Green Door Gardens

RR 1, Ilderton, ON
(519) 666-3565 greendoorgardens@gmail.com

1

Heirloom Tomato Varieties
2014


!"#$$% '($)#*)#+
,-(./ !"#$$% A rure vurlety of cherry tomuto wlth dee red flesh wlth blucklsh hues. Sweet
fluvoured und very oulur.
!"(01)./2+ !"#$$%
* NLv *
An eurly vurlety of cherry tomuto thut roduces clusters of lnch round red
cherry tomutoes thut do not sllt. Plunt cun grow u to c feet tull!
,$)*)+" ,$#(/3(+*
* NLv *
A very rollflc vurlety thut roduces lurge ovul cherry tomutoes on huge vlnes,
oulur ln the 8rltlsh lsles.
!"#$$% 4(--+
* NLv *
An eurly vurlety thut beurs cuscudes of lurge red frult, hence the nume.
Lxcellent for contulners, wlth cuge suort.
5($0#6#$2+ 7#-)8"* 1hese lurge red cherry tomutoes ure sllghtly smuller thun u golf bull, und ure
louded wlth sugury sweet fluvour. Cood ylelds ln clusters of 6z. Crows well ln
ots.
5$##6 5$(9#

1hls bush tomuto ls un helrloom orlglnully develoed by the 1uter Muter Seed
Co. 1he lnch yellowlsh green frults ure borne ln clusters
thut resemble grues. 1hey ure dellclous, julcy und mlld
und muke u wonderful contrust ln suluds. vhen rle the
frult hus green shoulders und u golden yellowjgreen
flesh. very roductlve.
:#;<6 7$<9 A beuutlful yellow cherry tomuto, wlth low ucld und u
wonderful, julcy fluvour. An eurly, vlgorous roducer,
wlth excellent dlseuse reslstunce.
:);# =(-(0 Cne of my fuvourltes, thls vurlety beurs smull greenlshyellow frult burstlng
wlth julcy fluvour. An excellent contrust ln suluds, und ldeul for ots.
>#0 ? @#--<1 !A$$(6* A semlwlld relutlve of tomutoes, currunt tomutoes ure ulso known us
'teusoon' tomutoes becuuse they ure so smull. 1hey orlglnute from South
Amerlcu und huve lntense fluvour und very smull frult, wonderful ln u sulud. An
Green Door Gardens
RR 1, Ilderton, ON
(519) 666-3565 greendoorgardens@gmail.com

2
ldeul snucklng cholce for chlldren becuuse of the smull slze.
>)#+#6*$(AB# 1hls Cermun helrloom meuns "glunt bunch of grues', und beurs red frult wlth
u olnted tl resembllng u teurdro, on lurge, bushy lunts.
C")99#$+6(99#$ A very smull lunt beurlng medlumslzed lnk cherry tomutoes. ldeul for
contulners.
@#--<1 D#($ Lutes from the eurly 8cc's. 1hls vurlety cun grow u to 6 feet tull und
roduces u heuvy cro of smull brlght yellow eurshued frult. A beuutlful
sulud or snucklng tomuto.

=;(-- E F#0)A; '($)#*)#+
G)-+( !$()8

A heuvy roducer beurlng smull red frult on foot vlnes. Leveloed ln
Scotlund ln c, for the greenhouse trude, erformlng very well ln slmllur
Murltlme cllmutes. Creut for llmlted suce or ots.
,-(./ D$)6.#
* NLv *
Medlumslzed durk red to brown, oblong frult thut ls not us fruglle us other
bluck vurletles, wlth greuter cruck reslstunce. Lxcellent yleld. Suld to be from
Slberlu.
,-(./ H#B$( Cood ylelds of regulur shued zlnch frult wlth tender, durk coloured skln wlth
jugged green strllng. A very bushy, lowgrowlng vurlety.
,-<<0% ,A*."#$ A very eurly vurlety thut ls louded wlth clusters of twolnch
frult on u comuct lunt. 1he frult ls very julcy, hence the
nume! (Sorry... no lnfumous murder mystery here)

,<I !($ C)--)# Numed ln honour of the hobos durlng the Creut Leresslon. Eurdy und
droughttolerunt, the red frult ls shued llke u fluttened globe und hus u robust
tuste.
,$<</9(.* A medlum to lurgeslzed red tomuto on u comuct lunt. ldeul for ots.
!(;9 J<% A comuct vlne, beurlng louds of smull, uttructlve frult. No stuklng requlred. A
very eurly vurlety.
!(6(B#. =A9#$ Leveloed us urt of u Quebec breedlng rogrum from the 6c's und ,c's,
ldeul for cool srlng weuther. Produces clusters of durk lnk, medlumslzed
frult on short vlnes. Sults ots well.
7(02+ =A6+#* 8eurs clusters of medlumslzed, golden orunge frult on u very comuct bushy
lunt. A beuutlful frult thut ls sllghtly turt und julcy, wlth few seeds. Cood
dlseuse reslstunce.
Green Door Gardens
RR 1, Ilderton, ON
(519) 666-3565 greendoorgardens@gmail.com

3
7<AB-#$)." A medlumslzed lunt noted for two quulltles u very roductlve cro of heuvy
und meuty lnk frult, u hlgher level of vltumln C thun other tomutoes.
K($- <3 K08#.<;B#
* NLv *
vhen the 6
th
Lurl of Ldgecombe dled ln the 6c's, the helr to the tltle of ,
th

Lurl wus u relutlve ln New 2eulund who wus u shee furmer. Ee truveled to
Lnglund to clulm the tltle, brlnglng hls fuvourlte New 2eulund tomuto wlth hlm.
1he tomutoes ure beuutlful orunge globes, reslstunt to crucklng und dlseuse.
5<-0#6 JAB)-## A bushy comuct lunt beurlng brlght, goldenorunge frult. very slmllur to
Lud's Sunset but wlth lurger frult.
5$##6 H#B$( Leveloed ln 8 by tomuto breeder 1om vugner, thls ls
un unusuul und exqulslte tomuto. 1he zlnch round frult
rlens to u yellowgold wlth durk green zebrullke strles.
A greut tomuto for brlghtenlng u suluds und other
tomuto dlshes.
L($B)68#$ A very eurly vurlety, lntroduced ln c. 1olerutes cool weuther.
J(A6# 4-(;;M Lee orunge, smull frult ls smooth, julcy und turt. very fluvourful, und un
excellent roducer. A fuvourlte ut the furmers' murket.
F<6#%;(/#$ A relluble tomuto wlth clusters of smull red frult. A rure old Lngllsh helrloom.
ldeul ln hot, humld cllmute, wlth u reututlon umongst murket growers for lts
excellent roductlvlty. Plunt ls bushy und requlres llttle stuklng.
N%(8<A+ A rollflc, rure Russlun tomuto vurlety thut ls
one of my fuvourltes. 1he frult ls very uttructlve
- smooth und oblong, wlth browngreen
shoulders thut streuk downwurd to durk red
flesh. Lxcetlonul sweet fluvour und meuty
flesh. Lute vurlety.
D(A- ><B#+<6 1hls Russlun vurlety ls numed ufter u fumous oerutlc urtlst who won ucclulm
us un udvocute of equul rlghts for 8lucks. Ee wus udmlred worldwlde,
eseclully ln the Sovlet Unlon. 1hls durk beefsteuk tomuto ls sllghtly fluttened
und round, meuty und very unlque ln fluvour.
D<-)+" A comuct foot lunt thut sults u stundurd tomuto cuge. lt beurs few
brunches, but ls louded wlth beuutlful red frult thut reslsts crucklng und
dlseuse. very roductlve und tolerunt of wet weuther.
Green Door Gardens
RR 1, Ilderton, ON
(519) 666-3565 greendoorgardens@gmail.com

4
DA$9-# !(-(B#+" An unusuul vurlety thut hus been culled the ugllest
tomuto ln the world. 1he medlumslzed frult ls
heuvlly rldged und lnklsh. lts suvlng gruce ls lts
excellent fluvour und ublllty to tolerute extreme
drought condltlons. Lxcellent 'chunked' lnto
suluds.
><+#B#.
* NLv *
Lurlng the 6c's to ,c's Roger Loucet wus ln churge of u tomuto breedlng
rogrum ln Quebec. Ee releused u totul of z vurletles, ull wlth numes thut end
ln 'bec' (for Quebec). (See our other selectlon 'Cunubec Suer'). 1hls ls u cold
tolerunt vurlety thut beurs smull red tomutoes, wlth hlgh dlseuse tolerunce.
=.<*)( An eurly muturlng, comuct vurlety from Novu Scotlu, excellent for ots or
stundurd tomuto cuges. Produces smull to medlumslzed red frult wlth green
shoulders. Reuted to be the best growlng tomuto ln Novu Scotlu stlll.
=*A9).# (Pronounced "stooeechku") lumous for belng one of the eurllest vurletles,
orlglnutlng from Czechoslovuklu. A coldtolerunt tomuto thut beurs un
ubundunce of very sweet, smull, dee red frult.
O)8#$#--( A hlghly roductlve, Lngllsh vurlety thut roduces z lnch red frult wlth
greenlshyellow jugged strles. very uttructlve ln suluds.

:($8# '($)#*)#+
GA6* >AB%2+ 5#$;(6
5$##6
* NLv *
1hls frult welghs u to lb ln clusters of z or . 1he frult ls rle when lt turns
llght green wlth u hlnt of yellow, wlth u lnk lnterlor. 1hls frult hus u sweetturt
fluvour thut ls fuvoured by muny 'helrloomlsts'.
,#-)#P# Q* <$ N<* Lurge lnklshred beefsteuk frult thut tustes wonderful wlth tender, julcy,
meuty flesh. Lutebeurlng.
,)8 >()6B<1 A very retty blcoloured beefsteuk tomuto thut ls yellow wlth uttructlve red
streuklng throughout the flesh. Mlld tustlng und sweet.
,-(./ 5)(6* A very oulur vurlety beurlng lurge frult thut ls urle on the outslde, und
greenlshred on the lnslde. 1hls ls not u bushy lunt, but the frult ls rlzed for
lts dellclous tuste. Prone to some crucklng.
,-(./ R$); Lurge, redurle frult wlth green shoulders. vellloved for lts lntense fluvour
und uttructlve colour ln suluds. 1he thlnsklnned frult ls rone to crucklng ln
wet weuther, und ls best lcked before lt fully rlens. Numed for Crlmeun
Penlnsulu on Ukrulnlun 8luck Seu Coust. Lutebeurlng.

Green Door Gardens
RR 1, Ilderton, ON
(519) 666-3565 greendoorgardens@gmail.com

5
,$(60%1)6# E >#0S
@#--<1 ? ,-(./
An Amlsh vurlety dutlng from 88. Not u heuvy roducer but beurs lurge
beefsteuk frult luter ln the seuson und ls ldeul for sundwlches. Plunt hus
noteworthy otutoleuved, or lurge folluge thut ls somewhut dlseuserone.
7$T C%."#2+ @#--<1
* NLv *
Lr. vyche's frlend owned the Cole 8rothers' Clrcus,
und fertlllzed hls gurdens wlth elehunt munure. Ee
hud u reututlon for hls lusclous gurdens und
develoed thls urtlculur cultlvur, donuted by Lr.
vyche to the Seed Suvers Lxchunge. 1he lurge
beefsteuk frult ls tungerlne orunge.
L#60#$+<62+ D)6/
D<60#$<+(
A mldseuson vurlety, lntroduced ln 8 by Peter Eenderson & Co. Euge slzed
meuty frult ls durk lnk ln colour wlth mlld, sweet und dellclous fluvour. Cood
for sllclng or cunnlng.
L#60#$+<62+ 5<-0#6
D<60#$<+(
Cne of the heuvler roducers of lurge yellow, meuty beefsteuk tomutoes.
Crlglnuted ln , by Peter Eenderson & Co. Mlld fluvour wlth low ucld
content, but dellclous und julcy.
L)--B)--% A beefsteuk thut orlglnutes from vest vlrglnlu. 1hls huge
blcoloured frult ls yellow wlth red streuks on the lnslde. 1he unrle frult hus
fusclnutlng vertlcul green streuks. Sweet fluvour und low ucld. Lute vurlety.
F#66<6)*# A meuty beefsteuk wlth very smull seed cuvltles.
Lxcellent sllclng tomuto wlth orungejred colour und
sweet fluvour. very dlseusereslstunt, dolng well ln wet
condltlons.

F<6*$#(- O(+*% A mldseuson Cunudlun vurlety thut beurs lurge red sllclng tomutoes on u
comuct lunt. Creut for ots or smull suces.
F<$*8(8# :)3*#$ Also known us "Rudlutor Churlle's Mortguge Llfter', thls vurlety wus
develoed ln vest vlrglnlu durlng the Creut
Leresslon. Churlle wus un uuto rudlutor reulrmun,
who hud u rudlutor reulr buslness ut the foot of u
stee hlll on whlch trucks would often overheut. Ee
churged s u lunt und uld off hls mortguge of s6ccc
ln slx yeurs. Curdeners would drlve u to zcc mlles to
buy hls fumous lunts. 1he enormous lnk frult ls sweet
und tusty - un excellent sllcer on u hlghly roductlve
und dlseuse reslstunt lunt.
U-0 ,$<</ Cne of the eurllest fullslzed tomutoes. Lurge red frult ls uttructlve, tungy und
julcy, und well sulted to home cunnlng due to lts hlgh ucldlty. Llseuse reslstunt.
Green Door Gardens
RR 1, Ilderton, ON
(519) 666-3565 greendoorgardens@gmail.com

6
D(+*# O<;(*<#+
G;)+" D(+*# A very roductlve helrloom from vlsconsln thut roduces lurge, heurtshued,
meuty frult on lucy folluge. Lxcellent for drylng or suuces.
,(6(6( :#8+ 1he lunt hus dlstlnct lucy folluge, und roduces elonguted yellowlsh frult
wlth dlstlnct durk streuklng. 1hls mlld fluvoured vurlety ls u greut contrust ln
suluds or us u fresh tomuto sulsu.
,<66% ,#+* A mldseuson ulltlme fuvourlte from the 6c's. 1hls vurlety roduces un
ubundunce of medlum, smooth frult ldeul for cunnlng or eutlng fresh.
5$)8"*;)$#2+ D$)0# A beuutlful red uste tomuto of Yugosluvlun descent. Not us heuvy u roducer
us Sun Murzuno but beurs lurger frult, excellent for drylng. An eurly vurlety thut
ls very dlseuse reslstunt.
DA$9-# >A++)(6 A very roductlve Ukrulnlun helrloom uste tomuto, greut for sulsu, suluds und
reservlng. Produces huge umounts of urlered, oblong frult wlth u blemlsh
free skln und excellent sweet fluvour.
>#0E=*$)9#0 ><;(6 Strlklng yellow streuks zlgzug the length of thls elonguted uste tomuto. A
meuty tomuto thut ls good for drylng or suluds. 1he folluge ls wlsy und needs
suort.
=(6 F($V(6< Cld ltullun uste tomuto. A heuvy roducer of smull uste tomutoes wlth good
cruck reslstunce.
=).)-)(6 =(A.#$ A flut, lurge red tomuto used for suuces. 1hlck, julcy, meuty flesh. Loes not
need stuklng.
O#8A.)8(-9( D(+*# A mid-season paste tomato described as a workhorse of a tomato. A
heavy producer of 3/4" x 2-1/2 " red fruit with a unique curving body.
Originally from Tegucigalpa, Honduras. (Thank you, Rob, for this kind
donation!)
O<;( '#$0# A tomutlllo vurlety beurlng smull, husked, green frult thut rlens when the
husk turns brown. Not u uste tomuto by shue, but lt mukes u dellclous sulsu.
An helrloom tomuto (ulso descrlbed us herltuge or oldfushloned) ls one thut hus been hunded down
from one fumlly or generutlon to the next. 1helr churucterlstlcs remuln the sume wlth euch generutlon,
rovlded they ure not ullowed to crossolllnute wlth other vurletles. Eelrloom tomutoes ure fuvoured
for thelr dlverslty ln colour, shue, fluvour und slze. 1he reservutlon of helrloom vurletles ls consldered
lmortunt ln the effort to mulntuln genetlc dlverslty. l would love to heur of your fuvourlte vurletles und
gurdenlng exerlences!
Sara Griffin