Tomatoes and Peppers for the Southern Second Season

Even as autumn brings chilly air to the northern part of the U.S., those of you in the southern reaches of the country are beginning another growing season! If you're raising second-season warm-weather crops in the field, a hoop house, a low tunnel, or a high tunnel, you will likely be sowing tomatoes and peppers in your greenhouse soon.

Harris Seeds offers a nice selection of tomatoes and peppers that are bred to perform well in the South. You'll find robust disease packages, good heat tolerance, vigorous performance, and fine eating quality in these tomatoes and peppers. Whether you're raising them for wintertime field harvest in zone 10 or extended-season high-tunnel growing in zone 8 or zone 9, these varieties offer top-shelf performance and delicious taste. They just might become your "first string" for the second season!

Many of these featured varieties are offered in untreated seed for organic growers.
See Disease Code Table below.

Top-Notch Tomatoes for Southern Growing

SecuriTY 28 F1 Early, extra-large fruits, plus Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus tolerance… 70 Days. Extra-large, round, dark red fruit with excellent taste. Medium-sized determinate plants. Adapted to Southern plantings for early to main season fall as well as main to late season spring. Excellent vine ripe tomato for warm season planting areas. Resistant to V(1), F(1,2), GLS and ASC. Intermediate resistance to TYLC. View/Order: 11867-00-01 Treated Seed 11867-00-02 Untreated Seed	Crista F1 Large and great tasting, with Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus tolerance… 73 Days. Firm, uniform-ripening, deep red, large to extra-large fruit. Determinate plants that lend themselves to stake cultivation. Heavy yields of fruit with excellent taste and shelf-life. Resistant to F (1,2,3), V(1), RKN. Intermediate resistance to TSWV. View/Order: 11851-00-01 Treated Seed	Red Defender F1 Excellent Southern performance and robust disease protection… 75 Days. Firm, large to extra-large fruit ripen uniformly to a beautiful deep red color. Excellent taste and shelf-life. Determinate plants bear heavy yields and work well with stake cultivation. Resistant to F(1,2), V(1), GLS, ASC. Intermediate resistance to TSWV. View/Order: 11844-00-01 Treated Seed 11844-00-02 Untreated Seed
Mountain Fresh Plus F1 A standard for Southern growers, with Nematode tolerance… 78 Days. Firm, smooth, extra-large fruit with clean shoulders and excellent uniform red color. Large determinate vines offer good cover. Tolerant to RKN, V(1), F (1,2). View/Order: 00907-00-01 Treated Seed 00907-00-02 Untreated Seed	Patria F1 Large plum with Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus resistance… 75 Days. Large, firm, jointed, uniform-ripening plum type fruit. Compact determinate plants require no pruning Resistant to F(1, 2), V(1), and TSWV. View/Order: 11868-00-01 Treated Seed	Jiffy Pellets Natural peat pellets for simple seeding and transplanting… Natural, peat-based growing medium held in biodegradable mesh. Mesh retains strength during seeding and growing-on, then breaks down after field transplanting. Roots are not disturbed during transplanting. Once moistened, pellets expand in minutes. View/Order

Peppers that Perform in the South

Alliance F1 Early maturing, excellent size, and best disease protection of them all… 70 Days. Large to extra-large, blocky fruit with thick walls ripen green to red. Mostly four-lobed and smooth skinned. Strong plants offer good fruit cover and easy harvest. Tolerance to BLS (1,2,3,5), CMV, PVY and PMV. Intermediate resistance to Pc. View/Order: 01671-00-01 Treated Seed 01671-00-02 Untreated Seed
Declaration F1 Early, large-fruited, and high-yielding with Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus tolerance… 70 Days. Large, shiny dark green, classy fruit ripen to red, are slightly elongated, and are mostly four-lobed. Vigorous, erect, tall plants provide excellent leaf coverage and a continuous set. Resistant to BLS(1,2,3,5). Intermediate resistance to TSWV, CMV, and Pc. View/Order: 11673-00-01 Treated Seed 11673-00-02 Untreated Seed
Karisma F1 A Southern performer for growers seeking a higher fruit count per bushel… 75 Days. Large, smooth, glossy green fruit that have thick walls and ripen to red. Average 45-50 fruits per bushel. Plants offer good leaf cover, high yields, and and extended harvest. Resistant to BLS (1,2,3), PVY (0,1,1-2), TMV, PMV. Intermediate resistance to Pc and CMV. View/Order: 11663-00-01 Treated Seed
Summer Sweet 8620 F1 Beautiful green to yellow bell with a nice disease package… 75 Days. Attractive, smooth, deep blocky fruit with thick walls ripen from green to bright yellow. Medium to large plants offer good fruit protection. Tolerance to BLS (1,2,3), TMV and PVY. View/Order: 11657-00-01 Treated Seed 11657-00-02 Untreated Seed

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DISEASE CODES:

Alterneria Stem Canker - ASC Bacterial Leaf Spot - BLS Cucumber Mosaic Virus - CMV Fusarium Wilt - F Gray Leaf Spot - GLS Pepper Mottle Virus - PMV Phytophthora - Pc

Potato Virus Y - PVY Root Knot Nematode - RKN Tobacco Mosaic Virus - TMV Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus - TSWV Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl - TYLC Verticillium Wilt - V