Data specific to Tomatoes (Edit)
Heredity: Open Pollinated
Skin Color: Bi-color
Flesh Color: Bi-color
Fruit Shape: Beefsteak
Fruit Size: Large
Fruit Weight: 1 lbs.
Leaf Type: Regular-Leaf
Tomato Plant Height: 5 feet
Best Uses: Slicing
Growth Mode: Indeterminate
Earliness: Late
Comments by NJ Ag Exp St.: Interesting yellow and red colors
Country: USA

General Plant Information (Edit)
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.

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Common names
  • Tomato
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Solanum lycopersicum
  • Synonym: Lycopersicon lycopersicum

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Location: North St. Paul, MN
Date: September 15
'Virgina Sweet' Heirloom tomato
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: August 2018
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: August 2018
Location: Norfolk, VA (USDA zone 8a)
Date: 2012-07-16
Location: Norfolk, VA (USDA zone 8a)
Date: 2012-07-16
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Comments:
  • Posted by Anderwood (North Branch, MN - Zone 4b) on Jun 10, 2013 7:55 AM concerning plant:
    Very fruity. I grew this plant in the dry part of my rain garden, in a mix of black dirt and sand. Very vigorous plants!
  • Posted by SCButtercup (Simpsonville SC - Zone 7b) on Aug 28, 2014 4:24 AM concerning plant:
    Plant is vigorous, but not very prolific for me this year. With the great comments I'm reading, I may try again, using some chicken manure compost. For an heirloom, this plant had good resistance to soil-borne diseases, so I'm willing to try again for a better crop.
  • Posted by bitbit (Baltimore County, MD - Zone 7a) on Oct 2, 2013 3:09 PM concerning plant:
    A very sweet and fruity tomato with large, fleshy fruits, but less prolific than other large slicing tomatoes I grew simultaneously. Worth growing for the flavor if you have plenty of space.
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