by Reto Zgraggen | Aug 3, 2016
This variety had a Russian origin and is believed to be the same as Chernomor, which is Russian for “Black Sea Man”. The fruits are brown with green shoulders, the inside is red and the seeds are covered in green gel. The flavor is rich, earthy, sweet, and...
by Reto Zgraggen | Aug 3, 2016
An experimental tomato from J&L Gardens. Named after the traditional army belt with several pockets for artillery, worn by soldiers. The fruits are green with red and gold stripes and the fruits are oddly shaped. It is said that the Bandolier tomato is salty and...
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 | Jul 11, 2016
Developed by Brad Gates of Wild Boar Farm in Napa California. A fairly new variety created as an unintentional cross between indigo Apple and pink Berkeley tie dye tomatoes. The fruit is considered the darkest of tomatoes in existence today and the flavor is unusually...
by Reto Zgraggen | Jul 11, 2016
This just might be the very best tasting tomato in existence! “Krim” is Russian Ukrainian for Crimea, which is a peninsula in the Ukraine. The Black Krim tomato is from the Isle of Krim in the Black Sea, near the Crimean coast. The fruit astonishes tomato...