Data specific to Tomatoes (Edit)
Heredity: Hybrid
Skin Color: Red
Fruit Shape: Grape/Oval
Fruit Size: Cherry
Leaf Type: Regular-Leaf
Best Uses: Salad
Growth Mode: Indeterminate
Earliness: Early

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
Also sold as:
  • Jelly Beans

Photo Gallery
Location: MP Flower Gardens, Alpharetta, GA
Date: 2023-08-08
Location: MP Flower Gardens, Alpharetta, GA
Date: 2023-08-08
Sprawling plant with lots of tomatoes in mid August in north Geor
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2024-07-08
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2024-07-08
Location: My zone 8a north Georgia garden
Date: 2024-07-04
Location: My zone 8a north Georgia garden
Date: 2024-07-22
Location: my Zone 7b garden in North Georgia Mountains
Date: 2023-07-14
Location: my Zone 7b garden in North Georgia Mountains
Date: 2023-07-14
Comments:
  • Posted by farmerdill (Augusta Georgia - Zone 8a) on Jul 8, 2024 10:13 AM concerning plant:
    While 4 of 6 plants succumbed to TSWV, the remaining two grew into large sprawling plants Which set nice trusses of medium large grape type fruits. They are very visually attractive. For me, they are rock hard, very dense. Could do damage using them as ammo in a slingshot. The vines are long, slim and tough, difficult to keep in a 3foot diameter 6 foot cage.
  • Posted by LoriMT (Dawsonville, GA - Zone 8a) on Dec 12, 2023 7:32 AM concerning plant:
    This bite-size red cherry tomato thrived in my zone 8a north Georgia mountains garden. The vines were vigorous, producing many clusters during the heat of late summer. The flavor was tasty, not too sweet, not too strong. Good disease resistance. I'm definitely planting again.

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