![]() ![]() The only “heirloom to resist the onslaught of tomato diseases in the cold of August 2017 and then ripen beautifully in the warmth of Sept”. A recent taste test confirmed it’s the "best pink for it’s size unblemished globes are perfectly round. ![]() Only medium-sized yet delivers the robust flavor of the bigger types. ![]() ROSE DE BERNE TOMATO - ORGANIC (80 days) It is widely considered in France, Germany and Switzerland to be the best-flavored tomato. But it’s also meaty, juicy and firm without being hybrid fiberboard dry or grainy. And a real sandwich-maker: tangy-tart with tomato-y depth, and lightly sweet. It’s a perfect palm size, holding and ripening off the vine for at least 10 days. RUTGERS 250 TOMATO - ORGANIC (75 days) This ½ lb deep red slicer is smooth, solid, blemish and crack free. Fedco catalog editor noted her “Cosmonauts ripened nice fruits outdoors into early October one year, weeks after her other slicers had croaked.” (*Fedco) ![]() HEIRLOOM TOMATOES VARIETIES at VINEYARD GARDENSĬOSMONAUT VOLKOV - ORGANIC (65 days) What makes Cosmonaut so special is it’s sweet, rich and full bodied juice. However, many gardeners claim they save hybrid seeds year to year which produce seedlings and fruit that is true to the original hybrid. INSTABILITY: Long term hybrids don't produce seeds as strong as what birthed them- according to experts. They endure the long hours on at the roadside farm stand better than heirloomsįLAVOR: Most gardeners agree that hybrids are not as flavorful as heirlooms LONGEVITY: Harvested hybrid tomatoes have staying power. STRENGTH: Hybrids are known for yielding tomatoes of similar size and with fewer blemishes. PRODUCTIVITY: You'll harvest more tomatoesĭISEASE-RESISTANCE: Hybrids have a reputation for not being as susceptible to diseases and pests as their heirloom counterparts. Some of those characteristics may be bigger in size, better disease resistance, dependability, less required care, early maturity, higher yield, and/or specific plant size.** Typical supermarket tomatoes are hybrids that have been carefully crossbred to achieve a desired combination. Hybrid tomatoes typically yield a crop that is uniform in both appearance and timing. PRODUCTIVITY: Heirlooms take longer to mature and produce fewer tomatoes than hybrids.ĭISEASE-RESISTANCE: More susceptible to disease. INDIVIDUALITY: Unusual, misshapen or inconsistent tomatoes. INDIVIDUALITY: Many heirlooms have unique shapes and sport a variety of colors, including purple, yellow, white, orange, pink, red, green, black and striped. TASTE: Heirlooms are considered flavorful, and even superior to commercially-produced varieties STABILITY: Heirlooms produce large numbers of seeds and bear tomatoes identical to parents Since they have not had the selective crossbreeding as hybrids, Heirloom Tomatoes tend to be more susceptible to pest disease, especially fungus, which makes them crack and split. They often produce only a small number of fruit. Heirloom tomatoes are often grown locally and allowed to ripen on the vine, then harvested. Gardeners appreciate their consistency in taste and agree that most heirloom varieties tend to have greater flavor than hybrids. That allows them to remain stable in their characteristics from one year to the next. They are open-pollinated, which means pollinated by insects or wind without human intervention. Heirloom tomatoes have been grown for around 40 plus years without crossbreeding. A few of the hybrids we carry are Burpees Big Boy and Big Beef, two of the largest ones, and Celebrity, a midsize disease resistant variety that we have carried for years. Potting soil has been developed to have good drainage so always use potting soil in pots.Īt Vineyard Gardens we carry both hybrid and heirloom tomatoes. Coast of Maine potting soil is a good choice because it has some compost in it. If you are going to grow it in a pot make sure it is a big pot with good drainage.Ĭherry tomatoes do well in large pots. It is a heat loving plant that likes rich soil and lots of sun. It is best to start with a young plant that has been greenhouse grown because of the long growing season needed. Right now, we recommend you start with a plant because it’s too late in the season to start tomatoes from seed. We order our cherry, grape tomatoes, mid-size sandwich tomatoes and the big extra large tomatoes. We grow disease resistant tomatoes as well. Fedco is one of our major sources for heirloom tomato seeds. How do you choose which to grow? At Vineyard Gardens we are very proud of our heirloom selection that we grow from seed. Tomato season is upon us and there are so many varieties available. Apparently many different cultivars were displayed at an Aztec Market in Tenochtitlan, ranging in color from the brightest red to the deepest yellow. History of the tomatoes goes back to 500 BC. ![]()
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