Wild Boar Farms 2023
Wild Boar Tomatoes Have Arrived!
We've been fortunate to partner with Brad Gates of Wild Boar Farms over the last several years to offer unique tomato varieties featuring exotic colors and flavors. This year our nurseries have 10 varieties of Wild Boar tomato starts, now locally grown at our Auburn location. Read on to learn more about the varieties and consider trying something new in your edible garden this season. 'Pineapple Pig', anyone?
Atomic Fusion
- 80-85 days to maturity
- Indeterminate
- Produces a high yield of 2-4 oz fruit
- Green, red, and brown coloring
- Sweet flavor with extended vine hang-time
Berkeley Tie-Dye
- 75-90 days to maturity
- Indeterminate
- Produces 8-16 oz fruit
- Green fruit with yellow and red stripes
- Spicy, sweet, tart with good acid content
Black Beauty
- 85 days to maturity
- Indeterminate
- Produces 6 oz fruit
- Meaty with very dark coloring
- Rich, smooth and savory
- Stores well
- Partial shading in hot climates recommended
Brad's Atomic Grape
- 75 days days to maturity
- Indeterminate
- Produces 1-2 oz fruit
- Elongated multi-colored cherry tomatoes grow in clusters; green, red, with blue anthocyanin stripes when mature
- Delicately sweet
- Extended vine hang-time and shelf life
Cosmic Eclipse
- 70-75 days to maturity
- Indeterminate
- Produces a high yield of 2-3 oz fruit
- Brick-red coloring with green stripes
- Sweet, rich, juicy flavor
Kryptonite
- 75 days to maturity
- Indeterminate
- Produces 2-4 oz fruit
- Exotic-looking tomato blends deep blue of anthocyanin with green and yellow flecks and striping
- Tangy in taste
- Extended shelf life
Lucid Gem
- 85 days to maturity
- Indeterminate
- Produces 4-5 oz fruit
- Yellow to orange coloring
- Sweet and fruity with very few seeds
Pineapple Pig
- 75 days to maturity
- Indeterminate
- Produces very large fruit, 1 lb+
- Late in season, but worth the wait!
- Creamy yellow striped bi-color with rose blush
- Lower acid
Pink Berkeley Tie-Dye
- 65-75 days to maturity
- Indeterminate
- Produces a high yield of 9-12 oz fruit
- Port wine and metallic green coloring
- Beefsteak with sweet, rich flavor
Pork Chop
- 75-85 days to maturity
- Indeterminate
- Produces a high yield of 8-12 oz fruit
- Gold with stripes of green
- Sweet flavor with hints of citrus
