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Roma tomatoes ripening on the vine under cover Roma The default American paste tomato: blocky, meaty and bred for one big harvest. PlumMid-lateDeterminate
San Marzano tomatoes ripening on the vine under cover San Marzano The classic Italian sauce tomato: thin skin, few seeds, low acidity. PlumMid-lateIndeterminate
Cherokee Purple tomatoes ripening on the vine under cover Cherokee Purple Dusky purple-red heirloom beefsteak, prized for its rich, smoky-sweet flavor. BeefsteakMid-lateIndeterminate
Brandywine tomatoes ripening on the vine under cover Brandywine The heirloom benchmark: huge pink potato-leaf beefsteak with dense, sweet flesh. BeefsteakMid-lateIndeterminate
Celebrity tomatoes ripening on the vine under cover Celebrity The reliable all-rounder: broad disease resistance and a manageable, semi-determinate plant. SlicerMidseasonDeterminate
Early Girl tomatoes ripening on the vine under cover Early Girl The short-season standby: first ripe fruit weeks before the big heirlooms. SlicerEarlyIndeterminate
Pineapple tomatoes ripening on the vine under cover Pineapple Huge bicolour beefsteak with marbled yellow-and-red flesh and very low acidity. BeefsteakMid-lateIndeterminate
Black Krim tomatoes ripening on the vine under cover Black Krim Dark Crimean heirloom, sweet and rich with a smoky edge; one strain in circulation runs salty and tart. BeefsteakMid-lateIndeterminate
Black Cherry tomatoes ripening on the vine under cover Black Cherry The dark heirloom flavour in cherry form: smoky, sweet and tangy. CherryMidseasonIndeterminate
Better Boy tomatoes ripening on the vine under cover Better Boy High-yielding red hybrid beefsteak with broad disease resistance. BeefsteakMidseasonIndeterminate
Green Zebra tomatoes ripening on the vine under cover Green Zebra Amber-striped green slicer with a bright, sharply acidic bite. SlicerMid-lateIndeterminate
Sungold tomatoes ripening on the vine under cover Sungold Exceptionally sweet orange cherry, prone to splitting. CherryEarlyIndeterminate

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Ripe Cayenne Long Slim pepper pods on the plant Cayenne Long Slim The cayenne behind dried flakes and ground cayenne: long, slim, thin-walled and properly hot. HotMidseasonHeirloom
Ripe Early Jalapeno pepper pods on the plant Early Jalapeno A jalapeno that ripens two weeks early and tolerates a cool summer. MildEarlyOpen-pollinated
Ripe Orange Habanero pepper pods on the plant Orange Habanero The pepper most people mean by habanero: citrus, apricot and forty times a jalapeno. Very hotLateHeirloom
Ripe California Wonder pepper pods on the plant California Wonder The standard American bell pepper: blocky, thick-walled, green to red. No heatMidseasonHeirloom
Ripe Bhut Jolokia pepper pods on the plant Bhut Jolokia The original ghost pepper: first chile measured above a million Scoville units. Very hotLateHeirloom
Ripe Carolina Reaper pepper pods on the plant Carolina Reaper The Guinness record holder from 2013 to 2023, bumpy red with a pointed tail. Very hotLateOpen-pollinated
Ripe Chile de Arbol pepper pods on the plant Chile de Arbol Long, thin red chile of Mexican cooking, dried whole or ground for sauces. MediumMid-lateHeirloom
Ripe Aji Amarillo pepper pods on the plant Aji Amarillo Peruvian chile with fruity heat on a tall, late plant, blended into pastes. HotMid-lateHeirloom
Ripe Sweet Banana pepper pods on the plant Sweet Banana Waxy yellow sweet pepper, the classic pickling pod and the one most people mean by banana pepper. No heatMidseasonHeirloom
Ripe Cubanelle pepper pods on the plant Cubanelle Cuban frying pepper, long and thin-walled, with barely any heat. MildEarlyOpen-pollinated
Ripe Tabasco pepper pods on the plant Tabasco Thin-fleshed hot pepper on a tall plant, the variety behind the Louisiana sauce. HotMid-lateOpen-pollinated
Ripe Datil pepper pods on the plant Datil Florida's regional superhot, habanero heat with real sweetness behind it. Very hotLateHeirloom

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Sungold tomatoes ripening on the vine under cover Sungold The cherry that converts people who say they do not like tomatoes. First ripe fruit weeks before the beefsteaks. CherryEarlyIndeterminate
Cherokee Purple tomatoes ripening on the vine under cover Cherokee Purple The flavour benchmark for dark heirlooms: heavy, ribbed, smoky-sweet. Grow it once and every other slicer gets measured against it. BeefsteakMid-lateIndeterminate
San Marzano tomatoes ripening on the vine under cover San Marzano The sauce tomato worth the season. Thin skin, few seeds, and a pan of it cooks down without watering the sauce. PlumMid-lateIndeterminate
Green Zebra tomatoes ripening on the vine under cover Green Zebra The one people photograph. Amber-green stripes, sharp and bright on the plate, and it tells you it is ripe by feel, not by colour. SlicerMid-lateIndeterminate
Early Girl tomatoes ripening on the vine under cover Early Girl For short seasons and impatient gardeners: a real slicer on the counter while the heirlooms are still setting fruit. SlicerEarlyIndeterminate
Gold Nugget tomatoes ripening on the vine under cover Gold Nugget The pot pick. A determinate that stays in bounds on a balcony and ripens golden cherries in under sixty days. CherryEarlyDeterminate
Ripe Shishito pepper pods on the plant Shishito Pick green at 65 days and blister in a pan. One pod in ten is hot, which is the point. Happy in a pot. MildEarlyHeirloom
Ripe Habanada pepper pods on the plant Habanada The perfume of a habanero with none of the heat. For the cook who wants the flavour without the argument. No heatMid-lateOpen-pollinated
Ripe Early Jalapeno pepper pods on the plant Early Jalapeno The jalapeño for a short season: first pods about 67 days from transplant, and it does not sulk in a pot. MildEarlyOpen-pollinated

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