Heredity: | Hybrid |
Skin Color: | Red |
Flesh Color: | Red |
Fruit Shape: | Round |
Fruit Size: | Medium |
Fruit Weight: | 10-12 oz. |
Leaf Type: | Regular-Leaf |
Tomato Plant Height: | 4 feet |
Best Uses: | Slicing |
Earliness: | Mid-season |
Days to Maturity: | 75 |
Disease Resistance: | Fusarium Wilt 1 Fusarium Wilt 2 Fusarium Wilt 3 Verticillium Wilt Early Blight Late Blight Nematode Spotted Wilt Virus |
History: | Bred by NC State University and marketed by Bejo Seed Company. |
Country: | USA |
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. |
Awards and Recognitions: | AAS (All-America Selection®): 2014 Regional (Heartland) |
Parentage: | F1 hybridof: NC 1 CELBR x NC 123S |
BetNC | On September 2, 2016 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) plant cut down for impending surgery its many green & almost ripe fruit given away |
BetNC | From July 15, 2016 to September 2, 2016 | Harvested harvested 32 uniform fruit (9-10 oz) fruit produced in clusters of 5, on VERY short stems plant seemed to thrive in the heat: setting fruit throughout the heat spells of August |
BetNC | On July 15, 2016 | Fruit Ripened |
BetNC | On May 1, 2016 | Transplanted outside, as 1 of 2 tomato plants in an Earthbox container system |
BetNC | On March 5, 2016 | Seeds sown indoors, for growing seedlings under gro lights |
aspenhill | On May 4, 2020 | Obtained plant Black Creek Greenhouse - qty 1 4-pack |
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