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    16 in stock
    Tomato

    Currant

    Determinate. Bush. According to William Woys Weaver (author of Heirloom Vegetable Gardening) this variety was grown in America as early as 1795. Easy to grow as no training is required, it will sta...

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    64 in stock
    Tomato

    Kenilworth/King George

    Indeterminate. Cordon. Our donor sourced this variety from the last commercial grower who used to supply local shops in Kenilworth, Warwickshire where, up until the 1960s, it was grown extensively....

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    5 in stock
    Tomato

    Listers Protection/Perfection

    Indeterminate. Cordon. Our donor's father and grandfather before him had grown this variety (since around 1926) in their market garden at Carriden, Bo'ness, West Lothian to sell as plants and, late...

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    18 in stock
    Tomato

    Mr Novak

    Indeterminate. Cordon. This variety was brought over from Poland in the 1960s by Mr Novak. Following his death, Mr Novak's neighbour donated the seeds to HSL. Both Mrs Novak and our donor wanted “t...

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  • Organic
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    38 in stock
    Tomato

    Riesentraube

    Indeterminate. Cordon (but can be allowed to ramble). William Woys Weaver rediscovered this extraordinary old German variety and uncovered its history. The name translates as 'huge grapes', but in ...

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    111 in stock
    Tomato

    Stonors Most Prolific

    Indeterminate. Cordon. The donor of this tomato is a 1940s enthusiast and saw this variety mentioned in adverts dating back to at least 1940, before Suttons acquired the seeds from F Stonor of Sout...

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  • Organic
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    28 in stock
    Tomato

    Sutton's Everyday

    Indeterminate. Cordon. This 'Dig for Victory' tomato produces large, fleshy, red fruits with a mild flavour. The 1940 Suttons catalogue states, “A splendid tomato for growing under glass or outdoor...

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    14 in stock
    Tomato

    Sweet Brooksby

    Indeterminate. Cordon. Donated to HSL by Rob Croft. He acquired it from someone whose brother had bred “a stable, sweet tomato” in 1962 at Brooksby Agricultural College, Leicestershire. It has been...

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    Tomato Wladecks
    2 in stock
    Tomato

    Wladeck's

    Indeterminate. Cordon. Originally brought from Poland after WWII by our donor's neighbour, Wladeck Neitzgoda, and named after him. This prolific variety can be grown outdoors or under glass. The he...

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