by Reto Zgraggen | Jul 11, 2016
This heirloom traveled all the way from Irkutsk, Siberia. The Black Prince tomato fruits vary in shape substantially. Some fruits are round while others are more plum or heart shaped. It boasts wonderful and deep blackish-chocolate color with green shoulders, bright...
by Reto Zgraggen | Jul 11, 2016
The Eva Purple Ball tomato made its way from Germany to New Jersey in the late 1800s. It was brought by the family of Joseph J. Bratka. It is believed that originally Eva Purple Ball is from the Black Forest of Germany in the late 1800’s, and often called the...
by Reto Zgraggen | Jul 11, 2016
Created by Brad Gates of Wild Boar Farm. Red and white muted color variegated peach fuzzy fruit with dark red flesh about the size of a plum. The flavor is fantastic with both high notes of citrus and low notes of rich earthiness. One of my favorite tomatoes. More...
by Reto Zgraggen | Jul 11, 2016
Another creation from Brad Gates of Wild Boar Farms. It is a very small cherry tomato (about the size of a dime). The color is like cream soda with brown shoulders and has a star at the blossom end. The flavor is big and complex and the texture is unusual. Imagine a...
by Reto Zgraggen | Jul 11, 2016
The Watermelon tomato can be traced back between 100 and 200 years. Original it was discovered in West Virginia, where it had been grown for almost 100 years by some of the mountain families, but it wasn’t until 1958 that George Gleckler introduced it...
