by Reto Zgraggen | Apr 15, 2017
75-80 days to ripen fruit, and the vines are indeterminate. This variety was introduced by Elbert S. Carman in 1890 under the name ‘White Peach’ tomato. It was named after the Wapsipinicon River in northeast Iowa. It is a yellow fuzzy skinned tomato a...
by Reto Zgraggen | Apr 15, 2017
Indeterminate variety producing ripe fruit in about 80 days. Thanks to Craig LeHoullier, retired chemist and author of Epic Tomatoes, we have been gifted one of the most delicious heirloom tomatoes around – Cherokee Purple. In 1990, Craig received the seeds from...
by Reto Zgraggen | Aug 14, 2016
Indeterminate variety, about 100 days for fruit to ripen.The Tie Dye Tomesol is believed to be an accidental cross between the tomatoes White Tomesol and Pink Berkeley Tie Dye This cross occurred in my garden and was likely the work of some maverick bee. The fruits...
by Reto Zgraggen | Aug 3, 2016
The Evergreen tomato is an old heirloom that was introduced for commercial distribution by Glecklers Seedmen of Metamora, Ohio in 1956. Prior to this, the seeds were initially discovered by Ben Quisenberry, Ohio, and given to the Seed Savers Exchange in 1980. Ben gave...
