PINK

70-85 days - Indeterminate 6-10 ounce fruits of very good flavor. Some growers consider this variety superior to “Pink Oxheart.” Meaty with an excellent tomato flavor. Performs well in a humid climate. (seed courtesy of Carolyn Male)

Bali   $3.00
70-80 days -  Indeterminate, 2"-3", regular leaf, slicing.  Oblate, deeply ribbed fruit are an amazing raspberry-pink in color.  Their outstanding flavor is sweet and spicy with a pronounced fragrance that makes them a delight to eat.  Very productive, robust plants.  Believed to carry some tolerance to blight diseases and known to do fairly well in cool, rainy summer where others fail.  This heirloom comes from the island of Bali, Indonesia.

Belize Pink Heart  $3.00 
78 days- Indeterminate. Medium large fruits shaped as much like a heart as a tomato can be. Pink-burgundy colored, these jewels are very juicy and tender, with a mild, well-balanced flavor. Recently introduced by Baker Creek Seed Co and originally collected in San Ignacio, Belize. Unforgettable!

Brandywine, Pink  $3.00
78 days - Indeterminate, to 1 1/2 pounds. Potato leaf, beefsteak good for slicing and eating fresh, yet sufficiently dense-fleshed that some gardeners insist upon it for a canner as well.  Possibly the most well beloved heirloom tomato!  Brandywine is considered by many the standard by which tomato flavor is judged.  Especially recommended for areas with cooler summers, or for late-summer planting in the South.

Brandywine, Sudduth's   $3.00 
75-85 days  Indeterminate, 1-2 pounds. This potato-leaf beefsteak is considered by some to be the "original" Pink Brandywine.  From Dorris Sudduth Hill of Tennessee, whose family had grown it for more than 80 years, when she shared seed with legendary heirloom seed collector Ben Quisenberry in the 1980's.  Has all the traits of  Pink Brandywine listed above; some growers feel that the flavor is even more splendid and the yields greater than that sometimes temperamental variety. Featured in the Spring, 2012 issue of Heirloom Gardener Magazine.

Brimmer Pink   $3.00
83 days – Indeterminate, slicer that is also serviceable as a canner provided that an appropriate recipe is followed, since it is a low-acid type. Massive fruits to 2.5 pounds, nearly all meat with very few seeds. Low acid like most pinks, but high sugar content makes the variety remarkably sweet. Virginia heirloom that possibly derived from Ponderosa around 1900;  won a Grand Prize at the Jamestown Exposition, Sewell's Point, Virginia in 1907.

Daniels  $3.00  New for 2012
Description pending...

The Dutchman   $3.00
80 days - Indeterminate, to 3 lbs., regular leaf, beefsteak for slicing/canning. 
Introduced by the legendary Merlin W. Gleckler of Glecklers Seedmen (who was one of the first rare seed dealers).  Their 1958 catalog states, "Here is an extremely old, large fruited pink-skinned tomato. While not classified as new, it is practically extinct as far as securing seed.  In fact it is doubtful if seed has ever been sold by any seedmen.  Only by handing down by generations of one family has this tomato existed.  Huge pink-skinned fruits; very meaty red flesh; weight up to 3 pounds and more.  Flavor is very sweet and without any acid.  Large dense indeterminate vines with heavy foliage."   Appreciated by discerning growers to this day.

German Johnson   $3.00 
80days -Indeterminate, 1 to 1 1/2 lb., regular leaf, beefsteak for slicing/canning. This high-yielding variety has excellent flavor, no cracking, and few seeds.  Moderate disease resistance.  A Southern heirloom, variously reported to hail from Virginia or North Carolina, and believed to be one of the parents of Mortgage Lifter.  Reported to consistently rank very high in the annual taste tests of varieties grown in the Monticello gardens.

Grace Lahman   $3.00 
75 - 80 days - Indeterminate, 6-10 oz.   A globe shaped tomato with great tomato taste.  Perfect for canning whole.  Produce lovely pink fruits over a long season.

Grandfather Ashlock   $3.00  
80 -85 days - Large potato leafed, indeterminate plants produce 10 - 24 oz pink fruit.  Some fruit early in the season have yellow shoulders.  This variety was originally grown by Thomas George Ashlock of eastern Kentucky in the 1920's.  His great grandson Carl gave seeds to Craig LeHoullier, introduced the variety to the public. Our seed comes from our friend Maria at Blue Ribbon Tomatoes.

Hungarian Heart   $3.00
85 days - Indeterminate, up to 1 pound plus. Regular leaf oxheart for slicing and canning.  Very productive plants yield huge tomatoes with few seeds and no cracking.  In 1901, this variety was brought to the U.S. from a little village near Budapest.

Kalman's Hungarian Pink   $3.00 
85 days - Indeterminate, slicing/canning.  8 oz. pink, oval shaped fruit from Europe, with an outstanding rich flavor.  From Kalman Lajvort of Edison, New Jersey.  Although very meaty like a paste tomato, this variety can be used as a slicer.  Very productive all season long.

Marianna's Peace   $3.00
85 days – Indeterminate. Magnificent pink slicer reaching one to two pounds. Slight ribbing occasionally very pronounced, coupled with tendency toward green shoulders, give this variety a lush, old-fashioned look. The dense flesh boasts exceptional, sweet, old-time tomato flavor. Potato-leafed plant that originated in Czechoslovakia and came to these shores during World War II.

Marizol Purple   $3.00
80-90 days -  Indeterminate, 8-12 ounces, sometimes larger, regular leaf great for slicing or canning.  Smooth, dark, purplish-pink, sweet, medium-juicy fruits, with occasional green shoulders. Heirloom from the Black Forest region of Germany.

Millionaire   $3.00
80 days - Indeterminate, slicing, 8-16 ounces.  The deep pink fruit are lobed or ruffled.  In our opinion they taste almost as good as Brandywine, and are much more productive and easy to grow.  Yielded over a long season in our garden last year.  This is an old Ozark favorite, which was originally grown by Forrester Hutsell of Mountain Grove, Missouri in the 1950's.

Missouri Pink Love Apple   $3.00 
80 days - Indeterminate vines to 7 feet tall, potato leafed, 6-18 ounce beefsteak.   Grown during the Civil War by Grandpa Barnes family of Missouri, thence through his daugher Anise by the George Jennings family, Waverly, Kansas, since that time.  Spectacularly beautiful large pink fruit with a complex sweet flavor that rivals Brandywine and Cherokee Purple.  

Mortgage Lifter   $3.00 
85-90 days - Indeterminate, slicing.  A classic pink still in demand by gardeners.  This large meaty tomato has few seeds and can produce up to 1 pound fruit with a rich sweet flavor.   The well known story of its origin is that it was developed by M.C. Byles of Logan, West Virginia and reportedly helped to pay off his mortgage when he sold the plants at a dollar each in the 1940's.  Byles was affectionately known by the nickname "Radiator Charlie" from the business he ran at the bottom of a steep hill where trucks would often overheat, and this variety is also known as Radiator Charlie. But the variety may have actually been developed by the Estler family in the early 1920's.

Omar's Lebanese   $3.00
80 days, Indeterminate, slicing, Regular-leaf.  The fruit get positively enormous, reaching 3-4 pounds, although 1 to 1 ½ lb is more usual.  But flavor isn't sacrificed to size--the fruits are a delicious blend of tart and sweet.  A Carolyn Male introduction, from seeds originally furnished by a colleague of hers, Omar Saab, who brought them from a family farm in the hills of Lebanon.  Despite its origins some growers feel that the variety's sweet flavor is best expressed in cooler summer conditions and more variable when grown in the hot summers of the South.

Ozark Pink   $3.00
65 days – Indeterminate. Medium to large slicer, thedeep pink fruits reach 6 to 10 ounces. Superb for humid areas and tolerates diseases better than many varieties. A University of Arkansas introduction deriving from Bradley, Arkansas Traveler 76, Heinz 1439 and Campbell 1327.

Pearly Pink Cherry   $3.00
75 days - Indeterminate, 1"-2", regular leaf, cherry.   Reportedly a favorite at the Abundant Life Seed Company.  Crisp, incredibly flavorful cherry tomatoes that are bright pink and perfect for snacking.  The vines produce very well.  A very pretty tomato.

Pink Accordion   $3.00 
90 days - Indeterminate, 5-10 oz., regular leaf, slicing/stuffing. 
Truly unique, large pink fruit is pleated like an accordion.  Very attractive; the cut slices are stunning, resembling a pink flower.  Semi-hollow fruit, looking just like a bell pepper, is tailor-made for stuffing; the flavor is low-acid, sweet and mild.  Productive and trouble-free plants.

Ponderosa Pink    $3.00 
80-90 days - Indeterminate, 12 ounces to 2 + pounds. Regular leaf, beefsteak.   Huge, meaty pink-red beefsteak introduced by Peter Henderson & Co. in 1891 and the most famous of their varieties.  In 1903 their catalog said, "Quality Beyond Praise, Rich and meaty slices. Thick and delicious--canned."  Still popular with gardeners.

Pruden's Purple    $3.00 
67-75 days -Indeterminate, 1 lb., potato leaf, all-purpose beefsteak.   Excellent whether used for salads or  for canning or drying.  Lovely deep-pink fruits are early for such large fruited type. Similar to Brandywine.  

Thai Pink Egg   $3.00 
75 days - Determinate, 1 oz., regular leaf, salad.  Delicious grape tomatoes from Thailand.  The crisp fruit are bursting with natural goodness, sweet and rich when allowed to completely ripen to a dark pink.  The grape-shaped fruit are perfect for fresh markets, restaurants, and more!   Good yields; fruit is uniform.

Vinson Watts   $3.00
85 -90 days - Indeterminate, 1 lb., regular leaf, beefsteak: salad/slicing. Large, flattened fruit with excellent flavor with a balance of sweetness and acid.  An old Virginian heirloom that was grown in the Moorehead, Kentucky, for over 50 years by the late Vinson Watts, Sr.