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Spring Garden Fair Tomatoes
Public Tomato Trial
In addition to the varieties listed below, we are inviting members of the public to join us in growing and evaluating three new tomato varieties. Your input will help us decide whether to add one or more of these to our tomato line up. Learn more about the exciting proposed varieties and how to participate in the Public Tomato Trial.
2024 Trial Results: Bronze Torch, one of our 2024 trial tomatoes, was highly ranked across the board for flavor, vigor, and productivity. We are pleased to add this beautiful and tasty tomato to our Spring Garden Fair tomato line up.
Additional information
- Tomato Growing Basics
- Growing Great Tomatoes
- Saving Seeds
- High-Density Tomato Growing
- Alternative Varieties Guide
Please understand that some varieties may sell out quickly or not be available due to germination difficulties.
Explanation of terms
Classic — Medium-small to medium-large, round & smooth
Beefsteak —Large to very large, somewhat irregular shapes
Cherry — Small & bite-size
Paste — Elongated & meaty
Determinate — Short, typically 4' or less
Indeterminate — Tall, 5' or more, continues growing until frost
Semi-determinate — In between
OP — Open pollinated
Disease resistance
V — Verticillium wilt tolerance
F — Fusarium wilt tolerance
FF — Fusarium wilt (races 1 & 2) tolerance
N — Nematodes tolerance
St — Stemphillium tolerance
T — Tobacco mosaic virus tolerance
Tomatoes
Vigorous plants produce big harvests of delicious 1 lb tomatoes with sweet, rich flavor and very little cracking or other blemishes. Family heirloom from West Virginia. Taste test winner! Red, indeterminate, OP, 80 days |
Beautiful, large juicy light bright green fruit with pink blush, tender skin. Deliciously sweet and slightly spicy taste. Keeps on bearing and bearing. One of our favorites every year. Green, indeterminate, OP, 80 days |
Huge red tomatoes, 1–2 lbs. Borne abundantly on large, vigorous plants. Full old-fashioned tomato taste. Heirloom variety from Australia. Red, indeterminate, OP, 85 days |
Beautiful, very large bi-color fruit, golden yellow with pinkish red swirl inside and out. Mild sweet flavor, juicy, and productive. Gorgeous when cut into slices on a plate. Bi-color, indeterminate, OP, 90–100 days |
Vigorous, sturdy, highly productive plant with huge potato leaves, huge thick stems. Rich complex flavor, huge tomatoes. A favorite! Red, indeterminate, OP, 85 days |
Productive, large, meaty pink tomato with delicious, complex flavor. Very tender skin. Regular leaf. Rare, only available from Santa Clara Master Gardeners. Pink, indeterminate, OP, 85 days |
Very heavy producer of large, flattened sweet pink delicious fruit. Curly leaves, healthy plants. Must clip fruit as does not detach. Taste test winner! Pink, indeterminate, OP, 80 days |
Very large 1–2 lbs. 4" across, blemish free, deliciously intense and balanced flavor. Taste test winner! Red, indeterminate, OP, 85 days |
Highly productive Brandywine-type that is a top taste winner. One of our very favorites. Saved by Master Gardener Ed Lo. Red, indeterminate, OP, 85 days |
*NEW* Great flavor, excellent disease resistance, and early production on a short, vigorous plant. 7–12 oz red fruits. Red, determinate, hybrid, 69 days |
Huge fruit, 1–2 lb, sweet, delicious, very productive. Gorgeous yellow with red streaking throughout flesh. Slicing reveals its striking beauty. Bi-color, indeterminate, OP, 85 days |
Vibrant orange 1 lb beefsteaks, very good flavor. Quite meaty with few seeds. Juice has the same bright color as orange juice and is delicious. Orange, indeterminate, OP, 80 days |
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Beefsteak: MagnumSuperbly flavored 1+ lb beefsteak with outstanding production. The result of several years of selection of a volunteer. Disease resistance is super. Red, indeterminate, OP, 80 days |
Medium to large-sized fruits are streaked with beautiful orange, yellow and rose swirls. Sweet and juicy with few seeds. Bi-color, indeterminate, OP, 90–110 days |
Large fruits with beautiful mahogany color. Wonderful, complex flavor. Taste test winner! Black, indeterminate, OP, 80 days |
Huge red, pear-shaped fruits. Old North Italian variety specially selected by Franchi Sementi. Very tasty. (This is a totally different tomato from the small red pear cherry.) Red, indeterminate, OP, 80 days |
Dark pink 1 lb beefsteaks, outstandingly rich, complex flavor, healthy potato-leafed plants. From the Ben Quisinberry Collection, which also contributed Brandywine. Taste test winner! Pink, indeterminate, OP, 80 days |
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Beefsteak: True Black BrandywineDense, richly colored tomatoes weighing up to a pound. Flavor is sweet and deep with a good acid balance. Gorgeous sliced for a salad. Medium-sized plants are productive. Potato leaf. Black, indeterminate, OP, 80–90 days |
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Beefsteak: Virginia SweetsHealthy, vigorous plants produce big harvests of huge, 1 lb+ fruits. Beautiful heirloom tomatoes are golden yellow streaked with red inside and out. Very sweet, low acid, a favorite for slicing. Bi-color, indeterminate, OP, 80 days |
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Cherry: Beam’s Yellow PearProduces an abundance of cherry-sized, pear-shaped, brilliant yellow tomatoes. Sweet, mild and fresh flavor. Yellow, indeterminate, OP, 80 days |
The first truly black cherry with classic black tomato flavor; sweet and complex. Heavy producer of large cherry tomatoes on tall vigorous vines. A hit for everyone who grew it! Black, indeterminate, OP, 65 days |
Large grape tomatoes are a brick red color with greenish-bronze stripes. Early and productive, delicious flavor, crack resistant. Bi-color, indeterminate, F1 hybrid, 65 days |
Heavy producer of delicious, red 1–1½" fruits. Highly rated. Red, indeterminate, OP, 65 days |
Delicious mahogany-colored cherry tomatoes have that wonderful complex black tomato flavor. Round, 1" fruits are borne in trusses on healthy, vigorous vines Black, indeterminate, OP, 70 days |
Same wonderful sweet flavor, size, and shape as the original Grape tomato, with the advantage of shorter plants. Red, determinate, OP, 55 days |
Delicious large red heirloom cherry tomatoes. Sweet and juicy, firm texture, perfect for salads. May be wilt resistant. Red, indeterminate, OP, 80 days |
Flavor is delicious, complex, and sweet with good acid balance. Fruit size is ½–1" and a beautiful yellow. A favorite of many. Yellow, indeterminate, OP, 75 days |
Tasty red cherry tomato of German origin. Grow in grape-like clusters on a vigorous, attractive plant. Good acidity. Red, semi-determinate, OP, 72 days |
¾" cherry with orange-yellow marbled coloration and translucent skin. Winner at Carmel TomatoFest. Bi-color, indeterminate, OP, 67 days |
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Cherry: KoralikHeavy yields of 1" sweet red cherry tomatoes. An early heirloom variety from Russia. Foliage is sparse but healthy. Production is heavy and consistent. Red, determinate, OP, 61 days |
Very sweet and delicious, reddish pink oval-shaped cherry tomatoes in clusters on high yielding, compact plants that produce over a long season. Reddish pink, semi-determinate, hybrid, 60 days |
Incredibly sweet golden cherry size tomatoes, high in Vitamin A. Vigorous vines produce hundreds of fruit. Crack resistant. Gold, indeterminate, hybrid, 62 days |
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Cherry: Sweet Chelsea VFFNT (Hybrid)Medium-large cherry tomato with excellent sweet flavor. Displays high crack-resistance, as well as drought tolerance. Low in acid. Red, indeterminate, hybrid, 67 days |
Multi-colored fruit is green, yellow, and red outside and green with pink and red streaks inside. Juicy and sweet, great acid balance. Not a black tomato, despite the name. Taste test winner! Bi-color, indeterminate, OP, 85 days |
Stunningly beautiful bi-colored tomato, rich mahogany brown with green stripes. 1½" diameter fruits have a sweet, complex flavor with hints of smoke. Bi-color, indeterminate, OP, 85 days |
Rose brown with green shoulders, this very beautiful and very delicious Russian heirloom is highly productive. One of our favorites. Black, indeterminate, OP, 80 days |
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Classic: Box Car WillieHigh yielding, reliable producer of medium large round, juicy red fruit, with very good tomato flavor. Red, indeterminate, OP, 80 days |
Smooth, 8–12 oz tomatoes, deep reddish purple with greenish shoulders, free from cracking and blemishes. Exceptionally complex, sweet, full flavor. Great producer and beautiful too. Black, indeterminate, OP, 80 days |
Medium to large round red juicy tomatoes with tender skin and excellent flavor, consistently productive. Good disease resistance. Open pollinated version from original French hybrid. Red, semi-determinate, OP, 70–75 days |
*NEW* Cross between Cherokee Purple and Carbon produces delicious purple fruit on a stronger, more productive plant. Black, indeterminate, OP, 75 days |
Beautiful rose-purple fruit has sweet, rich, complex flavor. Consistently productive. Often found at farmers markets. Cherokee Indian origin Purple, indeterminate, OP, 75–85 days |
Medium size yellow fruit with striking hand-painted red stripes. Firm and juicy, sweet and fruity. A natural cross between Green Zebra and Marvel Stripe. Bi-color, indeterminate, OP, 80–90 days |
Large, flattened red fruit with a fluted profile, deeply ridged and heavily lobed of Italian origin, good disease resistance, meaty, full flavored with good acidity, great for sauces and gorgeous sliced. Red, indeterminate, OP, 80–85 days |
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Classic: DonaFrench variety, prolific producer, excellent flavor, small to medium size fruit, meaty with few seeds. A winner! Red, semi-determinate, OP, 80 days |
Gorgeous deep orange globes grow in clusters of 4–6. Flesh is deep golden orange and flavor is fruity and sweet. Highly rated in taste tests. Early and consistently productive throughout the season. Orange, semi-determinate, OP, 80 days |
Large, golden yellow fruit, streaked red; firm and smooth. Very little acid. The sweetest tomato you ever tasted. Taste test winner! Bi-color, indeterminate, OP, 90 days |
Sweet sprightly flavor. Beautiful, yellow-green with dark green stripes. Small fruit (1¾"–2"). Very unusual and ornamental on plate. Wow your dinner guests. Green, indeterminate, OP, 78 days |
Medium-sized pear-shaped tomatoes are a deep mahogany brown with rich, intense flavor, very productive. A taste test winner. “Trifele” is Russian for “truffle”. Black, indeterminate, OP, 90 days |
Stocky plant with dark-green leaves. Fruits are 2–3" across, thin-skinned and tasty. Abundant yields all summer. Red, determinate, OP, 70–75 days |
Delicious, tangy, small fruit, chartreuse inside, excellent for a container. Beautiful compact plant, only 1 to 1½' tall (but a small cage or stake is still recommended). Green, determinate, OP, 58 days |
Large, meaty, golden fruits have even more red streaking than most bi-colors. Delicious, productive and beautiful. Bi-color, indeterminate, OP, 80 days |
Beautiful bright orange, strawberry-shaped fruit with rich, very sweet, fruity flavor and succulent texture. Great sliced, excellent for sauces. Almost no seeds. A favorite. Orange, indeterminate, OP, 80 days |
Medium-sized orange fruits are sweet, balanced with a little acidity. Wonderful! Bushy, productive plants reach 4–5' tall. Orange, determinate, OP, 60 days |
Extremely large, vigorous vine giving a heavy crop (to 70 lbs from one plant) of large, meaty (small seed cavities), full-flavored red tomatoes from mid-season into November. Red, indeterminate, OP, 70–80 days |
Delicious, large fruit, very prolific. Juicy yet solid. Big robust healthy plant. Historically used in CA canning industry. Red, indeterminate, OP, 80 days |
Russian heirloom. Delicious pinkish/purple fruit with vertical green striping and rich, complex flavor. Tender flesh. Use narrow (18) diameter cage as plant is not aggressive. Purple, semi-determinate, OP, 84 days |
Czech origin, very early, cold tolerant, highly productive, small very flavorful fruit. Holds well. Red, indeterminate, OP, 52 days |
Beautiful brilliant golden color 1½–2" long, oblong with pointy end fruit. Flavor and color of Sungold, but denser meatier flesh good for sauces. A favorite. Gold, semi-determinate, OP, 80 days |
Sweet flavor is great for canning, sauce/paste, or slicing fresh. Paste tomatoes are excellent for salads and salsas because they're firm and flavorful, and won't leak a lot of juice. Red, indeterminate, OP, 75 days |
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Paste: Jersey Devil4–5" long, bright red fruits are shaped like banana peppers. Prolific, very meaty and sweet, few seeds. Excellent for canning as well as eating fresh. Taste test winner! Red, indeterminate, OP, 80 days |
Excellent for drying, little juice, good acidic old-fashioned tomato flavor with few seeds. Prolific producer. Red, determinate, OP, 70 days |
Gorgeous 3" wide by 5" long fruits with jagged orange and yellow stripes, red inside. Meaty, great taste, especially cooked. Very productive, few seeds. Cross of Antique Roman and Banana Legs. Bi-color, indeterminate, OP, 85 days |