A beautiful plum-shaped tomato with striped skin combining bluish-purple tones over a yellow-orange background.

What I appreciate about Gargamel is the contrast of its colors and its elongated shape, which often ends in a small point. Its fruits display stripes and bluish-purple shades layered over a yellow-orange coloration. Its firm, juicy flesh offers a mild flavor, with a touch of acidity and delicate aromas. It also has good keeping quality after harvest, allowing you to enjoy the fruits for longer.

Gargamel is a recent variety from the United States, developed by Phil Seneca. Although its offspring may show some variation, the plants I grow produce relatively uniform fruits and share the same indeterminate growth habit. Their height can vary, however.

Every variety has its own personality. The best tomato isn’t the one that everyone likes, but the one that finds its place in your garden, your kitchen, and your habits.

You can share its seeds within your community: our seeds are reproducible.

Cultivate your preferences.

Flavor Profile

Mild & Balanced

Sweet: ●●●○○ | Tangy: ●◐○○○ | Aromatic: ●●○○○

Intensity: Moderate | Texture: Firm & juicy

Each flavor profile is based on my own observations in the garden and during tasting. The seeds come from tomatoes selected in my garden.

Technical Information

Use: Fresh eating, salads and garnishes
Type: Slicing tomato, indeterminate
Color: Yellow-orange with bluish-purple stripes
Size: Medium
Flesh: Firm and juicy
Botanical name: Solanum lycopersicum
Days to maturity: Mid-season
Origin: United States, grown in my garden
Developer: Phil Seneca of Good Mind Seeds
Foliage: Regular
Production: Relatively uniform fruits, with possible variations in the offspring
Keeping quality: Good on the vine and after harvest

Sowing: 5 mm deep, 6 to 8 weeks before the last frost
Hardening off: Gradually before transplanting
Temperature: 24 to 32 °C for germination, then 16 to 20 °C

Full sun | Indeterminate ↕ variable height | ↔ 50 cm | Sturdy stake

Discover its sisters in flavor or use among the recommended varieties.