Data specific to Tomatoes (Edit)
Heredity: Open Pollinated
Skin Color: Red
Fruit Shape: Round
Fruit Size: Medium
Leaf Type: Regular-Leaf
Best Uses: Slicing
Canning
Cooking
Growth Mode: Determinate
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.
Parentage: ((Victor x Dobbies Champion) x Pan American x Rutgers)

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

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Location: My Gardens
Date: September 4, 2016
Assorted Fruits Of Homestead
Location: My Gardens
Date: September 4, 2016
Slightly Immature Fruits
Location: Benicia, CA
Date: 2014-07-06

Courtesy Sustainable Seed Company
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Comments:
  • Posted by TBGDN (Indiana - Zone 5a) on Sep 4, 2016 5:16 PM concerning plant:
    This is my first year raising Homestead tomatoes. I found the plants on sale in late spring at very low cost; something like 4 plants for $1.00. They have more than repaid me with their large firm fruits and delicious taste. A dollar well spent!
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