Now that tomato - seed start clip is at our doorsill , it ’s time to get serious and narrow-minded down the must - grow inclination . For many nurseryman , this is not an easy labor , especially when it comes to the thousands of dissimilar heirloom tomatoes we have to choose from . It ’s fun to get wind the unequaled flavor , texture , size and color of each dissimilar heirloom tomato variety , and most of us run out of room long before we run out of selection .
To simplify ( or complicate ! ) your selection process , I ’d like to bring out you to a few heirloom tomato varieties I ’ve come to lie with over the years . While I ’ve grow hundreds of different selections , these five remain tops on my personal list of favorites . Some I love for their in high spirits yields , while others are favourite for their optic appeal , size or meatiness . But , all five of them have flavor flavor flavour !
1. Ananas Noire Tomato
A succeeder for its sheer beauty , this monumental , flavorful tomato is one I wo n’t garden without . The multi-colored skin has chromaticity of pink , greenish and yellow-bellied , while the flesh at heart is green with pink streaking . Every yield my plants produce is at least 1 pound ; many are close to 2 . This is my favorite tomato for BLTs .
2. Old German Tomato
Another large - fruited tomato variety , Old German is a gorgeous mysterious orange tree . The skin is mottle with red . With very few seeds , this variety is so meaty and juicy — a perfect slicer . Fruits librate between 1 and 2 pounds each . Although it takes a long time to ripen ( 85 Clarence Day ) , it ’s well worth the wait . This old - fashioned heirloom tastes best with a touch modality of salt and a mizzle of olive oil .
3. San Marzano Gigante Tomato
Of all the spread Lycopersicon esculentum I ’ve grown , this one is my favorite . Substantially large than regular San Marzano paste love apple , this heirloom motley produces 6- to 8 - in long , elongated fruits that are bright red with green streak on the shoulders . They thicken sauce like nobody ’s business ! The plants are very richly - concession , and the fruit have diminished come pockets .
4. White Beauty Tomato
This creamy ashen tomato packs a flavorful punch . I love the complex relish that has touches of smoking and citrus . The cutis is thin , and the flesh is juicy . Although sometimes the blossom ends become cat - faced ( slightly deformed ) , do n’t let that stop you from growing this delightful tomato . I apply mine to make livid tomato soup , and we love them slit in salad and on sandwich .
5. Koralik Tomato
This sweet small cherry red tomato grow tons of fruits just 60 days after planting . The plants are definitive , so this is an excellent pick for growing in patio containers . I ’ve raise this variety in fabric grow bags on my patio with outstanding success . The yield of Koralik grows in long corbel , and all the fruits on a single corbel ripen at the same time . Mine create scores of Lycopersicon esculentum for month , and I see the flavor to have a courteous sweet bite .
