Historic tomato varieties are unstoppable on the rise. They score with a robust constitution, are seed-firm and offer a unique aroma. Fancy a foray through the multifaceted selection? Then follow us here.

Stick tomatoes with tradition

Even our ancestors appreciated the advantages of stick tomatoes in cultivation. The following historical tomato varieties are enjoying growing popularity:

  • Beefsteak: red beefsteak tomato, firm, delicious
  • Marvel Striped: strong variety, red-yellow flamed fruits
  • Orange Ball: orange-yellow fruits, very juicy
  • Rutgers: a classic with a unique taste, red fruits, disease resistant
  • Silesian raspberry: large, raspberry-colored fruits, up to 200 cm high
  • Tigerella: red and yellow striped, high-yielding, resistant to brown rot
  • Wonder of the world: yellow fruits, very productive, comes from Germany

Tough as can be: historical outdoor tomatoes

Historical tomato varieties that have held their own in variety trials under modern conditions are presented:

  • Black Plum: a Russian classic with black-brownish fruits, growing up to 3.50 meters
  • De Berao: high-growing tomato with red fruits, delivers a rich harvest
  • Matina: traditional stick tomato, small, sweet, juicy
  • Red marble: old bush tomato, small, red fruits, tolerant to late blight

Cherry tomatoes - authentic and reliable

The small sweet tomato is not a modern invention, as the following old varieties show:

  • Blonde head: Russian stick tomato with yellow fruits on large clusters, very high yield
  • Beta Lux: bush tomato with sweet fruits, ideal for the balcony
  • Gardeners Delight: cherry-sized, red fruits, mid-early variety
  • Lunar: delicious plum tomatoes for a small snack, early maturing, high-yield
  • Lycopersicon: Argentinian wild variety with red currant-sized fruits

Last but not least, it is cocktail tomatoes that take historical tomato varieties to the top of the list of popularity. They thrive without artificial fertilizers, repel pests on their own and are real vitamin bombs. The motto here is: straight from the bush to the mouth.

tips and tricks

Various non-profit and semi-commercial initiatives have been formed that work to preserve seeds for historical tomato varieties. We are always looking for hobby gardeners who want to actively participate by cultivating at least one old variety. The 'Private Seed Archive', for example, is also considered an important swap platform, as more than 3,000 rare and historic tomato varieties are now archived here.

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