Tomato Seed - Appalachian Heirloom Plant Farm

Heirloom Tomato Seed

Saving tomato seed and growing the same variety each year has always been an important part of Appalachian gardening. Most families only grew one tomato variety and it was used for fresh eating, canning and making juice. Because these tomatoes were grown year after year, the best plants were selected for seed. Gardeners unknowingly improving these varieties, selecting for soil adaptation and disease resistance.

We are happy to offer some of our favorite Appalachian varieties for others to enjoy. USA sales only

Vinson Watts Tomato

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Vinson received his original seed stock while working at Berea College in Kentucky and continued to improve this tomato for over 50 years selecting for good production, flavor and disease resistance. Large pink beefsteak fruit with a balanced flavor. 30 seeds per pack

German Johnson Tomato

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Large potato leaf plants produce flavorful 1 pound meaty pink-red beefsteak type fruit. Trials show some disease resistance. Very popular in North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. 30 seeds per pack.

Granny Cantrell's Tomato

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Beautiful and flavorful pink beefsteak type tomatoes range from 12 to 18 ounces each, tall vines, regular leaf. Collected by Gary Millwood from Lettie Cantrell of West Liberty, Kentucky in 2000. Lettie obtained the seeds from a soldier returning from Germany during World War II and it was the only tomato she ever grew. Excellent flavor. 30 seeds per pack

Red Brandywine Tomato

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Originated in Chester County Pennsylvania, named after the Brandywine creek and dating to 1885. Regular leaf, red fruits are fairly smooth and blemish free and average 8 to 12 ounces. This was our best variety for farmers markets as it is a heavy producer and not as tender as many heirlooms. 30 seeds per pack.

Beauty Tomato

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A Livingston Seed Company release from 1886. Good producer of 4 to 8 ounce dark pink fruit, ideal for canning. 30 seed minimum per pack.

Magnus Tomato

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Introduced by Livingstone Seed Company in 1900. Potato leaf plants produce an abundance of 6 ounce pink fruit. 30 seed minimum per pack.

Mountain Princess Tomato

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This is the only bush variety we grow. Heavy production of red fruit that is very early. Fruit is red and 4 to 6 ounce. Great for canning, juice or farmers market. Heirloom from Monogahela National Forest area of West Virginia. 30 seeds per pack.

Stone Tomato

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Another Livingston Seed Company variety introduced in 1889. Original specimen was collected from a market grower in central Ohio in 1885. Good all purpose red variety with good production, excellent for canning or farmers market. Resistant to Verticillium and Fusarium Wilt. 30 seeds per pack.

Marglobe Tomato

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Developed by the USDA in 1917 by Frederick J. Pritchard by crossing Stone and Marvel. Released to the public in 1925, Marglobe is resistant to Verticillium and Fusarium wilt. Marglobe was used to develop many other tomatoes including Rutgers. Smooth, crack resistant red fruit average 6 to 8 ounces, heavy fruit set, ideal for canning. Sprawling semi determinate growth habit. 30 seeds per pack.

Golden Ponderosa

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Great historical variety from West Virginia. Dating to the early 1900's, this tomato was traded among C & O Railroad employees for years. Good producer of mild flavored tomatoes. 30 seeds per pack

Aunt Ruby's German Green Tomato

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This is a uniquely flavored green when ripe tomato. Fruits are a medium sized beefsteak type and will mature with a light yellowish green color, some fruit will have a pink blush to the blossom end. Bright green interior. From Ruby Arnold of Greeneville, TN. who grew it for years. The seed originally came from Ruby Arnold's German immigrant grandfather, and Ruby simply called it 'German Green' tomato, later it was named Aunt Ruby's German Green. 30 seeds per pack.

Hillbilly Tomato

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Very large red yellow bi-colored beefsteak type tomatoes on large plants. Mild and sweet. Very common still today in West Virginia. 30 seeds per pack.

Old German Tomato

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Large tasty tomato. Fruit is yellow with a red center visible on the surface and throughout the core, makes beautiful slices for sandwiches. Sweet and balanced in flavor, fruits average 1 pound or more. Mennonite heirloom from the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. 30 seeds per pack.

Yellow Pear Tomato

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Very prolific sweet 2" yellow pear shaped tomatoes are great for snacking and salads. Can be grown in a large planter on a deck or patio too. 30 seeds per pack.

Yellow Brandywine Tomato

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Tall indeterminate plants produce an abundance of yellow-golden beefsteak type tomatoes with a rich, sweet and balanced flavor. Fruits are 1 pound each, smooth with a slight ribbing. Potato leafed plants. 30+ seeds per pack.

Kentucky Beefsteak

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Large 1 to 2 pound dark yellow beefsteak fruits are sweet and flavorful. Tall plants. From eastern Kentucky. 30 seeds per pack.

Heavy Duty Seed Saving Zipper Bags

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We are constantly being asked about our seed packets so here you go. These high quality bags are the same that we have used for years, 3" x 4", puncture resistant 4 mil thick with hang hole. 100 bags per pack.

Donation

$10.00

Donations will help with farm maintenance, seed conservancy, barn renovation, etc.

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