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Ace-high improved: VFFNA. Determinate 71 days. 10 oz tomatoes with wonderful flavor. Well adapted to growing in western states. An old standard, especially for canning.

Arkansas Traveler: Indeterminate. 90 days. HEIRLOOM variety from stock seed discovered in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas and Missouri. Fruits are rough, medium sized, about 6 oz, with an excellent, creamy mild flavor. Highly adaptable. NEW FOR 2011!

Aussie: Indeterminate. 85 days. HEIRLOOM from Australia. This is a variety to grow when you want a really big tomato to show off. The fruit is 1 to 2 lbs, and borne abundantly on large plants. The flavor is big, bursting with a great blen of sugars and acids. NEW FOR 2011!

Ball’s Beefsteak: VFFT. Indeterminate. 76 days. This is a great choice for gardeners who want to grow luscious big tomatoes but need them to mature early and stand up to the challenges of disease problems. These 8-12 oz globe shaped fruit grow on highly disease-resistant plants, having no cracking, and offer sensational, old fashioned flavor. Wonderful as a sandwich tomato. BEEFSTEAK.

Beefmaster VFN Hybrid: Indeterminate. 80 days. One of America’s favorites for the solid, meaty, flavorful red fruit that weigh up to 2 lbs. Vigorous vines and outstanding fruit taste and quality. BEEFSTEAK.

Bloody Butcher: Indeterminate. 55 days. Sensational general use fruits have a rich HEIRLOOM flavor and a deep red color, inside and out. If it's hard for you to wait for ordinary tomatoes to ripen, try these. In less than 8 weeks, they're ready to enjoy... and enjoy you will. Plants will yield five to nine 2" fruits per cluster. Plants require staking, and will produce until frost. NEW IN 2010!

Brandywine Sudduths Strain: Indeterminate. 80 days. 1 ½ lb. HEIRLOOM. A legendary variety with exceptionally rich and succulent flavor. Fruit is meaty and grow on tall potato-leaved vines. BEEFSTEAK.

Carmello: Indeterminate. 75 days. The French Carmello is among the most productive tomatoes ever bred. It is popular in European markets because of it’s exceptionally fine flavor. Bears large crops of heavy, juicy tomatoes with flavor that just doesn’t stop. Another favorite because it consistently produces great tasting fruit, even in cooler weather. Good for slicing in salads, sautéed, or as an integral part of any dish.

Caspian Pink: Indeterminate. 80 days. Russian HEIRLOOM. Large pink BEEFSTEAK, rich flavor, often compared favorably to Brandywine. Fruits average 10-12 oz. with a plentiful set and fairly early set for this large of a tomato.

Celebrity: VFFNTA Determinate 70 days. 8 oz. Exceptionally flavorful, firm fruit on strong vines with good cover and outstanding disease resistance. Highly productive and widely adaptable.

Costoluto Genovese: Indeterminate. 78 days. Italian HEIRLOOM. Large, deep red, juicy tomatoes are deeply ribbed but fully flavored and absolutely delicious. This variety is hearty and does well in hot weather, but continues to produce even when the weather turns cool. NEW FOR 2011!

Crimson Sprinter: Indeterminate. 70 days. A delicious, medium sized slicer (5-7 oz) that matures early and tolerates cool conditions. The original seed was acquired from Seed Savers Exchange by a North Dakota farmer, and Seeds of Change have continued to select for plant vigor. Crimson Sprinter has a slightly thicker skin, allowing it to store a bit better than many heirlooms. NEW FOR 2011!

Delicious: Indeterminate. 77 days. Huge red fruit, holds the world’s record for largest tomato ever grown. Excellent flavor, just what a tomato should taste like! Very few seeds, fruit up to 2 lb..

Dinner Plate: Indeterminate. 90-100 days. HEIRLOOM. Heart-shaped red tomatoes are so large that one slice can fill a dinner plate. Fruit has delicious flavor, fine quality, and an average weight of 1 ½ to 2 lbs. Heavy bearer and a superior slicing tomato.

Druzba: Indeterminate. 85 days. HEIRLOOM. Originally from Bulgaria, named ‘friendship’ for its sterling qualities. Husky plants bear heavy sets of tasty, 12 oz fruits over a long season. Round fruits, 4 inches across, mature bright red with pink-gold shoulders. High acid content. NEW FOR 2011!

Early Girl: VFF. Indeterminate. 52 days. 6 oz. A favorite early variety. Dependable large harvests of flavorful tomatoes with excellent disease resistance.

German Red Strawberry: Indeterminate. 85 days. HEIRLOOM. These big ried oxheart tomatoes are strawberry shaped, weighing 10 oz. Tomatoes are meaty with an excellent taste that is on the acid side. Very abundant producer.

Giant Belgium: Indeterminate. 82 days. A very popular HEIRLOOM. Huge, sweet fruit average 1 to 2 lbs and have weighed in at nearly 5 lbs. Dark pink fruits have smooth blossom ends and a low acid, mild flavor, so sweet that some growers use them to make wine. Solid meat and mid size are a perfect choice for a sandwich. NEW FOR 2011!

Goliath VFFNT Hybrid: Indeterminate. 70 days. Large crops of big, brillilant red BEEFSTEAK tomatoes with delicious flavor make this a standout. Vigorous plants with lots of disease resistance. Juicy, sweet tomatoes weigh 10-16 oz and have a well balanced flavor and meaty interior.

Italian Sweet: Indeterminate. 85 days. HEIRLOOM. Large, up to 3 lbs, and luscious BEEFSTEAK tomatoes grow on tall, potato leaved plants. Sweet and juicy, full of old fashioned tomato flavor. NEW IN 2011!

Kosovo:  Indeterminate.  75 days.  HEIRLOOM.  This wonderful oxheart variety came from a former U.N. worker in Kosovo, who passed it down to Carolyn Male.  Huge, deep pink heart-shaped fruit has a sweet rich flavor and is very meaty while still being juicy.  Production is excellent and the tomatoes are simply beautiful, but it is the delectable and intense tomato flavor that really makes this one special.  Tomatoes can grow up to 1 lb.  NEW FOR 2012!

Marianna’s Peace: Indeterminate. 80 days. This large, potato-leaved dark pink tomato is fast becoming a favorite of gardeners across the country. The large, 1-2 lb, pink-red BEEFSTEAK fruits have luscious, full tomato flavor that features a good balance of acidity and sweetness. Vigorous vines are very productive, which is special for a potato-leaved plant.  HEIRLOOM.

Mexico: Indeterminate. 80 days. HEIRLOOM. Very large plants have an excellent set of huge, dark pink BEEFSTEAK fruit with outstanding taste. Bears large fruit in generous numbers over a very long season. Fruit is 1 lb.

Mortgage Lifter (Radiator Charlie): Indetermininate. 85 days. An old pink variety still in demand! Well shaped, large BEEFSTEAK fruit is very meaty with few seeds. Folklore says this variety was named by a man who sold this crop to pay off a farm he was about to lose.  HEIRLOOM.

Mule Team: Indeterminate. 80 days. A great choice for a 'main crop,' all-purpose tomato. Vigorous plants bear plenty of 8 to 12 ounce round, bright red tomatoes with excellent flavor and texture. Not only are harvests very abundant, but production continues right up until frost. HEIRLOOM variety. NEW IN 2010.

Omar’s Lebanese: Indeterminate. 80 days.  HEIRLOOM from a Lebanese hill town. Monster tomatoes, 1 to 2 lbs, luscious and incredible. Taste-tempting pink fruits are huge, meaty and somewhat irregular – rich, sweet and juicy. A favorite of American tomato aficionados because of its excellent yield an superb flavor. NEW FOR 2011!

Oregon Spring V – Determinate.  58 days.  A cold tolerant tomato developed by Oregon State University for short season gardeners.  Compact plants produce concentrated sets of medium to large fruit that is nearly seedless.  Fruit is juicy and tender with full tomato flavor.

Pruden's Purple: Indeterminate. 75 days. Large 10 oz dark pink BEEFSTEAK fruit grow on potato leaved vines and mature quite early for such large fruit. Delicious flavor and good production. Similar to Brandywine, but earlier and more reliable. HEIRLOOM.

Red Rose:  Indeterminate.  85 days.  A cross between Brandywine and Rutgers produces good yields of 10-16 Oz delicious dark pink fruit.  Disease and crack resistance are inherited from Rutgers, and the tomato’s taste and texture is more like that of Brandywine.  NEW FOR 2012!

Sioux: Indeterminate. 70 days. 6 oz. HEIRLOOM, sweet yet tangy, and full of rich complex flavors. Very long productive season. Although this appears to be an average size unassuming red tomato, you just have to grow it to believe it.

Soldacki:  Indeterminate.  75 days.  HEIRLOOM, from Poland.  Very low in acid and very sweet, this large pink fruit is flattened with ribbing, very meaty with a thin skin, weighing up to 1 lb.  NEW FOR 2012! 

Stupice: Indeterminate 52 days. 2 oz. Very early cold tolerant tomato that bears abundantly. HEIRLOOM, from Czechoslovakia, a garden favorite for its earliness and productivity.

Thessaloniki: Indeterminate. 75 days. 8 oz. Greek HEIRLOOM, beautiful round fruit, juicy with excellent, old fashioned acid tomato flavor. Good yields and crack resistant.

Trip-L-Crop: Indeterminate. 85 days. Plant produces enormous yields of large red tomatoes. The tomatoes are very meaty making them perfect for canning. Vines grow from 10 to 15 feet long and produces 3 bushels of tomatoes per plant. Also known as the Italian Tree Tomato. Impress your neighbors by growing a 25 ft tomato plant. Requires trellising. NEW IN 2010.

Watermelon Beefsteak: Indeterminate. 75 days. This HEIRLOOM variety dates back a century and produces lightly scalloped pink BEEFSTEAK tomatoes that weigh 1 lb or more. Their rich, sweet flavor has a depth and intensity that is just outstanding.

Black: Indeterminate. 75 days. HEIRLOOM.   Compact plants bear plenty of wonderfully rich, dark mahogany brown tomatoes that average about 4 oz. Black tomatoes have a delicious blend of sugar and acid and a distinctive, complex flavor that is to be savored. Some folks say this variety is one of the best tasting black tomatoes and prefer it also for its nice, medium size.

Black From Tula: Indeterminate. 80 days. A robust Russian HEIRLOOM and the largest of the dramatic black tomatoes, with dark, greenish black shoulders on dark, brownish-red, slightly flattened fruits that grow 3 to 5 inches. Full flavored, chocolate brown flesh with green gel is rich and satisfying. Performs well in drier conditions. NEW FOR 2011!

Black Krim: Indeterminate. 75 days. 12oz. HEIRLOOM. Dark brown-red tomatoes are large and richly flavored, with a hint of saltiness. Fruit sets well, even in heat. Heavy producer.

Black Prince: Indeterminate. 70 days. 1 lb. HEIRLOOM. Deep garnet round fruits really load up on these plants that stay fairly small. Tomatoes are medium sized and full of juice and good rich flavor. From Siberia.

Carbon: Indeterminate. 80 days. Among the darkest of the black tomatoes. Rich and sweet, tastes like summer. 8-12 oz. Purplish brown outside, deep brick red interior. We got many reports back from happy growers of this tomato in 2005 that claimed this was the best tomato they had ever grown! HEIRLOOM.

Cherokee Purple: Indeterminate. 80 days. 12 oz. Very productive plants with rose/purple fruit with brick red interior. Thin skin, absolutely delicious with a pleasantly sweet and rich flavor. Tennessee HEIRLOOM. One of our most popular tomatoes.

Indigo Rose:   Indeterminate.  75 days.  Darkest tomato bred so far, exceptionally high in anthocyanins.  Anthocyanins are powerful anti-oxidants.  1 to 2 oz cocktail sized tomatoes develop a dark purple pigment when ripe.  Good flavor with ‘plummy’ overtones.  Developed at Oregon State University using traditional plant breeding techniques.  Compact growing habit.  NEW FOR 2012!

Japanese Black Trifele: Indeterminate. 85 days. Heavy producer of pear shaped fruits that are free of blemishes and cracks and range in color from intense black to dark gray blushed with magenta. Plants produce prolific yields of picture perfect, 3 oz fruits that look stunning when sliced on a plate. As delicious as it is unique. An excellent canner as it holds the flavor and color well.

Paul Robeson: Indeterminate. 75 days. HEIRLOOM. One of the most highly regarded black tomatoes, this one features medium-sized deep maroon fruits that are free of most blemishes and cracking. Their flavor is complex, sweet yet tangy, and characteristic of that distinctive richness that makes black tomatoes special.

Amana Orange: Indeterminate. 75-90 days. HEIRLOOM. A 12-16 oz tomato with flavorful, meaty flesh. Originally from the Amana colonies in Iowa. This is an orange equivalent version of the heirloom Brandywine. These beautiful, low acid additions to the tomato patch will cover a full piece of bread on your open faced tomato sandwich.

Aunt Gertie's Gold: Indeterminate. 80 days. HEIRLOOM  from Virginia. Perhaps the best tasting yellow tomato ever! Fruit is typically about 1 lb with beautiful golden color. Sometimes the shape is flatish or a bit rough. The flavor is absolutely wonderful, fruity and sweet yet complex. You'll look for this every time you go out in the garden.

Dixie Golden Giant: Indeterminate. 85 days. l to 2bs. Fabulous sweet fruity taste in a huge, clear lemon yellow BEEFSTEAK. HEIRLOOM. Large plants with good yields.

Dr. Wyche’s Yellow: Indeterminate. 80 days. A light yellow BEEFSTEAK that matures to a golden orange. Slightly flattened fruits, weighing up to 1 lb, have flesh that is meaty and blemish free. Scored well in our 2010 tomato tasting. NEW FOR 2011!

Jubilee: Indeterminate. 80 days. 8-12 oz. Plentiful harvests of bright gold-orange, large fruit, with delicious flavor. Makes beautiful mixed salads.

Lemon Boy VFN Hybrid: Indeterminate. 72 days. The first lemon yellow colored tomato, very productive and vigorous plant, producing large harvest of attractive fruit that weighs 8 oz. Lower acid, sweet flavor. Easy to grow.

Moonglow: Indeterminate. 80 days. Heavy yields of beautiful, 6-8 oz., 2", blunt-pointed globes. A brilliant, warm-orange slicer with great flavor. Moon Glow is considered, by many tomato lovers, the tomato with the best texture and flavor of any yellow-gold tomato. A good choice for a market tomato because of it's long shelf-life and delicious taste. NEW IN 2010.

Nebraska Wedding: Indeterminate. 100 days. An old great Plains HEIRLOOM. An old favorite. Plants yield an abundant crop of globe shaped deep orange fruit weighing up to 12 oz with a good sweet/acid balance and lots of flavor.

Persimmon: Indeterminate. 80 days. HEIRLOOM. Beautiful, golden-orange tomatoes have one of the best flavors of all orange tomatoes. Average 5 inches in diameter and between 1 and 2 lbs, quite meaty with few seeds. Vigorous plants bear well.

Tangerine: Indeterminate. 80 days. 1-2 lb. HEIRLOOM. Deep yellow orange beefsteak fruit shaped like a tangerine. Meaty and flavorful, with both sweet and rich flavor.

Yellow Brandywine: Indeterminate. 90 days. HEIRLOOM. Large yellow fruit of exceptional quality, creamy texture and delicious flavor. Fruit size is from 12 to 24 oz, and tall vines have healthy, potato-leaved foliage. An extremely rich tasting tomato, this one is also beautiful for its smooth shape.

TOMATO - STRIPED/BI-COLOR

Ananas Noir: Indeterminate. 80 days. The name of this tomato is French for black pineapple - it arose out of a planting of Pineapple tomatoes in a Belgian garden. Fruit is 1 to 1 1/2 lb, with an exterior color of dark purple and green with pink-red splotches and a touch of yellow, while the inside is bright green streaked with pink. The flavor is sweet yet rich and delicious. Beautiful sliced on a plate.

Beauty King: Determinate. Large yellow beefsteak with pronounced deep red stripes (not blotches) that bleed into very meaty sweet yellow tomato flesh. Over one pound fruit is common size for this aggressive growing determinate plant that can grow over 12 feet tall. Bred locally by Brad Gates of Wild Boar Farms.

Berkeley Tie Dye: Indeterminate. This is one amazing tomato, green-yellow with orange-red stripes. Green-yellow flesh with red blush and bright green seed gel. Fruit is 8 oz to one lb. Heavy hitter in flavor also, complex tomato flavor with some tartness. Chefs love them. Bred locally by Brad Gates of Wild Boar Farms.

Black Zebra: Indeterminate. 85 days. HEIRLOOM. 1 ½ inch round fruit with brown skin and black stripes. Rich tomato flavor with hints of smoke and sweetness. This tomato has an exotic look and a complex flavor. Scored well as a test tomato in our 2005 tasting.

Black and Brown Boar: Determinate. Black and Brown Boar is one of the most productive plants seen year after year. Medium round 4 to 6 oz heavy striped dark brown tomatoes that have the rich earthy flavor that makes dark tomatoes famous. Bred locally by Brad Gates of Wild Boar Farms.

Golden Queen, USDA Strain: Indeterminate. 75 days. This is the original strain described in 1882, with superior flavor. 8 to 12 oz, yellow with a pronounced pink blush. Full tomato taste. HEIRLOOM.

Green Zebra: Indeterminate. 75 days. Unique and delicious salad tamato. 3 oz fruits are amber-green with darker green stripes. The light green flesh is sweet yet zingy. HEIRLOOM.

Hillbilly: Indeterminate. 85 days. Huge bi-colored tomato, yellow-orange with red streaking. Fruit is sweet, fruity flavored, weigh 1 to 2 lbs. HEIRLOOM.

Jaunet Flammee: Indeterminate. 60 days. 3 oz HEIRLOOM. Orange skin and beautiful red mottled flesh. Fruit is high in sugar and acid, borne in clusters of 8-12 fruit. Good disease resistance.

Marvel Stripe: Indeterminate. 85 days. HEIRLOOM. Big and beautiful, yellow orange fruit streaked with ruby red, very sweet. 1 to 2 lbs, high yields.

Mr. Stripey (Tigerella): Indeterminate. 56 days. Huge crops of red fruits with clearly defined yellow-orange stripes. 1 ½ to 2 inch tomatoes have a rich, tangy flavor and are a beautiful novelty for adding whole or cutting into salads.

Oaxacan Jewel: Indeterminate. 80 days. Beautiful bicolor fruit is golden yellow with ruby colored streaking, earning this variety its name. Fruit size is somewhat variable from 6 oz up to 1 lb, but this is one of the most strikingly beautiful bicolors we have seen. Brilliant red marbling in the center. Rich, fruity flavor is refreshing and almost melon like but also nicely accentuated with acid.

Orange Russian 117: Indeterminate. 85 days. This is the first bicolor oxheart tomato available, and it exhibits the best qualities of both types. Tomatoes weigh 8 oz or more and are heart-shaped with smooth golden flesh marbled inside with streak or red. They are delicious and sweet, somewhat fruity in flavor, and are meaty with very few seeds.

Pineapple: Indeterminate. 85 days. Enormous, uniquely patterned, yellow red striped fruits will be the center of attention. BEEFSTEAK type fruit easily grow 5 inches and larger, and are orange-yellow with red streaks. Meaty flesh with mild flavor. Heavy yielder. HEIRLOOM.

Pink Boar: Indeterminate. Mid season. Pink Boar is a masterpiece of a tomato. Medium size tomato with heavy yields of port wine colored fruit topped of with stripes in a metalic silver-green. Flavor is very rich, sweet and tart all mixed in one loveley tomato. Bred locally by Brad Gates of Wild Boar Farms.

Red Boar: Indeterminate. Mid season. Huge yields of medium sized, 4 to 6 oz red tomatoes with heavy gold striping. Looks like a red version of the green zebra. Grows over 10 feet tall, needs trellising. Locally bred by Brad Gates of Wild Boar Farms.

TOMATO - PASTE AND SALADETTE

Amish Paste: Indeterminate. 85 days. Amish HEIRLOOM variety produces paste type fruit with an oblong oxheart shape. 8 oz tomatoes are solid with an outstandingly good, sweet flavor.

Blush: Indeterminate. 75 days. A new ‘julienne cherry’ tomato introduced from Seeds of Change. These are 2 inches long, 1-3 oz beauties, ready to pick when a pink blush starts to appear over the yellow background. The flavor is very sweet, with a hint of pineapple. Blush is very productive over an extended period. We think this variety will be as popular as Juliet (see below), and would make a good pairing for planting, being used fresh, for canning, sauces, drying, and preserved in oil. I can’t wait to try this one is salsa! NEW FOR 2011!

Cuore di Bue: Indeterminate. 85 days. A curious and striking tomato quaranteed to turn heads and satisfy appetities. The name is Italian for oxheart, but this selection is an exotic twist on the oxheart type, with big bottom shape reminiscent of a pouch with a gathered top. They weigh about 8 oz. One of the tastiest for sauces, with dense flesh and lustrous orangey red skin. NEW FOR 2011!

Enchantment: VFFN. Indeterminate. 70 days. Plant produces heavy yields of flavorful 4 oz red egg shaped tomatoes. Excellent for salads and gourmet dishes. Excellent for sauces. Disease Resistant. NEW IN 2010.

Juliet: 1999 All-America Selections winner. Indeterminate. 60 days. Elongated cherry tomatoes grow in grape-like clusters. Very sweet flavor, vigorous grower. Great for snacking, sauces and drying. Once you try this one, it will be a mainstay of your tomato garden.

Roma: VF. Determinate. 78 days. 3 oz. Popular paste tomato. Compact plants yield large harvest of 3 inch red fruit.

San Marzano Redorta: Indeterminate. 78 days. Huge plum tomato is an HEIRLOOM variety from Tuscany, and named for a mountain in Bergamo. Used for cooking, but flavorful enough to eat fresh. Tomatoes are much larger than a regular San Marzano, with the average size being about 8 oz. This is a different tomato from the more common hybrid San Marzano; it is much larger and sweeter flavored, and much juicier.

TOMATO - CHERRY

Black Cherry: Indeterminate. 65 days. New! A truly black cherry tomato, with classic black tomato flavor, rich and sweet. Very abundant, irresistibly delicious.

Green Grape: Determinate. 70 days. Yellow-green I inch fruits are full of flavor, sweet and juicy. Very prolific compact plants.

Isis Candy: Indeterminate. 67 days. Yellow gold tomatoes with red marbling. Sweet taste that is also rich and fruity. Long bearing season, very prolific.

Matt's Wild Cherry: Indeterminate. 60 days. Only ¾ inch big, with smooth texture and sweet full flavored fruits. Excellent in salsa and of course, for fresh eating. HEIRLOOM.

Rosalita: Indeterminate. 60 days. This is the only pink grape tomato that is really the size and shape of a red grape tomato. Long clusters of small, oval fruit are deep rosy pink and abundantly produced on tall, vigorous plants. These tomatoes are as sweet as rose wine, and a delightful new choice for anyone who likes grape tomatoes.

Snow White: Indeterminate. 75 days. Delightful ivory-colored cherry tomatoes ripen to pale yellow and are deliciously sweet without being sugary. This is one you’ll find yourself snacking on in the garden because it tastes so good.

Sugary: Indeterminate. 60 days. 2005 ALL AMERICA SELECTIONS AWARD WINNER. Very sweet, cherry sized tomatoes are oval shaped with a pointed blossom end and a beautiful reddish-pink color. Fruit is produced in clusters on high yielding semi-indeterminate vines, which means that plants stay more compact but continue to produce over a long season.

Sun Sugar FT Hybrid: Indeterminate. 62 days. A hybrid orange cherry tomato with unbelievably good flavor and productivity. Very sweet, fruity tasting tomatoes are borne in long clusters on vigorous plants. Many other cherry tomatoes have a tendency to crack, especially when ripe, but this one has crack resistance bred in while still keeping a thin skin. The taste of these tomatoes is such a delight that they’re often picked and eaten in the garden instead of ever making it indoors.

Super Sweet 100: Indeterminate. 65 days. Vigorous vines produce huge crops of 1 inch fruits with very sweet flavor. Fruits have a high vitamin C content. A long-standing favorite.

Sweet Chelsea: VFNT, Indeterminate. 67 days. Jumbo-sized cherry tomatoes are extra sweet and resist cracking.

Sungold: Indeterminate. 57 days. Early, bright orange tomatoes are produces in abundance. Flavor is very sweet and fruity. A local favorite. Always rated high in our tastings.

Yellow Pear: Indeterminate. 78 days. Plants produce large and continuous harvest of small, yellow pear shaped tomatoes with sweet flavor. Favorite for kids.

White Cherry:  Indeterminate.  70 days.  Small fruit is very sweet and low in acid, turning a pale ivory when ripe.  Prolific and very different looking in a salad.

Zebra Cherry: Determinate. 70 days. Hardy, compact plants are excellent for small spaces and patios. Long producer. Produces loads of tangy fruits that are slightly larger than the average cherry at 1 ½ inches in diameter. Exotic fruits have red and green stripes, with dark red flesh that is surprisingly flavorful and very firm, making them easy to cut. NEW FOR 2011!

TOMATO – GREEN AND WHITE

Aunt Ruby's German Green: Indeterminate. 80 days. Large green HEIRLOOM BEEFSTEAK ripens to a pale green with a tint of yellow and have a pink blush underneath that extends inside the flesh. The flavor is sweet, yet spicy and quite delicious. Fruit weighs 12 oz, and has a lovely smooth shape.

Evergreen: Indeterminate. 72 days. One of the best tomatoes that's green when ripe. Mild, delicious flavor and medium to large size make these solid fruit good for slicing, HEIRLOOM.

Great White: Indeterminate. 85 days. HEIRLOOM beautiful large white BEEFSTEAK with sweet flavor, very juicy. Vigorous plant, great color addition to salad.

TOMATILLOS

De Milpa: 70 days. Plant produces good yields of small to medium size tomatillos. This variety was grown unattended in a corn fields by a family in Mexico. It stores fresh for several weeks. Excellent for making salsa. They are surrouded by a papery husk that turns from green to brown as they ripen and splits open when they are ready to harvest. An heirloom variety from Mexico.

Purple: 75 days. A uniquely colored tomatillo that is enjoyed for the sweet yet tart flavor it gives Mixican dishes. These small fruit form inside papery husks and begin as pale green, then ripen to a rich, deep purple. Vigorous and productive.

Toma Verde: 75 days. Round green tomatillos have a papery husk that is removed before preparing. Vining plants are easily grown and prolific. Flavor is sweet yet tart and wonderful in green Mixican salsa and other Mexican dishes.

SWEET PEPPERS

Blushing Beauty Hybrid: 72 days. All America Selections Winner. This bell pepper never is green. Instead, it first appears as ivory, then blushes to light red and orange-red, and finally to deep scarlet, with fruit in several color stages at one time on the plant. Thick-walled, heavyweight peppers are large, about 4 inches long and wide, and 4 lobed with fine, sweet flavor. Compact plants produce abundantly with resistance to a number of viruses and bacterial leaf spot.

Bounty: 65 days. This hybrid version of a sweet banana type lives up to its name in that it puts out an incredible harvest of huge banana peppers that measure nearly a foot long. Peppers are typically 9 to 10 inches long and 2 inches across, and turn from light yellow to orange and finally red. Sweet flavor for eating fresh or cooked.

California Wonder: 75 days. High yields and extra large fruit have made this probably the most popular open pollinated bell pepper for market and home gardeners alike. Dark green peppers are mostly 4 lobed and blocky, about 4 ½ inches long and 4 inches wide, with crisp thick walls and sweet taste. Fruit eventually ripens to bright red. Tall plants are tobacco mosaic virus resistant and produce an abundance of peppers over a very long season.

Corno di Toro: 68 days. Italian bull’s horn, 8 inches long, ripens to a deep red, delicious fresh or grilled. Prolific tall plant.

Fat n’ Sassy: 65 days. This is one of the best green to red bell peppers for home or market gardeners that has been introduced in a long time. It has early sets of large and heavy blocky bell peppers. Fruit set was abundant and fruit is thick walled, turning to bright red early in the season. Bells are about 4 ½ inches in length and width with excellent, sweet flavor.

Giant Marconi: 63 days. 2001 All-America Selections winner. Awarded for its earliness, yield, size and flavor, this is one of the biggest Italian type sweet peppers that you’ll find anywhere. Peppers turn from green to red, and at 8 inches long with a lobed tip, they resemble a cross between a Marconi and a Lamuyo type pepper. They are sweetest when red and are good for salads, but really are outstanding when grilled or roasted. 30 inch tall plants bear heavily despite cold, wet, or dry conditions, and are resistant to Potato and Tobacco Mosaic virus.

Golden Calwonder: 73 days. Golden yellow at full maturity, these peppers are thick walled, meaty, and really sweet and tasty. Square shaped fruits are about 4 inches long and wide, and grow upright on healthy plants. Expect great production and beautiful, very sweet tasting peppers.

Gypsy: 60 days. 1981 ALLAMERICAN SELECTIONS WINNER. Outstanding yield, good looks and flavor combine with earliness to make this pepper a winner. Wedge shaped fruit is 3 to 5 inches long, pale yellow at first, maturing to orange-red; very sweet when ripe. Plants perform well in both hot and cool regions.

Lipstick: 53 days green, 73 days red ripe. Hearty, attractive dark green fruits are 4 inch long and taper to a blunt point . They ripen to a glossy, rich red. Thick, juicy, and swet for salads and cooking, and perfect for roasting and salsa. Dependable, with heavy yields.

Orange Sun: 68 days. Rich orange color and fabulous sweet flavor in a big, blocky bell pepper. This is a Dutch variety that yields large harvests of truly gorgeous orange fruit. Plants are resistant to tobacco mosaic virus and have plenty of foliage to protect developing fruit. NEW FOR 2010.

Pimento: 85 days. Large heart shaped fruit is 4 ½ inches long and borne on 1 ½ ft tall, strong, upright plants. These peppers are often canned, pickled and otherwise processed, but they are also great roasted.

Socrates X3R Hybrid: 68 days. Four lobed blocky bell peppers become very large, at least 4 ½ inch long and wide, with thick walls and delicious taste. This is really an impressive pepper that is wonderful for eating fresh, cooking, or making into stuffed peppers. Fruit turns from green to red and is sweet at all stages. Vigorous tall plants are resistant to bacterial spot and potato virus.

Sweet Chocolate: 58 days green, 78 days brown ripe. A rich chocolate brown pepper. Remarkably early, with heavy set and tolerant of cold nights. Smooth, medium small, tapered, blund end bells. Very mild flavor, with medium thick flesh. The flesh under the skin is brick red.

Sweet Pickle: 75 days. Very compact plants are crowned by a profusion of upright peppers in colors of red, orange, yellow, and purple, all at the same time. Peppers are about 2 inches long and chunky, making for a spectacularly colorful display. While highly ornamental, this fruit is also very edible and sweet, especially when fully ripened to red.

Tequila: 72 days. This beautiful amethyst pepper from Holland is the best lavender variety we’ve seen. Fruit sets early and grows to a blocky 4 ½ inches deep and 4 inches across. Peppers begin as lavender and stay that color for a long time before fading to a lovely orange, then finally red. All colors are jewel like and very attractive. Strong plants are tobacco mosaic virus resistant and tolerant to blossom end rot.

HOT PEPPERS

Anaheim: 75 days. Also known as the “New Mexican Chile”, this moderately pungent fruit is deep green, but turns red at full maturity. Very smooth peppers are 7 ½ inches long and 2 inches wide and borne on tall, productive plants that offer good foliage cover for the fruit. Tobacco mosaic virus resistant. Excellent for canning, freezing or drying.

Ancho San Martin: 76 days. When fresh and still green, these mildly hot, heart shaped peppers are stuffed and made into chiles rellenos. When mature they are dark, rust red, richly flavored and often dried and ground into chili powder. Peppers become 4 inches long, tapering to a blunt point. Wrinkled skin takes on even more character when dried. May be strung into long ropes or made into wreaths. Often called Poblano when fresh.

Bhut Jolokia: 95 days. Also called Ghost Pepper, alleged to be the hottest in the world, use with caution!! Measured by the Guinness Book of World Records as having over 1 million scoville units. Harvest when 3 inch peppers are orange red. NEW FOR 2011!

Bolivian Rainbow: 80 days. A beautiful ornamental pepper with purple foliage and flowers, it bears a profusion of fruit in a rainbow of colors on 2 ft tall plants. The small, cone shaped, 1 inch fruit starts out purple, but turns to yellow, orange, and finally to red, with all color stages on the plant at once. Peppers are edible, but very hot!

Caribbean Red: 110 days. Seed for this habanero variety was found in the Caribbean, and then improved, resulting in a uniform fiercely hot pepper that is way hotter than the regular orange habanero. Dried samples of Caribbean Red measured 445,000 Scoville units (regular habanero is about 260,000). This pepper must be used carefully, but is wonderful for salsas, marinades, and making your own hot sauce. Bright red, wrinkled fruits are about 1 ½ inches deep and 1 inch wide and have flavor with fruity overtones.

Cayenne: 70 days. Long, 6 inch fruit on a tall, vigorous plant. Peppers are mildly hot, 50,000-60,000 scoville units.

Chiltepin: 95 days. This is a tiny pea shaped chile that is no more than ¼ inch long and wide. This variety grows wild throughout Mexico and some parts of the Southwestern U.S. They are among the hottest peppers available, measuring about 100,000 Scoville units. The plants can grow to 4 feet and are capable of living for years where the climate allows. These fiery little red peppers are popular for spicing up soups and bean dishes.

Chipotle: 66 days. Thick walled, medium hot with 6000 scoville units. Smoke these peppers to get a spicy wood flavor, excellent in sauces, mole, and for a smoky flavored salsa. NEW FOR 2011!

Fresno: 75 days. Vigorous 2 ft plant, bears 1 x 2 ½ smooth tapered hot peppers, ripening green to red. Excellent for pickling. NEW FOR 2011!

Golden Greek Pepperoncini: 85 days. 4 inch long, slightly tapered pepper ripens from green to yellow to red when mature. Usually harvested and pickled when light yellow. Mildly hot and delicious, used for salads and sandwiches.

Habanero: 90 days. A blistering hot pepper 40 times hotter than Jalapeno. Among the most potent peppers we sell. Wrinkled fruit is 1 inch long and 1 ½ inches wide, with a tapered end. Peppers begin as light green then turn to golden orange and are loaded on 36 inch tall plants.

Hungarian Wax: 70 days. Medium hot peppers, especially good for pickling. Canary yellow, then bright red at full maturity, 6 to 8 inches long.

Jalapeno: 75 days. Fiery, thick walled peppers grow 3 inch long and 1 ½ inches wide, with rounded tips. Dark green at first, then turning red. Good for fresh use or pickling; famous for nachos and other Tex-Mex dishes.

Jamaican Hot Chocolate: 85 days. These shiny, habanero-type peppers are deep chocolate brown when ripe and ribbed or wrinkled, resembling large dates or prunes. Fruits are 1 ½ inch long and with an extremely hot Caribbean flavor that is strong and smoky. Those in the know say that Jamaican Hot Chocolate makes a great hot sauce.

Numex Big Jim: 80 days. The largest of the New Mexican varieties, this pepper has pods up to 12 inches long that weigh as much as 4 oz. Their size makes them a favorite for chiles rellenos. Medium hot pungency. As an advantage, plants are able to set fruit under hot, dry conditions.

Numex Twilight: 120 days. An ornamental piquin type chile with green leaves and purple fruit that ripens to yellow, orange, and then red. This variety has fruit in all four color states at the same time.

Padron: 55 days. Originating from Galicia, Spain comes this taste sensation. Also called the "Pimiento de Padrone" pepper. Little sweet chili size peppers often fried whole. Horned shaped about the size of a habanero pepper they are an heirloom pepper of Spain and very relished there. Every 10th or so will be extremely hot making for a fun game of culinary roulette. If left to ripen red they will be quite spicy. To get them just right pick when they are about the size of large olives. Toss the peppers, seeds, stems and all, into a hot skillet with olive oil. The tiny peppers are blistered first on one side, then the other, before being salted and plated for serving. Provides a very spicy and wonderful paprika if ripened and dried.

Pasilla Bajio: 75 days. When fresh, this pepper is called “chilaca”; it is also known as “chile negro”. 8 to 10 inch long cylindrical peppers are thin walled, and dark green ripening to dark brown. They have less than 250 Scoville units and are mainly used dried for their rich, smoky flavoring in sauces. Plants are tobacco mosaic virus resistant.

Pretty in Purple: 80 days. Dark purple fruit and violet colored flowers are what makes this plant so special. Purple peppers almost cover the foliage, turning the 2 ½ foot tall plants nearly purple. Upon maturity, the peppers turn red and are extremely hot. At this stage, purple, orange and red fruit may be on plants at the same time, making a very colorful and attractive display.

Relleno:  70 days.  Very mild chile, 2 inches x 6 inches, thick wall, red when ripe but you can use green as well.Great for rellenos, fried, sautéed and stuffed.

Scotch Bonnet:  90 days.  Super hot, oblong 2 inch bonnet shaped fruit.  Excellent for hot Caribbean dishes.

Serrano: 75 days. Very hot chile called for in many recipes. Candle flame shaped fruit are 2 ¼ inches long, green, then red at full maturity. Borne on attractive 30 to 36 inch erect, branching plants. Suitable for salsas and sauce recipes as well as eating fresh. Vigorous bearer.

Tabasco: Small and very hot pepper famous for the sauce sharing its name. Peppers are also quite ornamental as they ripen, changing colors from white to yellow, orange, and red.

Thai Hot: 90 days. Extremely hot variety originally from Thailand, used in Asian cuisine. Peppers are 3 inches long.

EGGPLANT

Bambino: 45 days. Miniature, tiny 1 inch dark beauties in clusters, for shish ka bob, plant is only 12 inch tall, great for containers. Very productive. NEW FOR 2011!

Black Beauty: 80 days. This variety is nearly 100 years old, and still well loved as the classic big-fruited black eggplant. Glossy fruits become quite large but are well shaped, and perfect for slicing into thick eggplant steaks for grilling or eggplant Parmesan.

Clara: 65 days. High yielding hybrid white eggplant, harvest when small, no larger than 5 inches.

Ichiban: 61 days. Long, slender deep purple, almost black, eggplant are of Asian origin, and have a wonderful, mild flavor, perfect for Oriental dishes or simply splitting and grilling or roasting. Plants are very productive and feature foliage with a purple tinge as well as fruit with a purple calyx.

Italian White: 70 days. Creamier and less bitter than purple types, this slightly oval, plump, white to pale green heirloom eggplant is productive and early maturing. Size is 6 inches long. Difficult to find in the store, this variety has a delicate flavor for sautéing and in pasta. NEW FOR 2011!

Pingtung Long: 65 days. Named after its town of origin in Taiwan, this slender violet purple eggplant becomes at least 12 inches long and has an excellent, mild flavor and tender white flesh. It thrives and produces continuous , large harvest despite summer heat and humidity.

Rosa Bianca: 75 days. Prized by chefs and gardeners alike for its creamy, mild flesh and lovely appearance, this Italian heirloom has become very popular. Well filled, round to teardrop shaped fruit is white with soft lavender streaks outside, and inside flesh white and sweet with no trace of bitterness.

Zebra: 70 days. This is absolutely one of the most striking eggplant available, with its deep violet and white variegated exterior and large size. Each fruit is about 8 inches long and 4 inches wide, with tender, mild white flesh. The production of this variety is also outstanding.

SQUASH

Bennings Green Tint:  60 days.  Light green patty pan, excellent for grilling and sautéing.  Harvest young.

Early White Bush Scallop:  60 days.  Cream colored patty pan, very mild and sweet flavor.  Harvest young

Eight Ball: 50 days. 1999 All America Selections Winner. Dark green, shiny round zucchini. Open bush plant with a long picking period. For best flavor, harvest when fruit

Plato: 48 days. Spineless plants with an excellent disease resistance package. Fruits are shiny dark green. Plants are open and easy to harvest and have resistance to zucchini yellow mosaic virus and cucumber mosaic virus.

Scallopini:  55 days.  Dark green patty pan, also excellent for squash blossom flowers.  Pick young.

Sunburst: 52 days. Good yielder of yellow patty pan, pick small for best flavor.   

Yellow crookneck: 58 days. Buttery flavor, firm texture. Good yields over long season.

Zephyr: 54 days. Straight zucchini. Yellow with green tip. Harvest young, delicious nutty flavor.

CUCUMBERS

Alibi: 49 days. Excellent fresh flavor and brining characteristics, making it suitable for pickling and fresh eating. Dark green fruit, shorter vines. Predominantly female flowering with high yield.

Lemon: 65 days. Small, rounded pale yellow cucumbers. Pick when 1 ½ - 2 inches big. Specialty market salad item.

Olympian: 52 days. Productive slicer. High yields of beautiful dark green straight, 8-9 inch fruit over a long harvest season. Crisp, with fresh flavor. Resistant to major cucumber diseases.

Spacemaster 80 Bush:  60 days.  Uniform 8 inch, dark green, smooth, slender, compact runnerless 3 ft vine, useful in patio containers.

Striped Armenian: 63 days. Unusual, slightly fuzzy, "S"-shaped fruits are slightly ridged with alternating dark and light green stripes. Harvest from 8-18". Delicious and different.

Suyo Long: 61 days. Traditional long fruited variety from China. A sweet flavored, ribbed fruit growing up to 15 inches long. Widely adapted, grows well in hot weather, and sets early. Many retail customers and chefs like this unusual looking cucumber for salads and for bread and butter and mixed vegetable pickles. Excellent “burpless” eating quality. Bitter-free. Trellis for straight fruits.

Tendergreen Burpless: 55 days. English type cucumber, burpless, 7 inches long. High yielding, non bitter with tender skin. No peeling needed. Mildew resistant. NEW FOR 2011!

West Indian Gherkin: 62 days.  2 inch baby cukes, ideal for tiny sweet pickles or relish, drought tolerant, 200 year old heirloom.

MELONS

Earlichamp Cantaloupe: 72 days. 4 lb fruit, no ribs, thick, juicy sweet orange flesh. Pick when skin starts to turn buff.

Honey Pearl Honeydew: 74 days. Early and delicious. Sweet flavor, medium sized smooth white melons with almost white flesh.

Moon and Stars Watermelon:  89 days.  Dark green oval heirloom, sweet pink-red flesh, bright yellow spots on rind, 7-8 inches diameter, 10-15 lbs.

Sugar Baby Watermelon: 76 days. The standard of small watermelons, 8-10 lbs. Ripe melons are almost black. Excellent flavor, the standard for “icebox” style.

Dill’s Atlantic Great Pumpkin: 120 days. The world's record for size - originator's stock. Huge orange fruit for fall display, 50-100 lbs. Fertile soil, irrigation, and wide spacing (70 sq feet / plant), and limit each vine to 1 fruit for fruit as large as 300 lbs.

Howden Pumpkin: 115 days. Standard large pumpkin, developed in the 1970's. Deep orange color, defined ribs, and good handles. Fruits range from mid 20 lbs to larger. Average yield, 1-2 fruits/plant.

Jack Be Little Pumpkin: 95 days. Tiny, flattened pumpkin. Charming litte, flattened, ribbed, orange pumpkins average 4 inch in diameter for table decoration. Average 12 fruits/plant. Sweet flesh for cooking.