Spring Garden Fair Tomatoes
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We offer a wide selection of delicious tomato seedlings, from huge beefsteaks to bite-size cherry tomatoes, both heirloom and modern varieties, in a rainbow of colors. All have been trialed by UC Master Gardeners and chosen for great flavor, productivity, and vigor.
2026 Public Tomato Trial
In addition to the varieties listed below, we are inviting members of the public to join us in growing and evaluating three new tomato varieties. Your input will help us decide whether to add one or more of these to our tomato line up. Learn more about the exciting proposed varieties and how to participate in the Public Tomato Trial.
2025 Trial Results: Green Doctors, one of our 2025 trial tomatoes, was highly ranked across the board for flavor, vigor, and productivity. We are pleased to add this beautiful and tasty tomato to our Spring Garden Fair tomato line up.
Additional information:
- Tomato Growing Basics
- Growing Great Tomatoes
- Saving Seeds
- High-Density Tomato Growing
- Alternative Varieties Guide
Please understand that some varieties may sell out quickly or not be available due to germination difficulties.
Explanation of terms
Classic — Medium-small to medium-large, round & smooth
Beefsteak —Large to very large, somewhat irregular shapes
Cherry — Small & bite-size
Paste — Elongated & meaty
Determinate — Short, typically 4 feet tall or less
Indeterminate — Tall, 5 feet or more, continues growing until frost
Semi-determinate — In between
OP — Open pollinated (saved seed should be true unless cross pollinated)
Disease resistance
V — Verticillium wilt
F — Fusarium wilt
FF — Fusarium wilt (races 1 & 2)
N — Nematode (root knot)
T — Tobacco mosaic virus
TSWV — Tomato spotted wilt virus
Tomatoes
Beefsteak: Aker’s West Virginia
Vigorous plants produce big harvests of delicious 1-pound tomatoes with sweet, rich flavor and very little cracking or other blemishes. Family heirloom from West Virginia. Taste test winner! Red, indeterminate, OP, 80 days
Beefsteak: Aunt Ruby’s German Green
Beautiful, large, juicy, light bright green fruit with pink blush, tender skin. Deliciously sweet and slightly spicy taste. Keeps on bearing and bearing. One of our favorites every year. Green, indeterminate, OP, 80 days
Beefsteak: Aussie
Huge red tomatoes, 1 to 2 pounds. Borne abundantly on large, vigorous plants. Full old-fashioned tomato taste. Heirloom variety from Australia. Red, indeterminate, OP, 85 days
Beefsteak: Big Rainbow
Beautiful, very large bi-color fruit, golden yellow with pinkish red swirl inside and out. Mild sweet flavor, juicy, and productive. Gorgeous when cut into slices on a plate. Bi-color, indeterminate, OP, 90 to 100 days
Beefsteak: Brandywine OTV
Vigorous, sturdy, highly productive plant with huge potato leaves, huge thick stems. Rich complex flavor, huge tomatoes. A favorite! Red, indeterminate, OP, 85 days
Beefsteak: Brandywine from Croatia
Productive, large, meaty pink tomato with delicious, complex flavor. Very tender skin. Regular leaf. Rare, only available from Santa Clara Master Gardeners. Pink, indeterminate, OP, 85 days
Beefsteak: Caspian Pink
Very heavy producer of large, flattened sweet pink delicious fruit. Curly leaves, healthy plants. Must clip fruit as it does not detach. Taste test winner! Pink, indeterminate, OP, 80 days
Beefsteak: Cuostralee
Very large, 1 to 2 pounds, and 4 inches in diameter, blemish free. Deliciously intense and balanced flavor. Taste test winner! Red, indeterminate, OP, 85 days
Beefsteak: Ed’s Millennium
Highly productive Brandywine-type that is a top taste winner. One of our very favorites. Saved by Master Gardener Ed Lo. Red, indeterminate, OP, 85 days
Beefsteak: Galahad (Hybrid) F N TSWV V
Great flavor, excellent disease resistance, and early production on a short, vigorous plant. 7 to 12 ounce red fruits. Red, determinate, hybrid, 69 days
Beefsteak: Hillbilly
Huge fruit, 1 to 2 pounds, sweet, delicious, very productive. Gorgeous yellow with red streaking throughout the flesh. Slicing reveals its striking beauty. Bi-color, indeterminate, OP, 85 days
Beefsteak: Kellogg’s Breakfast
Vibrant orange 1-pound beefsteaks, very good flavor. Quite meaty with few seeds. Juice has the same bright color as orange juice and is delicious. Orange, indeterminate, OP, 80 days
Beefsteak: Magnum
Superbly flavored 1-pound or more beefsteak with outstanding production. The result of several years of selection of a volunteer. Disease resistance is super. Red, indeterminate, OP, 80 days
Beefsteak: Marvel Striped
Medium to large-sized fruits are streaked with beautiful orange, yellow, and rose swirls. Sweet and juicy with few seeds. Bi-color, indeterminate, OP, 90 to 110 days
Beefsteak: Paul Robeson
Large fruits with a beautiful mahogany color. Wonderful, complex flavor. Taste test winner! Black, indeterminate, OP, 80 days
Beefsteak: Pomodoro Red Pear Selezione
Huge red, pear-shaped fruits. Old North Italian variety specially selected by Franchi Sementi. Very tasty. (Note: This is a totally different tomato from the small red pear cherry.) Red, indeterminate, OP, 80 days
Beefsteak: Stump of the World
Dark pink 1 -pound beefsteaks, outstandingly rich, complex flavor, healthy potato-leafed plants. From the Ben Quisinberry Collection, which also contributed to Brandywine. Taste test winner! Pink, indeterminate, OP, 80 days
Beefsteak: True Black Brandywine
Dense, richly colored tomatoes weighing up to a pound. Flavor is sweet and deep with a good acid balance. Gorgeous sliced for a salad. Medium-sized plants are productive. Potato leaf. Black, indeterminate, OP, 80 to 90 days
Beefsteak: Virginia Sweets
Healthy, vigorous plants produce big harvests of huge, 1-pound or more fruits. Beautiful heirloom tomatoes are golden yellow, streaked with red inside and out. Very sweet, low acid, a favorite for slicing. Bi-color, indeterminate, OP, 80 days
Cherry: Beam’s Yellow Pear
Produces an abundance of cherry-sized, pear-shaped, brilliant yellow tomatoes. Sweet, mild and fresh flavor. Yellow, indeterminate, OP, 80 days
Cherry: Black Cherry
The first truly black cherry with classic black tomato flavor; sweet and complex. Heavy producer of large cherry tomatoes on tall vigorous vines. A hit for everyone who grew it! Black, indeterminate, OP, 65 days
Cherry: Bronze Torch (F1 Hybrid)
Large grape tomatoes are a brick red color with greenish-bronze stripes. Early and productive, delicious flavor, crack resistant, performs well even under heavy disease pressure. Bi-color, indeterminate, 65 days
Cherry: Chadwick
Heavy producer of delicious, red 1 to 1½-inch fruits. Highly rated. Red, indeterminate, OP, 65 days
Cherry: Chocolate Cherry
Delicious mahogany-colored cherry tomatoes have that wonderful, complex black tomato flavor. Round, 1-inch fruits are borne in trusses on healthy, vigorous vines. Black, indeterminate, OP, 70 days
Cherry: Elfin
Same wonderful sweet flavor, size, and shape as the original Grape tomato, with the advantage of shorter plants. Red, determinate, OP, 55 days
Cherry: Fox Cherry
Delicious large red heirloom cherry tomatoes. Sweet and juicy, firm texture, perfect for salads. May be wilt resistant. Red, indeterminate, OP, 80 days
Cherry: Galina’s
Flavor is delicious, complex, and sweet with good acid balance. Fruit size is ½ to1 inches and a beautiful yellow. A favorite of many. Yellow, indeterminate, OP, 75 days
Cherry: Green Doctors
*NEW* Golden-green cherry tomatoes with fabulous, sweet, balanced taste. For the best flavor, wait for them to soften and turn slightly golden before picking. Named for two tomato enthusiast doctors, Dr. Amy Goldman and Dr. Carolyn Male. Green, indeterminate, OP, 75 days
Cherry: Gardener’s Delight
Tasty red cherry tomato of German origin. Grow in grape-like clusters on a vigorous, attractive plant. Good acidity. Red, semi-determinate, OP, 72 days
Cherry: Isis Candy
¾-inch cherry with orange-yellow marbled coloration and translucent skin. Winner at Carmel TomatoFest. Bi-color, indeterminate, OP, 67 days
Cherry: Koralik
Heavy yields of 1-inch sweet red cherry tomatoes. An early heirloom variety from Russia. Foliage is sparse but healthy. Production is heavy and consistent. Red, determinate, OP, 61 days
Cherry: Sugary (F1 Hybrid)
Very sweet and delicious, reddish pink oval-shaped cherry tomatoes in clusters on high yielding, compact plants that produce over a long season. Reddish pink, semi-determinate, hybrid, 60 days
Cherry: Sun Sugar (F1 Hybrid) F T
Incredibly sweet golden cherry size tomatoes, high in Vitamin A. Vigorous vines produce hundreds of fruit. Crack resistant. Gold, indeterminate, hybrid, 62 days
Cherry: Sweet Chelsea (F1 Hybrid) V FF N T
Medium-large cherry tomato with excellent sweet flavor. Displays high crack-resistance, as well as drought tolerance. Low in acid. Red, indeterminate, hybrid, 67 days
Classic: Ananas Noire (Black Pineapple)
The multi-colored fruit is green, yellow, and red on the outside and green with pink and red streaks inside. Juicy and sweet, great acid balance. Not a black tomato, despite the name. Taste test winner! Bi-color, indeterminate, OP, 85 days
Classic: Black Zebra
Stunningly beautiful bi-colored tomato, rich mahogany brown with green stripes. 1½-inch diameter fruits have a sweet, complex flavor with hints of smoke. Bi-color, indeterminate, OP, 85 days
Classic: Black from Tula
Rose brown with green shoulders, this very beautiful and very delicious Russian heirloom is highly productive. One of our favorites. Black, indeterminate, OP, 80 days
Classic: Box Car Willie
High yielding, reliable producer of medium large, round, juicy red fruit, with very good tomato flavor. Red, indeterminate, OP, 80 days
Classic: Carbon
Smooth, 8 to 12 ounce tomatoes, deep reddish purple with greenish shoulders, free from cracking and blemishes. Exceptionally complex, sweet, full flavor. Great producer and beautiful too. Black, indeterminate, OP, 80 days
Classic: Carmello
Medium to large, round, red, juicy tomatoes with tender skin and excellent flavor, consistently productive. Good disease resistance. Open pollinated version from the original French hybrid. Red, semi-determinate, OP, 70 to 75 days
Classic: Cherokee Carbon
A cross between Cherokee Purple and Carbon produces delicious purple fruit on a stronger, more productive plant. Black, indeterminate, OP, 75 days
Classic: Cherokee Purple
Beautiful rose-purple fruit has a sweet, rich, complex flavor. Consistently productive. Often found at farmers markets. Cherokee Indian origin Purple, indeterminate, OP, 75 to 85 days
Classic: Copia
Medium size yellow fruit with striking hand-painted red stripes. Firm and juicy, sweet and fruity. A natural cross between Green Zebra and Marvel Stripe. Bi-color, indeterminate, OP, 80 to 90 days
Classic: Costoluto Genovese
Large, flattened red fruit with a fluted profile, deeply ridged and heavily lobed, of Italian origin, good disease resistance, meaty, full flavored with good acidity, great for sauces, and gorgeous sliced. Red, indeterminate, OP, 80 to 85 days
Classic: Dona
French variety, prolific producer, excellent flavor, small to medium size fruit, meaty with few seeds. A winner! Red, semi-determinate, OP, 80 days
Classic: Glory of Moldova
Gorgeous deep orange globes grow in clusters of 4 to 6. Flesh is deep golden orange, and the flavor is fruity and sweet. Highly rated in taste tests. Early and consistently productive throughout the season. Orange, semi-determinate, OP, 80 days
Classic: Gold Medal
Large, golden yellow fruit, streaked red; firm and smooth. Very little acid. The sweetest tomato you ever tasted. Taste test winner! Bi-color, indeterminate, OP, 90 days
Classic: Green Zebra
Sweet sprightly flavor. Beautiful, yellow-green with dark green stripes. Small fruit (1¾ to 2 inches). Very unusual and ornamental on a plate. Wow your dinner guests. Green, indeterminate, OP, 78 days
Classic: Japanese Black Trifele
Medium-sized pear-shaped tomatoes are a deep mahogany brown with rich, intense flavor, very productive. A taste test winner. “Trifele” is Russian for “truffle”. Black, indeterminate, OP, 90 days
Classic: Kootenai
Stocky plant with dark-green leaves. Fruits are 2 to 3 inches across, thin-skinned and tasty. Abundant yields all summer. Red, determinate, OP, 70 to 75 days
Classic: Lime Green Salad
Delicious, tangy, small fruit, chartreuse inside, excellent for a container. Beautiful compact plant, only 1 to 1½ feet tall (but a small cage or stake is still recommended). Green, determinate, OP, 58 days
Classic: Mary Robinson’s German Bi-Color
Large, meaty, golden fruits have even more red streaking than most bi-colors. Delicious, productive, and beautiful. Bi-color, indeterminate, OP, 80 days
Classic: Orange Strawberry
Beautiful, bright orange, strawberry-shaped fruit with rich, very sweet, fruity flavor and succulent texture. Great sliced, excellent for sauces. Almost no seeds. A favorite. Orange, indeterminate, OP, 80 days
Classic: Orange You Glad
Medium-sized orange fruits are sweet, balanced with a little acidity. Wonderful! Bushy, productive plants reach Grows 4 to 5 feet tall. Orange, determinate, OP, 60 days
Classic: Palo Alto
Extremely large, vigorous vine giving a heavy crop (up to 70 pounds from one plant) of large, meaty (small seed cavities), full-flavored red tomatoes from mid-season into November. Red, indeterminate, OP, 70 to 80 days
Classic: Santa Clara Canner
Delicious, large fruit, very prolific. Juicy yet solid. Big, robust, healthy plant. Historically used in the CA canning industry. Red, indeterminate, OP, 80 days
Classic: Southern Night
Russian heirloom. Delicious pinkish/purple fruit with vertical green striping and rich, complex flavor. Tender flesh. Use a narrow (18-inch) diameter cage as the plant is not aggressive. Purple, semi-determinate, OP, 84 days
Classic: Stupice
Czech origin, very early, cold tolerant, highly productive, small, very flavorful fruit. Holds well. Red, indeterminate, OP, 52 days
Paste: Amish Gold
Beautiful brilliant golden color 1½ to 2 inches long, oblong with pointy end fruit. Flavor and color of Sungold, but the denser meatier flesh is good for sauces. A favorite. Gold, semi-determinate, OP, 80 days
Paste: Amish Paste
Sweet flavor is great for canning, sauce/paste, or slicing fresh. Paste tomatoes are excellent for salads and salsas because they're firm and flavorful, and won't leak a lot of juice. Red, indeterminate, OP, 75 days
Paste: Jersey Devil
4 to 5 inches long, bright red fruits are shaped like banana peppers. Prolific, very meaty and sweet, with few seeds. Excellent for canning and eating fresh. Taste test winner! Red, indeterminate, OP, 80 days
Paste: Principe Borghese
Excellent for drying, little juice, good acidic old-fashioned tomato flavor with few seeds. Prolific producer. Red, determinate, OP, 70 days
Paste: Speckled Roman
Gorgeous 3 inches wide by 5 inches long fruits with jagged orange and yellow stripes, red inside. Meaty, great taste, especially cooked. Very productive, few seeds. Cross of Antique Roman and Banana Legs. Bi-color, indeterminate, OP, 85 days