Data specific to Tomatoes (Edit)
Heredity: Open Pollinated
Skin Color: Pink
Striped
Fruit Size: Small
Leaf Type: Regular-Leaf
Best Uses: Salad
Growth Mode: Indeterminate
Earliness: Mid-season

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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  • Tomato

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Location: Calaveras County, CA
Date: 2020-08-20

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Location: North Branch, MN
Date: 2017-04-06
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2015-08-23

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Comments:
  • Posted by Faerygardener (Sierra Foothills, Calaveras County, CA - Zone 8b) on Apr 6, 2024 11:23 AM concerning plant:
    Prolific and tasty. I've been growing this one for a few seasons now. Sometimes marketed as Bumblebee one word and sometimes with Artisan Pink Bumblebee as the name. Does well in my hot and dry summer climate.
  • Posted by robertduval14 (Milford, New Hampshire - Zone 5b) on Jan 24, 2016 12:58 AM concerning plant:
    While it is a nice looking tomato, I did not care for its flavor. Plant grew well and produced a good number of tomatoes.

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