by Reto Zgraggen | Aug 3, 2016
The brandywine tomato variety is believed to be traced back to the Amish who named the tomato after a creek in Pennsylvania. The fruits are painfully beautiful. They are dark red and plump oddly shaped beefsteak tomatoes. The fruit is extremely sweet, but has a savory...
by Reto Zgraggen | Aug 3, 2016
Released in 2013 by Oregon State University. The variety was created by natural and traditional breeding methods. The fruits are cherry sized and very dark. They contain anthocyanin, which is the same dark color as in eggplants and are high in antioxidants. When fully...
by Reto Zgraggen | Aug 3, 2016
Similar to German strawberry, but smaller. Could be descended from that variety. The seeds were sourced at a farmers market in Zürich, Switzerland. The shape is unusually similar to a strawberry but slightly larger. The texture is smooth and creamy, and the flavor is...
by Reto Zgraggen | Aug 3, 2016
Released in 2013 as another creation of Brad Gates of Wild Boar Farms in Napa California. The fruit are large, bi-colored, creamy yellow, with green and brown faint stripes. The flavor is sweet, mild, and low in acidity.
by Reto Zgraggen | Aug 3, 2016
Originated in the Ukraine and introduced in the 1999 Seed Savers Yearbook Frederick Ineman of Ravenna, Ohio. Previously known as purple Russian. The seeds are said to have come from his aunt Irma Henkel in 1980. These tomatoes vary quite a bit in shape and size. Some...
