Data specific to Tomatoes (Edit)
Heredity: Hybrid
Skin Color: Red
Fruit Shape: Cherry
Fruit Size: Cherry
Fruit Weight: 0.35 oz.
Tomato Plant Height: 5 feet
Best Uses: Salad
Growth Mode: Indeterminate
Earliness: Early
Comments by NJ Ag Exp St.: compact plants

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: Willamette Valley Oregon
Date: 2012-09-22
Location: Willamette Valley Oregon
Date: 2012-09-22
Comments:
  • Posted by pardalinum (Willamette Valley OR - Zone 8a) on Sep 22, 2012 10:23 PM concerning plant:
    A very tasty, sweet cherry type tomato, about an inch across. I have to admit they never make it into the house. My two toddler grandchildren love to graze the garden for these when they visit. They also resist splitting on the vine.
  • Posted by Bonehead (Planet Earth - Zone 8b) on Jul 27, 2017 9:19 AM concerning plant:
    Nice red cherry tomato, delicious flavor, produced well. Love the name. I've only found this one year as a started plant, but always keep my eye out.

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