<p><img alt="" class="right" src="{filedir_3}tomatoad2.png" style="float:right; height:167px; width:250px" />Below is a list of our heirloom and hybrid tomatoes for the 2014 season.&nbsp; You may ask why heirloom?&nbsp; Heirlooms are seeds saved from the 18th, 19th and early 20th century that were grown in backyard plots.&nbsp; Many survived only because they have been passed, a few seeds at a time, among family members and friends for generations.</p>

<p>Heirloom plants are not suited to large-scale production because they cannot be harvested mechanically or transported long distances to markets.&nbsp; Many heirloom crops taste better and are tenderer than their hybrid replacements.&nbsp; Heirloom plants are a connection with the past.&nbsp; Like old furniture and antiques, the garden plants of earlier generations draw us close to those who have grown them before us.</p>

<p>Why organic?&nbsp; Many gardeners choose the organic method because they want to be good stewards of the environment.&nbsp; They are concerned about pollution of air, water, and soil and about protecting the health of their families and communities.&nbsp; Simply stated, organic gardening is a method that uses our understanding of nature as a guide for gardening and care of plants without use of synthetic chemical pesticides, herbicides or synthetic fertilizers.</p>

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<p>ABE LINCOLN-Delicious, old-timey flavor with the uniformity and disease resistance of a hybrid.&nbsp; Male parent is an heirloom with a vigorous growth habit.&nbsp; Female parent provides earlier maturity.&nbsp; Globe-shaped, bright red fruits average 8 oz. or more. &nbsp;Indeterminate, 75 days.</p>

<p>AMISH SALAD-These small, pink oval cherries seem to last forever on the vine without rotting or losing flavor.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 80 days.</p>

<p>ARKANSAS TRAVELER-5 to 7 oz. pink heirloom.&nbsp; Incredibly delicious and smooth.&nbsp; Tolerant to heat and humidity, crack and disease resistance.&nbsp; A hillbilly favorite.&nbsp; 5 to 6 ft vines.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 80 to 90 days.</p>

<p>AUNT RUBY&rsquo;S GERMAN GREEN-One of the largest green beefsteaks.&nbsp; Can grow to over 1 pound and are just delicious.&nbsp; They have brilliant, neon-green flesh with a strong, sweet, and fruity flavor.&nbsp; This heirloom came from Germany.&nbsp; Makes the best fried-green tomatoes.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 85 days.</p>

<p>BEEFSTEAK-Extremely large-fruited beefsteak tomato with excellent vigor.&nbsp; An excellent slicing tomato that is popular with home gardeners.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 80 days.</p>

<p>BETTER BOY-This hybrid will produce large, firm red fruit in the 1 lb. range.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 70 days.</p>

<p>BIG BOY-This most popular hybrid tomato produces large, 14-16 oz. bright red fruits.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 80 days.</p>

<p>BIG RAINBOW-If you are looking for an interesting sweet tomato to grow, Big Rainbow is the one.&nbsp; With its huge ribbed shoulders and golden color with red running through the flesh, these delicious tomatoes are perfect for slicing.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 80-102 days.</p>

<p>BIG YELLOW ZEBRA-(PORKCHOP) This tomato also known as Pork Chop is a big, gorgeous, meaty, striped bright yellow beefsteak with fantastic flavors.&nbsp; Very sweet with a touch of citrus flavor.&nbsp; It just might be the best tasting true-yellow tomato in existence. Indeterminate, 80-85 days.</p>

<p>BIG ZAC-Prolific producer of huge beefsteaks with rich, sweet, excellent flavor.&nbsp; Has a family history of large 5 lb. tomatoes. Indeterminate, 80 days.</p>

<p>BLACK KRIM-An old Russian heirloom tomato that is almost black in color with green shoulders.&nbsp; With fruits up to 12 oz., these globe-shaped tomatoes have a salty flavor different from any tomato you have tasted.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 70 days.</p>

<p>BLACK PLUM-Small, elongated oval fruits are deep mahogany, sweet and fruity.&nbsp; Wonderful for snacking off the vine or adding to a salad.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 82 days.</p>

<p>BRANDYWINE-Features one of the finest-flavored large tomatoes ever offered.&nbsp; Vigorous plants look like potato vines with good yields of large, firm, clear skinned, rose-pink fruits weighing up to 1 &frac12; lb.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 90-100 days.</p>

<p>BUSH CELEBRITY-Semi-spreading plants can be mulched and left unsupported, but perform best when staked.&nbsp; Standard for a main crop where multiple disease-resistance is required.&nbsp; Bright red 7 oz. globe-shaped fruit.&nbsp; Semi-determinate, 70 days.</p>

<p>CHEROKEE BLACK-Similar to Cherokee Purple.</p>

<p>CHEROKEE PURPLE-An old Cherokee Indian heirloom pre-1890.&nbsp; Beautiful deep dusky purple-pink color.&nbsp; Large fruit with superb sweet flavor.&nbsp; Indeterminate, relatively short vines.&nbsp; 80 days.</p>

<p>CUORE DE TORO-(Bull&rsquo;s Heart)-Italian sweet oxheart heirloom that can reach up to 2 lbs. Indeterminate.&nbsp; 89 days.&nbsp; Vigorous plant.</p>

<p>CUOSTRALEE-A French beefsteak heirloom that produces heavy quantities of huge (1-2 lbs.), red, blemish-free fruits that have intense, balanced flavors. Fruits are typically 4-inches across.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 85 days.</p>

<p>DINNER PLATE-Good producer of delicious, scarlet red fruit 4"-6" across weighing up to 1-2 lbs. Indeterminate, 90 days.</p>

<p>EARLY GIRL-Bears early in the season and continues throughout the summer.&nbsp; One of the earliest slicing varieties, producing 4-6 oz. bright red fruit.&nbsp; Heavy yielder.&nbsp; 57 days.</p>

<p>EARLY GOLIATH-Extra-large harvests of big, 8 oz., red sweet fruits that are deep oblate to globe-shaped.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 58 days.</p>

<p>GERMAN JOHNSON-Large pink heirloom with low acid.&nbsp; It has very few seeds which makes it perfect for slicing or canning.&nbsp; 76-80 days.</p>

<p>GIANT BELGIUM-Average 2 lbs. but known to grow up to 5 lbs.&nbsp; Heavy yields of dark-pink fruit.&nbsp; Delicious sweet flavor.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 90 days.</p>

<p>GIANT OXHEART-Plant produces high yields of large 2-3 lb. pinkish red heart-shaped tomatoes. The tomatoes are firm, meaty and have few seeds. Nice for stuffing or making puree and sauces. Very flavorful. Indeterminate, 89 days.</p>

<p>GOLDEN JUBILEE-A very popular orange variety that is sweet and mild with low acid.&nbsp; Fruits are 6 to 7 oz. with few seeds.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 72 days.</p>

<p>GOLDMANS ITALIAN-AMERICAN-A very high-yielding, blood red, paste tomato that averages about 1 pound. Fruit is fig-shaped and makes a very creamy tomato sauce.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 85 days.</p>

<p>GRANDMA SUZY-Prolific producer of large 1 to 2 lb. beefsteak tomatoes.&nbsp; Was originally brought over from Germany.</p>

<p>GRANNY CANTRELL-Ky. Family heirloom.&nbsp; Won a best taste award in 2006 in over 100 entries! 1-2 lb. slightly-flattened, pink fruit.&nbsp; Great for eating fresh, cooking or canning.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 80 days.</p>

<p>HOMESTEAD-Old favorite dating back to 1954.&nbsp; Sets fruit even in high temperatures and good for hot climates.&nbsp; Resistant to fusarium wilt. Medium size, red. Determinate, 80 days.</p>

<p>JELLY BEAN-Grape like fruits aptly named for their bite-sized sweetness and intense red color.&nbsp; Heavy clusters of up to 30 fruits each mature early on plants that have good disease resistance.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 72 days.</p>

<p>JET STAR-A prolific producer of big, globe-shaped fruits that ripen all the way through and are quite free of cracks and scars.&nbsp; Excellent flavor with low acidity-&nbsp; Indeterminate, 70 days.</p>

<p>JULIET-There will be no lack of Romeos who want to nibble on these and no lack of the delectable little plum-shaped fruits for them to adore. They come in clusters everywhere, 12&ndash;18 1&ndash;2 oz. grapes to each truss and an astounding 50&ndash;80 per plant.&nbsp; 60 days</p>

<p>LARGE RED-Unique fully fluted red tomato that is grown in the garden at the Homeplace in LBL.&nbsp; Average 4-6 oz.&nbsp; Heavy yields.</p>

<p>LITHUANIUM-2 lb. pink, flat, beefsteak.&nbsp; Very meaty, great tasting, very productive.&nbsp; Indeterminate.&nbsp; Potato leaf.&nbsp; 85 days.</p>

<p>MARGLOBE- This old variety was released by USDA in 1925 and has heavy, vigorous vines that produce high yields of large (8-10 oz.), uniform, globe-shaped fruit. It is one of the first disease-resistant varieties and has good resistance to Verticillium and Fusarium wilts.&nbsp; Determinate 73 days.</p>

<p>MORTGAGE LIFTER-Longtime favorite heirloom with large, smooth, pink-skinned fruit.&nbsp; Meaty, mild, sweet flavor with few seeds.&nbsp; The story goes that Radiator Charlie developed this tomato and sold enough plants to pay off his mortgage.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 75 to 80 days.</p>

<p>MOSKVICH-4 TO 6 oz. deep, red fruit, extra-early tomato that is cold tolerant.&nbsp; Heirloom glove-shaped smooth tomato.&nbsp; Rich taste.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 60 days.</p>

<p>MOUNTAIN FRESH-Superior flavor and excellent resistance to cracking and blossom-end rot make this tomato one of the most widely grown in the east and Midwest.&nbsp; Determinate, 79 days.</p>

<p>MR. STRIPEY-This unique heirloom dates back to the 1800&rsquo;s and was brought here by the Virginian Mennonites from the old country.&nbsp; Vigorous indeterminate vines produce large, 1-3 lb. yellow fruit that have red streaks running throughout them.&nbsp; 80 days.</p>

<p>&nbsp;PARKS WHOPPER-Big, juicy, crack-resistant fruit reaching 4&rdquo; across and up to 1+ lbs.&nbsp; Indeterminate.&nbsp; 65 days.</p>

<p>PATIO TOMATO-Excellent hybrid tomato for containers and small gardens.&nbsp; Produces tasty 3-4oz fruit on strong, compact plants that only grow 2&rsquo; tall.&nbsp; Very high yield.&nbsp; Determinate. 70 days.</p>

<p>PERSIMMON ORANGE-Great flavor and eye appeal!&nbsp; Large, plump, golden-orange fruits that average 1 to 2 lbs. and only a few seeds.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 80 days.</p>

<p>PURPLE CALABASH-Deep purple-burgundy.&nbsp; Flattened, fluted fruit is about 3&rdquo; across.&nbsp; Flavor is distinctively winery, rich and intense.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 80-90 days.</p>

<p>ROMA-A quality paste tomato, very thick flesh.&nbsp; Good for sauces and canning.&nbsp; Compact vines with large yields of 3&rdquo; long bright red fruit that is plum-shaped.&nbsp; Determinate, 78 days.</p>

<p>ROSE-Rivals Brandywine for taste.&nbsp; Deep pink, large, smooth heirloom.&nbsp; Meaty and flavorful.&nbsp; Indeterminate, tall vines with normal-leaf plants.&nbsp; 78 days.</p>

<p>RUSSIAN OXHEART-Produces large, thick-walled hear-shaped tomatoes.&nbsp; Good for sauces and pastes.</p>

<p>RUTGERS-A highly productive, open-pollinated heirloom from the early 1930&rsquo;s.&nbsp; Produced a meaty thick-walled bright red tomato suitable for canning or slicing.&nbsp; Determinate.&nbsp; 70-80 days.</p>

<p>SAUSAGE-Unusually shaped fruit, up to 6 inches long that look like red banana peppers.&nbsp; Excellent for making ketchup, paste and sauces.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 78-90 days.</p>

<p>SNOW WHITE-Pale, yellow, ivory colored, small cherry fruit that has a delicious taste.&nbsp; One of the few white cherries.&nbsp; This one you will find yourself snacking on in the garden because it tastes so good.</p>

<p>SUPER CHOICE-Rare and delicious old Ky heirloom. Preserved by Hobart Pearson of Berea who was given the seed from an Amish family of Liberty who had been growing it for over 100 years.&nbsp; Red, beefsteak weighing up to 1-2 lbs.&nbsp; Indeterminate. 85 days.</p>

<p>SUPERSWEET 100-Unique salad type with amazingly high yields of supersweet 1-inch fruit with higher content of Vitamin C than any other tomato.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 65 days.</p>

<p>&nbsp;SYLVAN GAUME-An old heirloom fromCanada which possibly originated in Russia.&nbsp; Red oxheart tomato that can reach up to 3 lbs or more!&nbsp; Wonderfully sweet, rich and meaty with outstanding yields.&nbsp; Does not produce typical oxheart leaves.&nbsp; Indeterminate.&nbsp; 75 days.</p>

<p>TRUE BLACK BRANDYWINE- The &#39;true&#39; Black Brandywine was bred sometime in the late 1920&#39;s by Dr. Harold E. Martin.&nbsp; This tomato is incomparabley sweet.&nbsp; Large, prolific vines produce balck fruit in clusters of 3-5.&nbsp; Outstanding with rich, intense tomato flavor.&nbsp; Indeterminate, 80-90 days.</p>

<p>WALTERS CANDY STRIPE- A fun beefsteak style tomato with large fruits that grow to 1-2 pounds. Fruits are brightly colored, with streaks of red, orange, yellow and pink. Flavor is very good, juicy, with good acidity.&nbsp; Indeterminate.&nbsp;&nbsp; 80-85 days.</p>

<p>YELLOW PEAR-1 oz. yellow pear-shaped heirloom.&nbsp; Grown since the late 1800&rsquo;s. Tender, mild flavor, and low in acid.&nbsp; Delicious in salads or pickled.&nbsp; Popular in specialty markets and restaurant trade.&nbsp; Indeterminate, tall vigorous vines.&nbsp; 70 days.</p>