Black/Purple

Cherokee Chocolate

Cherokee Chocolate$2.25

approx. 30 seeds, also available in trial pack size – indeterminate – regular leaf – mid season – Cherokee Chocolate is a clear-to-yellow skin color mutation of Cherokee Purple and has the same excellent flavor. Highly recommended.  

Cherokee Purple

Cherokee Purple$2.25

approx. 30 seeds, also available in trial pack size – indeterminate – regular leaf – mid season – Cherokee Purple is a classic variety and, by popular demand, we are listing it for the first this year (2012). Excellent flavor and good production make this tomato a “must grow”. Cherokee Purple was sent to Craig … [View Details]

Cuban Black

Cuban Black$2.25

approx. 20 seeds – indeterminate – regular leaf – mid season – Cuban Black produces medium size brownish-red fruit on a compact plant. May be semi-determinate. Very good flavor. Cuban Black was the favorite black heirloom/OP variety grown at our Sacramento trial garden in 2010.

Dana’s Dusky Rose

Dana’s Dusky Rose$2.25

approx. 20 seeds – indeterminate – regular leaf – mid season – Dana’s Dusky Rose has good production of pink-black (clear epidermis) medium to medium-large fruits (most under a pound) with great flavor.

D. B. Cooper

D. B. Cooper$2.25

approx. 20 seeds – indeterminate – potato leaf – mid season – D. B. Cooper produces medium sized dark fruits with very good flavor and production, selected and stabilized from a cross of Marianna’s Peace and an unknown variety by Millard Murdock.

Dwarf Wild Fred

Dwarf Wild Fred$1.75

15 seeds – indeterminate, dwarf – regular leaf, rugose – mid season – Dwarf Wild Fred is one of the 9 new dwarf tomato varieties released in 2011 by the Dwarf Tomato Project. The compact plants are just under 4 feet tall and are very good producers of purple/black, medium-to-large, beefsteak tomatoes. I tasted a … [View Details]

Evan’s Purple Pear

Evan’s Purple Pear$2.25

approx. 30 seeds, also available in trial pack size – indeterminate – potato leaf – mid season – Evan’s Purple Pear is a great producer of tasty, small, plum-shaped tomatoes. The plants are strong growers and the fruit has super hang-time and they keep well when picked. This is a wonderful salad tomato and I … [View Details]

Gary’O Sena

Gary’O Sena$2.25 Sorry, Out of Stock

4/29/2013 – To all customers who have purchased Gary’O Sena seed this season: A customer has reported incorrect leaf form on plants of Gary’O Sena originating from seed purchased here. Additionally, my own grow out of Gary’O Sena (from the same seed lot) has verified the fact that at least some of my customers have … [View Details]

Haley’s Purple Comet

Haley’s Purple Comet$2.25

approx. 20 seeds – indeterminate – regular leaf – mid season – Haley’s Purple Comet is a 2″ round pinkish-black tomato with green shoulders. Towards the end of the summer this was one of the best tasting tomatoes in our San Diego trial garden, which makes me think it must like hot weather to develop … [View Details]

JD’s Special C Tex

JD’s Special C Tex$2.25 Sorry, Out of Stock

approx. 20 seeds – indeterminate – regular leaf – mid/late season – JD’s Special C Tex tomato is a slightly flattened purple-black beefsteak with excellent flavor. This is consistently one of the best tasting tomatoes I grow. Fairly heavy producer on a strong plant.