Type

Slicing tomatoes

Slicers are the round, everyday tomato: medium-sized, all-purpose, and good on a sandwich or in a salad. Most of the reliable, disease-resistant garden hybrids fall here.

30 varieties

Early Girl

Early Girlhybrid · 54 days · EarlyA balanced, classic red-tomato flavor that growers report intensifies under dry farming, where deeper roots concentrate the fruit. Milder than the famous heirlooms, but dependable.

Green Zebra

Green Zebraopen-pollinated · 78 days · MidDescribed as tart, zingy and bright, with enough sweetness to avoid being flat. Leaving fruit on the vine longer pushes it sweeter. Subjective, attributed to grower and catalog notes.

Celebrityhybrid · 70 days · MidDescribed as exceptionally flavorful and all-purpose, a dependable balanced red-tomato taste that pairs with its heavy yields. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Costoluto Genovese

Costoluto Genoveseheirloom · 85 days · LateDescribed as a bold, rich, deep flavor with a tangy edge, the deeply pleated fruit slicing into flower-like rounds prized for fresh eating and sauce. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Stupiceheirloom · 65 days · EarlyDescribed as tangy and well balanced, with sweetness and a richness that some catalogs compare to larger beefsteak types. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Glacieropen-pollinated · 56 days · EarlyDescribed as surprisingly sweet for an ultra-early tomato, with sweetness and moderate acidity giving it good flavor and texture for its class. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Sub-Arctic Plentyopen-pollinated · 50 days · EarlyDescribed as a mild, simple early red tomato valued more for its speed and cold setting than for depth of flavor. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Cosmonaut Volkovheirloom · 72 days · MidDescribed in catalogs as rich, deep, balanced, sweet and tangy, with sweet, full-bodied juice. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Rutgersopen-pollinated · 75 days · MidDescribed as having an intense, classic tomato taste with an excellent balance of acidity and sweetness. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Marglobeopen-pollinated · 75 days · MidDescribed as having a rich, old-fashioned, balanced tomato taste that is just a touch tangy. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Defiant PhRhybrid · 65 days · EarlyDescribed in catalogs as having great flavor for a disease-resistant slicer, smooth and medium-firm with good texture. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Lemon Boy

Lemon Boyhybrid · 72 days · MidDescribed as a mild, sweet-tangy taste that is sharper and more balanced than most yellow tomatoes, picking earlier for more acidity. As with every flavor note here, this is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Azoychkaheirloom · 73 days · MidDescribed as smooth, sweet, and citrusy with a higher acid balance than most yellow tomatoes, giving a complex, tart-leaning flavor. As with every flavor note here, this is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Moskvichheirloom · 60 days · EarlyDescribed as a rich, full-bodied, old-fashioned tomato taste with a good balance of sweetness and acidity, delivered very early. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Manitobaheirloom · 60 days · EarlyDescribed as a rich, old-fashioned tomato flavor with a balanced sweet-acid taste that holds up in sauces and preserves. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

New Yorkeropen-pollinated · 65 days · EarlyDescribed as a meaty, well-balanced early red tomato, dependable rather than complex. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Silvery Fir Treeheirloom · 60 days · EarlyDescribed as having a very pleasant, tangy taste on a small early fruit, grown as much for its ornamental foliage as its flavor. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Jaune Flamme

Jaune Flammeheirloom · 70 days · MidDescribed as zesty and fruity with a bright balance of sweetness and tartness, often called intense for its size. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Tigerella

Tigerellaopen-pollinated · 60 days · EarlyDescribed as bright and tangy with moderate sweetness, a zesty classic English garden flavor. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Black Vernissage

Black Vernissageopen-pollinated · 75 days · MidDescribed as refreshing, mild, and very tasty, a versatile dark saladette good for snacking. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Druzbaheirloom · 80 days · MidDescribed as richly flavored with a fine balance of sweetness and acidity, a dependable old-world slicer. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Eva Purple Ballheirloom · 75 days · MidDescribed as smooth and well balanced, a clean sweet-acid flavor on a flawlessly round fruit. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Box Car Willieheirloom · 80 days · MidDescribed as a sweet-tangy, old-fashioned tomato flavor, a dependable all-purpose fruit. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Super Siouxopen-pollinated · 70 days · MidDescribed as a well-balanced sweet-acid flavor on a tough, dependable plant, good fresh or cooked. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Bonny Bestheirloom · 78 days · MidDescribed as a firm, mildly tart classic red tomato with a balanced sweet-acid taste, a longtime canning favorite. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Nyagous

Nyagousopen-pollinated · 80 days · MidDescribed as rich and well balanced with the smoky depth of a good black tomato, on smaller, cluster-borne fruit. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Japanese Black Trifele

Japanese Black Trifeleheirloom · 75 days · MidDescribed as rich and complex, a smooth dark tomato that slices cleanly for salads or cooks into sauce. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Galahadhybrid · 69 days · EarlyDescribed as having excellent old-fashioned flavor for an early determinate, a rare combination of taste and disease resistance. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Garden Peach

Garden Peachheirloom · 75 days · MidDescribed as delicate, light, and clean with a mild fruity sweetness. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Polar Babyopen-pollinated · 60 days · EarlyDescribed as sweet and surprisingly well flavored for such an early tomato. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.