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Heirloom Tomatoes (Heritage Tomatoes)The term heirloom or heritage just means an old variety Whilst breeders are always looking to improve existing cultivars and develop new ones, the rush of progress sometimes leaves a real gem behind. Recently some of these old varieties have been re-discovered and are again becoming popular with home growers who have different priorities to the commercial tomato grower. You may wonder why people bother - surely the modern varieties are best? Certainly they are more disease resistant and stronger growing than the heirloom varieties but there is one over riding reason - flavour. The flavour of heirloom tomato varieties is different to modern tomatoes. Some are much stronger flavoured, some more tart and some milder. They are different. Give them a try and see what you think. If you don't like one type, then try another next year. You may well discover what is, for you, the ideal tomato. A flavour without compare. Like the modern tomatoes, the red heritage varieties contain lycopene, an antioxidant, cancer protecting compound. Incidentally, lycopene is more readily available to us and easily absorbed from cooked tomatoes rather than raw. Growing Heirloom TomatoesGrowing heirloom tomatoes is just like growing ordinary tomatoes except that they may not be quite so tolerant of poor cultivation. Best Heirloom TomatoesIt's impossible to say what are the best heirloom tomatoes, it all depends on your personal taste and what appeals to you and your family. Try them and see. Heirloom Tomatoes from Thompson & Morgan (Seeds)
Heirloom Tomato Plants (UK Only)Thompson & Morgan are offering a range of heirloom plants as well.
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Plum shaped 7-10cm (3-4in) long purplish-black fruits weigh up to
170gms (6oz) with a great sweet and meaty taste and skins that rarely
crack. A heavy cropper, with good cold tolerance. 
A small bush 'potato leaf' variety producing medium-sized, deep
brown fruits, rich in flavour. Incredible inner colour when sliced
adding interest to salads.
A heavy crop of attractive 13cm (5in) long fruits with jagged orange
and yellow stripes. A very fleshy variety with few seeds and that
traditional tomato taste. 
A reliable cropper, producing clusters of beautiful 7-10cm (3-4in)
round shiny orange fruits with attractive bright orange inner flesh.
Only grows 90cm (36in) making it perfect for containers.
Unique dusky rose-red coloured fruits with an intriguing inner flesh
pattern. Plants produce a heavy crop of extremely sweet 340gms (12oz)
fruits, with superior flavour rivalling 'Brandywine'. 
A Polish heirloom ‘potato leaf’ variety dating back to 1900. Pinkish-red
flat, globe shaped fruits weighing up to 450gms (1lb) with an incredibly
sweet flavour and meaty inner flesh. 
A huge pink oxheart, with very few seeds and almost no cracking
of the skin. One of the best for eating fresh, canning or for making
fresh roasted tomato sauce. 
A heavy cropping, gorgeous slicing tomato from Ohio, with beautiful
yellow fruits streaked with red on the blossom end. Each flattened
10- 15cm (4-6in) fruit is incredibly juicy and capable of reaching
450gms (1lb) in weight. 
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