Amish Paste

IND (85 days) The ultimate sauce tomato, sweet and meaty, large, red, heart shaped, up to 12 oz., big yields, needs trellising, Amish heirloom.

Anna Russian

IND (70 days) Large, juicy, sweet, pinkish red, heart shaped, approximately 1 lb. Superb flavor, early, wispy vines (typical of many heart shaped tomatoes), originally from Russian immigrant, handed down to Oregon woman, from several generations of her family.

Arkansas Traveler

IND (75 days) A University of Arkansas 1960's introduction known for its ability to produce abundantly, even in hot dry weather. Medium sized, 6-8 oz., rose pink, crack and disease resistant, incredibly delicious.

Aunt Ginny's Purple

IND (80 days) Deep pink beefsteak. 12-16 oz. fruit. Smooth with little cracking. Good yields. Juicy and delicious...rivaling Brandywine for taste and more productive.

Aunt Ruby's German Green

IND (85 days) Unique green beefsteak. Scrumptious spicy sweet taste. Pink blush on blossom end creates lovely picture with the neon green fruit. Quite disease tolerant. German family heirloom passed down by Ruby Arnold of Greeneville, TN.

Barnes Mountain Orange

Barnes Mountain Orange - IND (90 days) Kentucky heirloom. Large beefsteak, brilliant orange fruits that deliver flavor and yields. Bring some sunshine into your kitchen with this delicious tomato. Some disease resistance; vigorous plants need staking.

Black Krim

IND (80 days) Dark red purple tomato. Rich, Sweet, full bodied flavor, 10 to 12 oz. heavy producers, popular in taste trials. Heirloom fromthe Crimean peninsula of the Black Sea of Russia.

Black Prince

IND (75 days) Deep garnet colored medium size fruit. Smooth and round, juicy and tender, fruity and full of flavor. Local treasure from Irkutsk, Siberia. One of our favorites.

Blue Ridge Mountain

IND (80 days) Large, 1 lb., pink, beefsteak with good old fashion tomato flavor. Tall, vigorous, potato leaf vines, a personal favorite of ours.

Brandywine, Pink

(Sudduth/Quisenberry Strain) - IND (80 days) The most popular heirloom. Prized for it's distinctively flavored fruit. Dark reddish, pink, large 1-2 lb. fruit. Borne on vigorous potato leaf plants. Not particularly disease resistant. "As fine a tasting tomato as ever was grown," said tomato guru Ben Quisenberry who got the seed from Mrs. Sudduth. It had been in her family over 100 yrs. Perennial winner of taste tests around the country. Legendary Amish heirloom from the 1880's.

Brandywine, Red

(Landis strain) - IND (75 days) Big yields of 8-12 oz. perfect, red globes exploding with intense flavor. Vigorous, healthy plants make an excellent heirloom for all to try. Little historical info available, but probably from the Brandywine River in eastern Pa.

Brandywine, Yellow

(Platfoot Strain) - IND (80 days) Moderate yields of deep golden beefsteak tomatoes in the 1 lb. range. Complex and rich taste. Potato leaf variety from Gary Platfoot of Ohio. Tolerant of foliage diseases. Sturdy, vigorous, solid performer. "The" Yellow Brandy to grow.

Cherokee Purple

IND (80 days) Pre 1890 Tennessee heirloom reportedly of Cherokee Indian origin. Passed down from J D Green to Craig LeHoullier to Seed Savers Exchange. Large, 10-12 oz, beautiful, deep dusky rose color. Absolutely delicious, sweet and rich flavor. Disease resistant, Southern heirloom.

Costoluto Genovese

IND (78 days) Unique, Italian, main season tomato. A classic component of the cuisine of the Piedmont region of Italy. 8 oz deep red flattened globes with heavily scalloped edges, juicy and full flavored. Great for slicing, or cooking down into rich and pungent sauce. Disease resistant and heat loving, vigorous vines bear heavy yields of this specialty tomato.

Dr. Wyche's Yellow

IND (85 days) One of the best yellow beefsteaks, turning golden yellow when mature. Meaty and dense with a deep and richly complex taste. Dr. Wyche lived on a mountainside near a zoo and liberally fertilized with zoo doo creating lush gardens.

Eva Purple Ball

IND (75 days) late 1800's heirloom from Black Forest region of Germany. Smooth, round, tender, 6-8 oz pinkish-red fruit, juicy, delicious, all purpose tomato. Outstanding performance in all climates, with excellent disease resistance.

Garden Peach

IND (80 days) Small, 2-3 oz yellow tomatoes with pinkish blush and slightly fuzzy, just like a peach. Sweet and fruity flavor. This heirloom must be grown to be appreciated.

German Johnson

IND 78 days. Old heirloom from NC and VA. Large, nicely shaped 1 lb. red fruit. Meaty with few seeds. Great old time flavor. Good for slicing and canning. Very productive.

Green Zebra

IND (80 days) Unusual, and visually exquisite tomato, beautiful chartreuse, with deep lime green stripes, delicious, tangy, 3-4 oz fruit, perfect for slicing into wedges for salads. Developed by tomato breeder Tom Wagner of Tater Mater Seeds. A favorite of chefs and specialty markets.

Jersey Devil

IND (80 days) Hard to find, old variety fondly remembered by many gardeners for its 4-6" long, tapered red fruit, shaped like banana peppers. Very meaty and sweet, with few seeds. Great for sauce, salsas and fresh eating. Gorgeous red, impressive yields, wonderful taste.

Large Pink Bulgarian

IND (85 days) Gorgeous, deep pink fruit against rich green foliage combined with superb taste. Flavor is big and bold yet complex, sublime. Flesh is firm and dense. Average 1 lb. but can reach 3 lbs. Loads up early with blemish free fruit in tight clusters.

Martino's Roma

- DET (75 days) This Italian heirloom produces overwhelming yields of 2-3 oz Romas on plants with heavy cover of deep green, rugose foliage. Typical paste tomato flavor.

Mule Team

IND (80days) A real "workhorse" of a tomato. Great choice for a "main crop", all-purpose tomato. Notable for uniform, red, 8-12 oz fruit on disease resistant vines that bears continuously until frost. Well balanced flavor in a tomato that can compete with the hybrids.

Opalka

IND (75 days) One of the best long, red, paste or sauce tomatoes. Sweet, refreshing taste, can be eaten fresh off the vine. Vigorous plant with high yields of 6-8 oz., 4-6", red, elongated fruit. From Poland.

Peacevine Cherry

IND (75 days) Unbelievable cherry tomato. Produces tresses of small 3/4" delicious red tomatoes. Just keeps on producing. Uniquely high in vitamin C, and gamma amino butyric acid, a body sedative that calms jitters!

Persimmon

IND (80 days) Beautiful, persimmon colored , rose-orange fruits, range from 1 - 2 lbs. Deep oblate fruit, quite meaty, with few seeds, and a taste that's fruity, and out of this world. A real favorite.

Principe Borghese

DET (75 days) "The traditional Italian tomato for drying!". Traditionally grown in Southern Italy, these 2" long, red, plum shaped tomatoes bear heavily, ripen early, and hold well on the plant. Meaty with little juice and few seeds. Unbelievable! Sweet, tart, tomato essence is beautifully concentrated when dried!

Riesenstraube

IND (75 days) Most unusual German heirloom red cherry saved by Carolyn Male. Originally from East Germany, but also grown by PA Dutch as early as 1850's. The name means "giant bunch of grapes." Bouquet type blossoms turn into bunches of 20-40 small, oval, red fruit with pointed ends. Excellent, full flavored taste similar to that of beefsteak tomatoes.

Rutgers

IND (75 days) An old fashion classic developed in the 1920's. Delicious old timey flavor, highly productive. 6-10 oz juicy red tomatoes. Great for canning.

Striped German

IND (78 days) Incredibly beautiful tomato with flavor to match. Huge, bicolored and ribbed fruit. Yellow with red starting at blossom end. Striking slicer with fruity taste. A must!

Thai Pink

IND (75 days) One of our favorites! Small, oval, 2 inch, iridescent pink fruit. Flesh is smooth and sweet with real tomato flavor. Incredible yields. Heirloom from Thailand. Hard to find, but definitely worth growing.

Yellow Pear

IND (75 days) Eye catching heirloom documented pre- 1800's, shaped exactly like little yellow pears. 1-2 oz fruit is sweet and mild, low in acid. Children might think of them as garden candy. Fruit born in heavy clusters on large sprawling plants.

These varieties have already sold out for 2012.

Aker's West Virginia

IND (75 days) Big yields of beautiful, deep red, oblate fruit, 10-16 oz., in clusters on attractive, vigorous plant. Fabulous, full and well balanced flavor. Great heirloom from W. Va.

Andrew Rahart's Jumbo Red

IND (85 days) Large, vigorous plant with heavy yields of 1-1 1/2 lb. red, beefsteak tomato. Rich, deep, old time tomato flavor. Good disease resistance. This is the kind of delicious juicy tomato to eat over the sink. Andrew Rahart lived north of New York City and collected seeds from local immigrants.

BASINGA

IND (80 days) Exceptionally beautiful yellow beefsteak holding its light lemony yellow coloration throughout. Perfect for those who crave a mild sweet taste. Moderate to heavy producer of 1/2 - 1 lb. fruit. Sparse foliage, could use some shade. Family heirloom, origin unknown.

Black From Tula

IND (80 days) This unconventional tomato has green shoulders and dusky rose black color when ripe. Wonderful rich and sweet flavor. Heavy foliage cover and moderate yields of 10-12 oz. fruit on this family heirloom from the Ukraine.

Box Car Willie

IND (80 days) Very heavy crop of good sized 6 to 10 oz. smooth, red tomatoes with delicious flavor. Mainstay crop.

Break O' Day

IND (75 days) A workhorse producing smooth 8-12 oz. scarlet red globes in abundance. True old fashioned tangy tomato flavor. This 1923 cross between Marglobe and Marvana won't let you down in any way, rivaling the hybrids in production.

Brianna

IND (85 days) Sweet rich flavored pink beefsteak with Celtic origins. Large plant with heavy cover of potato leaf foliage. Huge blossoms the size of marigolds. 1 lb. fruit with dense flesh.

Bulgarian Triumph

IND (80 days) Perfect, 2-4 oz., red, fruit in cluster of 4-6 ripening evenly with never a blemish. The ambrosial taste, strong and sweet really packs a wallop. Its Bulgarian origins belie its superior flavor. Vigorous sprawling plant with high yields.

Chris Ukrainian

IND (85 days) Heavy producer of very large light pink beefsteaks in the 1-2 lb. range. Quite meaty with nicely balanced sweet taste. Another excellent Ukraine family heirloom.

Cuostralee

IND (80 days) Huge, red beefsteaks. 1-3 lbs. Intense and pure classic tomato flavor. Production is consistent, and even the plant is huge. Seed from Norbert Parreira of Hellimer, France.

Dona O.P.

IND (70 days) Open pollinated version of the wonderful French gourmet hybrid tomato 'Dona'. Heavy crop of beautiful, smooth 4-6oz. globes. Perfectly balanced flavor. Good disease resistance.

Dr. Carolyn

IND (70 days) The most flavorful yellow, cherry tomato. Excellent balance of sweet and tart, and depth of flavor. 1" diameter fruit in clusters of 6 on large, vigorous vines. Named in honor of the great heirloom tomato lady, Dr. Carolyn Male. (selected from a sport of 'Galinas')

Druzba

IND (85 days) One of the finest heirlooms. Deep red globes, 8-16 oz., pack a robust taste. High yields of uniformly blemish free fruits, tolerant of diseases. Truly a tomato for the masses, of Bulgarian origins, the word means "friendship".

Earl Of Edgecombe

IND (85 days) New Zealand heirloom with superb flavor, high yields. Visually exciting deep glowing orange, 6-10 oz. meaty fruit with pronounced, robust flavor, rich, sweet and tart all at once.

German Red Strawberry

IND (85 days) "Easily one of the best tasting tomatoes I've ever grown" says Carolyn Male..."The aroma is enchanting, providing a delightful preview of the pleasure to come". High yields of 1 lb.+, red, variable, but often, strawberry shaped fruit.

Gogosha

IND (85 days) The lightest pink beefsteak. Mouthwatering taste, sweeet, rich and juicy. Good yields of 1 lb.+ fruit. Heavy canopy of potato leaf foliage, especially tolerant of diseases. Brought to America in late 1800's from Tarnipal region of Ukraine by Tonya Gogosha's family.

Golden Delight

IND (60 days) Full size, golden yellow fruit. Succulent flesh with few seeds. Excellent flavor, sweet and slightly acidic.

Golden Queen ( USDA strain)

-IND (75 days) Full, sweet tomato taste in 6-10 oz fruit. Beautiful yellow with a pink blush on the blossom end. This is the original strain described by the seedsman Livingston in 1882. We love it.

Hugh's

IND (90 days) Popular clear yellow, 1-2 lb. beefsteaks. Outstanding, sweet, yet strong, complex flavor. Superb taste combined with very heavy yields. Family heirloom dating back to 1940 from Madison County, Indiana.

Jaune Flammee

IND (70-80 days) Small, 2-3 oz. tomatoes with very big taste that bursts in your mouth. Uniquely colored tomato, orange skin with reddish interior, like a blood orange. Very high yields on this fairly resistant plant from France.

Manyel

IND (70 days) Perfect, clear yellow globes, 10-16 oz. with wonderful lemony flavor with a touch of sweetness. Big yields. Said to be of Native American origin, Manyel means "many moons".

Mary Ann

IND but compact (80 days) Extremely consistent performer, reddish orange beefsteaks. Vigorous plant with heavy dark green foliage and good disease resistance. Simply a nice old fashioned flavor. Sets fruit well in warmer climates.

Matina

IND (70 days) Excellent early variety with the full bodied taste of a good beefsteak. Absolutely perfect small red globes produced in abundance on huge plants with potato leaf foliage. German commercial heirloom.

Mortgage Lifter, Estler's

IND (85 days) The biggest and most prolific of all the Mortgage Lifter strains. 1 lb.+ pinkish red fruit with excellent flavor. Dating back to 1922, this seed is from the original Estler family stock.

Nepal

IND (80 days) Originally from the Himalayan Mountains. Large, 10-12 oz. tomatoes, scarlet red, smooth, with an intense tomato flavor. Matures earlier than most large fruited types. Heat and disease resistant, with abundant yields.

Noir De Crimee

IND ( 75 days) A dark red/purplish/black tomato with great taste, yield, and productivity. Rich, dusky sweet flavor. 4-6 oz. fruit. Interesting Russian heirloom.

Olena Ukrainian

IND (80 days) Large, 1-2 lb, blemish free, deep pink beefsteaks, with gorgeous canopy of potato leaf foliage. Impressive yields, with intense flavor, sweet but tangy. Disease resistant. Originally from Olena Warshona from Odessa, Ukraine.

Page German

IND (80 days) Wonderfully full flavored, large red beefsteak from the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Rasp Large Red

IND but compact (90 days) Wonderful taste, solid performer. For those who like the strong taste of old-fashioned tomatoes. Authoritative and complex, balance of tart and sweet. Deep red globes in 10-12 oz. range in clusters. Steady yields. From T. Rasp of Cheektowaga, NY.

Rose

IND (78 days) Rivals Brandywine for taste. Deep pinkish red and smoother than Brandywine. Every bit as large, meaty and flavorful with better yields.

Russian 117

IND (80 days) Superlative heirloom. Unique because of its double, flat, heart shaped fruit. Robust and balanced flavor, juicy and meaty. Excellent productivity. Large 1-2 lb. blemish free fruit. Wow!

Sandul Moldovan

IND (80 days) Vigorous plants with high yields of lovely deep pink beefsteaks. Dense creamy flesh witih a sugary nectar treasured by many heirloom afficianados. The Sandul family of Moldova brought these when immigrating to the US.

Santa Clara Canner

IND (90 days) Italian heirloom believed to be responsible for the start of the tomato canning industry in California. Smooth flavored with thick walls, these reddish orange beefsteaks are perfect for canning.

Sophie's Choice

DET (70 days) Unique, compact plant, 18-24 inches tall with extra early ripening red, 6-8 oz. fruit. High yields of full bodied but smooth flavored tomatoes. Heavy foliage cover and quite disease tolerant. Likes moist soil and cool climates. Family heirloom form Edmonston, Canada.

Stupice

IND -but compact (60 days) A garden mainstay originally from Czechoslovakia. Prized for bearing extra early, yet productive 'til frost. 3-4 oz, red juicy, fruits have a depth of flavor and wonderful balance of sweetness and tartness. Disease resistant, potato leaf variety.

Super Sioux

IND (75 days) Outstanding tomato. Very attractive, 4-6 oz. red globes with excellent flavor. Does well in really hot weather when others quit.

Tangella

IND (80 days) Vibrant orange, 2-3 oz. globes in clusters of 7-9. Grown for their intense flavor, distinctively tart. Borne in abudance. Larger than cherries, doesn't split like others. Developed by Glasshouse Crops Research Institute in England.

Tappy's Finest

IND (77 days) West Virginia heirloom from before 1948, originally from Italian seed stock named for Tappy, who selected it for regular shape, small cores, few seeds and fine flavor. Very large, 16 oz or more, pink red, meaty and delicious fruit. Winner of flavor trials.

Valencia

IND (76 days) Heirloom variety from Maine. Beautiful, large, sunny orange fruit, 8-10 oz tomatoes are smooth and firm and meaty with good true tomato flavor. Ripens early.

White Queen

IND (85 days) White to pale ivory to light yellow with pink blush at blossom end. Absolutely outstanding yields of 6-8 oz. fruit. Wonderfully creamy flesh with sweet and fruity flavor.

Yellow Perfection

- Originally from a famous old British seed company. Small, 2 oz, yellow slicer is juicy with thin skin, productive and delicious.

Zogola

IND (85 days) Luscious deep red beefsteaks. Out produces all others. Taste equal to its huge fruit. Rich and tangy, noble and strong. Tons of meaty tomatoes on disease resistant plants from Poland.