by Reto Zgraggen | Aug 3, 2016
A variety from Sicily, typically used raw in salads. The name Tondo Liscio is Italian for “smooth round”. These tomatoes are truly smooth and round and firm. The Italians eat them both green (in ripe) and red. The fruits are very firm and chewy. The flavor...
by Reto Zgraggen | Aug 3, 2016
Introduced by well known tomato expert Bill Jeffers. The story is as follows: After growing Golden Cherokee Tomato in 2009, Bill Jeffers (PapaVic) ended up with fruit that had a clear epidermis, a characteristic that is not in line with the Golden Cherokee variety. He...
by Reto Zgraggen | Aug 3, 2016
In the fields of Wild Boar Farms in Napa, California a rare crossed tomato was discovered by Brad Gates in a patch of his 500 F2 Beauty King tomatoes in the 1999-2000 year. This variety is considered stable. It is a beautiful multicolored fruit with green, pink, and...
by Reto Zgraggen | Jul 11, 2016
The word ‘Bedouin’ comes from old world French ‘bedüin’ and refers to a nomadic Arab of the desert. The French word probably came from colloquial Arabic ”badawin” literally “desert-dwellers”. The Bedouin tomato is an old...
by Reto Zgraggen | Jul 11, 2016
The sister of brown flesh tomato, whose lineage can be traced back to Tom Wagner’s Brown Derby Tomato mix. This is a duly fun tomato! It is green and yellow striped when ripe and in the shape of a bell pepper. The young fruit are not hallow, but as the season...
