| Heredity: | Open Pollinated |
| Skin Color: | Red |
| Flesh Color: | Red |
| Fruit Shape: | Round Cherry |
| Fruit Size: | Tiny/Currant Cherry |
| Fruit Weight: | Less than 1 ounce |
| Leaf Type: | Regular-Leaf |
| Tomato Plant Height: | 5 feet 6 feet |
| Best Uses: | Salad Snacking Drying |
| Growth Mode: | Indeterminate |
| Earliness: | Mid-season |
| Physiological Resistance: | Blossom End Rot Sunburn Cracking Heat Splitting |
| Miscellaneous: | Heirloom |
| Country: | Mexico |
| Plant Habit: | Vine |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| 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. |
| Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
| Flower Color: | Yellow |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Fall 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 Start indoors 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: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger 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. |
| dragonfetti | On March 25, 2015 | Seeds germinated |
| dragonfetti | On March 15, 2015 | Seeds sown In 'X' container in vermiculite |
| dragonfetti | On February 21, 2015 | Miscellaneous Event None |
| dragonfetti | On January 29, 2015 | Seeds sown |
| dragonfetti | On December 9, 2014 | Obtained plant Received seeds from Planet Natural for sowing spring 2015 |
| dnrevel | On April 15, 2024 | Seeds germinated Sprouted, aided by heat mats in the greenhouse. |
| dnrevel | On April 5, 2024 | Seeds sown Sown in 8 pack cell, on heat mats in the greenhouse. A prolific producer of delicious cherry tomatoes. |
| dnrevel | On May 29, 2023 | Transplanted Planted several, greenhouse grown, at at our CSS garden in tomato row and one by the west fence, as it grows tall and large. |
| dnrevel | On April 24, 2023 | Seeds germinated In greenhouse, growing. |
| dnrevel | On April 11, 2023 | Seeds sown Sowed in 4" little pots in greenhouse. Giving this prolific, very tasty little cherry tomato another go. It grows vigorously and happily. So tasty! |
| dnrevel | On May 26, 2022 | Transplanted Transplanted into CSS Project Grow garden. |
| dnrevel | From April 27, 2022 to May 2, 2022 | Seeds germinated Aided by heat mats in greenhouse. |
| dnrevel | On April 16, 2022 | Seeds sown Planted in cells in the new greenhouse. As of the 18th, on a heat mat. |
| Thread Title | Last Reply | Replies |
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| Worth a thousand words by eclayne | Jun 29, 2013 3:14 PM | 1 |
| Great harvest! by dave | Jul 16, 2014 1:01 PM | 1 |
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