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Amerikanskiy Sladkiy
New!
70-90 days
This Russian variety’s name means "American Sugared," as it
produces very sweet 2-3 oz fruit in clusters. Bright pink color
and smooth skin; very attractive. This unique variety is very
rare, and we are proud to bring it to more gardeners.
Item Code: TK143
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Anna Russian
69-80 days. This heirloom was sent to a Russian immigrant many years ago from a gardener in Russia. The pretty pink heart-shaped fruit are large in size, thin
skinned and packed with the great flavor that makes Russian tomatoes famous! Plants produce a good yield.
Item Code: TK139
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Arkansas Traveler
80 days. A medium-size pink tomato that is smooth and a beautiful rose color. An excellent heirloom from Arkansas, tolerant to heat and humidity, crack and disease resistant. Good flavor, an excellent Hillbilly favorite.
Item Code: TK108
Bulk Quantities
1/4 OZ. - $11.00
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Barnes Mountain Pink
New!
95 days
Very tall vines were grown at Barnes Mountain Kentucky.
They produce luscious, pink beefsteak fruit that ranges in
size from 10 ounces to 3 pounds! This good-tasting variety
produces rather late.
Item Code: TK141
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Bear Claw
New!
85-90 days
Big, bright pink fruit can top the scales at 2 lbs each. They are
a bright pink in color, and have a great taste. These giant tomatoes
are part of the late, great Ben Quisenberry’s collection
of rare tomatoes. A fine-flavored beefsteak that yields well,
though the fruit can be a little rough looking, like they have
been "Bear Clawed!"
Item Code: TK146
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Belize Pink Heart
We had just entered the quaint mountain town of San Ignacio, Belize, on a balmy December evening, when we spotted a large farmers' market on the edge of town; we stopped, and I was in vegetable heaven! This is one of the jewels we collected that night; the fruit are medium large, burgundy
pink and heart shaped. The flesh is a real treat, being very tender, juicy and perfect in flavor. Fruit sets on rather early. I will always remember that delicious winter tomato in tiny Belize.
Item Code: TK136
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Blosser Pink Beefsteak
New!
90 days
This Virginia Mennonite heirloom produces big beefsteak type
fruit that are a beautiful pink color. They have a sweet,
delicious tomato taste. The plants are hardy and vigorous,
producing many big fruit. A fine old heirloom that brings back
memories of tomatoes long ago.
Item Code: TK145
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Brandywine
80 days. The most popular heirloom vegetable! A favorite of many gardeners, large fruit with superb flavor. A great potato-leafed variety from 1885! Beautiful pink fruit up to 1-1/2 lbs. each!
Item Code: TK115
Bulk Quantities
1/4 OZ. - $11.00
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Caspian Pink
New!
80 days
This popular favorite originated in southern Russia’s Caspian
Sea region. Incredibly sweet and juicy fruit often reach 1
pound, and occasionally larger. Called by some "The Queen of
the Pinks," this one always does well in taste tests, occasionally
surpassing Brandywine. Like most Russian types, does best in
cooler conditions.
Item Code: TK144
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Crnkovic Yugoslavian
New!
80-90 days
A really productive, big, pink tomato from former Yugoslavia.
This variety was brought to the USA by Yasha Crnkovic. Gardeners
rave about its rich-tasting fruit that can grow over 1
lb. This variety can produce all summer and well into the fall,
being quite vigorous. The fruit are fairly smooth, and very attractive
for such a large tomato. Pkt $2.00
Item Code: TK140
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Depps Pink Firefly
85 days. A historic Kentucky heirloom that dates to 1890, in Glasgow, KY. One pound fruit are deep pink, creamy and full-flavored, sweet and tangy.
Named for the fruit's iridescence that can sparkle in the light, reminiscent of fireflies on a summer night, and the Deppe family who preserved the
seed. Vigorous potato leaf vines produce well. Quite rare.
Item Code: TK150
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Ferris Wheel
90 days. This big pink variety, with the festive sounding name, has a fantastic, sweet flavor. Released in 1907 by John A. Salzer Seed Co., of La Crosse, Wisconsin, it underwent years of near-extinction, until recently resurrected by the members of Seed Savers Exchange. Great taste and yield.
Item Code: TK132
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Flamingo
73 days. Determinate. Bright pink fruit get their name from the popular pink bird.
Fruit are large, smooth, globe shaped and even ripening; great tomato flavor!
This exceptional market tomato was selected by a produce grower of
the Delano, Tennessee, Mennonite community. It appeared as a mutation
in a patch of 'Mountain Spring' tomatoes, and maintains that variety's earliness
and productivity, but now it's bright pink, good flavored and open-pollinated.
Item Code: TK134
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German Johnson
80-90 days. Very large 1-2 lb fruits are deep pink, very flavorful and nearly crack-free. The plants are very productive, the superb quality fruits are great for farmers’ markets or home gardens. Delicious.
Item Code: TK117
Bulk Quantities
1/4 OZ. - $11.00
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German Lunchbox
70-80 days. This heirloom was brought into the seed store a few years ago by a local gentleman who had been saving this tomato for many years. His family brought this variety to the USA when they immigrated here. The fruit are the size of a small egg, vibrant pink, sugar sweet, and begging to be eaten. Perfectly sized for salads or putting in the lunchbox!
Item Code: TK129
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Grace Lahman's Pink
75-80 days. This variety is a globe-shaped tomato with very good flavor. It has been one of the most popular tomatoes for tasting at the Heirloom Garden Show. Very productive over a long season and perfect for canning whole.
Item Code: TK131
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Grandfather Ashlock
New!
85 days
The Ashlock family settled in Kentucky shortly after fighting
in the Revolutionary War, and this variety was developed in
Kentucky in the 1920’s by Carl Ashlock’s Grandfather. It was
passed down in the family, and now passed to others. Soft,
delicious pink beefsteak fruit doesn’t keep well, but they won’t
last long enough to spoil once you discover the flavorful flesh
of this big beauty.
Item Code: TK142
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Henderson's Pink Ponderosa
87 days. Huge size, some over 2 lbs., a 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-sliced. Thick and delicious canned.” Still popular with gardeners.
Item Code: TK107
Bulk Quantities
1 oz. - $10.00
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Henderson's Winsall
85 days. Introduced in 1924 by Peter Henderson,who devoted three pages to it in his 1926 catalog. Here is some of what he said, "It wins approval from 40,000 people, it wins by its quality of sweetness, solidity and seedlessness..." A delicious, large-fruited, pink tomato.
Item Code: TK125
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Jerry's German Giant
80 days. Mammoth fruit can grow up to 3 lbs. This variety comes in two color forms, one is 'deep pink', the other is 'yellow with red streaks'. Both colors are very sweet, flavorful, and come mixed together in the packet. This is a local heirloom that is grown by Jerry of our local MFA tire shop and has been in his family for many years. An excellent German-type that is still popular here in the Ozark mountains, where many varieties are still being preserved by the local people of this traditional area.
Item Code: TK122
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Millionaire
80 days. Among the rugged people of the Ozark mountains, rich flavor has made this variety famous for over 50 years and was used fresh and canned. They have a delectable sweet flavor and are beautiful coral-pink color. In the summer of 1950, Forrester Hutsell of Mountain Grove, MO, gave seed to Ed Henson of Champion, MO. He grew it locally for many years. In 1995, Carol Cleveland, of Norwood, MO sent Millionaire seeds to Neil Gillard of Ontario, Canada and he has been preserving it since. He sent us some seed two years ago for trials. After many years and many miles, we can at last offer the seed again in southern Missouri, just 20 miles from Mountain Grove! We have had requests for this variety from Ozarkians that can remember this variety from the 1950's.
Item Code: TK123
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Missouri Pink Love Apple
80 days. Big, pink fruit are very rich-tasting, certainly a favorite pink tomato. This potato-leaved variety has a long history in the "Show Me" state. It was grown since the Civil war by the Barnes family, who grew it as an ornamental, believing (as many people did at the time) that tomatoes or "love apples" were poisonous. We are grateful the Barnes family kept this variety going so we can enjoy the wonderful fruit today.
Item Code: TK128
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Mortgage Lifter
85 days. Large, smooth, 1 lb. pink fruit have a delicious, rich, sweet taste. This variety has become very popular in recent years, and was developed by M.C. Byles of Logan, West Virginia. After crossing varieties for 6 years and selecting the best he introduced this beauty that he named Mortgage Lifter in the 1940’s after he sold plants for $1 each and paid off the $6,000 mortgage on his house. See the Article in the Spring 2003 issue of "The Heirloom Gardener" magazine!
Item Code: TK120
Bulk Quantities
1/4 OZ. - $11.00
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Omar's Lebanese
80 days. Huge pink fruit, can grow as large as 3-4 lbs.! One of the largest tomatoes you can grow. The mammoth fruit have a superb flavor; sweet, perfect tomato taste. Good yields on vigorous plants, good tolerance to disease, a rare family heirloom from Lebanon. Perfect for anyone who wants to grow huge, tasty tomatoes.
Item Code: TK118
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Pearly Pink
75 days. Crisp, incredibly flavorful cherry tomatoes that are bright pink and perfect for snacking. The vines produce very well, making them great for marketing. One of the prettiest tomatoes we carry. Mmmm, so good!
Item Code: TK127
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Pink German Tree Tomato
90 days. An heirloom from German Amish farmers in Holmes County, Ohio. It produces large pink tomatoes up to 2lbs each; very sweet and mild, and tested to be among the lowest for acid. Sturdy plants are somewhat treelike, with big thick stems and large potato leaves. Excellent yields and flavor.
Item Code: TK137
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Pink Oxheart
85 days. Beautiful big, oval, pointed fruit with a fine sweet old time flavor! Popular with old timers, a good all-purpose variety.
Item Code: TK113
Bulk Quantities
1 oz. - $7.00
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Rose
70-80 days. Lovely rose-colored fruit weigh 1 lb each and plants are very productive. This variety has amazing flavor that many prefer to Brandywine! In 2006 the Columbus Dispatch rated it #1 and said, "The Rose tomato is an heirloom variety that was a favorite among the gardeners for flavor." This variety was preserved by Dr. Grace Kaiser, who collected it in 1960 from an Amish woman named Hannah Lapp of Holland, Pennsylvania. Great for home or market gardens.
Item Code: TK133
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Rose De Berne
70-80 days. Beautiful, nicely-shaped 4-to 8-oz fruit are a rose-pink color, and have an
excellent sweet flavor that has made it a hit with many growers. The vines
set good yields of this lovely variety from Historic Switzerland.
Item Code: TK135
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Royal Hillbilly
80-90 days. Introduced by our friend, Darrell Merrell, in 1997; at last we have this popular
tomato back! Very large fruit are exquisitely
flavored, being sweet with just enough tang to
make them perfect; purplish-pink in color. Darrell selected this type from a patch of Hillbilly tomatoes in the 1990s, and it has become a favorite among seed collectors.
Item Code: TK138
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Thai Pink Egg
75 days. Delicious, grape tomatoes from Thailand, "The Land of Smiles!" The crisp pink fruit are bursting with natural goodness, sweet and rich. This tomato is popular all over the Kingdom. The brilliant pink grape shaped, 1 oz. fruit are perfect for fresh markets, restaurants and more! Good yields and fruit is uniform.
Item Code: TK102
Bulk Quantities
1/4 OZ - $19.00
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The Dutchman
90 days. 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. It is practically extinct as far as securing seed. In fact it is doubtful if seed has ever been sold by any seedsmen. Only by handing down by generations of one family has this tomato existed." The pink-red fruit are very large, up to 3 lbs. and more! Very sweet.
Item Code: TK104
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Tlacolula Pink
75-85 days. A unique tomato collected by a friend in Tlacalula, Mexico, the pear-shaped fruit have deep ribs and ruffles that give them a distinctive look. They have a mild, sweet, pink flesh and pink skin with gold-splotched shoulders. A rare tomato grown in Mexico for several generations.
Item Code: TK130
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Vinson Watts
85-90 days. Large, flattened, pink fruit with excellent flavor, it was a favorite at the Heirloom Gardener Show. An old Virginian heirloom that was grown in the Moorehead, Kentucky area. The seed originated in Lee county, Virginia.
Item Code: TK126
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