| Days to harvest: | 67 |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| aspenhill | On May 4, 2020 | Obtained plant Black Creek Greenhouse - qty 1 4-pack |
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