Tomatoes

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, or Xatu, 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. 10seeds/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

Arancio da Serbo Piennolo is a longkeeper tomato with elongated-oval, piennolo fruits with a pointy end. Golden-orange fruits with thick skin, firm flesh, and little juice. Sweet tomato flavor with a slight citrus aftertaste. Keeps very well after harvest. Can be stored hanging or in baskets, trays, etc. 80D. Indeterminate. 10seeds/pack

Banyalbufar, ‘Tomàtiga de Ramellet de Banyalbufar’, is a longkeeper variety from Hort de can Fura, Banyalbufar, Mallorca, Spain. Produces oval to round fruits, some with a little pointed end. Red-orange fruits with red-pink-orange flesh. Firm fruits with thick walls. Keeps very well after harvest. Indeterminate. 75-80D. 10seeds/pack

Blanca, ‘Tomàtiga de Ramellet Blanca’, is a longkeeper variety from Cas Manescal, Son Sardina, Mallorca, Spain. Produces yellow to pink fruits with pink to red flesh. Firm, but still quite juicy fruits. Keeps very well after harvest. 80D. Indeterminate. 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

Bombolino is a longkeeper tomato from Tuscany, Italy. It produces oval, shiny red fruits of around 30grams each. Very thick-skinned and firm fruits with a sweet and traditional tomato flavor. Keeps very well after harvest; can be stored hanging in clusters, etc. Robust and hardy plants. 75-80D. Indeterminate. 10seeds/pack

Bombonera produces oval, small to mid-sized tomatoes around 40-70grams each. Shiny and smooth fruits with a rich, dark brown-green color. Firm flesh, keeps very well after harvest. My original seeds were obtained not as a hybrid, but a quick Google search says this variety, in fact, is a hybrid. That would make these seeds at least an F3, but I can’t say for sure. 80D. Indeterminate. 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

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

Cal Camalligat, ‘tomàquet de penjar de Cal Camalligat’, is a Spanish “hanging tomato” – longkeeper tomato from Catalonia, Spain. “Penjar” is “to hang” in Catalan. This variety is named after a farmhouse in Aguilar de Segarra and was reported by Rosa Vilaró. Produces quite small, orange fruits with a pointed tip, around 40grams each. Firm fruits that can be stored for up to 12 months. Indeterminate. 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

Canyisset, ‘Tomàtiga de Ramellet de Canyisset’, is a longkeeper variety from Son Macià, Manacor, Mallorca, Spain. Produces very large fruits for a long-keeper, up to 300grams per fruit. Pink-ish, flat-round fruits with greener and a bit bulky necks. Firm fruits with pink flesh, quite juicy. Keeps well after harvest, but not as well as varieties with smaller fruits. Large fruits can be stored lying on trays, etc. It can crack if watered too much. 85D. Indeterminate. 10seeds/pack

Castellar, ‘tomàquet de penjar de Castellar’, is a Spanish “hanging tomato” – longkeeper tomato from Catalonia, Spain. “Penjar” is “to hang” in Catalan. It’s named after the municipality of Castellar del Vallès and was reported by Lluís Serra. Produces round, smooth, pale-pink fruits around 50grams each. Each cluster contains around 7 tomatoes. Pink, quite juicy flesh. Keeps well after harvest. Indeterminate. 80D. 10seeds/pack