Wednesday, June 30, 2010

TOMATO LIST

This is the list of our 2010 tomato line up with a brief description.  If you would like to know more about one of these twentyfive varieties or to preorder - please send us an email. 

CHERRY/CURRANTS—THE CANDY STORE
BROWN BERRY – Excellent sweet, juicy flavor. Brown.
CHERRY ROMA – Addictive, sweet spicy flavor, great fresh or dried. Red.
GREEN GRAPE – Addictive, spicy, full-flavored, sweet fruit. Green.
HARTMAN’S GOOSEBERRY – Nice sweet flavor. Yellow.
SWEETIE – Deliciously sweet and addicting.  Red.
SWEET PEA CURRANT – Very sweet and known as “teaspoon” tomatoes due to their small size.  Red.

SLICING
BEEFSTAKE – An excellent slicing tomato.
BLACK KRIM – Excellent full flavor. Our favorite from 2009.
BLACK SEA MAN - Deep brown fruits with rich flavor.
BRANDYWINE (SUDDUTH’S STRAIN) – Incredibly rich with delightfully intense flavor.
CHALK’S EARLY JEWEL – Juicy with great acidity. Spicy without being sour.
GIANT SYRIAN – Very meaty, few seeds, and excellent flavor.
GOLD MEDAL – The sweetest tomato you will ever taste.
GREEN SAUSAGE – Rich, sweet flavor, great for making sauces.
GREEN ZEBRA – Sweet, zingy flavor. We cannot wait to eat this one!!!
OREGON SPRING – Excellent for making ketchup and sauces.
RED ZEBRA – Great, sweet flavor.
STUPICE – Direct from Czechoslovakia. Great, sweet flavor.
WISCONSIN 55 – Excellent all purpose tomato – great for canning.

ROMAS/SAN MARZANO’S/PLUM
AMISH PASTE – Good for sauces and eating.
PLUM LEMON – Resembles a lemon in appearance with meaty, sweet refreshing flavor.
MARTINO’S ROMA – Perfectly suited for making sauce, salsa, and paste.
OPALKA – Excellent fresh flavor, very few seeds great for processing.
SAN MARZANO – Excellent for salsas, fresh and canned.
SPECKLED ROMAN – Meaty, great tomato taste, ideal for processing.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I can't wait until i get invited to help with the harvest let me know and i will send Pam have a great day