BRANDYWINE
Sudduth strain. An old Amish heirloom, dating back to 1885 and named after Brandywine Creek in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Wonderful flavor.
80-100 days
MR. STRIPEY
Beautiful color and wonderful flavor. Heirloom from the mid-Atlantic region. Large, mild, flavorful, low acid red and yellow striped fruit. The most beautiful tomato of all.
80 days
PRINCIPE BORGHESE
Italian heirloom variety very popular in Italy and California for splitting in half and sun drying; they maintain color and flavor well. Heavy yields of small, red plum-shaped fruits.
75 days
RADIATOR CHARLIE MORTGAGE LIFTER
Developed by M.C. Byles of West Virginia in the 1930's. Mr. Byles, affectionately known as "Radiator Charlie" earned his nickname from the radiator repair business he opened at the foot of a steep hill on which trucks would often overheat. Radiator Charlie, who had no formal education or plant breeding experience, created this legendary tomato by cross-breeding four of the largest tomatoes he was able to find and developed a stable variety after six years of pollination and selection. He then sold his tomato plants for one dollar each (in the 1940's) and paid off the six thousand dollar mortgage on his house in six years. The large, slightly flattened, pink-red fruits that range from 1/2 pound to more than 3 pounds, are very flavorful and have few seeds. I grow them especially for Amy.
85 days
CHEROKEE PURPLE
From Tennessee, this variety is at least 100 years old and was reported as originally grown by the Cherokee Indians. Large, dusty rose with darker purple shoulders. Excellent flavor.
80 days
MARIANNA'S PEACE
Pink heirloom from Czechoslovakia from the early 1900. Potato leaf, beautiful pink beefsteaks. Dense, creamy, sweet flesh with rich flavor.
85 days
GREEN GRAPE
This old-fashioned bush tomato is a cross of several heirlooms including evergreen but no yellow pear in this one! Yellow green fruits in clusters. Great, sweet flavor. Very limited quantities.
85 days
GREEN DOCTORS FROSTED
Variation of Green Doctors, smaller and sweeter than Green Grape looks like frosted grapes.
80 days
WAPSIPINICON PEACH
This heirloom variety produces fruit that weigh from one to three ounces and have a fuzzy light yellow skin. Lovely Flavor.
90 days
BERKELEY TYE DYE
Green-yellow with orange-red stripes. Green-yellow flesh with red blush and bright green seed gel. Tart flavor.
85 days
MICHAEL POLLAN
Named after...Michael Pollan! Hah! Smallish, elongated green and yellow stripe. Mild and sweet.
SWEET CARNEROS PINK
Rose pink with gold colored stripes. 2-4 ounces. Big producer, sweet flavor.
GREEN ZEBRA
Yellow-green with dark green vertical stripes and emerald flesh. Fruity and sweet.
85 days
DEBARRAO BLACK UKRANIAN
Small, egg shaped brownish-red-purple fruit have a fabulous spicy, sweet, rich taste.
70-80 days
GREAT WHITE
Big ugly tomatoes with wonderful sweet flavor. Civil War era.
82 days
GOLD CURRANT
Tiny, yellow, delicately flavored fruit.
70-80 days
TOMATILLO (TOMATO RELATIVE)
Used in salsa or picante dishes. Harvest when fruits are green and before turning yellow. Remove the thin husk before using.
70 days
SEED SOURCES INCLUDE PINETREE GARDEN SEEDS, SEED SAVERS EXCHANGE, AMISHLAND HEIRLOOM SEEDS, WILD BOAR FARMS, GOURMET SEED VICTORY SEED COMPANY AND NEIL LOCKHART.
