Tomato Sasha’s Altai

A medium sized red heritage tomato on determinate plants. Description Sasha’s Altai is an early cropping red tomato (after Bloody Butcher but before Alicante). The determinate (bush) plant produces very good yields of 2-6oz thin skinned, bright red, slightly flattened complex tasting fruit, very similar to Matina. The plants set well in cooler climates (it…… Continue reading Tomato Sasha’s Altai

Tomato Sandpoint

A red cherry/small standard open pollinated tomato on determinate plants. Description A regular leafed compact determinate (about 2ft high) plant with small (mostly round although some can be more strawberry shaped) red fruit. It was developed in 1978 by Dr. Art Boe of Idaho and released commercially in 1980. 2020 Update: We’ve grown quite a few…… Continue reading Tomato Sandpoint

Tomato San Marzano

Medium sized red plum heritage tomato on indeterminate plants. Description San Marzano is fleshy, sweet plum tomato with few seeds. Longer and thinner than Roma, the flesh is thicker and the taste stronger, sweeter and less acidic. Ideal for cooking or canning. The indeterminate, regular-leafed plant can produce a heavy mid season crop. Needs to…… Continue reading Tomato San Marzano

Tomato Saint Pierre

Medium/large red heritage tomato on indeterminate plants. Description Saint Pierre is an indeterminate, red round tomato with slight ridges which we grew for the first time in 2016, having got the seeds from a seed swap. the fruit were reasonably large (about 2 – 2.5 inches) and had thick walls which made the good for…… Continue reading Tomato Saint Pierre

Tomato Rosella

Dark brown cherry open pollinated tomato on strong indeterminate plants. Description Rosella is an extremely productive cherry tomato with brown/purple fruits. The fruit are smaller and browner than Black Cherry (but not as brown as Brown Berry) but the plant is extremely vigorous, producing large quantities of thin skinned, sweet tasting tomatoes which seem to…… Continue reading Tomato Rosella

Tomato Roma

Elongated red medium sized heritage tomato on compact indeterminate plants. Description Roma is one of the most common and prolofic Italian cooking tomatoes. is fleshy, sweet plum tomato with few seeds. Shorter and stockier than San Marzano, the flesh is thinner and it has a strong, sweet and more acidic taste. Ideal for cooking or…… Continue reading Tomato Roma

Tomato Rio Grande

Medium sized pear shaped red heritage tomato on determinate plants. Description Rio Grande is a deep red large, pear shaped, tomato which produces good crops of fruit on vigorous determinate plants which can be grown indoors or outdoors. The fruit is similar in size and shape to Roma but grows on a determinate plant. The…… Continue reading Tomato Rio Grande

Tomato Reisentraube

Red oval cherry heritage tomato on indeterminate plants. Description This indeterminate slightly oval cherry tomato originates from Germany (interestingly it is said that it was originally grown for wine making) but today is an extremely tasty red fruit similar in shape to Principe Borghese, but darker and richer in flavour. The fruit grow in clusters…… Continue reading Tomato Reisentraube

Tomato Reisetomate Pocketbook

Unusual red multi-berried open pollinated tomato on straggly indeterminate plants. Description A very unusual tomato this one, heavily fluted to the point where it appears to be a bunch of grapes rather than a single tomato although the individual pieces can be easily separated. Originating from Guatemala, it has a reasonable flavour and is worthwhile…… Continue reading Tomato Reisetomate Pocketbook

Tomato Red Zebra

Red/Yellow striped medium sized open pollinated tomato on indeterminate plants. Description Red Zebra is a medium sized sweet tomato. A red version of the better known Green Zebra, it is slightly more unusual, the fruits are sweet and full of flavour. The indeterminate, regular-leafed plant produces bright red fruit covered in yellow stripes (similar to…… Continue reading Tomato Red Zebra