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| Solanum lycopersicum | Accepted |
| Lycopersicon lycopersicum | Synonym |
| Sun Gold |
| Heredity: | Hybrid |
| Skin Color: | Orange Gold Other: orange-tangerine |
| Fruit Shape: | Round |
| Fruit Size: | Cherry |
| Leaf Type: | Regular-Leaf |
| Best Uses: | Salad Snacking |
| Growth Mode: | Indeterminate |
| Earliness: | Extra-early Mid-season |
| Days to Maturity: | 57 |
| Disease Resistance: | Fusarium Wilt Verticillium Wilt Nematode Tomato Mosaic Virus |
| Miscellaneous: | Suitable for patio |
| 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 |
| Flower 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: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger 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. |
The Top 25 Tomatoes and Peppers, Selected by ATP MembersIt's the week we've all been waiting for! Let's open Tomatoes and Peppers week with a look at the most popular varieties, as determined by the number of individuals who have posted comments and photos to the entries in our database.
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| Posted by RickCorey (Everett WA 98204 - Zone 8a) on May 25, 2012 10:47 PM Gold / orange / tangerine fruit color. |
| Posted by Bonehead (Pacific Northwest - Zone 8b) on Sep 12, 2014 4:04 PM This is a very robust and sprawling plant (too much so for me), with good yield. I found the fruit to be more acidic and less sweet than Sun Sugar (a similar orange cherry hybrid), and also prone to cracking. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by robertduval14 (Mason, New Hampshire - Zone 5b) on Mar 4, 2013 9:48 AM Produces huge numbers of tomatoes per plant. Helps a lot to have these staked or caged, as they sprawl quite a bit. Taste is unlike any other tomato, with a strong 'tropical' flavor. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Sep 5, 2013 1:51 PM Sungold makes small cherry tomatoes in various sizes. Sometimes the fruit gets truly small due to the stress of the end of summer. Regardless of size, Sungold tastes really good. It is very prone to cracking, especially if you leave the tomatoes to fully ripen on the vine. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by Anderwood (North Branch, MN - Zone 4b) on Aug 1, 2015 2:43 PM Mmmmmm! These are to die for. I need to grow at least three plants of these for them to make it into the house. During peak harvest, it is inevitable to get a canker sore from eating so many of these delectable fruits. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Catmint20906 | On June 26, 2015 | Bloomed |
| lovesblooms | On July 7, 2015 | Bloomed |
| lovesblooms | On April 20, 2015 | Seeds germinated |
| lovesblooms | On January 25, 2015 | Seeds sown winter sown |
| LizDTM | On March 13, 2017 | Potted up Put in 5 gallon bucket Kratke system. |
| LizDTM | On March 11, 2017 | Obtained plant |
| Thread Title | Last Reply | Replies |
|---|---|---|
| "sprawl" by Maridell | Aug 1, 2012 11:31 AM | 0 |
| You can now propose merging two plants by dave | Sep 25, 2014 6:48 PM | 14 |
| Tomato Sungold & Sun Gold - same plant? by Bonehead | Sep 15, 2014 5:43 AM | 3 |
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