Tomato
This heirloom drying or bottling variety of tomato is a strong climbing plant with large up to 10cm, oxheart shaped, tasty fruit. It is especially good for cooking with a creamy consistency and few seeds. Needs staking. 80 seeds
A Russian heirloom with deep purple-brown skin with large sized, flat shaped, good tasting juicy fruit. Handles a range of conditions including cooler climates. Yields well and relatively early. A vigorous, tough variety that requires staking. 80 seeds.
This Russian heirloom medium sized, round tomato has dark red/chocolate coloured, sweet tasting fruit and requires staking. A vigorous, tough variety for poorer soils, where it produces good, flavoursome fruit. 80 seeds
An heirloom well known for its excellent flavour that is known as ‘well-balanced’ (a good mix of sweet with acid). A high yielding, indeterminate variety that requires staking and bares medium to medium-large, red fruit. 80 seeds.
An Australian Heirloom. This old ‘work horse’ tomato, introduced as a commercial variety in 1931, is renowned for its good, tangy flavour. An early, staking variety, it dependably crops medium-sized, thin-skinned, orange-red fruits, ideal for bottling and freezing or eating fresh. 80 seeds.
This small, round cocktail tomato produces gooseberry sized, deep golden yellow, tasty fruit over the early months of summer. Needs staking. Very hardy and prolific variety with low acidity. Prepare the soil by digging in plenty of rotted organic matter and use lime if soil is acid. 80 seeds
An Australian heirloom variety that produces 8-10cm red oblate fruit (meaning slightly flattened at the top and bottom). Produces good yields of tasty, well balanced fruit. An indeterminate variety that needs staking as it grows to 1.5m. 80 seeds.
A heirloom variety from the Cherokee Indians taken up by settlers in the 1890s. A big ‘beefsteak’ tomato, ripening to a dusky purple-pink, with superb sweetness, dense juicy texture, large fruit & beautiful colour. An indeterminate variety that needs staking. 80 seeds.
An Australian Heirloom. Bred in the 1950s in New South Wales, this commercial variety tolerates heat well. Earlier to produce and more prolific than Grosse Lisse, it has solid, big red fruit and excellent flavour. An indeterminate variety that needs staking. 80 seeds.
A tall staking variety from Italy with large, ribbed, quince shaped tomatoes. This beautiful, creamy fruit is very flavoursome and often used for sauces and pastes. 50 seeds
An heirloom variety that is sweet tasting with low acidity. A great variety for the home gardener as it is a vigorous grower with high yields over a long period. Produces large smooth deep red fruit. An indeterminate variety that needs staking. 80 seeds.
A German variety with round, mid-red fruit, that sets very early. This productive tomato is tasty, tangy, sweet and juicy.
Needs staking. Eat fresh or in salads. 50 seeds.
Add a splash of green to tomato salads and salsa with this old variety that remains green when ripe. Nice to slice, it’s medium to large, fleshy, mild tasting (not too sweet, not too acid) fruit is great fried or pickled, too. An indeterminate variety that needs staking. 80 seeds.
A large heirloom variety from the Viginia, USA. It produces large beefsteak fruit that are meaty, full of flavour, low acidity and have few seeds. When ripe they are reddish-pink with yellow shoulders. An indeterminate variety that needs staking. 80 seeds.
Consistently the first tomato on our plates (if it makes it there from the garden). A compact bush variety that bares a heavy crop of sweet, golden cocktail sized sweet tomatoes. Great in salads and a colourful addition to chutneys/relish. A great tomato for containers or areas with a short summer. 50 seeds.
A very attractive yellow/green tomato with dark green stripes and small, plum sized fruit with mild flavour and low acidity. Needs staking. Very hardy and prolific variety. 80 seeds