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| Red Tomatoes: Photos and Descriptions (there are a lot--please scroll down!) |
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| Silvery Fir Tree: 58 days, dwarf: 24-30" tall, Determinate. Very ornamental, delicious too! Good for container and patio growing. Russian plant has delicate lacy fern-like foliage similar to carrot leaves but with a silvery sheen. Heavy crops of round, slightly flattened 3-3�" red fruits. Decorative variety that is very eye-catching. This was one of Annette's first ripe tomatoes in 2006, and had far more flavor than Stupice. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Costoluto Genovese: 78 days. Indeterminate. A very decorative, classic Italian heirloom, tomatoes are flattened globes with heavily scalloped edges. The intensely-red small to medium fruits are mouthwatering. It's a perfect choice for sauce and fresh eating. This variety gave Annette her first ripe tomato in 2005 |
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| Rutger's Select: 75 days, Determinate. These flavorful tomatoes are great for slicing or canning. Heavy yields of 7-oz crack-resistant tomatoes from disease-resistant plants. A real "workhorse" tomato with old-fashioned flavor, it was originally developed for the Campbell's Soup company in the 1930s. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stupice: 55-60 days, Indeterminate, red, small, potato leaf, disease free variety. Bred in Czechoslovakia, this is an extremely early, prolific variety with exceptional taste for its earliness. Dense, potato-like foliage. 3 to 4 foot bush with small, 3-4 oz firm fruit. Not only was this the first ripe tomato for Annette in 2006, it had acceptable flavor (for an early), and was a fantastically healthy and productive plant. |
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| Siberia: Determinate. 55 days to maturity. (more like 75-80 Annette) 3-5" red tomato. The Siberia variety can set fruit even when nighttime temperatures get down to 38F. It does just fine in normal summers. Fruits are borne in clusters. It produced well in 2006 and 2007. It was the favorite of a friend for its "old-fashioned tomato flavor,"--to him--but frankly, I don't like this one very much! It's very firm and I think many others have better flavor. I'm not starting many, so let me know fast if you want one! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wisconsin 55: 80 days, Indeterminate. Excellent all-purpose tomato, great for canning. Good flavor and yields of 5-8 oz. fruits. Prefers rich soils. An open-pollinated variety bred at the University of Wisconsin in the 1940s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Box Car Willie: 80 days. (much longer for Annette) This variety produces an abundance of 10 to 16-ounce, smooth, bright-red fruits with an orange shading. These excellent-tasting tomatoes are very juicy and dependably tasty. Box Car Willie is a staple in many home gardens. It has excellent resistance to disease and cracking. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cuostralee: 80-85 days, possibly longer, Indeterminate. A French heirloom variety and the favorite beefsteak of many tomato growers. Large, deep red, flattened and ribbed fruits can get as large as 3 lbs and have wonderful full rich flavor. Plants are hardy and productive. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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