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Currant
Determinate. Bush. According to William Woys Weaver (author of Heirloom Vegetable Gardening) this variety was grown in America as early as 1795. Easy to grow as no training is required, it will sta...
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Kenilworth/King George
Indeterminate. Cordon. Our donor sourced this variety from the last commercial grower who used to supply local shops in Kenilworth, Warwickshire where, up until the 1960s, it was grown extensively....
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Listers Protection/Perfection
Indeterminate. Cordon. Our donor's father and grandfather before him had grown this variety (since around 1926) in their market garden at Carriden, Bo'ness, West Lothian to sell as plants and, late...
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Mr Novak
Indeterminate. Cordon. This variety was brought over from Poland in the 1960s by Mr Novak. Following his death, Mr Novak's neighbour donated the seeds to HSL. Both Mrs Novak and our donor wanted “t...
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Riesentraube
Indeterminate. Cordon (but can be allowed to ramble). William Woys Weaver rediscovered this extraordinary old German variety and uncovered its history. The name translates as 'huge grapes', but in ...
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Stonors Most Prolific
Indeterminate. Cordon. The donor of this tomato is a 1940s enthusiast and saw this variety mentioned in adverts dating back to at least 1940, before Suttons acquired the seeds from F Stonor of Sout...
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Sutton's Everyday
Indeterminate. Cordon. This 'Dig for Victory' tomato produces large, fleshy, red fruits with a mild flavour. The 1940 Suttons catalogue states, “A splendid tomato for growing under glass or outdoor...
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Sweet Brooksby
Indeterminate. Cordon. Donated to HSL by Rob Croft. He acquired it from someone whose brother had bred “a stable, sweet tomato” in 1962 at Brooksby Agricultural College, Leicestershire. It has been...
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Wladeck's
Indeterminate. Cordon. Originally brought from Poland after WWII by our donor's neighbour, Wladeck Neitzgoda, and named after him. This prolific variety can be grown outdoors or under glass. The he...