A Rainbow of Tomato Plants
Enjoy These Unique Tomato Varieties
These locally-grown, 3- to 4-inch tomato plant starts are sure to inspire the foodie in you! Stop by your local SummerWinds Nursery to explore the varieties listed below and more—available while supplies last!
Tomato Varieties Include:
1. Black Strawberry
- Fruit Color: Deep, dark red-brown with green shoulders
- Size: Medium to large-sized tomatoes
- Flavor: Rich, sweet, and complex flavor with a hint of smokiness
- Other Features: Unique and striking appearance, known for its exceptional taste
2. Chocolate Cherry
- Fruit Color: Deep, dark brown or chocolate color
- Size: Small cherry-sized tomatoes
- Flavor: Sweet and fruity with a rich, earthy undertone
- Other Features: Great for snacking, salads, and garnishing
3. Ciudad Victoria
- Fruit Color: Reddish-pink or deep red
- Size: Medium to large-sized tomatoes
- Flavor: Well-balanced flavor, moderately sweet and tangy
- Other Features: Disease-resistant and suitable for various culinary uses
4. Dark Galaxy
- Fruit Color: Dark purple or black with metallic green stripes
- Size: Medium to large-sized tomatoes
- Flavor: Sweet and fruity with a hint of tartness
- Other Features: Unique appearance and high visual appeal
5. Indigo Cherry Drops
- Fruit Color: Deep purple or black cherry tomatoes
- Size: Small cherry-sized tomatoes
- Flavor: Sweet and slightly tangy
- Other Features: High in anthocyanins, which gives the fruit its purple color
6. Pink Berkeley Tie-Dye
- Fruit Color: Pink with green and yellow stripes
- Size: Medium to large-sized tomatoes
- Flavor: Sweet, juicy, and rich
- Other Features: Eye-catching appearance and excellent flavor
7. Prairie Fire
- Fruit Color: Green with yellow stripes, ripening to orange and red
- Size: Small to medium-sized tomatoes
- Flavor: Sweet and slightly tangy
- Other Features: Colorful ripening process and suitable for container gardening
8. Stupice
- Fruit Color: Red
- Size: Small to medium-sized tomatoes
- Flavor: Sweet and slightly tart
- Other Features: Early-maturing variety, ideal for short growing seasons
9. Sunrise Bumblebee
- Fruit Color: Yellow with red streaks
- Size: Small cherry-sized tomatoes
- Flavor: Sweet and fruity
- Other Features: Attractive appearance and delicious in salads
10. Taxi
- Fruit Color: Bright yellow
- Size: Medium-sized tomatoes
- Flavor: Sweet and mild
- Other Features: Early maturing and disease-resistant
Each of these tomato varieties offers its unique characteristics in terms of color, size, and taste, allowing for a diverse range of options when it comes to culinary uses and visual appeal.
Available while supplies last. Selection varies by location.
1-Gallon Tomato Plant Varieties
The following 1-gallon tomato plant varieties are available at your local SummerWinds Nursery, while supplies last:
1. Better Boy
- Fruit Color: Bright Red
- Size: Large
- Flavor: Well-balanced and classic
- Other Features: Disease-resistant, dependable yields
2. Celebrity
- Fruit Color: Red
- Size: Medium to large
- Flavor: Mild and juicy
- Other Features: Disease-resistant, compact growth
3. Champion
- Fruit Color: Red
- Size: Medium
- Flavor: Rich, robust, slightly tangy
- Other Features: Disease-resistant, adaptable
4. Early Girl
- Fruit Color: Red
- Size: Medium
- Flavor: Tangy and flavorful
- Other Features: Early-maturing
5. Juliet Grape
- Fruit Color: Red
- Size: Small, grape-shaped
- Flavor: Sweet with a hint of tartness
- Other Features: High yielding, disease-resistant
6. Roma
- Fruit Color: Red
- Size: Medium, plum-shaped
- Flavor: Rich, slightly sweet, intense
- Other Features: Meaty texture, low moisture
7. Sun Gold
- Fruit Color: Orange
- Size: Small cherry
- Flavor: Exceptionally sweet and fruity
- Other Features: Prolific, indeterminate growth
Vital Nutrients for the Best Fruits
Given our current high summer temperatures and excessive heat, we recommend holding off on fertilizer until it gets cooler (below 90°F). Fertilizing in temperatures above 90°F will push new growth that will not have a chance to harden off before getting burned by our intense sun.
While we don’t recommend fertilizing plants during our excessive heat, plant starts can benefit from diluted vitamin and mineral supplements, such as SUPERthrive®, Fox Farm’s Bush Doctor® Boomerang®, or any of our kelp/seaweed supplements. Click the button below to learn more about these vital nutrients and other ways you can help keep your plants free from heat-stress!
Vital Nutrients
Once the temperatures cool, we recommend the following fertilizers for superior fruits and yields:
- E.B. Stone Organics Tomato & Vegetable Food
- Grow More Hawaiian Bud & Bloom
- Tony's Magic Mix
- True Organic Liquid Tomato & Vegetable Food
To amend your soil for in-ground planting, we recommend SummerWinds Natural & Organic Planting Mix or Happy Frog® Soil Conditioner by FoxFarm. For containers, SummerWinds Organic Potting Soil or Strawberry Fields® Potting Soil by FoxFarm.
Protect your tender plant starts from the heat with shade cloth—available by the foot. With our current summer temperatures and periods of excessive heat, it's critical to grow your tomato plant starts in a shaded environment and water them as needed.
Tomato Cages: Support your growing tomatoes with tomato cages...
Want more tomato inspiration? Read our blog, "The Joys of Growing Your Own Tomatoes ."
