Wild Boar Farms
Tomato Varieties 2021
We're happy to partner with Wild Boar Farms this year to provide interesting tomato varieties that have colorful characteristics alongside unforgettable flavor. Below is a list of the Wild Boar varieties we're offering at our nurseries this season, including a few favorites from last season—like Brad's Atomic Grape and Pineapple Pig. Other varieties are new and ready for a taste test... Atomic Fusion, anyone?
Amethyst Cream Cherry
- Days to Maturity: 70 days
- Size/Productivity: Indeterminate; produces 1 oz fruit
- Color: White cherry tomato with purple anthocyanin splashes on top
- Flavor: Great flavor, with extended vine hang-time and shelf life; also sunburn and crack resistant
Atomic Fusion
- Days to Maturity: 80-85 days
- Size/Productivity: Indeterminate; produces 2-4 oz fruit
- Color: Green, red, and brown
- Flavor: Sweet flavor, with extended vine hang-time
Pink Berkeley Tie-Dye
- Days to Maturity: 65-75 days
- Size/Productivity: Indeterminate; produces a high yield of 9-12 oz fruit
- Color: Port wine and metallic green
- Flavor: Meaty beefsteak with sweet and rich flavor
Brad's Atomic Grape
- Days to Maturity: 80-85 days
- Size/Productivity: Indeterminate; produces 1-2 oz fruit
- Color: Elongated multi-colored cherry tomatoes that grow in clusters; green and red in color with blue anthocyanin stripes when mature
- Flavor: Delicately sweet with extended vine hang-time and shelf life
Cosmic Eclipse
- Days to Maturity: 70-75 days
- Size/Productivity: Indeterminate; good producer of 2-3 oz fruit
- Color: Brick-red with green stripes
- Flavor: Sweet, rich, juicy flavor
Black Beauty
- Days to Maturity: 85 days
- Size/Productivity: Indeterminate; produces 6 oz fruit
- Color: Very dark and meaty
- Flavor: Rich, smooth and savory, with extended shelf life
- Growing Tip: Partial shading in hot climates recommended
Lucid Gem
- Days to Maturity: 85 days
- Size/Productivity: Indeterminate; produces 4-5 oz fruit
- Color: Yellow to orange
- Flavor: Sweet and fruity with very few seeds
Pineapple Pig
- Days to Maturity: 75 days
- Size/Productivity: Indeterminate; very large fruit, up to 1 lb+; late harvest, but worth the wait!
- Color: Creamy, yellow striped bi-color with rose blush
- Flavor: Delicate flavor with lower acid
Pork Chop
- Days to Maturity: 75-85 days
- Size/Productivity: Indeterminate; high yield of 8-12 oz fruit
- Color: Gold with stripes of green
- Flavor: Sweet flavor with hints of citrus
Haley's Purple Comet
- Days to Maturity: 75 days
- Size/Productivity: Indeterminate; good producer; large cherry 1-2 oz fruit
- Color: Dark red color; originally from Cherokee Purple
- Flavor: Sweet, rich tomato flavor