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 2015 Fresh Seed Available Now! New Varieties in Limited Quantities
Hello Tomato Lovers! Another growing season has come to a close. The 2015 season was not without challenges but was an over-all success. Thank you to Tenbrink Farms in Solano County and Bloomfield Farms in Sonoma County for helping me with grow locations this year. I am happy to announce the release of 13 new varieties. Also, most of my sold out varieties are now back in stock.
The "NEW RELEASES" are listed below. To purchase to go:
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Black Beauty
This tomato is the result of an educated guess, a whole lot of luck and years of selecting the best of the best from hundreds of tomato plants over 5 generations.
Brad Gates, an organic tomato breeder from Northern California used two of his favorite tomato varieties, Pink Berkeley Tie-Dye and Indigo Apple to make a cross. Several great offspring appeared from the cross, however on in particular really stood out. A dark, meaty, very rich fleshed tomato with extreme anthocyanin (same antioxidant in blueberries and blackberries) expression. So dark that some tomatoes turn solid black.
This is the darkest tomato we know of and is likely a nutritional powerhouse as anthocyanin can be seen forming in the flesh for the tomato under the smooth black skin.
Flavor potential is excellent. Rich, smooth and savory with earthy tones.
Dave Kaiser, tomato junkie from Baker Creek tasted it at the 2015 National Heirloom Exposition and proclaimed it as the BEST tomato he had ever eaten.
This is a mid-late season variety that ripens a little slow but is worth the wait. The unripe, indigo colored fruits will dazzle your garden.
This variety has a good ability to hang ripe on the vine longer than most and has excellent post harvest storage ability.
It appears this tomato does well with a bit of aging at room temperature. Some were tested for flavor at one, two and three weeks after sitting on the counter with great results. Flavor increased and flesh is very slow to break down.
Anthocyanin in tomatoes is Sun (UV) activated so the best color is obtained with partial sun or indirect sunlight. Trim leaves on the north side of the plant to allow light to hit fruits. Total sun exposure in hot climates is not recommended, partial shading from leaves is best. Purchase here:
http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/BLACK-BEAUTY-NEW-RELEASE-BLACKBEAUTY.htm
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Crushed Heart
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Lucid Gem
4-5 oz. beefsteaks. Mid-mid-late. This is a red/yellow interior sister of Blue Beauty.First they ripen yellow, than more of an orange when very ripe. Very attractive with the black anthocyanin splashes really contrasting with the lighter colored skin. Good to very good production. Flavor is very good, much like a good bi-color. Sweet with fruity tones. Very meaty, very few seeds. One of the best varieties I have seen for heat tolerance. Very good ability to stay ripe on the vine and stay edible. (sometimes getting better) Excellent post harvest storage ability. (Last night i ate some that were picked 27 days ago and where excellent. This is an amazing variety. Purchase here:
http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/LUCID-GEM-NEW-RELEASE-LUCIDGEM.htm
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Chestnut Chocolate
Lovely 1-2 oz. chestnut chocolate colored fruits. Selected for high yield and disease resistance. Typically the last variety to dye in my garden. Great tasting fruit. Sweet, rich flavor typical in dark tomatoes. Has a good ability to hand on the vine and stay edible longer than most. Good shelf-life after picking. Slow to break down. Purchase here:
http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/CHESTNUT-CHOCOLATE-NEW-RELEASE-CHESTNUT.htm
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Dark Queen
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Red Beauty
4 - 6 oz. Some larger. Striking red meaty beefsteak with green stripes and purple antho splashes that turn black depending on UV exposure. Allow to fully ripen for great, well balanced old fashioned red tomato flavor. This variety has good hang on the vine ripe ability and great post harvest storage ability. Purchase here:
http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/RED-BEAUTY-NEW-RELEASE-REDBEAUTY.htm
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Cosmic Eclipse
Very unique variety. Beautiful 2-3oz. fruits start off green with dark green stripes and striking indigo colored splashes. It ripens brick-red with green stripes and lot's of black anthocyanin giving this a very beautiful multi-colored finish.
Very good production. Early-mid season. Very good, sweet rich and
juicy flavor. Great ability to hang on the vine ripe and stay edible better than most. Good post harvest shelf life. Slow to break down and extended eating quality. Purchase here:
http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/COSMIC-ECLIPSE-NEW-RELEASE-COSMICELIPSE.htm
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Persuasion
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Sweet Tooth
2 - 3 oz. Early-Mid Season. Purple-pink pointed roma with green stripes. Very rich, sweet meaty flesh. Great production. Like most roma-heart shaped tomatoes, the plant has wispy foliage. Very beautiful, tasty & unique. Good for fresh eating plus the potential to make amazingly rich-sweet sauce. Purchase here:
http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/SWEET-TOOTH-NEW-RELEASE-SWEETTOOTH.htm
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Boar's Tooth
2 - 3 oz. Early-Mid Season. Mahogany-brick pointed roma with green stripes. Very good rich tomato flavor, decent acidity. Meaty flesh. Great production. Like most roma-heart shaped tomatoes, the plant has wispy foliage. Very striking tomato with great flavor. Good for fresh eating plus the potential to make amazingly rich sauce.
Purchase here:
http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/BOARS-TOOTH-NEW-RELEASE-BOARSTOOTH.htm
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Lovely Lush
4 - 6 oz. Antho Beefsteak. Lovely Pink-Rose colored with green stripes that turn gold. Anthocynin splashes, depending on UV, makes this a very visually exciting tomato. Meaty, rich and luscious flavor. Fairly sweet. This variety has good hang on the vine ripe ability and great post harvest storage ability. Purchase here:
http://shop.wildboarfarms.com/LOVELY-LUSH-NEW-RELEASE-LOVELYLUSH.htm
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Secret Sauce (Short)
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Secret Sauce (Tall)
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Thank you!
Big Thanks to those that support my work and giving me a reason to carry on to bring the tomato world new exiting gourmet tomatoes!
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