Yellow Cherry heritage tomato on indeterminate plants. Description Nikolayev Yellow Cherry (also written Nicholayev) is said to be a rare Russian golden-yellow cherry tomato that bursts with sweet/acid flavour (but there is no explanation of its name). The vigorous compact indeterminate, regular leafed plant produces large numbers of 1-2cm fruits on trusses of 8-12 fruits…… Continue reading Tomato Nikolayev Yellow Cherry
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Tomato Nectar Rose
Large pink/red cherry open pollinated tomato on strong indeterminate plants. Description Nectar Rose is a pretty cherry tomato just on the pink side of red with a slightly pointed shape. The large (for a cherry) tomatoes (they come in at about 2 ounces on average) hang in relatively small trusses (four or five fruit to…… Continue reading Tomato Nectar Rose
Tomato Mrs Rucks
A small/medium sized red open pollinated tomato on determinate plants. Description This variety comes from the Heritage Seed Library and was donated by Mrs Catherine Ruck at Audley End in 2004. A Determinate which produces small round red fruit, its therefore in competition with a whole load of similar tomatoes. In 2017 when we grew…… Continue reading Tomato Mrs Rucks
Tomato Mountain Princess
An early maturing red, medium sized heritage tomato on determinate plants. Description Early maturing determinate tomato of average size and taste. Sounds similar to many commercial varieties (e.g. Heinz 9219). The web suggests that its been grown for many generations in the West Virginian mountains. a cool climate so it ought to be suitable for…… Continue reading Tomato Mountain Princess
Tomato Mortgage Lifter
A beefsteak heritage/open pollinated tomato with many different cultivars all of which are indeterminate. Description Mortgage Lifter is a very successful pink beefsteak tomato with a light flavour. A mid-ripening, indeterminate, regular-leafed, medium-large, red/pink tomato. The are at least 15 different cultivars all bearing the Mortgage Lifter title. (Mortgage Lifter, Mortgage Lifter Halladay’s, Mortgage Lifter…… Continue reading Tomato Mortgage Lifter
Tomato Moneymaker
A medium sized red heritage tomato on short(ish) indeterminate plants. Description Moneymaker is a mid-sized, red tomato. The semi-bush/indeterminate, regular leafed plants bear medium sized fruits starting fairly early in the season (70+ days). The plants do need staking and are best treated as an indeterminate plant with the side-shoots removed. It’s a popular, old…… Continue reading Tomato Moneymaker
Tomato Minibel
Small red cherry open pollinated tomato on short determinate plants. Description Minibel is a early/mid, bite-sized, cherry tomato with a sweet flavour. The determinate (bush) plants grow to about 12 inches and do not require staking. Similar in size to Maskotka, like all bush cherry tomatoes it gets raided as people walk around the garden.…… Continue reading Tomato Minibel
Tomato Matina
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 not get green shoulders (being red all around the fruit). The flesh is meaty, more like a beefsteak tomato…… Continue reading Tomato Matina
Tomato Maskotka
A small red cherry open pollinated tomato on a compact determinate plant. Description Maskotka is a dwarf bush tomato developed to grow in tubs and hanging baskets. The small cherry sized fruit crop heavily on the bush. Suitable for indoor and outdoor growing where they will crop in an unheated greenhouse from mid-August onwards. Like…… Continue reading Tomato Maskotka
Tomato Marvel Stripes
A large orange beefsteak heritage tomato on vigorous indeterminate plants. Description Marvel Stripes is an unusual bi-coloured tomato (yellow with red patches) growing on a strong indeterminate plant which (even so) can need extra support to deal with the weight of the late ripening, sweet and fruity tomatoes which can be up to 2lbs each.…… Continue reading Tomato Marvel Stripes