Cream of the Crop Tomatoes

Saturday, December 22, 2018

Tropical Sunset

Tropical Sunset

This new cherry OP variety is a beauty!  Ripe fruit is bright orange/red with subtle gold striping.  During ripening the fruit transition through a translucent striped orange phase.  Brix score in 2017 was 8.0, flavor is fruity.  Flavor is excellent at both ripening stages, providing some shelf life benefits.  Fruiting is early on an indeterminate vine.  Very good plant health and fruit quality in both open field and greenhouse trials.

Tropical Sunset is an OP variety, seed is distributed by A.P. Whaley Seed Company and available from several retail distributors starting December 2018.

Sparky XSL F1

Sparky XSL F1
Early to mature, prolific and very flavorful, Sparky XSL is one of the few X-tended Shelf Life (XSL) cherry tomatoes available to home gardeners. This striped red cherry is heterozygous for the “rin” allele. This hybrid has extended shelf life (10-20 days), typical of rin hybrids, and has exceptional flavor. Fruits are well suited for shipping to market and produce a large amount of usable fruits per plant. Excellent tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Average Brix score of 8.5. Round 1.25″ fruits. Indeterminate, 60-70 days from transplant. Regional All-American Selections Winner in 2018.

Sparky XSL is a F1 hybrid, seed is distributed by A.P. Whaley Seed Company, and available from several retail distributors starting December 2018.

Red Torch F1

Red Torch F1
This is a very prolific early season hybrid. Consistently scored the highest in our taste tests. The combination of excellent flavor, great fruit texture, and high yield of usable fruits per plant makes this hybrid better than any other variety for the striped fruit niche market. Oblong fruits are 2″ long and weigh about 1.5 ounces. Average Brix score of 6.5. Excellent tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Fruit are borne on indeterminate vines and ripen 60-70 days from transplant. National All-American Selections winner in 2018.

Red Torch is a F1 hybrid, seed is distributed by A.P. Whaley Seed Company, and available from several retail distributors starting December 2018.

Praire Fire

Praire Fire
If you like sweet tomatoes, this one is for you. It tied for first in 2017 taste tests, and had a Brix score of 10.0 – highest in the trial. Long skinny sepals on a red elongated, pointed grape-shaped fruit. The fruit has subtle gold striping and deep red flesh. Our guarantee is that this is the one that always gets picked and eaten in the field before reaching the kitchen.  It is a kid magnet. Fruiting is early on a compact indeterminate vine.  Very good plant health and fruit quality in both open field and greenhouse trials.

Prairie Fire is an OP variety, seed is distributed by A.P. Whaley Seed Company, and available from several retail distributors starting December 2018.

Pink Champagne

Pink Champagne
An excellent new variety with dark pink, grape-shaped fruits. Amazing flavor and productivity. We couldn’t stop snacking on these in our trials! Fruits are borne on moderately long trusses. Very good plant health and fruit quality in both open field and greenhouse trials. Average Brix score of 9.5, small grape shaped fruits measure a little over 1″ long. Indeterminate, fruit ripen 60-70 days from transplant.

Pink Champagne is an OP variety, seed is distributed by A.P. Whaley Seed Company, and available from several retail distributors starting December 2018.

Copper Beauty

Copper Beauty

Amazing flavor – tied for first in our 2017 taste tests. This burgundy colored, elongated grape has bold green stripes and a striking dark red interior. Very good plant health and fruit quality in both open field and greenhouse trials. Average Brix score of 8.5. Fruits measure 1″ across and 2″ long. Indeterminate, 60-70 days from transplant.


Copper Beauty is an OP variety, seed is distributed by A.P. Whaley Seed Company, and available from several retail distributors starting December 2018.

Bronze Torch F1

Bronze Torch F1
Gorgeous brick red fruits with bronze striping, exceptional flavor ratings and texture. Fruits have a beautiful dark red interior. Early and extremely prolific, plants produce high yields of marketable fruits. Average Brix score of 8.0. Excellent tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Oblong fruits weigh about 1 ounce and measure 1.25″ wide and 2.5″ long. Indeterminate vines produce ripe fruit 60-70 days from transplant.

Bronze Torch is a F1 hybrid, seed is distributed by A.P. Whaley Seed Company, and available from several retail distributors starting December 2018.

Tropical Sunset

Tropical Sunset This new cherry OP variety is a beauty!  Ripe fruit is bright orange/red with subtle gold striping.  During ripenin...