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Disappointing fruit: tough, thick skin and so-so taste. Despite being heavily productive, I ended up pulling this novelty plant because of its unacceptable fruit.

Plant and fruit were SO disappointing that I pulled this plant because it didn't have enough foliage to prevent the large fruit from getting sun scald, and the fruits were tasteless anyway!

This is a very productive plant with tasty fruit. It had a definite flush in mid-July, petering down to mid-Aug. I was very pleased and plan to continue growing it!

Two plants were grown in different containers for a direct comparison; after harvesting fruit, there was no discernible difference! Both were productive, with uniform, round and pretty fruits that were very tasty. I will definitely grow this variety again (in an Earthbox).

I had high expectations for this plant, as it was developed locally; I was not disapointed! It THRIVED in the heat spells of our climate, continuing to set fruit...And the fruit was very juicy, with a good flavor. I regretted having to cut it down in the beginning of Sept. (personal reasons) as it seemed to be ramping up production, with many green and almost ripe fruit still on the vine. I will DEFINITELY grow this again; I'm eagerly anticipating its completing the season (allowing those many wonderful fruits still on the vine to ripen!).

This was an outstanding plant: my neighbors clamored for its fruit! Its fruit was just the right size to pop into one's mouth, break the taut skin and enjoy the generous juicy burst of intense tomato flavor! Although the plant outgrew its 5' stake (estimated mature height of 7'), the weight of scores of fruit clusters brought the upper-most branches down to tippy-toe reach! It had 2 flushes and continued to set fruit even during the heat (a daily 10 or so), then the twice-daily harvesting of its 2nd flush of mid-August. I will DEFINITELY grow this plant again!

This plant was a disappointment; it is not suitable for both the climate and the method it was grown. I grew it in a 5-gal bucket and it was in protective shade from midafternoon on. It was a poor producer (only 24 harvestable fruit, only 3 after 8-8), with most ripening fruit having to be discarded because of cracking and rotting. It is prone to cracking (in body of fruit, leading to rot setting in). It did not continue to set fruit in the heat. I will not grow this again.

The juicy, tasty fruit has earned this variety a permanent place in my container garden, DESPITE the plant's messy, dense, compact growth habit. I had hoped that it would be my first variety to thrive in my climate, but it didn't continue to flower in the heat & humidity of August.

I grew this plant in a 5-gal shop bucket, with a common tomato cage. It produced 4 large tomatoes (firm, fleshy, and tasting better than store-bought) all in a cluster on about the first 12-18” of its stalk, sequentially during a 3-week period from mid-June through the first week of July. Then it concentrated on growing. It grew to 5.5' tall with two viney “arms” loaded with enlarging green fruit, lying over the tops of 2 other plants. During the hottest part of August, it “rested” and had just resumed growing its fruit when the plant and ALL of its fruit succumbed to late blight in mid-September. Because of this, I judge it ill-suitable for small spaces, containers, and my county (a hot zone for late blight).

This plant started producing tasty tomatoes the last week of June and it kept producing (usually about 4 ripe tomatoes a day) until it succumbed to late blight in mid-September. I grew it in an 18" container, with a common 54" tomato cage. As it continued to grow above the cage, it "bent over" so that all the fruits were easily reached. I plan on continuing to grow this plant again and again!!!!