RED
TOMATOES Every red tomato seen here has been
shown to thrive in the Pacific Northwest, and many have been developed
specifically for that purpose. All are delicious.
(growing tips)
Brandywine
Tomato (Main Season) organic seed
- Amish heirloom tomato with dark reddish pink flesh and large fruit.
Famous, distinct flavor. The plant is not a heavy producer, but
very early and fruit are 7 inches large. Indeterminate.
Heirloom.
Costoluto Genovese Tomato (Early) organic
seed - Large Italian heirloom with dark red skin and
deep folds. May be the best tasting tomato ever. Sweet and very
juicy. Especially recommended for juice. Indeterminate.
Heirloom.
Gill's All-Purpose Tomato (Early) organic
seed - This
tomato was developed in the Northwest and, as its name suggests,
is great for cooking, canning, juicing and fresh eating. Determinate
and disease-resistant.
Kootenai
Tomato (Ultra-Early) - A fantastic, flavorful, thin skinned,
2-3 inch slicer. A consistant performer in Pacific NW gardens.
Well-behaved determinate plant.
Oregon Spring Bush Tomato
(Extra-early) organic seed
- Premier early season red variety for areas with cool summer nights.
A great producer in the PNW. Sweet, juicy 4 inch fruits . Can go
in the ground as early as mid April. Indeterminate.
Oregon Star Tomato (Main Season) - One of the earliest
large fruit tomatoes in the PNW. This 1-2 pound fruit is great fresh
or for sauce. Determinate.
Palestinian
Tomato (Main Season)
organic
seed - Large, delicious red tomato discovered in East
Palestine, Ohio. Has few seeds, and soft sweet flesh.
Maybe heirloom.
Santiam Tomato (Extra-early) organic
seed - Extra early variety sets and produces fruit very
well in cooler climates. Disease resistant, red fruit produced on
30 inch vine. Determinate.
Siletz Tomato (Extra-early) - Large red slicing tomato.
Reliable mid-size performer. Determinate.
Willamette Tomato (Early) - A local favorite. Great big flavor
in medium-sized fruit. Disease resistant. Determinate.
PASTE/SAUCE
TOMATOES Paste tomatoes are selected because
of their low water content, which saves time and energy when making
sauce. Most are also delicious eaten fresh.
(growing tips)
Amish
Paste Tomato (Main Season) organic
seed - This large, meaty sauce tomato comes from the
Pennsylvania Amish. Great balanced flavor that is good fresh or
cooked. Heirloom.
Beaverlodge Plum Tomato (Ultra-early) organic
seed - Extremely early, very productive, compact and
spreading plant is great for a in the garden or in a container.
Great flavor. Determinate.
Principe Borghese Tomato (Main Season) - The Italian tomato
most often used to make sun-dried tomatoes. Small, sweet and fleshy.
Because of its lower water content, these tomatoes store pretty
well even without drying. Determinate.
Roma Tomato (Main Season) organic
seed - The gold standard of paste and sauce tomatoes.
Rich, succulent and savory large red plum fruit with few seeds.
Compact, determinate, disease-resistant. Heirloom.
Striped Roman Tomato (Main Season) organic
seed - A unique red roma tomato streaked with yellow.
Thick, meaty and very flavorful.
UNIQUE
COLOR TOMATOES Less acidic than red tomatoes,
yellow tomatoes allow you to savor all the sweetness that one expects
from a "fruit." Black and purple varieties tend to have
complex flavors similar to a good wine. Green varieties tend to
have a lovely fruity scent and flavor. These varieties are all well-suited
to the Pacific Northwest. (growing
tips)
Amana
Orange Tomato (Main Season) organic
seed - This large orange brandywine-type tomato comes
from Iowa. 12-16 oz fruit are tasty and substantial. Indeterminate.
Heirloom.
Ananas Noire Tomato (Main Season) organic
seed - If you are looking for something
unique this year, this is your tomato. Call this a rainbow fruit.
The skin has shades of green, purple, orange and yellow. The flesh
is primarily green with a red starburst eminating from the center.
A beautiful sliced treat. And all these colors provide a delicious
complexity of flavors. Good production, large fruit. Indeterminate.
Black Tomato (Main Season) organic
seed - Sweet flavorful Russian variety that grows
vigorously and is a good producer. Indeterminate.
Heirloom.
Black Plum Tomato (Extra-early) organic
seed - Heady fruit flavors in this elongated tomato.
Beautiful red-purple strong skin surrounds deep red juicy flesh.
Indeterminate. Heirloom.
Black Prince Tomato (Main Season) organic
seed - Unusual deep garnet coloring and incomparable
flavor characterize this standout tomato from Siberia. Juicy, medium
sized fruit. Restrained Indeterminate vines. Heirloom.
Caro Rich Orange Tomato (Main Season) organic
seed - Large orange slicing tomato. Sweet flavorful
low acid fruit.
Cherokee Purple Tomato (Early) organic
seed - One of our all-time favorites.
Great flavor, fairly large soft fruit. Red with dark shoulders.
Indeterminate. Heirloom.
Gold Medal Tomato (Early) organic
seed - Large gold tomato with beautiful red marbling
inside. Soft, sweet and juicy. Looks like an heirloom with large
lobes and big blossom end, but also has that wonderfully complex
heirloom flavors. Indeterminate. Heirloom.
Green Zebra Tomato(Early) organic
seed - Beautiful bright green medium size fruit are
streaked with white that gives way to a yellow tint when ripe. Tart,
sweet, fruity flavor is perfect for fresh eating.
Heirloom.
Persimmon Tomato (Early) organic
seed - Perfect big round yellow tomato with a sweet
complex taste. One of the biggest yellow tomatoes suited to the
NW. Good disease resistance. Indeterminate. Heirloom.
Pruden's Purple Tomato (Early) organic
seed - Rich complex taste of a Brandywine-like tomato
but earlier and more productive. Lovely dark reddish pink color
and slight lobing. Nice big fruit with few seeds and little cracking.
Indeterminate. Heirloom.
Tiger-like Tomato (Extra-early) organic
seed - Beautiful small fruit has orangy-red skin with
yellow-green stripes. Vigorous and productive old Russian variety.
Complex, sweet flavor. Indeterminate. Heirloom.
Taxi Yellow Tomato (Main Season) organic
seed - Excellent, firm bright yellow baseball sized
fruits. Bush plant needs no staking. Great flavor, reliable heavy
producer. Determinate, main season yellow.