Top 10 Tomato Varieties of 2024
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Each year there are a few standouts on the farm that capture our hearts, tantalize our taste buds and wow us with their incredible beauty! Our list is in no particular order as each variety is truly magnificent in its own way and picking 1 favorite just isn't possible!
We hope you enjoy and find some new treasures to add to your collection!
TOP 10 OF 2024:
Sgt. Pepper's Tomato
No surprise here- as she's been a winner for years! An exquisite oxheart variety with beauty, flavor and production to match. Our plants were loaded with the most attractive heart-shaped fruits with breathtaking colors of black, deep purple and raspberry pink. The flesh of Sgt. Peppers is almost all meat; being extremely tender with rich and sweet flavor. These tomatoes began to ripen around 80 days and produced an extremely generous harvest for the farm. Long shelf life, flawless appearance and disease resistant vines make this an all around winner and fabulous contender for market. The largest fruit of the season weighed a whopping 1.5 lbs while most were around 8-12 oz. This one is perfect for sauces with its thick flesh yet equally as fantastic fresh off the vine. The only drawback we find is its thin vines and slightly droopy leaf habit... combine this characteristic with high yields of enormous fruits and you'll find that strong supports implemented early in the season are a necessity to have a successful growing experience with the lovely Sgt. Pepper's Tomato.
Fruit Type: Ox heart
Fruit Size: 6-16oz
Fruit Color: Antho with black shoulders and a raspberry pink base
Cross: OSU Blue and German Red Strawberry
Days to Maturity: Approx 80
Growth Habit: Indeterminate, droopy
Breeder: Jason Haynes
Moonlight Mile Variegated Tomato
Captivating, ornamental vines showcase sea-green, ivory-splashed leaves ladened with clusters of purple, burgundy and green striped fruits. This variegated variety is a sight to behold and a real treasure in the garden. The fruits are luscious and rich, bursting with sweet, earthy flavor and have a smooth, creamy, and juicy texture.
Fruit type: Saladette/Slicer
Fruit size: 2-6 oz
Fruit Color: Striped multicolor. Maroon, green, pink and purple.
Cross: Faelan's First Snow and Karson's First
Days to Maturity: Approx 75
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Breeder: Blane Horton
Aurora Blue Tomato
It's no secret that I am a total sucker for this magnificent color combination... but Aurora Blue just does it oh so well. The fruits of this variety are absolutely flawless and have the most luscious raspberry colored skin with shimmering violet to deep purple colored shoulders. The plants are very attractive, disease free and produce high yields, very early on, with our first ripe fruit coming in at around 75 days. A gorgeous slicer with rich, raspberry red flesh that is meaty, sweet and tender.
Fruit type: Beefsteak/Slicer
Fruit Size: 6-10 oz
Fruit Color: Antho with purple shoulders and a deep pink base
Days to Maturity: Approx 78
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Rebel Starfighter Prime Tomato
Exotic, multicolored, heart-shaped fruits are produced in abundance on towering indeterminate vines. Shades of indigo, pink, gold and green drip down the fruits in the most stunning display, and are matched by a luscious, rich and juicy flesh. These plants have a droopy growth habit, similar to Sgt. Peppers, and can be very challenging to support. However, once well established, they are extremely heavy producers and will set fruit quite early on in the season. Absolutely delectable flavor and unmatched beauty!
Fruit type: Oxheart
Fruit Size: 6-12 oz
Fruit Color: Antho striped with indigo, pink, gold and green
Cross: Xanadu Picasso x RHK GWR Heart
Days to Maturity: Approx 80
Growth Habit: Indeterminate, droopy
Breeder: Russ Crowe
Persuasion Tomato
Extremely early, wildly productive, and incredibly beautiful. This developing indigo tomato showcases pink and orange tones, splashed with shimmery gold, green and purple speckles and striping - absolutely gorgeous. The size of these fruits vary, but are most often a bit bigger than a ping pong ball weighing between 2-4 oz. Produced in abundance on very strong indeterminate vines with regular foliage, this variety is one of the most valued workhorses in the garden. The fruits are sweet and rich in flavor with a meaty texture. A forever favorite on our farm!
Fruit type: Saladette/Slicer
Fruit Size: 2-6 oz
Fruit Color: Antho striped with purple shoulders, green pink, orange and gold splashes
Days to Maturity: Approx 75
Growth Habit: Indeterminate
Breeder: Brad Gates
