Tomatoes

C’al Papa, ‘Ramallet C’al Papa – meaning “of father’s home”, is a longkeeper variety from Mallorca, Spain. A friend who sent me the seeds got her seeds from a friend from Spain. This variety is from his father’s village. My plants produced mid-sized, oval fruits of around 40-50grams each. However, my plant didn’t get sufficient watering. With sufficient water, the fruits will get larger, up to 80-100 grams. Yellow-pink fruits with yellow-pink flesh. Firm fruits that keep well after harvest. 75-80D. Indeterminate. 10seeds/pack

Caganer, ‘tomàquet de penjar Caganer’, is a Spanish “hanging tomato” – longkeeper tomato from Catalonia, Spain. “Penjar” is “to hang” in Catalan. This variety has quite small fruits and got its name from the smallest room in the house, “el caganer”, which literally means "the pooper". The fruits are about 4cm in diameter, around 30-40grams each. Yellow-red-orange fruits with greener necks. Keeps very well after harvest. Originates in Caldes de Malavella, reported by Joan Borrell, Indeterminate. 80D. 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 can dry and wrinkle during storage. Crack-resistant.75-80D. 10seeds/pack

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

Giallo a Grappoli is a longkeeper variety from Italy. Produces elongated, oval fruits around 20-30grams each. Firm fruits with thick walls, keeps very well after harvest, at least 4-5months. Indeterminate. 80D. 10seeds/pack

Giant Multiflora is a longkeeper variety producing huge multiflora clusters with 20-35 fruits per cluster. Each fruit weighs around 40-80grams. Very good yields. Slightly flattened and slightly ribbed fruits in pale yellow that turn more pink as fully ripe. Very firm fruits with thick walls, keep very well after harvest. Indeterminate. 80D. 10seeds/pack

Ginestar, ‘tomàquet de penjar de Ginestar’, is a Spanish “hanging tomato” – longkeeper tomato from Catalonia, Spain. “Penjar” is “to hang” in Catalan. Named after the municipality of Ginestar. Originates in Rasquera and was reported by Robert Múrria. Produces round fruits around 40grams each. Medium good shelf life. Indeterminate. 80D. 10seeds/pack

Giraffe, Жираф / Zhiraf, is a longkeeper tomato from Russia. It produces round, small fruits of around 5- 6 cm in diameter. Pale-yellow fruits with yellow-pink flesh. The taste is mild and on the slightly acidic side. Keeps very well after harvest. Can be stored in baskets, trays, etc. Indeterminate. 75-85D. 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

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

Novogodnij, ”New Year”, is a longkeeper variety producing quite large fruits, around 50-100grams each. Green-ish fruits that ripen to yellow-ish, sometimes a bit more pink. Very firm fruits with thick walls and firm flesh. Late ripening, but keeps very well after harvest. 80-85D. Indeterminate. 10seeds/pack

Okaiji is a longkeeper variety originating in Latvia. It produces small, rounded fruits with a small nipple. Around 40-80grams each. Pale-yellow to golden-yellow fruits with green coloring on the necks. Crack-resistant, thick-skinned, firm fruits with salmon-pink flesh. Mild, sweet tomato flavor. Keeps very well after harvest. 80D. Indeterminate. 10seeds/pack

Pink Grapefruit 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 6cm in diameter. Golden-yellow fruits with yellow-pink flesh. 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

Ponderosa 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 golden yellow fruits with red-yellow flesh, with thick skin and firm flesh. Pleasant, not sweet tomato flavor. Best used for cooking. Keeps very well after harvest. Can be stored on trays, up to 12 months. 75-80D. 10seeds/pack

Roteño Andalucia is a longkeeper variety from Rote, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain. It produces round, smooth fruits of around 40-60grams each. Pale-yellow to golden-yellow fruits with some green color markings on the neck. Yellow flesh with a pink blush. Sweet and tangy tomato flavor. Indeterminate. 80D. 10seeds/pack

Secà, ‘de tomàquet de penjar del Secà’, is a Spanish “hanging tomato” – longkeeper tomato from Catalonia, Spain. “Penjar” is “to hang” in Catalan. Originates in the municipality of La Fatarella, preserved by Joan Pellissa. Has originally been farmed on dry land, drought and heat tolerant. Produces round, small, firm, and quite dry fruits. Indeterminate. 80D. 10seeds/pack

Serendipity is an indeterminate variety. Pale-yellow, hard fruits with thick skin and firm flesh. Pleasant tomato flavor. Crack-resistant. Keeps very well after harvest. Can be stored hanging in clusters for up to 7 months. The fruits can dry in and wrinkle a bit during storage. 75D. 10seeds/pack

Tisica, ‘tomàquet de penjar tísica’, is a Spanish “hanging tomato” – longkeeper tomato from Catalonia, Spain. “Penjar” is “to hang” in Catalan. Originates in the municipality of Vilajuïga and was reported by Cisco Muntaner. Produces small, round fruits with a pointed end, around 20-30grams each. Firm fruits, keep very well after harvest. Indeterminate. 80D. 10seeds/pack

Vesuviano Giallo 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, classical piennolo-fruits with a pointy end. Golden-yellow 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 6-9 months. The fruits can dry in and wrinkle a bit during storage. 75-80D. 10seeds/pack

Winter Gold is a longkeeper bred by Tim Peters Seed and Research. It produces quite large, flat-round fruits of around 70-150grams each. Ivory-white to pale-yellow fruits with yellow flesh. Firm flesh, but still juicy. Mild and sweet tomato flavor. Keeps well after harvest. Determinate, compact plants of around 50- 80 cm high. 80-85D. 10seeds/pack