Lemon Drop Cherry
Solanum lycopersicum
3/4” bright yellow fruits with a sweet-tart flavor. Pretty in salads, delicious to eat! Indeterminate.
Browsing plants: tomato
Scientifically speaking, a tomato is definitely a fruit. True fruits are developed from the ovary in the base of the flower, and contain the seeds of the plant. That said, tomatoes are generally called ‘vegetables’ because they are used in savoury rather than sweet cooking.
There are tomatoes for fresh eating like big sandwich slicers and tiny cherry varieties. Some varieties make excellent sauces. Yellow varieties are easier on those sensitive to high acid content. Heirlooms have amazing old-time flavor, and there are disease resistant hybrids that will grow in the most difficult gardens.
Mr. Stripey
Solanum lycopersicum
Red and yellow-striped. Mild and very low in acid. Indeterminate.
Nebraska Wedding
Solanum lycopersicum
Great Plains heirloom producing huge, globe-shaped fruits of a deep orange weigh up to 10 … Continued
Oxheart
Solanum lycopersicum
Large 12 oz–2 lbs fruits are firm, meaty with thick walls, few seeds and mild … Continued
Park’s Whopper Improved
Solanum lycopersicum
(VFFNT) Red 4” fruits, improved disease & crack resistance and uniform fruit size. Indeterminate.
Patio
Solanum lycopersicum
(FASt) Compact vines produce medium-sized, flavorful fruits. Determinate.
Peron Sprayless
Solanum lycopersicum
Great for beginners. Fruits contain up to 2 1/2 x ususal Vitamin C.
Pineapple
Solanum lycopersicum
Enormous, uniquely yellow-red striped beefsteak fruit. 5”+ meaty, mild flavor. Great yields. Indeterminate.
Roma
Solanum lycopersicum
Bright red, pear-shaped fruits with few seeds. Determinate.
Rutgers
Solanum lycopersicum
(VFASt) Bright red fruits with heavy walls average about 7 oz. Disease resistant. Indeterminate vines.
San Marzano
Solanum lycopersicum
Italian heirloom tomato from southern Italy. Imported cans are quite expensive–grow your own!