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Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum · vegetable · frost-tender

Tomato varieties divide along a few load-bearing lines. Growth habit separates determinate types, which stop at a genetically fixed height and concentrate their harvest into a few weeks, from indeterminate types that keep extending and fruiting until frost. Breeding type separates heirlooms and open-pollinated varieties, which come true from saved seed, from F1 hybrids, whose uniformity and stacked disease resistance disappear in the next generation. Commercial seed listings encode resistance claims in letter codes (V, F, N, TMV, TSWV and others), each mapping to a specific pathogen, the codes on a seed packet are a compressed disease-resistance profile, and this database expands them. Tomatoes are frost-tender and warm-season: transplants go out only after soil reaches roughly 60°F and frost risk has passed.

Tomato varieties (258)

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VarietyBreedingHabitDaysResistance codes
Abraham Lincoln heirloom Indeterminate 77-87 -
Ace 55 open-pollinated Determinate 75-80 V F
Ailsa Craig heirloom Indeterminate 70-80 -
Aker's West Virginia heirloom Indeterminate 80-85 -
Alaskan Fancy open-pollinated Determinate 55-60 -
Amelia F1 hybrid Determinate 75-80 TSWV V FFF N
Amish Gold open-pollinated Indeterminate 75-80 -
Amish Paste heirloom Indeterminate 80-85 -
Anna Russian heirloom Indeterminate 70-80 -
Apero F1 hybrid Indeterminate 65-70 F TMV
Arkansas Traveler heirloom Indeterminate 80-85 -
Aunt Gertie's Gold heirloom Indeterminate 80-85 -
Aunt Ginny's Purple heirloom Indeterminate 78-85 -
Aunt Ruby's German Green heirloom Indeterminate 80-85 -
Azoychka heirloom Indeterminate 70-80 -
Beefmaster F1 hybrid Indeterminate 80-85 V F N
Beefsteak open-pollinated Indeterminate 85-90 -
Bella Rosa F1 hybrid Determinate 72-76 TSWV V FF
Bellstar open-pollinated Determinate 68-75 -
Beorange F1 hybrid Indeterminate 75-82 V FF TMV
Berkeley Tie-Dye open-pollinated Indeterminate 65-75 -
Better Boy F1 hybrid Indeterminate 70-75 V F N
Better Bush F1 hybrid Determinate 68-72 V F N
BHN 589 F1 hybrid Determinate 74-80 V FF
BHN 602 F1 hybrid Determinate 72-78 TSWV V FF
Big Beef F1 hybrid Indeterminate 70-73 V FF N T ASC St
Big Boy F1 hybrid Indeterminate 78-80 -
Big Mama F1 hybrid Indeterminate 80-85 V F
Big Rainbow heirloom Indeterminate 85-95 -
Bigdena F1 hybrid Indeterminate 75-80 V FF TMV St
Black Beauty open-pollinated Indeterminate 80-85 -
Black Cherry open-pollinated Indeterminate 64-75 -
Black Krim heirloom Indeterminate 75-80 -
Black Plum heirloom Indeterminate 75-82 -
Black Prince heirloom Indeterminate 70-80 -
Black Sea Man heirloom Determinate 75-80 -
Blondköpfchen heirloom Indeterminate 75-80 -
Bloody Butcher heirloom Indeterminate 55-60 -
Bonny Best heirloom Indeterminate 70-75 -
Box Car Willie open-pollinated Indeterminate 78-82 -
Bradley open-pollinated Determinate 75-80 F
Brandy Boy F1 hybrid Indeterminate 73-78 -
Brandywine heirloom Indeterminate 80-100 -
Brandywine, Sudduth's Strain heirloom Indeterminate 85-95 -
Buffalosun F1 hybrid Indeterminate 70-80 V FF
Bush Early Girl F1 hybrid Determinate 54-63 V FF N
Bush Goliath F1 hybrid Determinate 65-70 V F N
Camp Joy open-pollinated Indeterminate 75-80 -
Carbon heirloom Indeterminate 80-85 -
Carolina Gold F1 hybrid Determinate 72-78 V FF
Celano F1 hybrid Semi-Determinate 60-65 Ph-2+Ph-3
Celebrity F1 hybrid Semi-Determinate 70-72 V FF N T
Chalk's Early Jewel heirloom Indeterminate 70-75 -
Champion F1 hybrid Indeterminate 62-70 V F N TMV
Chef's Choice Bicolor F1 hybrid Indeterminate 75-85 V FF
Chef's Choice Black F1 hybrid Indeterminate 75-80 V FF
Chef's Choice Orange F1 hybrid Indeterminate 75-80 V FF
Chef's Choice Pink F1 hybrid Indeterminate 75-80 V FF
Chef's Choice Red F1 hybrid Indeterminate 75-80 V FF
Chef's Choice Yellow F1 hybrid Indeterminate 75-80 V FF
Cherokee Chocolate open-pollinated Indeterminate 80-85 -
Cherokee Green open-pollinated Indeterminate 80-85 -
Cherokee Purple heirloom Indeterminate 80-85 -
Chocolate Cherry open-pollinated Indeterminate 70-75 -
Chocolate Stripes heirloom Indeterminate 75-85 -
Cobra F1 hybrid Indeterminate 70-78 V FF TMV
Costoluto Fiorentino heirloom Indeterminate 75-85 -
Costoluto Genovese heirloom Indeterminate 78-85 -
Coyote open-pollinated Indeterminate 60-70 -
Crista F1 hybrid Determinate 72-78 FFF V TSWV N
Cuostralee heirloom Indeterminate 80-90 -
Damsel F1 hybrid Indeterminate 70-75 Ph-2+Ph-3 V FF N TMV
Defiant PhR F1 hybrid Determinate 65-70 Ph-2+Ph-3 FF
Delicious open-pollinated Indeterminate 77-90 -
Dr. Carolyn open-pollinated Indeterminate 70-80 -
Dr. Wyche's Yellow heirloom Indeterminate 80-85 -
Druzba heirloom Indeterminate 75-80 -
Dwarf Champion heirloom Dwarf 70-80 -
Dwarf Kelly Green open-pollinated Dwarf 75-85 -
Dwarf Purple Heart open-pollinated Dwarf 75-85 -
Dwarf Rosella Purple open-pollinated Dwarf 70-80 -
Dwarf Sweet Sue open-pollinated Dwarf 75-85 -
Dwarf Wild Fred open-pollinated Dwarf 75-85 -
Earliana heirloom Determinate 58-68 -
Early Girl F1 hybrid Indeterminate 57-60 V FF
Early Resilience F1 hybrid Determinate 65-70 -
Esterina F1 hybrid Indeterminate 65-70 F TMV
Estiva F1 hybrid Indeterminate 70-75 V FF TMV
Eva Purple Ball heirloom Indeterminate 70-78 -
Fantastic F1 hybrid Indeterminate 65-70 V F
Favorita F1 hybrid Indeterminate 60-65 V F TMV
Federle heirloom Indeterminate 80-85 -
Fire Fly F1 hybrid Indeterminate 60-65 -
Five Star Grape F1 hybrid Indeterminate 65-70 V FF
Floradade open-pollinated Determinate 75-80 FF V St
Florida 47 F1 hybrid Determinate 72-78 FF V St ASC
Florida 91 F1 hybrid Determinate 70-74 V FF St ASC
Fourth of July F1 hybrid Indeterminate 49-55 -
Galahad F1 hybrid Determinate 69-75 Ph-2+Ph-3 V FF
Galina heirloom Indeterminate 70-75 -
Garden Peach heirloom Indeterminate 75-80 -
Gardener's Delight heirloom Indeterminate 65-75 -
German Johnson heirloom Indeterminate 76-80 -
Geronimo F1 hybrid Indeterminate 75-80 V FF TMV
Glacier open-pollinated Semi-Determinate 55-58 -
Gold Medal heirloom Indeterminate 75-90 -
Gold Nugget open-pollinated Determinate 56-60 -
Golden Queen heirloom Indeterminate 75-80 -
Golden Rave F1 hybrid Indeterminate 70-75 TMV
Granadero F1 hybrid Indeterminate 70-75 T V FF
Grandma Mary's Paste heirloom Indeterminate 70-80 -
Great White heirloom Indeterminate 80-85 -
Green Giant heirloom Indeterminate 80-90 -
Green Grape open-pollinated Determinate 70-75 -
Green Zebra open-pollinated Indeterminate 75-78 -
Health Kick F1 hybrid Determinate 70-75 V FF
Heatmaster F1 hybrid Determinate 70-75 V FF St
Heinz 1350 open-pollinated Determinate 75-78 V F
Hillbilly heirloom Indeterminate 80-85 -
Homestead 24 open-pollinated Semi-Determinate 78-82 F
Hungarian Heart heirloom Indeterminate 80-85 -
Ildi open-pollinated Indeterminate 70-75 -
Indigo Rose open-pollinated Indeterminate 75-80 -
Iron Lady F1 hybrid Determinate 75-80 Ph-2+Ph-3
Isis Candy heirloom Indeterminate 65-75 -
Italian Heirloom heirloom Indeterminate 70-80 -
Japanese Black Trifele open-pollinated Indeterminate 74-80 -
Jasper F1 hybrid Indeterminate 60-65 F
Jaune Flammé heirloom Indeterminate 70-80 -
Jersey Devil open-pollinated Indeterminate 80-90 -
Jet Star F1 hybrid Indeterminate 72-75 V F
Jubilee open-pollinated Indeterminate 72-80 -
Juliet F1 hybrid Indeterminate 60-62 -
Kellogg's Breakfast heirloom Indeterminate 80-90 -
Legend open-pollinated Determinate 68-70 Ph-2
Lemon Boy F1 hybrid Indeterminate 72-75 V F N
Lillian's Yellow Heirloom heirloom Indeterminate 85-95 -
Long Keeper open-pollinated Semi-Determinate 78-85 -
Manalucie open-pollinated Indeterminate 80-85 F St
Manyel heirloom Indeterminate 75-80 -
Marglobe open-pollinated Determinate 73-77 -
Margold F1 hybrid Indeterminate 75-80 V FF
Marianna's Peace heirloom Indeterminate 85-90 -
Marion open-pollinated Indeterminate 75-80 F St
Marmande heirloom Semi-Determinate 70-78 -
Marnero F1 hybrid Indeterminate 75-80 V FF TMV
Martino's Roma open-pollinated Determinate 75-80 -
Matt's Wild Cherry open-pollinated Indeterminate 60-70 -
Mexico Midget heirloom Indeterminate 60-70 -
Micro-Tom open-pollinated Dwarf 75-90 -
Midnight Snack F1 hybrid Indeterminate 65-70 -
Moneymaker heirloom Indeterminate 75-80 -
Mortgage Lifter heirloom Indeterminate 80-85 -
Moskvich heirloom Indeterminate 60-65 -
Mountain Delight F1 hybrid Determinate 70-75 V FF
Mountain Fresh Plus F1 hybrid Determinate 75-78 V FF N
Mountain Gem F1 hybrid Determinate 70-78 Ph-2+Ph-3 V FF
Mountain Magic F1 hybrid Indeterminate 66-70 Ph-2+Ph-3 FF
Mountain Merit F1 hybrid Determinate 73-77 Ph-2+Ph-3 V FFF N TSWV
Mountain Pride F1 hybrid Determinate 74-77 V FF
Mountain Rouge F1 hybrid Indeterminate 74-80 Ph-2+Ph-3 V FF
Mountain Spring F1 hybrid Determinate 70-75 V FF
Mr. Stripey heirloom Indeterminate 80-85 -
Napa Grape F1 hybrid Indeterminate 65-70 F
Nebraska Wedding heirloom Determinate 80-90 -
Nepal heirloom Indeterminate 75-80 -
Neves Azorean Red heirloom Indeterminate 80-90 -
New Yorker open-pollinated Determinate 60-66 V
Old German heirloom Indeterminate 80-85 -
Omar's Lebanese heirloom Indeterminate 80-90 -
Opalka heirloom Indeterminate 83-87 -
Oregon Spring open-pollinated Determinate 58-60 V
OTV Brandywine open-pollinated Indeterminate 80-85 -
Paragon heirloom Indeterminate 75-80 -
Park's Whopper F1 hybrid Indeterminate 65-70 V F N TMV
Patio F1 hybrid Dwarf 65-70 F ASC
Paul Robeson heirloom Indeterminate 78-82 -
Peacevine Cherry open-pollinated Indeterminate 70-78 -
Persimmon heirloom Indeterminate 80-90 -
Phoenix F1 hybrid Determinate 72-78 V FF St
Pineapple heirloom Indeterminate 85-95 -
Pink Ping Pong open-pollinated Indeterminate 70-80 -
Plum Regal F1 hybrid Determinate 68-75 Ph-3 V FF
Polish Linguisa heirloom Indeterminate 80-85 -
Ponderosa heirloom Indeterminate 80-90 -
Pozzano F1 hybrid Indeterminate 70-80 V FF TMV
Primo Red F1 hybrid Determinate 68-73 V FF TSWV
Principe Borghese heirloom Determinate 72-75 -
Pruden's Purple heirloom Indeterminate 72-80 -
Purple Calabash heirloom Indeterminate 80-90 -
Purple Russian heirloom Indeterminate 75-85 -
Purple Zebra F1 hybrid Indeterminate 75-80 Ph-2+Ph-3 FF
Rebelski F1 hybrid Indeterminate 75-80 V FF TMV St
Red Brandywine heirloom Indeterminate 80-90 -
Red Currant open-pollinated Indeterminate 65-75 -
Red Deuce F1 hybrid Determinate 70-75 V FF ASC St
Red Robin open-pollinated Dwarf 55-60 -
Red Snapper F1 hybrid Determinate 70-75 V FFF N
Reisetomate heirloom Indeterminate 80-90 -
Riesentraube heirloom Indeterminate 75-85 -
Roma VF open-pollinated Determinate 73-80 F V
Rose de Berne heirloom Indeterminate 75-80 -
Rutgers open-pollinated Semi-Determinate 74-80 -
Sakura F1 hybrid Indeterminate 60-65 F TMV
San Marzano heirloom Indeterminate 78-85 -
San Marzano Redorta heirloom Indeterminate 78-85 -
Sebring F1 hybrid Determinate 72-78 TSWV FFF V
Siberian heirloom Determinate 55-60 -
Siletz open-pollinated Determinate 52-57 V F
Silvery Fir Tree open-pollinated Determinate 55-60 -
Skyway 687 F1 hybrid Determinate 72-78 TSWV FFF V St
Snow White open-pollinated Indeterminate 70-75 -
Solar Fire F1 hybrid Determinate 70-75 FFF V St
Solar Set F1 hybrid Determinate 70-75 V FF
Soldacki heirloom Indeterminate 80-85 -
Speckled Roman open-pollinated Indeterminate 80-85 -
Stone heirloom Indeterminate 78-85 -
Striped German heirloom Indeterminate 78-85 -
Stupice heirloom Indeterminate 55-65 -
Sub-Arctic Plenty open-pollinated Determinate 45-50 -
Sugary F1 hybrid Semi-Determinate 60-65 -
Sun Gold F1 hybrid Indeterminate 57-65 F T
Sun Leaper F1 hybrid Determinate 70-75 V FF
Sunbrite F1 hybrid Determinate 70-75 V FF
Sungella F1 hybrid Indeterminate 65-70 F
Sunrise Sauce F1 hybrid Determinate 60-65 -
SunSugar F1 hybrid Indeterminate 60-62 F T
Super Marzano F1 hybrid Indeterminate 70-80 V FF N
Super Sweet 100 F1 hybrid Indeterminate 60-65 V F
SuperSteak F1 hybrid Indeterminate 80-85 V F N
Supremo F1 hybrid Determinate 70-75 V FF
Sweet Baby Girl F1 hybrid Indeterminate 60-65 -
Sweet Chelsea F1 hybrid Indeterminate 65-70 V F N TMV
Sweet Million F1 hybrid Indeterminate 60-65 F T
Sweet Treats F1 hybrid Indeterminate 65-70 F
Sweetheart of the Patio F1 hybrid Dwarf 65-68 -
Tappy's Finest heirloom Indeterminate 80-85 -
Tasty Evergreen heirloom Indeterminate 70-80 -
Ten Fingers of Naples heirloom Indeterminate 75-85 -
Tigerella open-pollinated Indeterminate 65-75 -
Tiny Tim open-pollinated Dwarf 45-55 -
Tommy Toe heirloom Indeterminate 70-75 -
Toronjina F1 hybrid Indeterminate 65-70 F TMV
Tribute F1 hybrid Determinate 72-78 FFF V TSWV
Trophy heirloom Indeterminate 80-85 -
Tropic open-pollinated Indeterminate 80-85 F V St TMV
Tumbling Tom open-pollinated Determinate 63-70 -
Valencia heirloom Indeterminate 75-80 -
Verona F1 hybrid Indeterminate 70-78 V FF
Viva Italia F1 hybrid Determinate 72-80 V FF N
Wapsipinicon Peach heirloom Indeterminate 75-80 -
Washington Cherry open-pollinated Determinate 60-65 -
White Currant open-pollinated Indeterminate 70-75 -
Wisconsin 55 open-pollinated Indeterminate 75-80 -
Yellow Brandywine heirloom Indeterminate 85-95 -
Yellow Pear heirloom Indeterminate 75-80 -
Yellow Submarine open-pollinated Indeterminate 70-80 -
Zapotec Pleated heirloom Indeterminate 80-85 -

Diseases of tomato

Planting tomato

Windows are computed per location from median frost dates. Pick a place on the Grow pages for exact dates; the rules by climate band:

Zone bandMethodTiming
cool indoor start 42-56 days before last frost, Start seed indoors 6-8 weeks before the median last spring frost.
cool transplant 7-28 days after last frost, soil ≥ 60°F, Set transplants out 1-4 weeks after the last-frost date, once soil holds 60°F.
temperate indoor start 42-56 days before last frost
temperate transplant 0-21 days after last frost, soil ≥ 60°F
subtropical transplant 60-150 days before first frost, In zones 9-11 the main season inverts: set plants in late summer through fall (and again in late winter), avoiding peak summer heat. Where frost never comes, plant September through February.

Who breeds & sells tomato

Research touching tomato

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Sources & References

Evidence: 2 sources, all independent references.

  1. Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners · Cornell University Cooperative Extension, University or Government
  2. Tomato Production and Cultivar Guides · University of Florida IFAS Extension, University or Government