Slicing Tomato – Aunt Ruby’s German Green
A German heirloom brought to this country in the early 1900s by the grandfather of Ruby Arnold of Greenville, TN. 1-2 lb. fruit is bright green with a ruby blush on the blossom end ...
Slicing Tomato – Beefsteak
One of the most famous of all heirloom tomatoes, large, bright red, 1-2 lb. fruit have rich, savory tasting flesh. Fairly prolific plants.
Sow indoors 6 weeks before transplanting outside. Plant seed ½ in. deep. Transplant outside after ...
Slicing Tomato – Big Rainbow
Introduced in 1983, but may be the tomato described in 1893 as Thorburn’s Lemon Blush. A magnificent, bi-color tomato, golden yellow with a dramatic bright red blush at the blossom end. Flesh is sweet, richly flavored. ...
Slicing Tomato – Black Krim
A Russian heirloom brought from Krim, Ukraine in 1990. Huge, 2-3 lb. black-reddish brown fruit are exotically shaped. Deep red flesh is absolutely delicious, largely savory but with some sweetness. Plants are very prolific for large ...
Slicing Tomato – Brandywine
An Amish Heirloom first introduced in 1885. Large 1-2 lb. red to pinkish-red fruits. Red flesh has a savory to mildly sweet flavor.
Sow indoors 6 weeks before transplanting outside. Plant seed ½ in. deep. Transplant outside after ...
Slicing Tomato – Cherokee Purple
A Cherokee Indian heirloom from Tennessee introduced before 1890. 10-16 oz. fruit are deep reddish brown with green shoulders and brick red flesh. Flesh is richly flavored, mildly sweet.
Sow indoors 6 weeks before transplanting outside. Plant ...
Slicing Tomato – Costeluto Genovese
One of the most beautiful heirloom tomatoes – an Italian heirloom. Flattened, deeply ribbed, stunningly red fruit has mildly sweet flavor. Possibly first described in 1553. Believed to be one of the first tomatoes brought from ...
Slicing Tomato – Eva Purple Ball
A German heirloom from the Black Forest Region. Sometimes called “The Perfect Tomato” because of its perfectly round, smooth shape and magnificent scarlet color. Fruit is 6-8 oz. Flesh is sweet and delicious. Plants are ...
Slicing Tomato – German Red Strawberry
A German heirloom from the Oxheart family of tomatoes. Fruit is unusual in that it is fragrant and very large for an oxheart tomato. 1-2 lb. fruit is brilliant red, with a strawberry shape and ...
Slicing Tomato – Great White
“This white is the greatest”, Amy Goldman from her book, The Heirloom Tomato. Introduced in 1991 by Glecklers Seedsmen from seed acquired 8 years before from a customer. Large 1-2 lb. creamy white fruit has sweet, ...
Slicing Tomato – Green Zebra
One of the most famous heirloom tomatoes, introduced in 1983 by Thomas P. Wagner, legendary tomato developer. 3-6 oz. fruit is striped green with bright green flesh. Flesh is acidic, but highly flavorful’ Plants are fairly ...
Slicing Tomato, Great Container Plant
Japanese Black Trifele
Neither Japanese, nor black, this tomato is a Russian heirloom that cannot decide what it wants to be when it grows up. The fruit is supposed to be pear-shaped with green shoulders that intensify ...
Slicing Tomato – Kellogg’s Breakfast
One of the best, if not the best, yellow-orange beefsteak-type tomatoes. Fruit is sweet and savory – delicious. For a large tomato, plants are quite prolific.
Sow indoors 6 weeks before transplanting outside. Plant seed ½ in. ...
Slicing Tomato – Marglobe
Developed by the USDA using traditional breeding techniques and introduced in 1925, this is the quintessential canning tomato. 6-8 oz. bright red fruit is meaty, acidic.
Sow indoors 6 weeks before transplanting outside. Plant seed ½ in. deep. ...
Slicing Tomato – Mortgage Lifter
Developed in the 1930s by M. C. Byles of Logan, WVA, this is undoubtedly the most famous heirloom tomato of all time. This pinkish-red, beefsteak-type tomato produces 2- 3 lb. fruit with deeper red flesh that ...
"Slicing Tomato – Mr. Stripey
An English heirloom developed for greenhouse growing in the cool, wet climate of the UK, this delicious tomato is generally red with gold stripes emanating in a starburst pattern from the blossom end. Fruits are 1-2 ...
Slicing Tomato – Paul Robeson
A Russian Heirloom named to honor the great African American singer, actor, football player and civil rights activist. Large 1-2 lb. blackish-red fruits with rich savory flavor.
Sow indoors 6 weeks before transplanting outside. Plant seed ½ ...
Slicing Tomato – Pineapple
One of the great orange bi-color, beefsteak-type tomatoes grown for decades in American gardens. The 2+ lb. fruit is golden orange with a red Rorschach inkblot design that starts at the blossom end and carries through the ...
Slicing Tomato – Purple Calabash
A Texas heirloom developed by the Texas USDA using traditional breeding techniques in the late 1970s. The deeply ribbed, purplish black, 8-12 oz. fruit has good, savory flavor.
Sow indoors 6 weeks before transplanting outside. Plant seed ...
Slicing Tomato, Good Cold Weather Variety – Red Siberian
A Russian heirloom introduced to America in the 1980s. This is an exceptional cold weather tomato setting fruit when the temps dip below 70 degrees. The small, 2 oz., red fruit have ...