What Should I Know About My Variety Of Tomatoes (Part 2)?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Rutgers’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Celebrity’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Juliet’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Verde’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Purple de Milpa’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Black Russian’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Tigerella’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Stupice’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Sweet Olive’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Golden Sunrise’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Arkansas Traveler’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Tomatoberry Garden’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Moneymaker’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Spear’s Tennessee Green’?

This long-established bush variety is capable of good outdoor crops in warm, sunny situations or hot regions. Plants bear medium-sized, round, and slightly flattened, red fruits that have a good flavor and are ideal for cooking.

This compact bush tomato produces large, bright-red fruits. It is untroubled by many root diseases and pests that some varieties suffer from, and is best suited to warm regions. It is likely to require cloche or fleece protection in cooler areas.

This hybrid vine variety needs support with string or sticks for cultivation outdoors or in the greenhouse. Fruits are small, elongated, and bright red, with a rich, succulent flavor. They hold well on the vine and are especially good for use in salads and sauces.

Closely related to tomatoes and grown in the same way, these bushy tomatillo plants are trouble-free and crop heavily. The green, sharply flavored fruits are used in Mexican cuisine and are also suited to relishes when used in the same way as green tomatoes.

Although it is grown like a tomato, this variety is a tomatillo and needs a stout stake to support the tall, bushy plants. It produces large, purple, sharp-flavored fruits ideal for salsa sauces and a wide range of pickles and chutneys.

Originally from Russia, this compact, beefsteak variety produces heavy crops of fairly large, deep-maroon fruits, which are succulent, with a hint of salt. Plants have a vine habit and will need support with sticks or string. Protect against blight in cool, wet regions.

Although the flavor is fair and crops only reasonable, this vine variety is grown for its small, red- and green-striped, attractive fruits. Best-suited to greenhouse growing, it does crop outdoors in warm regions. Support plants with sticks or string.

This heavy-cropping vine tomato was originally bred in the Czech Republic. It bears heavy crops of bright-red, round fruits of good flavor, which ripen early, even in cooler regions. Plants should be grown up sticks or string and can be grown indoors or out.

This vigorous, easy-to-grow vine variety bears heavy crops of small, bright-red, round- to plum-shaped tomatoes. Plants should be supported with sticks or string, and are suitable for both greenhouse growing and for growing outdoors.

This high-yielding vine variety bears small, round, golden-yellow fruits with excellent flavor. They are capable of good outdoor crops in warm sunny situations and are reliable even in cooler regions. Support plants with sticks or string.

This long-established variety comes from the South and bears large, red-pink fruits of very good flavor. It will need support from sticks or string and is ideally suited to hot regions. It will need greenhouse protection in cooler areas.

This cascading vine variety produces long trusses of small, bright-red fruits with pointed bases and a good flavor. Plants should be supported with sticks or string and are suitable for growing indoors or outdoors. They are tolerant of late blight.

This vine variety is long established for greenhouse use and needs support with sticks or string. It produces moderate yields of bright-red, round fruits of fair flavor. Plants tolerate poor soil, and seed is inexpensive and widely available.

This heirloom variety produces very large green fruits with good flavor. Plants should be supported with sticks or string. While best-suited to regions with hot summers, in cooler climates it should be grown in a greenhouse or a warm, sunny position.

The large and richly flavored fruits of the ‘Green Zebra’ variety are green- and yellow- striped, becoming a deeper yellow color as they ripen. Plants have a vine habit and are best grown outdoors. They are well-suited to a mild, maritime climate.