Curated picks

Best Tomatoes for New England

New England hands tomatoes a hard deal: a late spring, cool nights into June, and a first frost that can land in September. The varieties below earn their place because they ripen early or midseason, shrug off the region's blight pressure, or both. The famous 90-day heirlooms can still reward a warm corner and an early indoor start, but these are the dependable bets.

  1. 1SungoldSungoldcherry · hybrid · 60 days · earlyThe cool-climate favorite: intensely sweet orange cherries that start early and crop until frost.
  2. 2Early GirlEarly Girlslicer · hybrid · 54 days · earlyA very early, prolific red slicer that tolerates cool nights toward 40F, a New England standby.
  3. 3Stupiceslicer · heirloom · 65 days · earlyA cold-tolerant Czech heirloom that is among the first slicers to ripen in a short season.
  4. 4Mountain Magiccherry · hybrid · 66 days · earlyA campari type with strong late-blight resistance, bred for the Northeast.
  5. 5Defiant PhRslicer · hybrid · 65 days · earlyAn early determinate with high late-blight resistance, low fuss for a wet summer.
  6. 6Matt's Wild Cherrycherry · open-pollinated · 60 days · earlyTiny, very early red cherries with some blight tolerance, brought to Maine before it spread.
  7. 7Moskvichslicer · heirloom · 60 days · earlyAn early Russian slicer with real cold tolerance and a rich, old-fashioned flavor.
  8. 8Galahadslicer · hybrid · 69 days · earlyA flavorful determinate hybrid carrying late-blight resistance, a rare taste-plus-resistance pick.

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