Guide to Tomato Varieties
Tomatoes are a favourite of our customers here at Garden Retreat. Here is a quick handy reference for the common tomato varieties (many of which we carry). For a guide to vine/bush tomatoes, look here.
| Variety name | Vine/Bush | Number of Days from germination to fruit | Size and Colour of Fruit | Comments |
| Arctic Cluster | Vine (indeterminate) | 55-65 | Medium Red | Early and Cold Tolerant. |
| Better Boy | Vine (indeterminate) | 72 | Medium Red, 12-16 oz | Resistant to VFN (Verticillium and Fusarium wilt). Hybrid. |
| Big Beef (Beefstake) | Vine (indeterminate) | 73 | Red, 12-20 oz | Disease resistant. Hybrid. High yeilding. |
| Bonny Best | Vine (indeterminate) | 72 | Deep Red, 8 oz | Cold tolerant |
| Brandywine Red/Yellow | Vine (indeterminate) | 80 | Dark Pink, 10-16 oz | Hierloom. Open Pollinated. |
| Cherokee Purple | Vine (indeterminate) | 80 | Flesh is red brick colour. Skin is rose/purple in colour, 10-12 oz | Beefstake fruit. |
| Chocolate Cherry | Vine (Indeterminate) | 65 | Deep Purple (1 inch) | Cherry tomato. Heriloom. |
| Cluster Grande | Vine (indeterminate) | 63 | Intense red, 4-5 oz | High yielding and disease resistant |
| Cobra | Vine (indeterminate) | 65-70 | Uniform red, round or oblong, 7-8 oz | Beefstake fruit. Hybrid. |
| Champion | Vine (indeterminate) | 62-70 | Red, 7-10 oz | Hybrid. VFNT resistant |
| Cabernet | Vine (indeterminate) | 70 | Red, 10oz | Grape tomato. Cold tolerant. Hybrid. Disease resistant. High yeilding. |
| Dr Carolyn | Vine (indeterminate) | 61-70 | Pale ivory to pink cherry to yellow in colour. | Heirloom. Cherry tomato. High yeilding. |
| Early Girl | Vine (indeterminate) | 54 | Bright crimson, 5 oz | Resistant to V and skin blemishes. |
| Fantastic | Vine (indeterminate) | 70 | Scarlet globes, medium to large fruit size. | Hybrid. |
| First Lady | Vine (indeterminate) | 66 | Uniform red and smooth, 8-12 oz. | Heirloom. |
| Gardeners Delight | Vine (indeterminate) | 65 | Bright red | Cherry. Crack resistant. |
| Golden Sunrise | Vine (indeterminate) | 78 | Bright golden yellow, small to medium fruit size | Heirloom |
| Goldie | Vine (indeterminate) | 85-95 | Golden, 1-2 inches | Heirloom |
| Green Grape | Bush (Semi-determinate) | 78 | Yellow and green, 3/4 inch fruit | Heirloom |
| Healthy Kick | Vine (indeterminate) | 70 | Red, 4 oz | High in antioxidants, vitamin A, B, and C, potassium, iron, and phosphorus. |
| Ildi | Vine (indeterminate) | 60-65 | Yellow, pear shaped, 0.5 oz. | Grape tomato. Greenhouse variety. |
| Juliet | Vine (indeterminate) | 60 | Red, 1-2 oz. | Resistant to cracking. Saladette type. |
| Lady Red | Vine (indeterminate) | ? | Dark red, 7-9 oz | Greenhouse type. |
| Lemon Boy | Vine (indeterminate) | 72 | Lemon yellow, 7 oz | VFN resistant. |
| Miracle Sweet | Vine (indeterminate) | 67 | Red, 5-6 oz | Hybrid. Disease resistance. |
| Red Grape | Vine (indeterminate) | 60-70 | Red, 4 oz | Grape tomato. Crack resistant. |
| Moneymaker | Vine (indeterminate) | 70-80 | Red, 4-6 oz. | Heirloom. Old English greenhouse type |
| New Girl | Vine (indeterminate) | 62 | Red, 4-6 oz. | Disease resistant. Successor to Early Girl tomatoes. |
| Red Robin | Vine (indeterminate) | 55 | Red, 1 1/4 inch. | Cherry tomato. Dwarf plant. |
| Red Siberian | Vine (indeterminate) | 55 | Bright red, 4 oz. | Heirloom. |
| San Marzano | Bush (determinate) | 80 | Deep red, 3-4 oz. | Italian saladette type. Long cylidrical fruit good for canning. Crack resistant. |
| Sophie’s Choice | Bush (determinate) | 55 | Red-oragne skin, deep red flesh, 8-10 oz. | Heirloom. Disease resistant. Likes cool temps. |
| Sun Gold | Vine (indeterminate) | 58 | Orange/gold, 1 inch, 13g | Hybrid. Cherry tomato. High in vitamin A. |
| Sunsugar | Vine (indeterminate) | 58 | Bright tangerine orange, 1/2-1 inch. | High in vitamin A and sugar. |
| Sweet Baby Girl | Vine (indeterminate) | 65 | Dark red, 3/4 oz. | Hybrid. Resistant to Tobacco Mosaic disease. |
| Sweet Cluster | Bush (semi-determinate) | 60-67 | Dark red, 4 oz. | Hybrid. |
| Sweetie | Vine (indeterminate) | 50 | 3cm | Cherry tomato. Good preserved or fresh. |
| Sweet 100 | Vine (indeterminate) | 60 | Red, 1 inch. | Hybrid. Better yields, fruit quality, and growth habits than Sweet Million. |
| Sweet Million | Vine (indeterminate) | 60-65 days | Red, 1 inch. | Disease tolerant, unlike Sweet 100. Hybrid. Cherry tomato. |
| Tomatoberrty Garden | Vine (indeterminate) | 60 | Deep red, 1 inch. | Very sweet. Stawberry-shaped fruit. |
| Trust | Vine (indeterminate) | 75 | Red, 8 oz | Hybrid. Crack tolerant. Greenhouse type. |
| Red Tumbler | Bush (determinate) | 48 | Bright red, 2 inches. | Cherry tomatoes. Hybrid. No pruning. Good for haning baskets and containers. |
| Ultrasonic | Bush (semi-determinate) | 65 | Red, 12 oz | No green sholder. Crack resistant. |
| Ultra Sweet | Vine (indeterminate) | 62 | Bright red, 10 oz. | Hybrid. |
| Valiant | Vine (indeterminate) | 80 | Red, 5-8 oz | Heirloom |
| Vendor | Vine (indeterminate) | 70 | Red, 6-8 oz. | Greenhouse type. No green sholder. |
| Window Box Roma | Bush (determinate) | 70 | Bright red, 60-80g | Hybrid. Dwarf plant. Good in containers. |
| Yellow Pear | Vine (indeterminate) | 75 | Yellow, 1-1 1/2 inch. | Heirloom. Cherry tomato. |