Vegetables
Year Introduced: 2011
Hybridizer or Originator: Dwarf Tomato Project

Data specific to Tomatoes (Edit)
Heredity: Open Pollinated
Skin Color: Green
Fruit Shape: Beefsteak
Flattened Globe
Fruit Size: Large
Leaf Type: Rugose Potato-Leaf
Best Uses: Slicing
Growth Mode: Dwarf (Tree-type)
Earliness: Mid-season
Miscellaneous: Suitable for patio
History: Introduced in the U.S. by the Victory Seed Company.
Country: Australia / USA

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
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: 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.
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: OSSI-Pledged (Open Source Seed Initiative)
Parentage: Selected from cross between: Golden Dwarf Champion X Green Giant

Victory Seed Company sells seeds of 'Dwarf Emerald Giant'.

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Date: 2024-03-27

Date: 2024-04-24
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TomatoNut95 On February 23, 2024 Seeds sown
dave On March 27, 2024 Seeds germinated
Got a few sprouts.
dave On March 23, 2024 Seeds sown
Sowed 16 cells of these.
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