Tomato Seeds

Tomato Seeds for Planting: Heirloom, Cherry, Paste, and Slicer Varieties

Few crops give a home garden as much reward per square foot as tomatoes, and starting from seed opens up a range no garden center can match. Our collection of tomato seeds spans classic slicers, sweet cherry types, sauce-ready paste tomatoes, and heirloom oddballs in every color, from deep purple to pale green stripes. Both organic and conventional options are available, and you can filter by tomato type, growth habit, and container-friendliness to find tomatoes from seed that suit your space, your climate, and your kitchen.

Tomato Seed Varieties for Slicing, Snacking, and Sauce

For big slicing tomatoes, the heirloom beefsteaks are the stars: Brandywine in its red, pink, yellow, and black strains, Cherokee Purple, Black Krim, Mortgage Lifter, Pink Oxheart, and Kellogg's Breakfast all reward you with rich, complex flavor. Big Rainbow, Green Zebra, and Mr. Stripey bring striped and multicolored fruit that looks as good as it tastes. If you snack straight off the vine, cherry types like Sweetie, Matt's Wild Cherry, Black Cherry, Yellow Pear, Sugar Cherry, and Gold Nugget produce heavy clusters of small, sweet fruit. Sauce and canning fans will want San Marzano, Amish Paste, Roma, and Martino's Roma, which have dense, meaty flesh and fewer seeds. Short on space or season? Tiny Tim, Wherokowhai (Dwarf Bush), and Geranium Kiss are compact enough for pots, while 42 Day and Sub Arctic Plenty are bred to ripen quickly in shorter summers.

Growing Tomato Seed Packets into Strong Plants

Tomatoes are heat-loving, slow-starting plants, so timing matters. It’s recommended starting them indoors about six to eight weeks before your last frost, at a soil temperature of 70 to 80°F for the best germination. Most of the listings in this collection show 76 to 90 days to maturity, so a late start can push your first ripe fruit well into the season. The Seedtime garden planning software takes the math off your plate by building a planting calendar around your frost dates. Because tomato plants need room, the layout planner helps you space rows and stakes, and the garden journal is a handy place to record which varieties earned a spot next year.

Buy Tomato Seeds with One Shipping Charge

When you buy tomato seeds here, you can add seeds from multiple suppliers to the same order and pay one flat shipping charge, or qualify for free standard shipping on Seedtime-fulfilled orders of $49 or more to the lower 48 states. Paid Seedtime members get 20% off seed packets marked "Fulfilled by Seedtime" and 5% off everything else in the store, which adds up quickly if you like to grow several varieties. You can start planning for free, and if you want unlimited calendars and layouts along with those store discounts, compare Seedtime's plans to find the right fit. Whether you want a single packet of tomato seeds for sale or a full salsa, sauce, and salad garden, it all ships together.