Full sun. 6 to 8 inches. German thyme is the standard for culinary thyme. It has intense essential oils. Cut the plant back when it begins to flower, this will keep it from getting woody and will provide you with a second flush of soft stems and leaves. Thyme is very easy to dry. Just tie in bunches and hang in a dry place. Thyme will eventually become woody and need to be replanted.
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Full sun. A hybrid variety, Big Beef yields full flavored, 10 to 12 ounce, globe-shaped red fruit. It is early to ripen and has moderate disease tolerance.
Indeterminate tomato vines set flowers until frost kills the plant. Indeterminate plants give you a long harvest season. Staking or trellising is recommended for indeterminate plants. Suckering of indeterminate plants is recommended for slicing varieties so that you get a good number of larger tomatoes (suckering is not necessary for cherry tomatoes).
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Full sun. Brandywine is an heirloom variety known for its very large “beefsteak” type tomato prized for its flavorful pink-red fruit.
Indeterminate tomato vines set flowers until frost kills the plant. Indeterminate plants give you a long harvest season. Staking or trellising is recommended for indeterminate plants. Suckering of indeterminate plants is recommended for slicing varieties so that you get a good number of larger tomatoes (suckering is not necessary for cherry tomatoes).
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Full sun. Bush Beefsteak is an open pollinated tomato variety producing early-mid season meaty, tasty, 8 oz. red fruits. 65 days
Determinate tomato plants have a specific time period for producing flowers that will then set fruit and ripen. Caging determinate types will help to keep the fruit off the ground to reduce pest nibbling. Determinate types are not suckered.
Full Sun. This hybrid indeterminate slicer ripens to a rich orange 8 to 12 ounce fruits. The very good flavor and texture of Chef’s Choice earned it an AAS win.
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Full sun. Cherokee Purple, an heirloom variety produces large, dusky brown-purple skinned, green-shouldered fruit with brick-red flesh. The flavor is winy, smoky and earthy. Though not an abundant producer, the flavor is exceptional.
Indeterminate tomato vines set flowers until frost kills the plant. Indeterminate plants give you a long harvest season. Staking or trellising is recommended for indeterminate plants. Suckering of indeterminate plants is recommended for slicing varieties so that you get a good number of larger tomatoes (suckering is not necessary for cherry tomatoes).
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Full sun. Open pollinated Blackcherry is another customer favorite. The dusky purple-brown fruit is very full flavored.
Full sun. Aka Sugar Lump, Gardener’s Delight is an open pollinated indeterminate cherry tomato from Germany. Expect heavy yields off of clusters of 6 to 12 smooth, deep-red fruits, each averaging 3/4″ to 1″ in diameter. Excellent eating quality and flavor.
Full sun. Open pollinated Indigo Cherry Drops has dark blue skin over red flesh. This is a vigorous indeterminate plant bearing large clusters of 1-2 oz. fruit.
Full sun. Suncherry is a hybrid, mid-sized, cherry tomato with extra sweet red fruit. It is born on long trusses until frost. It is highly productive.