Tomato Varieties

  • Indeterminate

  • Cherry tomato

  • Vigorous growth

  • Productive season long

Black Cherry

  • Dwarf tomato

  • Indeterminate

  • Container friendly, plant only gets 2-4’ tall

  • Disease resistant variety

Emerald Giant Dwarf

  • Indeterminate

  • Dwarf variety, container friendly, 2-4’ plant

  • Prolific small fruit clusters, 1-4oz fruit

Kiss Dwarf

  • Indeterminate

  • Heirloom

  • Very large 1lb fruit

  • Excellent flavor

Polish

  • Indeterminate

  • 1lb fruit

  • Red and yellow streaked fruit

Pineapple

  • Determinate

  • Good disease resistant variety

  • Saucing tomato

  • 3-4 oz fruit

Italian Paste

  • Indeterminate

  • Dark red purple, 12oz fruit

  • Rich flavor

Black Krim

  • Indeterminate

  • Italian heirloom

  • Large fluted fruit

Genovese

  • Indeterminate

  • Beefsteak variety

  • Excellent flavor

Yellow Brandywine

  • Indeterminate

  • Beefsteak tomato

  • 1-2 lb fruit

Kellogg’s Breakfast

  • Dwarf tomato

  • Medium sauce tomato

  • Highly productive

Sneaky Dwarf

  • Indeterminate

  • North Carolina original heirloom variety

  • 10-12oz fruit

Cherokee Purple

  • Indeterminate

  • Cherry tomato

  • Excellent flavor, maximum plant life, vigorous growth

  • High disease resistance

Sungold

  • Indeterminate

  • Beefsteak

  • Pink 1lb fruit

  • Award winning flavor

Dester

  • Determinate

  • Medium 1/2lb fruit

  • Crack resistant

Rutgers

  • Dwarf tomato

  • Medium beefsteak

  • High yield

Sweet Scarlet Dwarf

  • Indeterminate

  • Disease resistant, very productive variety

  • 10-14oz fruit

Mortgage Lifter

  • Indeterminate

  • Dwarf tomato

  • Yellow cherry tomato

  • Vigorous producer

Smiley Eagle Dwarf

  • Determinate

  • Crack resistant variety

  • 4-6oz fruit

Heinz

  • Indeterminate

  • Cherry tomato

  • Prolific producer

  • Award winning flavor

Mexico Midget

  • Determinate

  • Yellow small fruit

  • Compact plant

Taxi

Glossary of Terms: 

Indeterminate varieties continue to grow taller all season long and develop fruit throughout.

Determinate varieties reach a mature height and put out all tomatoes in a few week period, meaning a short time of heavy output and then the plant stops growing and slows fruit production considerably (this is particularly helpful if you are looking to can, freeze or roast large quantities of tomatoes because you’ll have many at one time)

 

Dwarf tomatoes are varieties developed to keep plants small, 2-4’ tall, to allow space-challenged gardeners the opportunity to grow tomatoes. Development of these varieties was done by an all volunteer group of amateur and hobby gardeners led by North Carolina’s own Craig LeHoullier.

 

Beefsteak varieties have the largest fruit

Container variety are smaller varieties usually reaching about 3’ tall that call grow in a 10 gallon container

Disease resistant are varieties bred to have more resistance to common tomato disease that often affect the life span and viability of the plant

Heirlooms are a variety of a plant grown and maintained by gardeners and farmers for generations assuring the plant doesn’t cross with others so the flavor can be passed down for generations

Saucing tomatoes are varieties traditionally used in the making of Italian tomato sauces

 Looking to grow in containers this year?

Dwarf or determinate varieties can be grown in a 5 gallon grow bag. For an indeterminate variety, 10 gallons is ideal whether in a container, pot or grow bag. Need the right size grow bag? We got you!

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