All varieties in this category are Longkeeper tomatoes. Longkeeper tomatoes have certain characteristics that make them suitable for storing during a long period of time. Read more about Longkeeper Tomatoes.
Some varieties are bush varieties that might need staking. Normally they don't need any pruning. If the plant would get too large, it of course can be cut down a bit. Many of the bush varieties are determinate varieties. Determinate means that the plant will grow to a certain size and shape and then set fruit, the harvest period normally is around 10-20 days. After this, the plant is "done" and dies. Many of the bush varieties are earlier than indeterminate, vining varieties.
Some varieties are of indeterminate growth. Indeterminate means that the plant will keep on growing and producing fruit all season. Should preferably be staked or supported and might require pruning of the suckers. Read more about different types of tomatoes.
GiaGiu is a longkeeper variety of Italian piennolo type. Produces oval to plum-shaped fruits with a distinct pointed end around 20-30 grams each. Bright yellow fruits with a sweet and fresh tomato flavor. Thick skin and firm flesh, crack-resistant. Good shelf life, and keeps very well after harvest. A spontaneous hybridization discovered in a field of ‘Pienolo del Vésuvio’. Was named after the granddaughter of the gardener who found it. Indeterminate. 75-80D. 10seeds/pack
Gialletto Brindisino is a long-keeper variety. Produces small round fruits with a pointed end. Ripens in yellow-pink to a reddish color. Sweet-sour tomato flavor. Keeps very well after harvest. Can be stored hanging in clusters, on trays, etc. From Italy. Indeterminate. 80-85D. 10seeds/pack
Gift of Autumn is a longkeeper variety with larger fruits, around 70-150 grams each. Produces round to flat-round golden-pink-orange fruits. Mild-sweet tomato flavor. Thick skin and firm flesh, crack-resistant. Good shelf life, and keeps very well after harvest. Bush variety, around 100cm high. 80-85D. 10seeds/pack
Gitas 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 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. Can be stored hanging in clusters or on trays, up to 6 months. The fruits can dry in and wrinkle a bit during storage. The original seed was given to a Swedish woman named Gita, by an Italian man living in Finland. Most likely an old Italian variety. Very similar to 'Patanara'. 75-80D. 10seeds/pack
Golden Treasure is a longkeeper variety with slightly larger fruits, around 50-80 grams each. Produces round to flat-round fruits that ripen from green to golden. Mild-sweet tomato flavor. Thick skin and firm flesh, crack-resistant. Good shelf life, and keeps very well after harvest, around 4 months. Created by Tim Peters, described in 1999 in the ‘Garden Seed Inventory’. Indeterminate. 75D. 10seeds/pack
Grappoli d’Invierno is a semi-determinate variety growing to about 100-120cm in height and spreads width-wise depending on how much of the suckers are pruned. Produces oval, small fruits in large clusters. Bright-red fruits with thick skin and firm flesh. Pleasant sweet tomato flavor. Keeps very well after harvest, up to 5-6months. The fruits can dry in and wrinkle during storage. Crack-resistant. Italy. The name means "Winter Bunches" in Italian. 60-70D. 10seeds/pack
Grappoli is a semi-determinate variety growing to about 100-120cm in height and spreads width-wise depending on how much of the suckers are pruned. Produces oval, small fruits in large clusters. Bright-red fruits with thick skin and firm flesh. Pleasant sweet tomato flavor. Keeps very well after harvest, up to 5-6months. The fruits can dry in and wrinkle during storage. Crack-resistant. Italy. Possibly the same variety as 'Grappoli d’Invierno', original seed from two different seed sources though. 60-70D. 10seeds/pack
Green Winter 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 round large fruits around 100-150grams each. One of the largest longkeepers. Green, thick-skinned fruits with firm yellow-green flesh. Pleasant, not so sweet, tomato flavor. Best used for cooking. Keeps very well after harvest at least 4 months, stored on trays or such. 75-80D. 10seeds/pack
Heeb is a long-keeper variety. Produces small oval tomatoes with a small nipple in long clusters. Orange, very firm, meaty, and dry fruits. Traditional tomato flavor. Keeps very well after harvest. Can be stored hanging in clusters, on trays, etc., for around 5 months. Indeterminate. 75-80D. 10seeds/pack
Isole Eloie produces round, small to mid-sized tomatoes around 40-70 grams each. Pretty little matte-pink fruits with pink flesh. Thick skin and flesh containing little gel and juice. Excellent and sweet tomato flavor with high sugar content. Withstands drought and heat. Good for sun drying. Good shelf life. Not exactly a long keeper but can be stored for a good bit of time. From Italy, somewhere in the Aeolian Islands. Indeterminate. 75D. 10seeds/pack
Kenneths 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. Potato leaf. 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. Can be stored hanging in clusters or on trays, up to 9 months. The fruits can dry in and wrinkle a bit during storage. Potato leaf. This variety derives from Sweden. A man named Kenneth collected seeds from piennolo-tomatoes bought in a store in Stockholm in the 1990s. After this, the variety spread and has been grown since then. 75-80D. 10seeds/pack
Köning Humbert is a longkeeper variety. Produces oval to plum-shaped fruits that ripen from green to bright red. Traditional mild-sweet, tomato flavor. Thick skin and firm flesh, crack-resistant. Good shelf life, and keeps very well after harvest. Also great for sun drying, sauces, cooking, etc. Probably the same variety as ‘Re Umberto’, from two different seed sources that named them differently. Mentioned already in 1884, in the ‘W. Atlee Burpee & Company’ seed catalog. Indeterminate. 60-65D. 10seeds/pack
Largo de Gironella 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, larger fruits in clusters. Orange-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, up to 9 months. Origen: Gironella, Katalonien. Spain. 75-80D. 10seeds/pack
Lolek is a long-keeper variety. Produces large, round-oval, slightly ribbed tomatoes around 80-100 grams each. The fruits ripen from green to yellow to pale orange. Very firm and meaty fruits with pink-red flesh. Mild tomato flavor. Keeps very well after harvest. Can be stored hanging in clusters, on trays, etc. Good resistance to wilt. Dwarf-like growth. Determinate, around 60cm high. 80-85D. 10seeds/pack
Long Store is a determinate variety growing to about 100cm in height and spreads some width-wise. Produces round large, fruits around 100grams each. Pale-red-orange fruits with red, firm flesh and thick skin. Pleasant tomato flavor, best used for cooking. Keeps very well after harvest, stored on trays or such. 80D. 10seeds/pack
Longkeeper is a determinate variety growing to about 100cm in height and spreads some width-wise. Produces round large, fruits around 100grams each. Yellow-orange fruits with yellow-pink, firm flesh, and thick skin. Pleasant tomato flavor, best used for cooking. Keeps very well after harvest, up to 5 months, stored on trays or such. 80D. 10seeds/pack
Mala Cara is an indeterminate variety growing to about 200cm in height and spreads some width-wise depending on how much of the suckers are pruned. Potato leaf. Produces round, mid-sized in clusters. Pale-yellow-pink fruits with a "frosty" shimmer. The name means "bad face" in Spanish, like a blushing face. Thick skin and firm flesh. Pleasant sweet tomato flavor. Keeps very well after harvest, up to 3-5 months. Origin: Torà, Catalonia, Spain. 80D. 10seeds/pack
Mallorquìn 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 round fruits with a pointy end in large clusters. Bright-red fruits with thick skin and firm flesh. Pleasant sweet tomato flavor. Keeps very well after harvest, up to 9 months. Origin: Solsona, Catalonia, Spain. 80D. 10seeds/pack
Mas Calceran 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 round to oblate, mid-sized fruits in clusters. Orange fruits with thick skin and firm flesh. Pleasant sweet tomato flavor. Keeps well after harvest, up to 5 months. Origin: Catalonia, Spain. 80D. 10seeds/pack
Montgrì 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 round to oblate, mid-sized fruits with a pointy end, in clusters. Bright-red fruits with thick skin and firm flesh. Pleasant sweet tomato flavor. Keeps well after harvest, up to 9 months. Origin: Can Bosc del Baró, Foixà, Baix Empordà,Catalonia, Spain. 80D. 10seeds/pack
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