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Camino Garden Center recommends waiting until after Mother's Day which is May 9th to plant your tomatoes.  But here is a list of some of the heirloom varieties you can look farward to in the near future.  We have begun to receive our first deliveries of tomatoes.

Abraham Lincoln is a sturdy vine that continues to produce until fall’s frost. Large clusters of bright red fruit up to 1 pound very meaty with few seeds.


Box Car Willie Very heavy crop of smooth red fruit. Excellent tasting fruit for a variety of uses, long lasting.

Brandy Wine Very old Amish heirloom smooth texture, legendary rich, succulent flavor fruits up to 1 – 2 pounds.

Bull’s Heart Italian heirloom colorful pink/red fruit, wonderful sweet flavor. Heart shaped fruit 2 pounds and up.

German Head Old-time favorite. Large, beefsteak-shaped, dark pink fruit. Excellent yields, crack free fruit 1 – 2 pounds.

Giant Belgium Dark pink fruit with delicious sweet flavor. Solid meat fruit 2 – 5 pounds, sometimes used to make wine.

Goliath Heirloom from the late 1800’s. Strong vigorous plants, huge red beefsteak type fruit up to 3 pounds.

Hillbilly Huge bi-colored yellow-orange fruit with red streaking, sweet and fruity flavored fruit 1- 2 pounds.

Red Currant A So. American species, not a true tomato, ideal for salads & snacks. 15-20 ¼” sized fruit per cluster a crunchy, fruity flavor, sweet yet tart.


Sun Gold Very sweet, bright orange cherry variety. Grows in long clusters, a real taste treat, sweet, fruity and delicious.

Again this is just a short list of some of the tomatoes that we will have on hand, there will be many more.