Tomatoes - plant varieties and innovations - Brief Article

Flower & Garden Magazine, Jan, 2000

`Believe It Or Not' has very large, bright red tomatoes that have excellent flavor. This is a wonderful sandwich tomato and a good all-around garden variety. It is indeterminate and matures 85 days from transplant. Tomato Growers Supply Co.

`Mortgage Lifter Bicolor Strain' is a bicolored version of the well-loved Mortgage Lifter heirloom variety. Large fruit is golden yellow with red marbling and a fine, sweet flavor. These tomatoes can become huge, easily reaching more than 2 lb. It is indeterminate with a maturity of 80 days. Tomato Growers Supply Co.

`Sun Chaser' hybrid is a new heat-tolerant variety with red tomatoes that average 8 oz. each. Good disease resistance with excellent flavor and high yields make this a great choice for warm-weather gardeners. Tomato Growers Supply Co.

`Victoria' hybrid produces huge yields of oblong-blocky tomatoes that are uniformly extra large and meaty with few seeds. This variety is ideal for salsa or tomato sauce because of excellent size and quality of fruit. It is determinate, and maturity is 70 days from transplant. Tomato Growers Supply Co.

`Neptune' is an early to mid season, open-pollinated, fresh market tomato with multiple disease resistance. It was bred specifically for heat tolerance and resistance to bacteria wilt. The fruits are borne in clusters of 2 to 4 on 2 1/2-to 3-foot vines which are suitable for ground or cage culture. Maturity is 67 days. Southern Exposure Seed Exchange

`Beefy Boy' is a meaty, extra large, indeterminate, short internode beefsteak with superb taste. Its yield is quite heavy, and home gardeners will appreciate the attractive deep red globes, smoother topped than most, which ripen on the vine. Maturity is 70 days. Park Seed Co.

`SunSugar' is a sweet tasting golden cherry tomato. It is indeterminate and may grow very tall if staked and tied. Can be grown in all zones. Seminis Garden, Tomato Growers Supply Co.

`Vita-Gold' is short at 2 feet or less and doesn't take up too much garden space. This variety has 5 to 20 times more beta carotene than other types, and surprisingly the small plant yields a tremendous amount of fruit. Seminis Garden, Tomato Growers Supply Co.

`Jetsetter' has lots of sugar and acids with a strong tomato flavor. No other variety can match this one for early maturity, large fruit size and delicious taste. Yields are plentiful on vigorous plants and have a full spectrum of disease resistance. Seminis Garden, Tomato Growers Supply Co.