Monday, May 31, 2010

We are offering some of our tomato seedlings for sale at the Tama Organic store in north vancouver.
They are all heirloom open pollinated varieties, so you can save your own seeds from these plants.
Some of the varieties available:

Costoluto Genovese
Italian paste tomato from the 19th Century. Heavily lobed, deep-red, 8 ounce fruit. Stellar flavour is intense and acidic. Fantastic for sauces and pastes. Continues to produce in cool weather.
Indeterminate

Carbon
8-12 ounce tomatoes that ripen to dark red with blackish overtones. Deep red interior. Fruits are flattened round and smooth, without cracking or blemishing. Rich, sweet, complex flavour. Excellent for salads and sandwiches.
Indeterminate

German Lunchbox
Deep pink colour, oval shape. Semi-determinate plants produce well and start to ripen early. Exotic rich flavour, starts out acid, then sweet. Grows well in the greenhouse and keeps for weeks once picked. Rated 10 for flavour. Rare.

Babywine
Another addition to the Brandywine family, this fruit is a pink oval shape, about 2 inches long, on semi determinate plants. Nice producer, has thick walls with a meaty, and juicy texture and a medium flavour. Keeps well after picking and would be a good variety for drying. Rare.

Black Krim
Originally from the Isle of Krim on the Black Sea in the former Soviet Union. This rare, and outstanding tomato yields 3-4" slightly flattened dark-red (mahogany-colored) slightly maroon, beefsteak tomatoes with deep green shoulders. Green gel around seeds. Fantastic, intense, slightly salty taste (which is great for those not wanting to add salt to their tomatoes).

2 comments:

  1. Aren't there just an unbelieveable number of heritage tomatoes? Of you list I only have black krim, it is my very favourite. I don't need tomatoes as I have 30 varieties I work with here. George M. recommended your blog so I am here for a visit. Pop in and see mine if you like. Peace

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  2. Black Krim is also my favourite, though I am trying a bunch of varieties that I haven't tried before, so I'm sure it will be hard to pick a favourite.

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