Category:Tomato Dwarf Project

This remarkable project was started in 2005 by Patrina Nuske-Small of Australia and Craig LeHoullier of Raleigh, North Carolina, and by February 2011 it had over 250 volunteers growing out various tomato crosses and segregation lines, selecting for new dwarf varieties with the best taste and unique color characteristics. This project is still continuing, and it will yield many more tomato varieties with heirloom taste and perfect for space-challenged home gardeners.

This is the very first all volunteer world-wide tomato breeding project in documented gardening history. None involved are botanists or horticulturists – just avid gardeners with a keen interest in learning about tomato genetics or discovering interesting new tomatoes.

For more information, please visit Dwarf Tomato Project website and read the Dwarf Tomato Project summary by Craig LeHoullier.

All Tomato Dwarf Project varieties are associated with the Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI)

• The OSSI Pledge - " You have the freedom to use these OSSI seeds in any way you choose. In return, you pledge not to restrict others’ use of these seeds or their derivatives by patents, or other means, and to include this pledge with any transfer of these seeds or their derivatives." The seed packets that you share or sell should include this information.

2017 Releases

24 new dwarfs are released and offered commercially via The Sample Seed Shop , Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds , Heritage Tomato Seed , and Victory Seed Company . All are ***OSSI-pledged***

• Dwarf Mary's Cherry
• Dwarf Pink Opal
• Dwarf Velvet Night
• Dwarf Melanie's Ballet
• Dwarf Black Angus
• Dwarf Mandurang Moon
• Dwarf Egypt Yellow
• Dwarf Confetti
• Dwarf Franklin County
• Dwarf Saucy Mary
• Dwarf Bendigo Moon
• Dwarf Hannah's Prize

• Dwarf Sarah's Red
• Dwarf Peppermint Stripes
• Dwarf Andy's Forty
• Dwarf Bendigo Rose
• Dwarf Awesome
• Dwarf Moliagul Moon
• Dwarf Bendigo Drop
• Dwarf Bendigo Dawn
• Dwarf Barossa Moon
• Dwarf Bendigo Blush
• Dwarf Grandpa Gary's Green
• Dwarf Sneaky Sauce

Late 2015 Releases

22 new dwarfs are released and offered commercially via The Sample Seed Shop , Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds , Heritage Tomato Seed , and Victory Seed Company . All are ***OSSI-pledged***

• Adelaide Festival
• BrandyFred
• Dwarf Golden Gypsy
• Dwarf Lemon Ice
• Dwarf Mahogany
• Dwarf Orange Cream
• Dwarf Russian Swirl
• Dwarf Scarlet Heart
• Dwarf Wild Spudleaf
• Kangaroo Paw Green
• Kangaroo Paw Brown
• Kangaroo Paw Yellow
• Kookaburra Cackle
• Lucky Swirl
• Loxton Lad
• Loxton Lass
• Maralinga
• Sturt Desert Pea
• Tanunda Red
• TastyWine
• Tennessee Suited
• Waratah

2015 Releases NH

11 new dwarfs are released and offered commercially via The Sample Seed Shop , Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds , Heritage Tomato Seed , and Victory Seed Company .

• Dwarf Pink Passion (Nosey (Anna Banana Russian x Roza Vetrov) line)
• Chocolate Lightning (Beauty (Dwarf Wild Fred x Beauty King) line)
• Uluru Ochre (Rosy (Orange Heirloom x Rosella Purple) line)
• Sweet Scarlet Dwarf (Tipsy (Golden Dwarf Champion X Elbe) line)
• Fred's Tie Dye (Messy (Dwarf Wild Fred X Pink Berkeley Tie-Dye) line)
• Dwarf Purple Heart (Porky (Dwarf Wild Fred X Brad’s Black Heart) line)
• Banksia Queen (Tipsy (Golden Dwarf Champion X Elbe) line)
• Summer Sweet Gold (Sneezy ((Golden Dwarf Champion X Green Giant) line)
• Dwarf Golden Heart (Nosey (Anna Banana Russian x Roza Vetrov) line)
• Bundaberg Rumball (Grumpy (Budaï Torpe X Black from Tula) line)
• Sarandipity (Cheeky (Golden Dwarf Champion X Cherokee Chocolate) line)

2014 Releases SH

3 new dwarf varieties were released in South Hemisphere

• Adelaide Festival (Tidy (Rosella Purple F4 X Pink Berkeley Tie Dye) line)
• Banksia Queen (Tipsy (Golden Dwarf Champion X Elbe) line)
• Bundaberg Rumball (Grumpy (Budaï Torpe X Black from Tula) line)

2014 Releases NH

8 new dwarfs are released and offered commercially via The Sample Seed Shop , Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds , Heritage Tomato Seed , and Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie .

• Boronia, Sweet Adelaide - Happy (New Big Dwarf X Paul Robeson) line
• Sean's Yellow Dwarf - Witty (Budaï Torpe X Cherokee Green) line
• Rosella Crimson - Sleepy (Budaï Torpe X Stump of the World) line
• Chocolate Champion, Big Green Dwarf - Cheeky (Golden Dwarf Champion X Cherokee Chocolate) line
• Wherokowhai - Dizzy (Dwarf Russian Swirl X Lucky Cross) line
• Dwarf Blazing Beauty - Tipsy (Golden Dwarf Champion X Elbe) line

2013 Releases

4 new dwarfs were released and offered commercially via The Sample Seed Shop , Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie , Heritage Tomato Seed , and Gleckler Seedmen .

• Dwarf Kelly Green, Dwarf Sweet Sue, Summer Sunrise - Sneezy (Golden Dwarf Champion X Green Giant) line
• Dwarf Arctic Rose - Grumpy (Budaï Torpe X Black from Tula) line

2012 Releases

4 new dwarfs were released and offered commercially via Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds .

• Grumpy (Budaï Torpe X Black from Tula) line: Iditarod Red, Sleeping Lady, Yukon Quest
• Happy (New Big Dwarf X Paul Robeson) line: Perth Pride.

2011 Releases

9 new dwarfs were released and offered commercially via Sand Hill Preservation Center , Tomato Growers Supply and Victory Seed Company :

• Sneezy (Golden Dwarf Champion X Green Giant) line: Dwarf Beryl Beauty, Dwarf Jade Beauty, Summertime Green, Summertime Gold, Dwarf Emerald Giant, and Dwarf Mr. Snow
• Sleazy A (Carbon X New Big Dwarf) line: Dwarf Wild Fred
• Happy (New Big Dwarf X Paul Robeson) line: Tasmanian Chocolate
• Sleepy (Budaï Torpe X Stump of the World) line: Rosella Purple

Below are the released varieties that are commercially available from seed vendors in North America.