Smaller Plants for Containers
A good choice for growing in 10 to 15 gallon containers. Some are small enough to grow in a 5 gallon container including Lime Green Salad, Red Robin and Sophie's Choice
Black
Krim ($4.95) 75 days
(E)
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This much sought after Russian variety is unique and unforgettable, originally from Krim on the Black Sea in the former Soviet Union, Black Krim has a superb smoky sweetness with a delicate lingering touch of tang in a 4-6" slightly flattened, mahogany-colored fruit with lovely, deep green shoulders. Setting fruit at higher temperatures, it is superb and very easy to grow. (It is not the same variety as Noir de Crimeé).
Bisignano #2
($4.95)
(E)
(P-S) 75 days. This
superior old-fashioned Italian tomato is a family favorite of the wonderful
tomato loving Bisignano family of New York, NY. Known for its outstanding rich flavor, perfect for
fresh eating, fabulous
for sauce, Bisignano produces 3 distinctly different medium-sized bright
red
fruit shapes on each plant: plums, pears, and perfectly round fruits. Extremely productive,
it's a classic garden staple and a top favorite of tomato growers worldwide.
(EE)
Elfin (Grape) ($4.95)
60 days.
Gardener's
Delight (AKA Sugar Lump)($4.95)
(VE)
(SM)
(Ch)
New
Green Grape ($5.25) 60 days.
This compact plant was developed by Tom Wagner who crossed Yellow Pear with Evergreen. Its fruit has become wildly popular in restaurants and markets because of its unique and very elaborate flavor, a certain tanginess balanced with just the perfect touch of sweetness, stunning beauty and marvelous flavor--Green Grape really stands out as great choice for the discerning tomato maniac.
Green
Sausage ($4.95) (D) (VE)


Lime
Green Salad ($4.95) (VSM)
(D)
(E)
52 days. This tomato has become one of my passions. I grew only one Lime Green Salad plant
the first season and
wish I'd grown10.
This petite plant, about 18 to 20" tall--great for small containers like 2 to 5 gallons, or in your main garden, produces early abundant harvests of luscious tangy-sweet 3 to 4 oz. round lime-green tomatoes which literally burst with intricate, sweet refreshing citrusy flavors when you bite into them. The flesh inside is a gorgeous chartreuse, juicy...the flavor lingers. Unforgettable.
Martino's
Roma (D)
($4.95)
(P-S)
(E)
(SM)
75 days. This extremely
prolific plant produces a huge yield--the fruit loads up in amazing quantities on a small 3 foot plant. Its yummy crop of 3" red
pear-shaped Roma tomatoes that are great for cooking, and sweet and luscious enough to enjoy
fresh right out of your hand. Very meaty with few seeds, highly productive,
marvelous for canning, and for your favorite tomato sauce recipe. The flavor
intensifies exponentially during cooking.
New Big Dwarf ($4.95)
85 days. This delicious old time fruit, from 1915, produces lots of big, yummy,
one lb. deep pink tomatoes on little 2 to 3 ft. short bushy plants. A cross of
many varieties including Ponderosa and Dwarf Champion, this little plant is
perfect for growing in containers on the patio or right in your garden.
(Developed by S.M. Isbell and Co.) Here are notes from a catalog of 1915,
"Isbell's New Big Dwarf is so distinct and so meritorious that we are proud to
offer it to tomato lovers of America and the world. We earnestly hope everyone
who receives our catalogue will plant this grand new sort in 1915." More
than 90 years later, we think you will agree!
New Yorker ($4.95) 62 days
Porter's
Dark Cherry
($4.95)
(Ch)
(E)
68
days. This is such a fine tomato! Produces early, is abundant on the vine in
charming clusters of 6 to 8. Small and gem-like, 1" long grape type fruits in an
oblong oval shape, with a deep pink hue, it is becoming a much sought after
favorite for discriminating tomato maniacs nationwide because the flavor is
complex, rich and fabulous--just ambrosial. One of the prettiest tomatoes I've
ever seen, marvelous in salads, snacking, and a brave plant that stands up
extremely well to hot weather.

(VSM) 52 days. This tiny 10"-12" tall plant produces masses of 1" sweet, delicious
cherry tomatoes. A dwarf heirloom variety, Red Robin is perfect for patio,
window box and hanging containers. I took this photograph at sunset; the
golden glow is the setting sun shining on the bright red fruits.
Sophie's Choice ($4.95) 50 days.
(D)
(VSM)
(EE)
This little shrub of a plant reaches about 18" tall and bears loads of delicious tomatoes. It tends to fall over with its heavy fruit burden, so be sure to give it some support. With its very high fruit production, tenacious growth habit and sweet refreshing taste, it's a fun and rewarding plant to grow. Very disease resistant, it is one tomato plant which requires more water than other varieties during early growth.

Sweet Baby Girl's long shelf-life, marvelous taste and disease resistance have made it a new favorite for fitting into smaller gardens and producing bountiful bunches of fruit right up until first frost in containers and in the garden. Kids of all ages love it. Right after shooting this photograph of some of the 150 we picked on February 8th, my employees and I ate the fruits. Every single one.
Sweet Israeli ($4.95) 64 days.
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