Moonglow gardens tomato guide

Dwarves

Adelaide Festival - IND RL. Purple & Green Bi Color. Medium-sized beefsteaks. Juicy. Well-balanced flavor.

Antho Pink Panther - ☆ TOP PICK. IND. Rare variety. Compact and prolific. Pink teardrop with heavy antho. Beautiful jewel teardrops are great for eating fresh, cooking, & canning.

Arctic Rose - ☆ TOP PICK. IND RL. Pink Beefsteak with classic heirloom tomato flavor. Early season. Great for Northern climates

Broody Hen - ☆ TOP PICK. IND PL. Large red slicers. Great all-purpose tomato for canning or eating fresh. Does not mind cooler weather when setting fruits and is early to ripen. Quickly gaining popularity with Canadian growers!

Dragon's Eye - IND RL. Pink & Yellow bi-color slicers with a pearly finish.Prolific. Great for Northern climates. Good stuffing tomato

Duckling - ☆ TOP PICK. DET RL. Also known as Utyonok. Small orange slicer. Prolific and early. Does not mind cool weather. Great for Northern growers. Great for kids. Great for a patio garden

Echo - SEMI-IND RL. Also known as Ekho. Green-When-Ripe. Medium-sized beefsteaks. Fruity & sweet flavor. Great toast tomato.

Gandalf - IND PL. Variegated Foliage. Beautiful red & yellow bi-color. Slicer. Prolific, plants put out a lot of blooms, and almost all set fruit.

Jade Beauty - IND PL. Prolific slicer. Produces medium-sized fruits that have green flesh and clear skin. Sweet but not too sweet. Fruits ripen to a blushed green.

Japanese Dwarf - DET RL. Also known as Yaponskiy Karlik. Red fruits are large cherries. Very early. This one can be grown in a large pot as well. Stays compact at under 2 feet tall in the ground. Fans of microdwarf tomatoes will like this one.

Lemon Ice - IND RL. Yellow fruits. We found that some fruits were heart-shaped and some were more round. Early to ripen. Sweet and juicy. Low acid. Prolific. Low seeds.

Moonlight Mile - IND RL. Variegated Foliage. Burgundy & green mottled bi-color. Large slicer. Has a cult following.There seem to be two strains of this one out there. One being more beefsteak, the other being more heart-shaped. This is the heart-shaped strain, sourced directly from breeder Blane Horton of Galactic Magic Seeds.

Mr Snow - IND PL. Creamy yellow beefsteak. Fruits become blushed as they become fully ripe. Well-balanced flavor. Fruits ranged in size from small beefsteak to large.

Mystic Lady - IND PL. Pink flattened beefsteak. Prolific. Good bang for your buck in terms of fruits vs plant size. Mid-season. Sweet. Good for eating fresh, cooking, canning.

Peppermint Stripes - IND RL. Green & red bi-color. Slightly flattened. Makes a good toast tomato.

Pico's Pride - IND PL. Variegated Foliage. Looks great growing in a large patio pot. Yellow slicer with clear epidermis. Lots of flavor. Simillar to fan favorite 'Sweet Splash Electra.'

Pink Flamingo - IND PL. Nice pink tomatoes. Thick walls and large seed cavities make this one great for stuffing and cooking. Holds shape well.

Puck - ☆ TOP PICK. IND RL. Rare variety developed in the 1940s. Very small dwarf... almost microdwarf-sized. Small red slicers grow on lovely full trusses. Prolific. Classic red heirloom tomato flavor. Does not mind setting fruit in cool temperatures. Grow in the ground or in pots. Great choice for kids

Purple Fairy - ☆ TOP PICK. IND RL. Purple & green bi-color cherries. Pointed ends. Very prolific. Thick-skinned, good keeper. Inside of fruits are so pigmented, seeds were stained purple.

Royal Finger - ☆ TOP PICK. DET WL. Also known as Korolevskiy Paletc. Rare variety. Classic Red Paste. Finger-style. Prolific. Early to bloom and mature. Dense and firm fruits keep well. Great for sauce, cooking, canning

Sleeping Lady - ☆ TOP PICK. IND RL. Glossy burgundy Beefsteaks. We were blown away by how prolific this one is. Early maturing. Great all-purpose tomato. Our top performer in our 2023 garden. Great for eating fresh or cooking & canning.

Sneaky Sauce - Good-sized plump red paste tomatoes. Meaty and heart-shaped. Good production. Good choice for making sauces.

Sweet Splash Electra - IND PL. Variegated Foliage. Large yellow cherry tomatoes. Sweet and tangy.

Tanager - IND PL. Pale orange Slicer. Tangy with strong flavor

Dwarf Tomato 'Antho Pink Panther'

Cherries

Ambrosia Gold - IND RL. Sweet and tropical flavor. Good production. Large trusses. Another good open-pollinated option for Sungold lovers.

Atomic Fusion - IND RL. Larger version of Brad's Atomic Grape. Tangy

Barry's Crazy Cherry - IND RL. Multiflora. Massive clusters of yellow elongated cherry tomatoes. Pointed tips. Really quite impressive amount of fruits per plant. Sweet, fruity, and mild.

Blush - IND RL. Elongated cherry tomatoes are quite pretty.

Brad's Atomic Grape - ☆ TOP PICK. Vibrant and intense looking cherry tomatoes. Elongated with pointy tips. Prolific. Trusses can become quite large and full of tomatoes. Start out tart and becomes sweeter as tomatoes reach peak ripeness. Good balanced flavor. Fun to grow! Has a cult following. Highly recommend for kids and adults alike.

Cafe Bule - IND RL. Rare variety. Very prolific. Unique shape. Ripens to chocolate brown. Nice flavor. Does not mind cooler climates.

Fahrenheit Sweet Red - IND RL. Classic sweet, red, cherry tomato

Honey Drop - IND RL. Rare variety also known as Medovaya Kaplya. Yellow pear-shaped cherry tomatoes. Sweet and fruity.

Indigo Pear Drops - IND RL. Pear-shaped cherries. Yellow with antho shoulders. Prolific. Part of the Indigo Series.

Mila Orange - IND WL. Rare variety from Russia. Unique shaped orange tomatoes are large for a cherry. Sweet.

Painted Pink - ☆ TOP PICK. Pretty pink tomatoes with antho shoulders. High in anthocyanins. Prolific. Plants were loaded with these little gems. Tomato peels stained my fingers purple when these cutting tomatoes in half, they really do contain a lot of anthocyanins. 'Indigo Rose' fans will like this one

Rose Quartz - Multiflora. Pink Cherry tomato. Prolific

Shimofuri - DET RL. Hanging Basket. Variegated Foliage. Really decorative. Grow in a hanging basket or big tall pot on a patio. La rge pink cherries. Plump and meaty tomatoes have pointy ends. Last a long time on the vine.

Sweet Orange II - IND RL. Great orange cherry tomato. Sweet and prolific. A good open-pollinated option for Sungold lovers

Sunrise Bumblebee - IND RL. Orange and red bi-color. Really pretty cherry tomatoes. Sweet & tangy

Tim's Taste of Paradise ☆ TOP PICK. The closest thing to Sungold that we have tasted in an open-pollinated tomato. So sweet, like candy! We actually prefer this one to Sungold, as the tomatoes are more crack-resistant and have a more intense flavor. Small-sized cherry tomatoes are the perfect one-bite snacking size for both kids & adults. These get eaten by the handful right there at the plant out in the garden and rarely make it inside the house.

Cherry Tomato 'Painted Pink'

Slicers

Black Shadow - IND RL. Also known as Black Tiger. Variety is considered still in development. Tomatoes are nice slicer size. Red with heavy antho shoulders.

Brown Sugar - ☆ TOP PICK. IND RL. Sweet and rich. Chocolate-brown slicer. Highly recommend. Family members could not get enough of this one. Does well in cool climates.

Cosmos - IND RL. Small round slicers. Skin looks splashed with antho and yellows, resembling the cosmos. Good balance between sour and sweet. Good keeper

Easter Egg - IND RL. Fruits are the size of a chicken's egg. Red with golden yellow stripes. Tomatoes grow in large clusters. Prolific and good for canning and cooking.

Kaleidoscopic Jewel ☆ TOP PICK. IND RL. Very beautiful tomatoes. Round small slicer. Dark antho shoulders. Great flavor. Good all purpose cocktail tomato.

Pink Grapefruit - IND RL. Large perfectly round tomatoes are pinky-peach. Prolific.

Variegated Dragon - IND RL. Variegated Foliage. Tomatoes are a variety of slicer sizes, ranging from small to large. Tomatoes ripen to mottled oranges, reds, pinks, and yellows.

Zlatava - IND RL. Unique variety. Perfectly round small slicers are peachy orange. When cut open the insides reveal an almost pink. Russian commercial variety. Prolific

Slicer Tomato 'Cosmos'

Pastes

Bananu - ☆ TOP PICK. IND WL. Very rare variety. Golden yellow elongated paste tomato. Meaty flesh. Few seeds. Sweet. Good for canning.

Banana Legs - IND RL. Compact plants. Elongated yellow paste. Low-acid. Meaty. Great sliced fresh in salads.

Buratino - ☆ TOP PICK. IND WL. Large, dense paste tomato. Orange. Unique shape. Strong flavor. High in beta-carotenes.

Crushed Heart ☆ TOP PICK. IND. Beautiful heart-shaped paste tomato. Colors are stunning. Pink with antho shoulders. Low seed content. Great for canning, making sauce, paste. One of our favorites in our 2023 garden.

Deep Space - ☆ TOP PICK. IND RL. Plants produced a wild amount of chocolate-brown paste tomatoes. So prolific. Great color & great flavor. Good for sauces, canning, pastes, eating fresh. We really enjoyed growing this one.

Flanders Contrast - ☆ TOP PICK. IND RL. Pear-shaped green & antho paste. Sweet & juicy. Prolific. Plants were vigorous. Great for canning or salsas

Golden Canary - ☆ TOP PICK. IND WL. Rare variety. Unique shape. Beautiful golden yellow tomatoes grow in large clusters. Sweet and great for canning or cooking.

Lemon Tree ☆ TOP PICK. IND RL. Rare variety. Tomatoes look like yellow lemons. Thick flesh. Good keeper on and off the vine. Fruity flavor. Great for cooking.

Marina's Praise ☆ TOP PICK. IND RL. Stunning variety. Elongated plum-shaped tomatoes ripen to a blush & yellow bi-color. Great all-purpose tomato. Prolific

Marzano Fire - IND WL. Plants produce lots of san marzano-style tomatoes but with yellow striping. Great all-purpose paste tomato.

Midnight Sun - IND PL. Yellow & pink bi-color. Large fruits are uniform and heart-shaped. So heavy and dense. Early for an oxheart. Recommend for cold climate growers. Part of Karen Olivier's True North Series.

Original Pear - IND RL. Also known as Originalnaya Grusha. Fruits are creamy green with dark green striping. They look really similar to pear Jelly Belly candies. Juicy. Fruity flavor, low acid. Ukrainian variety.

Prairie Fire - SEMI RL. Extremely sweet with a brix rating of 10. Elongated pastes are striped with golden yellow. Great for kids. Prolific.

SGT Pepper Red - IND WL. Beautiful dense pink and antho oxhearts. Acidic with intense flavor. Meaty with low seeds. Quickly gaining a cult following.

SGT Pepper Yellow - IND WL. The yellow version of SGT Pepper Red. Acidic with intense flavor. Meaty with low seeds.

Slivka Gurman - IND RL. Unique shape. Long tomatoes have a metallic finish. Pink with antho shoulders. Medium-early ripening and prolific. Tomato clusters are decorative as they grow and mature

Siberian Bananas - ☆ TOP PICK. IND RL. Unique-shaped paste tomato. Yellow and dense. Good production. Elongated with low seed count. Great for sauces.

Taiga - ☆ TOP PICK. IND PL. Large oxheart. Green bi-color with beautiful blush marbling. Meaty with low seeds. Great flavor for tomato toast. Recommend for northern growers.

True Colors - IND . Large oxheart. Bi-color featuring reds, pinks, purples, greens, and yellows. Really pretty. Meaty with no core and with low seeds. So good on toast. Great for northern climates.

Tundra - IND PL. Large oxheart. Burgundy. Meaty with no core and low seeds. Great choice for northern growers.

Paste Tomato 'Deep Space'

Beefs

Aunt Ruby's German Green - IND RL. Classic heirloom tomato with a fan following. HUGE fruits. Neon green flesh with a strong, sweet, and fruity flavor.

Afternoon Delight - IND RL. Large and meaty bi-color with brushed antho shoulders.

Black Beauty - IND RL. High high high antho content. Smokey flavor.

Chupa Chups ☆ TOP PICK. IND RL. Rare variety. We loved growing this one. So fun and colorful. Rich and complex flavor. Sweet and fruity. Really beautiful tomatoes. Kids will love growing this one.

Faelan's First Snow - Variegated foliage. Nice shiny beefsteak tomatoes. Parent plant for many variegated varieties, such as Moonlight Mile, Shimofuri, and more.

Lucid Gem - ☆ TOP PICK. IND RL. Much like Chupa Chups. Beautiful colors. Deep yellow and orange with antho shoulders. Great fruity flavor. Just the right amount of gel and meat for tomato toast. Kids will love growing this one.

Polaris - IND WL. Deep burgundy and black beefsteaks are large and heavy. Great on toast. Recommend for northern growers.

Purple Sunrise - IND RL. Large yellow beefsteaks with antho shoulders. Eye-catching. Fleshy & juicy. Fruity flavor. If you like Sart Roloise, this one would be a good choice.

Solar Eclipse - Also known as Solnechnoye Zatmeniye. Stunning pink beefsteaks with intense purple striping. Light and refreshing flavor. Fruity.

Wildthyme GWR - IND PL. A great green beefsteak with classic heirloom flavor. Tomatoes ripen to a green blush. Slightly acidic. Good on toast

Zapotec Ananas Ribbed - IND RL. Large ribbed bi-color tomatoes. Fruity flavor.