Tomato Details

Type— Indeterminate (I) or Determinate (D)

The “Determinate” or “bush” varieties are those that reach a certain plant height and then stop growing, with most fruit borne over a four to six week period.

The “Indeterminate” varieties continue to grow and flower throughout the season, but they have less mature fruits at any one time. 

Disease Resistance

To combat disease problems common to some tomato varieties, you may consider planting the more modern hybrid varieties that have inbred disease resistance compared to the standard types that have been passed down for generations.

 

The disease identification codes shown below follow the variety name:

                                                                    V –    Verticillium wilt

                                                                    F –     Fusarium Wilt

                                                                    FF –   Fusarium, Races 1 & 2

                                                                    FFF – Fusarium, Races 1, 2, & 3

                                                                    N –     Nematodes

                                                                    T –     Tobacco Mosaic Virus

                                                                    A –     Alternaria Stem Canker

                                                                    St –    Stemphylium Gray Leaf Spot

VARIETY

DAYS TO MATURITY

DISEASE RESISTANCE

SIZE

TYPE

DESCRIPTION

Abraham Lincoln*

87

 

8-16 oz

I

Heirloom with dark red fruits, sweet, solid, and meaty

Arkansas Traveler*

90

 

6 oz

I

Heirloom from the Ozark Mountains with creamy, mild flavor

Beefmaster

80

VFNASt

2 lbs

I

Very large, solid, meaty, juicy, bright red fruit

Beefsteak

85

 

2 lbs

I

Huge, delicious ribbed fruit on vigorous vines

Better Boy

75

VFNASt

16 oz

I

Most popular. Plump, juicy, deep red fruit

Big Beef

73

VFFNTASt

16-20 oz

I

Full flavored qualities with disease resistance  (AAS)

Big Boy

78

 

18 oz

I

Large, crack-free fruits, with superb flavor 

Brandywine Black*

90

 

16-24oz

I

Novel, black fruits have great tomato taste

Brandywine Pink*

90

 

16-24 oz

I

Amish heirloom variety, potato leaf, light rosy pink fruits

Celebrity

70

VFFNTASt

7 oz

D

Crack resistant, highly disease resistant (AAS)

Champion

62

VFNT

6-8 oz

I

Solid, meaty, very sweet fruit bred for those luscious tomato sandwiches

Cherokee Purple*

80

 

12 - 16 OZ

I

Deep mahogany purple fruits have outstanding sweet flavor

Delicious*

77

 

1 1/2-3 lbs

I

Holds the world record of 7+ pounds.  Crack resistant

Early Girl

52

VFF

4-6 oz

I

One of the earliest of all slicing tomatoes  High yields

Fourth of July

49

 

4 oz

I

Plants bear eary and continuously all summer

Giant Paste*

75

 

6 oz

I

Large red paste type, but much juicier.  Great flavor; plentiful yields

Giant Tree*

90

 

1-2 lbs

I

Vigorous 10-18 ft. vines produce pinkish-red fruits with few seeds

Granny Smith

72

VFASt

6-8 oz

I

Stays green even when ripe.  Firm, solid fruits for frying, salsa

Golden Jubilee*

72

 

6 oz

I

Mild Flavor.  Low Acid.  High yields of bright Golden Orange fruit with few seeds. 

Grape Gabrielle

75

F

8 oz

I

Clusters of red, elongated, grape like fruits, thin-skinned and sweet

Great White*

85

 

16 oz

I

Large white beefsteak tomato with sweet flavor and lots of juice

Green Zebra*

75

 

3 oz

I

Unique salad type, amber with green stripes.

Health Kick

75

 

4 oz

D

Contains 50% more of the antioxidant lycopene.  Heavy yields

Hillbilly*

85

 

1-2 lbs

I

Heirloom from hills of West Viriginia.  Red, pink, yellow

Husky Red

68

VFFASt

5-7 oz

I

Compact plants ideal for small spaces, patios, planters.  Red Fruit.

Jet Star (Low Acid)

70

VF

16 oz

I

Excellent flavor with low acidity

Juliet Grape Tomato

60

 

1 oz

I

Clusters of elongated, grape like fruits that don't crack.  1999 AAS

La Roma II

62

VFA

3-4 oz

D

Pear shaped red fruits, great for sauces, canning

Lemon Boy

72

VFNASt

6-8 oz

I

The first really true yellow variety, not golden

Marglobe

72

VFA

6 oz

I

Red fruit; smooth and crack resistant.  Good for canning

Mexico*

80

 

1+ lbs

I

Large, dark pink fruit in abundance.  Mexican heirloom variety

Micro Tom

80

 

Tiny

D

Cherry, tiny fruit, tiny plant.  Novelty for windowsills.

Mortgage Lifter*

78

 

1-2 lbs

I

Pink-skinned, very meaty fruits with few seeds

Mr. Stripey* (Tigerella)

80

 

5-7 oz

I

AAS winner.  Dwarf plant will produce all season

Oregon Spring

60

 

3-5 oz

D

Nearly seedless variety; great for sauces

Oxheart*

85

 

1-2 lbs

I

Large, meaty, heart-shaped fruits.  Few seeds, mild flavor, high yeilds

Park's Whopper

65

VFFNT

8-16 oz

I

Big red fruits.  Keep picking right until frost

Pineapple Hawaiian*

85

 

28 oz

I

Bicolor yellow with red streaks, beefsteak type.  Few seeds. Sweet, fruity flavor.

Red Cherry (Large)

72

 

1-1 1/4"

I

Excellent salad tomato, produced in clusters of five

Roma Golden

78

VFNT

3-4 oz

D

Golden form, great for sauces

Rutgers*

75

VFASt

7 oz

D

All-purpose variety, ideal for canning

San Marzano*

80

 

3-4 oz

I

Bright red, meaty pear shape 3 1/2” long fruit great for sauce.

Siletz*

52

 

10-12 oz

D

Deep red full flavored slicing tomato.  Nice size for early variety

Snowberry

75

 

1-2 oz

I

Sweet cherry has creamy-yellow color outside and a white color inside

Sugary

60

 

1/2 oz

I

The name says it all.  Very sweet grape tomatoes.  (AAS)

Sun Gold

57

 

1"

I

Very sweet, bright orange cherry tomatoes

Sun Sugar

62

 

1"

I

Orange cherry tomato with unbelievably good flavor

Supersonic

75

VF

16 oz

I

Firm, smooth fruits, with excellent resistance to cracking

Sweet 100

65

VF

1"

I

Very sweet fruit that is very high in vitamin C

Tangerine*

80

 

1-2 lbs

I

Heirloom reintroduced in 1992.  Deep yellow-orange, tangerine shaped

Tomatillo

70

 

4 oz

D

A staple ingredient in Mexican salsa verde.  Pick green

Vera Tomato Pepper

78

 

12-16 oz

I

Stuff like a pepper.  Looks like a red bell pepper, tastes like a tomato

Tumbler

45

 

1-1 1/4"

D

Specially bred for hanging baskets.  Sweet bright red fruits

Yellow Pear*

78

 

2"

I

Yellow-skinned, pear-shaped fruits with few seeds

* = Heirloom Variety

 

I = Indeterminate             D = Determinate