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🍅 Tomato – Mortgage Lifter (Heirloom)

(Solanum lycopersicum)

NZ prohibited 

Legendary for both its flavour and its story, Mortgage Lifter tomato is a classic heirloom variety prized for producing exceptionally large, meaty fruits with outstanding taste. Known for its impressive size, this beefsteak tomato can grow to substantial weights, delivering thick flesh with few seeds and a rich, satisfying texture. 

The flavour is smooth, mildly sweet, and well balanced, making it ideal for fresh slicing, sandwiches, salads, and cooking. Its dense flesh and excellent eating quality also make it perfect for sauces and preserving. 

This vigorous, indeterminate variety produces steadily throughout the season, yielding generous crops of large, high‑quality tomatoes. Developed in the 1930s and made famous for its productivity, Mortgage Lifter remains one of the most rewarding varieties for home gardeners seeking both size and flavour. 

🌿 Why You’ll Love It

• Famous heirloom with a rich gardening history
• Produces very large, beefsteak‑style fruits
• Thick, meaty flesh with few seeds
• Sweet, balanced flavour ideal for many uses
• High yields over a long growing season

🌱 Growing Tips

• Plant in full sun with fertile, well‑drained soil
• Provide strong staking to support heavy fruits
• Water consistently for even growth
• Thin fruit clusters if aiming for extra‑large tomatoes
• Harvest when fruits are fully coloured and slightly soft

🌱 Plant Details

• Botanical name: Solanum lycopersicum
• Plant type: Warm‑season fruiting vine
• Position: Full sun
• Growth habit: Indeterminate (climbing)
• Harvest: Approx. 80–90 days
• Seed type: Heirloom / open‑pollinated

Climate

Tropical: All Year Round
Temperate: Late Winter to Early Summer.
Cool climate: Spring

Sowing: 

Sow: Late winter–spring (start indoors)
Depth: 5–6 mm
Sun: Full sun
Soil: Fertile, well‑drained
Germination: 5–10 days

🍅 Tomato – Napoli Paste (Heirloom)

(Solanum lycopersicum)

NZ prohibited 

A kitchen favourite, Napoli Paste is a productive heirloom tomato grown especially for its rich flavour, meaty texture, and excellent cooking qualities. Producing heavy crops of bright red, oval to pear-shaped fruits, this variety is prized for making thick sauces, passata, pasta dishes, and preserves. 

Unlike many slicing tomatoes, Napoli Paste develops dense flesh with fewer seeds and less excess juice, giving sauces a rich texture and concentrated tomato flavour. The fruits are equally enjoyable fresh, making a versatile addition to any vegetable garden. 

Compact yet highly productive plants set large quantities of fruit over a concentrated period, making harvesting and preserving easy. Reliable, flavourful, and rewarding to grow, Napoli Paste is an excellent choice for gardeners who love cooking with homegrown tomatoes. 

🌿 Why You’ll Love It

• Traditional heirloom paste tomato
• Thick, meaty flesh with excellent flavour
• Ideal for sauces, passata, canning, and cooking
• Heavy yields of bright red fruits
• Productive and easy to harvest
• Heavy yields of tomatoes to 60 mm.

🌱 Growing Tips

• Plant in full sun in fertile, well-drained soil
• Water consistently during fruit development
• Support plants as fruit clusters become heavy
• Harvest fully coloured fruits for maximum flavour

🌱 Plant Details

• Botanical name: Solanum lycopersicum
• Plant type: Warm-season fruiting plant
• Position: Full sun
• Growth habit: Determinate 
• Harvest: Approx. 75–90 days 
• Seed type: Heirloom / open‑pollinated

Sowing:

• Sow: Late winter–spring (start indoors)
  Depth: 5–6 mm
  Sun: Full sun
  Soil: Fertile, well‑drained
  Germination: 5–12 days
• Approx. 25 seeds 

🌱 Pro Tip

Harvest several fruits at once and make sauce the same day—Napoli Paste tomatoes are at their richest and most flavourful when processed fresh from the garden. 🍅🌱

🍅 Tomato – Oxheart Pink (Heirloom)

(Solanum lycopersicum)

NZ prohibited 

Distinctive and full of flavour, Oxheart Pink tomato is a treasured heirloom variety known for its unique heart‑shaped fruits and rich, meaty texture. Producing large, pink‑skinned tomatoes with few seeds and dense flesh, it offers a smooth, sweet flavour that makes it especially prized for fresh eating and cooking.

The fruits are soft, juicy, and deeply coloured inside, making them perfect for slicing, salads, sauces, and preserving. Their low seed content and thick flesh also make them ideal for making rich pastes and sauces with excellent body and flavour.

Grown on vigorous plants that bear generously through the season, Oxheart Pink is a rewarding variety for gardeners who appreciate both quality and appearance. While it may take a little longer to mature, the exceptional taste and texture make it a standout in any garden.

🌿 Why You’ll Love It

• Unique heart‑shaped heirloom tomato
• Thick, meaty flesh with few seeds
• Sweet, rich flavour with low acidity
• Ideal for slicing, sauces, and preserving
• Produces large, impressive fruits

🌱 Growing Tips

• Plant in full sun for best flavour
• Stake or support plants as they grow
• Water consistently to maintain fruit quality
• Allow extra time to mature for full flavour
• Harvest when slightly soft and fully coloured

🌱 Plant Details

• Botanical name: Solanum lycopersicum
• Plant type: Warm‑season fruiting vine
• Position: Full sun
• Growth habit: Vigorous, climbing
• Harvest: Mid to late season
• Seed type: Heirloom / open‑pollinated

Climate: 

• Tropical: All Year Round
  Temperate: Late Winter to Early Summer.
  Cool climate: Spring

Sowing: 

🍅 Tomato – Pineapple (Heirloom)

(Solanum lycopersicum)

NZ prohibited

A true showstopper in both the garden and kitchen, Pineapple Tomato is a stunning heirloom variety prized for its enormous golden-yellow fruits streaked with red. Cut one open and you'll discover a beautiful marbled interior of yellow, orange, and red flesh that makes every slice a work of art.

Renowned for its exceptional flavour, Pineapple combines natural sweetness with a gentle citrus-like tang, creating a rich, fruity taste unlike ordinary tomatoes. The flesh is dense, juicy, and meaty with relatively few seeds, making it perfect for thick slices and fresh summer dishes. 

Producing impressive beefsteak-style fruits that can reach 1–2 pounds (450–900g), this vigorous heirloom grows on indeterminate vines that continue fruiting throughout the season. It's a favourite among gardeners seeking outstanding flavour, impressive size, and unforgettable colour. 

🌿 Why You'll Love It

• Stunning bi-coloured heirloom tomato
• Large beefsteak fruits with marbled flesh
• Sweet, fruity flavour with a hint of citrus
• Meaty texture with few seeds
• Perfect for slicing, salads, and sandwiches
• Continuous harvest throughout the season

🌱 Growing Tips

• Plant in full sun for best colour and flavour
• Provide sturdy staking or cage support
• Keep soil consistently moist
• Allow fruits to ripen fully on the vine for maximum sweetness

🌱 Plant Details

• Botanical name: Solanum lycopersicum
• Plant type: Warm-season fruiting vine
• Position: Full sun
• Growth habit: Indeterminate (climbing)  
• Fruit size: Typically 450–900g
• Seed type: Heirloom / open‑pollinated

Sowing: 

• Sow: Late winter–spring (start indoors)
  Depth: 5–6 mm
  Sun: Full sun
  Soil: Fertile, well‑drained
  Germination: 5–10 days
• Approx: 50 Seeds 

🌱 Pro Tip

For the best flavour and colour development, leave fruits on the vine until the golden skin develops its characteristic red marbling. 🍅🌞

🍅 Tomato – Currant Tomato (Heirloom)- Wild 

(Solanum pimpinellifolium)

NZ Prohibited

One of the closest wild relatives of the modern tomato, Solanum pimpinellifolium, commonly known as the Currant Tomato, produces masses of tiny, jewel-like fruits bursting with flavour. Native to Peru and Ecuador, this heirloom species is prized for its vigorous growth, exceptional productivity, and intense sweet-tart taste. 

The tiny fruits, often just 1–1.5 cm across, grow in large grape-like clusters and deliver a surprisingly rich tomato flavour despite their miniature size. Perfect for snacking straight from the vine, adding to salads, or garnishing dishes, these little tomatoes are often considered some of the most flavourful of all tomato varieties. 

Highly vigorous and sprawling, the plants produce enormous numbers of small fruits throughout the season. Easy to grow and exceptionally rewarding, Currant Tomatoes are a favourite for gardeners looking for something unique and highly productive. 

🌿 Why You'll Love It

• Wild heirloom tomato species
• Hundreds of tiny sweet-tart fruits
• Intense, rich tomato flavour
• Extremely productive plants
• Great for snacking and salads
• Excellent for home gardens and containers

🌱 Growing Tips

• Plant in full sun for maximum yields
• Provide support or allow plants to ramble naturally
• Water regularly during fruiting
• Harvest frequently as fruits ripen in large clusters

🌱 Plant Details

• Botanical name: Solanum pimpinellifolium
• Common name: Currant Tomato
• Plant type: Warm-season fruiting vine
• Position: Full sun
• Growth habit: Vigorous, indeterminate and sprawling 
• Fruit size: Approximately 1–1.5 cm diameter 
• Seed type: Heirloom / open-pollinated

Sowing: 

🌱 Pro Tip

Grow near a path or garden edge—you'll find yourself picking and eating these tiny flavour-packed tomatoes straight from the vine all summer long. 🍅🌱

Turnip – Purple Top Milan (Heirloom)

(Brassica rapa)

Turnip ‘Purple Top Milan’ is a classic Italian heirloom variety prized for its attractive purple‑topped roots, smooth white flesh, and sweet, mild flavour. This fast‑growing turnip produces globe to slightly flattened roots that are tender and crisp when harvested young, making them perfect for both fresh eating and cooking. 

Renowned for its early maturity and reliable performance, Purple Top Milan is an excellent choice for spring and autumn planting. Its fine‑grained, juicy texture and subtle sweetness make it ideal for salads, roasting, soups, and traditional vegetable dishes. The nutritious leafy tops are also edible and can be enjoyed like greens, adding even more versatility to this productive crop. 

Easy to grow and quick to harvest, this variety is perfect for gardeners wanting a dependable, high‑quality root vegetable with both flavour and visual appeal.

🌿 Why You’ll Love It

• Classic Italian heirloom turnip
• Smooth white roots with vibrant purple tops
• Mild, sweet flavour with tender texture
• Fast‑growing and early to harvest
• Edible greens as well as roots

🌱 Growing Tips

• Best grown in cool seasons for sweetest flavour
• Sow directly into loose, fertile soil
• Keep soil evenly moist for smooth, tender roots
• Harvest young (5–8 cm) for best flavour and texture 
• Succession sow every few weeks for continuous supply

🌱 Plant Details

• Botanical name: Brassica rapa
• Plant type: Root vegetable
• Position: Full sun to part shade
• Harvest: Approx. 45–60 days
• Seed type: Heirloom / open‑pollinated
• Approx. 200 seeds