Tomatoes
If you're like us, you want to grow tomatoes that taste like tomatoes. And what better way to do that than by growing heirloom and open-pollinated tomatoes? Not only are they delicious, but they also offer a ton of other benefits to the home gardener.
First, heirloom and open-pollinated tomatoes are more genetically diverse than the hybrid varieties you find in stores. This means they're more adaptable to different growing conditions and pests, making them easier to grow in your home garden. Plus, they come in all sorts of shapes, sizes, and colours, creating a beautiful medley in your harvest basket!
But the real benefit? The taste! With complex, distinct flavours and hundreds to choose from, you can try new ones every year and never get bored.
There are two categories of tomato plants:
- Determinate (short-growing): Often referred to as bush-types, they grow to a finite size and produce most of their fruit at once. They generally do not require extra support and do exceptionally well in containers. Popular in shorter-season gardens.
- Indeterminate (vining): Require support for their long vines, which will keep on growing as long as conditions are favourable. Indeterminates can bear quite heavily and over an extended period.
Tomato Growing Guide:
Tomato is a warm-season plant that requires full sun and is frost-tender. Start plants in trays and transplant them two or three times before planting in their permanent place. Plant deeper every transplant to promote extra root growth along the buried stem. Tomatoes are heavy feeders, so give it very rich well-drained soil, and it is recommended to prepare individual planting holes. Plant the trellis or cage for support at the same time as the seedling so that the roots are not damaged afterwards. Adequate spacing is also important for good air circulation, which keeps most diseases at bay. Thirsty tomato plants need regular watering at root level. Always try to keep the leaves dry to prevent disease. To grow larger fruit, pinch out suckers and growing tips when the plant reaches its desired height. This will divert the energy to the fruits instead of the vines.
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German Head
Solanum lycopersicum Traditional beefsteak-type tomato with superior flavour. This old German hei..
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German Johnson
Solanum lycopersicum Huge, in almost every sense of the word! German Johnson is a big plant that ..
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German Lunchbox Cherry
Solanum lycopersicum An astoundingly prolific variety of large cherry-type tomatoes. This variety..
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German Red Strawberry
Solanum lycopersicum Large oxheart-type with 250g+ fruits. Shaped somewhat like a large strawberr..
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Get Stuffed
Solanum lycopersicumNow here's a unique and flavourful addition to the veggie garden and pantry! Ori..
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Giant 11
Solanum lycopersicum A large, well-shaped, meaty beefsteak-type that bears tremendously on potato..
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Giant Italian
Solanum lycopersicumA large, meaty, and oh-so-delicious tomato variety from Italy. The fruits are fl..
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Giant Syrian
Solanum lycopersicumHeirloom originally from West Virginia. This high-yielding plant thrives in hot,..
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Golden Jubilee
Solanum lycopersicum LIMITED STOCK!Another award-winning variety, Golden Jubilee is a gleaming or..
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Golden King of Siberia
Solanum lycopersicumA prolific producer of delicious golden-yellow tomatoes with origins in Northern..
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Golden Queen
Solanum lycopersicum LIMITED STOCK!A revered heirloom dating back to 1882, released by US seedsma..
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Grandma's Chocolate Dwarf
Solanum lycopersicumA prolific dwarf variety discovered in Michigan, USA, in 2014. It is a stabilise..
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Great White x P20
Solanum lycopersicumWhat a head-turner! This is the tomato all your neighbours will be talking about..
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Greek Domata
Solanum lycopersicum An exceptionally rare tomato from the island of Athos, believed to be one of..
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Green Grape
Solanum lycopersicumA beautiful, highly productive cherry tomato that is green when ripe. It has lov..
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Green Tiger
Solanum lycopersicum"Superb, absolutely superb!" is one of the most frequent descriptions of this to..
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Grosse Lisse
Solanum lycopersicumOriginally a German immigrant / American variety that has been carried around th..
R33.49
High Crimson
Solanum lycopersicum What a striking tomato – we've never seen such intense red in the flesh of a..
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Highveld Storm
Solanum lycopersicumAvailable for purchase from 1 July 2025 Highveld Storm is a strikin..
R38.50
Hillbilly
Solanum lycopersicum A unique 19th-century heirloom tomato originating from West Virginia. The st..
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