• Start Here
  • About
  • Collaborate
  • Subscribe
Boots & Hooves Homestead

Boots & Hooves Homestead

From kitchen garden to table

  • garden
  • farm
    • livestock
  • recipes
  • Natural Home
    • Natural Beauty
  • shop

SUBSCRIBE

  • Start Here
  • Recipe Index
  • Farm Life
  • Gardening
  • Natural Home
  • About
  • Shop
Home > blog > 5 Best Tomato Varieties for the Potager
Home > blog > 5 Best Tomato Varieties for the Potager
Boots and Hooves Homestead may earn a commission for purchases made after clicking links on this page. View our disclosure policy for details.
cherry tomatoes on the vine
photo collage of 4 tomato plants and text overlay that reads: 5 best tomatoes for the potager

Can you believe that there are thousands of tomato varieties out there? If you’re new to kitchen gardening, I’m sharing 5 of the best tomato varieties to grow in the potager.

Now, with so many tomato options to choose from, it would be hard to rate all of the great ones.

But I have narrowed the list down to what I love and grow every single summer!

These are the top choices of tomatoes that I plant in my potager (kitchen garden). And this collection meets all of our kitchen cooking & preserving needs too.

Like making my favorite creamy pomodoro sauce recipe.

creamy pomodoro sauce with pasta on platter

What are the best tomato varieties?

This will probably vary greatly on what your needs are, where you live, and what flavor you prefer.

I love bold tomato flavors. And I like selecting a wide range of options for my needs in the potager.

And the options that I’m sharing in this post will cover a wide range of uses.

From making homemade pasta sauces, fresh salsas, canning for food preservation, and fresh tomato cooking.

They make great additions to soups, chilis, slicing for a caprese salad, serving on pizza, or eating right off of the vine!

a pile of Rosso Sicilian tomatoes on wooden cutting board

Rosso Sicilian

The Rosso Sicilian is one of my favorite Italian tomatoes. It is a firm pithy flesh that is great for sauces and for making paste. This tomato is super tasty and packed full of flavor!

The skin bruises easily, so keep that in mind.

But it is also an excellent producer!

cherry tomatoes right on the vine

Mexico Midget

Speaking of great producers, allow me to introduce you to the Mexico Midget. This is an absolute family favorite!

These little cherry tomatoes will leave you with continuous fruit all summer long! And if you don’t have the time to prune, this variety will spread & grow quite large.

The Mexico Midget is great in salads or a fresh flavorful snack right off of the vine!

italian heirloom green tomato on the vine

Italian Heirloom

This is one of the best tomato varieties for flavor! I love to eat this fresh, in salads, and when unripe as fried green tomatoes!

The Italian Heirloom produces a large and full flavored tomato. It is great for both slicing and canning. The skins are really easy to peel.

roma tomato on wooden pallet

Martino’s Roma

This variety of tomato is not only excellent & flavorful, it is another great producer.

Martino’s Roma tomato is a really good addition for making sauces, freezing, and making fresh salsa. It can also be used to make your own tomato paste.

san marzanno tomatoes growing on a vine in the garden

San Marzanno

A favorite tomato plant for many home gardeners. And you may be thinking that they are the same as the Roma, but they are different!

They are thinner, have less seeds, and the flesh is thicker. They have a stronger & sweeter taste when compared to the Roma. These make one of the best choices for making a tomato sauce.

Where to order seeds

There are many options for ordering good quality, organic & heirloom seeds. My top choices are Seed Savers Exchange, Johnny’s Selected Seeds, and Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds.

More from the garden:

Share this Post:

Filed Under: Gardening

Leave a Comment Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




about mary

Hi, I’m Mary! A Traditional Catholic (TLM), loving rancher’s wife, homeschooling mama of 4.

I’m passionate about my faith, family, gardening, and cooking. And of course, coffee.

I help busy moms, like you, live a more simple & natural life by making real food ingredient & non-toxic product swaps, without extra stress.

 

Learn More

browse

from scratch recipes
kitchen gardening
natural home
farm life

popular posts

homemade laundry detergent in a mason jar with a measuring spoon

DIY Natural Laundry Detergent (without bar soap!)

chickens ranging in the run

Why Not Free Range Chickens

diy greenhouse in the garden

How to Build a Greenhouse (free plans!)

white ceramic egg tray filled with farm fresh eggs in various colors

Do you need to refrigerate eggs?

featured brand logos
photo collage of raised beds.

get all posts
via email

  • Affiliate Disclaimer
  • User Agreement
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Me
  • Amazon
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest

copyright 2023 | design by grace + vine studios

Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. View our disclosure policy for details. The content on Boots & Hooves Homestead is provided for educational and informational purposes only.