We are proud to offer our fine selection of big or giant heirloom tomatoes and big or giant open pollinated tomatoes to our many satisfied customers from around the globe who desire only the best tomatoes. Recently, due to increased levels of tomato seed sales, we were able to lower the prices of our tomato seeds to as low as $1.25 per pack or £0.74 pence depending on your currency, while most of our tomato seeds now sell for $1.50 or $0.88 pence per packet! You will be lucky to find tomato seeds at these prices at your local garden center, nursery or other seed dealers. We ship worldwide and shipping is still only $1.50 to the United States and £0.88 pence on as many packets of tomato seeds as you can order. Whether you order one packet of tomato seeds or one hundred packets, shipping is still only $1.50/£0.88! Receive free seeds with every order!

Bulk or Wholesale quantities of most of our tomato seeds are typically available on request, but there is a two week lead time on most seed for bulk tomato varieties. Please contact us for pricing on bulk tomato seeds!

Due to the many e-mails and queries we receive about cold climate tomato varieties and growing tomatoes during the off season, we would like to remind our customers and visitors that the tomato is a sub-tropical plant and that contrary to what some other seed companies advertise, there is no such thing as a frost-resistant or frost-proof tomato variety. Quite recently, some scientists at DNA Plant Technology labs announced that they had created a frost-proof tomato variety by successfully splicing a protein from an Arctic Flounder (ie. a fish) into a common red tomato. Even the BBC announced that they had succeeded in the experiment, when in fact, the gene-splicing attempt failed terribly, just as it had back in 1999 when the same experiment was attempted to create frost-resistant tobacco. More information on this subject is available from the Genetically Engineered Organisms Public Issues Education Project.

As well as not being frost-proof, nor can tomatoes be grown outdoors with no protection in the winter months in most climates, with Southern California and Southern Florida being perhaps the only real exception. The fact of the matter is, tomatoes require sunlight and a goodly amount of heat to produce tomatoes, which ultimately means that equipment and facilities is required in most areas to grow tomatoes during the winter. Please don't let anyone else tell you anything different.

So with that in mind, what are "cold climate" tomatoes and what use are they? Simply put, a cold climate tomato is a variety which is ideally suited for climates with a short growing season, which are always colder climates than the majority. Though many cold climate varieties can withstand cooler weather than others, their real value is in the fact that they mature much earlier than other varieties of tomatoes and are therefore suited for areas with shorter growing seasons and less than ideal climates.

That is not to say that growing tomatoes in the winter cannot be done, but it does require much planning and at least some equipment (lighting, heaters, a greenhouse, etc) to get good results. Alternatively, it can also be done indoors in a bare corner of the house, but this sometimes delivers less than satisfactory results without extra lighting.
 

• Tomato Seeds Variety Quick Finder
• Black from Tula Tomato seeds
• Black Krim Tomato seeds
• Black Prince Tomato seeds
• Caspian Pink Tomato seeds
• Japanese Black Trifele Tomato seeds
• New Yorker Tomato seeds
• Nyagous Tomato seeds
• Patio Orange Tomato seeds
• Paul Robeson Tomato seeds
• Purple Russian Tomato seeds
• Russian Black Tomato seeds
• Russian Plum Lemon Tomato seeds
• Siberian Red Tomato seeds
• Yellow Pear Tomato seeds

Russian Black Tomato
Origin: Russia
Item #: TOM044

A rare variety of black tomato from the lower Ukraine known in Russia as "Czerno Tomat" that is not to be confused with the variety known as Black Russian. This is a truly beautiful Russian Tomato that produces a lovely small round to egg shaped tomato of a dark maroon color. 

This wonderful Russian tomato produces very early and very heavily throughout the season, producing a great abundance of excellent tomatoes with an exquisite taste and a very firm flesh. 

This was our #1 black tomato variety for the 2002 season! Our Russian Black seed is selected from only the strongest plants and the most outstanding individual tomatoes. Although a few other companies also offer the Russian Black Tomato, our seed is bred from our own Ukrainian imports! 

Excells in cold climates! 60 to 70 days. 

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The Black Tula Tomato; known in Russia as "Czerno Tulski Tomat", is a beautiful dusky brown to mauve black colored beefsteak tomato with green shoulders that weighs up to 12 ounces in weight. Features an outstanding, salty flavor with a semi smoked taste that is unlike any other tomato out there! Indeterminate. About 75 days to maturity.

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The Black Prince Tomato is known in Russia as "Czerno Prinz Tomat" and next to the Black Krim Tomato, this is among the most popular and best known of Black Tomatoes. This outstanding tomato variety was originally introduced from Irkutsk, Russia (in Siberia) some years ago and is typically regarded as a true Siberian tomato variety due to its outstanding qualities in northern climates. Although the Black Prince could be considered a rare heirloom tomato in the United States and the United Kingdom, this tomato is widely raised in Russia and is regularly sold commercially by some of the larger vegetable seed companies in Russia today. In fact, its cultivation is so widespread in Russia that of late, a company in Volgograd has begun the marketing of a product called "Black Prince Tomato Oil", which is an extract of the Black Prince Tomato. This product is now being widely applied in Russia's food, cosmetics, agricultural and pharmaceutical industries and has been tested to have a wide range of health benefits due to the abundance of lypocene in this Russian tomato. Black Prince produces an abundance of medium sized red-brown tomatoes with dark brown (black) shoulders that features a rich, juicy taste. In fact, in a recent tomato taste test performed by Country Living Magazine, the Black Prince Tomato ranked as the #8 tomato in their taste test. Black Prince is a great tomato for your northern garden this year! Indeterminate. Matures in about 70 days. 

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This rare variety was one of our top sellers earlier this year and is known in Russian as "Czerno Krimski" (Black Krim). Contrary to popular misconception on the part of most Tomato growers who believe that this variety is named after the Russian Crimea (Livadia), this variety hails from the Isle of Krim in the Black Sea off the coast of the Crimean peninsula. I have tried numerous strains of domestic Black Krims before finally settling on a strain that we imported from Western Russia, which is an outstanding strain.

Black Tomatoes have been super hot this year and this one is my best! This variety is a medium-large sized maroon beefsteak with green shoulders and an intense, unique taste! Ideal for slicing, salads and more. Due to their natural salty taste, sliced Black Krims do not require salting and only a hint of pepper, which makes them ideal if you can not have salt in your diet. The production of this variety is intense and it will do quite well in containers, but if not watered evenly during the summer, this variety is subject to splitting. About 75-80 days to maturity. 

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The Paul Robeson Black Tomato, also known as the Pol Robeson Tomato, is a black tomato variety from Russia named after Paul Robeson who was a famous opera star and advocate of equal rights for Blacks. Paul Robeson was widely respected in the former Soviet Union for his operatic talents and equal rights work, so it should come as no surprise that one of the very finest black tomatoes ever developed in Russia would carry Paul Robeson's own name. Though this tomato is widely known throughout Russia, where it is mass produced commercially, the variety actually originated with a vegetable seed firm in Central Siberia. 

Later on, Paul Robeson Tomatoes were introduced to the United States. Ever since this wonderful black tomato variety took Grand Champion at Tomatofest in Carmel,California a number of years ago, the Paul Robeson Black Tomato has developed something of a cult following among serious tomato lovers and heirloom gardeners.

This lovely tomato variety yields an abundance of beautiful blackish-red tomatoes of a beefsteak shape in the 7 to 10 ounce range. Though Paul Robeson is not quite as large as some of our other black tomato varieties, what it lacks in size, it makes up for with its stunning beauty and most importantly, with its excellent taste. The Paul Robeson Black Tomato possesses an extraordinary, rich exotic flavor with a slight hint of smokiness not found in many other tomatoes.

Being an actual Siberian tomato, the Paul Robeson Black is an excellent cold climate tomato variety that possesses the right characteristics to set fruits at lower temperatures than other types of tomatoes. During 2003, we were able to subject this grand black tomato variety to a cold weather trial at our office located less than one mile from the coastline of the North Sea in Northeast Scotland. Needless to say, despite a season of driving winds, pounding rains, thick fog and very cool temperatures, this variety performed wonderfully enough that we do not hesitate to recommend it for our many customers in cold northern climates.

Indeterminate. Matures in 75 to 80 days.

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The Nyagous Black Tomato is another very rare black tomato variety from Russia. This variety was originally introduced to the United States from the collection of the famous tomato enthusiast, Reinhard Kraft of Germany. Of late, Nyagous Black has become one of the more highly sought after Russian tomatoes by tomato lovers.

Nyagous produces wonderful globe shaped tomatoes in small clusters of 3 to 6 tomatoes each. The tomatoes produced by Nyagous have a very smooth, round shape which makes this an ideal tomato for market growers. Unlike many other black tomatoes, Nyagous Black is much less prone to cracking or cat-facing. The tomatoes are typically a dusky-red color (but lighter and darker variations do exist, ranging from typical red to a near black with an emerald green interior) with meaty flesh and possess a sweet, aromatic taste.

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Despite its name, the Purple Russian Tomato was originally introduced to the United States from the Ukraine in 1980. Though it should have possibly been called "Ukrainian Purple Tomato" to better reflect the variety's true origin, at the time, the Ukraine was still part of the United Soviet Socialist Republics and as far as the outsider was concerned, the entire country was just Russia and anything from there was therefore "Russian". Either way, with the stormy relationship between the United States and the USSR at the time, it was considered something of a minor miracle in those days to obtain tomato seeds of Soviet origin, thus the original seeds of this tomato variety were considered a true treasure.

The Purple Russian Tomato produces an abundance of purplish-red colored, egg-shaped, six ounce tomatoes with a smooth, blemish free skin. Due to its shape and smooth apearance, Purple Russian is a very nice tomato for market gardeners or for those in the culinary trade. The tomatoes of this variety truly excel in flavor and are absolutely delicious. Purple Russian is a perfect tomato for eating fresh, for making into salsa or tomato sauces and also for canning.

This variety is very productive.

Indeterminate. Matures in 75 to 80 days.

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The Japanese Black Trifele Tomato (Russian: Tomat Jaapani trüffel) is one among an entire family of so-called "Japanese Trifele" Tomatoes that are produced commercially in Russia today. Originally, a stock of  red pear shaped tomatoes were imported to the former Soviet Union which soon became popular. In fact, the variety became so popular that Russian seed breeders, in particular, BioTechnecia Seeds soon set their sites on creating other colors of Japanese Trifele Tomatoes. Currently, Japanese Trifele Tomatoes are offered in Russia in the following colors: Black, Orange, Yellow and Red. There is also a second Black variety (developed by NK Seeds) called "Must pirn" which has crinkly, black colored, pear shaped fruit that is closely related to the Black Trifele Tomatoes. In Russia, these varieties are found more among the highest end seed dealers and even with the Russian Federation's struggling economy, high prices are often fetched for Trifele Tomatoes.

Japanese Black Trifele features an absolutely wonderful flavor that possesses an extrordinairy richness. Unlike many other black varieties, the tomatoes yielded are blemish free and are not subject to cracking.

Black Trifele is one of the very darkest black tomato varieties available.

Determinate. About 80 days to maturity.

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The Patio Orange Tomato is a perfectly shaped, orange colored cherry tomato that is perfect for growing in containers due to their compact, but stocky vines. The plants feature a very good disease resistance and produce extrordinairy yields of bright orange globes that weigh 2 to 4 ounces each. These lovely little tomatoes are very big on taste and feature a delicious, sharp, sweet taste. 

Patio Orange is an ideal tomato variety for those with only a balcony, a small patio, a small plot or only windowboxes for growing space.

Determinate. 52 days.

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The Caspian Pink Tomato is a beautiful pink tomato known in Russia as "Caspinski Rosovije" that originated in southern Russia along the shores of the Caspian Sea. It is also known as the Pink Caspian Tomato. An outstanding producer of 1 lb. to 1 1/2 lb. pinkish red beefsteak tomatoes that can rival the famous Pink Brandywine. Caspian Pink was our #4 tomato variety for 2002 and #3 tomato for 2001 out of our extensive collection of tomatoes! This wonderful tomato is an early and prolific tomato carefully selected from Russian imports is and one of the most highly touted and best known of all Russian Tomato varieties. Ideal for cool climates.

85 days to maturity. 

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Known in Russia as "Sibirskii ranospelii". An open pollinated tomato from Russia that sets fruit in cool weather. This is a very early ripening tomato variety which performs exceptionally well every year in a short growing season. The plant is semi-determinate and produces a very large number of round, brilliant red, juicy fruits which weigh from 3-5 oz set in clusters. Very slight flattening at the top. Juicy tomatoes with excellent flavor for early variety.  Time from transplant to mature tomatoes is 65-75 days, but this variety has been known to produce mature tomatoes in under 50 days in  mild climates. Determinate. The best tomato for cold climates!

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New Yorker is an early, improved version of the old Fireball Tomato variety that is resistant to Verticilium Wilt. This great old variety is now becoming rare and is suitable for northern climates. An extremely early tomato that produces a large crop of medium sized, round red tomatoes.The tomato fruits are excellent for canning or slicing. 

Recommended for the Pacific NorthWest, Great Lakes Region and the NorthEast United States. 

Determinate. 60-65 days to maturity. 

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This famous pre-1800's tomato variety is also occasionally known as Beam's Yellow Pear tomato and is similar to the Red Pear tomatoes, except that it differs in color. These are just like the little yellow pear tomatoes that your grandmother once grew in her garden when you were a child. Fortunately, the Yellow Pear Tomato is very much alive today and has remained popular for many decades. 

This variety produces an abundance of cherry sized, pear shaped tomatoes of a brilliant yellow color. These unique little little tomatoes provide a real conversation piece to those who have never seen them and offer a great deal of ornamental value if grown in a container gardener. The tomatoes themselves are produced in a large abundance and features a very sweet, mild and fresh flavor. Their excellent color, unique shape and luscious taste make them an ideal tomato for salads, as well as for relishes, sauces and for making tomato preserves. This tomato variety has been documented as being very high in vitamins and other nutrients. With its unusual shape and color, this tomato's a great choice to introduce your children to the benefit of eating healthy vegetables. 

This tomato is so vigorous that it is notorious for self seeding itself. Yellow Pear is also a great cold tolerant tomato variety and will generally last further into the season than other varieties. Typically, Yellow Pear is the last tomato living in most gardens at the end of the year. As the plants themselves are very vigorous, staking or caging is required. Indeterminate. Matures in about 70 to 80 days. 

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This open pollinated heirloom tomato from Russia is also known as "Wonderlight". The original seed of this wonderful Russian tomato variety was originally collected by Kent Whealy of SSE from an elderly Russian seedsman who sold his garden seeds at the Kalitnikovskiy Ptichije Rynok (Kalitnikovskiy Bird Market) in the Eastern sector of Moscow (Note: the Kalitnikovskiy Bird Market, which had been operational in the same location since the 1930's, was closed down on December 29th, 2001 by Moscow City Police. Read an article about its closure here - in English). 

This outstanding and unusual yellow tomato variety is  known in Russia as "Limmony Liana" (translation: "Lemon Vine")  and produces an abundance of lemon shaped, 4 to 6 oz. yellow tomato fruits. This tomato offers a great flavor and can double as an attractive decoration for the table or salad bar, but also makes excellent sauce or even yellow catsup. This tomato will excel in the short season and cold climates of northern areas. Indeterminate. About 95 days to maturity. 

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