Tomato Heirloom

Tomato – Heirloom

March 12, 2014 @ 4:03 pm

Heirloom tomatoes continue to have a following for their taste.  We’ve got both heirloom slicers and cherry types.


Heirloom Varieties:

Amish Paste: 80 days, 8 ounce fruit, Indeterminate (Dense, Roma-type tomatoes are often used for paste/sauces.
Black Cherry:
65 days, 1 ounce, Indeterminate (Dark, rich flavor)
Brandywine Red: 80 days, Up to 16 ounce fruit, Indeterminate (very popular for it’s sweet taste!)
Cherokee Purple: 75-90 days, 10 ounce fruit, Indeterminate (Tasty purple/brown flesh)
Mortgage Lifter: 80 days, Up to 24 ounce fruit!, Indeterminate (Rich, meaty beefsteak type)
Pineapple: 85-95 days, up to 2 lb fruit, Indeterminate (Grafted, Beefsteak type, meaty with few seeds. Bright yellow skin with red stripes)
Striped German: 85 days, 1-2 pounds, Indeterminate (Bi-colored- yellow and pink beefsteak tomato, heavy producer)
Yellow Pear: 75 days, 1 ounce, Determinate (Cherry-sized, pear shaped, bright yellow fruit)

Tomato Yellow Pear
Yellow Pear
Photo Courtesy Seeds by Design via BHC
Tomato Cherokee Purple
Cherokee Purple
Photo Courtesy Terra Organic via BHC
Tomato Mortgage Lifter
Mortgage Lifter
Photo Courtesy Seeds by Design via BHC