2026 Tomato Trial Choices

Tomatoes are probably the first vegetable you think of when you are planting a garden, and there are hundreds to choose from. We grow about 70 varieties a year for our spring plant sale. Every summer we try varieties that we haven't tried before of haven't tried recently to see how they compare and compete with others on our list. We evaluate how well the seeds germinate and emerge, the structure and yield, the plants performance under disease pressure, and sometime in mid summer we do taste trials to see what tastes the best. We just have a regular backyard where space is a premium, so we can't grow everything every year, but here are some of the tomatoes we are trialing this year. Join us as we discuss where they came from, what problems we are trying to solve, and why we picked them. Find something new for your garden or leave a comment to share what you love growing in your garden!