Our
shipping season has come to an end for the 2002 season.We
want to thank all of the wonderful customers we have served this year.
We are looking forward to hearing from you again next year and please
send your friends and relatives!
Would you like to get back to the wonderful flavor of
the vegetables in the good ole days? Following is a wonderful collection.
These are plants that were originally brought to our country centuries
ago.
Determinate tomatoes are a bush type tomato that reach a certain plant
height and stop growing. Most production occurs in a four to six week
period.
Indeterminate varieties continue to grow and produce with production
spread out over a longer period of time, but less fruit at any one time.
#0100 Amish Paste-Indeterminate 75-85 days.
This meaty tomato is great for canning and sauces. It dates back to
the turn of the 20th century. It is a low acidic tomato and has great
flavor. Sold Out. Martinos Roma is a good substitute.
#0101 Aunt Ruby's German Green-Indeterminate
80 days. Smooth globe shaped fruits with smooth skin. They are light green with
a hint of yellow. Meaty and flavorful. It makes a distinctive tomato juice.
#0102 Black Krim-Indeterminate 69-90 days. This tomato is from Russia. It is deeply colored red with dark green
shoulders. The red can turn nearly black with enough heat and sun. Adds
interesting color to salads.
#0103 Brandywine (Sudduth's Strain)-Indeterminate
90 days. This pink colored beefsteak tomato has wonderful flavor. Makes great
flavor tomato soup. It appears to have been in this country for nearly 100
years.
#0104 Bull's Heart (Cuore de
Toro)-Indeterminate 89 days. This is an heirloom from Italy. This huge heart shaped pink to
red tomato has been known to become as large as two lbs. It has a wonderful
sweet flavor. Sold out
#0105 Cherokee Purple-Indeterminate
80-90 days. This has dusty med. pink-purple colored fruits that are 8-12 ounces.
It's more drought and disease resistant than others. Very sweet taste.
#0106 German Pink-Indeterminate 80 days. Pink-skinned, potato type leaf bears large fruits. One of the most favorite
pinks for sweet flavor.
#0107 Green Zebra-Determinat 78 days. A great color addition to dishes. This fruit is green with lighter green
stripes. Round small fruits with great tomato flavor.
#0108 Lemon Boy-Indeterminate 72 days.
A new varitety not an heirloom. Pale lemon yellow, out yields other yellow
tomatoes. Oblate fruits weigh 6-7 oz.
#0109 Martino's Roma-70-75 days. Italian heirloom, great for canning.
#0110 Nebraska Wedding-Determinate 95-105
days. This fruit has orange skin and flesh, and is an heirloom of the Great
Plains. Heavy, consistent fruit and resistant to cracking.
#0111 Principle Borghese-Determinate 75 days.
This is the most popular Italian heirloom for sun drying. They have little
juice and few seeds.
#0112 Russian Persimmon-Determinate 80 days. These tomatoes ripen to the color of a persimmon. Mild flavored fruits
are 3"-4" in diameter. Skin is smooth and blemish free.
#0113 Soldacki-Indeterminate 80 days This tomato from Poland is known for it's low acidity and sweet taste.
Dark pink fruits weigh about a pound and they have firm flesh and thin
skins.
#0114 Stupice-Indeterminate 55 days This sugary sweet tomato from Czechoslovakia has potato type leaves.
It is a heavy yielder and does well in northern climates. It's 2 1/2"
by 2" fruits grow in clusters.
#0115 Tomatillo-90 days. Green 2" fruits most commonly used for green salsa. Fruits
are ripe when they burst thru their paper-like husks. Sold Out
#0116 Yellow Pear-Indeterminate 78 days.
Pear shaped yellow-skinned fruits. Vigorous vines, high yields. Interesting
color addition to salads and other dishes. May be less acidic than some
red tomatoes. Sold Out
