Tomato varieties Archives

Honey Moon tomato, round and firm, and tasty, too!

The Honey Moon tomato is a hybrid that resists mildew. Perfect for beginners! Key Honey Moon tomato facts: Name – Solanum lycopersicum Common name: Honey Moon tomato Family – Solenaceae Type – fruit vegetable

Torino tomato, the healthiest tomato: 10x more lycopene

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!

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.

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’.

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.

Best tomato types for each cooking use, 5 types

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…

Varieties of tomato in a crate, with each type used differently

Tree tomato, how to plant and care for Tomato Tree

The tree tomato (or tomato tree) is much larger than the normal tomato plant. Key tomato tree facts Name: Solanum betacea (old: Cyphomandra b.) Family: Solanaceae (nightshade) Type: fruit tree Height: 3 to 13 feet (1-4 m) (in the wild) Exposure: full sun or well-lit when indoors Soil: light, rich – Hardiness: 28°F (-2°C) – […]

Cuor di bue, the original beefsteak tomato

The Cuor di Bue tomato is an heirloom tomato variety that grows true to seed every year. Cuor di Bue tomato key facts: Species: Solanum lycopersicum Commonly: Beefsteak, Cuor di Bue Family: Solanaceae (nightshade) Type: fruit vegetable

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.

Envelope with tag showing saved tomato seed

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

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!

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.

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 […]