Substitutes

We occasionally need to substitute one variety for another. Here’s why:
• The seeds were defective. We planted them. They didn’t grow.
• We accidentally damaged the plants
• We dropped a tray (or two), destroying many of the plants in a variety.

We try to substitute a variety that’s similar in size, color and type. This year’s substitution varieties are described below. Thank you for patience and understanding!

Black Vernissage

Here is a lovely “black” tomato that is loaded with flavor as well as production. This 2 oz. tomato, along with its other Vernissage cousins, is sure to make a big splash in the garden as well as the kitchen. These are perfect for rich tasting sauces. Photo by and seeds from ©TomatoFest.com

Dancing with Smurfs

"Being blue is a happy thing!" Crimson with indigo shoulders. Sweet, juicy flavor. Highly productive plant sets clusters of 1 - 1.5” fruit. Disease resistant plants that thrive in cool temperatures. T Great for snacks and stunning contrast in salads. Mid season (app. 75 days from transplant to maturity). Seeds from and photo by ©Adaptive Seeds

Delice De Neuilly

These plants can get to 10” tall
but most often flower at about 5” tall. Mildly sweet and well balanced flavor. Juicy texture. Crimson
interior. App. 0.5” in diameter.
Great for salads and for snacking! 

Orange Caprese

Orange Caprese is an orange "plum" tomato.  It is excellent used sliced in caprese salads, with a sweet rich flavor.  Orange Caprese fruits have green shoulders that fade to orange. It produces heavily, approximately 75 days after transplant.  Photo used with permission, ©Artisan Seeds

Pinocchio Orange

We won’t lie – this beauty thrives in a one-gallon pot on tabletop. Perfect for a balcony or porch. This tiny plant – 7” to 12” tall – produces sweet, juicy, soft, and wonderfully snackable cherry-size fruit. Terrific in salads, too! Early season (app. 65 days from transplant to maturity). Seeds from & photo by ©TheWheelSeeds

Polifemo

Ideal for canning. From the San Marzano region of Italy. Elongated and red in color, the fruit is medium-sized with a low water content and very intense flavor. Fairly disease-resistant.

Siebenburgen

Transylvanian titan! 12-24 oz. fruit terrific for slicing, cooking, snacking and dehydrating.  Flavor is shockingly deep and balanced. Marvelous firm texture. Good disease resistance. High yielding. Late season (app. 80 days from transplant to maturity). Seeds from and photo by ©Adaptive Seeds

Wapsipinicon Peach

Named after the Wapsipinicon River in Northeast Iowa. Regular-leaf wispy, tomato plants that yield a tremendous amount (thousands) of 1 1/2 to 2-inch, delicate, fuzzy-like-a-peach, pale-yellow (with a tinges of pink), juicy, tomatoes with wonderful, slightly-spicy, very fruity-sweet flavors. Photo by and seeds from ©TomatoFest.com

Yellow Pear

Productive? Bet you can’t eat ’em all. So many, you’ll be giving them to your neighbors.  Zesty, sweet and delicious flavor. The beautiful, delicate pear-shaped 1”-wide fruit adds a delightful look to any salad. Plant sets fruit from mid-season (app. 75 days from transplant to maturity) Photo by and seeds from © @TomatoFest.com