Data specific to Tomatoes (Edit)
Heredity: Open Pollinated
Skin Color: Black
Flesh Color: Black
Fruit Shape: Round
Cherry
Fruit Size: Small
Fruit Weight: 0.5 oz.
Leaf Type: Regular-Leaf
Tomato Plant Height: 7 feet
Best Uses: Salad
Growth Mode: Indeterminate
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.

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  • Tomato

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Location: Gardenfish garden
Date: 2020-07-07
Wonderful flavor
Location: Gardenfish garden
Date: July 13 2020
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Location: Calaveras County, CA
Date: 2020-08-20
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2016-09-13
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Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: Agust 2013
Comments:
  • Posted by Faerygardener (Sierra Foothills, Calaveras County, CA - Zone 8b) on Apr 6, 2024 11:29 AM concerning plant:
    Prolific, for me this one goes until a hard frost completely kills the plant - produces further into autumn than most. Tasty. Had a friend say they liked Black Cherry better - tried that, it was later and not as prolific. I didn't care for its taste as much either. Had to search out the seed for this season (a mix from Renee's had it). This is a fave for me and a neighbor that I start seed for (and who was also disappointed with the Black Cherry). Hot and dry summer climate here.
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