by Reto Zgraggen | Jul 11, 2016
Created by Brad Gates of Wild Boar Farms in Napa California. It is believed to be a cross between the Big Rainbow and Green Zebra tomatoes. The Orange Beauty King tomato is of average beefsteak size and brilliant in orange, yellow, and red striped, almost florescent...
by Reto Zgraggen | Jul 11, 2016
Another creation from Brad Gates of Wild Boar Farms. It is a very small cherry tomato (about the size of a dime). The color is like cream soda with brown shoulders and has a star at the blossom end. The flavor is big and complex and the texture is unusual. Imagine a...
by Reto Zgraggen | Jul 11, 2016
The Russian Persimmon tomato originated in Russia. This variety is believed to be a creation of the Russian gardener N.P. Kustov from the town of Babushkin. It was originally called ‘Khurma’. Interestingly, ‘Khurma’ is not a Russian word. It is...
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...
by Reto Zgraggen | Jul 11, 2016
First introduced by John Lewis Childs of Floral Park, New York, as ‘Ruby Gold’ tomato. It was later renamed by Ben Quisenberry as ‘Gold Medal’ tomato in his 1976 catalog. Whatever you call it, this tomato just might be the sweetest tomato you will ever eat. It is a...
