(Redfield Beauty Heirloom Tomato, Tomato)

The heirloom variety 'Redfield Beauty' produces tasty, medium-sized "slicer" tomatoes on vigorous, fruitful vines. Harvest of the squat, rounded, reddish-pink fruits begins about 80 days after seedlings are planted out. This open-pollinated variety grows true to type from saved seed. It originated in the late nineteenth century as a seedling of 'Livingston Beauty'.

Tomatoes are short-lived tender perennials that are usually grown as annuals. Their medium to dark green, hairy, compound leaves...

(Plum Tomato, Tomato)

The prolific and disease resistant 'Roma VF' produces high yields of oval to pear-shaped, meaty, flavorful red tomatoes with dense flesh and few seeds. The fruit of this mid-season hybrid make delicious pasta sauce, paste, or even ketchup.

The tomato is a warm season vegetable grown for its delicious fruits. 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...

(Roman Candle Tomato, Sauce Tomato, Tomato)

The tomato variety 'Roman Candle' produces flavorful, thick-fleshed, "banana-type" tomatoes on indeterminate vines. Harvest of the glossy-yellow, teardrop-shaped, 4-inch-long (10 cm) fruits begins about 85 days after seedlings are planted out. Their dense, tasty, pale-yellow flesh is good for into salsas and pasta sauce. This open-pollinated variety grows true to type from saved seed.

Tomatoes are short-lived tender perennials that are usually grown as annuals. Their medium green, hairy, compound...

(Beafsteak Tomato, Rose Heirloom Tomato, Tomato)

An Amish heirloom variety from New Holland, Pennsylvania, 'Rose' produces juicy, hearty-flavored, beefsteak-type tomatoes on leafy, vigorous vines. Harvest of the meaty, reddish-pink, 4-inch-wide (10 cm) fruits begins about 75 days after seedlings are planted out. They are excellent for slicing into salads or sandwiches, or for cooking into sauces. This open-pollinated variety grows true to type from saved seed.

Tomatoes are short-lived tender perennials that are usually grown as annuals. Their...

(Paste Tomato, Rosso Sicilian Heirloom Tomato, Tomato)

Also known as 'Russo Sicilian Togetta', this Sicilian heirloom variety produces flattened, deeply ribbed, gourd-shaped tomatoes on indeterminate vines. Harvest of the 4-inch-wide (10 cm), thick-walled, vivid-red fruits begins about 80 days after seedlings are planted out. Fragrant and tasty, they are good for slicing into salads or for cooking into pasta sauce. This open-pollinated variety grows true to type from saved seed.

Tomatoes are short-lived tender perennials that are usually grown as...

(Plum Tomato, Tomato)

This larger-fruited variant of a classic Italian heirloom tomato is prized for the making of rich, delicious sauces, and said to be superior in flavor. The 4-inch-long (10 cm), teardrop-shaped, bright red fruits are borne abundantly on indeterminate vines, and are ready for harvest about 80 days after seedlings are planted out. The meaty fruits are well suited for cooking, canning, or eating fresh. This open-pollinated heirloom variety grows true to type from saved seed.

Tomatoes are short-lived...

(Plum Tomato, Tomato)

This old Italian heirloom is prized for the making of rich, delicious sauces, and is considered by many to be the best variety for this purpose. The red, elongated, tapered fruits are borne abundantly on indeterminate vines, and ripen approximately 80 days from sowing.

Plant tomatoes in full sun and fertile, well-drained, slightly acid garden loam after all danger of frost has passed. Seedlings may be started indoors under grow-lights several weeks ahead of time, and should be hardened off...

(Canning Tomato, Sheboygan Tomato, Tomato)

A long-time favorite of Lithuanian immigrants to northern Wisconsin, 'Sheboygan' produces large yields of meaty, flavorful "paste tomatoes" on large vining plants. Harvest of the 4-inch (10 cm), teardrop-shaped, reddish-pink fruits begins about 80 days after seedlings are planted out. They are well-suited for canning and cooking. This open-pollinated heirloom variety grows true to type from saved seed.

Tomatoes are short-lived tender perennials that are usually grown as annuals. Their medium...

(Siberian Tomato, Tomato)

A Russian heirloom tomato that thrives in short, cool summers, 'Siberian' produces large yields of early-ripening "cherry tomatoes" on low, lax-stemmed, determinate plants. Harvest of the 2-inch (5 cm), egg-shaped, bright red fruits begins about 60 days after seedlings are planted out. Plants typically produce 2 to 3 flushes of flowers and fruit per summer. A good "ornamental edible" for containers and mixed borders, this open-pollinated variety grows true to type from saved seed. It is distinct...

(Silvery Fir Tree Tomato, Tomato)

Named for its attractive, fine-textured, gray-green foliage, the Russian heirloom tomato 'Silvery Fir Tree' makes a good "ornamental edible" for containers and mixed borders. The compact, bushy, determinate plants produce large yields of tasty, bright red, 3-inch (7.5 cm) fruits. They ripen very early in the tomato season, about 60 days after seedlings are planted out. This open-pollinated variety grows true to type from saved seed.

Tomatoes require full sun and fertile, well-drained, slightly...