Fred Hempel - Artisan/Bene

Artisan Golden Bumble Bee produces round cherry tomatoes. Golden yellow fruits with golden-orange stripes. Excellent juicy sweet flavor. This is an indeterminate, vining variety of tomato growing to about 200cm in height and spreads some width-wise depending on how much of the suckers are pruned and the choice of staking and support. 65D. 10seeds/pack

Artisan Green Bumblebee produces oval larger cherry tomatoes. Good yielder of green fruits with darker green stripes and a golden-pink blush around 15-25 grams each. Excellent, rich, and complex tomato flavor. Crack-resistant fruits. A variety from the “Bumblebee-line” from Artisan Seeds. Supposedly a mutation of ‘Purple Bumblebee’. Indeterminate. 75D. 10seeds/pack

Artisan Pink Bumble Bee produces round cherry tomatoes. Golden yellow fruits with bright pink stripes. Excellent juicy and sweet flavor. This is an indeterminate, vining variety of tomato growing to about 200cm in height and spreads some width-wise depending on how much of the suckers are pruned and the choice of staking and support. 70D. 10seeds/pack

Artisan Purple Bumble Bee is a cherry tomato with globe-shaped fruits of around 10-15 grams per fruit. Beautiful fruits in maroon color with metallic-green stripes. Crack-resistant. Sweet, full tomato flavor. Indeterminate. 60-70D. 10seeds/pack

Sunrise Bumble Bee produces round larger cherry tomatoes. Golden-yellow-orange-striped fruits with a sweet pleasant tomato flavor. Crack-resistant. This is an indeterminate, vining variety of tomato growing to about 200cm in height and spreads some width-wise depending on how much of the suckers are pruned and the choice of staking and support. 70D. 10seeds/pack

Blush 2.0 produces oval-elongated, large cherry tomatoes with a pointy end, around 20-30 grams each. Very pretty, striped fruits in golden-yellow with pink-orange marbling and stripes. Excellent sweet, fruity, and tropical tomato flavor. Quite resistant to cracking and has quite a good shelf life. Developed by Fred Hempel, Artisan Seeds/Bene Seeds. Indeterminate. 75D. 10seeds/pack

Lithium Sunset is a large beefsteak tomato, up to 300 grams per fruit. Amazingly beautiful, ribbed fruits in golden yellow with red-orange stripes. Excellent, well-balanced tomato flavor. Bred by Fred Hempel, USA. Indeterminate. 80-85D. 10seeds/pack

Maglia Rosa is a variety of tumbling tomato growing with long, cascading stems. Produces the most beautiful, almost translucent fruits in pink-red-orange-striped. The fruits are elongated with a pointed tip, the size of a large cherry tomato. Tasty with sweet-tangy flavor. Determinate. 70D. 10seeds/pack

Marzano Fire is a paste-type tomato, containing less water than “regular” tomatoes, perfect for cocking and sauces, etc. Produces elongated fruits with a pointed end, around 100 grams each. Bright-red fruits with golden stripes. Meaty flesh with a sweet, traditional tomato flavor. Creation of Artisan Seeds, USA. 75-80D. Good resistance to fungal attacks. Regular leaf. Semi-determinate. 10seeds/pack

Spike is a bush variety growing to about 100-120cm in height. Produces large cherry tomatoes of around 25-40 grams each. Red-rusty fruits with golden-green stipes. Purple-ish, firm flesh with a juicy, sweet-spicy tomato flavor. Carrot-type foliage. Creation of Artisan Seeds, USA. Semi-determinate. 75D. 5seeds/pack

Taste Patio produces oval-elongated, large cherry tomatoes around 20-30 grams each. Pretty, golden-red-striped fruits with red flesh. Excellent, fruity, sweet-tangy tomato flavor. Good disease resistance. Developed by Fred Hempel, Artisan Seeds/Bene Seeds. Semi-determinate, up to 150cm high. 75D. 10seeds/pack