Data specific to Tomatoes (Edit)
Heredity: Open Pollinated
Skin Color: Black
Striped
Fruit Shape: Flattened Globe
Fruit Size: Medium
Leaf Type: Regular-Leaf
Best Uses: Slicing
Growth Mode: Indeterminate
Earliness: Mid-season
Country: USA

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

Photo Gallery
Location: Ingleside. Illinois
Date: 2022-09-03
Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2019-08-27
Location: Ingleside. Illinois
Date: 2022-08-07
Immature fruit.
Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2022-08-29
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Chocolate Stripes'), green stage be

Courtesy of Diane's Flower Seeds
Location: Ingleside. Illinois
Date: 2022-08-07
Immature fruit.
Location: Ingleside. Illinois
Date: 2022-08-07
Blushing.
Location: Ingleside. Illinois
Date: 2022-05-21
Young plant.

Courtesy Sustainable Seed Company
  • Uploaded by vic

Courtesy Sustainable Seed Company
  • Uploaded by vic

Courtesy Sustainable Seed Company
  • Uploaded by vic
Plant Events from our members
lovesblooms From March 10, 2018 to February 25, 2018 Seeds sown
indoors
antsinmypants On May 12, 2022 Transplanted
Into Garden Two
antsinmypants On March 17, 2022 Plant emerged
All 4 seedlings have emerged.
antsinmypants On March 16, 2022 Plant emerged
2 seedlings emerged.
antsinmypants On March 13, 2022 Seeds sown
Indoors under lights on heat mat.

4 seeds.
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