Black beefsteak heritage tomato on potato leafed indeterminate plants. Description There’s a little debate about this cultivar. Said to originate from a breeder in the late 1920’s, it pre-dates Black Brandywine and is a potato leafed variety (Black Brandywine is a regular leafed cultivar) and therefore is (in some ways) more like the rest of…… Continue reading Tomato True Black Brandywine
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Tomato Transparent
Yellow large cherry open pollinated tomato on indeterminate plants. Description One of many yellow, round tomatoes (very similar to Oleron Yellow, Snow White, etc.). However, the skin doesn’t add colour to the tomato being almost completely transparent (hence the name I suppose). The flavour is a little too mild for us (we prefer something with…… Continue reading Tomato Transparent
Tomato Tiny Tim
Red Cherry heritage tomato on compact indeterminate plants. Description Tiny Tim produces masses of small tomatoes with excellent flavour. The early ripening, compact indeterminate, regular-leafed, round, plant with a compact habit is ideal for growing in pots on the window ledge or on the patio. Its compact habit means that it is best grown as…… Continue reading Tomato Tiny Tim
Tomato Tigerella
Medium sized red/yellow striped open pollinated/heritage tomato on indeterminate plants. Description Tigerella is a sweet flavoured, mid-sized (2 – 4oz) red and yellow striped tomato. Well established, it has nonetheless kept its place in our greenhouses because of its excellent taste and reliable, high cropping. It was developed in the UK by Dr Lewis Darby…… Continue reading Tomato Tigerella
Tomato Tim’s Black Ruffles
Large purple/black beefsteak open pollinated tomato on indeterminate plants. Description Tim’s Black Ruffles is a large purple/black beefsteak tomato, a cross between Black Krim and Zapotek Pink Pleated. The large indeterminate, regular leafed plants are moderate producers of the 8-10oz fruit which are full of the sweet, well-balanced flavours you would expect of a black…… Continue reading Tomato Tim’s Black Ruffles
Tomato Thai Pink Egg
Small grape shaped cherry open pollinated tomato on compact indeterminate plants. Description Thai Pink Egg is a small pink/red grape tomato originally from Thailand where it is very popular. There is some confusion as to whether this is a determinate or indeterminate plant. Our own experience is that it is a very short, dense, indeterminate…… Continue reading Tomato Thai Pink Egg
Tomato Tamina
Tamina is the European name for what is known in the US as Matina, an originally German Heritage variety. Medium sized red heritage tomato on an indeterminate plant. Description Matina is a mid-sized, red, meaty tomato. The indeterminate, potato-leafed, plants bear medium/large sized, red round fruits early and for a long season. The fruit do…… Continue reading Tomato Tamina
Tomato Sweet Pea Currant
Pea sized red cherry tomato on determinate plants. Description Sweet Pea Currant produces hundreds of pea sized sweet tomatoes. The early ripening, indeterminate, fine regular-leafed plant can be grown as a cordon, its untidy habit means that we recommend that it be grown as a bush indoors or outdoors on the patio, one option is…… Continue reading Tomato Sweet Pea Currant
Tomato Sweet Gold
Yellow Cherry F1 hybrid tomato on indeterminate plants. Description We bought these when we were on holiday in Vancouver and (I’ll admit) I didn’t look carefully enough at the packet before I paid my $3, I wouldn’t have bought them because they are F1. However, they were nice (but to be honest nothing exceptional) yellow,…… Continue reading Tomato Sweet Gold
Tomato Sweet Baby
Small cherry F1 hybrid tomato on indeterminate plants. Description Sweet Baby is a sweet tasting prolific cherry tomato. The indeterminate, regular leafed plant produces as very prolific crop of small (1/3 – 1/2 oz) fruit on trusses that hang down like grapes. Excellent sweet taste with some of the original tomato bite, superb for snacking.…… Continue reading Tomato Sweet Baby