Togorific. I have seen reference to this tomato as being from Togo Africa, Iraq, and Iran. My personal opinion is that it is closely related to the tomato Ceylon. The two are very similar. If you get one, I suggest not bothering to get the other, they are that close. This indeterminate plant bears small to medium red tomatoes with a good yield. They are a perfect size for salads. It has a good mix of tart and sweet and is very juicy. Eventually I will have a picture of the tomato itself. Until then, it is flattened and very pleated though some early tomatoes are less pleated and smaller.


Val This auction is for an heirloom tomato from Slovenia. It is a medium sized rosy red, with sort of a heart shape. We have had the screwiest growing season. Cool, rainy, for much of it. This tomato was one of the top performers. It set fruit regardless of temperature, had good crack resistance to the almost constant rain, and despite the weather, ripened good tasting fruit. It is versatile and can be used in sauce, salads and sandwiches.

Black Sea Elephant Russian variety known as Black Sea Elephant, not to be confused with Black Sea Man. The seed for this tomato came to me from a trade with a Russian woman living in Germany. The seed came from her parents' plants in Russia. This indeterminate variety is a robust plant and very much the elephant in the tomato patch. The leaves are generally bigger than others and the fruit is large as well. It is a large, RED, beefsteak type where one slice covers a sandwich or burger. The sea is Black, the tomato fruit is red. It is quite robust and a sturdy, dependable producer. I don't suggest growing this one in a container unless you have a 3 gal. container and keep it well fed and watered. Great for slicing and salads, good heirloom flavor and it's only fault seems to be what to do with the rest of the cut tomato after you've taken the slices off for the family's BLTs.

Creme and Green This is a variety from Ireland. It certainly is an unique tomato. The foliage is variegated cream and green. I regret that I took a picture of the fruit and forgot to take a picture of the plant. Anyway, this variegation is also unique in the fact that it is carried through the seed so seed raised plants will show various amounts of variegation. The fact that the plant still produced pretty well considering the fact that the cream part of the leaves is not photosynthesizing. The fruit is small, dark red and flavorful.

Črnkovič I know a little Slovene and I think this is a surname and it is a Mr. Black. Crn is black. It would be pronounced chrrn- koh- vich. The name is black, but the tomato is red. It is medium size and round with good flavor. The vines are indeterminate and produced well. Seems somewhat disease resistant.