Tomatoes - S to Z
All prices are in canadian dollars.
Tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum, and L. pimpinellifolium)
-All tomato varieties are open pollinated (no hybrids)
-All are indeterminate unless stated otherwise
"High seed purity" means:
- Flowers were isolated by hand using the bagging method.
- This method is used to prevent cross pollination of tomato varieties
with exposed pistils (potato
leafs, currants and some others).
- Requires extra work
(thus the smaller packets and the higher prices).
No mention of purity = Average to
good purity:
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Varieties spaced 3 to 4 m apart (9 to 12 feet),
grown on an isolated lot separated by a 3 m-high hedge from flowers and
ornamentals.
- The lot was checked for pollinators, and they were quite infrequent
in this area.
- This is for the normal tomato types, with retracted pistils, that are
not easily prone to cross pollination.
Saint
Pierre
Nice looking red tomato with smooth skin and very few
defects. Round, medium size, about 6-7 cm. Click thumbnail for details.
Good flavor. Will grow well even in cool weather or bad conditions.
Reliable. Popular in european markets. Looks like a
supermarket tomato, but with a great flavor. Open pollinated. 70-80
days.
Packet of 25 seeds: $1,49
Lime Green Salad (Salade Vert Lime)
Determinate. Salad size, yellow-green fruits with a beautiful
green
pulp. Compact plants don't need staking. Quite early: 58 days. Nice
zesty flavor.
Packet of 20 seeds: $1,99
San
Marzano
San Marzano Lampadina
Italian paste tomato with a distinctive elongated pear shape. Tall and
vigorous
plants. Was selected from the commercial San Marzano. Fleshy fruits
with hollow seed
cavity. Good for transformation: sauce, canning, etc. Can also be eaten
fresh. 82 days.
Packet
of 25 seeds: $0,99
Determinate. Pear shape italian variety with thick flesh and hollow seed cavity. Commercial type well adapted for transformation, especially peeled tomatoes. Vigorous, compact plants 70-80 days. Det.
Packet of 25 seeds: $0,99
Sara
Goldstar
Like Isis Candy but with larger fruits. Striped, red and golden fruits. Sweet, fruity flavor. Determinate. Early: 65 days. Packet of 25 seeds: $1,49
Sarah Schwarze (Black Sarah)
Nice typical black tomato
flavor but with a sweet, fruity
twist. Dark red, pinkish skin is halfway between a pink and a black
tomato. Dark pink flesh. Large to very large size. Heirloom from
Germany. Rare. 80 days.
Packet of 25 seeds: $1,99
Schellenberg's
Favorite
Very large bright orange tomato that can reach up to 12 cm
in diameter. Slightly ribbed, flattened. Nice tangy flavor reminiscent
of Elbe. From Germany. High seed purity. Rare. 90 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,99
Schimmeig Striped Hollow
Striking blocky tomatoes that can easily be mistaken as bell
peppers. Beautiful striped skin (click picture). Inside is hollow, good
for stuffing and slicing. Medium to large size. Productive. 80 days.
Packet of 20 seeds: $2,49
Siberia
Cold tolerant variety from Siberia than can set fruits even during
low temperatures. Small to medium size red fruits with sweet flavor.
Productive. Well adapted to short seasons. Early: 64 days.
Packet of 20 seeds: $1,49
Siberian Pink
New for 2008Quite productive determinate variety with pink egg-shaped fruits. Small size, about 4,5 cm long. 6 to 10 fruits per cluster. Fresh, tangy taste. Medium size plants (1 m high), determinate. Very productive. Early. 70 days.
Packet of 30 seeds: $1,99
Siletz
Low temperature strain that will set fruits in bad weather, coastal climates, winter greenhouses and the such. Siletz is parthenocarpic, meaning that it does not need pollinators or wind to set fruits. Large red tomatoes with great flavor. Good yields. Large plants. Bred by Dr. Baggett of Oregon University. 70-75 days.
Packet of 20 seeds: $1,99
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Slava
Early type with deep red, intensely flavored salad size fruits (5
cm). Rather small, potato-leaf plant. Looks and taste very
much like Stupice. High seed purity.
65 days.
Packet of 20 seeds: $1,99
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Snowstorm
Pale yellow oval fruits, cocktail size
(4-5
cm). Smooth and regular. Sweet fruity flavor. Rare. 70 days.
Packet of 25 seeds: $1,49
Snow
White (Cerise Blanche)
White cherry tomato with sweet flavor. Smaller than Snowstorm (above).
Nice mixed with other cherry tomatoes. 70-75 days.
Packet of 25 seeds: $1,49
Soldacki
Tall, vigorous potato-leaf plants producing large to very large
pink
fruits with renowned, sweet flavor.
Great
for large slices (sandwich, hamburgers, etc.). Big pink tomatoes,
round, flattened. Dense and fleshy. Polish variety brought
by
immigrants in Ohio, US. 75-80 days.
Packet of 15 seeds: $2,49
Spears Tennessee Green (Spear's
Tennessee
Green)
This one has an incredibly
juicy, smooth flesh that will melt in your mouth. Nice
subtle fruity undertones. These tomatoes are a real treat. One of the
best green tomato. Let the fruits ripen completely in order to enjoy
their full taste. Large, lobed, slightly flattened and ribbed. Grown
since the 50s by the Spears family from Tennessee. About 75-80 days.
Packet of 20 seeds: $2,49
Striped Turkish
Striped fruits slightly larger than Tigerella and with broader stripes.
Round, 3 to 5 cm wide. Grow in long clusters of 6 or more tomatoes.
Early, bout 70 days. Very productive. Rare.
Packet of 30 seeds: $1,99
Stupice
Packet of 20 seeds: $1,49
Sub-Arctic (Sub-Arctic Plenty,
World's Earliest)One of the earliest strain at 45-50 days. Also adapted to cold weather. Does not need pruning. Can be grown in pots, the plants will then cascade over. Productive. Salad-size (5 cm) red fruits. Determinate. 45-50 days
Sorry, sold out.
New for 2008Superbec
Quebec variety with determinate plants producing medium size bright red fruits (6 cm). Compact plants, about 75 cm high, productive, yielding 15 to 20 tomatoes each. The bright red tomatoes are round to oval, with deep red flesh and good aromatic flavor (let them ripe fully). Smooth skin, no cracking. Stays firm, keeps well. Good for fresh eating, very nice for tomato juice. Variety bred in Quebec by Roger Doucet. Early: 60-65 days. Determinate.
Packet of 20 seeds: $1,99
For a similar variety, see also Canabec Rouge.
Sun Baby
Yellow cherry tomato from England renowned for its sweet flavor. 75 days. Packet of 30 seeds: $1,49
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Sungella
Introduced by T&M in 2002, a stabilized cross between the
Sungold
(F1) and, most probably, Tangella. Salad-size, orange fruits (5
cm).
At a fraction of the T&M price.
Packet of
35 seeds: $1,49
Sweet
GoldBeautiful, large plump cherry tomatoes hanging on trusses like big golden grapes. Large cherry type (cocktail) about 3-4 cm. Very nice quality: firm, smooth, crack free and with very few defects. Firm like grapes. Let them fully ripe and they will become sweet and taste almost like white grapes. Even though the fruits are uniform and crack free, and the plants are quite vigorous, this is not a hybrid. Good potential for commercial growers. 65-70 days. Packet of 25 seeds: $2,49
For a similar variety of the same quality, but orange, see Sweet Orange 2 below.
Sweet
Orange 2Beautiful, large plump cherry tomatoes hanging
on trusses like big orange grapes. Cocktail size (3 cm), oval. Very
nice quality: fruits are firm, smooth, crack free and with very few
defects. Juicy, sweet-fruity flavor (let them fully ripe). Even though
the fruits are uniform and crack free, and the plants are quite
vigorous, this is not a hybrid. Good potential for commercial growers.
65-70 days.
Packet of 25 seeds: $2,49
Tangella
Salad size, orange fruits looking like clementines. Excellent refreshing, tangy flavor. Skin is covered with tiny white spots. Good production in cold conditions. Early: 65 days. Packet of 25 seeds: $1,49
Taxi
Beautiful deep yellow fruits with
smooth, crack free skins and nice
refreshing taste. Moreover, this is one of the earliest at 60 days.
Small compact plants, about 70 cm high. Without a doubt,
this is one of the best yellow tomatoes around : great looks, nice
flavor and quite early! 60 days.
Packet of 20 seeds: $1,99
Téton
de
Vénus Red oxheart variety with
long pointy ends. Click pictures for
details. Tender and juicy. Low acidity. Some fruits show the typical
oxheart shape while others are more elongated. 75 days.
Packet of 15 seeds: $1,49
Thai
Pink (Thai
Pink Egg)
Plum tomato originally from Thailand, brought to the US. Grown in
Oregon.
Medium size, pink oval fruits. Iridescent. Tall and very vigorous
plants.
Packet of 25 seeds: $1,49
Thessaloniki
Delicious greek tomato with superb earthy, salty taste. Unique.
Try
it in your feta cheese salads or just alone. Red fruits, rounded,
smooth,
uniform. Juicy. Resistant to cracking and burning. Originates from
Thessalonique,
a coastal greek city. Recommended. 80 days.
Packet of 20 seeds: $1,49
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Tigerella
Striking red fruits with golden yellow stripes. Medium to small size. 55-65 days. Packet is 20 seeds: $1,49
Tigerette Cherry
Ornamental type with striking lime green foliage and striped
fruits. Click pictures for details. Large cherry type, 4 cm, round to
oval, firm, with nice pinkish orange flesh. But taste is somewhat
bland. Small, compact plants, about 30 cm high. Nice for pots.
Determinate. Rare!
Packet of 10 seeds: $1,99
Tiger-LikeLoads of clusters comprising of 8 to 10 fruits each, growing on quite productive plants. These looks somewhat like other red striped tomatoes (like Tigerella) but are tastier than most of them. Nice fresh, aromatic flavor. Juicy. Good in salads. Russian variety well adapted to the north. Early: 70-75 days. Productive. High seed purity. Recommended for northern growers.
Packet of 25 seeds: $1,99
Tiny
Tim
Determinate. Dwarf plants producing cherry-size, red fruits. Good
for pots and
baskets.
30 to 40 cm high. Early: 60-65 days. Packet of 15 seeds: $0,99
Tlacolula
(Tlacolula ribbed)
From Tlacolula, Oaxaca, Mexico, comes this heavily ribbed pink
tomato. Mostly bell shaped. Some are fused
together. Similar to Zapotec Pleated. 80 days. Packet of 20 seeds: $1,99
Transparent New for 2008Pale yellow tomato with semi transparent flesh and tacky skin (similar to a nectarine). Small size (4-5- cm), round fruits. Pale flesh, juicy, mild tasting and a bit sweet. Tall plants (1,8 m), productive. 75 days.
Packet of 25 seeds: $1,99
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Trifele Black (Japanese Trifele Black)
Black type with pear-shaped fruits, very smooth and regular, with
very
few
defects. No cracking. Medium size, about 8 cm. Nice, black tomato
flavor.
Pure seeds. About 75 days. Rare.
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,99
Truffaut
Précoce
Early, potato-leaf type with small red fruits about 3 to 3,7
cm long growing in clusters of 4 to 11. Round to oval in shape.
Nice sweet flavor. Skin tends to get thick during
hot weather. Very early: 45-50 days. The first tomatoes are ready by
mid-July. Rare.
Packet of 15 seeds: $1,99
Tuxhorn (Tuxhorn's Red and Yellow)
Bicolor tomato looking somewhat like Pineapple except for its smaller
size and the more intense red markings. Large size. Let fruits ripen
fully before harvesting.
80-90 days. Very rare. New seed stock. Pure seeds.
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,99
Valencia
Bright orange tomatoes with tangy, fruity taste. Round, medium
size, smooth and firm. Fleshy. From Maine, well adapted to northern
climates. 75 days.
Packet of 20 seeds: $1,49
Variegated
Ornamental type with
variegated foliage, stems and even unripe fruits. Striking and
beautiful
in the garden. Click thumbnails for details. Fruits finally turn red
and get tasty later when they get very ripe. Round, salad size (4 to 6
cm). Small
plants, about 1 m high. 75 days.
Packet of 20 seeds: $1,99
Velvet Red
Ornamental, velvety blue-green foliage covered with fine hairs. Red cherry type fruits are also covered with an easily removable, delicate fuzz. Click pictures for details. Contrary to some other ornamental types, this one bears very nice tasting, sweet fruits. Delicious. 75 days. Rare.
Packet of 15 seeds: $2,99
Vintage Wine
Striking variety with orange and red striped skin and beautiful pinkish orange flesh. Flavor is fruity and, like a good wine, improves with age. So after picking up the fruits, let them sit a few days on the counter until they begin to loose their firmness and soften a bit. Then the flavor will be at its best. Medium size, round fruits that are rather firm. Some cracking. Potato leaf type. Rare!
Packet of 15 seeds: $2,99
Wapsipinicon
Peach A superior Peach variety with thinner skin, larger fruits (up to 6,5 cm) and a sweeter, definitely more intense taste. The yellow tomatoes have also a finer fuzz. Their flavor seem to improve with age, so if you let them ripen in front of a sunny window for a while the taste will get even better (and you'll be able to taste a real, authentic peach flavor!) From the american midwest. 80 days.
Packet of 20 seeds: $1,99
White Oxheart (Coeur de Boeuf Blanche)
Who could have guessed, a white oxheart tomato! Beautiful, pale
yellow
strawberry-shaped fruits with a delicious, smooth flesh. Very
tender. Subtle fruity flavor with a nice tang. Fleshy fruits. Large,
2-m plants with long, drooping leaves. Some fruits can get big
(1 pound, 450 g). Some variations in shape. About 85 days. Very rare
variety!
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,99
White
QueenWhite variety with very pale skin. Mild, sweet taste, and low acidity. Medium to large fruits. 80 days.
Packet of 20 seeds: $1,49
White
Tomesol
Smooth, creamy flesh with a nice, sweet-tangy flavor. Very
tasty, not bland at all. There is also a definite sunflower aroma
coming out of some tomatoes! The skin is covered in a very fine
fuzz and has a strange sticky feel to it. Very pale tomatoes that will
get
some colors when let to ripen into the sun. Medium to large size: 6-10
cm. Pumpkin-shaped, slightly ribbed. Unique. One of the best whites. 80
days.
Packet of 25 seeds: $1,99
Wolford
WonderPink oxheart type with rather large fruits (10 à 13 cm). Juicy, a bit sweet, low acidity, few seeds. Uncommon. 90 days. Packet of 15 seeds: $1,99
Yellow
Bell
Nice yellow tomatoes shaped like light bulbs or bells.
Meaty,
low acid. Sweet taste. Good production. Large plants. 80 days. Packet
of 20 seeds: $1,99
Yellow
Brandywine
Golden yellow Brandywine with rich taste, one of the nicest yellow
tomatoes
around. Potato leaf type. 500g-1kg.
End of season: 80-90 days. $1,49
Yellow PearIndeterminate variety bearing clusters of small, pear-shaped yellow fruits on tall plants. Unique salad tomato with mild taste. High yielding. 75-80 days.
Packet of 30 seeds: $0.99
Yellow Striped Boar
Striking yellow tomato covered all over with fine orange stripes. Click thumbnail for details. Yellow marbled flesh. Nice fruity flavor. Small to medium size (5-9 cm). High seed purity (bagging method). Hard to find type. Rare !
Packet of 8 seeds: $2,99
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Black Zebra (Zèbre Noire)
No, this is not a GMO, only a weird twist on the green zebra
variety. Dark crimson skin striped in green (click on thumbnails). One
of
the most intriguing
tomatoes.
For more flavor, fruits can be picked before complete ripeness. Round,
medium size. 80 days.
Packet of 15 seeds: $1,99
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Zigan (Gipsy)
Very nice looking black tomato with smooth, dark red-purple skin, with greenish shoulders and streaked belly (click on photos). It is important to note that the fruits must be picked unripe for best flavor. Otherwise, they taste rather bland. Very rare! From Russia.
Packet of 20 seeds: $1,99
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Zlutakytice
Tiny, 2-cm fruits in the shape of pears or drops, with pointed ends. Orange-yellow. Sweet. From Australia. Looks like a mini version of the yellow pear tomato.
Packet of 25 seeds: $1,49
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