Grow your own organic gourmet heirloom tomatoes from seed and you
may never want to buy a supermarket tomato again! Heirloom tomatoes
for greenhouses, containers and patios. Click on the pictures for more
details.
Small and very cute 5cm red fruit that are pear-shaped!. This
American
heirloom dates back to the 1700's. Great in salads with a
juicy sweet taste and thin skin.
Riesentraube Tomato
Type: Indeterminate
Ripe Fruit: 80 days
£1.50 for 15 seeds
This German heirloom variety which means giant bunch of
grapes has bunches of 20 to 40 small, oval red fruit with
pointed ends. The vines have many branches that become covered with fruit.
The rich flavour more often found in larger tomatoes is
excellent.
Roman Candle Tomato
Type: Indeterminate
Ripe Fruit: 80 days
£1.50 for 15 seeds
Bright yellow, banana shaped tomatoes that are intensely
flavoured and sweet. Very attractive, glossy fruit. Fruit
ripens: 80 days from transplant.
Royal Chico Tomato
Type: Determinate
Ripe Fruit: 70 days
£1.20 for 15 seeds
Closely related to the Roma tomato types, Royal Chico shares
many of the cooking qualities, producing excellent sauces and
pastes. Very high yields from disease resistant plants. Very
easy.
Siletz Tomato
Type: Determinate Ripe Fruit:
65 days
£1.40 for 15
Highly recommended! Siletz is an extremely good, early, dwarf
tomato. You should expect good yields of medium-large, very high
quality tomatoes with old-fashioned and tomato flavour. A good
option if you have a short growing season. If you're new to
tomatoes (and even if you're not) this would be an excellent
choice.
Snow White Cherry Tomato
Type: Indeterminate
Ripe Fruit: 75 days
£1.50 for 15 seeds
Snow white are pretty, ivory-coloured, cherry tomatoes, which
are nice and sweet without being sugary.
St Pierre Tomato
Type: Indeterminate Ripe Fruit:
80 days
£1.20 for 15 seeds
French heirloom that produces good harvests even in poor
conditions. The tomatoes are deep red, large and rich-flavoured.
Shape varies from round to egg-shaped. Popular in Europe due to
its reliability, good choice for the novice tomato grower.
Striped Cherry Tomato
Type: Indeterminate Ripe Fruit:
80 days
£1.60 for 15 seeds
A beautiful yellow/pink striped cherry tomato, full of flavour,
sweet and juicy. Very productive vines with fruit perfect for
salads. One for 2008!
Striped Roman Tomato
Type: Indeterminate Ripe Fruit:
80 days
£1.60 for 15 seeds
An exciting addition to our striped range. These long, pointed red fruit have wavy orange
stripes! It’s a specialty grower’s dream; a perfect midsized beauty
with brilliant colour, meaty flesh and excellent flavour and great
for the kids.
Sub Arctic Plenty Tomato
Type: Determinate Ripe Fruit:
50 days
£1.60 for 15 seeds
One of the fastest maturing varieties available and can be
sown quite late. Produces ripe fruit in just 50 days from
transplant. Good choice for cooler conditions as the fruit
will set at lower temperatures than most tomatoes. Good
quality outdoor tomatoes.
