Open-Pollinated Tomatoes:
1884. 78 days. Indeterminate; pink beefsteak.
Abraham Lincoln. 80-90 days. Indeterminate; pink globe shape.
Ace 55. 80 days. Indeterminate; pink globe shape.
Aker’s West Virginia. 85 days. Indeterminate; pink beefsteak.
Amish Paste. 85 days. Indeterminate; pink paste.
Amana Orange. 90 days. Indeterminate; orange beefsteak.
Anna Russian. 70 days. Indeterminate; pink oxheart.
Arkansas Traveler. 85 days. Indeterminate; purple globe shape.
Aunt Ginny’s Pink. 80 days. Indeterminate; black-purple beefsteak.
Aunt Ruby’s German. 80 days. Indeterminate; green beefsteak.
Aussie. 85 days. Indeterminate; pink beefsteak.
Azoychka. 60 days. Indeterminate; yellow globe.
Banana Legs. 75 days. Indeterminate; yellow paste.
Go through Creek. Indeterminate; black-purple globe shape.
Beefsteak. 90 days. Indeterminate; pink beefsteak.
Large Rainbow. 90-100 days. Indeterminate; red-orange multicolor beefsteak.
Black Cherry. 65 days. Indeterminate; black-purple cherry.
Black Russian. 75 days. Indeterminate; black-purple globe shape.
Black Krim. 75 days. Indeterminate; pink globe shape.
Black Zebra. 85 days. Indeterminate; multi-color globe.
Blondkopfchen. 75-80 days. Indeterminate; yellow cherry.
Bloody Butcher. 55 days. Indeterminate; pink globe shape.
Bonny Perfect. 75 days. Indeterminate; pink globe shape.
Box Car Willie. 80 days. Indeterminate; pink globe shape.
Brandywine. 90 days. Indeterminate; pink-red beefsteak.
Bull’s Center. 87 days. Indeterminate; pink oxheart.
Burbank. 80 days. Determinate; pink globe shape.
Cherokee. 80 days. Determinate; massive pink globe shape.
Cherokee Pink. 80 days. Indeterminate; black-purple globe shape.
Chocolate Cherokee. 80 days. Indeterminate; black-purple globe shape.
Costoluto Fiorentino. 80 days. Indeterminate; pink ribbed.
Costoluto Genovese. 78 days. Indeterminate; pink ribbed.
Crimson Cushion. 90 days. Indeterminate; massive pink ribbed.
Dad’s Mug. 90 days. Indeterminate; pink-red mug shape.
Dad’s Sunset. 75 days. Indeterminate; golden-orange round.
Delicious. 77 days. Indeterminate; pink globe shape.
Dinner Plate. 90-100 days. Indeterminate; pink hear-shape.
Dora. 80-85 days. Indeterminate; black-purple globe shape.
Druzba. 80-85 days. Indeterminate; pink globe shape.
Dorothy’s Green. 80 days. Indeterminate; green ribbed.
Dutchman. 80 days. Indeterminate; purple-pink scalloped.
Dwarf Champion. 80 days. Tree; purple globe shape.
Earliana. 65 days. Indeterminate; pink globe shape.
Early Swedish. Indeterminate; pink small round.
Emerald Evergreen. 76 days. Indeterminate; green globe shape.
Garden Peach. 75-85 days. Indeterminate; yellow clusters.
German Massive. 77 days. Indeterminate; deep purple beefsteak.
German Red. 78 days. Indeterminate; purple beefsteak.
German Purple Strawberry. 85 days. Indeterminate; pink oxheart.
Massive Belgium. 85 days. Indeterminate; massive golden yellow.
Massive Paste. 75 days. Indeterminate; elongated pink paste.
Golden Queen. 75 days. Indeterminate; golden globe shape.
Goldie. 85-95 days. Indeterminate; golden beefsteak.
Goliath. 85 days. Indeterminate; dark purple ribbed.
Great White. 85 days. Indeterminate; white beefsteak.
Green Bell Pepper. 76 days. Indeterminate; green globe shape.
Green Grape. 70 days. Determinate; yellow-green cherry.
Green Zebra. 78 days. Indeterminate; multi-color globe.
Hayslip. 75 days. Determinate; pink globe shape.
Hillbilly. 85 days. Indeterminate; yellow-orange bicolor.
Hungarian Center. 85 days. Indeterminate; pink oxheart.
Ida Gold. 59 days. Determinate; orange globe.
Jubilee. 72 days. Indeterminate; golden yellow canning.
Liz Birt. 75 days. Indeterminate; pink beefsteak.
Marglobe. 75 days. Determinate; pink globe shape.
Marmande. 65 days. Semi-determinate; pink ribbed.
Marvel Stripe. 85 days. Indeterminate; yellow-orange bicolor ribbed.
Matchless. 85 days. Indeterminate; pink flattened.
Matt’s Wild Cherry. 55 day. Indeterminate; pink cherry.
Mister Stripey. 56 days. Indeterminate; multi-color beefsteak.
Moneymaker. 80 days. Indeterminate; pink globe shape.
Mortgage Lifter. 80-85 days. Indeterminate; pink beefsteak.
Mule Team of workers. 80 days. Indeterminate; pink glove shape.
Moskvich. 60 days. Indeterminate; pink globe shape.
Nepal. 80 days. Indeterminate; pink globe shape.
New Large Dwarf. 90 days. Tree; purple beefsteak.
Orange Jubilee. 70-80 days. Indeterminate; orange paste.
Oregon Spring. 56 days. Determinate; pink globe shape.
Oxheart. 80 days. Indeterminate; pink oxheart.
Pantano Romanesco. 80 days. Indeterminate; pink scalloped.
Paul Robeson. 75 days. Indeterminate; black beefsteak.
Peron. 68 days. Indeterminate; pink globe shape.
Persimmon. 80 days. Indeterminate; golden-orange ribbed.
Pineapple. 85 days. Indeterminate; red-yellow bicolor ribbed.
Polish Linguisa. 73 days. Indeterminate; pink sausage-shaped paste.
Ponderosa. 88 days. Indeterminate; massive purple-pink flattened.
Ponderosa Red. 80 days. Tree; purple beefsteak.
Porter’s Delight. 70 days. Indeterminate; pink globe shape.
Principe Borghese. 75 days. Determinate; pink plum-shaped paste.
Pruden’s Pink. 75 days. Indeterminate; dark purple globe shape.
Purple Brandywine. 100 days. Indeterminate; pink beefsteak.
Purple Cherry. 75 days. Indeterminate; pink cherry.
Purple Currant. 70 days. Indeterminate; pink cherry.
Purple Pear. 78 days. Indeterminate; pink miniature pear-shape.
Reiner. 80-85 days. Determinate; pink beefsteak.
Roma. 75 days. Determinate; pink paste.
Ruffled Yellow. 80 days; Indeterminate; yellow pleated shape.
Rutgers. 75 days. Determinate; pink globe shape.
San Marzano. 85 days. Indeterminate; pink paste.
Siberia. 50 days. Determinate; pink globe shape.
Sioux. 70 days. Indeterminate; pink globe shape.
Snow White Cherry. 70 days. Indeterminate; white cherry.
Stone. 79 days. Indeterminate; pink globe shape.
Striped German. 78 days. Indeterminate; yellow-red massive ribbed.
Stupice. 52 days. Indeterminate; pink globe shape.
Sundrop. 70-76 days. Indeterminate; small orange globe shape.
Super Italian Paste. 73 days. Indeterminate; pink paste.
Sweetie. 70 days. Indeterminate; pink cherry.
Tappy’s Absolute best. 77 days. Indeterminate; pink-red massive globe shape.
Thessaloniki. 75 days. Indeterminate; massive pink globe shape.
Tigerella. 59 days. Indeterminate; multi-color globe.
Tiny Tim. 45 days. Bush; pink cherry.
Unsightly. 75 days. Indeterminate; pink ribbed beefsteak,
Valena Red. 85 days. Indeterminate; purple beefsteak.
Valencia. 76 days. Indeterminate; orange fruit.
Variegated. 75 days. Indeterminate; pink globe shape.
Violaceum Krypni-Rozo. 80 days. Indeterminate; purple scalloped.
Watermelon Beefsteak. 75 days. Indeterminate; scalloped purple beefsteak.
White Marvel. 80 days. Indeterminate; white beefsteak.
Yellow Brandywine. 100 days. Indeterminate; yellow beefsteak.
Yellow Currant. 70 days. Indeterminate; yellow cherry.
Yellow Marble. 66 days. Indeterminate; yellow cherry.
Yellow Pear. 78 days. Indeterminate; yellow miniature pear-shape.
Zapotec Red Ribbed. 80 days. Indeterminate; purple ribbed.
(There are as many as 3,000 open-pollinated tomato varieties. If I overlooked your favorite, send me an e-mail and I will include it.)
Heirloom tomatoes. An heirloom tomato is any open-pollinated variety that is at least 50 years old-fashioned. Heirlooms have no longer been hybridized and so may not have the sickness resistance or large adaptability that hybrid tomatoes maximum frequently have.
Hybrid seed. Hybrid seeds are created thru crossing two plants–taking the pollen from one flower to fertilize a flower from a identical plant, resulting in a seed that has the precise characteristics of its made up our minds on folks. Hybrids are many times inbred traces and the seed from a hybrid isn’t going to expand true to the precise genetic information bred into it.
