New Tomatoes For 2011 Part III

In my two prior postings, I covered the new tomatoes offered this year by Johnny's Selected Seed & Baker Creek.  In this third and final posting on the topic, I'll point out some of the more interesting new tomatoes from Territorial Seed, Burpee, Seeds of Change and Tomato Growers Supply Company.  I also provide you with a complete list of new tomatoes from each of the catalogs covered in these three postings.

Here's what caught my eye in each of the aforementioned catalogs:

Cosmonaut Volkov (Territorial Seed) - This determinate heirloom tomato plant set 2-3 sized red fruit with a balanced sweet/tangy taste.  This heirloom from the Ukraine will produce tomatoes in 72 days.

Cherry Buzz (Territorial Seed) - This open pollinated cherry tomato produces the first fruit in just 55 days, making it a super early tomato.  And it continues to produce throughout the season.  If you are looking for a very early variety, this may be worth a try.  But Cherry Buzz isn't likely to be as good as other varieties that mature in +70 days, so I recommend growing it only in addition to other varieties in your garden.

Blush (Seeds of Change) - A hybrid 2" tomato that are reported to have a tropical flavor that may  remind you of pineapple.  This indeterminate variety produces in 75-80 days.    Not too bad when you consider the fact that it takes 2 years for a real pineapple to mature.

Brandywine Liam's (Tomato Growers Supply) - The Brandywine is one of my favorite tomatoes for taste but I have to say that I have found them to be a bit stingy as producers.  The Liam's Brandywine is reported to have higer production.  Definitely worth considering if you are a Brandywine fan.  This heirloom indeterminate tomato produces in 80 days.

Dagma's Perfection (Tomato Growers Supply) - A yellow/red bi-color tomato that has a slightly flattened shape to its 12 ounce fruits.  Dagma's perfection is reported to have a nuanced tropical flavor and matures in 72 days.

Mountain Magic (Burpee) - A hybrid tomato that produces small red fruits in 70-80 days.  This tomato's claim to fame is resistance to all three tomato nasties including early blight, late blight and cracking.  If you suffer from these challenges, then you might want to try this variety from Burpee.

Tumbling Tom Yellow (Burpee) - This is a determinate tomato with a very compact growth habit.  You can plant Tumbling Tom in a hanging basket or container since it only grows 6" wide.  If you grow tomatoes on an apartment terrace or in window boxes, this might be worth adding to your container garden.  This hybrid tomato produces fruit in 70-80 days.

Here is a complete list the new tomatoes offered by each of the catalog companies reviewed in these postings:

Burpee:

• Heritage Hybrid
• Orange Slice
• Pink Pounder
• Mountain Magic
• Tumbling Tom Yellow
• Sunny Boy
• Enchantment

Johnny's Selected Seeds

• Defiant
• Mountain Magic
• Five Star
• Granadero
• BHN-1021
• Massada
• BHN-968
• Montesino
• Sakura Honey
• Plum Regal

Seeds of Change

• Blush
• Cappriccio
• Coralina
• Borsalina

Territorial Seed Company

• Marbella
• Cosmonaut Volkov
• Valley Girl
• Cherry Buzz

Tomato Growers Supply

• Dagma's Perfection
• Sweet Treats FFT
• Brandywine Liam's
• Mountain Magic

Baker Creek Seeds

• Red Zebra
• Black Oxheart
• A Groppoli D'inverno
• Vorlon
  
• Black Early
• San Marzano Lungo #2
• Green Doctors
• Bonnys Best
• Japanese Plum
• Snow White
• Creme Brulee
• Hawaiian Pineapple
• Roman Candle
• North Dakota Earliana
• Rutgers Tomato
• Caspian Pink
• Blau Kazakhstan
• Fantome Du Laos
• Raspberry Lyanna
• Creme Sausage
• Csikos Botermo
• Bison
• Yellow Icicle
• Black Mammoth
• President Garfield
• Orange & Green Zebra
• Giraffe
• Copia
  
• Pearsons
• Basrawya
• Yazon
• Bali
• Black Elephant
• Ananas Noir
• Green Velvet
• Dr. Walters
• Black Giant
• Golova Negra
• Weissbehaarte
• Red House Freestanding
• Grandma Oliver's Green
• Tsar's Royal Gift
• Buckbee's New Fifty Day
• Grandfather Ashlock
• Chocolate Stripes
• Shah
• White Oxheart
• Poma Minoris Minora Lutea
• Costuluto Genevese
• Orange Icicle
• Amerikansky Sladsky
• Black Mauri
• Peppermint
  
• Rel Dos Tempores
• Belarusian Heart
• Hssiao Hiss Hung Shih
• Green Bell Pepper
• Black Icicle
• Cassidy's Folly
• Red Zebra
• White Zebra
  

Comments

[Josh Kirschenbaum]

Hello,

Thanks very much for including Territorial Seed Company in your list of sources for new tomatoes. Just wanted to point out that 'Cherry Buzz' is open pollinated, not a hybrid, as mentioned above.

Thanks again, and happy gardening!
Josh @ Territorial Seed Company

[H. Mark Delman]

Good Morning Josh:

Thanks very much for keeping me honest. Ive corrected the post per your comments.

I order from Territorial Seed each year and will be placing my 2011 garden orders in the next week or so. Let me know if theres anything that folks at Territorial Seed are particularly excited about and Ill give it a try. Im always experimenting.

-Mark
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