Yellow, oval cherry heritage tomato on indeterminate plants. Description Ildi (also known as Yellow Grape) is a yellow oval/plum shaped cherry tomato with a zesty tomatoey flavour. A mid/late ripening, indeterminate, regular-leafed plant with masses of small pear shaped sweet and juicy tomatoes. Each truss supports about 60 individual fruits which can stay in good…… Continue reading Tomato Ildi
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Tomato Hundreds and Thousands
A red cherry heritage tomato on determinate plants. Description An excellent bite sized (perfect for snacking) cherry tomato from determinate plants that produce literally hundreds or thousands of small fruit from plants which cascade down from whatever you’re growing them in. We grew this for the only time in 2015 as a comparison to Sweet…… Continue reading Tomato Hundreds and Thousands
Tomato Henderson’s Wins All
Pink, beefsteak, heritage tomato on indeterminate plants. Description This Pink Beefsteak tomato grows on a vigorous indeterminate plant with regular leaves. Its quite late fruiting (like most Beefsteak) and the fruit are very similar to Pink Brandywine and Mortgage Lifter. This Heritage tomato was introduced in 1924 by a Peter Henderson as an improvement on…… Continue reading Tomato Henderson’s Wins All
Tomato Heinz-9129
Medium sized, red, open pollinated tomato on determinate plants. Description Heinz-9129 is a standard sized red tomato with a true tomato taste. It grown on a strong, leafy, determinate (bush) plant and we grew it in 2012. It was successful with a good crop of 2-3 inch fruit which ripened to bright red fruit good…… Continue reading Tomato Heinz-9129
Tomato Harbinger
Red, medium sized, heritage tomato on indeterminate plants. Description Harbinger is a bright red, sweet, medium sized tomato. The indeterminate, regular leafed, plant produces medium sized round tomatoes over a long period of time, ripening early in the right conditions. It does well indoors but is also suitable for outdoor growing but is not resistant…… Continue reading Tomato Harbinger
Tomato Green Zebra
Distinctive green striped medium sized open pollinated tomato on indeterminate plants. Description Green Zebra is a mid-sized tart tomato with distinctive green and yellow stripes. The indeterminate, regular-leafed plant produces good quantities of the round, distinctively green and yellow striped fruit. Another tomato bred by Tom Wagner and released in the early 1980s, its part…… Continue reading Tomato Green Zebra
Tomato Green Grapes
Green, cherry open pollinated tomatoes on compact indeterminate plants. Description Green Grapes (also known as Green Grape) is a green cherry tomato with a sweet-tart flavour. The mid-ripening, short indeterminate, regular-leafed, plant has long trusses of 8-14 well spaced slightly oblong green cherry tomatoes. Our experience in growing this tomato is that it can be…… Continue reading Tomato Green Grapes
Tomato Green Giant
Green, beefsteak, open pollinated tomato on indeterminate plants. Description One of the Green Beefsteak varieties. However, it doesn’t seem to develop the red colouration of other varieties (such as Aunt Ruby’s German Green) so the colour stays more or less the same from unripe to ripe which makes it a bit more difficult to know…… Continue reading Tomato Green Giant
Tomato Golden Sunrise
Medium sized yellow heritage tomato on indeterminate plants. Description Golden Sunrise is a golden-yellow medium sized tomato with a sweet, distinctive flavour. The indeterminate, regular-leafed plant produces a good crop of early/mid, round, golden-yellow medium sized fleshy tomatoes. Whilst it is one of the best standard sized yellow tomatoes as it has a distinctive, good…… Continue reading Tomato Golden Sunrise
Tomato Golden Queen
A medium sized yellow heritage tomato on indeterminate plants. Description This medium/large yellow tomato is historically important as it was introduced in 1882 by Livingston as a really good, highly flavoured yellow medium/large tomato on a regular leafed indeterminate plant. The original description says it is excellent for slicing and eating raw as well as…… Continue reading Tomato Golden Queen