Valley Transplant Nursery
Acampo, California
QUALITY 99
Dual-purpose variety for the vine ripe and mature green harvests
Produces large, attractive fruits with a vibrant, deep red color.
High resistance to Fusarium wilt, Fusarium crown rot and tomato
yellow leaf curl.
BIG BEEF
Nice combination of size, taste, and earliness. Still unsurpassed as the top choice for fresh market beefsteak tomatoes.
Large, avg. 10-12 oz., mostly blemish-free, globe-shaped red fruit.
They have full flavor - among the best - and ripen early for their size.
Broad disease resistance.
High resistance to Alternaria stem canker, Fusarium wilt races 1, 2, gray leaf spot, nematodes, tobacco mosaic virus, and Verticillium wilt.
EARLY GIRL
Early Girl may be the most all-round popular hybrid for the first fresh tomato of the season. Use them for slicing on a plate, into a salad, or on a sandwich. This a proven all-round early hybrid. Early Girl bears lots of fruit for early harvest, but because the vines are indeterminate, they continue producing through summer. Many gardeners plant it again late in the summer so that it will produce a huge fresh crop of “fall tomatoes” quickly before frost.
TEMECULA
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BOB CAT
This high-yielding beefsteak produces globe shaped red fruit.
This vigorous plant has dense foliage that provides excellent protection to the fruit.
Suitable for large patio containers.
DAYS TO MATURITY : 73 Days
GOLDEN JUBILEE
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VALENCIA
Sunny orange fruits with full tomato flavor.
Round, smooth fruits average 8-10 oz.
Their meaty interiors have few seeds
This midseason tomato is among the best for flavor and texture
Indeterminate
DAYS TO MATURITY: 76 Days
CARBON
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LEMON BOY
An updated version of the classic Lemon Boy tomato with added disease resistance and sweet, tangy flavor — a marked improvement over typical yellow tomatoes. The flattened-round, 7–8 oz. beefsteak fruits are consistent in size, shape, and quality with very few blemishes. A high-yielding variety with good firmness. Comprehensive disease package offers wide adaptability and keeps the plants healthy and the fruits clean. Can be harvested bright lemon-yellow to deeper golden-yellow when fruit exhibits light checking and a subtle blush at the blossom scar. Harvest a bit underripe if you prefer a more acidic flavor profile.
DAYS TO MATURITY: 75 Days
HEIRLOOMS
PINK BRANYWINE
Heirloom. This popular beefsteak-sized, Amish tomato produces rosy pink fruits loaded with an old-fashioned tomato taste that has been prized for decades. It is considered one of the benchmarks for intense tomato flavor. The indeterminate vines are vigorous, so use tall cages. Vines yield tomatoes that ripen gradually until frost. Plants have “potato leaf” foliage. The tangy taste of Brandywine is a gourmet cook’s delight.
Fruit size: 9 to 16 oz
Matures: 80 to 100 days
Plant spacing: 36 inches apart
Plant size: 7 to 9 feet tall
Plant type: Indeterminate
YELLOW BRANDYWINE
An orange old-timer with rich flavor.
This rich-flavored old timer is an orange version of Brandywine. The fruits are larger than Valencia. This potato-leaf variety can be finicky to grow, with roughly shaped fruit one year and smooth the next
Indeterminate.
TO MATURITY: 78 Days
CHEROKEE PURPLE
Heirloom. Cherokee Purple seeds, originating from Tennessee, are thought to have been passed down from Native Americans of the Cherokee tribe. This heirloom tomato variety consistently ranks very high in taste tests. Slice Cherokee Purple tomato for rich, dark color and unmatched sweet, rich taste on sandwiches or in salads. The tomato is a beautiful dusky pink with a deep, rich-red interior. Cherokee Purple grows well in most regions of the U.S. Let the fruit ripen on the vine for the best flavor.
Fruit size: 10 to 12 oz
Matures: 80 to 90 days
Plant spacing: 36 inches apart
Plant size: 4 to 6 feet
Plant type: Indeterminate
BLACK KRIM
(Russian heirloom)
Black Krim combines bold, smoky flavor and good texture with an unusual appearance. Deep brown/red, 8-16 oz. tomatoes have brown/green shoulders that get darker with more heat and sunlight. High yielding.
DAYS TO MATURITY: 80 Days
Indeterminate.
GERMAN STRIPED
Bicolor red-and-yellow fruit. The flat, medium-to-large tomatoes with variable shoulder ribbing are shaded yellow and red. The marbled interior looks beautiful sliced. Complex, fruity flavor and smooth texture.
Medium-tall vines bear 12+ oz. fruit.
DAYS TO MATURITY : 78 Days
Indeterminate.
BEEF STEAK
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PINK BERKELEY TIE DIE
Unique appearance with heirloom-quality flavor.
8-12 oz. fruits are dark pink with green striping,
and the flesh is pink with yellow streaks.
The flavor is outstanding - sweet and complex like the finest heirlooms.
DAYS TO MATURITY: 70 Days
Compact Indeterminate.
MARVEL STRIPE
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BIG BEEF PLUS
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CAROLINA GOLD
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RED BRANDYWINE
It is by far one of the most recognized of heirloom tomato varieties and helped to establish the mainstream heirloom seed renaissance. The regular leaf plants yield fruits that are red, relatively large (over a pound), globe to oblate shaped, and full of flavor.
80 to 100 days
BLACK BRANDYWINE
Heirloom, Potato Leaf. With “Brandywine” in it’s name you know it’s gotta be good! Generous fruit size, deep red/brown/purple color, and that very rich, sweet, smoky flavor that black tomatoes are known for. The vines get large and produce quite abundantly for such a large tomato. Does well in hot and muggy Southern Missouri. There is a tendency to crack. Like with all large heirloom tomatoes, it is best to prune lightly, if at all, so leaf cover will keep sun off the fruits
DAYS TO MATURITY: 85 days.
Indeterminate
PINEAPPLE
Enormous, uniquely-patterned, yellow-red striped fruits will be the center of attraction. Beefsteak-type fruits easily grow to 5" and larger, and are orange-yellow with red streaks. Fruits have meaty flesh, mild flavor, and no green shoulders. Heavy foliaged plants produce good yields.
85-90 Days
BIG RAINBOW
A tomato that lives up to its name with big (1-2 lb) fruits with a rainbow of colors on its green shoulders, yellow and orange body, red streaks, and red blossom end. Mature fruits are orange-yellow with red streaks, and a mixture of flavors. Sweet and juicy, it's a dramatic slicer for platters and sandwiches. This late season beefsteak tomato keeps producing for the big finish to your harvest. Resistant to cracking, and foliar diseases: early and late blight, septoria leaf spot, gray and leaf mold; and bacterial spot, speck & canker.
Height At Maturity: 6'-8'
Days to Maturity: 80-90 Days
Spacing After Thinning: 18"-24"
CARBON
Delicious, highly productive black heirloom.
Resists cracking and cat-facing better than other large, black heirlooms, producing a higher proportion of marketable fruit.
Blocky-round, 10-14 oz. fruit with dark olive shoulders fading into a very dark, brick red. Boasts the signature rich flavor and meaty texture of a classic black tomato. Excellent yields and fruit quality for an heirloom.
Productive over a longer period than similar types.
Plant type: Indeterminate
DAYS TO MATURITY : 76 Days
Ideal Temperature: 75-95 Degrees F
Plant Spacing: 24"
Frost Hardy: No
GERMAN JOHNSON
More vigorous, higher yielding Brandywine type.
Recommended for higher productivity in a pink heirloom.
Earlier, more uniform, and slightly smaller than Brandywine at 8-16 oz.
Fruits have lots of deep, acidic tomato flavor and a rich, creamy texture.
This is the regular-leaf strain, which is earlier and more productive than the potato-leaf strain.
Plant type: Indeterminate.
Fruit size: 1 to 2 pounds
Spacing: 36 inches apart
Plant size: 6 to 8 feet
DAYS TO MATURITY : 75 Days
Roma Tomatoes
GALILEA
Determinate roma offers a strong plant for its open field cultivation with or without staking.
Potential for high production, with very good adaptation in the tomato regions. Tomato of a long shelf life, intense red fruits with thick walls of an average weight between 150 and 170 grams. High percentage of first class, uniform fruits. AVERAGE WEIGHT/SIZE: 150-170 g