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 Cherokee Purple - Indeterminate 
    ​Heirloom from Tennessee cultivated by Native American Cherokee tribe. Very productive plants producing loads of dusky rose to purple coloured, 12 oz.-1 lb., beefsteak tomatoes with deep red colours to the interior flesh and dark shoulders. A very popular market variety because of it’s rich, complex and sweet flavours. One of the best tasting heirloom tomatoes.

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White Tomesol​ - INDETERMINATE 
An amazing heirloom that is bursting with fragrance and natural goodness that’s hard to beat. Indeterminate, regular leaf plant produces lots of 8 oz., pale yellow-white tomatoes with a pretty blush of pink on the blossom end. Colour will darken proportionately with the amount of sun exposure. Exceptional, rich, complex, sweet flavours. ​

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Tiffen Mennonite - Indeterminate 12-16 oz fruit
Heirloom variety from the Mennonites. Introduced to SSE by Thane H. Earle of Whitewater, Wisconsin in 1985. A winner of Territorial Seeds 2003 Great Northwest Tomato Taste-Off. The deliciously rich, sweet yet tangy flavors and large-sized, oblate fruit of this pink-skinned heirloom make it a great slicing candidate for your favourite sandwich. Though normally 12-16 oz., these whoppers can grow 5 1/2 inches across and are borne on potato leaved, indeterminate plants. Large vines need caging or staking.

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Kellogg's Breakfast - Indeterminate 15-32 oz fruit
Named one of the best heirloom tomatoes by Sunset magazine. Originally bred by a gardener in Michigan named Kellogg. 15-32 oz., pale to deep orange beefsteak tomatoes that are thin-skinned, meaty, have few seeds and a fantastic sweet, tangy flavor. Juice and inside flesh have the same bright orange color as orange juice. Received successive awards in Gary Ibsen’s annual TomatoFest for “best-tasting” tomato.

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Dr. Wyche Yellow​
Undoubtedly one of the best tasting yellow tomatoes to be found. A indeterminate heirloom that produces slightly flattened, smooth, 10-16 0z., blemish-free, golden-yellow fruit with a meaty interior and few seeds. It’s rich, sweet flavour and larger size sets this variety apart from other yellow heirlooms. Last year we grew this one for ourselves.  It was outstanding. We ate it fresh and I froze some for canning.  Huge fruit and very meaty.

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Boxcar Willie - 75 Days
​Boxcar Willie is a slightly flattened New Jersey tomato variety by Joe Bratka’s father. Indeterminate, regular-leaf, tall, vigorous, tomato plants that yield abundant crops of 10 to 16-ounce, smooth, bright-orange/red slicer tomatoes with distinctly delicious well-balanced, rich, sweet that have sufficient acid to push the flavours forward and guarantee this variety as a good choice for a canning tomato, sauce tomato or salad tomato or perfect for tomato juice. A good all season tomato that produces well until frost. Good resistance to disease and cracking.

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Abe Lincoln 80 Days
The original Abe Lincoln tomato has beautiful dark-red fruits that are sweet, solid and meaty. Fruits are smooth and free from cracks. They ripen all the way through (no green shoulders) despite their larger size. Sturdy plants frequently have bronzy-green foliage. 
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Beefsteak 
Meaty and juicy, beefsteak tomatoes are a favourite for slicing to use in sandwiches and on burgers. The best flavour comes from vine-ripened beefsteaks. Large solid fruits weighing up to 260 g (9 oz) are a rich red colour
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Old German - 80 Days
Huge fruit striped with red and gold colours reminiscent of a Caribbean sunset. This fruit is sweet and delicious Old German make great slicing tomatoes that will compliment any meal with a gorgeous splash of colour.
The hearty plants with potato leaves often grow to 2.4-3m (8-10') tall. Plants produce moderate yields of 900g (2 lb.) fragrant, decorative and nearly seedless tomatoes. Sturdy staking is required to support the large vines and heavy fruit. It's important to note this variety is not drought tolerant.

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 Blue Beauty  - 80 Days
 Great production. Medium Large fruit, Meaty Pink beefsteak with a lovely dark blue Anthocyanin   top. Good hang on the vine ability, sunburn and crack resistant. Very good flavour. 4-8oz fruit.

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  Bonny Best - 80 Days
  Medium-sized fruit is round, red, meaty and loaded with flavour. A good producer that makes      a fine slicer too. Becoming hard to find due to modern, flavourless hybrids.     This variety        matures early and is easy to grow. These heirloom plants adapt well to most  conditions              and are equally productive in a greenhouse environment or open field.
   May be grown flat, or stake well for approximately 1.5 meters (5') of vertical growth with             heavy clusters of fruit. Expect abundant yields of smooth, scarlet coloured, solid, meaty             tomatoes weighing 170-283 grams (6-10 oz.). Excellent, old-fashioned tomato taste. Great for                                                                  slicing, canning, salsas and sauces.


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  Paul Robeson 90 Days
  ​90 days. This famous tomato has almost a cult following among seed collectors and tomato       connoisseurs, who simply cannot get enough of this variety’s amazing flavour that is so distinctive,     sweet, and smoky. 7 to 10-oz fruit is a red-brick colour.

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   Blue Cream 
   Our Favourite! A super-sweet cherry tomato, cream berries are super prolific. These boast a     delicate but complex flavour and a beautiful cream colour with purple-blue splashes on the   shoulder. 

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   Sweetie 70 Days
    Sweetie Organic cherry tomato seeds are highly adaptable to adverse growing conditions and plants are   well tolerant of cool, wet conditions. A winner in flavour among the early red cherry varieties, theys have a   unique, rich, sweet flavour and can be used for juice and preserves without adding sugar. Sweetie cherry   tomatoes average 12-14% sugar content!  Vigorous, indeterminate vines reach1.8 meters (6') long and require staking. Highly productive, with a long   harvest window, the plants bear generous clusters of 15-20 juicy cherry tomatoes 2.5-3.8 cm (1-1.5")until   first frost. Plants are naturally resistant to Alternaria Stem Canker 


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  Blue Gold Berry 75 Days
  Beautiful cherry tomato. The unripe fruits are amethyst purple and they ripen to yellow. A   selection out of Indigo Blue Berries. Great flavor, an all around crowd pleaser and sure to be   extremely popular at market. Indeterminate



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     Large Red Cherry. 75 Days     Indeterminate.  NEW FOR 2021
      A classic and famous old time tomato. It is said that the farmer who first grew Mortgage Lifter                      tomatoes found they were so popular he was able to pay off his mortgage in three years.                                The fruit are large, reaching 1-2 pounds, are slightly ribbed and bright red.                                                          The rich, sweet, old fashioned tomato flavour and good looks combine to create this highly desired              tomato.

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  Black Cherry 75 Days
  Our most popular tomato.  ​Beautiful black cherries look like large, dusky purple-brown grapes;     they have that rich flavour that makes black tomatoes famous. Large vines yield very well; very   unique and delicious.

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   Sugary 65 Days
   The half-ounce dark pink fruit has a sugar content of 9.5%, higher than most others. The fruit is   produced in clusters like grapes and can be eaten like them. Sugary tomatoes have a distinct shape; they   are oval with a pointed blossom end. In addition to the flavour, Sugary plants produced a high yield with a   noticeable lack of cracked fruit. Look for ripe fruit on the strong semi-indeterminate vines within 60 days   from transplanting into warm, prepared garden soil or large containers. Plants are vigorous and may need   pruning to contain growth. Sugary should set a new standard for ‘cherry’ sized tomatoes with a sweet   flavour.

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  White Cherry 90 Days
   Open Pollinated. Early maturing plant produces good yields of ¾ to 1 oz pale yellow to ivory cherry   tomatoes. They are very sweet, juicy, and flavorful. One of the best white cherry tomatoes. Perfect for   salads, garnishes, or culinary creations. Grows in clusters. Crack resistant. Excellent choice for home   gardens. Indeterminate.

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  Barry's Crazy 75 Days
 We grew this one last year and the number of tomatoes on each cluster is truly "crazy".  
​Open Pollinated. Early maturing plant produces good yields of ¾ to 1 oz pale yellow to ivory cherry tomatoes. They are very sweet, juicy, and flavourful. One of the best white cherry tomatoes. Perfect for salads, garnishes, or culinary creations. Grows in clusters. Crack resistant. Excellent choice for home gardens. Indeterminate.

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  Bue Berry Tomato   75 Days
   Here’s a small cherry variety from Brad Gates, Wild Boar Farms. Very dark purple color, which means i   it’s super-rich in anthocyanins. Unripe, the fruit is a glowing amethyst purple. At maturity it turns deep   red where the fruit was shaded; the areas that received intense sunshine are a purple so deep it’s   almost   black! The flavour is intensely fruity and sugar-sweet! Plants are very productive, yielding all   season in elongated clusters that look so beautiful.

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  Sungold Cherry 65 Days
 ​Cherry tomatoes produced from Sungold cherry tomato seeds inspire rave reviews from growers in many diverse regions. An essential for every garden! Hearty plants produce beautiful tangerine-coloured cherry tomatoes with a rich, fruity and unique tropical taste when left on the vine and picked at optimum ripeness. Winner of the prestigious British Horticultural Society (RHS) Award of Garden Merit.Vibrant, plump, tangerine-coloured tomatoes droop in long trusses on vigorous vines that keep on producing all summer. First to bloom with early yields. Enjoy Sungold cherry tomatoes as a scrumptious garden snack or as a gorgeous complement to fresh salads.
Sungold tomato plants are resistant to, or tolerant of, the following tomato diseases: Verticillium Wilt, Fusarium Wilt races 1 and 2, Nematodes, and Tobacco Mosaic Virus.

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  Indigo Rose  75 Days.
The flavour of these tomatoes is clean and clear, reminiscent of plums, with a slightly acidic sweetness you'll only find in home-grown tomatoes. The so-called "saladette" style fruits average 50g (1.7 oz.).
Indigo Rose Organic tomato seeds are the first improved tomato variety in the world that has the powerful antioxidant anthocyanin in the fruit. Indigo Rose organic tomatoes hang in clusters from vigorous sprawling vines with wild, curly leaves. Plants are hardy and have good disease resistance.
As the fruit matures the skin will become purple where exposed to light and the fruit tends to have a purple crown. This is caused by the antioxidant anthocyanin reacting to the sun. The fruits are ripe when their skin colour changes from a shiny blue-purple to a dull purple-brown. The fruit also softens similarly to regular tomatoes, and the bottom of the tomatoes will turn from green to red when ripe.

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  Opalka 90 Days
 This is a truly incredible tomato. Indeterminate and very disease resistant. Plants originally from southern Italy and produce large pointed pepper looking tomatoes weighing 5 to 8 ounces. Very minimal seeds and jell make this tomato a go to for authentic tomato paste, tomato sauce, spaghetti sauce, pizza sauce, or anything else that requires a meaty and flavourful tomato. The flavour profile of this tomato is extremely incredible, you get flavours of classic tangy tomato, a savoury zip from acid, and a slight fruity undertone that makes the tomato perfectly balanced between sweet and acidic. Inderterminate

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  San Marzano 75 Days
 The way from Italy, this rare heirloom is famous for its incredible flavour. The lobed fruits look like long, blocky red peppers with firm pulp and thick skins. They are perfect for canning or making pastes and sauces. The vines are vigorous and indeterminate, with excellent disease resistance. Once you taste this fantastic tomato, you'll wish you had twice as many plants. The fruits also keep for ages due to their low water content.

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     Mortgage Lifter Tomato.  85 Days.                                                                                                                               A classic and famous old time tomato. It is said that the farmer who first grew Mortgage Lifter                   tomatoes found they were so popular he was able to pay off his mortgage in three years.                             The fruit are large, reaching 1-2 pounds, are slightly ribbed and bright red. The rich, sweet, old                    fashioned tomato flavour and good looks combine to create this highly desired tomato.

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    Rutgers Tomato. 75-80 Day.  
    ​Rutgers tomatoes are a smaller (12-14 ounces), globe-shaped variety created in the 1930s to                    produce a tasty, hearty, and versatile fruit. The plant is an indeterminate grower that                            typically does not grow higher than around 36"

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  Green Zebra - 75 Days.
Beautiful chartreuse with deep lime green stripes, very attractive.  Flesh is bright green and very rich tasting, sweet with a sharp bit to it.  A favourite tomato of many high-class chefs, specialty markets and home gardeners. 

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  Marion - 80 Days.
  Originally intended to be a processing tomato, these tomatoes were in ketchup, coup, paste, and sauce, but     today can be consumed fresh. Plants produce large clusters of 3-6 tomatoes weighing and average of 8oz.       and offer a very traditional 'vine ripened' tomato cluster.  Bred to thrive in hot, humid conditions. 

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  Climbing Triple Crop -  80 Days.
  This plant produces enormous yields of large 12 - 24 ox red tomatoes.  They are very meaty with very few        seeds making them perfect for canning.  Produces 2-3 bushels of tomatoes per plant.  

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Manitoba - 60 Days - Determinate
  Manitoba tomato plants bear medium-large fruits.  The bright red fruits have smooth skin and firm,         meaty  flesh with a refreshing, tangy tomato taste.  Well suited for slicing and preserving.

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Queensville, Ontario
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