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Indeterminate

Open-pollinated

78 days to maturity

Comments

Thick-walled, meaty one-pounders (450g).

Big Rainbow

Indeterminate

Open-pollinated

100 days to maturity

Comments

Huge, beautiful, tasty heirloom; red streaks through gold fruit; takes heat well. Proven to be resistant to specific diseases and/or pests.

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Black Krim

Indeterminate

Open-pollinated

85 days to maturity

Comments

Delicious, productive, dependable, cold-tolerant, dark purple, Russian heirloom.

Brandywine

Indeterminate

Open-pollinated

80 days to maturity

Comments

Huge heirloom; quite possibly the best-tasting tomato. The original Brandywine is pink; there are also red and yellow types. Brandy Boy is a hybrid that produces larger numbers of similar fruit.

Celebrity

Determinate

Hybrid

70 days to maturity

Comments

Medium-large fruit; often flawless appearance; very disease resistant; dependable and tasty. Observed to be resistant to specific diseases and/or pests.

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Cherokee Purple

Indeterminate

Open-pollinated

80 days to maturity

Comments

Purple-pink, delicious, super-productive heirloom; a farmer’s market favorite.

Early Girl

Indeterminate

Hybrid

52 days to maturity

Comments

Super-dependable, early, productive, tasty, medium-size slicer; a classic! Observed to be resistant to specific diseases and/or pests.

Georgia Streak

Indeterminate

Open-pollinated

90 days to maturity

Comments

The prettiest tomato I ever grew; huge yellow fruit with red streaks throughout and the perfect balance of sugar and acidity; very flavorful!

German Johnson

Indeterminate

Open-pollinated

76 days to maturity

Comments

A classic pinkish-red heirloom; more productive and faster to produce than most. Proven to be resistant to specific diseases and/or pests.

Lemon Boy

Indeterminate

Open-pollinated

75 days to maturity

Comments

Light yellow color; tasty, meaty fruit; a heavy producer.

Mortgage Lifter

Indeterminate

Open-pollinated

79 days to maturity

Comments

Biggest fruit of any tomato I’ve grown; delicious, pinkish-red two- to three-pounders (1kg). Radiator Charlie’s Mortgage Lifter is the classic of this type.

Oregon Spring

Determinate

Open-pollinated

60 days to maturity

Comments

Very productive and extremely cold-tolerant; a must-have for short-season growers! Observed to be resistant to specific diseases and/or pests.

Park’s Whopper Improved

Indeterminate

Hybrid

65 days to maturity

Comments

An improved “crack-free” version of the classic Whopper (released in 1992 as OG 50); big tasty tomatoes that ripen very early for their size. Observed to be resistant to specific diseases and/or pests.

Rutgers

Determinate

Open-pollinated

75 days to maturity

Comments

A true classic all-around tomato; pretty, productive, and very juicy. (And Rutgers just might be the “Jersey Tomato” of legend.) Observed to be resistant to specific diseases and/or pests.

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Stupice

Indeterminate

Open-pollinated

60 days to maturity

Comments

Remarkable heirloom; very flavorful and extremely cold tolerant; productive too. Essential for short-season growing. Observed to be resistant to specific diseases and/or pests.

Tigerella (a.k.a. Mr. Stripey)

Indeterminate

Open-pollinated

60 days to maturity

Comments

An adorable little red tomato with yellow-orange stripes; tangy, productive, and early.

PASTERS

Amish Paste

Indeterminate

Open-pollinated

82 days to maturity

Comments

Huge semi-oxheart-shaped fruits; tasty, productive, flavorful heirloom; great all-purpose tomato.

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Opalka

Indeterminate

Open-pollinated

75 days to maturity

Comments

Large, sweet, banana-shaped fruit; very meaty Polish heirloom.

Roma

Determinate

Open-pollinated

75 days to maturity

Comments

Great taste; extraordinarily productive and dependable; the classic paste tomato. Observed to be resistant to specific diseases and/or pests.

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San Marzano

Indeterminate

Open-pollinated

80 days to maturity

Comments

Drop-dead gorgeous fruit; very tasty; super-reliable; great fresh and for sauce.

CHERRIES

Green Grape

Determinate

Open-pollinated

75 days to maturity

Comments

Stays green when ripe, but tastes like a red tomato; a fun grow! Amaze your friends!

Riesentraube

Indeterminate

Open-pollinated

76 days to maturity

Comments

Translation: “Giant bunch of grapes;” flavorful heirloom; grows in clusters.

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Sun Gold

Indeterminate

Hybrid

57 days to maturity

Comments

Early yellow-orange sweetie; unique mild tropical citrusy flavor.

Supersweet 100

Indeterminate

Hybrid

63 days to maturity

Comments

Just as flavorful as the original Sweet 100, with improved disease resistance; early.

Sweet Million

Indeterminate

Hybrid

65 days to maturity

Comments

Inflationary improvement on the classic Sweet 100; early and hugely productive with larger fruit. Observed to be resistant to specific diseases and/or pests.

Sweet 100

Indeterminate

Hybrid

65 days to maturity

Comments

The original “never-ending vine” extra-sweet cherry; the standard; warning: garden space hog!

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Yellow Pear

Indeterminate

Open-pollinated

80 days to maturity

Comments

Golden-colored, pear-shaped, super sweet–flavored heirloom; hugely productive.

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I’d like to offer my thanks to my friends at Gurney’s Seed & Nursery Company (Gurneys.com), TomatoFest^® Heirloom Tomato Seeds (www.tomatofest.com), and David Cavagnaro for providing the photos for the chart.