Master List of Tomato Varieties for the Home Garden
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Master List of Tomato Varieties for the Home Garden
Master List of Tomato Varieties for the Home Garden
Summer is too brief to not have homegrown tomatoes. Whether you live in the suburbs, the city, a farm, stead, a farm, townhouse, condo or apartment... you can grow some tomatoes!.
Below is our master mater list, certainly the most complete on the internet (if I've missed any - tell me)and send photos of your tomatoes!
And this page explains how to easily, inexpensively grow your own tomato plants from seed, for about 50 cents per plant ,
So scroll down to find your perfect homegrown tomatoes for this year's garden!
Where to buy the seeds
Click the name of the tomato in the Variety name column - if it is blue, that's a link to an online seller of the seeds. You can get more information, see photos, etc. I look for the best prices at the most reliable sellers and sources I can find, like Amazon, Burpee, etc. I use this list every year myself! And, in many cases, the se online prices are as good or better than local stores.
Plant growth
- Determinates bear a crop all at once and stop. Good if you're only planning to can some tomatoes, since you get a big crop all at once.
- Indeterminates keep growing and producing until frost, so they bear a much larger crop than determinant varieties.
Days to Harvest
This is a general estimate under best conditions of how many days after your transplant the seedlings into the garden or contain until you harvest the first tomato.
Tomato size
We've broken it down into the general size categories:
- Small - less than 7 ounces, usually a cherry or pear tomato for salads - Size of a marble up to a ping pong ball
- Medium - Usually a slicer or an early tomato 8 to 11 ounces, golf ball to tennis ball size
- Large - 11 to 15 ounces, almost a pound, tennis ball to almost baseball size
- Very large - over 1 lb, could be the size of a softball
Disease Resistance
See the table at the end of the table for abbreviations. Mostly, it's the hybrids that have disease resistance, but there are a couple of heirlooms that do. .
If your area gets frequent rains and it is hot and humid, you definitely need the disease resistant varieties.
Related Pages
- Master List of Heirloom Tomato Varieties
- How to Grow Tomatoes in Your Yard or Patio - Everything you need to know
- Starting tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, broccoli, lettuce and other vegetables from seed
at 1/10 the price at Home Depot, Lowes, Wal-Mart or the nursery - Tomato plant diseases - symptoms and what to do
- Master list of paste / Roma canning tomatoes
- Master list of disease-resistant tomato varieties
Master List of Tomato Varieties
Variety name (click for more info
and to purchase seeds)
and to purchase seeds)
Type
Color
Heirloom or Hybrid
Days to Harvest
Tomato size
<7 oz Small
8 - 11 Oz Medium
12 - 15 large
>15 Very large
<7 oz Small
8 - 11 Oz Medium
12 - 15 large
>15 Very large
Plant growth
Determinate or Indeterminate.
Determinate or Indeterminate.
Disease Resistance
- See abbrv key following this table
- See abbrv key following this table
Description, photos notes and other seed sources
Slicer
Red
Hybrid
75
Medium
Determinate
F1, V
10-12 oz. with good flavor. lower in acid, resists cracking.Plum
Red
Heirloom
55
Small
Indeterminate
Early for short-season summers. About 2 oz. each.
Beefsteak
Orange
Heirloom
85
Very large
Indeterminate
Large tomatoes up to 5 inches across and weighing up to 2 poundsBeefsteak
Red
Hybrid
65
Large
Indeterminate
12 to 14 oz holds texture and flavor long after picking.Salad
Orange
Heirloom
80
Medium- large
Indeterminate
Beautiful 3 to 4" round and very productive.
Applegate
Salad
Red
Hybrid
75
Medium
Indeterminate
F1, N, TMV
Good flavor, clusters of fruit
Beefsteak
Yellow with red
Heirloom
80
Medium
Indeterminate
4-inch,
1 lb., sweet, well-balanced
Beefed Up Beesteak
Beefsteak
Red
Hybrid
75-80
Very Large
Indeterminate
Up to 2 lbs,
Ferry-Morse
Beefsteak
Red
Hybrid
75-80
Large
Indeterminate.
V, F1, N, A, St.
High heat tolerance and high
yield, large, meaty fruits that up to a pound. Beefsteak
Red
Heirloom
75-80
Very Large
Indeterminate
Slicer
Red
Hybrid
75
Medium
Indeterminate
F1, V, N
Heavy yields , 8 oz fruit , long season. Burpee
Beefsteak
Red
Hybrid
75-80
Very Large
Indeterminate
F1, V, N
10-16oz (284-454g) Burpee
hybrid around for decades, but always reliable. Resistance to Verticillium Wilt, Fusarium Wilt Race 1, NematodesSlicer
Red
Hybrid
75
Medium
Determinate
F2, V, TMV
Overall good quality, shelf life, flavor, and disease resistance. Semi-determinate plants
Slicer
Red
Hybrid
73
Large
Indeterminate
F2, N, St/L, A, TMV
AAS Winner. Old-time tomato flavor, early to bear, and highly disease resistant. A good choice in any
climate.
Ferry-MorseSlicer
Red
Hybrid
75
Medium
Indeterminate
HR: A/F2/FOR/St-L/ToMV/ToTV/V, IR: Ma/TSWV
Beefsteak with improved disease resistance.
7 ½ to 8 ½ ounces, with old-time tomato flavor, an improved variety of Big Beef, bigger and sweeter.
Paste
Red
Hybrid
80
Large
Indeterminate
Huge paste tomato with disease resistance Burpee
Big Mama Hybrid
Beefsteak
Multi
Heirloom
85
Very Large
Indeterminate
Burpee
Big Rainbow
, also simply called "Rainbow" or Rainbow Beefsteak. Mild, sweet flavor, 1 lb to 2 lbs.Salad
Red
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
68
Medium
Determinate
2-3", round tomatoes,
great canning and salad tomato.
Beefsteak
Red , dark, with black
Heirloom
80-90
Large
Indeterminate
rich, dark purple-black color and smoky, sweet flavor. Large, beefsteak-type tomatoes
Cherry
Red , dark, with black
Heirloom
70
Small
Indeterminate
Dusky brown, large grape-size fruit. Rich black tomato flavor. Prolific vines.Beefsteak
Dark red
Heirloom
80
Large
Indeterminate
Dark red / black and dark green, 12 oz, rich flavor, much like a slightly larger Cherokee Purple, Burpee, Ferry-MorseBeefsteak
Chocolate-red
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
70
Large
Indeterminate
Flattened, ribbed big beefsteak tomatoesBeefsteak
Chocolate-red
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
70
Medium
Indeterminate
Round, 2-inch (2-3 oz.) tomatoesSlicer
Red with black and green
Heirloom
75
Medium
Determinate
Medium sized fruits with brown-black skins and pink shoulders. Rich, tangy tomato flavor. A hardy Russian heirloom.
Cherry
Multi
Hybrid
60
Small
Indeterminate
Very sweet tomato flavor in 1 oz. colorful fruit
Cherry
Red with black and green
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
75
Small
Indeterminate
Sweet, slightly smoky flavor. 2-4 oz
Salad
Red with black and green
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
55
Small
Indeterminate
3-4 oz "cluster" tomato. Fruit are deep red in color and have a nice tomato flavor. Production is really good,
Salad
Red
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
76
Medium
Indeterminate
Canning tomato. Medium-sized fruits
Salad
Red
Hybrid
75
Medium
Determinate
contains high Lycopene, up to 50% more than regular varieties. bred to stay on the vine until fully ripened yet remain firm after!
Burpee
Slicer
Red
Hybrid
69
Large
Determinate
Standard beefsteak hybrid with few seeds, disease resistant plants
Beefsteak
Pink
Hybrid
78
Large
Indeterminate
Burpee just says "disease-resistance"
Brandywine hybrid, Burpee 
says it has flavor of Brandywine heirloom tomato with a tidier growth habit, improved disease-resistance and bigger, earlier yields. Large pink fruits up to 5
1/2" across. They claim it has more disease resistance than Brandywine heirloom, but I have not seen any difference in years I grew both.
says it has flavor of Brandywine heirloom tomato with a tidier growth habit, improved disease-resistance and bigger, earlier yields. Large pink fruits up to 5
1/2" across. They claim it has more disease resistance than Brandywine heirloom, but I have not seen any difference in years I grew both. Brandywine
(pink)
Beefsteak
Pink
Heirloom
78
Very Large
Indeterminate
Burpee Brandywine Pink
. Simply incredible flavor. The only tomato that may beat its taste is Cherokee Purple.Beefsteak
Red
Heirloom
75-80
Very Large
Indeterminate
Burpee redder version of Brandywine. They also have a yellow version. All very similar.Slicer
Red
Hybrid
80
Very large
Indeterminate
HR: F/ToMV/V,
IR: N
IR: N
Solid, meaty, and flavorful, 12 - 18 Ounces.
also sold by SeedsNSuch
Resistant to: Fusarium Wilt (Race 1), Nematodes, Tobacco Mosaic Virus, Verticillium
Wilt
Cherry
Striped pink, purple, or yellow/orange bi-color;
Hybrid
70
Medium
Indeterminate
CR
Just under 2 oz.
Slicer
Red
Hybrid
63
Medium
Determinate
Burpee variety. It is very early, but kind of flavorless. But I usually plant a couple because it is the first tomato I can
harvest and still better than store-bought greenhouse tomatoes.
Salad
Red
Hybrid
75
Indeterminate
Indeterminate
ToMV
Withstands late blight and fruit cracking. 2 oz fruits in clusters
Slicer
Red
Hybrid
70
Indeterminate
Indeterminate
F1, St/L, N, TMV, ToMV, V
Round fruit , early tomato.
Beefsteak
Pink
Heirloom
80
Indeterminate
Indeterminate
1-2 pound, globe-shaped, pleated, pink-red like Brandywine in popularity and flavor. One of the best known and best-tasting Russian
tomatoes.
Slicer
Red
Hybrid
72
Medium
Determinate
Slicer
Red
Hybrid
70
Medium
Determinate
V, St/L, A, HR: F2, HR: ToMV
Improved Celebrity tomato (an AAS Winner). Fruits are larger than the original Celebrity, 7 to 8 ozs.Beefsteak
Yellow / red
Hybrid
75
Large
Indeterminate
Scab
10 - 12 oz. each. Globe-shaped.
Heavy yielders.
Heavy yielders.
Beefsteak
Orange
Heirloom
75
Large
Indeterminate
HR: TMV
AAS Winner. Earlier and more productive than most orange beefsteaks.
9 to 16 ounces
Beefsteak
Dark red with black
Hybrid
78
Medium
Indeterminate
10 - 12 Ounces, a cross between Cherokee Purple and Carbon Tomatoes. Purple beefsteak tomatoes, outstanding heirloom flavor with higher
yields and early maturity, less cracking and blemishing. SeedsNSuch
Beefsteak
Dark red
Heirloom
85
Large
Indeterminate
Beefsteak
Pink
Heirloom
78
Large
Indeterminate
Heavy crops of early large-fruited heirloom
Cherry
Dark red / black
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
70
Small
Indeterminate
Dark, port-wine colored 1 inch round fruit.Cherry
Dark red / black
Heirloom
70
Small
Indeterminate
Dark, port-wine colored pear-shaped tomatoes with a very long season.Cherry
Dark red / black
Hybrid
50-55
Small
Indeterminate
1 ounce cherry tomato, Burpee
Cherry
Dark red / black
Hybrid
70
Medium
Indeterminate
Early and Late Blight resistance
From England, it does well in cool, cloudy weather and northern climates. High yield of 5-oz (141-g) , Burpee
Cherry
Red
Hybrid
72
Small
Indeterminate
F2, V, LB, ToMV
Excellent for the greenhouse or outdoors. Round 7 oz tomatoes
Cold Set
Slicer
Red
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
65
Large
Determinate
3-4 inch fruits.
Slicer
Red
Hybrid
70
Medium
Determinate
F2, V
6 to 8 oz. flattened, beefsteak-type fruits.
Beefsteak
Red
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
80
Large
Indeterminate
Old very popular heirloom in Italy with flattened fruit with ribbing. Rich, flavorful, flesh.
Slicer
Red
Hybrid
75
Medium
Indeterminate
V, N, LB, TMV
Red juicy with clusters of medium-sized round fruit
Paste
Red
Heirloom
85
Medium
Indeterminate
moderately disease resistant.
Italian heirloom , ribbed pear-shaped fruit,
ox-heart type from the Ligurian coast town of Albenga, Italy. They have meaty centers and narrow seed cavities and dense flesh making
them great for flavourful sauces. Weigh up to 200 grams.Slicer
Pink / red
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
85
Large
Indeterminate
Large pinkish-red oxheart, 4" tomatoes. Italian Heirloom.
Slicer
Pink
Hybrid
75
Large
Indeterminate
F1, V, N, LB
Big, pink, globe-shaped heirloom
Blend of sweet and acid like an heirloom
Paste
Paste
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
60
Small
Indeterminate
(Also called Debarao). 3-4 oz., oval , for snacking, sauces and salads.
Slicer
Red
Heirloom
77
Very Large
Determinate
Slicer
Red
Hybrid
63
Medium
Determinate
Burpee small early hybrid. Better fklavor than
store-bought, but we only plant a couple of plants because it is the first larger than a cherry that we harvest.Cherry
Chocolate red
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
75
Indeterminate
2 oz. fruits with rich flavor. for fresh, sauces, pastes and canning.
Cherry
Orange
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
80
Small
Indeterminate
Sweet, pear-shaped , small < 1"Beefsteak
Red
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
75
Large
Indeterminate
8-18 oz fruit, with vertical ribs. Great fresh with few seeds.
Cherry
Red
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
65
Small
Indeterminate
Old time favorite cherry tomato, popular in England... where it is considered a big tomato!Slicer
Red
Hybrid
70-75
Large
Indeterminate
10 ounces, Italian flavor from Costoluto Genovese crossed with Brandywine. Heavy producer of squat, pleated slicer tomatoes, Burpee
Cherry
Cherry
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
65
Small
Dwarf Determinate
AB, SP
GREAT for container growing.
Beefsteak
Pink
Heirloom
80
Large
Indeterminate
1 lb, some up to 2 lbs,
Sweet, meaty, few seeds from Germany.
Beefsteak
Red
Heirloom
85
Very large
Indeterminate
Originated in Ohio in the 1930s. Great size and flavor, can weigh up to 5 pounds, 2 lbs is common, 3 to 5 inches across. SeedsNSuch
Beefsteak
Red
Heirloom
80
Very large
Determinate
Oxheart shape with heirloom flavor. VERY
popular for its flavor and size.Glitter
Cherry
Orange
Hybrid
70
Small
Indeterminate
Oval (grape) cherry with high sugar content .
Gold Spark
Cherry
Yellow
Hybrid
68
Small
Indeterminate
CR, LM, ToMV
Yellow grape
Salad
Orange
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
72
Medium
Indeterminate
Mild flavor, low acidity, 2 1/2"-3" fruits 6 to 7 oz. aGolden Rave
Plum
Golden-yellow
Hybrid
70
Small
Indeterminate
1-2 oz. fruits.
Golden Rave Hybrid
Cherry
Orange
Hybrid
65
Small
Indeterminate
1-2 oz. fruits, 2 long.
Slicer
Yellow / gold
Hybrid
70
Medium
Indeterminate
Juicy fruits, mild and sweet,
Beefsteak
Red
Hybrid
78
Medium
Indeterminate
F1, V, N, St/L
Flattened, pleated fruit 3 1/2 inches wide and 1
3/4 inches tall.
Cherry
Green-yellow
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
70
Small
Indeterminate
Oval striped yellow and green with a green interior. Sweet, juicy, tropical flavor.
Salad
Green-yellow
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
75
Medium
Indeterminate
Green skin with mottled gold streaks. 1 ½” - 2 ½”
Cherry
Green-yellow
Hybrid
65
Small
Determinate
Sweet and delicious flavor, 1 1/2 - 2 oz. juicy, plum shaped. Great for containers.
Paste
Red
Hybrid
75
Small
Indeterminate
F1
Combination of San Marzano and Cream Sausage 2–3 oz oval paste tomatoes
Beefsteak
Red with yellow
Heirloom
85
Large
Indeterminate
Bi-color 1 pound heavy producer.Cherry
Orange
Hybrid
75
small
Indeterminate
Tall-ground with very sweet, round cherry tomatoes, BurpeeSlicer
Red
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
85
Very large
Indeterminate
Large reddish-pink oxheart fruits often 1 lb or more and firm and meaty. For paste, canning or fresh use.Indigo Cherry Drops
Cherry
red with black-purple
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
65
Small
Indeterminate
1" to1 ¼" fruits,
Indigo Rose
Cherry
purple-red
Heirloom
75
Small
Indeterminate
1-2 oz. high in anthocyanin
Isis Candy
Cherry
shades of reds to yellows, usually with golden flesh
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
67
Small
Indeterminate
Round 1" fruits.
Salad
apricot-orange
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
75
Small
Indeterminate
Large cherry size.
Slicer
Bright, golden-orange
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
80
Small
Indeterminate
Good disease resistance
AAS Winner. , 2 1/2 to 3 inches in diameter, average 6 to 8 ozCherry
Red
Hybrid
60
Small
Indeterminate
F1, N, AB, LB, CR
AAS Winner. 2 1/2"-long 2 oz
sweet, firm grape shaped fruitCherry
Red
Hybrid
60
Small
Indeterminate
SP
Elongated, grape-like clusters of sweet fruits
Koralik
Cherry
Red
Heirloom
61
Small
Determinate
Round cherry tomato
Paste
Red
Hybrid
76
Medium
Determinate
F1, V, N, St/L, A
Classic
Roma type paste tomato, 5-8 oz, Excellent for canning, pastes, and sauces.Slicer
Red
Hybrid
72
Medium
Determinate
HR: TMV, HR: F2, IR:St/L, IR: TYLCV
Globe-shaped 8-12 oz.,
Slicer
Pink-brown with metallic green stripes.
Heirloom
70
Large
Indeterminate
Flattened, medium, beefsteak fruit.
Large Red Cherry
Cherry
Red
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
80
Small
Indeterminate
1"-1¼”-diameter
Cherry
Yellow
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
55
Small
Determinate
1 inch round, sweet cherries.Beefsteak
Red
Hybrid
72
Large
Indeterminate
General disease resistance
A popular French variety, 10-oz (283-g) fruits
that don't crack like other Marmande varieties. Burpee says it has great disease resistanceSlicer
Red
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
66
Medium
Determinate
Good for short summers. 3-4 inch .
Salad
Red
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
75
Medium
Determinate
Good disease resistance
First released in 1925, it has 8-10 oz globe-shaped
fruit.
Paste
Red
Hybrid
70-75
Medium
Indeterminate
Excellent saucing tomatoes. Hybrid of San Marzano
and Cream Sausage. 2 - 3 ounce tomatoes ripen early.Beefsteak
Pink
Hybrid
81
Large
Indeterminate
LB
Introduced in 2020 by SESE]. Great flavor and few seeds. Developed for resistance to Late Blight. SeedsNSuch
Minibel
Cherry
Red
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
65
Small
Determinate
Plants are only a foot high Excellent choice for containers.
Beefsteak
Pink-Red
Heirloom
80
Very Large
Indeterminate
Up to 4 lb.; average 2 1/2 lb. Dates back to the 1930's. There's a story about a man, "Radiator Charlie", who grew this tomato during the Depression sold them from his
truck and paid off his
mortgage, hence the name "Mortgage Lifter", Also sold by Burpee
Mortgage Lifter
Beefsteak
Red
Hybrid
80
Very Large
Indeterminate
ab, asc, vw, fw1, rkn
Compared to "Mortgage Lifter" above, it has increased disease-resistance, more uniform fruit, ripening
earlier, as it is much smaller. Becomes red with Large but NOT huge like the original Mortgage Lifter
10-14 oz. fruits, although slightly smaller than the original Mortgage Lifter. The plants are much more productive. 6-7 ft. tall plants bear until frost. Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
Cherry
Red
Hybrid
72
Small
Indeterminate
F2, V
Supersweet, Campari-type tomato. round, 2 oz fruits
Slicer
Red
Hybrid
75
Small
Determinate
HR: F3/LB/TSWV/V,
IR: AB/N
IR: AB/N
AAS Winner. Excellent resistance to Late Blight,
Salad
Red with yellow stripes
Heirloom
65
Small
Indeterminate
Huge crops of small to medium sized 1.5"
to 2" tomatoesSlicer
Red
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
78
Medium
Indeterminate
flattened round, medium-sized, 8-1/2 oz. and 2-1/2 to 3
Slicer
Pink
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
75
Medium-large
Indeterminate
8 to 16 oz. ribbed, flattened shape, Heavy yielder.
Nova
Grape
Orange
Hybrid
65
Small
Determinate
Beefsteak
Orange
Heirloom
75
Very Large
Indeterminate
Salad
Red
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
70
Small
Determinate
V
Early variety 3-5 oz f Almost
seedless which makes them great for ketchup and sauces.
Slicer
Red with green-black shoulders
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
80
Very Large
Indeterminate
20 oz beefsteak
Peron
Cherry
Red
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
70
Small
Semi-Determinate
Fairly disease resistant. 3-6 oz,.
Slicer
Dark pink with green stripes
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
70
Large
Indeterminate
Excellent Heirloom flavor. 8-12 oz fruits.Beefsteak
Pink
Heirloom
80
Very Large
Indeterminate
Very large Polish heirloom
Paste
Red
Hybrid
72
Medium
Indeterminate
HR: F1, ToMV, V, IR: TYLCV
San Marzano hybridBeefsteak
Red
Heirloom
80
Very Large
Indeterminate
True heirloom, introduced in 1891 by Peter Henderson, big 1 to 2 lb flattened, lobed beefsteak
with a deep, rich old time heirloom tomato flavor. Also sold by SeedsNSuch
Beefsteak
Red
Heirloom
80
Very Large
Indeterminate
A very large 1 to 2 lbs heirloom, also sold by 
Burpee.
Burpee.Paste
Red
Hybrid
72
Small
Indeterminate
HR: F2/V/ToMV
San Marzano for greenhouse.4-6 oz tomatoes.
Cherry
Red
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
75
Small
Determinate
Grape, plum shaped, with few seedsBeefsteak
Pink
Heirloom
72
Very Large
Indeterminate
16 oz tomato, ribbed with excellent flavor.
Purple Zebra
Salad
Green-streaked, deep red
Hybrid
70
Medium
Indeterminate
LB, LM, ToMV, TSWV, TYLCV, V
skin, billiard-ball-sized , very disease resistant
Cherry
Red
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
40
Small
Indeterminate
German heirloom 1- 2 ounce fruits
Red Pear
Salad
Red
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
75
Small
Indeterminate
pear-shaped , good for canning and pickling. 2 long fruit
Slicer
Red
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
80
Small
Indeterminate
Deeply ribbed, up to 5 oz. F
Paste
Red
Heirloom
76
Small
Determinate
Moderate disease resistance
Red, pear-shaped fruits that are nice and meaty, with very few seeds. Well-known paste-type tomato, perfect for sauces, pastes and ketchup.Paste
Red
Hybrid
76
Small
Determinate
F1, V, N, A, LB
Improved Roma, with better disease resistance. fruits that are nice and meaty, with very few seeds. Well-known paste-type tomato, perfect for sauces, pastes and ketchup.Slicer
Red
Heirloom
80
Small
Determinate
An Italian heirloom. Striking deep red, ribbed fruits weigh up to 6 oz. and have firm, meaty flesh. Thin skin bruises easily, so fruits should be
handled with care. Perfect for sauces and pastes.
Slicer
Red
Heirloom
70
Medium
Indeterminate
Old standby, said to be used by Campbell's Soups in NJ for their tomato soups
Paste
Red
Heirloom
65-70
Medium
Indeterminate
This is THE heirloom Italian paste tomato varietyy used
by chefs in Italy for Neapolitan sauces, pizza sauces, marinaras, spaghetti sauce. It is the primary variety of the Naples region of ItalySan Marzano Gigante
Plum
Red
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
70
Small
Determinate
Italian tomato aka Gran Merito. 2-4 oz
Sean's Yellow
Slicer
Yellow
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
70
Small
Indeterminate
6-8 oz. Fruit, plants are 2-3 ft tall, great for small spaces and containers.
Sebastopol
Cherry
Red
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
75
Small
Indeterminate
Large 3/4" heirloom red cherry.
Siletz
Slicer
Red
Heirloom
60
Medium to large
Determinate
F1, V
10 ounce, 4" in size, almost seedless.
Beefsteak
Red
Hybrid
75-80
Very Large
Indeterminate
Burpee
Steakhouse tomato
is a very large (up to 3 lbs) improved hybrid version of the large beefsteaks like Porterhouse, for better strength and disease resistenceStupice
Salad
Red
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
52
Medium
Indeterminate
2-3 inch fruits. Very sweet, and Cold-tolerant
Sugar Plum Grape
Cherry
Red
Hybrid
75
Small
Indeterminate
F1
1 inch grape-shaped fruit
Slicer
Yellow
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
75
Large
Indeterminate
F1, V
Like Jubilee with strong Fusarium Wilt resistance.
Slicer
Red
Heirloom
80
Very large
Indeterminate
Improved beefsteak with larger yields and larger tomatoes. Burpee
Slicer
Red
Hybrid
70
Small
Determinate
disease-resistant
A good choice for growing in containers
Beefsteak
Red
Hybrid
Medium
Indeterminate
F1, V, CR
10 oz tomatoes, with Resistance to
Verticillium Wilt, Fusarium Wilt Race 1Cherry
Red
Hybrid
65
Small
Indeterminate
Round, 1" diameter. One of the best red
cherry tomatoesBeefsteak
Red
Hybrid
80
Large
Indeterminate
One of the world's largest beefsteaks, up to 3 lbs. (1362 g), and high yields with heirloom flavor. Burpee Supersteak Hybrid
Surender's Indian Curry
Salad
Red
Hybrid
70
Small
Determinate
2”, slightly flattened fruit
Sweet Gold
Cherry
Yellow
Hybrid
65
Small
Indeterminate
Heavy producer of sweet yellow cherry tomatoes
Sweet Million
Cherry
Red
Hybrid
65
Small
Indeterminate
F1, TMV
Super-sweet cherry, larger than Sweet 100.
Sweetie
Cherry
Red
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
70
Small
Indeterminate
Very sweet cherry
Slicer
Red
Open-Pollinated, Hybrid
85
Medium
Dwarf Determinate
8-12 oz beefsteak type
Tasty Pink Beefsteak
Slicer
Pink-Red
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
75
Very large
Indeterminate
16 to 20 oz. but go up to 3 pounds
Taxi
Salad
Yellow
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
70
medium
Determinate
4-6 oz
Plum
Red
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
75
Medium
Determinate
Paste-type, elongated, pointed, 5"-6" fruits, up to 3 oz, heirloom from Naples, Italy. .
Terenzo
Cherry
Red
Hybrid
56
Small
Dwarf Determinate
AAS Winner. 1¼” across. Good for containers and hanging basket.
Salad
Red with yellow stripes
Heirloom
65
Small
Indeterminate
Huge crops of 1½”-2" tomatoesTomatoberry
Cherry
Red
Hybrid
55
Small
Indeterminate
F1, ToMV
High-yielding with 1x1 inch. fruit
Salad
Chocolate red
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
75
Small
Indeterminate
2-3 ounce, small, round, and firm with green/red stripes and a very dark interior and have fairly thick walls
Salad
Green
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
75
Small
Indeterminate
2 to 3 oz. green fruits with dark green stripes. .
Plum
Red
Hybrid
67
Small
Indeterminate
HR: F2/V, IR: AB
Similar to Juliet, but better tasting 2 1/2 oz.
Plum
Red
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
75
Small
Indeterminate
F2, V, N, A, B
3-4 oz red Roma tomatoes. Great for
paste, sauce, salsa, tomato soup, and ketchup; and for canning and freezing.
Slicer
Red
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
76
Very Large
Indeterminate
Large 3"-4" round 1-2 lb red tomatoes.
Woodle Orange
Slicer
Orange
Heirloom
70
Large
Indeterminate
Rich and sweet complex flavor.
Slicer
Yellow-red
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
90
Large
Indeterminate
Yellow version of Brandywine. 6 inch, flattened fruit t
Salad
Yellow
Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
75
Small
Indeterminate
1 1/2"-2" (golf ball size)
Slicer
Red
Heirloom
85
Large
Indeterminate
Mexican heirloom. Deeply ribbed, pink/red fruits up to 4"/1 lb,
How to save money and grow better tomatoes
Start you own tomatoes from seed! See https://www.pickyourown.org/how-to-start-vegetables-from-seed.php
This year the Bonnie plants at Home Depot, Lowes and Wal-Mart are selling for around $5 PER PLANT. That is INSANE! With my method you can grow your own for around 50- cents per plant!
You can also choose tastier and more disease resistant varieties. IT is SO easy - when you know these tips and tricks. See this page
Tomato disease abbreviations
Disease Resistance Abbreviations
SC
Alternaria Stem Canker
EB
Early Blight (Alternaria solani)
AB
Early Blight (Alternaria solani)
CR
Crack Resistance
F1
Fusarium Wilt Race 1
F2
Fusarium Wilt Races 1 and 2
F3
Fusarium Wilt Races 0, 1, and 2
HR
High Resistance
MR
Medium Resistance
LB
Late Blight (Phytophthora infestans)
LM
Leaf Mold
N
Nematodes
St/L
Stemphylium (Gray Leaf Spot)
TMV
Tobacco Mosaic Virus
ToANV
Tomato Apex Necrotic Virus
ToMV
Tomato Mosaic Virus (Strains 0, 1, and 2)
TSWV
Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus
TYLCV
Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus
V
Verticillium Wilt
Tomato disease descriptions and what to do
See this page for Tomato diseases, their symptoms and what to do
References and more information
- Tomato Diseases and Disorders in the Home Garden from Penn State Extension
- Growing Tomatoes in the Home Garden Rutgers Cooperative Extension
- Growing Tomatoes Univ. of Maryland Extension
- Organic Gardening from the NC Extension Gardener Handbook
- Vegetable Gardening: a Beginner’s Guide NCSU AG-12
- Growing Tomatoes in Containers by Penn State Extension
- Excluding and Repelling Problem Wildlife from the Garden U of Mass, Amherst
- Epsom Salts: Miracle, Myth, or Marketing? WSU Extension PDF
- Soil Temperature Maps and interactive tools by location
- Watering the Vegetable Garden from Clemson
- Nematode Assay Forms and Information
Prepping tomatoes
Canning tomatoes (in water bath canners
)
- How to can tomatoes using a water bath canner - W
- Diced, chopped or crushed tomatoes - W
- Bruschetta - W
- Tomato sauce - W
- Tomato paste - W
- Barbecue sauce (BBQ sauce) - W
- Chili sauce from your own tomatoes and peppers - W
- Diced, chopped or crushed tomatoes - W
- Tomato Preserves - W
- Tomato salsa - W
- Spaghetti sauce - without meat - W, P
- Spiced Green tomatoes - W
- Pickled Green Tomatoes - W - another pickled green tomato recipe, this one sweet
- Ketchup.. or if you prefer... How to make catsup - W, P
- NEW! SUPER-EASY homemade ketchup recipe - W
- Salsa from your unripe, GREEN tomatoes! - W
- Tomatillo salsa - W
- How to make roasted tomatoes, boiling water bath canner version - W
Canning Tomatoes in Pressure canners
- Canned tomatoes using a Pressure Canner - P
- NEW! Baked Beans With Tomato or Molasses Sauce - P
- Canning your own chili con carne (with meat) - P
- How to make roasted tomatoes, pressure canner version - P
- Spaghetti sauce - with meat - P
- Stewed tomatoes - P
- Tomato soup or tomato-basil soup - P
- Tomato sauce - P
- Tomato juice - P
- Tomato juice, like V8 - P
Freezing Tomatoes
- How to freeze tomatoes from you garden or the farm; for that fresh taste this winter!
- Space-saving prepping and freezing extra tomatoes from your garden to can later
Drying tomatoes
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Pressure canners for gas, electric and induction stoves: Presto 23Qt or T-fal 22Qt
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