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The Complete Tomato Guide

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Tomato Categories


  • Slicing are the most commonly grown, used for a wide variety of processing and fresh eating.

  • Beefsteaks are large tomatoes often used for sandwiches and similar applications.

  • Plum or pear or pastes are bred with higher solids content for use in tomato sauce.

  • Cherry are small and round, often sweet, generally eaten whole in salads.

  • Grape are smaller and oblong, a variation on plum tomatoes, used in salads.

  • Early tomatoes bear fruit even where nights are cool.


Tomato Classifications


Determinate or bush types bear a full crop all at once and top off at a specific height. They are good choices for container growing and for canning. They require little or no staking, of the plant.


Indeterminate varieties develop into vines that never top off and continue producing until killed by frost. They are preferred by home growers who want ripe fruit throughout the season.


Days to Harvest

Average days from the time transplants are set out until the first fruit is ripe.


Heirloom Tomatoes

A tomato is considered to be an heirloom when the seed has been saved and grown at least 50 years. Heirloom tomatoes are grown for their superior taste. They are less disease resistant than most hybrids.


Arkansas Traveler

  • Slicer

  • Medium Size

  • 6 oz

  • Indeterminate Class

  • 85 Days to Harvest


Black Krim

  • Slicer

  • Medium/Large Size

  • 12 oz

  • Indeterminate Class

  • 80 Days to Harvest


Oxheart

  • Slicer

  • Medium

  • 12 oz

  • Indeterminate Class

  • 75 Days to Harvest


Rutgers

  • Slicer

  • Medium Size

  • 7 oz

  • Determinate Class

  • 74 Days to Harvest


Brandywine Pink

  • Beefsteak

  • Large

  • 12 oz

  • Indeterminate Class

  • 90-100 Days to Harvest


Cherokee Purple

  • Beefsteak

  • Large

  • 12 oz

  • Indeterminate Class

  • 70-80 Days to Harvest


German Giant

  • Beefsteak

  • Large

  • 2 lbs

  • Indeterminate Class

  • 77 Days to Harvest


Marriage Big Brady

  • Beefsteak

  • Large

  • 12 oz

  • Indeterminate Class

  • 78 Days to Harvest


Mortgage Lifter

  • Beefsteak

  • Medium/Large

  • 2 lbs

  • Indeterminate Class

  • 70-80 Days to Harvest


San Marzano

  • Plum

  • Medium

  • 4 oz

  • Indeterminate Class

  • 80 Days to Harvest


Red Pear

  • Pear

  • Small

  • 4 oz

  • Indeterminate Class

  • 75 Days to Harvest


Yellow Pear

  • Pear

  • Small

  • 1 Inch

  • Indeterminate Class

  • 70-80 Days to Harvest


Hybrid Tomatoes


Hybrid tomato plants tend to be heavier producers, and sometimes combine unusual characteristics of heirloom tomatoes with the ruggedness of commercial tomatoes. Hybrid tomato varieties are generally produced by plant breeders, which select two compatible tomato varieties and cross-breed them. Many hybrid varieties are bred for common disease resistance or tolerance.


Better Boy

  • Slicer

  • Large Size

  • 12 oz

  • Indeterminate Class

  • 70-80 Days to Harvest


Better Bush

  • Slicer

  • Medium Size

  • 8 oz

  • Determinate Class

  • 68 Days to Harvest


Big Boy

  • Slicer

  • Large Size

  • 16 oz

  • Indeterminate Class

  • 78 Days to Harvest


Celebrity

  • Slicer

  • Medium Size

  • 10 oz

  • Semi-Determinate Class

  • 70 Days to Harvest


Celebrity Bush

  • Slicer

  • Medium Size

  • 10 oz

  • Determinate Class

  • 70 Days to Harvest


Champion II

  • Slicer

  • Medium Size

  • 10 oz

  • Indeterminate Class

  • 65 Days to Harvest


Champion II Bush

  • Slicer

  • Medium Size

  • 9-12 oz

  • Determinate Class

  • 65 Days to Harvest


Container’s Choice

  • Slicer

  • Medium Size

  • 8 oz

  • Determinate Class

  • 70 Days to Harvest


Early Girl

  • Slicer

  • Medium Size

  • 5 oz

  • Indeterminate Class

  • 60 Days to Harvest


4th of July

  • Slicer

  • Small Size

  • 4 oz

  • Indeterminate Class

  • 49 Days to Harvest


Golden Jubilee (Yellow)

  • Slicer

  • Medium Size

  • 8 oz

  • Indeterminate Class

  • 72 Days to Harvest


Jetstar

  • Slicer

  • Medium Size

  • 8 oz

  • Indeterminate Class

  • 72 Days to Harvest


Lemon Boy (Yellow)

  • Slicer

  • Medium Size

  • 7 oz

  • Indeterminate Class

  • 72 Days to Harvest


Patio Kabab

  • Slicer

  • Small Size

  • 2 Inches

  • Determinate Class

  • 65 Days to Harvest


Patio Megabite

  • Slicer

  • Medium Size

  • 4 oz

  • Determinate Class

  • 70 Days to Harvest


Super Fantastic

  • Slicer

  • Medium Size

  • 10 oz

  • Indeterminate Class

  • 70 Days to Harvest


Tasty Merlot

  • Slicer

  • Medium Size

  • 10 oz

  • Indeterminate Class

  • 65 Days to Harvest


Tasty Yellow (Yellow)

  • Slicer

  • Medium Size

  • 6 oz

  • Indeterminate Class

  • 65 Days to Harvest


All-Star

  • Beefsteak

  • Medium Size

  • 7 oz

  • Determinate Class

  • 65 Days to Harvest


Big Beef

  • Beefsteak

  • Large Size

  • 12 oz

  • Indeterminate Class

  • 70-80 Days to Harvest


Bush Beefsteak

  • Beefsteak

  • Medium Size

  • 8 oz

  • Determinate Class

  • 72 Days to Harvest


Marglobe

  • Beefsteak

  • Medium Size

  • 6 oz

  • Determinate Class

  • 72 Days to Harvest


Supersteak

  • Beefsteak

  • Large Size

  • 1-2 lbs

  • Indeterminate Class

  • 80 Days to Harvest


Health Kick

  • Plum

  • Small Size

  • 4 oz

  • Determinate Class

  • 72 Days to Harvest


La Roma III

  • Paste

  • Medium Size

  • 5 oz

  • Determinate Class

  • 75 Days to Harvest


Tomatillo

  • Husk

  • Small Size

  • 2-3 oz

  • Indeterminate Class

  • 65 Days to Harvest


Cherry & Grape Tomatoes Varieties


Chocolate Cherry

  • Cherry

  • Large Size

  • 1 Inch

  • Indeterminate Class

  • 70 Days to Harvest


Gardener’s Delight

  • Cherry

  • Large Size

  • 1 Inch

  • Indeterminate Class

  • 60 Days to Harvest


Heartbreaker

  • Cherry

  • Large Size

  • 1.5 Inches

  • Determinate Class

  • 90 Days to Harvest


Indigo Rose

  • Cherry

  • Large Size

  • 2 oz

  • Indeterminate Class

  • 75-80 Days to Harvest


Large Red Cherry

  • Cherry

  • Large Size

  • 1 Inch

  • Indeterminate Class

  • 80 Days to Harvest


Patio Tasty Cherries

  • Cherry

  • Small Size

  • .75 Inch

  • Determinate Class

  • 66 Days to Harvest


Sun Sugar (Yellow)

  • Cherry

  • Small Size

  • .5 Inch

  • Indeterminate Class

  • 62 Days to Harvest


Supersweet 100

  • Cherry

  • Large Size

  • 1 Inch

  • Indeterminate Class

  • 55-68 Days to Harvest


Sweet Chelsea

  • Cherry

  • Large Size

  • 1.5 Inches

  • Indeterminate Class

  • 65 Days to Harvest


Tumbler

  • Cherry

  • Large Size

  • 1.25 Inches

  • Determinate Class

  • 45 Days to Harvest


Juliet

  • Grape

  • Small Size

  • 1 oz

  • Indeterminate Class

  • 55-68 Days to Harvest


Red Grape

  • Grape

  • Small Size

  • .75 Inch

  • Indeterminate Class

  • 60 Days to Harvest


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