Living in a hot, dry desert climate proved to be an on going challenge for an traditional English gardener like myself who knew only the abundance of heavy rain and fertile soils. So, after many trials with my tomato growing and even more errors in my exhaustive attempts, I carefully selected some choice organic heirloom tomato varieties specifically to make it easier for those living in extremely hot, dry, drought or humid climates. These unusual tomatoes are known for supreme flavors and excellent resistant to drought and disease, the added bonus is they are very easy to grow. I send tips on growing for those living in hot climates, but encourage even those who do not to try some of these satisfying varieties. These seeds were "cherry picked" to ensure the finest quality tomato production. The seeds are most reliable in germination having successfully grown them all with almost no difficulties, even in high heats.

TIP! Have a Tomato seed saving swap with your friends, quality seeds like these need to be passed around and also saved in your emergency seed saving storehouse.

	NEW! Organic Healthy Tomato With Herbs Companion Garden. A plentiful garden of tomatoes and companion planting herbs to bring delights to your garden display as well as your kitchen table. Extra nutritious tomatoes are chosen and are then added with complimentary herbs to encourage good, healthy tomato growth, you will notice how the tomatoes thrive as do the freshly scented herbs. Eventually after the growing season subsides and harvest time comes, you will have tomatoes in abundance and herbs to suit each tasty dish created. A fun and fabulous way to start your own enthusiastic interest in companion gardening, this is also an ideal study for sustainable educational purposes. The herbs will prevent disease and distress to your healthier growing tomatoes and will attract a garden abundant with beneficial insects to make your work load lighter, a wonderful choice and creation for all those who are inspired to make their gardens a work of natural work of art. A great gift for the new sustainable gardener. $17.50
	Mixed Hot Tom Seeds & Lemon Basil Companion. The plant basil makes the perfect companion plant for these tomatoes,  it is also able to ward off spider mites, aphids, and whiteflies. You will have better pollination results, as it attracts bees. $4.50
	Arkansas Traveler, Tomato. Tolerates heat, humidity, and drought well. Great flavor from 6 to 8 ounce fruits with heavy production   $2.99
	NEW! Organic Eva Purple Ball. Evenly ripening fruits are easy to harvest, some dropping from the vine at peak ripeness. 'Eva Purple Ball' is great in salads, sandwiches, and sauces (the skin peels easily). A wonderful all-purpose tomato with excellent flavor. $2.99
	NEW! Organic Cherokee Purple. HEIRLOOM. 85 days. This large dark purple tomato from Tennessee is rumored to have come from Cherokee gardeners. Its flavor is rich and full, and often compared to Brandywine. The flesh is brick-red and very attractive sliced on a plate. Plants make large vines that yield tomatoes fully 5" across and 3-1/2" deep. Indeterminate $2.99
	Organic HIGH CAROTENE Tomato Heirloom. These wonderfully tasty tomatoes have about 3 times as much carotene as usual tomatoes, making it a favorite source of Vitamin A, an important anti-oxidant. $3.50
	Costoluto GENOVESE, Tomato. NEW! Similar tomato to the 'Costoluto Fiorentino', but collected from the Genoa region of Italy. Shows good heat tolerance. Does well in greenhouses. Good for juicing! $2.99
	Costoluto Fiorentino, Tomato. Becoming more rare than the 'Genovese' strain prized for its flavor and more uniform shape. A very heat tolerant tomato. $2.99
	Thessaloniki Tomato Lovely big fat organic greek tomato, tolerates heat well and is crack resistent. $2.99
	Pearsons Improved, Tomato. These vigorous plants produce an abundant crop of smooth, 7 ounce, deep red, flattened globes, all with that delicious, old fashioned acid flavor $2.99
	Purple Calabash Tomato Seeds Purple Calabash is a very primitive and very unusual open pollinated tomato variety with unusual crinkled looking purplish black tomato fruits. Orig. Price: $3.85 Sale Price: $2.99
	Great White Beefsteak Tomato Seeds Great White is typically considered the finest and the largest of the white tomato varieties, producing huge creamy white tomatoes that can often weigh up to two pounds, making it larger than White Beauty / White Snowball. When ripe, these creamy colored tomatoes typically have a yellowish hue on the blossom end Orig. Price: $3.85 Sale Price: $2.99
	Homestead 24 Tomato Seeds The Homestead 24 Tomato is an open pollinated red tomato that tolerates hot weather. Fruits weigh about 8 ounces and are red and smooth. Resistant to common diseases. Orig. Price: $3.85 Sale Price: $2.99
	Henderson's Ponderosa Pink Tomato Seeds The Ponderosa Pink Tomato produces an abundance of large, flattish 9-12 ounce pink red tomatoes. The tomatoes themselves have a sweet and mild flavor with a thin skin and few seeds. Orig. Price: $3.85 Sale Price: $2.99
	Porter Improved Tomato Seeds Like its forerunner, Porter Improved or Porter Pink, is especially adapted for hot southern states such as Texas. Porter Improved is the best pink tomato variety for areas with extreme heat and low humidity. $3.85
	Tomato, Tropic VFN This exceptionally disease-resistant variety has excellent versatility as a garden, greenhouse, or market tomato. $3.00
	Organic Tomate, Stone. Fruits are somewhat acidic, and not as sweet as other varieties, but 'Stone' is a dependable, very drought hardy tomato that will last the full season. This old variety has shown better resistance to foliage disease and fruit rot than some of the other old varieties we have grown $3.00
	Tomato, Neptune. LIMITED SUPPLY! Recommended for gardeners and fresh market growers in hot humid, rainy growing regions where it is difficult to grow tomatoes. $3.85
	Porter Tomato Seeds This lovely little tomato variety produce a great abundance of deep red colored, smooth, plum shaped tomatoes with a tender skin. Each fruit weighs from 2-4 ounces, is blemish free and possesses an exceptionally sweet flavor. Orig. Price: $3.85 Sale Price: $3.00
	Tomato Brandywine, OTV This is the most productive and heat-tolerant Brandywine. A must for every tomato lover. $2.99

Companion planting is based on the idea that when planted in groupings, plants can assist in the over- all well being of the garden.  For example; some plants add nitrogen into the soil that is needed for the healthy growth of other plants.  Beneficial insets are attracted to certain types of plants, and some plants repel insects.  Other plants can provide protection from the sun and wind for more delicate plants.  Some weeds have a beneficial quality also.  The benefits of companion planting include a natural method of pest control, a higher produce yield, and a garden that is visually more appealing.

With the exception of fennel, most herbs planted in or near vegetable beds will have a beneficial effect. Try planting herbs at the corners of beds to ward off flies and various insects and to attract bees.