It Was a Dark and Stormy Day…

A Plastic Owl Watches Over the Garden

A Plastic Owl Watches Over the Garden

Despite clouds and cold spring winds, we set out to collect our young tomato plants. Within minutes of our arrival at the Worley’s doorstep, sleet began to fall.

Ever the hosts, James and his lovely wife Jennifer invited us in to wait for a break in the weather. Inevitably, the talk turned to gardening and tomatoes.

Ring the Bell for Service

Ring the Bell for Service

Rows and Rows of Tomatoes

Rows and Rows of Tomatoes

Making a List

Making a List

Measuring the Silver Reflective Mulch

Measuring the Silver Reflective Mulch

This year, our list is meandering, weighted heavily towards the dark flesh of the black varieties and the unusual.

Our List

Tomatoes Literally A-Z

  1. Absinthe
  2. Ananas Noire
  3. Aunt Ruby’s German Green
  4. Beam’s Yellow Pear
  5. Berkeley Tie Die
  6. Berkeley Tie-Dye Heart
  7. Black Cherry
  8. Black Giant
  9. Black Krim
  10. Black Mauri
  11. Brandywine Sudduth’s Strain
  12. Bull’s Heart
  13. Burgess Stuffing Tomato
  14. Burracker’s Favorite
  15. Carbon
  16. Cherokee Green
  17. Cherokee Purple
  18. Cherokee Chocolate
  19. Cuor Di Bue
  20. Dr. Wyche’s Yellow
  21. Druzba
  22. Emerald Evergreen
  23. Gary’O Sena
  24. Golden Queen USDA
  25. Great White Tomato
  26. Grub’s Mystery Green
  27. Japanese Black Trifele
  28. Kosovo
  29. Large Barred Boar
  30. Lescana
  31. Linnie’s Oxheart
  32. Liz Birt
  33. Lucky Cross
  34. Mortgage Lifter
  35. Mr. Stripey
  36. Mule Team
  37. Nepal
  38. Omar’s Lebanese
  39. Opalka
  40. Orange Icicle
  41. Pineapple
  42. Reif Red Heart
  43. Riesentraube
  44. San Marzano
  45. Black Prince
  46. Soldacki
  47. Striped Roman
  48. Stupice
  49. Tigerella
  50. Violet Jasper
  51. Wapsippinicon Peach
  52. Yellow Brandywine
  53. Zogola

2 Responses to “It Was a Dark and Stormy Day…”

  1. James says:

    Just an FYI…San Marzano is a paste variety, Black Prince is a Russian black tomato variety.

    So you’re at 53!

  2. admin says:

    Thanks so much, James! Corrected.

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