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WINTER TOMATO PLANTS
AVAILABLE AUGUST 2007
$3.00 EACH

AMETEURS’DREAM: NEW FOR 2007- Siberian tomato, round red rather large with a bright crimson color inside. 65 Days.

GLACIER: This semi-indeterminate tomato offers some of the best flavor for cool forms. Extremely early, producing two to three ounce red fruits, it is very cold tolerant with high yields in 58 days

GLASNOST: Siberian variety beautiful tomato.  Surprisingly large, glorious 3”- 6 to 10 ounce fruit.  Shiny smooth deep red-orange skin with dense meaty interior.  Excellent flavor 62 days to maturity.

GREGORI’S ALTAI: Siberian variety that originated in the Altai Mountains on the Chinese border. Tall plants are heavy producers of 8 to 12 oz. pink-red beefsteak tomatoes. The flavor is sweet yet acid and just delicious, with harvests continuing over an incredibly long season. Indeterminate. 67 days.

GRUSHOVKA: Siberian variety, 2 foot tall plants which produces 30 to 40 oblong 6 to 8 ounce fruit.  Delicious flavor 67 days to maturity.

ISPOLIN: From one of the most fertile areas of the Rostov-Don region of southern Russia, Ispolin can produce one to two pound round pink fruits on vines that can reach seven feet tall.  The huge red, meaty globular fruits are cold tolerant, but plant early to get production in 70 days.

JETSETTER: This new, disease resistant American hybrid was introduced in 1998.  It is an indeterminate plant that doesn’t sacrifice size of flavor and is mature in 64 days.  You can expect good, rich flavor and large yields from the half pound tomato fruits, but since it is a hybrid, do not save the seeds.

LEGEND: Developed by Dr. Baggett at Oregon State University, this determinate produces medium to large fruit with very few seeds in about 68 days.  The glossy red tomato has high yields, is very disease resistant, and the fruit has a pleasant blend of sugars and acid.

MANITOBA: Manitoba is an extremely early variety developed in Canada that only requires 58 days to maturity.  Its determinate stature also makes it an excellent variety for container growing.  It produces bright red fruit, slightly flattened fruit, weighing about 6 ounces.

MARKET MIRACLE: NEW FOR 2007- Siberian tomato, Compact plant with 8 to 12 ounce beautiful red fruit.

MIKARDA SWEET: NEW FOR 2007- Siberian tomato. 67 days to maturity

MOSCOW: NEW FOR 2007- Siberian tomato. Big red 3 ½”, 6 to 8 ounce fruit.  Sweet flavor dense meat. Great for canning 62 days.

MT. ROMA: NEW FOR 2007- compact plant produces firm 2-3 ounce elongated paste tomato. Disease resistance. 68 days.

MOTHER RUSSIA: Siberian variety large flavorful pink tomato.  Ripens into the shape of a perfect heart.  Dense, meaty, 4” 10-12 ounce fruit, 72 days to maturity.

NOVA PASTE: NEW FOR 2007- Roma type tomato on compact vines. 72 days.

OLGA’S ROUND YELLOW CHICKEN: Siberian variety, bright orange perfectly round, rather large 5-6 ounce tomato.  Compact plant 3 to 4 foot tall.  Nice acid sweet balance 72 days maturity.

ORENBURG GIANT: Russian heirloom, originally from European Russia but tested in Siberia.  Nearly round beautiful crimson fruit weighs from ¾ to 3 pounds with wonderful flavor. 72 days for maturity.

PEASANT: Perhaps the best cool-season paste tomato, this Siberian native grows on determinate, compact plants that produce a large harvest of roma-shaped tomatoes. Expect up to a hundred three to four ounce fruits per plant.  It’s great for cooking and sauces.

POLAR BABY: Very small plants bear large harvests of 2-inch red salad tomatoes. These tomatoes are sweet and very well flavored, especially for a variety that produces so early. This is a cold weather tomato that was developed in Alaska. Determinate. 60 days.

POLAR BEAUTY: This variety earns its name for the beautifully shaped, deep red fruit it bears very early in the season. Developed in Alaska for colder climates, it bears small to medium-sized oblate tomatoes with a good, full tomato taste. Short, bushy plants are very productive. Determinate. 63 days.

POLAR STAR: Compact plants produce an abundance of 3 to 4 oz. red fruit that have the pattern of a star on their blossom ends. Fruit is round or slightly flattened with a good sweet, yet tangy taste. Cold weather variety originating in Alaska. Determinate. 65 days

SASHA’S ALTAI Offered to the western world for the first time in 1990, this tomato has been called the best tasting to come out of Siberia.  An indeterminate, it is also extremely early, maturing in 59 days.  The slightly flattened red fruit weights up to eight ounces and is extraordinarily sweet and juicy.

SIBERIA: A very early Russian variety smuggled out of Siberia in 1975 and given to a Canadian greenhouse operator in Alberta, it is capable of setting fruit at 38 degrees!  The sturdy, dark- green determinate plant produces three to five ounce fruits in clusters of 30 or more that ripen in 48 days. This makes Siberia the earliest of all the cool season tomatoes.

SILVERY FIR TREE: An unusual Russian variety with carrot like silvery grey foliage, this plant produces heavy drops of six to eight ounce red fruits in about 58 days.  Very compact growth on sturdy stems and branches that make this determinate variety a great container plant for small spaces. It is also one of the most acid flavored tomatoes for those who don’t like sugary taste of some varieties.

STUPICE: From the Czech Republic, this extremely early, cold tolerant tomato is probably the most reliable producer of all parts of California. The small red fruit, slightly larger than cherry tomatoes, have superior flavor and product out-standing yields. It is an indeterminate type that matures in 52 days and has been known to product over 300 tomatoes on one plant.

SUB ARTIC MAXI: One of a series of extra early tomatoes bred for extremely cold climates. Dwarf vines produce concentrated clusters of 2-1/2 oz. fruit with good flavor. Excellent for Northern gardeners or anyone seeking early tomatoes. Determinate. 62 days.

SUB ARCTIC PLENTY: Matures: 62 Days. Alaska. Cold-tolerant and early-ripening. Always a favorite of gardeners north of the 45th parallel! Compact, extremely prolific plant produces numerous clusters of red, tasty, 2 oz. fruits. Determinate

SUGAR BABY: Small compact plants with 1 to 2 ounce fruit.  Sweet delicious flavor 54 days to maturity.  Good container plant.

TAXI: This is the best yellow tomato for cool season growing.  The habit is semi-indeterminate, requiring 65 days maturity.  The four to six ounce fruits have a sweet, distinctive flavor.  Taxi has been voted in the top 25 of best tasting tomatoes, even when competing with summer varieties.  It has a relatively tender skin and dense, firm flesh, which hold together will when sliced.

WENDY: New Zealand Heirloom, sweet as a plum, round yellow 2” tomatoes.  Very productive non-red tomato.  Semi-determinate 65 days maturity.

Rusty Acres Herb Farm 4233 Rosa Rancho Lane, Fallbrook, CA 92028 (760) 731-7349