Pink and Purple Tomatoes

 

The beautiful Purple Zebra, Top Seller.

 

 

 

1884 ($9.95
)  78 days.

1884 is a superbly flavored old-time tomato which grows on a strong vigorous plant and produces big luscious 2 lb. deep dark pink fruit with luxurious flavor and sets fruit readily in hot weather. It is said that the original seeds were discovered in 1884 by a Mr. Williamson in the debris after the big flood in Friendly, West Virginia. This grand fruit has taken top mention year after year in tomato tastings all over the country. Easy to grow and very productive. Marvelous for fresh eating and makes a luscious sauce.

 

Amish Rose ($9.95
) 80 days.

 

Simple name, yes? This lovely old time 10 to 12 oz. Amish tomato that has been one of my favorites for more then 20 years. With rich, sweet, Brandywine-like flavor, strong growth reliability and classic old time nuance, it is a magical inhabitant in your garden.

 

This is a classic, fabulously flavored tomato that I want you to grow so you will know what I know.

 

I have been getting requests for Rose for years after it was featured in a PBS radio show in 2009.

 

The host spoke of how her late Mom had grown this tomato and she'd saved her Mom's Rose seeds for 40 years. She lost the seed packet during a move and was devastated. I called the station to leave a message that I knew this tomato and could find it, that I had seeds.

 

We had a very emotional conversation when we realized her Mom and I were huge fans of this extraordinary tomato and that I had seeds. It called to mind my Mama  -- who brought me my first heirloom tomato, Anna Russian, more than 30 years ago.

 

So here it is for your garden.

 

 

 

 

   

Black Bear ($9.95
) 80 days.

This tomato is getting RAVE REVIEWS!

Black Bear is getting rave reviews from our customers.

In 2023 and 2024 customers who grew it simply went crazy for it  -- and are ordering it again for 2025!

I knew it was special  -- but hearing all these compliments is so satisfying. I'm thrilled that you like it as much as I do! Yay!

Here's what we're hearing about Black Bear: Fast growing, very high production, delicious, disease resistant, mind-blowing flavor and 'easy to grow'!

One of those incredible fruits with the giant, complex flavors we adore in the big purple-black tomatoes. Full, complex, and SO satisfying to bite into. CHOMP!

Because it's so meaty, it's easy to slice thin or thick for sandwiches, or cut into wedges for salads or in half for seasoning and roasting. And...straight up feasting right in the garden!  Thick, smooth flesh with lots of juice. Meaty and luscious -- disease resistant with really high production.

 

 

 

 

                 

 Cherokee Purple ($9.95
)  70 days.

 

A legendary and beautiful tomato, at least 100 years old and grown by the Cherokee People.

 

12 oz. deep dark dusky rose-purple, deep red inside, with sweet, rich and smoky, luscious flavor. 

 

Cherokee Purple is a garden staple, in everyone's favorite list for a good reason, disease resistant, reliable and easy to grow, and great one for your heirloom or heritage garden. 

 

 

 

 

 

Our top selling black cherry variety - for 18 years. 

Foxy Lady Cherry 68 days ($9.95) 

 

A spectacular cross of Cherokee Purple and Black Cherry!
 

After misplacing a packet of 700 seeds, I had to take our top-selling Foxy Lady Cherry off the list briefly until my new plants produced enough fruits to save seeds.

 

Dozens of customers asked about it. "Hey Laurel, what the heck?"  Sorry ~ and YAY!!!

 

The incredible Foxy Lady Cherry ripens in only 68 days from plant-out.

 

Growing in clusters of 5 to 7 fruits beautiful plants.  The flavor is energizing, dazzling with a sweet, seductive background and earthy nuance.

 

A tiny touch of tang balances its big full-bodied sweetness. I am madly in love with this tomato.

 

 

 

 

 

Marianna's Peace ($9.95
)   80 days
 

Copyrighted photograph property of Laurel Garza, all rights reserved 2008-2025 

In the second photograph, our customer Honey Piazza with a beautiful Marianna's Peace from her garden.

 

One of our top 3 sellers. The sugary nectar of this huge 5" tomato's creamy, dense, deep pink-red flesh is intensely rich, with perfect sweet-acid balance and sublime, complex flavors reminiscent of the finest of the "old-fashioned" tomato flavors.  This big, beautiful irresistible up to 3 lb. deep pink-red fruit is the talk of the tomato world and has found its way into Top 10 favorite tomato lists of gourmands worldwide. It is perfection. Supply is limited, please order early. It is said that Marianna's Peace is among the 3 finest tasting tomatoes in existence.

Marianna was from a family of farmers in Bohemia, Czechoslovakia. During World War II, in May of 1945 when she was 17, Russian soldiers came to her school and forced Marianna and all her schoolmates into a truck to be taken to Siberia. During the journey, she and a few others escaped by jumping from the moving truck, but Marianna was shot in the leg just as she crossed the Czech border. With the help of her friends, she was able to continue on to the town of Weiden, Bavaria. She lost all contact with her parents and brothers for the next ten years, but after a long and diligent search with the aid of The Red Cross, she finally found them in 1955. 

Before he died, her father gave her a little bundle of the seeds. 

Marianna married, and in 1957 moved to Washington State with her husband where they raised four children.

The legacy of these seeds reaches back to the early 1900's and year after year the tomatoes borne from this marvelous heirloom continue to be treasured for their outstanding taste and beauty. Incredibly sweet, creamy, with dense flesh, rich and luscious, reminiscent of the finest of those "old-fashioned" tomato flavors, the memories of which are the stuff of dreams for all tomato lovers. 

For those who want the best; these plants are precious and worth the cost. A Marianna's Peace plant makes a delightful and treasured gift for any tomato lover.

 

REALLY SWEET!

Momotaro  ($9.95) 62 days.

 

 This very popular early-ripening hybrid variety, (and Dolly Parton's favorite tomato), is being offered due to hundreds of requests from my customers who have found Momotaro fruits at Farmer's Markets.

 

It is exceptionally sweet, juicy and just beautiful with a very long shelf life. The 6 ounce fruits are a stunning shade of pink, full flavored, luscious and bountiful on the vine, with superb disease resistance.

 

I smuggled one into an heirloom tasting party, and the folks loved it. The revelation that it was a hybrid was a splendid surprise to the gathered heirloom aficionados and motley crew of tomato gourmets and gourmands. Created quite a ruckus.

 

The Story of Momotaro

Named for an ancient legend of Momotaro, or Peach Boy, Momotaro was a baby boy found inside a giant peach by childless peasant farmers who had longed for a child of their own. He grew to be a famous warrior for peace. Among his many achievements: conquering, and then encouraging the ogres of Ogre Island to stop pillaging and be nice ogres. Each year the Momotaro festival in Japan celebrates the legend of this brave and wondrous child.

 

 

 

 

  NEW FOR 2026!

Rose de Berne ($9.95) 74 days.

 

The deeply sensuous color of Rose de Berne sets it apart from any other pink tomato.

 

When the rays of setting sun -- or at golden time -- illuminate the ripening fruits, you'll see a shimmery glow -- like a billion tiny sequins.

 

This lovely Swiss heirloom is a stunning deep rosy-pink, perfectly globe shaped  -- round with no blemishes.  Just as pretty as can be.

 

The evocative name, Rose de Berne, describes it perfectly. It is said that the Swiss -- like the Japanese -- tend to like sweeter tomatoes. (Me too.)

 

A heavy producer, clusters of 4 or 5 gorgeous fruits produce are medium size -- 6 to 8 ounces each, 3" across, with sweet romantic flavors.

 

Thin skin, but crack-free, heavy in the hand, sexy and juicy, early ripening with a back note of tang to give it some balance, but mostly sweet.

 

 

 

 

Velvet Night Cherry  ($9.95
) 65 days  

 

These sweet, yummy, deep-purple cherry tomatoes grow on a small dwarf plant! Of all the cherries from the dwarf family, Velvet Night is the absolute best.

 

High production, fabulous flavor, very much like Black Cherry and Purple Haze, but growing on a small shrubby plant.

 

If you have a limited garden space and crave a really sweet, rich flavored cherry tomato, this is the one for you!

 

Lots of 1 to 2 ounce cherry tomatoes will keep your tomato taste buds really happy all season long -- and you'll have enough to share with friends and neighbors.

 

 

 

 

 

Wild Fred (Dwarf Plant) ($9.95
) 70 days
   A Laurel's Favorite

Lots of big gorgeous purple/black tomatoes grow in abundance on a strong, stocky 3 to 4 ft. dwarf plant. Disease resistant and producing big crops of large yummy tomatoes in all kinds of weather, the flavor is outstanding.

Heavy in your hand, this juicy, beefsteak type fruits grow to 6 to 10 ounces with thin skin and the deep, smoky, juicy, aromatic flesh you find in Carbon which is one of its parent lines (along with New Big Dwarf).

This big, tasty variety was named by Craig LeHoullier, for his dad Wilfred after a memorable typo of Wilfred's name in a church bulletin.

A fabulous cross made in 2005 by Bruce Bradshaw in California.

 

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