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However later in the season, Italian Heirloom produced nice yields of large near-perfect tomatoes while other varieties suffered from extreme blossom end rot (a calcium deficiency that is worsened by drought). It turned out that my initial impressions were wrong, Italian heirloom had been coping with the drought stress while the others were chugging along as if everything were fine. I learned an important lesson in plant physiology that summer and thanks to Italian Heirloom we had plenty of canned tomatoes that winter. 85 days to harvest. Each packet contains a minimum of 50 seeds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Italian Heirloom","offers":[{"title":"Packet (50 Seeds)","offer_id":44071584465145,"sku":"TO-SL-009","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/4450\/products\/italian-heirloom-tomato-seeds-37848844501241.jpg?v=1700334782"},{"product_id":"dark-pink-oxheart","title":"Dark Pink Oxheart Tomato","description":"\u003cp\u003eDark Pink Oxheart is an heirloom variety that produces abundant yields of rosy-pink, heart-shaped fruit. Meaty tomatoes are bursting with flavor and have great balance of sweetness and acidity. Excellent for sandwiches because it won't soak your bread, great for canning because it is meaty and contains fewer seeds than beefsteak types. Pink Oxheart is usually first to ripen among the larger indeterminate tomatoes in our collection.  Indeterminate. Harvests begin 80 days after transplant. Each packet contains a minimum of 50 seeds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dark Pink Oxheart","offers":[{"title":"Packet (50 Seeds)","offer_id":44071523680505,"sku":"TO-SL-003","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/4450\/products\/dark-pink-oxheart-tomato-seeds-30929334108317.jpg?v=1700333357"},{"product_id":"eva-purple-ball","title":"Eva Purple Ball Tomato","description":"\u003cp\u003eEva Purple Ball is an heirloom tomato variety originating from the Black Forest region of Germany sometime in the late 1800s.  Durable plants produce heavy yields of perfectly round, blemish-free tomatoes that are marked by a deliciously sweet, rich flavor and a brilliant fuchsia pink coloring throughout.  Uniform in size and coreless, Eva Purple Ball makes an excellent canning tomato, but its flavor is so good, you'll want to try it on sandwiches as well.  Famed tomato collector Dr. Carolyn Male described the flavor as \"sweet, luscious and quite juicy,\" qualities which earned Eva Purple Ball a place in her book, \u003cem\u003e100 Tomatoes for the American Garden.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEva Purple Ball is an easy-to-grow variety that shows good resistance to foliar diseases and blossom end rot.  The widely adapted plants bear heavily and consistently through a variety of weather challenges, producing a steady crop of 3 to 4-ounce fruit right up until frost. In certain years, however, the tomatoes may exhibit a slight tendency to drop so you'll have to keep an eye on them.  Fortunately, we've found that the fallen tomatoes are rarely damaged.  Indeterminate.  Harvests begin approximately 75 days after transplanting.  Each packet contains a minimum of 50 seeds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eva Purple Ball","offers":[{"title":"Packet (50 Seeds)","offer_id":44071538721017,"sku":"TO-SL-005","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/4450\/files\/eva-purple-ball-tomato-seeds-39698990072057.jpg?v=1700364315"},{"product_id":"gold-medal","title":"Gold Medal Tomato","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the most beautiful slicing tomatoes we've grown, Gold Medal produces vibrantly colored yellow tomatoes with fuchsia blushing emanating from the blossom end.  Beautiful beefsteak-type tomatoes have a sweet, low-acid flavor and are perfect for slicing and serving on sandwiches. Gold Medal prefers well-drained soil.  Indeterminate.  Harvests begin 85 days after transplant.  Each packet contains a minimum of 50 seeds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gold Medal","offers":[{"title":"Packet (50 Seeds)","offer_id":44071561068793,"sku":"TO-SL-006","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/4450\/products\/gold-medal-tomato-seeds-14075006550088.jpg?v=1700348840"},{"product_id":"carolina-yellow","title":"Carolina Yellow Tomato","description":"\u003cp\u003eCarolina Yellow is an heirloom tomato gifted to us by a good friend whose family had grown it for many years at their home near Hickory, North Carolina. Vigorous plants produce an abundance of yellow-orange slicing tomatoes with very sweet flavor and a low acid content.  A great variety for making yellow tomato chutney.  Alternate names: Carolina Gold.  Indeterminate.  Approximately 85 days from transplant.  Each packet contains a minimum of 50 seeds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Carolina Yellow","offers":[{"title":"Packet (50 Seeds)","offer_id":44070970196217,"sku":"TO-SL-002","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/4450\/products\/carolina-yellow-tomato-seeds-14074992951368.jpg?v=1700347394"},{"product_id":"rutgers","title":"Rutgers Tomato","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Rutgers tomato is a beloved open-pollinated variety prized for its reliability and rich, old-fashioned flavor. Sturdy, indeterminate plants produce heavy, consistent harvests throughout the season, yielding uniform, round fruits that average 6-8 ounces each. Rutgers tomatoes ripen to a deep red color and boast an intense, classic tomato taste with a firm texture that holds up beautifully in canning, sauces, and salads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased in 1934, Rutgers was developed from a stabilized cross between Marglobe and J.T.D., an older variety from the Campbell Soup Company. The breeding work was carried out by Dr. Lyman G. Schermerhorn at the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. Originally bred for New Jersey’s tomato processing industry, Rutgers remained a popular choice through the mid-twentieth century, with several re-selections released over the years. These emerging strains have varied in growth habit and fruit characteristics, often trending toward more determinate plants and smaller, very firm tomatoes. The strain we offer stays truer to the original descriptions, featuring semi-determinate to indeterminate vines and larger, softer fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough it was eventually replaced in commercial production by newer processing varieties, the Rutgers tomato has retained a strong following among home gardeners, thanks to its robust yields, proven reliability, and familiar, homegrown taste. Many gardeners who grew up with parents or grandparents tending Rutgers plants still feel a special affection for this timeless favorite. If you’re looking for an all-around excellent tomato, Rutgers is a superb choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSemi-determinate. 75 days from transplant. 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If you're looking for a true sweet chocolate pepper with standout color and classic bell texture, this variety is an excellent choice.  Each packet contains a minimum of 25 seeds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sweet Chocolate","offers":[{"title":"Packet (25 Seeds)","offer_id":44072048001273,"sku":"PE-BE-004","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/4450\/products\/sweet-chocolate-bell-pepper-seeds-19868008480925.jpg?v=1700320029"},{"product_id":"napoleon-sweet","title":"Napoleon Sweet Bell Pepper","description":"\u003cp\u003eNapoleon Sweet produces heavy yields of five to six-inch-long bell peppers with lovely coloring and excellent flavor.  Peppers are initially green ripening to red, with portions of the pepper ripening more quickly than others.  The resulting red and green bi-colored peppers are among the most beautiful bell peppers we grow.  Sweet.  Approximately 70 to 90 days from transplant.  Each packet contains a minimum of 25 seeds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Napoleon Sweet","offers":[{"title":"Packet (25 Seeds)","offer_id":44071671628025,"sku":"PE-BE-002","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/4450\/files\/napoleon-sweet-bell-pepper-seeds-39699009732857.jpg?v=1700358002"},{"product_id":"genovese-basil","title":"Genovese Basil","description":"\u003cp\u003eGenovese is an Italian basil variety that produces shiny, dark green leaves with a wonderful, sweet aroma.  Genovese basil's large, tender leaves are ideal for making fresh tomato basil and their sweet, rich flavor also makes them perfect for making homemade pesto.  Just cut a few stems, run your fingers down the stems to strip off the leaves and then pulse the leaves in a blender with some pine nuts, garlic and olive oil.  Simple, fresh and easy!  If flower stalks are kept pinched off, the plants will produce right up until frost.  Genovese basil is well-suited for growing in containers as the bushy plants reach just 18-24 inches in height.  Harvests begin 60 days after sowing.  Each packet contains a minimum of 250 seeds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Genovese","offers":[{"title":"Packet (250 Seeds)","offer_id":44071557267705,"sku":"HE-BA-002","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/4450\/files\/genovese-basil-seeds-1182395932.jpg?v=1753901341"},{"product_id":"green-zebra","title":"Green Zebra Tomato","description":"\u003cp\u003eGreen Zebra is a uniquely colored variety that produces abundant yields of small, chartreuse-green tomatoes with darker green stripes.  Tomatoes average roughly 3 inches in diameter, globe-shaped and relatively blemish-free.  We like to use them to make a green tomato relish which is excellent in egg salad and of course on hot dogs and hamburgers.  Harvests begin approximately 80 days after transplanting.  Each packet contains a minimum of 50 seeds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Green Zebra","offers":[{"title":"Packet (50 Seeds)","offer_id":44071573127417,"sku":"TO-SL-008","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/4450\/products\/green-zebra-tomato-seeds-14075012448328.jpg?v=1700352255"},{"product_id":"silvery-fir","title":"Silvery Fir Tree Tomato","description":"\u003cp\u003eSilvery Fir Tree is a Russian variety that produces unique, deeply cut foliage and nearly perfect, 2 to 3-inch red tomatoes.  Plants are compact, reaching just two feet tall, and are therefore well-suited for containers.  Silvery Fir Tree is usually the earliest producer of all of our tomato varieties. 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The leaves can also be used to infuse oils, vinegars, and spirits, creating delicious and unique flavor combinations.  60 days to harvest. 250 seeds per packet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lemon","offers":[{"title":"Packet (250 Seeds)","offer_id":44071607632121,"sku":"HE-BA-003","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/4450\/files\/lemon-basil-seeds-39541604155641.jpg?v=1700347028"},{"product_id":"purple-beauty","title":"Purple Beauty Pepper","description":"\u003cp\u003ePurple Beauty Bell Pepper is a classic heirloom bell pepper variety valued for its distinctive deep violet fruit and reliable garden performance. This purple bell pepper produces blocky, four-lobed fruit measuring about four inches across. The peppers develop their rich purple color early and maintain it through much of the harvest window before gradually transitioning to red-orange as they reach full maturity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe crisp, thick walls and mild, sweet flavor make this heirloom bell pepper suitable for harvesting at either stage. Unlike many peppers, which only attain their bright color at maturity, the Purple Beauty pepper is colorful from the start—the immature, purple colored peppers offer firm texture and visual appeal, while mature red fruit develop slightly increased sweetness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong purple peppers, Purple Beauty is known for its consistent shape, strong yields, and attractive color, making it a time-tested favorite among heirloom pepper varieties. TMV resistant.  Matures 70-80 days from transplant. 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Old-fashioned flavor with a good balance of sweetness and acidity.  Excellent for both fresh eating and canning.  Indeterminate.  Harvests begin approximately 85 days after transplant.  Each packet contains a minimum of 50 seeds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thessaloniki","offers":[{"title":"Packet (50 Seeds)","offer_id":44074827317497,"sku":"TO-SL-012","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/4450\/products\/thessaloniki-tomato-seeds-19285575794845.jpg?v=1700320580"},{"product_id":"cinnamon-basil","title":"Cinnamon Basil","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlso known as Mexican basil, Cinnamon Basil is a striking, pollinator-friendly variety with deep purple stems and fragrant, purple-tinged leaves. Its mild, spicy-sweet flavor carries a warm cinnamon note that sets it apart from standard basils, making it a unique addition to both savory and sweet dishes. Use it fresh in salads, pestos, and teas, or substitute it in any recipe calling for basil for a subtle twist. Plants are attractive enough for the flower garden (the images here represent half of what we've captured—we can't stop photographing it), drawing bees and butterflies while filling the air with their aromatic scent. Matures in about 85 days. Each packet contains a minimum of 250 seeds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cinnamon","offers":[{"title":"Packet (250 Seeds)","offer_id":44071052640505,"sku":"HE-BA-004","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/4450\/files\/cinnamon-basil-seeds-1182373650.jpg?v=1753893069"},{"product_id":"dixie-golden-giant","title":"Dixie Golden Giant Tomato","description":"\u003cp\u003eDixie Golden Giant is a rare yellow heirloom tomato with an uncertain history. The variety was first introduced to the public in 1994 but is believed to have Amish roots that may trace back to the 1930s. 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The dense flesh and mild flavor also make it well suited for sauces, producing a bright yellow-orange marinara that pairs well with pasta, chicken, and vegetables. Approximately 85 days from transplant. 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