10 Tomato Seed Collection – Heirloom & Garden Favorites for Slicing, Sauces, Canning & Fresh Eating

The 10 Tomato Seed Collection is a diverse assortment of heirloom and garden-favorite tomatoes, spanning slicing, paste, canning, salad, and specialty types in red, yellow, purple, and green. The mix combines determinate and indeterminate varieties for dependable yields and season-long harvests in raised beds, backyard gardens, and homesteads.

At a glance

• Varieties: 10 tomatoes: Cherokee Purple, Roma, Large Red Cherry, Brandywine Red, Ace 55-VF, Mortgage Lifter, Beefsteak, Hillbilly, Aunt Ruby's Green, and Yellow Pear
• Seed type: Heirloom, open-pollinated, non-GMO
• Plant habit: Mix of determinate and indeterminate vines
• Uses: Slicing, paste, canning, salad, and fresh eating
• Sun: Full sun
• Sowing: Start indoors 6 to 8 weeks before last frost
• Packaging: Labeled packets with planting and germination guidance

Best for

• Gardeners wanting depth and variety from one collection
• Food preservation: sauces, paste, and canning
• Everyday cooking and fresh snacking
• Raised beds, backyard gardens, and homesteads
• Seed-saving and self-reliant gardening

How to grow

Start tomato seeds indoors 6 to 8 weeks before the last frost. Transplant into full sun once nighttime temperatures are consistently warm. Provide cages or trellises for indeterminate varieties, along with good-quality soil and regular moisture. Harvest frequently to encourage ongoing production. Each packet includes guidance on germination, temperature, spacing, and seed saving.

Flavor profile

Flavors range from rich and complex (Cherokee Purple) to sweet and meaty (Mortgage Lifter), dense and savory for sauce (Roma), classic beefsteak depth (Brandywine Red, Beefsteak), mild and sweet (Hillbilly), aromatic green (Aunt Ruby's Green), and bright, mild yellow (Yellow Pear).

About Survival Garden Seeds

Survival Garden Seeds offers non-GMO, open-pollinated heirloom seeds tested for strong germination and packed in the USA, helping gardeners grow dependable food season after season.