Tomatoes

If you're like us, you want to grow tomatoes that taste like tomatoes. And what better way to do that than by growing heirloom and open-pollinated tomatoes? Not only are they delicious, but they also offer a ton of other benefits to the home gardener.

First, heirloom and open-pollinated tomatoes are more genetically diverse than the hybrid varieties you find in stores. This means they're more adaptable to different growing conditions and pests, making them easier to grow in your home garden. Plus, they come in all sorts of shapes, sizes, and colours, creating a beautiful medley in your harvest basket!

But the real benefit? The taste! With complex, distinct flavours and hundreds to choose from, you can try new ones every year and never get bored.

There are two categories of tomato plants:

  • Determinate (short-growing): Often referred to as bush-types, they grow to a finite size and produce most of their fruit at once. They generally do not require extra support and do exceptionally well in containers. Popular in shorter-season gardens.
  • Indeterminate (vining): Require support for their long vines, which will keep on growing as long as conditions are favourable. Indeterminates can bear quite heavily and over an extended period.


Tomato Growing Guide:

Tomato is a warm-season plant that requires full sun and is frost-tender. Start plants in trays and transplant them two or three times before planting in their permanent place. Plant deeper every transplant to promote extra root growth along the buried stem. Tomatoes are heavy feeders, so give it very rich well-drained soil, and it is recommended to prepare individual planting holes. Plant the trellis or cage for support at the same time as the seedling so that the roots are not damaged afterwards. Adequate spacing is also important for good air circulation, which keeps most diseases at bay. Thirsty tomato plants need regular watering at root level. Always try to keep the leaves dry to prevent disease. To grow larger fruit, pinch out suckers and growing tips when the plant reaches its desired height. This will divert the energy to the fruits instead of the vines.


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RAF Tomato

RAF Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum A beautiful French heirloom dating back to the 1960s, RAF tomato gets its na..

R30.27

Red Peach Tomato

Red Peach Tomato

Solanum lycopersicumThis 19th-century Russian beauty looks a little like a small red peach with slig..

R30.27

Red Sweetie Tomato

Red Sweetie Tomato

Solanum lycopersicumA vigorous indeterminate cherry tomato variety that produces bountiful trusses o..

R28.11

Reif Red Heart Tomato

Reif Red Heart Tomato

Solanum lycopersicumSuperb-tasting, large, heart-shaped fruits with lots of meat and very few seeds...

R30.27

Reise Tomato

Reise Tomato

Solanum lycopersicumThis heirloom is visually mindblowing – the fruit looks like a cluster of cherry..

R30.27

Riesentraube Tomato

Riesentraube Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum An old German heirloom that became publicly available in the mid-19th centur..

R28.11

Rio Grande Tomato

Rio Grande Tomato

Solanum lycopersicumA vigorous-growing determinate Italian paste tomato variety that produces cluste..

R30.27

Roma Paste Tomato

Roma Paste Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum A very well-known, well-loved, and flavoursome heirloom with an interesting ..

R30.27

Rosa De Barbastro Tomato

Rosa De Barbastro Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum A beefsteak tomato variety from the Spanish village, Barbastro. The plants a..

R30.27

Royal Chico Tomato

Royal Chico Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum This rare, disease-resistant determinate variety is rewarding in the garden...

R30.27

Russian 117 Tomato

Russian 117 Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum A superb Russian family heirloom, boasting solid tasty flesh that cooks well..

R30.27

Rwanda Tomato

Rwanda Tomato

Solanum lycopersicumThis tomato was given to us by Alan Reynolds in 2011 who received it from a frie..

R32.20

Saint Pierre Tomato

Saint Pierre Tomato

Solanum lycopersicumAn old French heirloom producing medium-sized, bright red, beefsteak-type fruits..

R30.27

San Marzano Redorta Tomato

San Marzano Redorta Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum Limited StockNamed after Pizzo Redorta, a mountain in Lombardy, Italy, this ..

R21.85

San Marzano Tomato (Determinate)

San Marzano Tomato (Determinate)

Solanum lycopersicum A determinate variety of arguably one of the best-flavoured paste tomatoes ..

R32.43

San Marzano Tomato (Indeterminate)

San Marzano Tomato (Indeterminate)

Solanum lycopersicum Limited StockThe indeterminate variety of arguably one of the best-flavoured..

R21.85

Santa Clara Sauce Tomato

Santa Clara Sauce Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum The first time we cut one of these tomatoes open, we were very disappointed...

R30.27

Sart Roloise Tomato

Sart Roloise Tomato

Solanum lycopersicumA delectable work of art that we reckon deserves to be displayed in the finest g..

R32.20

Scatalone Tomato

Scatalone Tomato

Solanum lycopersicumA prolific San-Marzano-type paste tomato from Lazio, Italy. The variety got..

R32.43

Sibirskiy Velikan Rozovyi Tomato

Sibirskiy Velikan Rozovyi Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum Sibirskiy Velikan Rozovyi translates to "Siberian Giant Pink" and that is ex..

R34.59

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