Saint Pierre Tomato, one of the tastiest tomatoes ever
A tomato variety that’s over a hundred years old, the ‘Saint Pierre‘ is one of the tastiest varieties, on par with the more famous ‘Beefsteak’.
Tomato varieties
Of the thousands of tomato varieties, only a few stand the test of time. Here are some that are remarkable, either heirloom or resistant and productive.
Save seeds from good tomatoes to grow next year
Save your own tomato seed instead of purchasing new ones every year! Learn how to select, harvest, and keep tomato seeds to make sure you get great plants in following years.
The brandywine tomato, a large beefsteak tomato with smooth flesh
The Brandywine tomato has a fragrant taste, and many appreciate it for its dense, juicy flesh.
Black zebra, the darker striped tomato
‘Black Zebra’ tomato: key facts
Cuor di bue, the original beefsteak tomato
Cuor di Bue tomato key facts: Botanical name: Solanum lycopersicum Common name: Beefsteak, Cuor di Bue Family: Solanaceae (nightshade family) Type: fruit vegetable
Torino tomato, the healthiest tomato variety: lycopene content nearly 10x higher
With their elongated shape, Torino tomatoes might seem like just another type of tomato. That’s without considering the exceptional amount of lycopene it contains!
Banana Legs tomato, long and yellow, like a banana!
Banana legs key facts: Botanical name – Solanum lycopersicum Common name – Banana legs tomato Family – Solanaceae Type – fruit vegetable
Black krim tomato, a dark-skinned tomato with a rich, meaty flesh
Tomatoes come in many different varieties, some of which stand out when compared to others. This is the case for the ‘Black Krim’ tomato!
Roma tomato, disease-resistant and nearly seedless
If you’re looking for a tomato with a strange shape, you’ll probably see the ‘Roma’ high up on that list! Great choice!
Andine cornue tomato, a horn-like tomato that’s delicious and productive
It looks like a large chili, which makes the ‘Andine Cornue’ tomato among the most recognizable.
Meet the tasty Pineapple tomato, large and round with few pips
The ‘Pineapple tomato‘ is a variety that produces large red-orange fruits (even yellow ones) that have very few pips.
Marmande tomato, it harks back to the first industrial tomatoes
A classic in many vegetable patches, the ‘Marmande‘ tomato owes its success to its large, tasty fruits.
The beefsteak tomato, a massive tomato ideal for baking
Let’s play a little guessing game: which vegetable patch fruit is shaped like a heart, has a strong taste and firm flesh?
Zebras in the veggie patch??? Yup! green zebra tomato!
These turn gardeners crazy during harvest time with their green color that just stays green! ‘Green Zebra’ tomatoes add a welcome touch of something different in the vegetable patch, and in the plate, too!
Seedless tomato varieties to grow in the vegetable patch
The small pits inside a tomato are the plant’s seeds. When you slice a fruit in half, the center of it is full of juice and small seeds. It’s possible to collect them, press out the juice, dry them, and sow them again in the following year. Did you know there were a few tomato […]
Indigo rose, a tomato variety for small, black cocktail tomatoes
‘Indigo Rose’ tomato key facts: Botanical name – Solanum lycopersicum Family – Solenaceae Type – fruit vegetable
Primora tomato, a large, dark, striped variety that looks stunning in salad
Primora tomato key facts: Botanical name – Solanum lycopersicum Family – Solenaceae Type – fruit vegetable Height – up to 6 feet (2 m)
Honey Moon tomato, round and firm, and tasty, too!
Key Honey Moon tomato facts: Botanical name – Solanum lycopersicum Common name – Honey Moon tomato Family – Solenaceae Type – fruit vegetable
Best tomato varieties for each cooking use
There are several thousand tomato varieties, each with its own shape, color, size and taste. Let’s take a look at 5 of them, and how best to use them…
