Data specific to Tomatoes (Edit)
Heredity: Open Pollinated
Skin Color: Pink
Flesh Color: Pink
Fruit Shape: Round
Fruit Size: Medium
Fruit Weight: 8 oz.
Leaf Type: Regular-Leaf
Tomato Plant Height: 5 feet
Best Uses: Slicing
Canning
Growth Mode: Indeterminate
Earliness: Mid-season
History: Said to be from Black Forest
Comments by NJ Ag Exp St.: Very few blemishes on fruit.
Country: Germany

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.

Victory Seed Company sells seeds of 'Eva Purple Ball'.

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

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Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming
Date: 2020-04-26

Courtesy Sustainable Seed Company
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Courtesy Sustainable Seed Company
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Courtesy of Diane's Flower Seeds
Location: Victory Seed Company - Liberal, OR
Image used with permission of the Victory Seed Company
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Comments:
  • Posted by Ispahan (Chicago - Zone 6a) on Nov 7, 2011 12:20 PM concerning plant:
    One of my favorite tomatoes, the fruits are sweet and delicious and are the perfect size for one person to slice up and eat. The plants produce a huge amount of these perfect, beautiful fruits and never seem to be affected by any disease problems. While often overshadowed by flashier or trendier varieties, 'Eva Purple Ball' is truly one of the best!

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