Tomatoes in the Garden
TOMATOES www.oaklandnursery.com Tomatoes in the Garden Phone 614.268.3511 Tomatoes are America’s favorite vegetable. Finding your favorite varieties can take many happy seasons of gardening . But first, start with tried and true varieties, then find out what the old timers and neighbors like to grow. Read up on new introductions and old heirloom varieties. The sheer variety in fruit color, texture and flavor will keep you searching for years. Tomatoes are classified several ways. First is by use. Slicing for fresh eating or sandwiches, canning or tomato paste varieties (these are not so juicy). Then there are salad or snack tomatoes. These are small fruited, ideal for popping in your mouth or for use in a salad. Usually very sweet. There is one more class called heirloom tomatoes. These are old fashioned varieties, usually slicers, that are unique to a certain geographic area or time. Many have unique color, shape, flavor and texture. The next way to classify tomatoes is by season length. Some tomato varieties ripen early and some during main season. If you are planting determinate varieties (explained later) stagger planting times 3 weeks apart to extend the harvest season. Finally, tomatoes can be determinate or indeterminate. Determinate plants set fruit only once during the plants life and then are done for the season. They are usually shorter in stature, also. Indeterminate plants types continue to grow and produce fruit till frost, hence plants can get large and tall if staked or sprawl if left on the ground. Start your tomatoes by direct seeding or by transplants bought at Oakland or grown at home from seed. Your garden soil should be rich and loamy. Take the time to prepare your soil, and you will be rewarded with a bountiful harvest. If you are planning to stake the plants, drive your stakes in before planting the tomatoes. This avoids root damage to the small plant. Try to water at the base of the plant to avoid water sitting on the leaves to long. Excess water promotes disease. If overhead watering is necessary, do it in the morning on sunny days. Below are tomato varieties that Oakland has carried in the past and plan to carry this year. Remember, this list does not include the varieties of tomato seeds we carry. Also, our stock of tomato plants fluctuates wildly through ‘Veggie Madness Time’ (May), so it is all subject to availability. Tomatoes Varieties www.oaklandnursery.com Tomatoes in the Garden Phone 614.268.3511 Days to Fruit Size Variety Ripeness (oz.) Growth Fruit Color Amish Paste 85 6 IND RED Aunt Ruby's German Green 79 16 IND GREEN Beef Steak 100 15-32 IND RED Better Boy 72 12 IND RED/GR Beefmaster 85 16 IND RED Big Boy 78 16 IND R Big Girl 78 10 IND R Black Krim Brandywine Better Bush Bush Champion Celebrity Cherokee Purple Delicious Early Girl First Pik Fourth of July Golden Boy Golden Girl Green Zebra Grape 80 78 68 68 70 85 77 54 58 49 80 70 78 65 6 12 10 8 7 15 20 5 10 4 8 8 6 2-Jan Heirloom RainHillbilly Health Kick Jet Star Juliet La Roma Lemon Boy Lemon Cherry Legend Marglobe Mortgage Lifter Mountain Pride Mr. Stripey Old German Old Time Tasty Orange Oxheart Patio Pink Girl 72 80 74 72 60 80 72 58 68 75 80 78 80 72 70 90 70 76 5 TO 14 12 6 8 1 4 6 2-Jan 10 4 20 6 20 16 6 20 2 8 Use PASTE Comments SLICER SLICER SLICER SLICER SLICER SLICER HEIRLOOM IND IND IND DET IND IND IND IND DET IND IND DET IND IND BROWN/ SLICER DK PINK SLICER RED SLICER RED SLICER RED/GR SLICER DP. RED SLICER RED SLICER RED/GR SLICER RED SLICER RED SL/SALAD YELLOW SLICER ORANGE SLICER GREEN SLICER RED SAL/SNACK HEIRLOOM HEIRLOOM EARLY EARLY IND DET IND IND DET IND IND DET DET IND DET IND IND IND IND DET IND MIX MIX HEIRLOOM YEL/RED SLICER HEIRLOOM RED CAN/SALAD HI YIELD RED SLICER LOW ACID RED SNACK SWEET RED PASTE YEL SLICER YEL SNACK SWEET RED SLICER EARLY RED CAN/SL RED BIG SLICER HEIRLOOM RED/GR SLICER RED/YEL SLICER SWEET RED SLICER HEIRLOOM RED SLICER ORANGE SLICER HEIRLOOM RED SL/SALAD COMPACT PINK SLICER HEIRLOOM EARLY EARLY EARLY LOW ACID HEIRLOOM SWEET Tomato Varieties, cont’d Days to Fruit Size Ripeness (oz.) Growth Fruit Color Variety www.oaklandnursery.com Tomatoes in the Garden Phone 614.268.3511 Use Comments Red Brandywine Roma Red Cherry 90 76 70 10 2 2-Jan IND IND IND DEEP RED RED RED SLICER PASTE SNACK HEIRLOOM Rutgers Sun Sugar 74 62 7 1 DET IND RED YEL SLICER SNACK HEIRLOOM SWEET Super Sweet 100 Sweet 100 Tomatillo Top Gun Willamette 65 65 67 77 70 1 1 3 8 6 IND IND IND DET DET RED RED GREEN RED RED SNACK SNACK UNIQUE SLICER SLICER SWEET SWEET MEX SWEET Tomato Varieties and Uses (Not all varieties may be available) Heirloom (Most Lemon Boy Cherry/Salad/ Snack are slicers) Jet Star Marglobe Grape Amish Paste Sweet 100 Old Time Tasty Healthkick Slicing Patio Juliet Aunt Ruby’s German Green Better Boy Pink Girl Lemon Cherry Beef Master Top Gun Patio Beef Steak Willamette Red Cherry Low-Acid Slicers, cont’d Golden Boy Sun Sugar Big Boy Big Girl Black Krim Brandywine Cherokee Purple Delicious Super Sweet 100 Heirloom Rainbow Mix Sweet 100 Hillbilly Better Bush Canning/paste Bush Champion Amish Paste Mountain Pride Celebrity Early Girl Mortgage Lifter Early Girl Health kick Mr. Stripey First Pik Marglobe Old German Fourth of July LaRoma Orange Oxheart Golden Girl Roma Red Brandywine Legend
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