Heredity: | Open Pollinated |
Skin Color: | Red |
Flesh Color: | Red |
Fruit Shape: | Flattened Globe |
Fruit Size: | Medium |
Fruit Weight: | 10 oz. |
Leaf Type: | Regular-Leaf |
Tomato Plant Height: | 6 feet |
Best Uses: | Slicing Canning |
Growth Mode: | Indeterminate |
Earliness: | Mid-season |
History: | Originally developed at Rutgers U. for canning industry |
Country: | USA |
Plant Habit: | Vine |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F) |
Plant Height: | Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety. |
Plant Spread: | Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety. |
Leaves: | Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety. |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
Fruiting Time: | Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety. |
Flower Color: | Yellow |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety. |
Uses: | Vegetable Suitable as Annual |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
Resistances: | Rabbit Resistant |
Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Other info: Direct sowing into the garden not recommended. Sow seeds into sterile seed starting mix, 1/8"-1/4" deep, indoors, 6-8 weeks prior to last expected frost date. Optimal germination occurs in 7-14 days with constant moisture and soil temperatures of 75-90F. |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
Pollinators: | Self Various insects |
Containers: | Preferred depth: Some tomato varieties, primarily dwarf and determinate varieties, are suitable for container gardening. Large, vining, indeterminate types can be grown in 5 gallon or larger containers but may require extra attention. |
Child plants: | one child plant |
abhege | On February 19, 2015 | Potted up |
flaflwrgrl | On August 13, 2016 | Seeds germinated Sprouting! |
flaflwrgrl | On August 9, 2016 | Seeds sown |
antsinmypants | On May 25, 2021 | Transplanted Into Garden two |
antsinmypants | On April 12, 2021 | Plant emerged 2 |
antsinmypants | On April 7, 2021 | Seeds sown Indoors under lights |
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