- Heirloom
- Slicer
- 80 (estimated) days to maturity (from transplant)
- Indeterminate
- White
White Tomesol
Heirloom slicer from USA. Cream-white slicer from the small group of genuinely white-fleshed varieties. Ready in about 80 days from transplant.
Single source · Updated Sep 9, 2026 · Values marked like this (estimated) are estimates.
At a glance
- Fruit type
- Slicer 5–8 oz (140–230 g) · Flattened globe (estimated)
- Leaf type
- Regular leaf
- Days to harvest
- 80 days (estimated) from transplant · Mid-late
- Plant height
- 6–8 ft (180–240 cm) (estimated) Tall
- Spacing
- 24 × 35 in (60 × 90 cm) (estimated)
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Position
- Handles open positions
- Growing sites
- Greenhouse · Polytunnel · Open ground
- Container growing
- Not suited to pots
- Difficulty
- Challenging (estimated) 4/5
- Skin
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- White
- Interior
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- White
Plant size and habit
Tall · Indeterminate
6–8 ft (180–240 cm) (estimated) · Regular leaf
White Tomesol is an indeterminate plant that keeps growing and setting fruit until frost; it needs a stake, cage, or trellis for the whole season. Expect a plant of 6–8 ft (180–240 cm).
Flavor
“Cream-white slicer from the small group of genuinely white-fleshed varieties.”
Growing calendar
80 (estimated) days from transplant Mid-late
Timing shown for temperate climates; sow indoors 6–8 (estimated) weeks before your last frost date. Look up your last frost date by ZIP code →
Disease resistance
No documented disease resistances — protect this variety with good airflow and crop rotation.
Uses & tags
- Fresh & salads
- Slicing
- Novelty color
- Rare collector
Origin
White Tomesol ripens to a pale creamy white, sometimes with a pink blush, in 4-8 oz oblate fruit, and belongs to the small group of genuinely white-fleshed tomatoes; one grower on Tatiana's TOMATOBase rates its flavour very good and mild.
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Questions
How do you grow a White Tomesol plant?
A White Tomesol plant grows 6–8 ft (180–240 cm) tall (estimated). Space plants 24 in (60 cm) apart in rows 35 in (90 cm) apart (estimated). Start seed indoors 6–8 weeks before your last frost (estimated); it germinates in 7–14 days (estimated). It needs full sun.
How long does White Tomesol take to mature?
White Tomesol is ready in about 80 days from transplant.
Does White Tomesol need staking?
White Tomesol is an indeterminate plant that keeps growing and setting fruit until frost; it needs a stake, cage, or trellis for the whole season. Expect a plant of 6–8 ft (180–240 cm).
Can White Tomesol be grown in a container?
White Tomesol is better suited to open ground or a greenhouse bed than a container.
Is White Tomesol resistant to disease?
No disease resistance is documented for White Tomesol.
