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| Heredity: | Open Pollinated |
| Skin Color: | Red |
| Flesh Color: | Red |
| Fruit Shape: | Cherry |
| Fruit Size: | Cherry |
| Fruit Weight: | ~1/2 oz |
| Leaf Type: | Regular-Leaf |
| Tomato Plant Height: | 1 foot |
| Best Uses: | Salad |
| Growth Mode: | Dwarf (Tree-type) |
| Earliness: | Mid-season |
| History: | From Grandmother of Curtis Androsoff of Russia via Canada |
| Country: | Russia |
| 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: | 8-12" |
| Plant Spread: | 8-12" |
| Leaves: | Other: Blue-green |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer |
| Flower Color: | Yellow |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
| Uses: | Vegetable Suitable as Annual |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
| 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 1 gallon |
Rediscovering TomatoesWhat could you compare to a ripe tomato, fresh from the garden? Tomatoes are consistently one of the most popular edible garden plants, grown all over the world, yet most people have only tried a bland handful of the thousands of varieties available. For decades tomato availability was controlled by canning, shipping, and mechanical harvesting and processing needs, but now we're finally seeing a return to the flavors, textures, and versatility that made tomatoes so compelling in the first place.
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