Tomato Mania 2011
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Tomato Mania 2011
Tomato Mania 2011 Poly Plants Shop Cal Poly Campus Dates: April 8 and 9, 2011 10:00am – 5:00pm $6.00 each or Five for $25.00 Contact: TomatoMania2011@gmail.com 1 Beefmaster Hybrid VFNASt Big Beef Hybrid One of the most popular hybrid beefsteak-types, with improved disease resistance. Solid, meaty, bright red tomatoes weigh up to two pounds. Better yields, larger fruits and good tolerance to cracking and splitting. Indeterminate. (80 days) A good choice to try in virtually any climate, readily overcoming adverse growing conditions and adapting easily to different environments. Coupled with oldfashioned, rich flavor, it features bred-in hybrid qualities: colossal fruit size and yield, uniformity and a full spectrum of disease resistance. Smooth fruits are globe-shaped, weighing 9 oz. to one pound. (73 days) Better Boy Hybrid A spectacular, midseason variety with plump, juicy, deep red tomatoes that often weigh more than one pound. Once they arrive they just keep on coming! Fruits are extremely flavorful, with flesh that’s juicy, yet firm. Heavy foliage protects fruits from sunscald. A highly adaptable variety that thrives in nearly any climate. Demonstrates excellent disease resistance. Indeterminate. (75 days) Beef Steak A new American classic hybrid. Gardeners everywhere will love the heirloom look and feel of this variety's large 12 to 14 oz. beefsteak fruits that benefit from breeding to hold their texture and flavor longer after picking. Packed with exactly the right amount of flavor for fresh eating in salads and sandwiches. (80 days) $6.00 each or Five for $25.00 Contact: TomatoMania2011@gmail.com 2 Black Brandywine A prolific yielder whose novel, black fruits are wellformed, oval shaped, with "real tomato taste"! (80-120 days) Box Car Willie This old-timer might become your main crop variety, due to its prolific yields of smooth, reddish-orange fruits averaging a large 10 to 16 oz.! With an oldfashioned flavor you'll remember from childhood, these high-yielding, multi-use tomatoes will last throughout the season and are ideal for canning, freezing, or for home-cooked meals. Crack-free and disease resistant. (80 days) Black Krim A most unusual novelty. Fruits are a dark, deep red (almost a shiny black) with heavy green shoulders. Interior is a deep, reddish-green color. Sweet and tasty. Matures extremely early. (69 days) Brown Berry An unusual variety with cherry-type fruits dressed in appealing, earthy- brown skins. More than a novelty the fruits have very good flavor and are sweet and juicy. A very different look for fresh and cooked cuisine. Sturdy, 78" plants. (70 days) Bloody Butcher A sensational, multi-purpose tomato, very early and high-yielding. Strong tomato flavor in medium, round, 4 oz. fruits that are a deep, dark red inside and out. Potato-leaved plants are fast growing. (55 days) Burpee’s Big Boy Hybrid The hallmark of this large, crack-free tomato is its absolutely superb flavor. Bright red, firm, meaty fruits often weigh 1 pound or more, and feature smooth, blemish-resistant skins. (78 days) $6.00 each or Five for $25.00 Contact: TomatoMania2011@gmail.com Bush Beefsteak This is the perfect sandwich-sized fruit produced on a square-foot, garden- sized plant. Solid-fleshed fruits of a deep, rich red, average 8 ounces, on vigorous, bushy plants. (62 days) 3 Cabernet Hybrid VFF These red grape tomatoes are super, super sweet. Firm, 1/3 to 1/2 oz., fruits make the perfect snack they're nutritious and delicious! Tolerant to Early Blight. (60 days) Celebrity Hybrid VFFNTASt Bush Early Girl Hybrid VFFNT This "determinate sister" to popular Early Girl (00240) delivers the same desirable qualities in a compact, patio-sized variety: an extreme earliness and huge yields of firm, meaty, flavorful fruits that are larger than Early Girl - a full 4" in diameter. (54 days) Bush Goliath Hybrid VFN No wonder this remarkable tomato has gained such wide acclaim in its short history! Specially developed for patio gardeners and those with limited garden space, and unsurpassed by any other bush variety. Its attractive, compact plants grow up to 3-1/2 ft. tall and have a "patio" look...the surprise is their huge, red, 3 to 4" fruits packed with flavorful meat and high sugar content. Bears consistently up to frost and needs little staking. (68 days) This AAS Award Winner established a new standard for main-crop hybrids requiring multiple disease resistance. Highly adaptable from Canada to the South. Medium sized, globe-shaped fruits are crackresistant and average 7 oz. Semi-determinate. (70 days) Champion II Hybrid VFFNTA If you love the ever popular Champion Hybrid then you're sure to become a fan of this variety. Features even more disease resistance while maintaining the same delicious flavor and timing. Delivers high yields of meaty, 6 to 7 oz. fruits. Also exhibits intermediate resistance to Yellow Leaf Curl Virus. (62-65 days) $6.00 each or Five for $25.00 Contact: TomatoMania2011@gmail.com 4 Cherokee Purple Cupid Hybrid FASt A reliable producer of unusual, medium pink-purple fruits that appear brown in color, and average 8 to 12 oz., apiece. Fruits are round to oblate, with no cracking. Exhibits tolerance to mild drought as well as to common diseases. (80-90 days) There are a lot of good grape tomatoes on the market, but Cupid advances to the next level in the areas of quality, flavor, yields and holding ability. Meaty bright red fruits are nearly as firm as Roma types and are quite crack resistant. Vigorous plants set loads of fruits in long trusses for a long season that begins early, and due to a very high level of disease resistance, continues right up until frost. (66 days) Cherry Roma Produces bountiful sets of 1" long, plum-shaped fruits with a surprising flavor that's both sweet and spicy at the same time. A real taste treat when eaten fresh, or dried to enjoy all year long! (75-80 days) Chocolate Cherry Extremely flavorful, uniform, round fruits in trusses of 8, measure 1" in diameter. Fruits hold stems very well, don't crack and can be picked several days before completely mature and allowed to ripen off the vine without sacrificing quality. Great variety for the home gardener or for packing into pints for market. (70 days) Dinner Plate Large red fruits averaging 1-1/2 to 2 lbs. a piece are radially flattened and heart-shaped. Fine quality flesh has excellent flavor. (90-100 days) Djena Lee’s Golden Girl An heirloom dating back to the 1920's that's rumored to have won 1st Place at the Chicago Fair 10 years in a row. Fruits are golden yellow to deep orange, globe shaped, meaty and weigh 8 to 12 oz. each. The perfect balance of acid and sugars gives it a sweet, yet tangy flavor. (80 days) $6.00 each or Five for $25.00 Contact: TomatoMania2011@gmail.com 5 Golden Girl Hybrid VFFNA Early Girl VFF It's hard to find tasty, full-sized fruits like this extraearly in the season! Meaty, ripe, red fruits, 4 to 6 oz., are slightly flattened and bright crimson throughout. Very appealing, with firm texture and blemishresistant skin. Heavy yields on hardy vines. (57 days) The mildest tomato ever! Golden-orange, smooth, deep-oblate fruits average 7 oz. each, with a mild, almost-sweet flavor (unlike the reds) that is as appealing as its appearance! Requires no pruning. (69 days) Early Goliath Hybrid VFFNTASt Golden Mama Hybrid Superb size, perfect shape, continuous production, luscious flavor and broad disease resistance of the marvelous original. The bonus is its exceptional earliness-it extends the growing season at the front end by a full week or more without sacrificing the things we love most about Goliath-- extra-large harvests of big, 8 oz. red, sweet fruits that are deep oblate to globe-shaped. A better yielder than other early varieties. (58 days) Make a gorgeous golden sauce from the first yellow paste tomato bred. Prepare huge batches of yellow marinara from just a few plants. Besides the unique color, the taste is unusually mild and sweet. The compact plants yield enormous crops of 4-5 oz. fruits over an extremely long season. A gourmet cook's delight. (68 days) First Light Hybrid Ranks as one of the best tasting tomatoes ever. Should be harvested when the lower half of the tomato has turned red but still has green shoulders. Excellent full flavored, 5 to 7 ounce, fruits have a nice crisp texture that makes them perfect for adding a fresh look to salads and salsas. Strong plants produce good yields. (76 days) Green Zebra This is the most unusual variety you'll ever grow! Fully ripened fruits are bright green, with stripes of a still lighter green. Round, smallish, 2 to 4 oz. fruits have excellent, "real tomato" flavor. Plants are vigorous. (78 days) $6.00 each or Five for $25.00 Contact: TomatoMania2011@gmail.com Health Kick Hybrid VFFASt The perfect saladette variety - healthy, fine-flavored, with better wilt resistance and fruits of the brightest red imaginable, thanks to the antioxidant lycopene. Juicy, plum-shaped fruits weigh about 4 oz. and are strongly disease resistant, particularly to Spotted Wilt. Sets loads of fruit under average growing conditions. Plants grow to about 4 ft. tall if staked. (72 days) 6 Kellogg’s Breakfast Kellogg's Breakfast is finally getting the recognition it deserves. Originally bred in Michigan by a gardener named Kellogg, it is absolutely unique, both for its size and for its bold golden skin and juice, exactly the color of freshsqueezed orange juice! This giant sets fruit weighing anywhere from 16 to 32 ounces. Slightly flattened, the globes are massive, hanging over the edges of sandwich bread. A good mix of solids and gels makes for a delicious bite, and you'll need many, many bites to finish just one Kellogg's Breakfast! (80-85 days) Husky Cherry Red Hybrid VFA Season-long production of outstanding fruits, 1" in size and featuring excellent flavor. A member of the Husky "ISI" Series, whose dwarf indeterminate habit and quality production makes it perfect for small spaces and containers. (65 days) Large Red Cherry An excellent salad tomato, with clusters of 5 on spreading, hardy vines, with dark green foliage. Full-season, high yields of deep scarlet, round, 1 to 1-1/4" diameter, flavorful fruits. Green fruits may be pickled, while ripe ones are used fresh or for preserves. (72 days) Jelly Bean Yellow Hybrid A prolific yielder of oblong fruits, true yellow in color. Bite-sized fruits grow in groups of 15-30 per cluster, and can be harvested later in the season than most. A nice complement to red grape types. (72 days) Lemon Boy Hybrid VFNASt Lemon yellow, not golden in color. Highly adaptable plants yield large, deep oblate fruits, averaging 6 to 7 oz. and about 3-1/2" across. Out-yields all other "golden" tomatoes available. Mild flavored and adds an inviting color to salads. (72 days) $6.00 each or Five for $25.00 Contact: TomatoMania2011@gmail.com Lemon Drop 7 Micro Tom Hybrid These sunshine-yellow fruits have a pure, tart-sweet taste that stands up alongside the most robust salad ingredients. Heavy trusses of 3/4" fruits literally beg to be harvested and enjoyed. (80-90 days) Considered to be the world's smallest tomato, with plants only 6 to 8" tall, bearing loads of flavorful, 1 oz., deep red fruits. Micro Tom is an ideal house plant for windowsills or patios, letting you enjoy vine-ripened tomatoes year round! Developed by the University of Florida. (88 days) Merlot Hybrid VFF Murray Smith Incredibly crunchy and very sweet, these red grape tomatoes, 1/4 to 1/2 oz., are a real treat! A great snack as well as being excellent for salads, cooking or as a pizza topper. Hardy and tolerant to Early Blight. High yielder. (59 days) This large, flavorful tomato only grows on the Central Coast, and was developed by Howard Brown, former dean of College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, in honor of his friend, Murray Smith. Mexico Midget Old-time, south-of-the-border favorite that continues to prove its value as a salad tomato. Tiny, red, cherry-type fruits weigh down trusses with prolific yields throughout an extended growing season. Round 1/2" fruits explode with irresistible flavor. Very reliable. (60-90 days) Original Beefsteak Red Hybrid A new American classic hybrid. Gardeners everywhere will love the heirloom look and feel of this variety's large 12 to 14 oz. beefsteak fruits that benefit from breeding to hold their texture and flavor longer after picking. Packed with exactly the right amount of flavor for fresh eating in salads and sandwiches. Totally Tomatoes Horticultural Variety. (65 days) $6.00 each or Five for $25.00 Contact: TomatoMania2011@gmail.com Original Beefsteak Tangerine A new American classic hybrid. Gardeners everywhere will love the heirloom look and feel of this variety's large 12 to 14 oz. beefsteak fruits that benefit from breeding to hold their texture and flavor longer after picking. Packed with exactly the right amount of flavor for fresh eating in salads and sandwiches. Totally Tomatoes Horticultural Variety. (65 days) Patio Hybrid FASt Perfect for container gardening or limited space. Vines are extremely compact, yet produce medium-sized, deep oblate fruits that are smooth, firm and flavorful. (70 days) 8 Pink Brandymaster Hybrid This modern strain of classic Brandywine delivers world famous flavor packed into medium to large fruits, unrivaled among similar varieties. Shiny pink fruits weigh 10 ounces with firm, juicy flesh and an incredible, rich tomato taste. Potato-leaved plants do well under a wide range of conditions. Fruits mature later in northern areas. (70-80 days) Purple Russian Original stock of this variety came from Irma Henkel in the Ukraine. Meaty, plum-shaped, 6 oz. fruits are 3 to 4" long. Tomatoes are sweet and flavorful making them a good choice for eating fresh, salsa and sauces. High yielding plants produce purplish-black, smooth skinned fruits that are crack resistant. (80 days) Persimmon Orange Rainbow Great flavor and eye appeal! Large, plump, golden-orange fruits average 1 to 2 lbs. - meaty, with luscious flavor and only a few seeds. You can expect these vigorous plants to produce good yields. (80 days) Very large, orange fruits, with red spots or streaks, grow up to 4-1/2" in diameter. Firm, meaty flesh with low acidity, produces a delicious flavor that's ideal in a variety of dishes or eaten plain. (80-85 days) $6.00 each or Five for $25.00 Contact: TomatoMania2011@gmail.com Red Brandymaster Hybrid VF This modern strain of classic Brandywine delivers world famous flavor packed into medium to large fruits, unrivaled among similar varieties. Red fruits weigh up to one pound with firm, juicy flesh and an incredible, rich tomato taste. Potato-leaved plants do well under a wide range of conditions. Fruits mature later in northern areas. (70-80 days) 9 Red Pear One of the rarest of the heirloom varieties and still grown today! Hardy, medium-sized plants yield plenty of small, red, pear-shaped fruits with very few seeds. Perfect for salads, sauces or pickles. (70 days) Red Zebra Red Brandywine An Amish heirloom that dates back to 1885 and is generally considered to be the world's best-flavored tomato. Plants look like potato vines with good yields of extra-large (weighing up to 1-1/2 lbs.), firm, clear-skinned, light rosypink fruits. (90-100 days) This variety has both beauty and substance, the best looking and best tasting of all striped tomatoes available on the market today! Fruits are dark red inside, and brighter fire engine-red outside, with skins streaked by dramatic, golden stripes. Juicy and flavorful, with large crops of 3" fruits on strong, productive plants. Roman Candle Red Lightning Hybrid Lovely to look at, exquisite to taste. 'Red Lightning' loads up with brilliant red 2 ½-3" fruits covered with “hand-painted” yellow stripes. The flavor is irresistible—sweet, tangy and richly aromatic. Lends a jolt of delectable color to salads. The vigorous plants grow 5’ tall, producing a continuous harvest of tomatoes right up till fall. (82 days) It's rare to find a pure-yellow, banana-shaped tomato, and even more difficult to find one with superior flavor. Roman Candle satisfies on both counts. Paste-type fruits, 4 to 6" long, are very meaty and flavorful with brilliant yellow skin and white flesh. An excellent choice for salsas and sauces. (80 days) $6.00 each or Five for $25.00 Contact: TomatoMania2011@gmail.com Saucey This heavy producer easily out performs other tomatoes of its type in earliness and yield. Plants produce many robust clusters of plum-shaped fruits that ripen simultaneously for one major harvest. Smooth, meaty fruits can be easily shaken from the plants when mature. Satisfying to grow, and is sure to electrify sauces and salsas with intense, "real tomato" taste. (75-85 days) 10 SunSugar Hybrid The ultimate in cherry tomatoes, this golden yellow beauty achieves a new level of sugar-sweetness and flavor, superb texture, and a tangy "true tomato" taste. Fruits are a lovely golden yellow, weigh 1/2 oz., and possess thin skins - remarkable, considering its wonderful crack resistance, even in heavy rains. Heavy early cropper. Very vigorous - can be grown outdoors or indoors in an unheated greenhouse in cold climates. (62 days) Sugary Hybrid Tomato 2005 AAS WINNER! Sugary stands out as something really special in the world of cherry tomato competition. Super-sweet, juicy, 2 oz. fruits, with appealing, reddishpink skins and light green shoulders. Huge yields of oval-shaped, slightly pointed fruits set continuously in full sun. (80 days) Sweet Million Hybrid FT Terrific flavor in high yields of super-sweet cherry tomatoes that have excellent, hybrid disease resistance. Long chains of smooth, dark red, 1 to 1-1/2" fruits are produced on large vigorous plants. Matures nice and early and continues producing until frost. (60 days) Sun Cherry Extra Sweet Hybrid No hors d'oeuvres table or salad will be without this bite-size delight, once folks taste its super-sugary sweetness. Vigorous plants produce higher yields of thin-skinned, 1/4 oz. fruits than its predecessor, especially at the start of harvest. (55-60 days) Tigerella Similar to Mr. Stripey, with tangy, red, meaty fruits that exhibit marked stripes of a green-to-yellow hue. Uniform production all season. (76 days) $6.00 each or Five for $25.00 Contact: TomatoMania2011@gmail.com Tiny Tim Still one of the earliest, most dependable, tree-like, dwarf types for small garden or containers. Only 15" tall, yet yields many small, 3/4" fruits. Super in salads. (60 days) Beefy Boy Hybrid Tomato We can thank superior breeding for these gigantic beefsteak-type fruits that have achieved the perfect combination of delicious flesh that is more solid than jell, awe-inspiring size and exceptional taste. So easy to grow, too! Deep red, 12 to 16 oz. fruits are round and smooth, ripening uniformly. Highly disease resistant. Tomato Parks Season Starter Hybrid Great for northern climates and short growing seasons. 60 days from setting out transplants. F1VT. Determinate. Always grow the first tomato on the block with this super-fast determinate variety! It sets huge yields of juicy-sweet 6-ounce fruits -- and they taste as good as they look! 11 Tomato Parks Whopper Cr Improved Hybrid Earlier and tastier than the original Whopper, with big red, 4" fruits that feature improved disease and crackresistance, as well as a more uniform fruit size. You'll start harvesting in just 65 days, and keep picking right until frost! A popular choice for fresh market and home garden. Vigorous, stocky plants. Totem Hybrid More fruit than foliage, compact and perfect for patios or window boxes. Just 18 to 30" tall, with small to medium, round, red, flavorful fruits produced in abundance-- up to 10 lbs. per plant! Great for indoor gardens too, with its attractive dark green foliage. No staking is required. (70 days) Tumbling Tom Red This magnificent variety cascades to 20" or more, making it ideal for hanging baskets and container gardens. Sturdy, evenly branched plants are loaded with juicy, 1 to 2" fruits, perfectly sized for snacking and salads. A true ornamental that may seem too pretty to pick, but one sweet bite will have you coming back for more. (70 days) $6.00 each or Five for $25.00 Contact: TomatoMania2011@gmail.com 12 Tumbling Tom Yellow Yellow Brandywine This magnificent variety cascades to 20" or more, making it ideal for hanging baskets and container gardens. Sturdy, evenly branched plants are loaded with juicy, 1 to 2" fruits, perfectly sized for snacking and salads. A true ornamental that may seem too pretty to pick, but one sweet bite will have coming back for more. (70 days) Golden-yellow version of Brandywine with prolific yields of flattened, somewhat irregular fruits. (90-100 days) Yellow Cherry Vintage Wine One of the very few pastel-hued tomatoes. A favorite of gourmet grocers, with attractive, 1-1/2 lb., pale pink fruits set off by golden stripes. Elegant, sweet and tasty, with a nice, mild flavor that compliments most dishes. Tall, 78" plants with potato-leaved foliage. ( 85 days) Lots of small, 1/2", pretty fruits to toss in your salads. Strong vines produce high yields of yellow jewels, preferred by taste-testers about the same percentage as for Super Sweet 100. (70 days) Yellow Pear Yellow Brandymaster Hybrid VF This modern strain of classic Brandywine delivers world famous flavor packed into fruits that weigh up to one pound. They are firm, juicy and have an incredible, rich tomato taste. Potato-leaved plants do well under a wide range of conditions. Fruits mature later in northern areas. (70-80 days) Vigorous vines produce high yields of 2", yellowskinned, pear-shaped fruits with few seeds. Slightly later than Red Pear, but with the same prolific yields and dependable performance. (78 days) $6.00 each or Five for $25.00 Contact: TomatoMania2011@gmail.com Yellow Plum Vigorous vines produce high yields of 1-1/2" cherrytype, plum-shaped tomatoes in clusters. Very sweet and mild, great eaten fresh like "plums" off the vine, or ideal for salads and preserves. Bears full-season. (70 days) Zebra Cherry Hybrid This compact, hard-to-find basket type produces loads of tangy fruits that are slightly larger than the average cherry at 1 to 1-1/2 inches in diameter. Exotic fruits have red and green stripes, with dark red flesh that is surprisingly flavorful and very firm, making them easy to cut. Hardy plants are ideal for small spaces and patios. (70 days) *Descriptions taken with permission from Totally Tomatoes website 13