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Tomato (Lycopersicon)
The tomato is actually a fruit, but most people think of it as a vegetable. This misnomer could be because tomatoes are so easy to grow in the vegetable garden or because they are a favorite salad recipe item.
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| A mouth-watering giant red tomato, 'Beefmaster' routinely wins the size award at county fairs and contests. This massive beefsteak-type is not only huge but very heavy-bearing, with stunning yields over a long season on indeterminate vines.
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| A very popular hybrid, this indeterminate vine produces heavy yields of large, globe-shaped, deep red fruit. The foliage gives good fruit protection and it can be staked. Good disease resistance.
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| 'Big Beef' offers old time tomato flavor with the yeild and disease tolerance benefits of modern hybridization. Bearing globe-shaped fruits which are smooth, attractive and weight up to 10-12 oz, this is quite a tomato!
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| This variety dates back to 1885 and is regarded as one of the world's finest flavored beefsteak tomatoes ever offered. 'Brandywine' will yield a heavy crop of firm, clear skinned, light rosy pink fruits on plants with potato like leaves.
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| With exceptional flavor of gourmet quality, 'Brandywine Pink' features "potato-leaf" foliage with very large, boat-shaped, reddish-pink fruits that average between 16 and 24 ounces each and will ripen gradually over the season.
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| These extra-large, extra-early tomatoes grow on a true bush and will produce tasty red fruits that measure nearly 4" across. The plants are amazingly compact, yet productive.
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| With dependably large harvests of flavorful, solid 4-6 oz fruit, 'Early Girl' will arrive first and serve as an early slicing tomato. With good disease resistance, this variety will perform excellently in almost any climate.
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| A breakthrough in tomato breeding, features much more Lycopene (the cancer-fighting anti-oxidant) than any other plum tomato and tastes delicious!. Resistant to spotted wilt virus.
Great For: Height: 3-5' Width: 1-3'
Shape: Tall, Upright
Blooms: Yellow
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| PLANT CARE INFORMATIONSun Exposure: 6+ hours Soil Type: Moist, Sandy Feeding: Garden-tone, Lime
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| This variety produces tasty fruit on large vigorous plants that have been bred for disease resistance.
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| The original Whopper was an American classic, and its successor is simply the home gardener's dream tomato: greater disease resistance, higher yields, a longer season, and better taste!
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| Excellent for small gardens or containers, 'Patio Prize' will produce large yields of 2" red tomatoes. Growing one of these plants is a fun way to introduce gardening to children!
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| This may be the best-tasting heirloom tomato you've ever eaten! 'Pineapple' is a beefsteak type with huge yellow-gold fruit often striped in red and boasting fewer seeds and more solids, for an extra bite or two in every tomato.
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| Long, grape-like clusters of brilliant red elongated cherry tomatoes have earned this variety its name. The very sweet, complex flavor is delicious and has made these tomatoes a favorite of people everywhere.
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| Here’s the old standard pear-shaped variety for paste and juice. Large determinate plants spread out the harvest period but total yield is heavy. Roma has relatively high viscosity and soluble solids for thick, red sauce and firm texture for salads.
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| 'Striped German' produces moderate sized fruits with a bi-colored center of yellow with red marbling and great tomato flavor.
Great For: Height: 2-6' Width: 1-3'
Shape: Tall, Upright
Blooms: Yellow
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| PLANT CARE INFORMATIONSun Exposure: 6+ hours Soil Type: Moist, Sandy Feeding: Garden-tone, Lime
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| This large, indeterminate plant yields an incredible number of the best tasting bite-sized cherry tomatoes! They’re produced in clusters like grapes for the whole season and get high praise for their sweet flavor and high Vitamin C.
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| Cascades of bright red cherry tomatoes right on your deck! This hybrid, with its trailing habit, is perfect for hanging baskets. 'Tumbling Tom' forms very nice small tomatoes with very good flavor.
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| As rich in vitamins as it is flavorful, this very popular variety produces tasty pear-shaped yellow tomatos that will be colorful in salads, sliced or in preserves.
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