Weedwhacker's Plant List: O.P.

A note from Weedwhacker
Abbreviations used:
PSS: 2014 Piggy Seed Swap (Ella's Garden on Cubits) / Ptree: Pinetree Seeds / AHS: Amishland Heirloom Seeds
JSS: Johnny's Selected Seeds / Park: Park Seeds / TT: Totally Tomatoes / Burp: Burpee Seeds
Shum: Shumway Seed / Gurn: Gurney's Seeds / TF: TomatoFest / FYF: Forever Yong Farms /
HF: Henry Field's / LSC: Livingston Seed Company / SSE: Seed Saver's Exchange / S&S: Seeds 'n' Such

HH: Hoophouse / GH: Greenhouse

WS: Wintersown
V (i.e., "WS/V," "indoors/V): sown in vermiculite

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Castor Beans (Ricinus communis)
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O.P.
ornamental
2015: PSS (not growing in 2015)
'Silver Frost'

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Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Aunt Ruby's German Green')
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Tomatoes
indeterminate
heirloom
O.P.
vegetables
79 dtm
"Oblate 12–16 oz fruits blush lightly yellow and develop an amber-pink tinge on the blossom end when ripe. Don't allow them to get too soft before picking. The green flesh of this beefsteak is faintly marbled with pink. Flavor sweet and tart, rich and spicy. The central large tomatoes are the best. Flavor deteriorates when cold weather sets in."
1st grown in 2015; excellent flavor, beautiful color, productive.

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Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Azoychka')
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Tomatoes
indeterminate
O.P.
vegetables
2015: PSS
70 dtm
"This is a variety that Kent Whealy brought back from Russia on one of his collecting trips. It first became available in 1995. It is regular leaf plant, matures very early, good sized (five to eight ounces) oblate shaped, yellow (not golden or orange) fruit with bright yellow interiors and a nice tart taste."
Prefer Djena Lee's Golden Girl; will not grow again.


Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Beaverlodge 6808 Slicer')
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Tomatoes
determinate
O.P.
vegetables
2015: TF
54 dtm
"these extremely compact, determinate plants tend to creep rather than grow tall and would be perfect in a hanging basket or patio container. "
2016: growing in HH; definitely was NOT "extremely compact" for me, growing to at least 6' tall inside the hoop house. Very productive and early (started to ripen in July), but the tomatoes tended to have hard yellow shoulders. Tomatoes were about the size of a golf ball.

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Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Bison')
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Tomatoes
determinate
O.P.
vegetables
2015: TF
70 dtm
" dwarf, compact, determinate plants that were listed in the McFayden Seed Catalog as a "self-pruning," and needing no staking. Plants produce huge amounts of 2-3", red, round tomatoes that have exceptional, rich, complex and slightly acidic flavors. This is a great canning and salad tomato. Produces well in cooler damp weather, greenhouse or containers."
Grew in 2015 inside hoophouse; produced well but had hard spots near shoulders, not the best flavor.

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Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Black Cherry')
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Tomatoes
indeterminate
O.P.
vegetables
64 dtm
2015: PSS
" large, sprawling, indeterminate, regular-leaf, vigorous tomato plants that yield abundant crops in huge clusters of 1", round, deep purple, mahogany-brown cherry tomatoes. Fruits are irresistibly delicious with sweet, rich, complex, full tomato flavors that burst in your mouth"
Productive, but flavor is just okay to me; likely will not grow again.

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Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Black Icicle')
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Tomatoes
indeterminate
O.P.
vegetables
Highly recommended by Rita; seeds available at Baker Creek
OP, Indet. Roma type, 75-80 days

Black Prince tomatoes on the vine with permission of

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Black Prince')
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Tomatoes
indeterminate
O.P.
vegetables
2015: PSS
75 dtm
"iridescent 5–7 oz garnet-colored globe-shaped fruits are among the most uniformly handsome in the tomato kingdom."
Not producing very well and many of the tomatoes have bad spots; will not grow again.

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Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Bloody Butcher')
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Tomatoes
indeterminate
O.P.
vegetables
54 dtm
2015: my seeds
2017: TT
2023: my seeds
" indeterminate, vigorous, potato-leaf plants that yield copious amounts of 2", 4 oz, fruits that are deep-red color, inside and out. Five to nine fruits per cluster with a rich heirloom tomato flavor. Plant produces well until frost. A good tomato variety for cooler growing regions since fruits ripen quickly." Potato-leaf type
2023: I continue to try to like this variety, but despite the fact that the tomatoes are delicious, and early, it just is not very productive for me.

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Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Brown Berry')
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Tomatoes
indeterminate
O.P.
vegetables
72 dtm
2015: Tomatofest
(have not yet grown as of 2021)
"vigorous, indeterminate, regular-leaf tomato plants that yield
exceptionally large crops of mahogany (brick-red) brown colored, 1-inch, round, open-pollinated cherry tomatoes. The Brown Berry cherry tomato has excellent semi-sweet , rich flavors with just a slight bit of acid finish over it's fruity sweetness. Very Juicy!"

These weighed approximately 6-7 ounces each.

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Djena Lee's Golden Girl')
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Tomatoes
indeterminate
O.P.
vegetables
80 days to maturity
2014: TT
2015: TT(2014) and my seeds
(not growing in 2015)
2016: my saved seeds
2017: my saved seeds
Excellent flavor and texture

Micro Dwarf Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Fat Frog') ripe toms, 1

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Fat Frog')
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Tomatoes
O.P.
vegetables

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Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Hudson Valley')
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Tomatoes
indeterminate
O.P.
vegetables
From the 2024 Victory Seed Catalog:
"75 days, indeterminate — The potato leaf plants are sturdy, early, and produce fruits that are smooth, tasty, weigh in the two to eight ounce range, and are red in color.
Throughout the twentieth century, several old seed companies sold tomato varieties by this name. We believe that what we are offering is the original variety, also known as 'Wayahead' or 'Potato-leaved Earliana', that was introduced and by S. M. Isbell & Company of Jackson, Michigan. This is not the variety commonly available by Jung Seed or many other modern seed companies."

Seeds obtained from Victory in 2024.


Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Independence Day')
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Tomatoes
indeterminate
O.P.
vegetables
55 dtm; 2-3" pink fruits
2022: TT
The plants were very impressive in 2022; however, a little later to set fruit than I expected and seemed very prone to cracking. If I grow these again I will pick early and let them ripen indoors.

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Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Indigo Rose')
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Tomatoes
indeterminate
O.P.
vegetables
80 dtm
2015: PSS
2016: saved seeds
2017: my saved seeds
"The high amount of anthocyanin creates quite a vibrant indigo on 2" round fruits. The purple coloring occurs on the portion of the fruit that is exposed to light, while the shaded portion starts out green and turns deep red when mature. Inside, the flesh reveals the same red tone with a superbly balanced, multi-faceted tomato flavor. Allow fruits to mature completely for best flavor."

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Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Jung's Wayahead')
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Tomatoes
determinate
heirloom
O.P.
vegetables
63 days
2021: Jung's Seeds
Early, quite similar to 4th of July but has thinner skin; very productive

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Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'King Umberto')
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Tomatoes
indeterminate
O.P.
vegetables
80 days to maturity
2014: TT (first year growing for me)
Pink color, thin skin, tiny seeds

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Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'La Vie en Rose')
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Tomatoes
indeterminate
O.P.
vegetables
Seeds from NYRita

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Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Maglia Rosa')
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Tomatoes
determinate
O.P.
vegetables
Burpee 2021
2022: Growing from a volunteer seedling in the HH; it was surprisingly productive, even with the late start - and one of our favorites in terms of flavor.
Best flavor when it is light pink, even when it has hints of green.
2023: Growing again from my own saved seeds, very productive and quite tall for a determinate variety. The tomatoes have excellent flavor!

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Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Martino's Roma')
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O.P.
vegetables
2016: Baker's Creek
"70-80 days. Determinate. Fantastic yields of richly flavorful plum-shaped tomatoes on compact plants that require very little staking! Resistant to early blight, reliable for home or market gardens! The paste-type fruits weigh in at 2-3 ounces, dry-fleshed and very meaty with few seeds. Great for sauces, salsas and pastes."

Growing in 2016 for first time, in hoophouse; started early, planted in late April. First ripe fruit picked on 8/18/16.