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Everybody loves a big juicy red 'Mater, bursting full of flavor on a warm summer day. This category is where most folks start, but I'm hoping YOU will break that pattern. Every garden is going to include a good number of big-red-mater plants, as well they should, but with all the other choices in all the other categories I hope you won't take up all your space with them. However, if you must, the following varieties in this category including 'Julia Childs' will be sure to impress you and your neighbors.

Cat No.	Variety Name	Description	Add to Cart
1161	Alamo Hybrid	Determinate (72 days) Special selection hybrid of the famous San Marzano Redorta strains. Large fruits are flavorful with huge quantities produced. Very disease resistant. (Hybrid)	Sorry, not available this year.
1091	Arkansas Traveler Try Google	85 Ind. The top selling true red tomato for 2009. This heirloom is known for its great heat tolerance, bearing loads of bright red to rose-pink, 8 oz., beautiful and delicious fruit. A favorite for farmers' markets, as tasty as it is pretty. The folks at Tomatofest say this “A 100 year old heirloom tomato that was grown throughout the South from northwest Arkansas to North Carolina. … produce indeterminate, regular-leaf, 6', vigorous tomato plants that yield abundant crops of 8-ounce, round rose-pink tomatoes. Considered to be one of the best tasting tomato varieties with well balanced sweet/tart flavors. Arkansas Traveler is much esteemed for its ability to produce flavorful tomatoes under normally adverse conditions high heat, humidity or drought. Resistant to cracking and disease.” A very popular variety in deed. Compare with Homestead, Dona, Carmello, and Momotaro.	$3.59/plant Qty.
1036	Aunt Ruby's German Green	80 Ind. Named for Ruby Arnold of Greeneville, Tennessee. Large beefsteaks, up to a pound, are slightly flattened. As with most green fruits a yellow tint appears when ripe but Aunt Ruby's also offers a pretty pink blush from the blossom end, which permeates into the flesh. The flavor is spicy-sweet and exquisite. Choice. Few.	$3.59/plant Qty.
1239	Beauty Try Google	From Tomato growers Supply: "While the name of this tomato peaks of its lovely ribbed and scalloped appearance, it is the wonderful, old-fashioned tomato flavor that really sets it apart. Heavy crops of 12 to 16-oz. beefsteaks mature fairly early on vigorous plants that stay at a manageable size, unlike some other varieties in this class. Add to this outstanding productivity, great flavor, and ability to keep well after harvest and you have one beautiful tomato!" - Sounds great to me...lets give her a try this year shall we. Indeterminate. 75 days.	$3.59/plant Qty.
1249	Beauty Queen Try Google	New for 2010 - From California’s “Wild Boar Farms”; a good producer of very striped red and yellow fruit that have clearly defined markings much like Green zebra, with very good almost peach-like marbled flesh. Small to medium in size fruit have excellent fruity flavor.These have proven to be very popular at farmer’s markets. . Very rare! Not many folks growing this beauty, yet! Medium to large size. 80 days.	$3.95/plant Qty.
1093	Beefsteak	90 Ind. A.K.A. Ponderosa or Crimson Cushion, this variety is considered to be the original 'Beefsteak'. Large ribbed fruit of up to a pound are supported on strong vines. Few. Sorry, but I've decided to drop this big-ol-boy for 2010; may I suggest:Watermelon Beefsteak, Violaceum K-R, Marmande or Beauty instead.	Sorry, not available this year.
1251	Berkeley Tie Dye Try Google	I am temporarily suspending this variety do to piss-poor germination... I may re-list if they (ever)sprout... Lets keep our fingers crossed! Another interesting offering for 2010 from the folks at “Wild Boar Farms” out in Cali; Showing a striking pattern of yellow-green stripes on a purplish red skin with a marbled flesh. Size varies from medium to large. A stabilized cross between Cherokee Purple and Green Zebra. With that parentage it almost has to be good! Be one of the first to add this variety to your Texas garden. ‘Wild Boar’ says “ Warning, high acid content may cause flashbacks. This tomato blows me and alot of my customers away. A favorite to many of my chefs. Mid-late to late, 75-90 days. indet. regular leaf plants. 8-16 oz. Fair to good production. Green fruit with yellow and red stripes. Interior is a true tri-color. Creamy green flesh infused with various shades of red and yellow. Each of these colors has a different flavor resulting in a spicey, sweet, tart tomato with good acid all in one fruit.”	Sorry, not available this year.
1252	Big Yellow Zebra Try Google	Aka: ‘Porkchop’ Another escapee from the ‘Wild Boar Farms” of California, via our friends at Baker Creek. Another Zebra cross, this time with yellow skin covered with darker yellow stripes. It is also larger than Green Zebra. Good fresh, lemony and tangy taste. Pale yellow, silky flesh. Round, lobed, large size. Hard to find. Rare! “New” to the market. ‘Wild Boar’ says “PORKCHOP: Most "yellow" tomatoes are actually orange. This is a true yellow, starts off yellow with green stripes which ripen to gold. Mid season, 75-85 days. Indet. regular leaf. medium size slightly flattened beefsteaks. Great sweet tomato flavor with hints of citrus. Best yellow I have ever had."	$3.95/plant Qty.
1001	Black Brandywine Try Google	Sold out for 2010 May I suggest; Blk. Pineapple, Blk. Krim, Purple Calabash, Violaceum K-R, Cherokee Chocolate, or Cher. Purple. 80 Ind. The same size, shape and yes, flavor of the original pink strain. A deep mahogany in color, fruit may weigh in over a pound. Strong vigorous plants. As with all large fruited varieties production may vary from year to year.	Sorry, not available this year.
1002	Black Krim Try Google	75 Ind. Fourth place in sales for 2009, Black Krim is still a very popular tomato. From the Black Sea of Russia. Large fruit, up to 6", slightly flattened and packed with rich flavor. Mahogany red with black-striped shoulders, fruit get deeper in color with hot weather. Yeah Texas! A green jelly surrounds the seeds making for beautiful slices. I had very disappointed customers last year after this one sold out. Compare to Carbon or Indian Stripe.	$3.59/plant Qty.
1135	Black Pineapple Try Google	Our most exciting new tomato for 2008, it is wonderful in every way. This unusual variety was developed by Pascal Moreau, a horticulturist from Belgium. The multi-colored, smooth fruit (green, yellow and purple mix) weigh about 1 1/2 lbs. The flesh is bright green with deep red streaks. Everyone loves their superb flavor that is outstanding, being both sweet and smokey with a hint of citrus. The yield is one of the heaviest we have ever seen! Be the first at your farmers market to have this new classic.	$3.59/plant Qty.
1162	Black Sea Man	Determinate. (75 days) You guys caught on quick, my third most popular variety in 2009 in the first year I offered this unique variety. Potato leaf (YEAH).A Russian heirloom that may look odd but tastes delicious. Rich, tangy tomato flavor in medium-sized, 4 to 8 oz. fruits with brown-black skins and pink shoulders. Fruits are slightly plum-shaped, revealing skeleton-like veins when blanched and peeled.	$3.59/plant Qty.
1207	Bush Beefsteak Try Google	For the spatially challenged: a compact form of the ol' Beefsteak. Bushy plants yield an early abundance of big clusters of 6 to 8 oz. rich red, beefsteak-shaped fruit. Popular because of its earliness, productivity, and large fruit size. Determinate. 62 days.	$3.59/plant Qty.
1107	Carbon	78 Ind.- Noted as one of the darkest colored and best tasting of the black fruit, the flavor is exceptionally rich and yet sweet. 3", 8oz.+ slightly flattened fruit are dark purplish brown outside, deep brick-red inside.Sorry, not available in 2010... May I suggest Black Pineapple, Purple Calabash or Cherokee Purple.	Sorry, not available this year.
1020	Carmello	70 Ind. Tying in popularity with Homestead in 2009:Famous throughout Europe, and now in America, known for exceptional flavor. The perfect blend of acid and sugar in a medium sized, crack resistant, bright red fruit. Widely adapted and easy to grow, these plants produce good yields and should prove a favorite in your garden. I purchase my seeds from the good folks at Tomatofest ©; this is what they have to say, “The French Carmello is among the most productive tomatoes ever bred. It is popular in European markets because of it's exceptionally fine flavor. I de-hybridized this variety over a 5 year period around 1993. Bears large crops of heavy, juicy tomatoes with flavor that just doesn't stop. Another favorite because it consistently produces great tasting fruit, even in cooler weather. Good for slicing in salads, sautéed, or as an integral part of any dish.” Compare with Dona, Momotaro.	$3.59/plant Qty.
1106	Cherokee Chocolate	80 Ind. Finally my idea that naming a tomato “Chocolate” anything is a sure bet …after three years of offering this variety people finally caught on and we sold a boat-load!!! From the noted breeding program of Craig LeHoullier we get this color variation of the venerable "Cherokee Purple"; Expect the same great growth and set, but add a darker red fruit with brown-black shoulders. Excellent texture and flavor with firm, juicy, sweet, with a touch of tart...AWESOME flavor. Should be in every garden, chocolate lover or not! Compare with Carbon, Purple Calabash, Indian Stripe, and of course Cherokee Purple.	$3.59/plant Qty.
1003	Cherokee Purple	80 Ind. What more can I say, my best selling large fruited variety three years running. And probably the most popular ‘Heirloom’ in Texas. Damn, it even has its own website www.cherokepurple.com! Of Cherokee decent, this variety was introduced prior to 1890 in Tennessee. These large plants can offer up to 12oz. rosy-pink-purple, o.k., black fruit with deep brick red, richly flavored flesh. Excellent complex flavor, slight sweet aftertaste, perfect slicer for tomato sandwiches. I have been growing this special variety in my gardens since day one. Compare with Indian Stripe, Carbon and of course Cherokee Chocolate	$3.59/plant Qty.
1094	Costoluto Genovese Try Google	78 Ind. As beautiful as tasty, this Italian heirloom offers a fantastic harvest of 6+ oz deep red, flattened and deeply ribbed little pumpkins. Known to produce well, even in the heat of our West Texas summers. This variety has produced well for me every year I have grown it. A gourmet's choice and a personal favorite.	$3.59/plant Qty.
1021	Dona	65 Ind. Fantastic yields of 6oz. wonderfully flavored fruit are slightly flattened and contain a perfect blend of sugar and acid flavor. These are large, vigorous plants that yield heavy, so give them good support. A long-time favorite tomato of Bob Webster. Try also Carmello, Marglobe, Momotaro or Bali.	$3.59/plant Qty.
1041	Dr. Wyche's Yellow	80 Ind. Just behind ‘Texas Star’ in sales for 2009, this is one of the best large-fruited Yellows heirlooms on the market. Considered one of the best tasting yellows, lusciously sweet with a full tomato bite. Like most beefsteaks with meaty interiors, shape is smooth and typically blemish free. The vigorous vines produce well, but it is the combination of 10oz. fruit size and unmatched full flavor that make this a winner. Gourmet/Personal Choice. Check out Texas Star, Persimmon, or Big Yellow Zebra	$3.59/plant Qty.
1231	Feuerwerk Try Google	These tomatoes have a very unusual skin pattern reminiscent of lava or flames. Shape and size: from medium to very large, from perfectly round to deeply lobbed. The same variability was found in the flavor: from bland to intense, from fruity to acidic. Name means Firework. 75 days	Sorry, not available this year.
1224	Gary Ibsen Gold Try Google		Sorry, not available this year.
1229	Green Velvet Try Google	This is a really different tomato. The outside is a strange color of orange overlaid with green, or vice versa, blush golden when ripe. Inside it is a beautiful chartreuse/lime green throughout. It has a simply wonderful flavor and I would recommend it to anyone willing to try a different colored tomato. The production of this plant was enormous and the taste superb, so it is highly recommended! In slices, it would be a beautiful EDIBLE green garnish. They are a medium/small flat 4 oz. beefsteak, extremely sweet and flavorful This is a great tasting green! Indeterminate 80 days	Sorry, not available this year.
1030	Hillbilly	85 Ind. Our best selling Bi-color for 2009; originally from Virginia, this beauty offers us huge fruit of up to 2 lbs. The yellow-orange fruit have a red mottling. The flesh is also streaked with red. Considered one of the best tasting of the bi-colors, very sweet and fruity. Try also Northern Lights, Regina’s Yellow, Little Lucky, Piedmont or Isis candy.	$3.59/plant Qty.
1128	Homestead 24F Try Google	80 Semi-Det. Coming in a very close second to Arkansas Traveler for best selling red-fruited variety; Released in 1956 by the Asgrow Seed Co., New Haven, Connecticut. The plants are large with heavy foliage and produce seven to eight ounce red fruits that are luscious meaty, firm, and consistently uniform. Highly recommended for hot weather southern gardens, fruit set under a wide range of conditions. Strong, disease resistant vines will require good support! Compare to Arkansas Traveler, Dona, Carmello, and Momotaro.	$3.59/plant Qty.
1045	Indian Moon	Surprise, surprise!!! You folks finally caught on- SOLD OUT for 2010 75 Ind. This Navajo heirloom is a good producer of 6-8oz., blemish-free, absolutely beautiful golden globes. Meaty and packed with flavor. Another winner from tomatofest.com. Compare with Persimmon, Orange Banana, Pink Grapefruit or Poma Amoris Minira Lutea.	Sorry, not available this year.
1146	Indian Stripe Try Google	85 Ind. Similar to Cherokee Purple, very productive, very good flavor. It is productive, a compact indeterminate plant, fruits are oblate, a bit smaller than Cherokee Purple, shoulders not as dark, but color similarly dusky rose with some occasional green striping. Flavor is best when fully ripe. Should be more popular. Sorry, not available for 2010, please compare with Black Krim, Black Pineapple, and Black Zebra.	Sorry, not available this year.
1172	Japanese Black Trifele	Indeterminate, 70-80 days. One of the best black tomatoes? Lets Compare to Black Pear... High yields of blemish free fruits, rarely cracks. Rich full flavor, great for canning. The size of a Bartlett pear, weighing 4-5oz., bred in Russia, Potato leaf (Yeah!!!).Also check out Black Sea Man, Black Zebra, and Black Pineapple.	$3.59/plant Qty.
1097	Julia Child Try Google	Sold Out for 2010 Also check out Beauty, Marmande, Watermelon Beefsteak, Violaceum K-R, and Mexico. 78 Ind. Tall potato leafed (YEAH!!!) variety that loads up with 4", lightly ribbed or fluted, deep pink beefsteaks. A full, robust flavor - not for wimps- is what you'll get. Introduced by Gary Ibsen at tomatofest.com, I highly encourage you to take a look at this one. If you are going to TRY and grow a Large fruited variety, why not a 'Julia Child'.	Sorry, not available this year.
1047	Kellogg's Breakfast	80 Ind. Truly a personal favorite, my gardens will never be without. Persimmon orange fruit, in and out, range up to a pound. Thin skinned and meaty, they are packed with flavor. Well, last year we were without, do to a crop failure. My only variety to crap-out for 2009. I'm taking extra percautions for 2010; let's hope Mother Nature cooperates ;)	$3.59/plant Qty.
1015	La Roma III Hybrid Try Google	Sold Out for 2010- Compare to heirloom/open polinated varieties like Rocky,Rio Grande or maybe Purple Russian? 76 Det. VFFNA - Producing seven times more fruit than standard 'Roma', these small 3-4oz. gems are One of the very best just got better...5 to 8 oz. fruit are produced on large, vigorous plants with excellent disease resistance. Expect larger fruit and healthier plants than with the standard Roma. Perfect for sauces, drying, or just snacking. (Hybrid)	Sorry, not available this year.
1137	Madagascar Try Google	75 Ind. Sprawling vines produce mini, rose-pink plums with a very pretty magenta blush that appear in profusion. You'll enjoy their unique rich sweetness. From Mari Seeds. This one I grow for me...just a few, so order early if your interested. Late orders will get Bali as a sub; See also Isis Brandy, and Plum Tigris.	$3.59/plant Qty.
1163	Marglobe	Determinate (72 days) You've been asking so here it is!!! This old favorite has red, sweet tasting, 8-10 ounce fruit. The vines have dense foliage, and are loaded with globe shaped, solid tomatoes. Heavy producer for a bush type tomato. A perfect above average table tomato for slicing and chopping.	$3.59/plant Qty.
1099	Marianna's Peace Try Google	80 Ind. Go to Tomatofest.com where they tout this variety as the world's most expensive tomato ($24.00 per packet!). Large productive potato-leafed plants produce 1-2 lb. pinkish-red beefsteaks with luscious, full, well balanced flavor. Quickly becoming a national favorite.Compare to Julia Child, Violaceum K-R, Beauty, Marmande and Watermelon Beefsteak.	Sorry, not available this year.
1031	Marizol Gold	85 Ind. From the Black Forest of Germany comes another whopper. Fruit of up to 2 lbs. are flattened with ribbed shoulders, typically crack and blemish-free. Golden in color. A red blush starts at the blossom end, red streaking continues through the amber flesh. Good yields and outstanding flavor, can I say more. Gourmet/Personal Favorite. Compare to Hillbilly, Oaxacan Jewel, and Northern Lights.	Sorry, not available this year.
1174	Marmande	IND. (75 days) A select "true" strain of the French gourmet tomato. Very fine rich red 6 ounce tomatoes from heavy crops. A European standard in excellence. Perfect for market, home, and bedding plant sales! See also Violaceum K-R, Beauty, and Custoluto Genovese.	$3.59/plant Qty.
1100	Mexico Try Google	80 Ind. From south of the border comes this regular-leafed heirloom. Huge sets of deep pink fruit up to a pound can be expected. The flavor is said to be a perfect acidic/sweet balance. This was the first 'Large fruit' variety to sell out for me in 2008 - I didn't even get ONE! A customer fav! Try also Violaceum K-R, Custoluto Genovese, Marmande or Beauty.	$3.59/plant Qty.
1130	Momotaro	?? This Japanese introduction has single handedly/fruitedly changed my opinion of red-fruited 'maters!!! From the Tomatofest taste trials, this is my pick of the reds. Seeds are hard to find in numbers, and if the flavor from our gardens matches what I sampled in September, deservingly so. A modest, medium sized tomato, the sampled fruit was dark red inside and out with a stunningly full yet sweet flavor. I shouldn't talk it up too much with the limited number of seeds...So don't tell anybody! Few.	$3.59/plant Qty.
1245	Monomakh's Hat Try Google	From the deep diversity of Baker Creek: “I had a really hard time leaving the garden this summer as these started to ripen. They are so delicious with a honey-like sweetness that makes one have cravings to keep eating and eating. Big, huge and wedge or heart-shaped, raspberry-colored treasures are fit for royalty and named for the diamond-encrusted, coronation crown that Peter the Great and other Russian Tsars wore. Enjoy this wonder from Novosibirsk, Siberia” They appear to be almost an ox-heart type capable of reaching over a pound in size. On line info offers “75 days, semi-det., regular leaf, raspberry-pink oval and heart shaped sweet fruit to 2 lbs., very productive” from Pasadena Tx.	$3.95/plant Qty.
1101	Mortgage Lifter	85 Ind. This old heirloom will never go away, if by nothing more than the tradition it carries. Reportedly, a gentleman named 'Radiator Charlie' Byles - He located his repair shop at the foot of a steep hill autos were prone to overheat on - Crossed the four largest varieties of tomatoes he could find to develop this strain. A tomato so popular, he sold them for $1 ea. - depression era dollars - and paid off the $6000 mortgage on his farm in four years. Compare with Volaceum K-R, Brandywine OTV, Mexico, Beauty, Marmande, and Watermelon Beefsteak.	$3.59/plant Qty.
1034	Northern Lights	65 Ind. SMALLER 12oz. fruit are the difference, and remember, the smaller the fruit the more fruit you get. The round-ish fruit with some ribbing is a yellow-orange with red blushing from the bottom that permeates to the fruits core. The same luscious sweet flavor you expect and a long production season, 'til frost?	$3.59/plant Qty.
1234	Oaxacan Jewel Try Google	Absolutely beautiful bicolor fruit is golden yellow with ruby-colored streaking, earning this variety its name. Fruit size is variable, from 6 ozs. up to 1 pound, but this is one of the most strikingly beautiful bicolors. It is simply gorgeous when sliced open to reveal the brilliant red marbling within. Rich, fruity sweet taste is refreshing and almost melon-like but also nicely accentuated with acid. Indeterminate. 80 days. Combine with Indian Stripe, Pink Grapefruit, and maybe Berkeley Tie-Dye for a mind-bending kalidescope of colors.	$3.59/plant Qty.
1246	Oaxacan Pink Try Google	From the Oaxacan region of Mexico, famous for its folk art and undisturbed native population. These medium to large light pink flattened fruit were selected in 1986 from a single fruit from Oaxaca, Mexico. They can really produce lots of beautiful 5-7oz fruit. This tomato was fairly early and seemes to be particularly disease resistant. Pretty fruits really have a powerful flavor, sweet with some acid. Unfortunately, a rare variety seldom seen outside of Mexico. Ind. 75days.	$3.95/plant Qty.
1175	Orange Banana	Indeterminate, (80-85 days) From Seed Savers "One of the few orange-colored banana-shaped tomatoes in SSE's collection... Produces heavy yields of 2" by 4" paste tomatoes with pointed ends, beautiful orange color. Sweet flavor, excellent for drying, sauce and fresh eating" Unique, orange, banana-shaped paste tomatoes. These tomatoes are bursting with fruity sweetness. Perfect for drying, canning and paste. Also delicious fresh... Lets compare to Sweet Orange Roma shall we… Yup, those in the greenhouse in 2010 were pretty damn tasty!!!	$3.59/plant Qty.
1010	OTV Brandywine	85 Ind. Tying with Black Krim in sales for 2009, one of the better ‘Brandywines’ to trying here in Texas. Expect greater, more reliable yields from this variety. This cross originated between Yellow Brandywine and an unknown red. The results are large red fruit of great flavor and balance, born freely from hardy plants. A personal favorite. Compare with Oaxacan Pink and Purdens Purple.	$3.59/plant Qty.
1006	Paul Robeson Try Google	75 Ind. I have read so much about this variety and its namesake that I can not wait to grow it! A Russian heirloom which produces 8oz. fruit, deep purple with green shoulders, and packed with rich, full flavor. Gourmet Selection. Taking 2010 off...try Indian Stripe or Southern Night, you won't be disapointed!	Sorry, not available this year.
1051	Persimmon	80 Ind. One of the best tasting orange fruits? If it's better than Kellogg's Breakfast I want some! Vigorous and prolific plants offer up 5" fruit, up to 2 lbs., sweet and meaty with few seeds. A tried and true winner for Texas.	$3.59/plant Qty.
1035	Pineapple	85 Ind. This is an old Heirloom of considerable mention. Large fruit, to 2 lbs., the yellow flesh reveals a hidden red starburst in the center. Tropical fruity-sweet flavor, as the name suggests, in every bite. Gourmet/Personal Favorite	$3.59/plant Qty.
1012	Platfoot Strain Yellow Brandywine	85 Ind. From Ohio; The main improvement to the features of this variety are increased productivity with a smoother, less lobed shape, as compared to Yellow Brandywine. Otherwise, expect the exact same delicious flavor in fruits up to 2 lbs. Tall plants with normally potato shaped foliage.	$3.59/plant Qty.
1102	Purden's Purple Try Google	Sorry, SOLD OUT for 2010; Please consider Violaceum K-R, Watermelon Beefsteak or Mortgage Lifter 75 Ind. Another personal favorite. For over a decade now, this large potato-leafed variety has produced loads of large pound-sized fruit in my gardens. Developed from Brandywine, it has even placed higher in some taste trials.	Sorry, not available this year.
1005	Purple Calabash	80 Ind. My third Black fruited variety in the top ten best sellers for 2009; coming in at #7, not too shabby.One of the most truly purple tomatoes, the 3" flattened fruit are also extremely fluted and ruffled in appearance. The flavor is described as rich, wine like. These plants offer high yields of these exquisitely beautiful and delicious fruit. A customer favorite!	$3.59/plant Qty.
1108	Purple Russian Try Google	86 Ind. - A nice surprise at tomatofest last September, a new 'Black' fruit and a paste type as well! This Ukrainian heirloom sports regular leaves and huge, pointed, plum-shaped fruits with an excellent wine-sweet flavor. Should make EXCELLENT sauce!!! Few.	$3.59/plant Qty.
1209	Red Rocket Try Google	60 days.Det. A compact, bushy plant that might seem to take off like a rocket, then loads up with bright red tomatoes ripening up early in the season. Fruit is in the 8 to 10 oz. range and smooth with absolutely no blemishes. Pleasantly these are very flavorful tomatoes with a good blend of sugar and acid, giving you top quality fruit as well as earliness. Compares to Bush Celebrity and Sugar Baby.	$3.59/plant Qty.
1114	Regina's Yellow	Sold Out for 2010 Check out: Texas Star, Northern Lights,Oaxacan Jewel or Hillbilly. 85 Ind. Absolutely gorgeous! It is important to note that this variety is reported to set in hot weather, very desirable when dealing with such a large fruit. It can be a very productive variety, producing loads of 1 pound red-yellow beefsteak tomatoes, with the big, sweet, fruity flavors associated with the bi-colors.	Sorry, not available this year.
1210	Rio Grande Roma Try Google	Replacing 'Alamo' for 2009, this variety produces very large, blocky pear-shaped tomatoes; borne in profusion, making for large harvests to turn into tomato sauce, paste, or juice. Deep red fruit is about 4 inches long. Vigorous plants are well adapted to extremes in temperature. Determinate. 80 days.	$3.59/plant Qty.
1247	Rocky Try Google	New for 2009; I added this variety for a new x-large paste type. “An incredibly large paste tomato, with each meaty fruit growing up to 6 inches long and weighing between 8 and 16 ozs. They have a very well balanced, sweet, tangy, meaty fruit; full tomato flavor and are perfect for cooking into sauce, but delicious enough to eat fresh. This is truly an impressive tomato and one to be sure to try. Heirloom variety. One of the best flavored sauce tomatoes. Indeterminate. 75 days.	$3.95/plant Qty.
1211	Russian Persimmon S-D Try Google	Another 'something different' for my container-growing friends; I've found you this very attractive yellowish-orange tomato. The flavor is outstanding, with significantly more acid than in most yellow tomatoes. Short plants are less than 4 ft. tall, but bear an abundance of these striking tomatoes. – From Amishland Heirloom Seeds: "This was my favorite new bi-color (striped ) tomato that I have ever grown, and believe me, I have grown lots as I adore the striations and marbling. This gorgeous tomato hails from the famous seed bank of the former Soviet Union. This is the first heart shaped (oxheart) tomato ever discovered with stripes. It is bi-colored both outside and inside. An absolutely breathtaking beauty. The taste is fruity, sweet and wonderful. I had very large fruits, mine averaged one pound, although it was described as being 8 oz or more. Very solid meat, scant gel and very few seeds. I am so very pleased to offer this beauty...this was the tomato more people commented on in my gardens than any other this season." Determinate. 81 days	$3.59/plant Qty.
1227	Southern Night Try Google	Sold Out for 2010 O.K., here ya go, a black-fruit for container growing! A rare, old traditional Russian variety that bears round, slightly flattened, 3-1/2 in. blackish-red fruits that are richly flavored, sweet yet acid. Performs best in warm areas, where it turns the deepest 'black' color. Determinate. 84 days	Sorry, not available this year.
1011	Sudduth Pink Brandywine	Sold out for 2010. Try Mortgage Lifter, Watermelon Beefsteak, Violaceum K-R, or Marmande. 85 Ind. THE ORIGINAL. Amish heirloom from 1885. Large fruit of up to 1½ lbs. are borne on old-fashioned potato leafed foliage. Renown for its rich, succulent, and creamy flavor, consistently voted one of the best. Customer Favorite, you grow this one for the legacy.	Sorry, not available this year.
1225	Texas Star Try Google	85 days. Ind. Our best selling large-fruited Yellow variety in 2009. A new introduction from our friends at Tomatofest ©: "From the grand state of Texas. Our Tomatofest organic tomato seeds produce tall (naturally), indeterminate (naturally), regular-leaf tomato plants that yield lots of BIG, 1-2 lb., yellow tomatoes with red striping inside and out (and generally a reddish star on bottom end). Very sweet, with well-balanced acid content, making extremely flavorful tomatoes with few seeds. A good choice for a salad tomato, tomato sauce, slicing thick for sandwiches or eating fresh off the vine. I like to make a Texas Star tomato sauce for a Texas sized pasta. Here's one tomato that's 'Proud to be Texan’. Compare with Dr. Wyches’ Yellow, Big Yellow Zebra, or Persimmon.	$3.59/plant Qty.
1219	Violaceum Krypni-Rozo Try Google	Absolutley beautiful!!! Deeply scalloped 8 ounce tomatoes are do dark pink that they are almost purple. What's more, they are produced in great numbers and have excellent, sweet flavor and a unique appearance. A real standout in the garden and a very interesting tomato to grow. European heirloom variety. Indeterminate. 75 to 85 days. Compare with Marmande, Beauty, Purple Calabash and Oaxacan Pink.	$3.59/plant Qty.
1238	Viva Italia VFFNA Try Google	An Italian paste-type tomato that is a beautiful, deep red elongated oval with very solid flesh and a higher natural sugar content. This sugar coupled with ample acid make these tomatoes tastier for fresh eating, as well as for canning, freezing, and turning into sauce or salsa. Resistant to bacterial speck, and sets fruit better in hot weather than the original Roma. A modern hybrid that has become a classic Italian-type tomato. Determinate. 75 days (Hybrid)	$3.59/plant Qty.
1248	Watermelon Beefsteak Try Google	New to us for 2010; I wanted to offer something “new” for those who like to try and grow whopper-sized slicers. An old variety that dates back a century and produces lightly scalloped pink beefsteak tomatoes that weigh one pound or more. Their rich, sweet flavor has a depth and intensity that is just outstanding. Some say “One of the best tasting of all--sweet, almost like watermelon!” Our seed source originated with the seedsman George Gleckler, and is the true Watermelon Beefsteak, which produces regular-leaved plants. Indeterminate. 75 days	$3.95/plant Qty.
1215	Yellow Out, Red In Try Google	Another one for you pot-headed/container growers; from the nice folk at Mariseeds ©: "A most unusual tomato. 6-8oz.thick walled globes have yellow skin, but when sliced open are red inside! I'm not positive, but I would also call this a long keeping type because I've had mine last for weeks on the counter. Just as unusual is the flavor; they are very sweet and have tropical overtones. Very, very nice. High producing". Semi –Determinate. 85days. Only a few!!! Order early!!!	$3.59/plant Qty.
1220	Zapotec Pleated Try Google	A heirloom variety from Zapotec Indians of Mexico. Plant produces good yields of beautiful pink tomatoes Fruit are quite large and can weigh 8-16 oz. Large, ribbed tomato with pink red flesh.. The flavor is very sweet. It's pleated shape makes it very ornamental. Excellent for stuffing, or for slicing to show off its scalloped edges 85 days. Indeterminate	Sorry, not available this year.