Tomato Varieties

  • Determinate

  • Italian heirloom

  • Sun drying variety

  • Small fruit

Borghese

  • Indeterminate

  • Heirloom

  • Flavorful

  • 1lb beefsteak

Brandywine

  • Indeterminate

  • North Carolina original heirloom variety

  • 10-12oz fruit

Cherokee Purple

  • Indeterminate

  • Compact plant

  • Early producer

  • Prolific

Dwarf Cherry

  • Dwarf tomato variety

  • Indeterminate

  • Compact 2ft plant

Dwarf Mocha Cherry

  • Dwarf tomato variety

  • Indeterminate

  • Compact plant

  • High yield

Dwarf Smiley

  • Dwarf tomato variety

  • Indeterminate

  • 1lb beefsteak

  • Compact plant

Dwarf Snakebite

  • Dwarf tomato variety

  • Determinate

  • Compact plant

  • Medium sauce tomato

Dwarf Sneaky

  • Dwarf tomato variety

  • Compact plant

  • Medium striped variety

  • Heart shaped fruit

Dwarf Stonybrook

  • Dwarf tomato variety

  • Compact plant

  • Medium yellow fruit

  • Excellent flavor

Dwarf Summer Gold

  • Dwarf tomato variety

  • Compact plant

  • Medium 1/2lb fruit

Dwarf Wild Fred

  • Indeterminate

  • Heirloom

  • Small yellow fruit

  • Split resistant

Garden Peach

  • Indeterminate

  • Heirloom

  • Disease resistant

  • Large fruit

German Johnson

  • Indeterminate

  • Green tomato with yellow stripes

  • Sweet and tangy

  • Medium fruit

Green Zebra

  • Indeterminate

  • Very large +1lb fruit

  • Excellent flavor

Mortgage Lifter

  • Indeterminate

  • 1lb fruit

  • Red and yellow streaked fruit

Pineapple

  • Indeterminate

  • Heirloom

  • Very large 1lb fruit

  • Excellent flavor

Polish

  • Indeterminate

  • Sauce tomato

  • Vigorous producer

  • Blossom end rot resistant

Pomodoro

  • Determinate

  • Italian heirloom

  • Medium sized sauce tomato

Rosso Sicilian

  • Indeterminate

  • Medium paste tomato

  • Crack resistant

San Marzano

  • Indeterminate

  • Award winning flavor

  • Disease resistant

  • Prolific

Sungold

  • Indeterminate

  • “Dr Wyche” variety

  • Heirloom

  • Golden yellow 1lb fruit

Yellow Beefsteak

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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