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Malakhitovaya Shkatulka

by Reto Zgraggen | Apr 22, 2019

The name “Malakhitovaya Shkatulka” is Russian for “Malachite Box”. In the Ural Mountains the mineral malachite is farmed.The growth pattern of this variety is Indeterminate and is considered an early variety, especially for its size, and ripens in only 70 days. It...

Palestinian

by Reto Zgraggen | Apr 22, 2019

Indeterminate, regular leaf plant with fine foliage, ripens fruit in 90 days. Originally From Palestine, Ohio. and introduced to the Seed Savers Yearbook in 1986 by Nick and Alice Rini. The plants produce large 10-30 oz. fruit that are red and slightly elongated...

Zlatvia

by Reto Zgraggen | Apr 22, 2019

Indeterminate vines produce ripe fruit in 75 days. Zlatvia is a variety from the Czech Republic sold commercially and developed by Moravoseed company in 2008. This variety produces round, orange fruits with reddish flesh inside and resembles a grapefruit. Some of the...

Indigo Rose

by chris | May 30, 2017

Developed by Jim Myers at Oregon State University, using traditional breeding methods. It began in the 1960’s, when two tomato breeders (one from Bulgaria and the other from the United States) managed to make the first crossed-cultivated tomatoes with a wild...

Michael Pollan

by chris | May 30, 2017

Created by Brad Gates of Wild Boar Farms in Napa California, and named after the author, activist, journalist, and UC Berkeley professor Michael Pollan. The fruits are slightly pear shaped and slightly larger than a cherry tomato. The color is green with yellow and...