TOMATOES

Solanaceae Lycopersicon lycopericum

Availability:  late July - September

Storage:  Keep tomatoes out of the refrigerator!  They'll keep their flavor much better in a cool place for up to 5 days.  If a bit unripe, place them in a paper bag until they're ready.

COOKING IDEAS AND RECIPES:

 

Red Brandywine

Sister to the familiar Brandywine, but with a deeper scarlet color.

Cherokee Purple

This heirloom variety has gorgeous, variegated coloring.

Red Cherry

The classic garden cherry.

Chocolate Cherry

Fragrant and tangy, with the most unique color.

Delicious

A beefsteak-type with fruits that consistently weigh in at over 1 pound.

Early Cascade

The earliest variety we grow!

Italian Goliath

A huge beefsteak-type.

John Baer

This heirloom is great for canning.

Manitoba

Super-early and flavorful.

Nebraska Wedding

Deep orange when ripe. An heirloom from the Midwest.

Old Brooks

An heirloom with good acidity. Try this one for canning.

Principe Borghese

This Italian heirloom variety is particularly good for sun drying.

Strawberry

A German heirloom.

Rutgers

A popular New Jersey variety.

Siletz

With so few seeds, this one is an ideal slicer.

Taxi

A beautiful yellow low-acid variety.

Thessaloniki

A variety from Greece that grows to the size of a baseball. Very rot-resistant.

Amish Paste

Use this one for your best sauces. Dates from the early 1900s.

Cream Sausage

This roma-type has a white-yellow color that adds a "pop" to salsas.

Juliet

A super tasty grape-type.

Marzano

A great roma-type for sauces.

Purple Russian

Originally from the Ukraine, this heirloom works well in sauces and salsas.

Sungold

An orange-hued cherry-type.

Super Marzano

A bit bigger than the Marzano. High in pectin, so it makes for the perfect, creamy sauce.

Azoychka

Another Russian heirloom that ripens to gold.

Half Moon China

Pale yellow, almost white fruits.

Japanese Black Trifele

Beautiful color variation from deep crimson to black.

Malakhitovaya Shkatulka

An old Russian heirloom from Siberia. Ripens to yellow. Try making a yellow ketsup from these darlings!

White Beauty

Try making a white tomato sauce with these!

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