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Sweet Cranberry tomato is a little gem that everyone should grow. It is produced on vines that are determined to have huge crops despite rainy, hot, or cooler weather. It truly is a hard worker. Sweet Cranberry is sweet, but not too much so, and very balanced with a fruity after-taste. Mine have ripened at 65 to 70 days. -
Summer Cider Tomato
Summer Cider is a deep yellow, medium size fruit that is rich, creamy , sweeter and balanced. Its vines are about 5 to 6 feet tall and vibrant. These will produce all the way to first. Plants are prolific and hardy! Fruits weigh about 6 to 12 ounces and sometimes more. Vines also have good disease resistance and produce plenty of fruits. Great for yellow sauces, sandwiches, plating and lots more. 80 Days. -
75 Days. Striped Cavern is a very capable stuffing tomato that's about the same size as Yellow Stuffer. It is firm enough to withstand a few minutes of oven cooking, yet soft and tasty enough to be used as a stand alone tomato. Bi-color fruits are about 4 inches in diameter and are mildly sweet. insides are hollow enough to accommodate plenty fillings. Vines are very productive and ripen their fruits around the 75 day mark. Perfect for stuffing with whatever! -
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One of my favorite dwarf tomatoes, Stakeless is a deep red very flavorful fruit. Short tree-like plants have strong bases and produce 3 inch round tomatoes. They begin ripening about 70 days after transplant. . stateless tomatoes are very rich, juicy and tasty. This is a perfect small garden spaces or growing in containers. Try a 4 gallon and larger container. Definitely a dwarf variety that's worth growing. -
70 Days. A beautiful rusty, bi-color splashed with greens, Spike tomato is a taste-forward variety. It's tasty, tangy and juicy, but still delicious!. A Fred Hempel production, this little gem definitely has it's place in home gardens. Spiky leafed, semi-determinate plants seem to be in a rush to get things started. Once they do, you can expect plenty beautiful fruits, so get ready! -
Slankards is one of the biggest oxheart varieties that we grow. Each year we harvest many fruits at are at least 1.5 pounds. Tall skinny plants produce abundant crops of pink fruits that are mostly extra large. Fruits begin to ripen about 90 days after transplant and will continue true fall. Fruits are meaty and sweet. Perfect sandwich and sauce tomato! -
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Marzano Fire Paste tomato is a 2-3 inch long, sauce and paste variety from the Fred Hempel's line. I have made some very nice tomato sauce with these. Plants are determinate and produce big crops. Tomatoes begin to ripen around the 75 day mark. also a very nice tomato for drying for tomato powder and flakes. -
75 Days. Soldier 37 is one of my best finds in the last 10 years. It totally took me by surprise. not a fancy looking fruit, soldier 37 will light up your life once it's ripened. Fruits can reach 10 ounces. They are rich and delicious with perfect complimentary flavors that makes this tomato a winner! Hardy prolific vines! -
70 Days. Rose Quartz is a pretty cherry tomato that grows on short vines. They are a perfect snack while you are in the garden. Sweet and juicy, it is also perfect for jams and jellies. salsa, snacking and lots more. Our vines have shown good disease resistance and produce well into the late season. These can successfully be grown in containers! -
If you really enjoy tomato sandwiches and great spaghetti sauce, Reif Red Heart tomato would do an excellent job for you! This versatile oxheart tomato can stand up with the best of them! Sweet, meaty and juicy, Wes tomatoes bear on plants that are about 6 feet tall. Vines are wispy leaved, skinny and produce plenty of 5-10 ounce, red heart shaped fruits. Expect your first ripened tomatoes around 75 days from transplant. Stake week and early for the best results! -
There is a special spot in my heart for Raspberry Oxheart tomato. It is one of the prettiest fruits that you would ever see. Smooth clean fruits weigh about 6-10 ounces and ripen to a nice raspberry color. It's just not pretty, it's exceptionally good! Juicy, fragrant, meaty, sweet and bold, is how I would describe Raspberry Oxheart! Fruits ripen about 75 days after transplant. Great sauce tomato too! -
75 Days. Raspberry Vikrant is a determinate variety that produces heavily. Smooth 5 to 8 ounce fruits, ripen to a tender pinkish red. Fruits are clean and blemish free. This, along with its nice flavor, makes it a good candidate for market vendors. Fruits are mildly sweet, juicy, with a slight acidic under-tone. Good for container growing! -
When I first grew these, someone should have told me that I should only grow a few plants. Our plants produced so many delicious, light pink cherry tomatoes, that I couldn't harvest them all. Raspberry Colored Sugarplum tomato is the one to grow if you want huge harvests. They begin to ripen about 70 days from transplant. These are sweet and juicy! -
It really doesn't mater that the tomato is not purple because it's excellent! Purple Dog Creek is a 1 pound slicer that works well for many applications. This well balanced fruit has flavor that will quickly get you hooked! It's not too sweet, acidic, juicy of mild. It's just perfect! Flesh has a really nice, smooth texture. Vines are hardy and seem to love hotter weather! Go for it! -
Pruden's Purple tomato is still one of my favorite all purpose tomatoes. Slightly ribbed, 12-16 ounce fruits are flavorful, balanced and delicious. Some have said that it's a smaller version of Pink Brandywine, I think that it's better! Prolific potato leafed vines are hardy and show good disease resistance. Fruits begin to ripen around the 75 day mark. -
Pomodor Pero Gigante Tomato
It really doesn't mater that the tomato is not purple because it's excellent! Purple Dog Creek is a 1 pound slicer that works well for many applications. This well balanced fruit has flavor that will quickly get you hooked! It's not too sweet, acidic, juicy of mild. It's just perfect! Flesh has a really nice, smooth texture. Vines are hardy and seem to love hotter weather! Go for it! -
Pink Oxheart tomato is the second oxheart variety that we ever grew. It was the one that confirmed to me that I should grow more varieties. Since that time I have grown more than 70 varieties. This gem is about 5-10 ounce, tender pink and perfectly heart shaped. Mildly sweet with really nice flavorful meat. It's an ideal sandwich tomato. -
85-90 Days. One of my favorite beefsteaks in 2017, I intend to grow these each year from now on. Orange Kentucky Beefsteak tomato is the ultimate orange variety. Huge, deep yellow/orange fruits are definitely head turners. They quickly weigh their vines down and need to be staked early. Our biggest fruits were closer to 2 pounds. Perfect for sandwiches, this tasty beefsteak can be used for many things. It's also a great tomato for market sales. Vines are tall and produce plenty of big tomatoes! -
Orange Jazz is a meaty sweet beefsteak that was bred by Fred Hempel at Artisan Seeds. Fruits can regularly reach 1.5 pounds. I have grown a few that were larger! Thick radiant vines are anxious to produce and show good disease resistance. They begin to ripen their fruits about 85 days after transplant. Fruits are sweeter and meaty with good balance. These are perfect for sandwiches and really good yellow sauce. Excellent choice for market sales too! -
Opalka Tomato
Another one in our line of sauce makers, Opalka has to be close to the top of that list. If thick spaghetti sauce is what you are after, Opalka tomato will easily do that job for you. Thick and bushy vines produce a high quantity of 3 inch, red elongated tomatoes that are perfect for sauces. -
75-80 Days. Noire de Crimee tomato is a black slicer that has excellent taste. 5 foot tall vines are prolific and produce 5-10 ounce fruits that ripen to a beautiful chocolate, right in the middle of the season. Fruits are earthy, rich, juicy on the sweet side and delicious. I highly recommend this tomato if you want to try anew black variety. -
Nature's Riddle Tomato
85 Days. Nature's Riddle is a medium sized, red and yellow bi-color, slicing tomato. Sweet and slightly fruity, this one is not in the mold of most red and yellows, in that it's milder and not up- front. This makes it good selection for those liking less acidic fruits. Vines produce plenty of 10 ounce fruits, are hardy and have shown good resistance to diseases. Expect your first ripened fruits about 85 days after transplant. -
85-90 Days. Mr Underwood Tomato is above par! I truly wish that more people would grow this awesome tomato! My aim is to bring more exposure, not just to this variety, but to all great, undiscovered heirlooms that need highlighting. This large and juicy beefsteak is so delicious that you will bite your fingers. Try a few and see for yourself. Fruits regularly approach 1.5 pounds, so stake plants well. -
80 Days. Moya tomato is a larger, slicer variety that originated in Spain. It's vines are large, vigorous. They produce plenty of really nice sized fruits! Moya reminds me of the good old-time flavored varieties that were rich, delicious and noted for plenty of great complimentary flavors. I have made some great tomato sauce with these. I even made some super stewed tomatoes for canning. We cooked up excellent salsa too! Plants are big and vibrant. They need staking, even as early as at transplant time. Moya is a good selection for market sales because of its good taste, texture and production. Definitely worth growing! -
85-90 Days. Milka's Red Bulgarian tomato is a large beefsteak with excellent creamy taste. Indeterminate vines produce heavy cops of red, 1-2 pound tomato. Fruits are sweeter, balanced and delicious with huge tomato appeal. Fruits have small seed cavities and few seeds. A perfect choice for any beefsteak tomato garden. Stake well! -
Melon Ball is one of the fruitiest tomatoes in our catalog. This delicate light yellow fruit, grows on shorter vines and ripens at 75 days after transplant. Fruits are fruity, rich balanced and refreshing, especially on a hot day. Great for slicing, salads and even sandwiches. -
75 Days. Marmande Vert is a French slicer that has nice flavor. Oblate fruits are said to me a mutation of Marmande, and are on the sweet side and juicy with mild fruity undertones. Perfect selection for snacking of the vine. Regular vines are tall and prolific. Green when ripened oblate fruits begin to ripen about 75 days after transplant. Nice canning and slicing tomato!
