Karen Olivier - Northern Gardener

Chinook produces beautifully heart-shaped, purple fruits around 250grams each. Meaty and firm fruits with few seeds. Excellent full tomato flavor. Wispy regular leaf. Indeterminate. This variety is bred by Karen Olivier (Northern Gardener) of Canada. The siblings of Chinook are Cowboy and One Trick Pony. Around 80D. 5seeds/pack

Cowboy produces beautifully oblate beefsteak tomatoes around 400-600grams each. Dark brown-red skin with slightly brighter flesh. Outstanding rich tomato flavor. Regular leaf. Indeterminate. This variety is bred by Karen Olivier (Northern Gardener) of Canada. Named in memory of her father. The siblings of Cowboy are Chinook and One Trick Pony. Around 80D. 5seeds/pack

Emerald City produces beautiful mini-beefsteaks in jade-green with golden stripes. Excellent juicy-sweet tomato flavor. Dwarf plants that reach around 40-50cm in height, great to grow in large pots. Semi-determinate. Bred by Karen Olivier, Northern Gardener, of Canada in her “Short and Sweet” project. In The Theme ‘The Wizard of Oz’ the siblings of Emerald City are Ruby Slippers and Yellow Brick Road. Another variety in the “Short and Sweet Project" is Sweet Baby Jade. Around 70-75D. 5seeds/pack

Karma Apricot produces ping-pong-sized bicolor fruits in golden-yellow-pink. Slightly oval fruits with a juicy-fruity and sweet tomato flavor. Meaty fruits with thick walls. Indeterminate. Potato leaf. This variety is a product of “the Karma Project” by Karen Olivier, Northern Gardener, of Canada and Marsha Eisenberg of Florida. Named after KARen and MArsha. Selected from a cross between Captain Lucky and Ambrosia. The other varieties in “The Karma Project” are Karma Miracle, Karma Peach, Karma Pink, Karma Purple, and Karma Purple Multiflora. Around 75D. 10seeds/pack

Karma Miracle produces slightly flattened fruits around 30-50grams each. Multicolored fruits in rose-green-purple with pink-green flesh. Thin skin. Excellent fruity sweet tomato flavor. Indeterminate. Potato leaf. This variety is a product of “the Karma Project” by Karen Olivier, Northern Gardener, of Canada and Marsha Eisenberg of Florida. Named after KARen and MArsha. Selected from a cross between Captain Lucky and Ambrosia. The other varieties in “The Karma Project” are Karma Apricot, Karma Peach, Karma Pink, Karma Purple, and Karma Purple Multiflora. Around 75D. 5seeds/pack

Karma Peach produces slightly flattened fruits around 30-50grams each. Peach-colored fruits that ripen from pink-peach to orange-red-peach as fully ripe. Meaty fruits. Excellent fruity sweet tomato flavor. Indeterminate. Potato leaf. This variety is a product of “the Karma Project” by Karen Olivier, Northern Gardener, of Canada and Marsha Eisenberg of Florida. Named after KARen and MArsha. Selected from a cross between Captain Lucky and Ambrosia. The other varieties in “The Karma Project” are Karma Apricot, Karma Miracle, Karma Pink, Karma Purple, and Karma Purple Multiflora. Around 75D. 10seeds/pack

Karma Pink produces round, very large cherry tomatoes around 30 grams each. Dark pink fruits with pink flesh. Excellent fruity and sweet tomato flavor. Meaty fruits. Indeterminate. Potato leaf. This variety is a product of “the Karma Project” by Karen Olivier, Northern Gardener, of Canada and Marsha Eisenberg of Florida. Named after KARen and MArsha. Selected from a cross between Captain Lucky and Ambrosia. The other varieties in “The Karma Project” are Karma Apricot, Karma Miracle, Karma Peach, Karma Purple, and Karma Purple Multiflora. Around 75D. 10seeds/pack

Karma Purple Multiflora produces round to slightly flattened fruits around 20-40grams each in smaller multiflora clusters. Dark-purple fruits with a slightly green neck. Dark flesh with an excellent rich and fruity tomato flavor. Think skin. Indeterminate. Potato leaf. This variety is a product of “the Karma Project” by Karen Olivier, Northern Gardener, of Canada and Marsha Eisenberg of Florida. Named after KARen and MArsha. Selected from a cross between Captain Lucky and Ambrosia. The other varieties in “The Karma Project” are Karma Apricot, Karma Miracle, Karma Peach, Karma Purple, and Karma Pink. Around 75D. 10seeds/pack

Karma Purple produces round to slightly flattened fruits around 20-50grams each. Dark-purple fruits with a slightly green neck. Dark flesh with an excellent rich and fruity tomato flavor. Indeterminate. Potato leaf. This variety is a product of “the Karma Project” by Karen Olivier, Northern Gardener, of Canada and Marsha Eisenberg of Florida. Named after KARen and MArsha. Selected from a cross between Captain Lucky and Ambrosia. The other varieties in “The Karma Project” are Karma Apricot, Karma Miracle, Karma Peach, Karma Purple Multiflora, and Karma Pink. Around 70D. 10seeds/pack

Midnight Sun produces beautiful heart-shaped beefsteak tomatoes around 200-400grams each. Golden-yellow-orange fruits with pink marbling. Meaty and firm fruits with few seeds. Delicious rich and fruit tomato flavor. Potato leaf. Indeterminate. Cross between ‘Ludmilla Pink Heart’ and ‘Captain Lucky’. This variety is bred by Karen Olivier (Northern Gardener) of Canada in the project “True North”. The other varieties in the project are Polaris, Taiga, Tundra, and True Colors. Around 75-80D. 5seeds/pack

One Trick Pony produces beautifully oblate beefsteak tomatoes around 400-700grams each. Dark purple fruits with slightly brighter, purple flesh. Delicious sweet tomato flavor. Indeterminate. This variety is bred by Karen Olivier (Northern Gardener) of Canada. The siblings of One Trick Pony are Chinook and Cowboy. Around 80D. 10seeds/pack

Polaris produces beautiful, round to oblate, beefsteak tomatoes around 150-350grams each. Dark-purple fruits with some green coloring on the shoulders. Red-purple flesh with a complex sweet tomato flavor. Meaty fruits with few seeds. Potato leaf. Indeterminate. Cross between ‘Ludmilla Pink Heart’ and ‘Captain Lucky’. This variety is bred by Karen Olivier (Northern Gardener) of Canada in the project “True North”. The other varieties in the project are Midnight Sun, Taiga, Tundra, and True Colors. Around 75D. 10seeds/pack

Ruby Slippers produces beautiful cocktail cherry tomatoes in large trusses. Ruby-red fruits with golden stripes. Excellent sweet tomato flavor. Dwarf plants that reach around 50-70cm in height, great to grow in large pots. Some of my plants grew to 90cm in height. Semi-determinate. Potato leaf. Bred by Karen Olivier, Northern Gardener, of Canada in her “Short and Sweet” project. In The Theme ‘The Wizard of Oz’ the siblings of Ruby Slippers are Emerald City and Yellow Brick Road. Another variety in the “Short and Sweet Project" is Sweet Baby Jade. Around 70-75D. 10seeds/pack

Sweet Baby Jade is a massive producer of oblate cherry tomatoes. Jade-green with an okra tone as fully ripe. Excellent juicy, fruity, and sweet tomato flavor. Potato-leafed dwarf plants that grow to about 50-80cm in height, great to grow in large pots. Semi-determinate. Strong and hardy plants, also drought and heat hardy. Bred by Karen Olivier, Northern Gardener, of Canada in her “Short and Sweet” project. Selected by Teresa Smith. Early, around 65D, perfect for shorter seasons. Other varieties in "The Short and Sweet Project" are Emerald City, Ruby Slippers, and Yellow Brick Road. One of my best varieties in 2023! 10seeds/pack

Taiga produces heart-shaped beefsteak tomatoes around 200-300grams each. Beautiful multicolored fruits in green-yellow-pink. Firm fruits with few seeds. Excellent, well-balanced tomato flavor. Potato leaf. 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. This variety is bred by Karen Olivier (Northern Gardener) of Canada in the project “True North”. The other varieties in the project are Midnight Sun, True Colors, Polaris, and Tundra. 75-80D. 10seeds/pack

True Colors produces beautiful heart-shaped beefsteak tomatoes around 150-350grams each. Dark-multicolored fruits in purple-brown-green-yellow with pink-green flesh. Excellent well-balanced tomato flavor. Meaty fruits with few seeds. Potato leaf. Indeterminate. Cross between ‘Ludmilla Pink Heart’ and ‘Captain Lucky’. This variety is bred by Karen Olivier, Northern Gardener, of Canada in the project “True North”. The other varieties in the project are Midnight Sun, Taiga, Polaris, and Tundra. Around 75-80D. 10seeds/pack

Tundra produces beautiful heart-shaped beefsteak tomatoes around 250-350grams each. Dark-purple-brown fruits with clear skin. Dark-red-purple flesh with an intense and sweet tomato flavor. Meaty fruits with few seeds. Potato leaf. Indeterminate. Cross between ‘Ludmilla Pink Heart’ and ‘Captain Lucky’. This variety is bred by Karen Olivier, Northern Gardener, of Canada in the project “True North”. The other varieties in the project are Midnight Sun, Taiga, Polaris, and True Colors. Around 75-80D. 5seeds/pack

Yellow Brick Road produces beautiful mini-beefsteaks in golden-yellow with pale-yellow stripes. Excellent, well-balanced fruity and sweet tomato flavor. Dwarf plants that reach around 40-50cm in height, great to grow in large pots. Semi-determinate. Regular leaf. Bred by Karen Olivier, Northern Gardener, of Canada in her “Short and Sweet” project. In The Theme ‘The Wizard of Oz’ the siblings of Yellow Brick Road are Emerald City and Ruby Slippers. Another variety in the “Short and Sweet Project" is Sweet Baby Jade. Around 70-75D. 5seeds/pack