Grow Heirloom Tomatoes – German Johnson Tomato Seeds. Large, deep pink, flavorful, and nearly crack-free – German Johnson Tomatoes are the pride of Virginia and North Carolina where they originated. Thought to be one of the four parent lines of “Radiator Charlie’s Mortgage Lifter,” German Johnson Tomatoes produce large, meaty fruit that’s pretty enough for a farmer’s market stand and your kitchen table.