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| Solanum lycopersicum | Accepted |
| Lycopersicon lycopersicum | Synonym |
| Heredity: | Hybrid |
| Skin Color: | Red |
| Flesh Color: | Red |
| Fruit Shape: | Flattened Globe |
| Fruit Size: | Small Medium |
| Fruit Weight: | 8 oz. |
| Leaf Type: | Regular-Leaf |
| Tomato Plant Height: | 5 feet |
| Best Uses: | Slicing Canning |
| Growth Mode: | Determinate |
| Earliness: | Mid-season |
| Days to Maturity: | 75 |
| Disease Resistance: | Fusarium Wilt 1 Fusarium Wilt 2 Verticillium Wilt Root Knot Nematode Tobacco Mosaic Virus |
| History: | Bred and introduced by Petoseed (now Seminis / Monsanto). |
| Comments by NJ Ag Exp St.: | 1998 All-American Selection winner. Known for good flavor |
| 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. |
| 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®): 1984 -http://all-americaselections.org/winners/details.cfm?WinID=468 |
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 sallyg (central Maryland) on Jul 29, 2017 8:56 PM Third year at least of growing these, again happy with yield, flavor, beefiness, looks and plant vigor. Was listed recommended by University of Maryland extension. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Feb 28, 2014 1:52 PM I've grown this numerous times in topsy-turvy bags with very good success. Disease-resistant, high yield and good flavor. Plants can produce 30-40 tomatoes each. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by NJBob (Vernon N.J. - Zone 6a) on Sep 7, 2012 1:22 PM A very good Tomato for growing in containers. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by dave (Jacksonville, Texas - Zone 8b) on Feb 28, 2014 12:30 PM Celebrity is currently one of the default tomatoes that most growers in Texas seem to want to grow. It's an F-1 hybrid so you do have to buy seed new each year. Withstands tobacco mosaic virus, verticillium wilt, fusarium wilt, root knot nematodes, and has fine cracking resistance. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by robertduval14 (Mason, New Hampshire - Zone 5b) on Feb 28, 2014 6:28 PM These plants were exceptionally productive for me during the 2013 season. Fantastic flavor, great for slicing. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by farmerdill (Augusta Georgia - Zone 8a) on Mar 7, 2014 11:57 AM Celebrity was a home gardening favorite in this area before TSWV arrived. It has excellent resistance to Fusarium and nematodes. It is a pretty standard round red and essentially replaced Marion and Rutgers in this area. Fruits are similar but the diseases had caught up with Rutgers and Marion. I preferred the indedeterminate Fantastic, similar but more and longer yields, before TSWV put me out of business. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Mar 1, 2014 6:38 AM I've grown this cultivar since I started this present garden about 15 years ago. This tomato is dependable, produces well, and tastes really good. It's usually my "main tomato." [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by TBGDN (Indiana - Zone 5a) on Mar 4, 2014 11:58 AM This is a garden favorite at our house. They are medium to large size, and they make nice meaty slices for BLT sandwiches. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by BookerC1 (Mackinaw, IL - Zone 5a) on Aug 22, 2014 8:58 PM I mostly grow heirloom tomatoes, but this particular hybrid often finds its way into my garden. It is a good, dependable basic tomato, and is often a large percentage of the tomatoes that make it into my roasted tomato sauce. The fruits are pretty consistent in size and are resistant to blossom end rot or wilt in my garden. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by gardengus (Indiana Zone 5b) on Jul 31, 2015 7:15 PM I have grown this tomato for several years and always found the plants to be reliable in abundant production, in various weather conditions. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by GardenQuilts (Boca Raton, FL - Zone 10b) on Nov 17, 2015 9:35 PM I bought a plant at a big box store. I wasn't impressed at all! It was a poor producer of mealy, flavorless tomatoes. I figured this was the kind that people grew for supermarkets. Perhaps I got a bad plant. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by BetNC (Hendersonville, NC - Zone 7a) on Oct 15, 2016 11:50 AM The juicy, tasty fruit has earned this variety a permanent place in my container garden, DESPITE the plant's messy, dense, compact growth habit. I had hoped that it would be my first variety to thrive in my climate, but it didn't continue to flower in the heat & humidity of August. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Weedwhacker | On June 8, 2014 | Transplanted |
| Weedwhacker | On May 13, 2014 | Potted up |
| Weedwhacker | On April 17, 2014 | Seeds sown |
| BetNC | On September 2, 2016 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) cut down plant early , to prepare for personal event |
| BetNC | On July 14, 2016 | Miscellaneous Event First ripe fruit harvested |
| BetNC | From July 14, 2016 to September 2, 2016 | Harvested 48 red, ripe, tasty fruit produced fruit size and shape variable, with yellowish-red shoulders ***production peaked in late July, with only 1 small fruit produced after 8-8-16 |
| BetNC | On July 1, 2016 | Miscellaneous Event plant habit & growth: dense, compact, highly branched growth mature height ~5' |
| BetNC | On May 1, 2016 | Transplanted 1 of 2 tomato plants in an Earthbox |
| BetNC | On March 5, 2016 | Seeds sown Indoors (seedling raised under artificial light) |
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| fruit vs plant by V_Fred | Jul 1, 2018 6:25 AM | 3 |
| Welcome to the Tomato Chat thread! by Melissa | Jun 29, 2018 12:09 PM | 1,130 |
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