8 mid-season tomatoes

'Burpee Delicious' tomato: giant, round, and uniform fruits

‘Burpee Delicious’ is an American variety that produces round and very regular fruits, arranged in clusters of 3 to 5. The tomatoes start off orange before turning red, which can weigh up to 3 kg for the largest ones, with an average of 250 to 500 g for most.

The beefsteak-type flesh of the ‘Burpee Delicious’ contains few seeds and is not very prone to splitting. Juicy and firm, it has a sweet flavour, well balanced between sweetness and acidity.

An indeterminate variety, ‘Burpee Delicious’ tomato can grow over 2 metres tall. It must therefore be staked as soon as it is planted. Sow between March and April for a harvest from June to September.

'Evergreen' tomato: a variety as beautiful as it is tasty

The ‘Evergreen’ tomato is a mid-season variety that produces beautiful green-orange fruits, with skin that has an “onion skin” pattern. The fruits weigh on average between 100 and 150 g, with emerald green flesh.

Its colour and taste make this tomato a perfect choice for salads. Its fine flesh offers excellent taste qualities, with a fruity and sweet flavour.

Easy to grow in sunny conditions, the ‘Evergreen’ tomato can be staked (it reaches 1.5 m in height), mulched, and should be watered moderately.

'Jaune Saint Vincent': a large yellow tomato with a strong aroma

‘Jaune Saint Vincent’ is an heirloom tomato of mid-season origin from France that produces sunny yellow fruits with ribbed shoulders, weighing 150 to 250 g. Their flesh is also dressed in yellow.

The ‘Jaune Saint Vincent’ tomato offers dense and highly fragrant flesh, which is both juicy, sweet, and tangy. These excellent taste qualities make it suitable for eating raw, in salads, or simply with a sprinkle of salt.

Very easy to grow, the ‘Jaune Saint Vincent’ is a variety particularly resistant to cool weather and diseases, compared to other tomatoes. Standing at 2 m tall, it needs staking.

'Rose de Berne' tomato: a highly regarded mid-season variety

The reputation of the ‘Rose de Berne’ is well established. This tomato, low-yielding, produces round fruits weighing 120 to 180 g, with a fine epidermis that displays a beautiful pink-red colour.

Although its yield is quite limited, the taste qualities of this tomato are truly exceptional. The ‘Rose de Berne’ offers indeed a dense and juicy flesh, with a very fragrant flavour.

The ‘Rose de Berne’ tomato is a mid-season variety that is easy to grow, and has the particularity of being perfectly adapted to cool climates.

‘San Marzano’: the perfect variety for making sun-dried tomatoes

The ‘San Marzano’ is a curious little tomato that produces clusters of fruits that are elongated, resembling the shape of a pepper. The fruits weigh between 100 and 150 g and have a beautiful deep red colour.

The ‘San Marzano’ tomato has firm, full flesh, with few seeds and little juice. It is widely used in Italian cuisine and is often used for making sun-dried tomatoes due to its good drying qualities.

The ‘San Marzano’ reaches a height of 1.20 m and can easily be grown in a container on a sunny balcony or terrace, in rich, light, and fresh soil.

Tomato ‘Saint Pierre’: a mid-season variety favoured by beginner gardeners

The ‘Saint Pierre’ is an heirloom variety of tomato that produces round fruits weighing between 150 and 300 g each. Arranged in clusters of 5 to 6, these fruits display a bright red colour.

With firm, full flesh, the ‘Saint Pierre’ offers a slightly tangy flavour. It is ideally used for preparing stuffed tomatoes, as well as salads and sauces.

The ‘Saint Pierre’ tomato is an easy variety to grow, and it benefits from a very good yield. These two qualities explain its great popularity among beginner gardeners.

‘Striped German’ tomato: a variegated variety with a balanced flavour

The ‘Striped German’ is a mid-season variety of the Pineapple type. It produces ribbed fruits with an epidermis variegated in red and orange-yellow. This large tomato weighs between 300 and 500 g and offers a yellow-orange flesh with a red core.

The very dense flesh of the ‘Striped German’ tomato contains few seeds, and it offers rich aromas with a perfect balance between sweetness and acidity.

This tomato poses no cultivation difficulties, as long as it enjoys a sunny, non-scorching location, and clay-loamy, cool soil.

'Green Zebra' tomato: a green tomato with exceptional flavour

The ‘Green Zebra’ is a very beautiful mid-season tomato with abundant yields, producing magnificent round fruits that weigh an average of 90 g, with a skin that is greenish-yellow veined. The flesh of this tomato is emerald green.

Very juicy, the ‘Green Zebra’ offers a sweet and tangy flavour that is perfect for raw preparations, such as salads, as well as cooked dishes, particularly jams. This variety is also highly appreciated in all sweet and savoury dishes.

With indeterminate growth, the ‘Green Zebra’ tomato can reach a height of 2 m, and must therefore be staked or supported as soon as it is transplanted into the ground.

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