Tomato Varieties 2015

Here is information about all the tomato varieties that we have over the whole season.  To find out what we have each week follow our blog. You can sign up for an email update at the top right of the home page.

We won't have all varieties each week. Some will only appear once or twice and most are only available in advanced pots. 

Variety	Growth Habit	Colour	Fruit Shape	Fruit Size	Harvest	Uses, Flavour
Arcadia	Bush	Red	Oblate	Medium 5-7cm		Field tomato, bush to 50cm
Beefsteak (Red Ponderosa)	Staking	Red	Flat and ribbed	Large	45-60 days	Slicing. Tasty juicy flesh.
Black Cherry	Staking	Dark Red	Round	Small		Salad
Black Krim	Staking.	Dark red to maroon	Beefsteak	Large 350g	80-90 days	Sweet rich flavour
Black Russian	Staking	Dark red	Round	Medium	77 days
Brandywine	Staking	Red	Flat	Large		Superior taste. Fleshy and thin skinned
Break O’Day	Staking	Orange/red		Medium	65-70 days	Bottling/freezing/fresh
Burwood Prize	Bush	Scarlet red	Flattened	5-7cm		Home garden variety
Camp Joy	Staking 1.8m	Red	Large cherry	3.5cm	80 days	Sweet flavour
Cherry Roma	Indeterminate	Red	Roma shaped	20mm	75-80 days	Fresh, salads, dried
Florida Basket	Bush – Very short	Red	Heart shaped	30mm	58-60 days	Good for hanging baskets and pots. Salads and fresh
Graf Zeplin	Bush	Red	Round	Medium		Sweet firm flesh
Green Zebra	Inderterminate	Green with yellow stripes when ripe	Round	4-6cm	75 days	Fresh or preserved. Mild sweet flavour
Golden Gourmet	Staking	Yellow		Large 8-10cm		Great for stuffing and filling
Golden Roma	Bush	Yellow	Oblong	Medium 7cm		Paste, sauces, general eating
Golden Sunrise	Indeterminate	Golden Yellow	Round	5cm	80 days	Sweet fruit good for salads
Grosse Lisse	Staking	Red	Round	Large	75-85 days	Fresh/salads/grilling/slicing/cooking
Grosse Lisse Yellow	Staking	Yellow	Round	Large	80 days	Fresh/salads/grilling/slicing/cooking
Harbinger	Staking	Red	Regular	Medium 4-7cm		Good tasting firm fruit
Legend	Indeterminate	Red		Medium		Good for cool climates
Mary Italian	Indeterminate	Red	Beefsteak (flattened)	Large		Great taste. Productive
Moneymaker	Staking	Intense red	Round	Medium	70-75 days	Thin skinned. Good Flavour
Mortgage Lifter	Staking	Deep pink flesh	Flattened	Large	80-90 days	Excellent slicing. Few seeds. Heavy yielding. Low acid sweet rich flavour.
Napoli Paste	Bush	Deep red	Roma shaped	Medium	79-125	Great for pastes and sauces. Tangy flavour
Olomovic	Bush	Red	Standard	Medium 5cm-7cm	65 days	Salad, fresh, Bottling, snacks, cooking and slicing
Oxheart	Staking	Red	Heart	Large	16-18 weeks	Fleshy and delicious
Oxheart Yellow	Indeterminate	Yellow-Orange	Heart shaped	Large	80-90 days	Good flavour. Good in cool climates
Pearly Pink Cherry	Bush	Pink	Round	Cherry to 40cm
Prosperity	Indeterminate	Red	Medium
Red Colossus	Bush	Red	Oblong	7.5cm		Cold tolerant. Early cropping
Roma	Bush semi-climbing	Red	Oblong	Medium 7.5cm	78 days	Paste, sauces, fresh, salads, cooking
Romano Burghanese	Bush	Red				Good for drying. Introduced by Don Burke and passed his taste test
Rouge de Marmande Improved	Indeterminate	Red	Flat	Medium to large	75 days	Outstanding flavour. Good pest and disease resistance
San Marzano	Staking	Deep rich red	Roma	Medium		Very fleshy. Sauces and soups. Heavy cropping. Tuscan variety
Scoresby Dwarf (KY1)	Bush	Red	Round	Medium 4-6cm		Good for preserves and sauces. Great flavour
Siberian	Determinate	Red	round	Cherry to 40cm	48-55 days	Short season specialist. Produces in cool weather.
Sugarlump (aka Gardeners Delight)	Indeterminate	Red	Long trussed cherry	Medium cherry	65 days	Salads.
Sunray (Golden Orange)	Indeterminate	Orange- red	round	To 7cm	72-85	1m bush. Productive.
Sweetie	Indeterminate	Red	Round	Cherry	50-79days	Excellent taste. Does well in cool climates.
Swift	Determinate	Red	Round	Medium	54 days
Tatura Dwarf	Bush	Red	Round	Medium		Canning and sauces.
Thai Pink Cherry	Bush	Pink	Egg shaped	Cherry to 4cm	75 days	Salads
Tigerella	Staking	Red with yellow/green stripes	Round	Small/medium	80 days	Salads. Great flavour
Tiny Tim	Bush	Red	Round	Cherry		Great for pots. Dwarf plant to 40cm high.
Tommy Toe	Staking	Red	Round	Cherry 2cm to 4cm	72	Tasty and long cropping
Walter	Indeterminate	Red		Medium	75 days	Salads. Heavy bearing
Whippersnapper	Bush	Red		Cherry 2.5cm	59 days	Great flavour
Yellow Roma	Bush	Yellow	Roma	7cm