by Reto Zgraggen | Aug 3, 2016
Created by John Siegel of Covington, Ohio. The Chocolate Stripe Tomato is a cross between a Schimmeig Creg and Pink Beefsteak. The shape is that of a beefsteak tomato and the color is brown with red stripes. This bicolor tomato has outstanding flavor. It is smooth,...
by Reto Zgraggen | Aug 3, 2016
Little is known about this white cherry tomato, but it is believed that it originated in Mexico. The fruit color can vary depending on sun exposure during the ripening stage. If shaded it will be ivory white. The more sun exposure, the color will turn a bit yellow....
by Reto Zgraggen | Aug 3, 2016
Not much is known about the Tsunami tomato. It is a Russian heirloom, introduced by Argo-firm “Gavrish” in 1997 and made available in North America by Tatiana’s tomato BASEseeds in 2016. The fruits are like a plump and smooth beefsteak variety. The...
by Reto Zgraggen | Aug 3, 2016
This variety was introduced by German professor Klapprott, who got the seeds from a friend in in East Germany. First offered in the 1992 Seed Savers Yearbook. The name means “Indian Flesh”, which seems highly racist. As for the reason for the name, no...
by Reto Zgraggen | Aug 3, 2016
Introduced in 1995 by Dr. Carolyn Male, but originally a family heirloom from Germany. It is essentially an Oxheart tomato, but shaped surprisingly like a strawberry. These tomatoes are big (larger than an apple) with creamy inner flesh, thin skin, and few seeds. The...
