Lee Valley Tools Gardening Newsletter
Vol. 3, Issue 3
June 2008
 
Growing Heirloom Tomatoes
 
 
  Recommended Heirloom Varieties  
 
Yellow
'Jaune Negib', a moderate yielding, early-season, small tomato with clusters of golf-ball-sized fruit. Second choices are 'Dr. Wyche's Yellow' and 'Limmony'.

Bicolor
'Northern Lights', with its inner rays of yellow, red and pink, is one of the most beautiful tomato varieties to cultivate and is a highly productive heirloom with a rich taste. 'Big Rainbow' and 'Marvel Striped' are other notable choices.

Beefsteak
'Giant Belgium' has a sweet-tasting fruit that can weigh up to 5 lb. The taste is so sweet that some use it to make wine. Other choices include 'Aussie' and 'Mexico'.

  'Sweet Gold' tomatoes Small yet abundant 'Sweet Gold' tomatoes.

'Giant Belgium' tomatoes
Gigantic 'Giant Belgium' tomatoes.

There are thousands of heirloom varieties available and a gardener's only limitation is the size of the garden. Cultivating a tomato that has a rich past adds historical significance to the vegetable garden and rewards the gardener with colorful, tasty culinary presentations. Once you have cultivated an array of heirloom tomatoes, you may never grow an ordinary hybrid variety again.

Ron Rossini
Master Gardener

 
 
               
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