Heirloom tomatoes and vegetables are open pollinated varieties that have been around for at least 50 years. They are also sometimes called heritage tomatoes.
Heirloom variety tomatoes are grown for their incredible flavors and because, being open pollinated, their seed can be saved from year to year to start new tomato plants.
Any of the following heirloom tomato varieties will be an asset to this year's heirloom tomato garden.
Click on the link to the page of the variety you are interested in to buy heirloom tomato plants and/or seeds.
Pink Brandywine tomato. Growing yellow, red and black Brandywine heirloom tomatoes. How to grow heritage tomatoes. Tomato Brandywine plants.
Brandywine is more susceptible to tomato disease than any other heritage tomato on this list. I'm including it anyway because of its fantastic flavor and wide popularity among home growers.
"Radiator Charlie" Byles, the breeder of Radiator Charlie's Mortgage Lifter tomatoes, sold enough seedlings for $1 each during the 1940s to pay off the mortgage on his house!
The Yellow Pear tomato plant produces little yellow pear shape tomatoes on indeterminate vines up to 6 feet tall. It is one of the best tasting yellow cherry tomato varieties.
Organic gardeners like this variety because it is one of the easiest to grow and using
organic tomato fertilizer
to feed it tends to impart a richer flavor to these golden nuggets.
After planting Black Krim tomato seeds, you will be harvesting beefsteak tomatoes within 80 days of setting the seedlings into the garden. These so called black tomatoes are actually dark red and brown at maturity.
Heirloom Tomato Seeds
Heirloom tomato seeds. Buy seed for growing heritage tomatoes. Best heirloom tomato varieties. Open pollinated, standard cherry tomato seed.
Buy Heirloom Tomato Plants
Buy heirloom tomato plants. Best open pollinated, heritage tomatoes for canning, fresh eating and making sauce. Information about heirloom tomato varieties.
Canning Tomatoes
Canning tomatoes whole. Home canning of tomato juice. Tomato sauce canning instructions. Tomato canning tips. Canning Roma tomatoes. How to can tomatoes.
How to Grow Tomatoes
How to grow tomatoes. Tomato growing info. Pruning tomato plants. Growing tomato plants in pots and containers. Growing tomatoes from seed. Tomato fertilizer. Watering tomatoes.