David Davidson's Tomato, organic
$3.45
$3.95
The Seed Savers Exchange - Given to SSE by member Robert Bell, who indicated the variety is a Tennessee heirloom from David Davidson. Mid-size orange globe tomatoes grow in clusters of up to 7 fruits. Variable shape with some ribbing and pointed tips. Great flavor with hints of citrus. Keeps well. Indeterminate, 90 days from transplant.
Characteristics:
Organic
Fruits are variable in shape with some ribbing and pointed tips
Clusters of up to 7 fruits
Great flavor with hints of citrus
Indeterminate - Fruit ripens throughout the season
90 days from transplant
Instructions - Sow seeds indoors ¼" deep. Tomatoes are sensitive to freezing temperatures, so wait to transplant outdoors until the soil is warm. Plant in full sun.
Sow indoors 6 weeks before the last frost
Germination 7-14 days
Plant apart 24-36"
Support: Cage, stake, or trellis
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Dester Tomato, Organic
$3.45
$3.95
The Seed Savers Exchange - Winner of SSE’s 2011 Tomato Tasting and runner-up in 2012. Donated to SSE by Missouri farmer Larry Pierce, who received his seeds from an Amish woman in Seymour, Missouri. She originally got her seeds from a doctor she worked for whose family had brought the seeds with them from Germany. Luscious pink beefsteaks weighing up to one pound. Indeterminate, 70-80 days from transplant.
Characteristics:
Organic
Winner of SSE’s 2011 Tomato Tasting and runner-up in 2012
Pink fruits grow up to 1 pound
Excellent flavor
Beefsteak tomato
Indeterminate - Fruit ripens throughout the season
70-80 days from transplant
25 Seeds in Packet
Instructions - Sow seeds indoors ¼" deep. Tomatoes are sensitive to freezing temperatures, so wait to transplant outdoors until the soil is warm. Plant in full sun.
Sow indoors 6 weeks before the last frost
Germination 7-14 days
Plant Outdoors: 24-36” Apart
Support: Cage, stake, or trellis
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Dr. Wyche's Yellow Tomato, Organic
$3.45
$3.95
Seedsaver Exchange - Given to Seed Savers Exchange by the late Dr. John Wyche, one of Seed Savers Exchange’s earliest members. Dr. Wyche’s friend used to own Carson & Barnes Circus which overwintered in Hugo, OK. He fertilized his terraced mountaintop gardens with the elephant manure and scattered lion and tiger waste to keep out deer and rabbits. Heavy yields of one pound golden-yellow tomatoes. Meaty flesh and rich flavor.
Characteristics:
75-85 days from transplant
Conventional
Indeterminate - Fruit ripens throughout the season
Golden yellow fruits grow up to 1 pound
Meaty flesh with good flavor
50 Seeds
Instructions - Sow seeds indoors ¼" deep. Tomatoes are sensitive to freezing temperatures, so wait to transplant outdoors until the soil is warm. Plant in full sun.
Sow indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost
Germination 7-14 days
Plant apart 24-36"
Plants need trellising or staking
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Earliana Tomato, organic
$3.25
$3.75
The Seed Savers Exchange - Standard early variety developed by George Sparks of Salem, New Jersey, and introduced in 1900 by Johnson and Stokes. Clusters of 4-5 ounce fruits. Very good flavor. Indeterminate, 80 days from transplant.
Characteristics:
Organic
Clusters of 4-5 ounce fruits
Very good flavor
Indeterminate - Fruit ripens throughout the season
80 days from transplant
25 Seeds per packet
Instructions -
Sow seeds indoors ¼" deep. Tomatoes are sensitive to freezing temperatures, so wait to transplant outdoors until the soil is warm. Plant in full sun.
Sow indoors 6 weeks before the last frost
Germination 7-14 days
Plant Outdoors: 24-36” Apart
Support: Cage, stake, or trellis
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Eva Purple Ball Tomato, 1800's Heirloom
$3.25
$3.75
The Seed Savers Exchange - Brought from Germany in the late 1800s by the family of Joseph J. Bratka of Elmwood Park, New Jersey. Smooth, round 4-5 ounce blemish-free fruits with cherry red flesh. Very good flavor. Healthy plants and foliage does well in humid areas. Indeterminate, 75 days from transplant. ±11,100 seeds/oz.
Characteristics:
Smooth, round fruits are blemish-free
Fruits grow to 4-5 ounces
Cherry red flesh
Very good flavor
Does well in humid areas
Indeterminate - Fruit ripens throughout the season
75 days from transplant
±11,100 seeds/oz
Instructions - Sow seeds indoors ¼" deep. Tomatoes are sensitive to freezing temperatures, so wait to transplant outdoors until the soil is warm. Plant in full sun.
Sow indoors 6 weeks before the last frost
Germination 7-14 days
Plant Outdoors: 24-36” Apart
Support: Cage, stake, or trellis
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Federle Tomato (Paste Tomato)
$3.25
$3.75
The Seed Savers Exchange - Introduced to SSE in 1991 by R. W. Richardson of New York. Original seed obtained through a swap with a West Virginia gardener. Productive plants loaded with 7" long red paste tomatoes. Rich full flavor and few seeds. Excellent for processing, especially good for salsa. Indeterminate, 85 days from transplant. ±10,700 seeds/oz.
Characteristics:
Bright red fruits grow to 7 inches long
Flavorful flesh with few seeds
Excellent for processing, especially good for salsa
Very productive
Indeterminate - Fruit ripens throughout the season
85 days from transplant
50 seeds in packet
Instructions - Sow seeds indoors ¼" deep. Tomatoes are sensitive to freezing temperatures, so wait to transplant outdoors until the soil is warm. Plant in full sun.
Sow indoors 6 weeks before the last frost
Germination 7-14 days
Plant apart 24-36"
Support: Cage, stake, or trellis
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Garden Peach Tomato, Organic
$3.25
$3.75
Garden Peach - This tomato truly resembles a peach. 2-3 oz fruits have a peach-like fuzz and are yellow, often with a hint of pink blush when fully ripe. Outstanding flavor. A good storage tomato if picked light green right before frost. Highly split-resistant. Vigorous vines bear until frost.
Short Season
Organic & Open-Pollinated
Indeterminate
73 Days
.16grams or ~40-50 Seeds per Packet
Instructions - Sow seeds indoors ¼" deep. Tomatoes are sensitive to freezing temperatures, so wait to transplant outdoors until the soil is warm. Plant in full sun.
Sow indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost
Germination 7-14 days
Plant apart 24-36"
Plants need trellising or staking
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German Johnson Tomato, Organic
$3.25
High-yielding, vigorous plants with deep pink fruits bearing earlier than other Brandywine-types.
High Mowing Organic Seeds - Medium-sized fruits are crack resistant, have few seeds, and are good for slicing, cooking, or canning. Fruits are acidic with a creamy texture and exceptional flavor.
Characteristics:
Organic, non-GMO, and open-pollinated
Indeterminate
8-16 oz fruit
75 days
1/10 gram
Instructions - Tomatoes are warm-season tender annuals. Tomatoes yield best in clay or loam soils that are well-drained and high in organic matter. They can tolerate acid soil as low as 5.5, but they prefer to grow in the 6.0-6.8 range. Days to maturity are from transplants. Start seeds 6-8 weeks before the planting date.
Planting depth: 1/8-1/4"
Plant spacing: for determinate varieties 12-18", for indeterminate 24-36"
Row Spacing: 4-6’ centers"
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German Pink Tomato, Heirloom, Organic
$3.45
$3.75
The Seed Savers Exchange - One of the two original Bavarian heirlooms from Diane Ott Whealy’s family that started Seed Savers. Potato leaf plants produce large 1-2 pound beefsteak fruits. Meaty flesh with few seeds, very little cracking or blossom scars. Full sweet flavor. Excellent for canning, freezing, and slicing. Indeterminate, 85 days from transplant.
If I could only grow one tomato, this would be it! It’s fruit is always consistent, meaty yet juicy. I love to use with a fried egg, on a sandwich, make sauce, bruschetta and in fresh salads.
Characteristics:
Organic
Pink fruits grow to 1-2 pounds
Meaty beefsteak fruits have few seeds and little cracking
Potato leaf plants
Fruit ripens throughout the season
85 days from transplant
25 Seeds
Instructions - Sow seeds indoors ¼" deep. Tomatoes are sensitive to freezing temperatures, so wait to transplant outdoors until the soil is warm. Plant in full sun.
Sow indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost
Germination 7-14 days
Plant apart 24-36"
Plants need trellising or staking
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Glacier Tomato, Determinate, Organic
$3.25
$3.55
Glacier - 58 days. (Determinate) Unlike other extra-early varieties, produces both an early crop and continues to bear the entire season. Great flavor, especially for an early variety. 1½ in. bright red fruits. We have had yields of ¾ bushel per plant. Very cold-tolerant and may survive a light frost. Potato leaf foliage.
Organic & Open-Pollinated
Determinate
8oz oz fruit
58 Days
.16gram or 40-50 Seeds per Packet
Instructions - Sow seeds indoors ¼" deep. Tomatoes are sensitive to freezing temperatures, so wait to transplant outdoors until the soil is warm. Plant in full sun.
Sow indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost
Germination 7-14 days
Plant apart 24-36"
Plants need trellising or staking
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Gold Medal Tomato
$3.25
$3.75
The Seed Savers Exchange - From Ohio tomato collector, Ben Quisenberry, who described it in his 1976 catalog: “The sweetest tomato you ever tasted. The yellow with streaks of red makes them very attractive and a gourmet’s joy when sliced.” Our finest bi-colored tomato—orange-yellow splashed with red. Winner of the 2008 SSE Tomato Tasting. Indeterminate, 75-90 days from transplant. ±13,700 seeds/oz.
Characteristics:
Bi-colored fruits are orange-yellow with red
Fruits are large and flattened
Flesh is streaked with red and flavorful
Indeterminate -Fruit ripens throughout the season
75-90 days from transplant
50 seeds in packet
Instructions - Sow seeds indoors ¼" deep. Tomatoes are sensitive to freezing temperatures, so wait to transplant outdoors until the soil is warm. Plant in full sun.
Sow indoors 6 weeks before the last frost
Germination 7-14 days
Plant Outdoors: 24-36” Apart
Support: Cage, stake, or trellis
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Green Grape Tomato
$3.25
$3.75
The Seed Savers Exchange - A selection made from Thomas Wagner’s Thompson Seedless Grape. Unique olive-yellow 1" cherry tomatoes on very productive plants. Addictive spicy-sweet flavor. Determinate, 80-90 days from transplant. ±29,200 seeds/oz.
Characteristics:
Olive-yellow fruits grow to 1 inch
Spicy, sweet flavor
Very productive
Determinate - Fruit ripens over a 2 week period
80-90 days from transplant
50 seeds in packet
Instructions - Sow seeds indoors ¼" deep. Tomatoes are sensitive to freezing temperatures, so wait to transplant outdoors until the soil is warm. Plant in full sun.
Sow indoors 6 weeks before the last frost
Germination 7-14 days
Plant apart 24-36"
Support: Cage, stake, or trellis
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Green Zebra Tomato, Organic
$3.45
$3.95
The Seed Savers Exchange - Bred by Thomas Wagner of Tater Mater Seeds and introduced in 1983, this variety produces very prolific plants that bear olive-yellow 1½-2½" fruits with deep-green zebra stripes and a sweet, zingy flavor. Indeterminate, 75-80 days from transplant.
Characteristics:
Sweet zingy flavor
Very productive
Indeterminate - Fruit ripens throughout the season
25 Seeds per packet
Instructions - Sow seeds indoors ¼" deep. Tomatoes are sensitive to freezing temperatures, so wait to transplant outdoors until the soil is warm. Plant in full sun.
Sow indoors 6 weeks before the last frost
Germination 7-14 days
Plant Outdoors: 24-36” Apart
Support: Cage, stake, or trellis
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Hartman's Yellow Gooseberry Tomato, Organic
$3.45
$3.95
The Seed Savers Exchange - Originally from the J. M. Hartman and Daughters Seed Company in Indianapolis, Indiana. Hundreds of large yellow cherry tomatoes per plant. Mildly sweet flavor, adds good color to salads and salsa. Indeterminate, 75 days from transplant.
Characteristics:
Organic
Large yellow cherry tomatoes
Mildly sweet flavor
Hundreds of fruit per plant
Indeterminate - Fruit ripens throughout the season
75 days from transplant
Instructions - Sow seeds indoors ¼" deep. Tomatoes are sensitive to freezing temperatures, so wait to transplant outdoors until the soil is warm. Plant in full sun.
Sow indoors 6 weeks before the last frost
Germination 7-14 days
Plant Outdoors: 24-36” Apart
Support: Cage, stake, or trellis
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Heinz 1350 VF Tomato 1963 Heirloom, Organic
$3.25
$3.55
Heinz 1350 VF - Developed by the H. J. Heinz,Round 4-6 oz fruits are uniform-ripening, and have good crack resistance. A productive garden variety with concentrated fruit set, and an excellent processing tomato for canning or cooking. Widely adapted, good for salad use too
Wide Range of Disease Resistance
Organic & Open-Pollinated
Determinate
4-6 oz fruit
75 Days
40-50 Seeds per Packet
Instructions - Sow seeds indoors ¼" deep. Tomatoes are sensitive to freezing temperatures, so wait to transplant outdoors until the soil is warm. Plant in full sun.
Sow indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost
Germination 7-14 days
Plant apart 24-36"
Plants need trellising or staking
Firefly Farm & Mercantile may substitute suppliers based on availability