Citrine is a vibrant orange cherry tomato with a rich, balanced flavor and a satisfyingly meaty bite that makes it an exceptional snacking tomato. The fruits are slightly larger than many cherry varieties, with smooth skin and strong resistance to cracking and splitting, even in challenging growing conditions. This vigorous indeterminate plant produces steadily throughout the season and performs especially well in low-input gardens and under heavy disease pressure. Its bright color, dependable harvests, and sweet, full tomato flavor make it a standout for fresh eating, salads, and market bouquets.

Golden Jubilee is a large, bright orange indeterminate heirloom tomato with smooth skin and a mild, sweet flavor that is lower in acidity than red tomatoes. It’s a beautiful slicer variety, producing round fruit perfect for sandwiches and fresh summer salads. The plants are vigorous and productive, and the fruit’s sunny color makes it especially attractive at market stands and on the table.

Gold Nugget is a compact, early-producing yellow cherry tomato known for its sweet, mild flavor and low acidity. The small golden fruits are about 1 inch wide, thin-skinned, and perfect for snacking straight off the vine. This variety is determinate and especially good for containers or patios. While naturally more compact than vining varieties, Gold Nugget plants can become quite full and bushy, especially when heavily loaded with fruit. Pruning to improve airflow and remove crowded inner growth can help keep the plant healthy, and cages or small stakes are recommended. 

Icelandic cherries are small, bright red cherry tomatoes known for being exceptionally early and productive. They have a sweet, balanced flavor with just enough acidity to taste like a “true tomato.” These vigorous plants produce clusters of snack-sized fruit and are excellent for fresh eating, salads, and gardeners who want an early harvest. They are indeterminate, vining plants that continue to grow, flower, and produce fruit throughout the entire season until frost. Because they often reach 5–6 feet or taller, they require sturdy staking, cages, or trellising for support. Rather than producing all at once, they provide a steady harvest of tomatoes over a long growing season.

Moneymaker is a classic English heirloom tomato known for reliability, heavy yields, and strong disease resistance. It produces medium-sized round red tomatoes with a balanced sweet-acid flavor that works well for slicing, salads, and general kitchen use. It’s an indeterminate grower with long harvests and has remained popular for generations because it consistently produces “money-making” harvests.

I named this tomato Oak Island, as it’s my favorite cherry! It is a fantastic choice for home gardeners who want an early, reliable cherry tomato with exceptional flavor and beautiful vine-ripened clusters. This indeterminate variety produces bright red, sweet cherry tomatoes in tight trusses that ripen evenly, making harvest easy and giving the plant a stunning look in the garden. Its strong growth, excellent disease resistance, and long shelf life make it both productive and low-maintenance, while its continuous flowering and fruiting mean you’ll enjoy a steady supply of flavorful tomatoes all season long until frost.

Orange Hat Tomato is a tiny but mighty dwarf tomato perfect for patios, balconies, windowsills, and small garden spaces. This compact plant stays low and bushy, usually under a foot tall, but produces an impressive number of bright orange cherry tomatoes with a sweet, mild flavor. Its neat, tidy growth habit makes it ideal for containers and hanging baskets, and because it matures quickly, gardeners can enjoy an early harvest with very little maintenance. Orange Hat is both ornamental and productive, bringing cheerful color and delicious snacking tomatoes to even the smallest spaces.

Prince Borghese is a famous Italian heirloom tomato prized for drying, sauces, and rich old-world flavor. The small plum-shaped red fruits grow in large clusters and are very meaty, with little juice and few seeds, making them ideal for sun-drying or oven-drying. The taste is rich, concentrated, and perfect for sauces, roasting, and preserving. This determinate variety is highly productive and benefits from staking or support as the vines become heavy with fruit.

The Rio Grande tomato is a dependable, heavy-producing paste tomato known for its rich flavor, firm texture, and excellent performance in hot climates. This determinate variety grows as a sturdy, bushy plant that sets most of its fruit over a concentrated period, making it ideal for canning, sauces, salsa, and roasting. The bright red, plum-shaped tomatoes are meaty with fewer seeds and less juice than slicing varieties, making them a favorite for preserving. Rio Grande is valued for its heat tolerance, disease resistance, and reliable harvests, especially in Southern gardens and long summer seasons.

Roma tomatoes are the classic sauce tomato—firm, meaty, and low in moisture with fewer seeds than slicing varieties. Their plum or egg shape and thick walls make them ideal for sauces, salsa, roasting, canning, and paste. Plants are typically determinate, meaning they produce heavily over a shorter period, which is perfect for preserving. Expect bright red fruit with strong tomato flavor and excellent productivity. 

Valencia is a beautiful heirloom orange slicing tomato prized for its rich, balanced flavor and deep golden-orange flesh. Fruits are medium to large, smooth, and juicy with a classic old-fashioned tomato taste that’s both sweet and slightly tangy. It’s an indeterminate plant, meaning it keeps producing all season, and it performs especially well in warm climates. Excellent for sandwiches, fresh eating, and caprese salads.

Wood's Famous Brimmer is a cherished heirloom variety known for rich flavor, medium-to-large pink-red fruit, and dependable production. It has that classic “backyard tomato” taste—sweet, balanced, and deeply flavorful. This indeterminate plant grows vigorously and produces all season long, making it a favorite for slicing, sandwiches, and summer tomato plates.