Tomatoes

Treccia Rossa, “Red Braid” is a long keeper variety from Italy. Produces oval, plum-shaped fruits of around 20-30 grams each. Bright-red fruits with a sweet and traditional tomato flavor. Thick skin and firm flesh, crack-resistant. Good shelf life, keeps very well after harvest, around 6-7 months. Also great for canning and sun drying. Indeterminate. 75-80D. 10seeds/pack

Tres Cantos, “Three Songs”, is a large beefsteak tomato up to 300 grams per fruit. Shiny red, large fruits with a traditional, old-time flavor. Juicy, quite firm fruits with few seeds. From Tenerife. Indeterminate. 75-80D. 10seeds/pack

Tropical Sunset produces round, regular-sized cherry tomatoes. Good yields of golden-yellow fruits with orangey-pink stripes and golden-pink bi-colored flesh. Excellent, well-balanced, and fruity-juicy tomato flavor. Good shelf-life. Indeterminate. 70-75D. 10seeds/pack

True Black Brandywine produces large, flattened, and ribbed beefsteak tomatoes around 250-500grams each. Dark-purple-black fruits with dense, purple flesh. Excellent, spicy, and “dark” tomato flavor. USA. Potato leaf. 80-90D. Indeterminate. 5seeds/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

True Love, ’Vernaya Ljubov’, is a determinate variety growing to about 80-100cm in height and spreads some width-wise. Produces heart-shaped large, fruits up to 200grams each. Pale-green fruits with green-ivory firm flesh, and thick skin. Pleasant tomato flavor, best used for cooking. Keeps very well after harvest, up to 6 months, stored on trays or such. 78D. 10seeds/pack

Tsar's Favorit produces oblate, slightly ribbed beefsteak tomatoes around 200-300grams each. Red, meaty fruits with a pleasantly sweet, juicy tomato 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. Russia. Early for a big fruited variety. 75D. 10seeds/pack

Tumbling Jester is a cascading variety perfect to grow in high pots, raised beds, or hanging baskets. Supposedly the same variety as Rambling Red Stripe. However, I found the fruits of Tumbling Jester to be more brown-ish and the fruits of Rambling Red Stripe to be more red-ish. The fruits are round to slightly oval, around 4cm in diameter. Dark-brown-red fruits with dark green stripes. Green-brown flesh with rich, sweet tomato flavor. The branches grow to about 40-50cm. 60-65D. Determinate. 10seeds/pack

Tumbling Tom Red is, as the name points out, a tumbling tomato growing with cascading stems, around 30 cm long. It produces loads of small, red cherry tomatoes. Excellent, fresh sweet taste. Determinate. 65D. 10seeds/pack

Tumbling Tom Yellow is, as the name points out, a tumbling tomato growing with cascading stems, around 30 cm long. It produces loads of small, yellow cherry tomatoes. Excellent, fresh sweet taste. Determinate. 65D. 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

Turboreaktivny is a small bush variety growing to about 40-50cm in height. Produces bright red fruits around 60-80grams each. Meaty fruits with a sweet and traditional tomato flavor. Does well in most weather conditions. Resistant to many diseases. Determinate. Early, 55-60D. 10seeds-pack

Turks Muts produces oblate, ribbed beefsteak tomatoes around 150-250grams each. Dark-red, meaty fruits with a high neck. The name means ”Turkish Turban” in Dutch, which refers to the shape of the fruit. Well-balanced, pleasantly sweet, juicy tomato 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. Does well also in cooler weather. 80D. 10seeds/pack

Tuxhorns Red and Yellow produces round, ribbed, large, beefsteak tomatoes around 200-500grams each. Orange-yellow-red, quite frim, fruits. Sweet, fruity, pleasant tomato 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. 85D. 10seeds/pack

Ukrainskiy Velikan produces round to oblate, large, beefsteak tomatoes around 200-400grams each. Dark-red fruits with crimson flesh. Stong, traditional tomato 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. Does well also in cooler weather. 85D. 10seeds/pack

Uluru Ochre, 'Uluru Ochre Tomato' is a dwarf variety growing up to 100cm in height. Produces oblate, ribbed small to mid-sized beefsteak tomatoes around 150-340grams each. Ochre-brown fruits with a darker neck. Delicious, slightly smokey tomato flavor. Rugose, dark green foliage, regular leaf. Indeterminate dwarf tree-type. Derives from a cross between 'Orange Heirloom' and 'Rosella Purple' by Patrina Nuske Small called ’Rosy’. 'Uluru Ochre' was later selected and named by Patrina. Introduced in 2015. OSSI. 70D. 10seeds/pack.

Unknown Variety 1 - 2024 was supposed to be ‘Dirty Curty’, but apparently it’s not. But since this was such a beautiful and tasty variety I had to keep some seeds. I don’t know if it’s a mutation, a mix-up from the seed seller, or a cross. It produces flat-round, mid-sized beefsteak tomatoes of around 150-350 grams each. Some fruits are less ribbed and some are heavily ribbed. Ivory-white, very beautiful fruits. Some fruits also get a slight antho-coloring on the neck where the fruits are exposed to the sun. Dense and juicy flesh with a fruity and sweet tomato flavor with a hint of citrus. Indeterminate. 80D. 10seeds/pack

Unknown Variety 2 - 2024 was supposed to be ’Harvard Square’, but apparently it’s not! But since this was such a beautiful and tasty variety I had to keep some seeds. I have no idea if it’s a natural mutation, a mix-up from the seed seller, or a cross. It produces small to mid-sized fruits of around 40-100 grams each. Mysteriously ochre-green fruits with a pink blush as fully ripe. Green pink flesh with green gel. Very fruity and sweet tomato flavor with a hint of citrus. Indeterminate. 70-75D. 10seeds/pack

Unknown Variety came to us as ‘Kozula 139’, which it’s clearly not since ‘Kozula 139’ is a paste-type variety. ‘Unknow Variety’ turned out to be an awesome variety though. Multi-colored/striped fruits in metallic-green-red with green-pink flesh. The fruits are flat round and ribbed, weighing around 100-200 grams each. Great slicing tomato with a juicy and sweet tomato flavor. Indeterminate. 75-80D. 10seeds/pack

Unknown Variety 2023 – “Long Pink Pear” is a paste-type tomato, containing less water than “regular” tomatoes, perfect for cocking and sauces, etc. Produces elongated, pear-shaped fruits with a small nipple, around 60-80 grams each. Pale-pink fruits with some pale-green coloring on the necks. Meaty flesh with a sweet tomato flavor. The seeds of this variety were given to me as ‘Sinister Minister’, and clearly it is not. The unknown variety was a great variety though, so we decided to keep it! 75-80D. Indeterminate. 10seeds/pack