Longkeeper

A Grappoli Corbarino Long is a longkeeper variety, one of the first varieties recorded in Italy. Half of my plants produced these more elongated-oval to plum-shaped cherry tomatoes of around 15 grams each. Bright red and shiny fruits with a traditional tomato flavor. Thick skin and firm flesh, crack-resistant. Good shelf life, and keeps very well after harvest. Indeterminate. 70-75D. 10seeds/pack

A Grappoli Corbarino Round is a longkeeper variety, one of the first varieties recorded in Italy. Half of my plants produced these round to slightly oval cherry tomatoes of around 10 grams each. Bright red and shiny fruits with a traditional tomato flavor. Thick skin and firm flesh, crack-resistant. Good shelf life, and keeps very well after harvest. Indeterminate. 70-75D. 10seeds/pack

Achatado is a Spanish long keeper variety, a ”Tomate de Colgar”, “Hanging Tomato”. Produces mid-sized, flattened, and ribbed fruits of around 30-60 grams each. ‘Achatado’ means just that in Spanish, “Flattened”. Pale, orange-red fruits with a pink blush. Quite a juicy, tasty-sweet tomato flavor. Firm flesh, thick skin. Crack-resistant. Good shelf life, and keeps very well after harvest. Indeterminate. 75-80D. 5 seeds/pack

Ampolla is an indeterminate variety growing to about 200cm in height and spreads some width-wise depending on how much of the suckers are pruned. Produces oval date-shaped fruits in clusters. Bright-red fruits with thick skin and firm flesh. Pleasant sweet tomato flavor. Keeps very well after harvest, up to 6 months. Origen: Ampolla, Tarragona, Spain. 75-80D. 10seeds/pack

Annarita is a longkeeper variety from Italy. Produces round to oblate, slightly ribbed tomatoes around 30-50 grams each. Bright red fruits with a golden blush. Sweet-acid traditional tomato flavor. Thick skin and firm flesh, crack-resistant. Good shelf life, keeps very well after harvest, up to 6 months. Indeterminate. 75D. 10seeds/pack

Aosta Valley Select is a longkeeper variety from Italy. Also very good to roast or preserve. Produces blemish-free, oval fruits with a ribbing at the middle and bottom end. Bright red fruits of around 20-30 grams each. Solid and rich tomato flavor. Thick skin and firm flesh, crack-resistant. Good shelf life, and keeps very well after harvest. Indeterminate. 70-75D. 10seeds/pack

Bombeta is an indeterminate variety growing to about 200cm in height and spreads some width-wise depending on how much of the suckers are pruned. Produces oval fruits with a pointy end, in clusters. Bright-red fruits with thick skin and firm flesh. Pleasant sweet tomato flavor. Keeps very well after harvest, up to 6-9 months. Origen: Franqueses del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain. 75-80D. 10seeds/pack

Borgo Celano is a long-keeper tomato. Slightly chubby, piennolo-fruits in shiny red with a pointy end. Crack-resistant fruits with a classical tomato flavor. Keeps very well after harvest. Can be stored hanging in clusters or on trays, for up to 6-9 months. The fruits can dry in and wrinkle a bit during storage. Indeterminate. 75-80D. 10seeds/pack

Can Bogunyà is an indeterminate variety growing to about 200cm in height and spreads some width-wise depending on how much of the suckers are pruned. Produces oval fruits with a pointy end, in clusters. Pale-red-orange fruits with thick skin and walls and firm flesh. Pleasant sweet tomato flavor. Keeps very well after harvest, up to 6 months. Origen: Can Bogunyà, Castellar del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain. 75-80D. 10seeds/pack

Canne Torre is a longkeeper variety from Italy. Produces small round tomatoes of around 20-30 grams each. Light-red fruits with pink flesh and a yellow blush. Traditional tomato flavor. Thick skin and firm flesh, crack-resistant. Good shelf life, and keeps very well after harvest. Indeterminate. 75D. 10seeds/pack

Christmassy is a determinate variety growing to about 100cm in height and spreads some width-wise. Produces round large, fruits around 100-150grams each, 3-5 fruits in each cluster. Pale-red-orange fruits with thick skin and walls and firm flesh. Pleasant, not so sweet, tomato flavor. Keeps very well after harvest, stored on trays or such. Best used for cooking. 80D. 10seeds/pack

Corbarino is a longkeeper variety from the Campania region in Italy. Produces small oval tomatoes of around 20-30 grams each. Bright red and shiny fruits. Traditional tomato flavor with low acidity. Thick skin and firm flesh, crack-resistant. Good shelf life and keeps very well after harvest. Also very good for sauce, sun-drying, or canning. Probably the same variety as ‘A Grappoli Corborino’. Indeterminate. 75D. 10seeds/pack

Crispiana, “Crispiano Giallorosso”, is a longkeeper variety from the town of Crispiano in southern Italy. Produces round, golden fruits with a pink-red blush of around 20-50 grams each, never looking completely ripe. Pleasant, acidic tomato flavor. Thick skin and firm flesh, crack-resistant. Good shelf life, and keeps very well after harvest. In Italian, this is a “pomodori da serbo”, a tomato for storage. Indeterminate. 70-75D. 10seeds/pack

Date Fruit Yellow is a semi-determinate variety growing to about 150cm in height and spreads width-wise depending on how much of the suckers are pruned. Produces oval, small fruits in large clusters. Golden-yellow fruits with thick skin and firm flesh. Pleasant sweet tomato flavor. Keeps very well after harvest, up to 6months. The fruits dry in and wrinkle during storage. Crack-resistant.75-80D. 10seeds/pack

De Pera Rosado is a semi-determinate variety growing to about 150cm in height and spreads width-wise depending on how much of the suckers are pruned. Produces round to oblate, larger fruits with a pleasant, traditional tomato flavor. Thick skin and firm flesh. Keeps very well after harvest, up to 4months. Crack-resistant. The name means "Pink Pear" even though the fruits are red. 75-80D. 10seeds/pack

Del Tonet is a Spanish long keeper variety, a ”Tomate de Colgar”, “Hanging Tomato”. Produces small, round fruits with a pointed end. Intense and tasty tomato flavor. Firm flesh but still juicy texture. Few seeds in each fruit. Crack-resistant. From Preixens in Catalonia, Spain. Indeterminate, mid-sized plants with sparse foliage. 75D. 5seeds/pack

Donatellina is a longkeeper variety. Produces round to oval, small cherry tomatoes around 10-15 grams each. Bright red fruits with a sweet and aromatic tomato flavor. Thick skin and firm flesh, crack-resistant. Good shelf life, and keeps very well after harvest. Proven resistance to tomato mosaic virus. Indeterminate. 70-75D. 10seeds/pack

Espalda Verde is an indeterminate variety growing to about 200cm in height and spreads width-wise depending on how much of the suckers are pruned. Produces oblate large fruits with a full, sweet, slightly spicy tomato flavor. Fruits in size of small beefsteaks, up to 200grams each. Bright-red fruits with a green neck, as the name states in Spanish - "Green Neck". Thick-skinned, very meaty fruits with firm flesh. Crack-resistant. Keeps very well after harvest, up to 4 months. Not exactly a Longkeeper variety in the true sense but Espalda Verde has the most excellent characteristics for storage after harvest. Especially for a large-fruited variety. This is one of the very few beefsteaks that can be stored for a longer period of time. Best stored laying on trays, since the fruits are quite heavy. Origen: Sadurní Playà, Manresa, Spain. 80D. 10seeds/pack

Fiaschetto is a bush variety growing to about 100cm in height and spreads width-wise. Produces oval, elongated fruits in clusters. Bright-red fruits with a strong, sweet tomato flavor. Thick-skinned and firm-fleshed fruits. Keeps very well after harvest, can be stored hanging in clusters. Also perfect for sun-drying! Italy. 70D. 10seeds/pack

Galatino Piennolo is an indeterminate variety growing to about 200cm in height and spreads some width-wise depending on how much of the suckers are pruned. Produces oval, small fruits in clusters. Bright-red fruits with thick skin and firm flesh. Pleasant sweet tomato flavor. Keeps very well after harvest. Can be stored hanging in clusters or on trays. 75-80D. 10seeds/pack