(Aunt Ruby's German Green Heirloom Tomato, Beefsteak Tomato, Tomato)

Meaty, flavorful tomatoes with a sweet and spicy flavor make 'Aunt Ruby's German Green' a worthwhile heirloom tomato for the garden. The globe-shaped tomatoes mature up to 1 pound (.5 kg) and have predominantly medium to light yellow-green skin with some yellow or green streaks. Begin to harvest about 80 days after planting seedlings outdoors. Sow seeds indoors six to eight weeks before the last spring frost date in your area. This vining (indeterminate) tomato plant remains productive until plants...

(Austin's Red Pear Tomato, Tomato)

A very productive vining (indeterminate) cherry tomato, 'Austin's Red Pear' forms fruits shaped like little pears (or 15-watt incandescent light bulbs). This heirloom came from Dale Austin's garden in Washington State. The mid-season fruits are harvestable anywhere from 75 to 80 days after planting seedlings. Start seeds indoors six weeks prior to the last spring frost date. The taste of the fruits is superbly rich. Use 'Austin's Red Pear' for fresh eating or salads. When grown from seed, it's not...

(Azoychka Tomato, Beefsteak Tomato, Tomato)

A Russian heirloom tomato variety, 'Azoychka' is a beefsteak type that produces citrus-flavored yellow fruits. Tomatoes are ready to harvest anywhere from 70 to 85 days after seeds germinate and are ideal for eating fresh. The mid-season tomatoes have a complex blend of acid, fruit and traditional tomato flavors.

The garden tomato is a short-lived tender perennial vine that is grown as an annual crop. Its compound leaves are medium green, hairy and have a strong fragrance. Some vines have thick,...

(Beam's Yellow Pear Tomato, Tomato)

Golden yellow, pear-shaped cherry tomatoes are produced in tremendous numbers on 'Beam's Yellow Pear'. Fruit flavor is said to be superbly sweet but zesty. This heirloom came from Indiana gardener, John Hartman. The mid-season fruits are ready for harvest anywhere from 70 to 80 days after planting seedlings outdoors. Start seeds indoors six weeks prior to the last spring frost date in your area. This variety even works well in planters and large patio containers. A cooler summer temperature regime...

(Beefmaster Tomato, Tomato)

This super slicing tomato is an extremely popular hybrid with dark red, meaty fruit weighing up to two pounds each. It is a short-lived tender perennial vine that is grown as an annual. Its compound leaves are medium green, hairy, have a strong fragrance and are not to be eaten. Edible fruits appear when days and nights are warm and can usually be harvested within 70 to 75 days after germination. This is an indeterminate, or vining, variety and will grow best if staked, trellised or caged.

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(Better Boy Tomato, Tomato)

Fast growing and vigorous, ‘Better Boy’ is one of the most popular hybrid tomatoes in the market today and for good reason. This vining tomato produces large, meaty, flavorful, red fruits that often weigh over one pound each. Its compound leaves are medium green, hairy, have a strong fragrance and are not to be eaten. Edible fruits appear when days and nights are warm and can usually be harvested within 75 days after germination. Because this is an indeterminate, or vining, variety plants require...

(Better Bush Tomato, Tomato)

The slicing tomato ‘Better Bush’ is a high-yielding, determinate type with VFA pest and disease resistance. Its meaty round red fruits are medium-sized, juicy and full-flavored. They are produced early, around 68 days after germination and are ideal for fresh eating in salads and sandwiches.

The garden tomato is a short-lived tender perennial vine that is grown as an annual crop. Its compound leaves are medium green, hairy and have a strong fragrance. Mature vines produce star-shaped yellow...

(Big Beef Tomato, Tomato)

The big slicing tomato ‘Big Beef’ is an indeterminate type with VFFNTASt pest and disease resistance. This 1994 All-American Selections winner offers big flavorful tomatoes with old-time rich taste. They are deep red, produced in abundance and ready for harvest around 73 days after germination.

The garden tomato is a short-lived tender perennial vine that is grown as an annual crop. Its compound leaves are medium green, hairy and have a strong fragrance. Mature vines produce star-shaped yellow...

(Big Rainbow Tomato, Slicing Tomato, Tomato)

The huge, golden, beefsteak-type fruits of this amazing heirloom tomato are beautifully streaked with red marbling both inside and out. Sweet, mild and juicy in flavor, this variety is ideal for salads, sandwiches and fresh eating, and looks sensational sliced and served on a platter. The tasty fruits are borne generously on sprawling, indeterminate (vine-like) plants, and ripen approximately 80 to 102 days after planting seedlings. ‘Big Rainbow’ is reportedly resistant to numerous foliar diseases.

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(Big Zebra Tomato, Tomato)

The massive red and green striped tomatoes of 'Big Zebra' have a mild, sweet flavor. This vining or indeterminate tomato produces 1- to 2-pound (0.5 to 1 kg) fruits 80 to 85 days after planting seedlings. Start seeds indoors six weeks before the last spring frost date and transplant seedlings outdoors after the frost date. These beefsteak tomatoes are deeply lobed like a pumpkin and also have colorful inner flesh making them ideal for colorful sliced tomato salads.

The garden tomato is a short-lived...