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The Garden

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Tomatoes  (4" fertil pots)

   

     Beefsteak (8-16oz.)

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              Red Brandywine          

                      - indeterminate

                     - Amish Heirloom

                     - semi-flattened, deep-red fruit up to 16 oz.

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              Beefsteak            

                - indeterminate

                     - bright red, meaty, solid, large fruit from 10 oz. to 2 lbs.

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              Big Beef           

                                       - All American Selections Winner

                     - 10-12oz red fruit, very good flavor, early to ripen

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              Mortgage Lifter           

                                       - indeterminate

                     - full 1-2 lb. flavorful fruits

                     - irregular-shaped fruit, but very good fresh eating, especially on BLT or tomato sandwhich

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              Mikado           

                                       - large pink American heirloom tomato, released in 1886

                     - 6" or larger fruit, weighing over a pound, with a deep pink color and great flavor

             

             

              Aunt Ruby German           

                                       - large, green, beefsteak size 12-16oz fruit 

                     - sweet, spicy flavor

             

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              Cherokee Purple          

                                       - indeterminate

                     - 10-12 oz. purple-pink-brown sweet fruits with thin skin and soft flesh

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              Dr. Wyche's Yellow           

                                       - Introduced by the late Dr. Wyche, who fertilized his mountaintop gardens with elephant                            manure and used lion and tiger waste to keep deer and rabbits from his garden.  

                     - one of the best tasting yellow tomatoes, with both amazing sweetness and tangy flavor

                     - 10oz to 1lb fruits, with large plants as well

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             Valencia             

                                     - indeterminate

                    - 8-10 oz. round sunny orange fruits with great flavor and texture 

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     Roma

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              Amish Paste           

                    - indeterminate

                    - acorn-shaped, deep red, 8 to 12oz fruit with thick flesh and very few seeds

                                           

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              San Marzano           

                    - determinate (more compact plants, takes up less space with the fruit arriving more heavily                           over a shorter period of time)

                    - plum-shaped fruit great for not only sauces and canning, but also in salads

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              Blue Beech           

                    - indeterminate 

                    - produces large, 8-10oz fruit great in sauces and for fresh eating

                    - adapted well for northern climates like us in our zone

                    - brought to Vermont from Italy during World War II.  

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              Roma           

                    - determinate (more compact plants, takes up less space with the fruit arriving more heavily                           over a shorter period of time)

                    - 3" long pear-shaped fruits

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     Midsize (4-8oz fruit)

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             Moskvich             

                                      - extra-early indeterminate

                    - round 4-6 oz. deep red rich flavor somewhat cold tolerant

                    - thick skinned, few seeds, small in size, but good for sauces and canning

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             Rutgers             

                                     - determinate

                    - 6-8oz. red fruit great for canning and juicing

                    -  developed by the Campbell's Soup Company in the 1920's 

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              Stupice          

                                       - 3-6oz red, round fruit that ripens really early

                     - very vigorous plant with potato-leaf foliage

 

              Green Zebra          

                                       - medium-sized green tomato with yellow stripes

                     - sweet flavor, great for salads

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      Cherry

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              Gardener's Delight Cherry       

                 - indeterminate

                    - German tomato very sweet (used to be called Sugar Lump)

                    - cherry-sized red fruit in clusters from 6-12

                    - can be grown in a container

 

 

             Rainbow Cherry          

                 - yellow, red, black, brown, white, orange, pink colored cherry-sized fruit

                    - great for adding color to a salad or pasta dish

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              Gold Nugget          

                 - 3/4" round golden fruit with an unusual rich, sweet flavor

                     - vigorous plant producing fruit early in the season all the way to frost

 

              Yellow Pear          

                 - indeterminate

                     - golden pear-shaped 1 oz fruits have a sweet flavor kids love to eat 

                     - great in salads and eaten fresh off the vine

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              Indigo Blue Berries          

                 - indeterminate

                     - 1-2oz. crimson cherry tomatoes with purple tops, which ripen to midnight black tops

                     - great in salads and adding color to any dish

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     Grape

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             Dancing With the Smurfs             

                    - indeterminate

                    - dark purple topped red tomato

                   

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     Specialty

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             Variegated              

                                      - variegated green and white foliage

                    - round 2-5 oz. red rich flavor

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             Tomatillo Verde             

                                     - 3-4 ft. tall prolific plants

                    - produces large green cherry-size fruit covered in papery husks

                    - fruit has a distinctive sharp taste used in salsa verde and Southwestern dishes  

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