Indeterminate (80 days) A Ukraine heirloom, this variety produces beautiful, rich plum-coloured and- shaped paste tomatoes that are 3-4” long, very meaty & blemish-free. Heavy producer.
NOT AVAILABLE IN 2008 (70-80 days) Determinate. 1915. Stocky bushes produce 4-6 oz. red fruits that are slightly tart and great for slicing. (30 seeds).
(80-90 days) Indeterminate. 1793. Can be traced back to Chiapas, Mexico. Smooth, thin-skinned fruits resemble miniature beefsteaks.
NEW FOR 2008! (L. Pimpinellifolium) (75-80 days) Currant tomatoes are a completely separate tomato species from all other garden tomatoes. They produce gazillions of tiny, round little fruits with a nice, sharp taste. This variety has bright red fruits that liven up a salad (if you don’t eat them all before you get back to the house!). Currant tomatoes will easily cross with each other, so if you want to save seed, grow no more than one variety.
(85 days) Indeterminate. Pre-1861. A very prolific cherry-type tomato that is shaped like tiny red pears. Very tasty, they liven up a salad.
NOT AVAILABLE IN 2008 (80 days) Determinate. (Aka Edelrot)Originally from the Czech Republic and sent to the U.S. in 1976, this much-overlooked variety is very pretty, with medium-sized red fruits that have a wonderful sweet taste.
(75-80 days) Indeterminate. This is not an heirloom tomato, but is a red version of the popular Green Zebra. The 3-5 oz fruit is bright red with golden yellow striations – absolutely beautiful, and with that sweet-yet-zingy taste that we love so much about Green Zebra. Very productive, this is an excellent tomato for market growers.
1962. Determinate. Not technically an heirloom, but this is another Canadian-bred variety that deserves continued life. Bred by the Canadian Experimental Farm in Ottawa, from varieties Meteor and Urbana, this tomato is a heavy producer of uniform, medium-sized, round red fruit. Grown out from seeds from the Canadian Gene Bank, this tomato is crack-resistant and especially good for canning.
(80 days) Indeterminate. Pre-1856. A German heirloom whose name translates as “giant bunches of grapes”. This wonderful variety produces clusters of 1” fruits, 20 – 40 to a cluster. One plant produces hundreds of fruits. Excellent flavour.
(80 days)Determinate. A rare Russian heirloom with outstanding flavour - mild and sweet. 3' tall plants bear good-sized, yellow-orange, smooth fruit. Limited quantities.
(60 days)Determinate. Another Canadian-bred tomato that is very popular on the East Coast for making green tomato relish. Very early, it produces heavy yields of mid-sized, red tomatos with a sweet flavour. Good tomato for short seasons, as it is prized for its ability to set fruit in cold weather.
NEW FOR 2008! Determinate. (57-60 days) This very early season tomato is aptly named. Short, determinate vines produce large quantities of 2-3”, egg-shaped, red fruit within as early as 7 weeks of transplanting. A Russian heirloom (of course), it’s popular in Alaska and NWT (of course, again). The fruits are juicy with an excellent flavor. Great for market growers.
(60-70 days)Determinate. A Russian heirloom that is a prolific producer of medium-sized, round red fruit that have a nicely acidic flavour. It gets its name from its unusual foliage - silvery-grey and finely dissected like a carrot-top.
(55 days)Determinate. Yet another Canadian tomato - developed in Edmonton, Alberta. This one is an extremely early, heavy producer of 6-8 oz. red fruit that have a full-bodied flavour. It's a compact plant, not exceeding 18", so would be good for container growing. Its unique ability to set a large volume of good sized fruit so early, and with such a great flavour, makes it a short-season favourite! Does not tolerate drought very well.
(60-85 days) Indeterminate. A wonder tomato! Blight resistant, potato-leaved, extremely early producer, good yield and excellent flavour. What more can one want? Won awards in commmunity garden taste-offs.
(80-85 days) Indeterminate. Not much is known about Tangerine, other than it is a family heirloom tomato that was re-introduced in 1992. It’s a large beefsteak-type tomato that is shaped somewhat like a tangerine and is the same colour. This is a heavy producer, always giving excellent yields of large tomatoes that are meaty and have a rich, tangy flavour.
NEW FOR 2008! (55-65 days) Indeterminate. Aka ‘Mr. Stripey’. An old English greenhouse variety, this delightful tomato ripens early and keeps producing over a long period. The 4-6 oz. fruits are a picturesque red with orange stripes and have a bit of a tangy flavor. Disease-resistant.
NEW FOR 2008! (85 days) Indeterminate. This Mexican heirloom is very close to its original ancestors in appearance – very deeply ribbed or fluted, 5 oz., pinkish-red fruits are pouch-shaped and slightly hollow. In my eyes, it is absolutely beautiful! Its name is a tongue-twister, so if you want to brag about it you’ll have to practise. Very limited quantities.
(80 days) 1870. Indeterminate. An 1898 catalogue described it as "one of the best tomatoes known". A mildly sweet, large, round, red, smooth tomato - ideal for slicing. Sold in 1870 for $5.00 a packet!
NEW FOR 2008! (75-80 days) Indeterminate. This Maine family heirloom has large (8-12 oz), round, apricot-orange fruit that is quite meaty with few seeds. Rich old-fashioned tomato taste.
