes in convenient bite-sized fruits that ripen continuously until frost.
RTP947 Black From Tula
Black From Tula is a treasured Russian heirloom originating near the city of Tula, producing large, slightly flattened fruits with rich mahogany coloring and outstanding flavor. The vigorous plants yield generous harvests of meaty tomatoes that are prized for their complex sweetness and deep, old-fashioned taste.
Days to Maturity: 75–85 days
Fruit Size: 10–14 oz.
Fruit Color: Dark Mahogany Red with Green Shoulders
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, sweet, smoky, and intensely flavorful with low acidity
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable production under favorable growing conditions
Uses: Outstanding for slicing, gourmet sandwiches, salads, fresh eating, and heirloom tomato platters.
Widely regarded as one of the finest black heirloom tomatoes, Black From Tula combines exceptional flavor, attractive dark coloring, and dependable yields, making it a favorite of gardeners and chefs around the world.
RTP459 Black Pineapple
Black Pineapple is a remarkable Belgian heirloom producing large, beautifully marbled fruits with shades of olive green, mahogany, crimson, and gold. The vigorous plants yield meaty beefsteak tomatoes with an exceptionally rich, sweet flavor and a hint of fruitiness that ranks among the finest of all heirloom varieties.
Days to Maturity: 80–85 days
Fruit Size: 12–16 oz.
Fruit Color: Olive Green, Mahogany, Red, and Gold Marbling
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, sweet, complex, and fruity with very low acidity
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable production
Uses: Outstanding for slicing, gourmet salads, sandwiches, fresh eating, and colorful heirloom tomato displays.
Black Pineapple is considered one of the most beautiful and flavorful bi-colored heirloom tomatoes, combining spectacular appearance with outstanding eating quality that makes it a true centerpiece in both the garden and the kitchen.
RTP460 Black Russian
Black Russian is a classic heirloom tomato known for its rich mahogany-colored fruits and exceptional old-fashioned flavor. The vigorous plants produce generous harvests of smooth, meaty tomatoes with a deep, smoky sweetness that has made this variety a favorite among heirloom gardeners for decades.
Days to Maturity: 75–80 days
Fruit Size: 8–12 oz.
Fruit Color: Dark Mahogany Red with Green Shoulders
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, sweet, smoky, and full-bodied with low acidity
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable production under a wide range of growing conditions
Uses: Excellent for slicing, sandwiches, fresh salads, gourmet dishes, and fresh eating.
A dependable producer with outstanding flavor and striking coloration, Black Russian remains one of the finest dark heirloom tomatoes for gardeners seeking both beauty and exceptional taste.
IP244 Brandyman Hybrid
Brandyman Hybrid combines the rich, old-fashioned flavor of Brandywine with the vigor, productivity, and disease resistance of a modern hybrid. The robust plants produce abundant harvests of large, smooth beefsteak tomatoes that deliver outstanding eating quality throughout the growing season.
Days to Maturity: 75–80 days
Fruit Size: 10–16 oz.
Fruit Color: Pinkish Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, sweet, full-bodied heirloom flavor with excellent balance
Disease Resistance: Verticillium Wilt (V), Fusarium Wilt Race 1 (F1), Nematodes (N), Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV)
Uses: Outstanding for slicing, sandwiches, burgers, fresh salads, and premium fresh eating.
For gardeners who love the exceptional taste of Brandywine but want improved vigor and reliability, Brandyman Hybrid offers an outstanding combination of heirloom-quality flavor and dependable hybrid performance.
RTP034 Brandywine (Amish Heirloom Variety)
Brandywine is the legendary Amish heirloom that has become the standard by which all gourmet tomatoes are judged. Producing large, potato-leafed beefsteak fruits with exceptional sweetness and rich old-fashioned flavor, this historic variety has remained a favorite of home gardeners for well over a century.
Days to Maturity: 80–90 days
Fruit Size: 1–2 lbs.
Fruit Color: Pinkish Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Exceptionally rich, sweet, juicy, and full-bodied with classic heirloom flavor
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden performance under favorable growing conditions
Uses: Outstanding for slicing, sandwiches, burgers, caprese salads, fresh eating, and gourmet dishes.
Widely regarded as one of the finest tasting tomatoes ever introduced, Brandywine rewards gardeners with unforgettable flavor and impressive fruits, making it an essential variety for every heirloom tomato collection.
LET244 Brandywine Sudduth Strain ( Heirloom Variety )
Brandywine Sudduth Strain is the most celebrated selection of the legendary Brandywine heirloom, carefully preserved for generations by the Sudduth family of Ohio. Renowned for producing enormous pink beefsteak tomatoes with unmatched old-fashioned flavor, this prized strain is considered by many tomato enthusiasts to be the finest tasting tomato ever grown.
Days to Maturity: 80–90 days
Fruit Size: 1–2 lbs.
Fruit Color: Pink
Growth Habit: Indeterminate (Potato Leaf)
Flavor: Exceptionally rich, sweet, juicy, and intensely flavorful with perfect heirloom balance
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor under favorable growing conditions
Uses: Outstanding for slicing, gourmet sandwiches, burgers, fresh salads, caprese, and premium fresh eating.
Highly prized by heirloom collectors and tomato connoisseurs alike, Brandywine Sudduth Strain consistently ranks among the world's finest tomatoes for flavor, producing unforgettable fruits that are well worth the wait.
RTP921 Brandywine Yellow
Brandywine Yellow is a beautiful heirloom beefsteak tomato producing large golden-yellow fruits with the outstanding flavor that has made the Brandywine family famous. The vigorous potato-leaf plants yield meaty, nearly seedless tomatoes with a rich, sweet taste and mild acidity, making them a favorite for fresh summer dining.
Days to Maturity: 80–90 days
Fruit Size: 12–16 oz.
Fruit Color: Golden Yellow
Growth Habit: Indeterminate (Potato Leaf)
Flavor: Rich, sweet, mild, and exceptionally smooth with low acidity
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable production under favorable growing conditions
Uses: Outstanding for slicing, gourmet sandwiches, fresh salads, colorful tomato platters, and fresh eating.
A superb addition to any heirloom garden, Brandywine Yellow combines impressive fruit size, beautiful golden color, and exceptional flavor, offering a delicious alternative to traditional red beefsteak tomatoes.
RTP044 Bush Beefsteak
Bush Beefsteak is a compact, space-saving tomato that produces impressive beefsteak-sized fruits on sturdy, easy-to-manage plants. Ideal for small gardens, raised beds, and large containers, this productive variety delivers generous harvests of meaty, flavorful tomatoes without requiring the sprawling growth of traditional beefsteak varieties.
Days to Maturity: 68–75 days
Fruit Size: 8–12 oz.
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Determinate (Bush)
Flavor: Rich, juicy, classic beefsteak flavor with excellent balance
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden performance and dependable productivity
Uses: Excellent for slicing, sandwiches, burgers, salads, fresh eating, and home garden harvests.
Bush Beefsteak offers gardeners the best of both worlds—large, flavorful beefsteak tomatoes on compact plants that are easy to grow and perfect where garden space is limited.="green">Disease resistance: Disease resistance not specified.
RTP600 Bush Early Girl Hybrid
Bush Early Girl Hybrid is a compact version of the famous Early Girl, producing abundant harvests of flavorful tomatoes on sturdy, space-saving plants. Its dependable early maturity and concentrated yields make it an excellent choice for small gardens, raised beds, patios, and large containers.
Days to Maturity: 54–59 days
Fruit Size: 4–6 oz.
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Determinate (Bush)
Flavor: Rich, sweet, well-balanced classic tomato flavor
Disease Resistance: Verticillium Wilt (V), Fusarium Wilt Race 1 (F1), Root-Knot Nematodes (N), Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV)
Uses: Excellent for slicing, sandwiches, salads, fresh eating, and light canning.
Bush Early Girl Hybrid delivers the dependable flavor and early harvests gardeners expect from Early Girl, all on compact plants that fit perfectly into today's smaller growing spaces.
IP330 Caiman F1 Tropical/Greenhouse
Caiman F1 is a premium greenhouse hybrid developed for exceptional performance in tropical climates and protected growing environments. The vigorous plants produce heavy, extended harvests of smooth, deep red beefsteak tomatoes with excellent firmness, outstanding flavor, and superior fruit quality.
Days to Maturity: 75–80 days
Fruit Size: 8–12 oz.
Fruit Color: Deep Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, sweet, well-balanced flavor with excellent texture
Disease Resistance: Tomato Mosaic Virus (ToMV), Verticillium Wilt (V), Fusarium Wilt Races 1 & 2 (F1, F2), Leaf Mold (Cf), Root-Knot Nematodes (N)
Uses: Excellent for slicing, sandwiches, salads, fresh market production, greenhouse growing, and premium fresh eating.
An outstanding choice for greenhouse growers and warm-climate gardens, Caiman F1 combines excellent disease resistance, extended productivity, and high-quality fruits that maintain their flavor and appearance throughout a long harvest season.
RTP994 Calypso
Calypso is a productive hybrid tomato that produces abundant crops of smooth, attractive red fruits with excellent garden-fresh flavor and dependable performance. Vigorous plants provide consistent harvests over a long season, making this variety a reliable choice for home gardeners seeking quality and productivity.
Days to Maturity: 70–75 days
Fruit Size: 6–8 oz.
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, sweet, and well-balanced with classic tomato taste
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor with dependable field performance
Uses: Excellent for slicing, sandwiches, salads, fresh eating, and home garden harvests.
Calypso combines attractive, uniform fruits with reliable production and excellent flavor, making it a dependable all-purpose tomato for gardeners who want consistent performance throughout the growing season.
LET992 Campbell 33
Campbell 33 is a classic tomato variety developed for dependable production, uniform fruit quality, and excellent processing characteristics. The vigorous plants produce heavy crops of smooth, firm red tomatoes with rich flavor, making this longtime favorite equally valuable for the home garden and kitchen.
Days to Maturity: 75–80 days
Fruit Size: 6–8 oz.
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Determinate
Flavor: Rich, well-balanced, classic tomato flavor
Disease Resistance: Verticillium Wilt (V), Fusarium Wilt Race 1 (F1)
Uses: Excellent for canning, sauces, juice, fresh slicing, and home garden harvests.
A trusted favorite for generations, Campbell 33 combines dependable yields, attractive uniform fruits, and versatile kitchen performance, making it an excellent choice for gardeners who enjoy preserving their tomato harvest.
MON054 Celebrity Plus Hybrid
Celebrity Plus Hybrid is an improved version of the classic Celebrity tomato, offering exceptional productivity, outstanding fruit quality, and expanded disease resistance. The vigorous plants produce abundant harvests of smooth, globe-shaped tomatoes with rich, well-balanced flavor, making this one of the finest all-purpose garden hybrids available.
Days to Maturity: 70–75 days
Fruit Size: 7–10 oz.
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Determinate
Flavor: Rich, juicy, well-balanced classic tomato flavor
Disease Resistance: Verticillium Wilt (V), Fusarium Wilt Races 1 & 2 (F1, F2), Root-Knot Nematodes (N), Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV), Alternaria Stem Canker (ASC), Gray Leaf Spot (St)
Uses: Excellent for slicing, sandwiches, salads, fresh eating, light canning, and market production.
Celebrity Plus Hybrid is an outstanding choice for gardeners seeking dependable harvests, excellent disease resistance, and consistently flavorful tomatoes, delivering reliable performance even under challenging growing conditions.
RTP771 Chadwick's Cherry
Chadwick's Cherry is a legendary heirloom cherry tomato introduced by renowned gardening expert Dr. Alan Chadwick. The vigorous vines produce enormous clusters of bright red cherries with exceptional old-fashioned flavor, continuing to bear heavily from midsummer until frost.
Days to Maturity: 70–75 days
Fruit Size: ¾–1 oz. (about 1 inch)
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, sweet, juicy, and intensely flavorful with classic heirloom taste
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable season-long production
Uses: Excellent for fresh snacking, salads, vegetable trays, garnishes, and lunchbox treats.
A favorite among heirloom tomato enthusiasts, Chadwick's Cherry is celebrated for its incredible productivity and outstanding flavor, producing hundreds of delicious fruits that keep coming until the first frost.
RTP986 Charger Hybrid ( Hot southern gardens )
Charger Hybrid is a high-performance tomato developed for dependable production in hot Southern gardens where summer heat can challenge many varieties. Vigorous plants produce heavy harvests of smooth, firm, bright red tomatoes with excellent flavor and outstanding fruit set, even during periods of high temperatures.
Days to Maturity: 72–78 days
Fruit Size: 8–10 oz.
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Determinate
Flavor: Rich, well-balanced classic tomato flavor with excellent texture
Disease Resistance: Verticillium Wilt (V), Fusarium Wilt Races 1 & 2 (F1, F2), Root-Knot Nematodes (N), Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV), Tomato Mosaic Virus (ToMV)
Uses: Excellent for slicing, sandwiches, salads, fresh market production, and home garden harvests.
An excellent choice for warm climates, Charger Hybrid maintains outstanding productivity and fruit quality through long, hot summers, making it especially well suited for Southern gardeners seeking reliable harvests under challenging growing conditions.
RTP984 Chef's Choice Bicolor Hybrid
Chef's Choice Bicolor Hybrid is an award-winning beefsteak tomato producing spectacular golden-yellow fruits beautifully marbled with red. The vigorous plants yield large, meaty tomatoes with outstanding sweetness, low acidity, and exceptional eating quality, making this variety a favorite for gourmet gardens and fresh summer dining.
Days to Maturity: 75–80 days
Fruit Size: 10–16 oz.
Fruit Color: Golden Yellow with Red Marbling
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Exceptionally sweet, rich, fruity, and well-balanced with low acidity
Disease Resistance: Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV), Verticillium Wilt (V), Fusarium Wilt Race 1 (F1), Nematodes (N)
Uses: Outstanding for slicing, gourmet sandwiches, fresh salads, colorful tomato platters, and premium fresh eating.
An All-America Selections winner, Chef's Choice Bicolor Hybrid combines breathtaking appearance with exceptional flavor and dependable garden performance, making it one of the finest modern bicolor tomatoes available.
RTP055 Cherokee Purple
Cherokee Purple is one of the most famous heirloom tomatoes ever introduced, treasured for its rich, smoky flavor and beautiful dusky purple fruits. Believed to have originated with the Cherokee people over a century ago, this legendary variety produces generous harvests of large, meaty tomatoes that are consistently rated among the finest tasting in the world.
Days to Maturity: 80–85 days
Fruit Size: 10–16 oz.
Fruit Color: Dusky Purple with Green Shoulders
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, sweet, smoky, and exceptionally complex with outstanding old-fashioned flavor
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable production under favorable growing conditions
Uses: Outstanding for slicing, gourmet sandwiches, fresh salads, burgers, caprese, and premium fresh eating.
Consistently ranked among the world's finest heirloom tomatoes, Cherokee Purple combines remarkable flavor, distinctive color, and dependable productivity, making it an essential variety for every heirloom tomato garden.
3651 Cherry Falls
Cherry Falls is a compact, cascading tomato that produces an abundance of bright red cherry tomatoes on attractive trailing plants. Perfect for hanging baskets, containers, raised beds, and patio gardens, this highly productive variety delivers continuous harvests of sweet, juicy fruits throughout the summer.
Days to Maturity: 55–60 days
Fruit Size: ¾–1 oz. (about 1 inch)
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Determinate (Trailing)
Flavor: Sweet, juicy, and well-balanced with excellent fresh tomato flavor
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable productivity
Uses: Excellent for fresh snacking, salads, vegetable trays, garnishes, hanging baskets, and container gardening.
An outstanding choice for gardeners with limited space, Cherry Falls combines ornamental beauty with exceptional productivity, covering its cascading vines with delicious cherry tomatoes from early summer until frost.een">Disease resistance: Disease resistance not specified.
RTP822 Cherry Roma
Cherry Roma is a unique grape-shaped tomato that combines the rich, meaty texture of a Roma with the convenient size of a cherry tomato. The vigorous plants produce abundant clusters of small, elongated fruits that are exceptionally sweet, low in moisture, and perfect for both fresh eating and cooking.
Days to Maturity: 65–70 days
Fruit Size: 1–2 oz., 2 inches long
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, sweet, meaty, and well-balanced with low acidity
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable production
Uses: Excellent for fresh snacking, salads, roasting, sauces, pasta dishes, canning, and drying.
Cherry Roma is an outstanding specialty tomato that offers the productivity of a cherry tomato with the dense flesh and versatility of a Roma, making it a favorite for gardeners who enjoy both fresh harvests and home cooking.
MON077 Chocolate Cherry
Chocolate Cherry is a gourmet heirloom-style cherry tomato producing abundant clusters of rich mahogany-colored fruits with exceptional sweetness and complex flavor. The vigorous vines continue producing hundreds of bite-sized tomatoes throughout the season, making this variety a favorite for both home gardens and farmers markets.
Days to Maturity: 65–70 days
Fruit Size: ¾–1 oz. (about 1 inch)
Fruit Color: Mahogany Brown with Deep Red Highlights
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, sweet, smoky, and exceptionally complex
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable season-long production
Uses: Excellent for fresh snacking, salads, vegetable trays, garnishes, and gourmet dishes.
One of the finest dark cherry tomatoes available, Chocolate Cherry combines remarkable productivity with outstanding flavor and striking color, producing delicious fruits that are as attractive on the table as they are in the garden.
IP365 Climbing Trip-L-Crop
Climbing Trip-L-Crop is a vigorous heirloom tomato renowned for its extraordinary climbing habit and exceptional productivity. Given sturdy support, the sprawling vines can reach impressive heights while producing continuous clusters of flavorful red tomatoes from midsummer until frost.
Days to Maturity: 80–85 days
Fruit Size: 3–5 oz.
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate (Highly Vigorous Climbing Vine)
Flavor: Rich, sweet, classic old-fashioned tomato flavor
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable season-long production
Uses: Excellent for slicing, salads, sandwiches, fresh eating, canning, and home garden harvests.
A favorite among gardeners with room to grow, Climbing Trip-L-Crop rewards sturdy staking or trellising with remarkably long vines and an abundance of flavorful tomatoes over an extended harvest season.
RTP983 Country Taste
Country Taste is a dependable heirloom-style tomato that produces generous harvests of smooth, medium-sized fruits with rich, old-fashioned garden flavor. The vigorous plants are easy to grow and provide a steady supply of attractive tomatoes throughout the season, making this variety an excellent choice for home gardens.
Days to Maturity: 75–80 days
Fruit Size: 6–8 oz.
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, sweet, and well-balanced with classic homegrown tomato taste
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable field performance
Uses: Excellent for slicing, sandwiches, salads, fresh eating, canning, and home garden harvests.
True to its name, Country Taste delivers the rich, traditional flavor that gardeners expect from a homegrown tomato, combining dependable production with excellent all-purpose kitchen versatility.
RTP927 Creole
Creole is a legendary Southern tomato developed to thrive in hot, humid climates while producing outstanding flavor and dependable harvests. The vigorous plants set smooth, deep red fruits even during periods of intense summer heat, making this variety a longtime favorite across the Gulf Coast and Southern gardens.
Days to Maturity: 72–78 days
Fruit Size: 7–9 oz.
Fruit Color: Deep Red
Growth Habit: Determinate
Flavor: Rich, sweet, well-balanced with classic Southern tomato flavor
Disease Resistance: Good tolerance to heat and humidity with dependable garden performance
Uses: Excellent for slicing, sandwiches, salads, fresh eating, canning, and Southern summer recipes.
Bred for challenging Southern growing conditions, Creole continues to be one of the most dependable tomatoes for hot climates, producing flavorful fruits long after many other varieties have slowed in the summer heat.
RTP881 Crnkovic Yugoslavian
Crnkovic Yugoslavian is a treasured heirloom brought to the United States from the former Yugoslavia, producing enormous pink beefsteak tomatoes with exceptional old-fashioned flavor. The vigorous potato-leaf plants yield heavy crops of meaty, nearly seedless fruits that are prized for their rich sweetness and outstanding texture.
Days to Maturity: 80–90 days
Fruit Size: 1–2 lbs.
Fruit Color: Pink
Growth Habit: Indeterminate (Potato Leaf)
Flavor: Rich, sweet, juicy, and full-bodied with excellent heirloom flavor
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable production under favorable growing conditions
Uses: Outstanding for slicing, gourmet sandwiches, burgers, fresh salads, and premium fresh eating.
Highly regarded by heirloom tomato enthusiasts, Crnkovic Yugoslavian combines giant fruit size with remarkable flavor, making it an outstanding choice for gardeners seeking one of the finest Eastern European heirloom beefsteak tomatoes.
MON070 Currant Red
Red Currant is one of the smallest and most prolific tomatoes that can be grown, producing hundreds of tiny, bright red fruits in enormous cascading clusters. The vigorous vines continue bearing relentlessly throughout the season, offering an abundance of sweet, bite-sized tomatoes that are irresistible fresh from the garden.
Days to Maturity: 60–65 days
Fruit Size: ¼–½ inch (pea-sized)
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Intensely sweet with a bright, tangy tomato flavor
Disease Resistance: Excellent garden vigor and dependable season-long productivity
Uses: Excellent for fresh snacking, salads, garnishes, lunchboxes, and attracting children to the garden.
Among the most productive tomatoes available, Red Currant covers its sprawling vines with hundreds of jewel-like fruits, providing continuous harvests and exceptional flavor from early summer until frost.
RTP462 Currant Yellow
Yellow Currant is a charming heirloom tomato that produces enormous clusters of tiny golden-yellow fruits with exceptional sweetness. The vigorous vines are incredibly productive, covering themselves with hundreds of delicate, pearl-sized tomatoes that ripen continuously throughout the growing season.
Days to Maturity: 60–65 days
Fruit Size: ¼–½ inch (pea-sized)
Fruit Color: Golden Yellow
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Exceptionally sweet, fruity, and mildly tangy
Disease Resistance: Excellent garden vigor and dependable season-long productivity
Uses: Excellent for fresh snacking, salads, garnishes, lunchboxes, colorful vegetable trays, and gourmet dishes.
One of the most prolific tomatoes you can grow, Yellow Currant produces hundreds of tiny golden fruits with outstanding sweetness, making it a delightful addition to both the vegetable garden and the dinner table.
LET126 Delicious
Delicious is the legendary giant beefsteak tomato that has earned worldwide recognition for producing some of the largest tomatoes ever grown. The vigorous plants yield enormous, meaty fruits with few seeds and exceptional old-fashioned flavor, making this variety a favorite for gardeners seeking both impressive size and outstanding eating quality.
Days to Maturity: 77–85 days
Fruit Size: 1–2 lbs., with much larger fruits possible
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, sweet, juicy, and well-balanced with classic heirloom flavor
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable production under favorable growing conditions
Uses: Outstanding for giant slices, sandwiches, burgers, fresh eating, exhibition, and tomato competitions.
A true classic among giant tomatoes, Delicious combines record-setting fruit size with remarkably rich flavor, making it one of the finest choices for gardeners who want spectacular harvests without sacrificing taste.
3554 Dixie Golden Giant
Dixie Golden Giant is a magnificent heirloom beefsteak producing enormous golden-yellow fruits with exceptionally sweet, mild flavor and meaty flesh. The vigorous vines yield impressive harvests of beautiful, low-acid tomatoes that are prized for their outstanding eating quality and striking appearance.
Days to Maturity: 80–85 days
Fruit Size: 1–2 lbs.
Fruit Color: Golden Yellow
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, sweet, mild, and fruity with very low acidity
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable production under favorable growing conditions
Uses: Outstanding for slicing, gourmet sandwiches, fresh salads, colorful tomato platters, and fresh eating.
A longtime heirloom favorite, Dixie Golden Giant combines impressive fruit size with beautiful golden color and exceptional sweetness, making it one of the finest large yellow tomatoes for the home garden.
RTP079 Early Girl Hybrid
Early Girl Hybrid is one of the earliest and most dependable tomatoes available, producing abundant harvests of smooth, bright red fruits well ahead of most main-season varieties. The vigorous plants continue bearing throughout the summer, providing gardeners with an extended season of flavorful homegrown tomatoes.
Days to Maturity: 50–57 days
Fruit Size: 4–6 oz.
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, sweet, and well-balanced with classic garden-fresh flavor
Disease Resistance: Verticillium Wilt (V), Fusarium Wilt Race 1 (F1)
Uses: Excellent for slicing, sandwiches, salads, fresh eating, and light canning.
A favorite of home gardeners for decades, Early Girl Hybrid combines exceptional earliness with dependable yields and excellent flavor, making it one of the best choices for an early tomato harvest.
MON055 Early Girl Plus Hybrid
Early Girl Plus Hybrid builds upon the legendary Early Girl by offering the same dependable earliness with enhanced disease resistance and outstanding garden performance. The vigorous plants produce heavy crops of smooth, bright red tomatoes with rich, balanced flavor, providing reliable harvests from early summer until frost.
Days to Maturity: 50–57 days
Fruit Size: 4–6 oz.
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, sweet, juicy, and well-balanced classic tomato flavor
Disease Resistance: Verticillium Wilt (V), Fusarium Wilt Races 1 & 2 (F1, F2), Root-Knot Nematodes (N), Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV)
Uses: Excellent for slicing, sandwiches, salads, fresh eating, and home garden harvests.
An outstanding choice for gardeners wanting an early crop without sacrificing quality, Early Girl Plus Hybrid delivers dependable productivity, excellent flavor, and improved disease protection throughout the growing season.
MON066 Emerald Green Cherry
Emerald Green Cherry is a unique heirloom cherry tomato that produces small green fruits which ripen to a beautiful emerald color with a subtle amber blush. The vigorous vines are exceptionally productive, yielding abundant clusters of sweet, juicy tomatoes with a rich, fruity flavor that makes them a standout in the garden.
Days to Maturity: 70–75 days
Fruit Size: ¾–1 inch (¾–1 oz.)
Fruit Color: Emerald Green with an Amber Blush when ripe
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Exceptionally sweet, rich, fruity, and mildly tangy with low acidity
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable season-long production
Uses: Excellent for fresh snacking, salads, gourmet dishes, colorful vegetable trays, and specialty market sales.
A favorite among gardeners looking for something truly different, Emerald Green Cherry offers outstanding flavor, heavy yields, and eye-catching fruits that are sure to become a conversation piece at harvest time.
LET149 Fat Mama
Fat Mama is a premium paste tomato bred to produce large, elongated fruits with exceptionally thick walls, very few seeds, and outstanding processing quality. The vigorous plants are highly productive, yielding abundant harvests of firm, meaty tomatoes that are ideal for gardeners who enjoy making homemade sauces and paste.
Days to Maturity: 75–80 days
Fruit Size: 8–12 oz., 4–5 inches long
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, sweet, meaty, and well-balanced with low moisture content
Disease Resistance: Verticillium Wilt (V), Fusarium Wilt Race 1 (F1), Root-Knot Nematodes (N)
Uses: Outstanding for sauces, paste, canning, salsa, roasting, and fresh slicing.
One of the finest large paste tomatoes available, Fat Mama combines excellent yields with dense, flavorful flesh that cooks down quickly, making it a favorite for home gardeners who preserve their harvest.
RTP990 Florida 91 Hybrid
Florida 91 Hybrid was developed specifically for outstanding performance in hot, humid climates where many tomatoes struggle. The vigorous plants produce heavy yields of smooth, firm, deep red fruits with excellent flavor while maintaining reliable fruit set during periods of intense summer heat.
Days to Maturity: 72–75 days
Fruit Size: 8–10 oz.
Fruit Color: Deep Red
Growth Habit: Determinate
Flavor: Rich, well-balanced, classic tomato flavor with excellent firmness
Disease Resistance: Verticillium Wilt (V), Fusarium Wilt Races 1 & 2 (F1, F2), Gray Leaf Spot (St), Alternaria Stem Canker (ASC)
Uses: Excellent for slicing, sandwiches, salads, fresh market production, shipping, and home garden harvests.
An excellent choice for Southern gardeners, Florida 91 Hybrid delivers dependable yields, outstanding heat tolerance, and consistently high-quality fruit, making it one of the best tomatoes for warm-climate growing.
RTP098 Gardener's Delight
Gardener's Delight is a classic heirloom cherry tomato renowned for producing enormous clusters of bright red fruits with exceptional sweetness and old-fashioned flavor. The vigorous vines are incredibly productive, supplying hundreds of delicious cherry tomatoes from early summer until the first frost.
Days to Maturity: 65–70 days
Fruit Size: ¾–1 inch (¾–1 oz.)
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Exceptionally sweet, rich, juicy, and well-balanced with classic heirloom flavor
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable season-long production
Uses: Excellent for fresh snacking, salads, vegetable trays, garnishes, lunchboxes, and gourmet dishes.
A favorite among home gardeners for generations, Gardener's Delight lives up to its name with remarkable productivity and outstanding flavor, making it one of the finest cherry tomatoes for the backyard garden.
RTP995 German Giant
German Giant is an impressive heirloom beefsteak tomato producing enormous pink fruits with exceptionally rich, old-fashioned flavor. The vigorous potato-leaf plants yield heavy crops of meaty, nearly seedless tomatoes that are prized for their sweetness, smooth texture, and outstanding slicing quality.
Days to Maturity: 80–85 days
Fruit Size: 1–2 lbs.
Fruit Color: Pink
Growth Habit: Indeterminate (Potato Leaf)
Flavor: Rich, sweet, juicy, and full-bodied with excellent heirloom flavor
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable production under favorable growing conditions
Uses: Outstanding for slicing, sandwiches, burgers, fresh salads, caprese, and premium fresh eating.
German Giant has earned its reputation by combining exceptional fruit size with remarkable flavor, making it an excellent choice for gardeners seeking a classic heirloom beefsteak that delivers both beauty and outstanding eating quality.
LET128 Giant Belgian Pink
Giant Belgian Pink is a magnificent heirloom beefsteak prized for its enormous rosy-pink fruits and exceptional old-fashioned flavor. The vigorous plants produce heavy harvests of meaty, nearly seedless tomatoes with a rich sweetness and silky texture that have made this variety a favorite among heirloom collectors for generations.
Days to Maturity: 80–90 days
Fruit Size: 1–2 lbs., occasionally larger
Fruit Color: Rosy Pink
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, sweet, juicy, and exceptionally smooth with low acidity
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable production under favorable growing conditions
Uses: Outstanding for slicing, gourmet sandwiches, burgers, fresh salads, and premium fresh eating.
One of the finest giant pink heirloom tomatoes, Giant Belgian Pink rewards gardeners with spectacular fruit size, beautiful color, and outstanding flavor, making it an excellent choice for anyone who appreciates classic beefsteak tomatoes.
MON068 Golden Nugget Cherry
Golden Nugget Cherry is an early-maturing cherry tomato that produces abundant clusters of bright golden-yellow fruits with exceptional sweetness. The compact, productive plants begin bearing early and continue producing flavorful bite-sized tomatoes throughout the season, making this variety ideal for gardens of any size.
Days to Maturity: 55–60 days
Fruit Size: ¾–1 inch (¾–1 oz.)
Fruit Color: Golden Yellow
Growth Habit: Determinate
Flavor: Sweet, fruity, mild, and low in acidity
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable early production
Uses: Excellent for fresh snacking, salads, lunchboxes, vegetable trays, garnishes, and container gardening.
One of the earliest yellow cherry tomatoes available, Golden Nugget is prized for its dependable harvests, delightful sweetness, and attractive golden fruits that brighten both the garden and the table.
LET325 Goliath Early
Goliath Early is an outstanding hybrid that combines the large fruit size of a beefsteak tomato with remarkably early maturity. The vigorous plants produce abundant harvests of smooth, bright red tomatoes with rich, garden-fresh flavor, providing dependable yields well ahead of most large-fruited varieties.
Days to Maturity: 60–65 days
Fruit Size: 8–12 oz.
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, juicy, and well-balanced with classic tomato flavor
Disease Resistance: Verticillium Wilt (V), Fusarium Wilt Race 1 (F1), Tomato Mosaic Virus (TMV)
Uses: Excellent for slicing, sandwiches, burgers, salads, fresh eating, and home garden harvests.
An excellent choice for gardeners who want large, flavorful tomatoes early in the season, Goliath Early delivers impressive fruit size, dependable production, and outstanding eating quality from the first harvest onward.
MON069 Green Grape Cherry
Green Grape Cherry is a unique heirloom tomato producing small, grape-sized fruits that ripen to a beautiful amber-green color while remaining green on the outside. The vigorous plants produce abundant clusters of sweet, juicy tomatoes with a rich, fruity flavor that surprises gardeners with every bite.
Days to Maturity: 70–75 days
Fruit Size: ¾–1 inch (¾–1 oz.)
Fruit Color: Green with an Amber Blush when ripe
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Exceptionally sweet, fruity, and mildly tangy with low acidity
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable season-long production
Uses: Excellent for fresh snacking, salads, gourmet dishes, colorful vegetable trays, and specialty market sales.
Green Grape Cherry is an outstanding specialty tomato that combines unusual color with exceptional flavor and heavy yields, making it a favorite among gardeners looking to grow something truly different.
MON074 Ground Cherry
Ground Cherry is an old-fashioned garden favorite that produces small golden fruits enclosed in delicate papery husks, much like a miniature tomatillo. The low-growing, spreading plants are remarkably productive, yielding hundreds of sweet, tropical-flavored fruits that drop naturally when fully ripe.
Days to Maturity: 70–75 days
Fruit Size: ½–¾ inch
Fruit Color: Golden Yellow (inside papery husk)
Growth Habit: Low-growing, sprawling bush
Flavor: Sweet, fruity, with hints of pineapple, vanilla, and citrus
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable production
Uses: Excellent for fresh snacking, pies, jams, preserves, desserts, fruit salads, and garnishes.
A favorite in cottage gardens for generations, Ground Cherry is easy to grow and rewards gardeners with an abundance of delicious husked fruits that are unlike any other crop in the vegetable garden.
MON078 Heatmaster
Heatmaster Hybrid was developed specifically for outstanding performance during hot summer weather, producing dependable harvests when many other tomatoes slow down. The vigorous plants set smooth, firm, bright red fruits even under prolonged high temperatures, making this variety an excellent choice for Southern gardens and warm climates.
Days to Maturity: 70–75 days
Fruit Size: 7–10 oz.
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Determinate
Flavor: Rich, well-balanced classic tomato flavor with excellent firmness
Disease Resistance: Verticillium Wilt (V), Fusarium Wilt Races 1 & 2 (F1, F2), Gray Leaf Spot (St), Alternaria Stem Canker (ASC)
Uses: Excellent for slicing, sandwiches, salads, fresh market production, shipping, and home garden harvests.
An outstanding performer for hot climates, Heatmaster Hybrid delivers reliable fruit set, consistent yields, and excellent quality throughout the hottest part of the growing season, making it a favorite among Southern gardeners.
3739 Homestead
Homestead is a classic Southern tomato developed for dependable production in warm, humid climates where many varieties struggle. The sturdy plants produce abundant crops of smooth, firm, bright red fruits with rich, old-fashioned flavor, making this longtime favorite a reliable choice for home gardens across the South.
Days to Maturity: 75–80 days
Fruit Size: 6–8 oz.
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Determinate
Flavor: Rich, well-balanced, classic garden-fresh tomato flavor
Disease Resistance: Fusarium Wilt Race 1 (F1), good tolerance to heat and humidity
Uses: Excellent for slicing, sandwiches, salads, fresh eating, canning, and home garden harvests.
A trusted favorite for generations, Homestead continues to earn its reputation with dependable yields, excellent heat tolerance, and flavorful tomatoes that perform especially well in Southern gardens.
RTP422 Hot Spell
Hot Spell Hybrid is a dependable tomato developed to maintain excellent fruit set and productivity during periods of intense summer heat. The compact, vigorous plants produce abundant harvests of smooth, bright red tomatoes with rich flavor, making this variety an excellent performer in Southern gardens and other warm climates.
Days to Maturity: 65–70 days
Fruit Size: 6–8 oz.
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Determinate
Flavor: Rich, sweet, and well-balanced with classic tomato flavor
Disease Resistance: Verticillium Wilt (V), Fusarium Wilt Races 1 & 2 (F1, F2), good heat tolerance
Uses: Excellent for slicing, sandwiches, salads, fresh eating, canning, and home garden harvests.
Bred to keep producing when temperatures soar, Hot Spell Hybrid is an outstanding choice for gardeners who want dependable yields of flavorful tomatoes through the hottest weeks of summer.
RTP428 Ice
Ice is a unique cherry tomato producing beautiful creamy-white fruits with surprisingly rich, full-bodied flavor more commonly associated with large beefsteak tomatoes. The vigorous plants produce an abundance of attractive fruits throughout the season and perform equally well in containers, hanging baskets, or the traditional garden.
Days to Maturity: 65 days
Fruit Size: 1½ inches (cherry)
Fruit Color: Creamy White to Ivory
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Juicy, meaty, rich, and full-bodied with excellent sweetness
Disease Resistance: Disease resistance not specified
Uses: Excellent for fresh snacking, salads, vegetable trays, containers, hanging baskets, and gourmet garnishes.
Ice is one of the most unusual cherry tomatoes available, combining eye-catching ivory-colored fruits with exceptional flavor and heavy yields, making it a favorite for gardeners looking to grow something truly different.
RTP886 Ildi
Ildi is an exceptionally productive heirloom cherry tomato that produces enormous cascading clusters of bright yellow fruits, often numbering well over 50 tomatoes per truss. The vigorous vines continue bearing throughout the season, providing an abundance of sweet, bite-sized tomatoes that are as attractive as they are delicious.
Days to Maturity: 65–70 days
Fruit Size: ½–¾ inch (grape to small cherry)
Fruit Color: Bright Yellow
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Exceptionally sweet, fruity, and mild with low acidity
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable season-long production
Uses: Excellent for fresh snacking, salads, vegetable trays, garnishes, lunchboxes, and specialty market sales.
One of the most prolific cherry tomatoes available, Ildi produces spectacular clusters of golden fruits over an extended harvest season, making it a favorite for gardeners who appreciate both beauty and exceptional productivity.
LET327 Independence Day
Independence Day Hybrid is one of the earliest tomatoes available, producing abundant harvests of smooth, bright red fruits on compact, easy-to-manage plants. Bred for dependable performance and rapid maturity, this variety rewards gardeners with flavorful tomatoes weeks ahead of most standard varieties while continuing to produce throughout the season.
Days to Maturity: 49–55 days
Fruit Size: 3–5 oz.
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Determinate (Compact)
Flavor: Sweet, juicy, and well-balanced with classic garden-fresh tomato flavor
Disease Resistance: Verticillium Wilt (V), Fusarium Wilt Race 1 (F1), Tomato Mosaic Virus (TMV)
Uses: Excellent for slicing, salads, sandwiches, fresh eating, containers, and small gardens.
A favorite for gardeners who want the earliest possible harvest, Independence Day Hybrid combines exceptional earliness, dependable production, and excellent flavor in a compact plant that's ideal for gardens where space is at a premium.
RTP439 Indigo Rose
Indigo Rose is a remarkable tomato that produces striking deep purple to nearly black fruits with contrasting red flesh when fully ripe. Developed for both beauty and nutrition, this unique variety is rich in anthocyanins—the same powerful antioxidants found in blueberries—while offering excellent flavor and dependable garden performance.
Days to Maturity: 75–80 days
Fruit Size: 2–3 oz.
Fruit Color: Deep Purple to Black with Red Flesh
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, mildly sweet, and well-balanced with a pleasant tangy finish
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable production
Uses: Excellent for fresh eating, salads, vegetable trays, gourmet dishes, and colorful tomato displays.
One of the most distinctive tomatoes ever introduced, Indigo Rose combines dramatic coloration, antioxidant-rich fruit, and excellent flavor, making it an outstanding choice for gardeners looking to grow something both beautiful and unique.
MON071 Isis Candy Cherry
Isis Candy Cherry is a beautiful heirloom cherry tomato producing golden fruits marbled with red blushes that resemble tiny pieces of candy. The vigorous vines are highly productive, yielding abundant clusters of exceptionally sweet tomatoes with a rich, fruity flavor that makes them one of the finest gourmet cherries available.
Days to Maturity: 65–70 days
Fruit Size: 1–1¼ inches (¾–1 oz.)
Fruit Color: Golden Yellow with Red Marbling
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Exceptionally sweet, fruity, rich, and complex with low acidity
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable season-long production
Uses: Excellent for fresh snacking, salads, vegetable trays, garnishes, lunchboxes, and gourmet dishes.
One of the most colorful cherry tomatoes available, Isis Candy Cherry delights gardeners with its spectacular appearance, heavy yields, and outstanding flavor, making it a favorite for both the garden and the table.
LET129 Italian Heirloom
Italian Heirloom is a treasured old-world tomato prized for its enormous beefsteak fruits, dense meaty flesh, and outstanding old-fashioned flavor. The vigorous plants produce heavy harvests of large, nearly seedless tomatoes that are equally at home on a sandwich or simmered into rich homemade sauces.
Days to Maturity: 80–85 days
Fruit Size: 1–2 lbs.
Fruit Color: Deep Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, sweet, robust, and full-bodied with classic Italian heirloom flavor
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable production under favorable growing conditions
Uses: Outstanding for slicing, sauces, pasta dishes, canning, sandwiches, and fresh eating.
A favorite among heirloom enthusiasts, Italian Heirloom combines giant fruit size with exceptional flavor and meaty texture, making it one of the finest all-purpose tomatoes for both the kitchen and the garden.
RTP464 Italian Roma
Italian Roma is a classic paste tomato producing heavy crops of elongated, thick-walled fruits with dense, meaty flesh and very few seeds. The productive plants yield dependable harvests of flavorful tomatoes that cook down quickly, making this variety a longtime favorite for home gardeners and preserving enthusiasts.
Days to Maturity: 75–80 days
Fruit Size: 3–5 oz., 3–4 inches long
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Determinate
Flavor: Rich, sweet, meaty, and well-balanced with low moisture content
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable productivity
Uses: Outstanding for sauces, paste, canning, salsa, roasting, drying, and fresh cooking.
An essential variety for gardeners who preserve their harvest, Italian Roma delivers abundant yields of firm, flavorful fruits that are prized for making rich sauces, tomato paste, and other homemade Italian specialties.
RTP858 Japanese Black Trifele
Japanese Black Trifele is a distinctive Russian heirloom prized for its beautiful pear-shaped fruits and exceptional gourmet flavor. The vigorous plants produce abundant harvests of mahogany-purple tomatoes with dense, meaty flesh and a rich, smoky sweetness that has made this variety a favorite among heirloom enthusiasts.
Days to Maturity: 75–80 days
Fruit Size: 4–6 oz.
Fruit Color: Mahogany Purple with Green Shoulders
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, sweet, smoky, and exceptionally complex with low acidity
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable season-long production
Uses: Excellent for slicing, salads, fresh eating, roasting, sauces, and gourmet dishes.
One of the most distinctive dark heirloom tomatoes, Japanese Black Trifele combines unique pear-shaped fruits with outstanding flavor and dependable productivity, making it an excellent choice for gardeners seeking something truly special.
MON072 Large Red Cherry
Large Red Cherry is a classic heirloom tomato that has been a favorite of home gardeners for generations. The vigorous vines produce abundant clusters of bright red cherries that are larger than typical cherry tomatoes, offering a rich, sweet flavor and continuous harvests from early summer until frost.
Days to Maturity: 70–75 days
Fruit Size: 1–1½ inches (1–2 oz.)
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Sweet, juicy, rich, and well-balanced with classic heirloom flavor
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable season-long production
Uses: Excellent for fresh snacking, salads, vegetable trays, garnishes, lunchboxes, and fresh cooking.
A longtime garden favorite, Large Red Cherry combines exceptional productivity with larger-than-average cherry fruits, providing an endless supply of flavorful tomatoes throughout the growing season.
MON101 Long Keeper
The "Long Keeper" tomato is an heirloom variety specifically bred for its extended storage capabilities, allowing gardeners to enjoy homegrown tomatoes for 6 to 12 weeks—and sometimes up to 4 months—after harvest. These tomatoes are typically harvested in late fall before the first frost when they show a pale pink blush; they then slowly ripen to a golden orange-red in a cool, dark storage area.
Originally introduced by Burpee in 1979, this variety is prized as a "winter storage" tomato that bridges the gap between the end of the growing season and the next year's crop. Produces medium-sized, round fruits weighing approximately 6 to 8 ounces. The skin is a unique golden orange-red when ripe, while the interior flesh is pink to medium-red.
Determinate, reaching heights of 3 to 5 feet. It typically takes 75 to 80 days from transplanting to reach maturity.
Storage and Harvesting Tips: To achieve the advertised 3-month shelf life, specific storage conditions must be met to prevent rot and ensure proper ripening. Harvest only unblemished and crack-free fruits; any damaged tomatoes should be used immediately. Store in a cool area maintained between 65°F and 68°F. Ensure fruits are not touching each other. Some gardeners recommend wrapping them in wax paper or placing them in single layers on newspaper.
Whole Plant Method: Alternatively, some growers pull up the entire plant and hang it upside down in a basement or cool room to allow the fruit to ripen on the vine over several months.
RTP938 Manalucie
Manalucie is a classic Florida-developed tomato bred for outstanding production under hot, humid growing conditions. The vigorous plants produce abundant harvests of smooth, firm, bright red fruits with excellent flavor, making this variety a longtime favorite for Southern gardens and market growers.
Days to Maturity: 75–80 days
Fruit Size: 6–8 oz.
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Determinate
Flavor: Rich, well-balanced, classic tomato flavor with excellent texture
Disease Resistance: Fusarium Wilt Race 1 (F1), good tolerance to heat and humidity
Uses: Excellent for slicing, sandwiches, salads, canning, fresh market production, and home garden harvests.
A dependable performer in warm climates, Manalucie has earned its reputation for producing flavorful, high-quality tomatoes even during challenging Southern summers, making it an excellent choice for gardeners seeking reliable harvests.
LET260 Matts Wild Cherry
Matt's Wild Cherry is a remarkable heirloom tomato that produces hundreds of tiny bright red fruits bursting with intense, sweet flavor. Descended from wild tomato strains, the vigorous vines grow with incredible energy and continue producing enormous clusters of delicious cherry tomatoes from early summer until frost.
Days to Maturity: 60–65 days
Fruit Size: ½ inch (currant-sized)
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Exceptionally sweet, intensely rich, and bursting with classic tomato flavor
Disease Resistance: Excellent garden vigor with outstanding natural productivity
Uses: Excellent for fresh snacking, salads, garnishes, lunchboxes, and attracting pollinators and children to the garden.
One of the most prolific tomatoes available, Matt's Wild Cherry rewards gardeners with thousands of tiny, flavorful fruits over an exceptionally long season, making it a favorite for anyone who loves sweet cherry tomatoes.
RTP851 Mexico Midget (Currant)
Mexico Midget is a delightful currant tomato that produces hundreds of tiny bright red fruits bursting with intense sweetness and rich tomato flavor. The vigorous vines grow rapidly and continue producing enormous clusters of pea-sized tomatoes throughout the season, making this one of the most prolific tomatoes a gardener can grow.
Days to Maturity: 60–65 days
Fruit Size: ¼–½ inch (currant-sized)
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Intensely sweet, rich, and tangy with concentrated tomato flavor
Disease Resistance: Excellent garden vigor and dependable season-long productivity
Uses: Excellent for fresh snacking, salads, garnishes, lunchboxes, specialty dishes, and edible garden grazing.
One of the sweetest and most productive currant tomatoes available, Mexico Midget covers its vines with hundreds of jewel-like fruits that ripen continuously, providing an endless supply of delicious bite-sized tomatoes until frost.
LET954 Momotaro
Momotaro is one of the most popular tomato varieties in Japanese markets and for good reason. Its flavor is an intricate and harmonious combination of sweet and tangy that has won Momotaro several tomato tasting contests. The radiant pink slicers weigh 6–7 ounces. Momotaro is durable, heat tolerant, and crack resistant with good storability. Indeterminate.
F1 hybrid, heat tolerant, indeterminate, slicing tomato. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds, and greenhouses. Resistant to Bacterial Wilt, Fusarium Wilt, Fusarium Wilt 1, Fusarium Wilt 2, Gray Leaf Spot, Root Knot Nematode, Tomato Mosaic Virus, and Verticillium Wilt. This hybrid is the dominant fresh market tomato grown in Japan. It is one of the most perfect, attractive, deliciously sweet tomatoes available. An early variety indeterminate vine-type, it is vigorous, has medium-sized leaves, a medium short internode, and 6-7 fruits per cluster. 70 days.
Disease resistance: Bacterial Wilt, Fusarium Wilt, Fusarium Wilt 1, Fusarium Wilt 2, Gray Leaf Spot, Root Knot Nematode, Tomato Mosaic Virus, Verticillium Wilt.
LET955 Moneymaker
Moneymaker is a classic English heirloom tomato long valued for its dependable yields, uniform fruit, and reliable garden performance. The vigorous vines produce generous clusters of smooth, bright red tomatoes with pleasant old-fashioned flavor, making this variety a trusted choice for home gardens and greenhouse growing.
Days to Maturity: 75–80 days
Fruit Size: 4–6 oz.
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Mild, sweet, well-balanced, and classic
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable productivity
Uses: Excellent for slicing, salads, sandwiches, fresh eating, greenhouse growing, and light canning.
A longtime favorite in both gardens and greenhouses, Moneymaker lives up to its name with steady production, attractive fruit, and dependable performance across a wide range of growing conditions.
RTP972 Mortgage Lifter
Mortgage Lifter is one of America's most famous heirloom tomatoes, developed in the 1930s by M.C. "Radiator Charlie" Byles, who reportedly paid off his mortgage through the sale of its seedlings. The vigorous plants produce enormous, meaty pink beefsteak tomatoes with outstanding old-fashioned flavor and impressive yields throughout the growing season.
Days to Maturity: 80–85 days
Fruit Size: 1–2 lbs.
Fruit Color: Pink
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, sweet, juicy, and exceptionally smooth with low acidity
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable production under favorable growing conditions
Uses: Outstanding for slicing, burgers, sandwiches, fresh salads, fresh eating, and heirloom tomato displays.
A legendary heirloom with a remarkable history, Mortgage Lifter continues to earn its reputation by producing giant, flavorful tomatoes that remain a favorite among home gardeners and heirloom enthusiasts alike.
LET131 Mrs Maxwell Big Italian
Mrs. Maxwell's Big Italian is a prized heirloom beefsteak tomato renowned for producing enormous, meaty fruits with outstanding old-fashioned flavor. The vigorous potato-leaf plants yield heavy harvests of rich, nearly seedless tomatoes that are equally exceptional for fresh slicing or homemade sauces.
Days to Maturity: 80–85 days
Fruit Size: 1–2 lbs.
Fruit Color: Deep Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate (Potato Leaf)
Flavor: Rich, sweet, juicy, and full-bodied with classic Italian heirloom flavor
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable production under favorable growing conditions
Uses: Outstanding for slicing, sandwiches, sauces, pasta dishes, canning, and fresh eating.
Highly regarded by heirloom tomato enthusiasts, Mrs. Maxwell's Big Italian combines giant fruit size with exceptional flavor and dense, meaty flesh, making it one of the finest all-purpose heirloom tomatoes for both the garden and the kitchen.
MON056 Mountain Fresh Plus Hybrid
Mountain Fresh Plus Hybrid is an improved version of the popular Mountain Fresh tomato, producing abundant harvests of smooth, firm, deep red fruits with excellent flavor and outstanding garden performance. The vigorous plants are highly adaptable and deliver dependable yields even under challenging growing conditions.
Days to Maturity: 75–78 days
Fruit Size: 8–10 oz.
Fruit Color: Deep Red
Growth Habit: Determinate
Flavor: Rich, juicy, and well-balanced with classic garden-fresh flavor
Disease Resistance: Verticillium Wilt (V), Fusarium Wilt Races 1 & 2 (F1, F2), Alternaria Stem Canker (ASC), Gray Leaf Spot (St), Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV)
Uses: Excellent for slicing, sandwiches, salads, fresh market production, shipping, and home garden harvests.
Mountain Fresh Plus Hybrid is an outstanding choice for gardeners seeking dependable production, exceptional fruit quality, and expanded disease resistance, producing attractive, flavorful tomatoes throughout the growing season.
LET132 Mushroom Basket
Mushroom Basket is a remarkable Russian heirloom producing deeply pleated, ribbed fruits that resemble an old-fashioned woven basket. The vigorous plants yield large, meaty tomatoes with few seeds and a rich, sweet flavor, making this unusual variety as ornamental as it is delicious.
Days to Maturity: 80–85 days
Fruit Size: 8–12 oz.
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, sweet, juicy, and well-balanced with classic heirloom flavor
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable production under favorable growing conditions
Uses: Outstanding for slicing, stuffing, gourmet presentations, fresh eating, salads, and decorative tomato platters.
One of the most unusual heirloom tomatoes available, Mushroom Basket combines striking sculptured fruits with excellent flavor, making it a favorite for gardeners who enjoy growing distinctive conversation-piece varieties.
RTP192 Old German (Heirloom)
Old German is a treasured Mennonite heirloom famous for its enormous golden-yellow fruits beautifully marbled with red. The vigorous potato-leaf plants produce heavy crops of meaty beefsteak tomatoes with exceptional sweetness, low acidity, and a rich, fruity flavor that ranks among the finest of all bi-colored heirlooms.
Days to Maturity: 80–85 days
Fruit Size: 1–2 lbs.
Fruit Color: Golden Yellow with Red Marbling
Growth Habit: Indeterminate (Potato Leaf)
Flavor: Exceptionally sweet, rich, fruity, and mild with low acidity
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable production under favorable growing conditions
Uses: Outstanding for slicing, gourmet sandwiches, fresh salads, colorful tomato platters, and premium fresh eating.
One of the most beautiful heirloom beefsteak tomatoes ever introduced, Old German combines spectacular color, giant fruit size, and unforgettable flavor, making it an essential variety for every heirloom tomato collection.
LET343 Paste Monster
Paste Monster is a giant paste tomato bred for gardeners who want exceptional yields of large, meaty fruits with very few seeds. The vigorous plants produce abundant harvests of elongated tomatoes that are loaded with dense flesh and rich flavor, making them ideal for home food preservation.
Days to Maturity: 75–80 days
Fruit Size: 8–12 oz.
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, sweet, meaty, and well-balanced with low moisture content
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable productivity
Uses: Outstanding for sauces, paste, canning, salsa, roasting, drying, and fresh cooking.
True to its name, Paste Monster produces impressively large, thick-fleshed tomatoes that cook down quickly into rich, flavorful sauces, making it an outstanding choice for gardeners who enjoy preserving their harvest.
LET616 Patio Choice Red
Patio Choice Red is a compact hybrid bred especially for containers, patios, and small-space gardens. The sturdy, easy-to-grow plants produce abundant harvests of smooth, bright red tomatoes with excellent flavor, providing reliable yields without requiring staking or large garden areas.
Days to Maturity: 45–50 days
Fruit Size: 2–3 oz.
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Determinate (Dwarf Patio)
Flavor: Sweet, juicy, and well-balanced with classic tomato flavor
Disease Resistance: Verticillium Wilt (V), Fusarium Wilt Race 1 (F1), Tomato Mosaic Virus (TMV)
Uses: Excellent for fresh eating, salads, sandwiches, containers, patios, hanging baskets, and small-space gardening.
Perfect for gardeners with limited growing space, Patio Choice Red delivers early harvests, dependable production, and outstanding flavor from compact plants that thrive in pots, planters, and raised beds.
RTP976 Patio Choice Yellow
Patio Choice Yellow is a compact hybrid developed for patios, containers, and small gardens, producing abundant clusters of cheerful golden-yellow tomatoes on sturdy, space-saving plants. Early to mature and highly productive, this attractive variety delivers sweet, flavorful fruits throughout the growing season without requiring large amounts of garden space.
Days to Maturity: 45–50 days
Fruit Size: 2–3 oz.
Fruit Color: Golden Yellow
Growth Habit: Determinate (Dwarf Patio)
Flavor: Sweet, mild, fruity, and low in acidity
Disease Resistance: Verticillium Wilt (V), Fusarium Wilt Race 1 (F1), Tomato Mosaic Virus (TMV)
Uses: Excellent for fresh eating, salads, vegetable trays, containers, patios, and small-space gardening.
An outstanding tomato for container gardeners, Patio Choice Yellow combines compact growth, dependable harvests, and bright golden fruits that add both color and exceptional flavor to the summer table.
LET332 Pineapple Pig
Pineapple Pig is a striking artisan tomato producing large fruits with beautiful shades of golden yellow, pink, and green. The vigorous plants yield abundant harvests of meaty beefsteak tomatoes with a rich, sweet, fruity flavor and eye-catching coloration that makes this variety a standout in both the garden and on the table.
Days to Maturity: 80–85 days
Fruit Size: 10–16 oz.
Fruit Color: Golden Yellow with Pink and Green Marbling
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Exceptionally sweet, rich, fruity, and well-balanced with low acidity
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable production under favorable growing conditions
Uses: Outstanding for slicing, gourmet sandwiches, fresh salads, colorful tomato platters, and premium fresh eating.
A favorite among collectors of unique heirloom tomatoes, Pineapple Pig combines spectacular coloration with outstanding flavor, producing beautiful beefsteak fruits that are as delicious as they are unforgettable.
MON064 Pink Cherry Tomato
Pink Cherry Tomato is a prolific heirloom variety producing abundant clusters of rosy-pink fruits with exceptional sweetness and rich old-fashioned flavor. The vigorous vines continue bearing throughout the season, supplying a steady harvest of juicy, bite-sized tomatoes that are perfect for fresh eating right off the vine.
Days to Maturity: 65–70 days
Fruit Size: 1 inch (¾–1 oz.)
Fruit Color: Pink
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Sweet, juicy, rich, and well-balanced with classic heirloom flavor
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable season-long production
Uses: Excellent for fresh snacking, salads, vegetable trays, garnishes, lunchboxes, and fresh cooking.
With its beautiful pink fruits, dependable productivity, and outstanding flavor, Pink Cherry Tomato is an excellent choice for gardeners looking for something a little different from the traditional red cherry varieties.
MON065 Plum Chocolate Cherry
Plum Chocolate Cherry is a unique heirloom tomato producing small plum-shaped fruits with rich mahogany-brown coloring and exceptional gourmet flavor. The vigorous vines yield abundant clusters of sweet, meaty tomatoes that combine the complex taste of dark tomatoes with the convenience of a bite-sized plum shape.
Days to Maturity: 70–75 days
Fruit Size: 1–2 oz.
Fruit Color: Mahogany Brown with Deep Red Highlights
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, sweet, smoky, and exceptionally complex with low acidity
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable season-long production
Uses: Excellent for fresh snacking, salads, roasting, vegetable trays, gourmet dishes, and specialty market sales.
An outstanding specialty tomato, Plum Chocolate Cherry offers striking dark coloration, heavy yields, and exceptional flavor, making it a favorite for gardeners who enjoy growing distinctive gourmet varieties.
RTP973 Rapunzel
Rapunzel is an extraordinary cherry tomato famous for its exceptionally long cascading trusses that can produce 30 to 50 sweet fruits on a single stem. The vigorous plants provide continuous harvests of bright red cherry tomatoes with outstanding flavor, making this variety a spectacular choice for gardens, patios, and greenhouse growing.
Days to Maturity: 65–70 days
Fruit Size: 1–1¼ inches (¾–1 oz.)
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Sweet, juicy, rich, and well-balanced with excellent garden-fresh flavor
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable season-long production
Uses: Excellent for fresh snacking, salads, vegetable trays, garnishes, hanging displays, and specialty market sales.
One of the most eye-catching cherry tomatoes ever introduced, Rapunzel delights gardeners with its remarkable cascading fruit clusters, exceptional productivity, and delicious bite-sized tomatoes that continue ripening throughout the season.
RTP996 Rutgers
Rutgers is one of America's most famous heirloom tomatoes, originally developed by Rutgers University for outstanding flavor, productivity, and versatility. The vigorous plants produce heavy crops of smooth, bright red tomatoes with rich old-fashioned taste, making this classic variety a favorite for both fresh eating and home canning for generations.
Days to Maturity: 72–78 days
Fruit Size: 6–8 oz.
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Determinate
Flavor: Rich, sweet, juicy, and well-balanced with classic old-fashioned tomato flavor
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable production
Uses: Excellent for slicing, sandwiches, salads, canning, sauces, juice, and fresh eating.
A true American classic, Rutgers continues to earn its reputation by producing dependable harvests of flavorful tomatoes that remain one of the finest all-purpose varieties for the home garden.
RTP519 San Marzano
San Marzano is the world-famous Italian heirloom paste tomato prized for its elongated fruits, exceptionally meaty flesh, and rich, authentic tomato flavor. The vigorous plants produce abundant harvests of thick-walled tomatoes with few seeds and low moisture, making this variety the gold standard for homemade sauces and traditional Italian cooking.
Days to Maturity: 75–85 days
Fruit Size: 3–5 oz., 3–4 inches long
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, sweet, meaty, and full-bodied with low acidity
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable productivity
Uses: Outstanding for sauces, paste, canning, salsa, roasting, drying, and authentic Italian cuisine.
Considered by many chefs to be the finest paste tomato ever developed, San Marzano produces dense, flavorful fruits that cook into remarkably rich sauces with exceptional depth and sweetness.
MON102 Saucelicious
Saucelicious Hybrid is a premium paste tomato bred for exceptional flavor, heavy yields, and outstanding processing quality. The vigorous plants produce abundant harvests of large, meaty fruits with thick walls, few seeds, and low moisture, making this variety ideal for gardeners who enjoy creating homemade sauces and preserving their harvest.
Days to Maturity: 75–80 days
Fruit Size: 5–8 oz.
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, sweet, robust, and well-balanced with excellent cooking quality
Disease Resistance: Verticillium Wilt (V), Fusarium Wilt Races 1 & 2 (F1, F2), Root-Knot Nematodes (N), Tomato Mosaic Virus (TMV)
Uses: Outstanding for sauces, paste, canning, salsa, roasting, and fresh cooking.
True to its name, Saucelicious Hybrid produces thick, flavorful tomatoes that cook down into rich, delicious sauces with outstanding color and texture, making it an excellent choice for gardeners who love homegrown Italian cooking.
MON067 Snow White Cherry
Snow White Cherry is a beautiful heirloom cherry tomato producing creamy ivory fruits that ripen to a soft pale yellow. The vigorous vines are exceptionally productive, yielding abundant clusters of sweet, juicy tomatoes with a delicate fruity flavor that makes this variety one of the finest light-colored cherries available.
Days to Maturity: 70–75 days
Fruit Size: 1–1¼ inches (¾–1 oz.)
Fruit Color: Creamy White to Pale Yellow
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Exceptionally sweet, fruity, mild, and low in acidity
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable season-long production
Uses: Excellent for fresh snacking, salads, vegetable trays, gourmet dishes, colorful tomato mixes, and fresh eating.
Snow White Cherry is a favorite among gardeners who enjoy unusual tomatoes, producing abundant harvests of elegant ivory-colored fruits with outstanding sweetness and exceptional garden appeal.
RTP293 Super Sweet 100
Super Sweet 100 Hybrid is one of the most productive cherry tomatoes ever introduced, producing enormous clusters of brilliant red fruits from early summer until frost. The vigorous vines are loaded with hundreds of exceptionally sweet, juicy tomatoes, making this variety a longtime favorite of home gardeners across the country.
Days to Maturity: 65–70 days
Fruit Size: 1 inch (¾–1 oz.)
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Exceptionally sweet, juicy, and rich with classic cherry tomato flavor
Disease Resistance: Fusarium Wilt Race 1 (F1), Verticillium Wilt (V)
Uses: Excellent for fresh snacking, salads, vegetable trays, garnishes, lunchboxes, and fresh cooking.
A true garden classic, Super Sweet 100 Hybrid produces remarkably long fruit clusters and outstanding yields, providing an endless supply of delicious cherry tomatoes throughout the growing season.
MON073 Sweet Pea
Sweet Pea is an exceptionally productive currant tomato that produces hundreds of tiny bright red fruits packed with intense sweetness and rich tomato flavor. The vigorous vines grow rapidly and continue bearing enormous cascading clusters throughout the season, making this variety a favorite for gardeners who enjoy harvesting handfuls of bite-sized tomatoes.
Days to Maturity: 60–65 days
Fruit Size: ¼–½ inch (currant-sized)
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Intensely sweet, rich, juicy, and bursting with tomato flavor
Disease Resistance: Excellent garden vigor and dependable season-long productivity
Uses: Excellent for fresh snacking, salads, garnishes, lunchboxes, vegetable trays, and edible garden grazing.
One of the most prolific currant tomatoes available, Sweet Pea covers its vigorous vines with hundreds of tiny fruits that ripen continuously, providing an endless harvest of delicious, bite-sized tomatoes until frost.
LET309 Sweetie Seedless
Sweetie Seedless is an innovative tomato that produces smooth, bright red fruits with very few or no noticeable seeds while delivering outstanding sweetness and garden-fresh flavor. The vigorous plants are highly productive, providing generous harvests of attractive tomatoes that are perfect for fresh eating throughout the season.
Days to Maturity: 70–75 days
Fruit Size: 4–6 oz.
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Sweet, juicy, and well-balanced with excellent fresh tomato flavor
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable production
Uses: Excellent for slicing, sandwiches, salads, fresh eating, and gourmet dishes.
A unique addition to the home garden, Sweetie Seedless combines dependable yields with smooth, flavorful fruits containing few seeds, making it an excellent choice for gardeners seeking exceptional eating quality and convenience.
RTP993 Ten Fingers of Naples
Ten Fingers of Naples is a traditional Italian heirloom paste tomato producing long, slender fruits with dense, meaty flesh and very few seeds. The vigorous plants yield abundant harvests of flavorful tomatoes that are prized for their rich taste and outstanding cooking quality, making this variety a favorite for authentic Italian recipes.
Days to Maturity: 75–80 days
Fruit Size: 4–6 oz., 4–5 inches long
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, sweet, meaty, and full-bodied with low acidity
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable productivity
Uses: Outstanding for sauces, paste, canning, roasting, salsa, drying, and traditional Italian cuisine.
Named for its distinctive finger-like fruits, Ten Fingers of Naples is an exceptional paste tomato that combines heavy yields with dense flesh and rich flavor, producing outstanding homemade sauces and preserves throughout the harvest season.
RTP309 Tiny Tim
Tiny Tim is the classic miniature tomato that has delighted gardeners for generations with its compact size and remarkable productivity. The dwarf plants become covered with clusters of bright red cherry tomatoes, making this variety perfect for windowsills, patios, hanging baskets, and small containers.
Days to Maturity: 45–55 days
Fruit Size: ¾–1 inch (½–1 oz.)
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Determinate (Dwarf)
Flavor: Sweet, juicy, and well-balanced with classic cherry tomato flavor
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable early production
Uses: Excellent for fresh snacking, salads, lunchboxes, containers, windowsills, and children's gardens.
One of the finest patio tomatoes ever introduced, Tiny Tim produces an impressive harvest of delicious cherry tomatoes on miniature plants that thrive wherever space is limited.
IP130 Gigante Tomatillo
Gigante Tomatillo produces exceptionally large husked fruits with firm flesh, bright flavor, and outstanding productivity. The vigorous plants are easy to grow and yield abundant harvests of oversized green fruits enclosed in papery husks, making this variety an excellent choice for gardeners who enjoy authentic Mexican cuisine and homemade salsa.
Days to Maturity: 75–80 days
Fruit Size: 2–3 inches
Fruit Color: Bright Green (inside papery husk)
Growth Habit: Spreading bush
Flavor: Bright, mildly tart, citrusy, and pleasantly sweet when fully ripe
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable production
Uses: Outstanding for salsa verde, sauces, roasting, grilling, Mexican dishes, preserves, and fresh cooking.
A heavy-producing variety with impressive fruit size, Gigante Tomatillo rewards gardeners with abundant harvests of flavorful husked fruits that are indispensable for authentic homemade salsa verde and countless Southwestern recipes.
MON075 Goldie Husk Tomatillo
Goldie Husk Tomatillo is a unique heirloom variety producing beautiful golden-yellow fruits enclosed in delicate papery husks. The vigorous plants are highly productive, yielding sweet, mildly tangy fruits with a rich, fruity flavor that adds exceptional color and taste to both fresh and cooked dishes.
Days to Maturity: 70–75 days
Fruit Size: 1½–2 inches
Fruit Color: Golden Yellow (inside papery husk)
Growth Habit: Spreading bush
Flavor: Sweet, fruity, mildly tart, with hints of citrus and tropical fruit
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable production
Uses: Excellent for fresh salsa, preserves, chutneys, roasting, sauces, desserts, and fresh eating.
An outstanding alternative to traditional green tomatillos, Goldie Husk produces abundant harvests of beautiful golden fruits with exceptional sweetness and versatility, making it a favorite for gardeners looking to add both color and unique flavor to the kitchen.
MON076 Queen of Malinalco Tomatillo
Queen of Malinalco Tomatillo is a prized Mexican heirloom producing abundant harvests of large, firm fruits enclosed in papery husks. Originating from the historic region of Malinalco, this vigorous variety is valued for its rich, authentic flavor and outstanding performance in traditional Mexican cuisine.
Days to Maturity: 75–80 days
Fruit Size: 2–3 inches
Fruit Color: Green (inside papery husk)
Growth Habit: Spreading bush
Flavor: Bright, tangy, mildly sweet, and rich with classic tomatillo flavor
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable productivity
Uses: Outstanding for salsa verde, enchilada sauces, roasting, grilling, Mexican cuisine, preserves, and fresh cooking.
A traditional heirloom from central Mexico, Queen of Malinalco produces flavorful, high-quality tomatillos that are ideal for authentic homemade salsa verde and countless Southwestern and Mexican recipes.
RTP876 Sweet Purple Tomatillo
Sweet Purple Tomatillo is a unique heirloom variety producing beautiful deep purple fruits enclosed in papery husks. The vigorous plants are highly productive, yielding colorful tomatillos with a sweeter, richer flavor than traditional green varieties, making them equally delicious fresh or cooked.
Days to Maturity: 75–80 days
Fruit Size: 1½–2 inches
Fruit Color: Deep Purple (inside papery husk)
Growth Habit: Spreading bush
Flavor: Sweet, rich, mildly tangy, and fruity with a smooth finish
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable productivity
Uses: Excellent for fresh salsa, roasting, grilling, sauces, chutneys, preserves, and gourmet Mexican cuisine.
One of the most colorful tomatillos available, Sweet Purple Tomatillo combines ornamental beauty with exceptional flavor, producing abundant harvests of attractive purple fruits that add both color and unique taste to the kitchen.
D9897 Tiny Sugar Lumps Tomato
Tiny Sugar Lumps is a delightful heirloom cherry tomato that produces abundant clusters of small, bright red fruits with exceptional sweetness and rich old-fashioned flavor. The vigorous vines are remarkably productive, supplying a continuous harvest of juicy cherry tomatoes from early summer until frost.
Days to Maturity: 65–70 days
Fruit Size: ¾–1 inch (¾–1 oz.)
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Exceptionally sweet, rich, juicy, and full-bodied with classic heirloom flavor
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable season-long production
Uses: Excellent for fresh snacking, salads, vegetable trays, lunchboxes, garnishes, and fresh cooking.
A favorite among cherry tomato lovers, Tiny Sugar Lumps lives up to its name by producing an endless supply of deliciously sweet fruits that are perfect for eating straight from the vine.
LET956 Tropic VFN ( Hot season, tropical variety )
Tropic VFN is a dependable hybrid developed specifically for hot, humid, and tropical growing conditions where many standard tomatoes struggle. The vigorous plants continue setting smooth, bright red fruits during periods of intense summer heat, producing dependable harvests with excellent flavor and outstanding garden performance.
Days to Maturity: 75–80 days
Fruit Size: 6–8 oz.
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Determinate
Flavor: Rich, well-balanced, classic garden-fresh tomato flavor
Disease Resistance: Verticillium Wilt (V), Fusarium Wilt Race 1 (F1), Root-Knot Nematodes (N), excellent heat and humidity tolerance
Uses: Excellent for slicing, sandwiches, salads, fresh eating, canning, and market production.
An excellent performer for Southern and tropical gardens, Tropic VFN delivers reliable yields, quality fruit, and dependable disease resistance, making it one of the best choices for gardeners facing long, hot growing seasons.
RTP988 Valencia
Valencia is a beautiful heirloom tomato producing medium to large deep orange fruits prized for their exceptionally sweet, rich flavor and smooth, meaty texture. The vigorous plants yield abundant harvests throughout the season, making this variety a favorite among gardeners seeking outstanding flavor and vibrant color.
Days to Maturity: 75–80 days
Fruit Size: 8–10 oz.
Fruit Color: Deep Orange
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, sweet, fruity, and exceptionally smooth with low acidity
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable production under favorable growing conditions
Uses: Outstanding for slicing, fresh salads, gourmet sandwiches, colorful tomato platters, and fresh eating.
A longtime favorite among heirloom enthusiasts, Valencia combines beautiful orange fruits with exceptional sweetness and dependable productivity, making it one of the finest orange tomatoes for the home garden.
RPT989 Very Cherry Cascade
Very Cherry Cascade is a vigorous trailing tomato that produces long cascading stems loaded with bright red cherry tomatoes throughout the growing season. Perfect for hanging baskets, patio containers, window boxes, and raised planters, this exceptionally productive variety combines ornamental beauty with an endless harvest of sweet, juicy fruits.
Days to Maturity: 55–60 days
Fruit Size: ¾–1 inch (½–1 oz.)
Fruit Color: Bright Red
Growth Habit: Determinate (Trailing)
Flavor: Sweet, juicy, and well-balanced with excellent cherry tomato flavor
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable season-long production
Uses: Excellent for fresh snacking, salads, hanging baskets, patio containers, garnishes, and small-space gardening.
One of the finest cascading tomatoes available, Very Cherry Cascade produces spectacular displays of bright red fruit while providing continuous harvests of delicious cherry tomatoes from early summer until frost.
JB243 Watermelon Beefsteak
Watermelon Beefsteak is a striking heirloom tomato producing enormous rosy-pink fruits that resemble the color of ripe watermelon. The vigorous plants yield heavy harvests of smooth, meaty beefsteak tomatoes with exceptional sweetness and rich old-fashioned flavor, making this variety a favorite for fresh summer meals.
Days to Maturity: 80–85 days
Fruit Size: 1–2 lbs.
Fruit Color: Rosy Pink
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Flavor: Rich, sweet, juicy, and exceptionally smooth with low acidity
Disease Resistance: Good overall garden vigor and dependable production under favorable growing conditions
Uses: Outstanding for slicing, sandwiches, burgers, fresh salads, caprese, and premium fresh eating.
An impressive heirloom beefsteak, Watermelon Beefsteak combines giant fruit size, beautiful rosy-pink color, and outstanding flavor, making it an excellent choice for gardeners who appreciate classic large-fruited tomatoes.
JCLIP Jumbo Trellis Clips
These jumbo plastic trellis clips are larger than standard tomato trellis clips and form a 1 inch circle around stem and trellis line or cage wire compared to a ¾ circle on most tomato trellis clips ( as shown in photo ). These have been so popular over the years that we now only offer this size and have discontinued the smaller size shown in photo.
These are very handy when you are using bamboo stakes or clipping larger pepper plant stems. Clips have side openings for ventilation and have a quick release feature that allows you to move them during the year as the plant grows. Use them year after year. Excellent for vine crops as well and staking any young plant.
8SER76 Mancan Buckwheat ( For Verticillium Wilt Control )
Buckwheat can be helpful in managing Verticillium wilt, a soilborne fungal disease, by enhancing soil health through its ability to scavenge phosphorus and add nitrogen. A study on potatoes showed that treating soil with nitrogen and phosphorus multiple times can significantly reduce Verticillium wilt, and buckwheat excels in this regard. Additionally, buckwheat can act as a green mulch when it's no longer needed.
Buckwheat is a plant of many uses. Though frequently used culinarily as a cereal grain, buckwheat is actually a seed—it’s also a great source of fiber, vitamin B6, and minerals such as magnesuim and zinc. It is naturally gluten-free and can be purchased roasted, as unroasted groats, as noodles, or in flour form. It has been eaten in Asian and Eastern European countries for centuries, but is now becoming increasingly popular in the west due to its many health benefits.
Buckwheat has a deep earthy and nutty flavor. In its unroasted form it is pale green and usually sprouted, and it is labeled as "groats." When you see buckwheat in its light tan form, it has been roasted. Roasted buckwheat, commonly known as "kasha," is tender and grain-like, and it works well in porridge. Despite having "wheat" in the name, buckwheat is in fact gluten-free.
Summer annual which can be used as a green manure crop. An early maturing wheat suitable for almost any type soil. Seeds remain on stalk after ripening, providing food over extended period of time. Buckwheat has a short growing season, maturing in 10 to 12 weeks. It is quickly killed by frost.
Benefits of Buckwheat Cover Crops: Quick cover. Few cover crops establish as rapidly and as easily as buckwheat. Its rounded pyramid- shaped seeds germinate in just three to five days. Leaves up to 3 inches wide can develop within two weeks to create a relatively dense, soil shading canopy. Buckwheat typically produces only 2 to 3 tons of dry matter per acre, but it does so quickly—in just six to eight weeks. Buckwheat residue also decomposes quickly, releasing nutrients to the next crop.
Weed suppressor. Buckwheat’s strong weed suppressing ability makes it ideal for smothering warm-season annual weeds. It’s also planted after intensive, weed-weakening tillage to crowd out perennials. A mix of tillage and successive dense seedings of buckwheat can effectively suppress Canada thistle, sowthistle, creeping jenny, leafy spurge, Russian knapweed and perennial peppergrass. While living buckwheat may have an allelopathic weed-suppressing effect, its primary impact on weeds is through shading and competition.
Phosphorus scavenger. Buckwheat takes up phosphorus and some minor nutrients (possibly including calcium) that are otherwise unavailable to crops, then releasing these nutrients to later crops as the residue breaks down. The roots of the plants produce mild acids that release nutrients from the soil. These acids also activate slow-releasing organic fertilizers, such as rock phosphate. Buckwheat’s dense, fibrous roots cluster in the top 10 inches of soil, providing an extensive root surface area for nutrient uptake.
Thrives in poor soils. Buckwheat performs better than cereal grains on low-fertility soils and soils with high levels of decaying organic matter. That’s why it was often the first crop planted on cleared land during the settlement of woodland areas and is still a good first crop for rejuvenating over-farmed soils. However, buckwheat does not do well in compacted, droughty or excessively wet soils.
Quick regrowth. Buckwheat will regrow after mowing if cut before it reaches 25 percent bloom. It also can be lightly tilled after the midpoint of its long flowering period to reseed a second crop. Some growers bring new land into production by raising three successive buckwheat crops this way.
Soil conditioner. Buckwheat’s abundant, fine roots leave topsoil loose and friable after only minimal tillage, making it a great mid-summer soil conditioner preceding fall crops in temperate areas.
Nectar source. Buckwheat’s shallow white blossoms attract beneficial insects that attack or parasitize aphids, mites and other pests. These beneficials include hover flies (Syrphidae), predatory wasps, minute pirate bugs, insidious flower bugs, tachinid flies and lady beetles. Flowering may start within three weeks of planting and continue for up to 10 weeks.
TWT317 Guardian Gold Marigold
Guardian Gold Marigold (Tagetes patula) is a specialized French marigold developed not only for its brilliant golden-yellow flowers, but also for its remarkable ability to help protect gardens from destructive soil pests. Widely recognized as one of the most effective biological controls for root-knot nematodes, Guardian Gold works beneath the soil surface while providing a vibrant display of cheerful blooms above ground. It is an outstanding companion plant for vegetable gardens, raised beds, and sustainable growing systems where reducing pest pressure naturally is a priority.
Garden Uses:
Guardian Gold is ideal for vegetable gardens, raised beds, borders, containers, companion planting, and pollinator gardens. It is especially valuable when planted near tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, beans, cucumbers, melons, and other crops susceptible to nematode damage. The bright flowers also make attractive edging plants while providing season-long color and beneficial insect activity.
Growing Information:
Sow seeds indoors 4 to 6 weeks before the last frost or directly outdoors after frost danger has passed. Cover seeds lightly with soil and maintain temperatures of 70-75°F. Germination generally occurs within 5 to 10 days. Plants thrive in full sun and well-drained soil and tolerate summer heat exceptionally well. For maximum nematode suppression, plant generously throughout vegetable beds rather than using only a few isolated plants.
Natural Pest Control Benefits:
Guardian Gold is renowned for its superior effectiveness against harmful root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne species), microscopic soil pests that attack plant roots and reduce crop production. Extensive trials have demonstrated nematode reduction rates approaching 99% when used as part of a proper garden management program. The plant's roots naturally produce bioactive compounds, including thiophenes, that are toxic to many species of harmful nematodes and can significantly reduce both active populations and egg production in the soil.
Unlike chemical nematicides that may require repeated applications, Guardian Gold works naturally as the roots grow throughout the season. Many gardeners and commercial growers use it as a cover crop or companion planting strategy to improve soil health while reducing pest pressure. In numerous situations, it has proven more effective than many traditional chemical control methods.
Early Warning System for Thrips:
Guardian Gold also serves as an effective indicator or "trap plant" for thrips populations. Research has shown that thrips are often attracted to marigolds up to two weeks earlier than they are detected on standard sticky traps. This allows gardeners and growers to identify potential infestations sooner and take corrective action before economically important crops are affected.
Pollinator and Beneficial Insect Value:
While protecting roots below ground, Guardian Gold simultaneously supports beneficial insects above ground. The bright flowers attract bees, butterflies, hoverflies, ladybugs, lacewings, parasitic wasps, and other beneficial predators that help control aphids, whiteflies, caterpillars, and additional garden pests. This dual role makes Guardian Gold one of the most useful companion plants available for organic and sustainable gardening.
Historical Significance:
French marigolds have been used in companion planting programs for decades. Scientific research into their pest-control abilities began in earnest during the twentieth century, leading to the identification of specific varieties with superior nematode-suppressing capabilities. Guardian Gold represents one of the most advanced examples of this breeding effort.
Interesting Facts:
Unlike many companion planting claims that rely primarily on folklore, the nematode-suppressing abilities of French marigolds are supported by extensive scientific research. The roots actively produce compounds that help reduce harmful nematode populations while leaving most beneficial soil organisms unharmed. Few ornamental flowers offer such a powerful combination of beauty and practical garden utility.
Seedman Notes:
Guardian Gold is one of the most valuable companion plants a gardener can grow. Its bright golden blooms provide excellent ornamental value, but its true strength lies beneath the soil. We strongly recommend planting it throughout vegetable gardens where nematodes have been a problem or where preventative protection is desired. Few flowers work harder for the gardener than Guardian Gold.
Quick Facts:
Botanical Name: Tagetes patula
Common Name: Guardian Gold Marigold
Plant Type: Annual
Height: 10-14 inches
Spread: 10-12 inches
Bloom Color: Golden yellow
Light: Full sun
Soil: Well-drained
Bloom Season: Summer until frost
Pollinator Friendly: Excellent
Companion Plant: Outstanding
Nematode Control: Up to 99% reduction in trials
Thrips Monitoring: Excellent trap plant
Heat Tolerance: Excellent
Difficulty: Easy
Rating: ★★★★★
Jim's Plant Growth Stimulator
Please note that this is not a plant food or fertilize, this is a combination of natural ingredients intended to improve plant growth. Many greenhouse growers and commercial farms use a combination of these ingredients in their growing process. We have been using this formula in our gardens, fields and greenhouses since 1992, and we use it on everything we grow. We would not make this available to our customers if we did not firmly believe that it does enhance the growth and health of plants that it is applied to.
To see the results for yourself, we advise using it on some plants and not on others and see the difference.
Note: We only ship this product to addresses inside the USA.
The following ingredients are used in making Jim's Plant Growth Stimulator:
Gibberellic Acid
Gibberellic Acid is a member of a type of plant hormone called Gibberellins, which regulate the growth rate of plants. It was first discovered in Japan, in 1935 as a result of the study of a condition
common in rice plants called "foolish seedling" disease, which caused the plants to grow much taller than normal. The effects of gibberellins weren't widely understood until years later.
Gibberellic Acid is EPA approved, and is commercially used to grow most fruits and vegetables we eat.
B1 Vitamins and Plant Hormones
We add a blend of plant vitamins and hormones to stimulate plant growth and allow the plant to absorb food
from the soil quicker and also assimilate micronutrients that they may not normally be able to absorb due to various soil conditions.
Micronutrients
All plants benefit from micronutrients, so we've added a humic acid base with Boron (B), Copper (Cu), Iron (Fe), Manganese (Mn), Molybdenum (Mo), Sulfur (S) and Zinc (Zn) in our solution.
Other ingredients
We also add a natural detergent additive that causes the sprayed on solution to "stick" to the plant leaves until the solution is absorbed by the plant, this detergent also discourages insects from feeding on the leaves for a short time after the solution is applied.
Each 8 ounce bottle of JPG01 Plant Growth Stimulator makes 16 gallons spray-on solution, you can also use a drench and pour it around the base of the plant if you prefer. The bottle comes with a 1/2 ounce measuring spoon, simply mix a half ounce of plant growth stimulator with a gallon of water and spray onto the plants, or drench the soil around the plant. :
Spray plants weekly, best to apply in early morning/late evening. Start spraying when plants are young. Can be sprayed onto vegetable plants upto harvest. Mix 1/2 ounce stimulator with one gallon of water.
JPG01 Plant Growth Stimulator
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