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Mochi Tomato: When to Plant It, and What to Do With a 20–25 gm Cherry

Mochi Tomato: When to Plant It, and What to Do With a 20–25 gm Cherry

Mochi is a cherry tomato that ripens in about 60 days from transplant, produces small 20–25 gram fruit on an indeterminate vine, and holds up well…

Mimosa Tomato: When to Plant It, and What to Do With the Orange Grapes

Mimosa Tomato: When to Plant It, and What to Do With the Orange Grapes

A mimosa tomato is an indeterminate grape variety bred for orange, fruity-flavored fruit that’s ready for the table in about 60 days from transplant.

Matt’s Wild Cherry Tomato: When to Plant the Wild Cherry You Do Not Slice

Matt's Wild Cherry Tomato: When to Plant the Wild Cherry You Do Not Slice

Matt’s Wild Cherry Tomato is a small-fruited heirloom, ripening in just 60 days from transplant, that most gardens in the continental United States can…

Marmango Tomato: When to Plant It, and What to Do With the Orange Beefsteaks

Marmango Tomato: When to Plant It, and What to Do With the Orange Beefsteaks

Marmango is an indeterminate beefsteak tomato with orange flesh, bred for the slicing plate rather than the sauce pot.

Margold Tomato: When to Plant It, and What to Do With the Bicolor Beefsteaks

Margold Tomato: When to Plant It, and What to Do With the Bicolor Beefsteaks

Margold is an indeterminate beefsteak tomato that ripens in 75 days from transplant, produces 7 to 10 ounce bicolor fruit with soft, meaty flesh built…

Lemon Boy Plus Tomato: When to Plant It, and What Sets It Apart From Other Yellows

Lemon Boy Plus Tomato: When to Plant It, and What Sets It Apart From Other Yellows

Lemon Boy Plus is a specialty indeterminate tomato bred as an upgraded version of the classic Lemon Boy, producing yellow, 7–8 oz fruit with sweet, tangy…

Hot Streak Tomato: When to Plant It, and What to Do With the Yellow Beefsteaks

Hot Streak Tomato: When to Plant It, and What to Do With the Yellow Beefsteaks

Hot Streak is a yellow beefsteak tomato that reaches maturity in 70 days from transplant, which puts it on the faster end of the beefsteak category.

Green Zebra Tomato: When to Plant It, and How to Tell a Green Tomato Is Ripe

Green Zebra Tomato: When to Plant It, and How to Tell a Green Tomato Is Ripe

Green Zebra is an heirloom slicing tomato that ripens green-striped rather than red, and it takes about 72 days from transplant to reach that ripeness.

Golden Sweet Tomato: When to Plant It, and What to Do With the Yellow Grapes

Golden Sweet Tomato: When to Plant It, and What to Do With the Yellow Grapes

A 60-day tomato from transplant is fast enough to fit almost any U.S. frost-free window, which is what makes Golden Sweet a forgiving choice for…

Gold Nugget Tomato: When to Plant the Cherry That Ripens First

Gold Nugget Tomato: When to Plant the Cherry That Ripens First

Gold Nugget is a determinate cherry tomato that ripens in about 56 days from transplant, one of the earliest cherries a home garden can grow, and its…

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