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2020 Tomatoes CHERRY Blue Cream Berries Chocolate Cherry a Super-Sweet Cherry Tomato, Cream Berries Are Plants Are Loaded with Clusters of Sweet and Super Prolific 509.928.3342 www.facebook.com/thetomatolady www.thetomatolady.com my blog: thetomatoladyblog.com [email protected] 2020 Tomatoes CHERRY Blue Cream Berries Chocolate Cherry A super-sweet cherry tomato, cream berries are Plants are loaded with clusters of sweet and super prolific. These boast a delicate but complex delicious little gems. The 1” cherry-like fruits are a flavor and a beautiful cream color with purple-blue rich brick red with deep chocolate shading. These splashes on the shoulder. They tend to crack easily are perfect for salads, with an exceptional fresh so I'd just pop them in my mouth as I picked. A Wild flavor that is rich and complex. Indeterminate, mid- Boar variety. Indeterminate, mid season\ Bumblebee Black Cherry - PF A spectacular mix of pink with yellow stripes, yellow Love the flavor, love how sweet it is, love the with red stripes and purple striped with metallic color, love how healthy the plant is! You will green. These are really pretty. Round, 1".crack- adore this blackish-purple skinned, cherry tomato resistant fruits. with dark red flesh and a sweet and juicy flavor. Indeterminate, mid Indeterminate, mid Chocolate Cherry Brown Berry Loaded with clusters of sweet little gems. The 1” Heirloom tomato produce vigorous regular-leaf cherry-like fruits are a rich brick red. Perfect for tomato plants that yield really large crops of salads with an exceptional flavor that is rich and mahogany (brick-red), 1” round, cherry tomatoes. complex. The Brown Berry cherry tomato has excellent semi- Indeterminate, mid sweet, fruity, with just a slight bit of an acid finish. Indeterminate, mid Brad"s Atomic Grape The color is unusual - lavender and purple stripes, Blush - PF turning to olive-green, red, and brown/blue stripes These 2" long cherry tomatoes have a surprising when fully ripe. Dark purple shoulders. Fruit holds sweet/tart flavor and are ready to pick when the well on the vine. Olive green interior is blushed pink blush appears over the yellow background. If with red when dead-ripe. Crack-resistant and sweet! you try these, you will love them as much as I do! Wispy foliage. Indeterminate, mid-season Indeterminate, mid Chocolate Sprinkles Candyland Red - PF This new one is the first dark tomato with a strong This is the only AAS award winning currant- package of disease resistance. Dramatically colored, type tomato. Currant tomatoes are smaller in with faint green stripes against a dark, brick red size than cherry-type and are ready to “pop” in background. Grape-shaped fruits, 1".x1 1/2"., are your mouth straight from the garden. The dark sweet and grow in trusses of 6 to 8. red, sweet flavored fruit are wonderful in salads.. Indeterminate, mid Indeterminate. mid Celano Fruit Punch Celano is a patio type grape tomato with a strong Producing big, sprawling plants that yield a prolific bushy habit. This semi-determinate hybrid tomato crops of 1 oz., round, pink, thin-skinned fruit that is an early producer of sweet oblong fruits weighing has a fruity sweet flavor. Surprisingly crack resistant, about 0.6 oz.. Sweeter, deeper red than other grape even in heavy rains, considering the delicate thin tomatoes. Semi-determinate, early skin. Indeterminate mid-season Grapette Lucky Tiger Thin-skinned and juicy, with a distinctive shape. Elongated green striped cherry tomato with Oblong fruits are produced in clusters of 16 to 40 a striking red blush. As Lucky Tiger ripens, the fruits. Ideal for America's current preference for green striping becomes more defined and the smaller, grape shaped tomatoes. background turns red as the interior marbling Semi-determinate, mid develops. Excellent sweet, tart flavor. Part of the Artisan series tomatoes. Indeterminate, mid Green Grape - PF A ripe green cherry tomato. They burst into sweet Matt's Wild Cherry juicy goodness when you bite into them. They turn Small cherry tomatoes packed with intense, rich a lovely golden green when ripe. Plant in a large tomato flavor, balanced with sweetness. Tall plants. container on your deck. Well behaved too. These are Originally from Mexico, where these tomatoes grow one of my favorite cherry tomatoes. wild. Indeterminate, mid Determinate, mid Mini Orange Green Doctor's Frosted Grape Vines produce an abundance of miniature bright, A sweet and delicious variety. Green with silvery orange tomatoes. Flavor is mild and slightly shoulders. Small, slightly pear shaped fruit. Fruit tangy. Ripens from green to yellow to orange. is yellowish-lime green with kiwi-green colored Indeterminate, mid flesh. Large vines produce huge yields of these little cherries. Some plants produce bright green fruit; Princcess Sweet Surprise others produce “frosted” fruit, which are lighter in color and even sweeter. Indeterminate, mid. Cherry Princess Sweet Surprise has all the natural sugar and goodness of of other well known cherry tomatoes but with a different taste. Fruits are ¼ to Italian Ice 1/3 of an ounce. Indeterminate, mid Sweet and bursting with juicy flavor. Clusters of 1" to 1 1/2" fruits ripen from green to ivory white. Riesentraube - PF Very prolific and great tasting. Combine with other colored cherries in a salad. You will amaze your The name of this German heirloom variety means friends. Indeterminate, mid 'giant bunch of grapes,' Bouquet-type blossoms turn into bunches of 20 to 40 small, oval red fruit with pointed ends. Vines are covered with fruit. Isis Candy - PF Flavor is excellent. Indeterminate. mid These are a marbled reddish color with a starburst on the underside. Sweet and fruity. Heavy yields of Rose Quartz short trusses, in double rows, of 6 to 8 fruits each. My younger son loved these. A very productive heirloom cherry plant from Japan Indeterminate. mid producing large pink cherries in clusters. Absolutely delicious flavor once they are fully ripened. Multifloras (aka compound inflorescence) are tomato Jelly Bean varieties that produce a lot of fruit. I loved them Small, oblong shaped, sweet, red cherry tomatoes Indeterminate, mid. grow in clusters of 15-30 fruits like grapes. They resists cracking and hold well on the vine for days. Sweet Valentines Indeterminate, mid Still rare and hard to source Sweet Valentines was released in 2018. This unusual variety of produces Juliet high yields of attractive heart shaped cherry Sweet flavored fruits shaped like grapes. Glossy red tomatoes with a very sweet taste on small compact and crack resistant, they stay on the vine longer plants with short, well-branched stems. Enjoy fresh, than any other cherry tomato I know of. These are a in salads. Excellent for pots and mixed containers - favorite of several of my customers. Plus, they taste makes a lovely hanging basket, too!. Determinate good! Good for a container. Determinate, mid Sweet Treats - PF Prolific wonderful pink cherry tomatoes that are Jolly fairly early and are sweet and juicy. Uniform and A lovely pink fruited cherry that has good acid crack-free, ping pong sized fruits. content and exceptionally sweet flavor in meaty Indeterminate, mid fruits that are produced in clusters of 9 to 14, weighing 1-1/2 oz. each, with a distinct peach shape and an unusual pointy tip. Another favorite of mine. Indeterminate, mid Sun Sugar Tumbler Golden-yellow fruits are a lovely contrast of tangy Specially bred for hanging baskets. Bushy plants and sweet. A good substitute for Sungold, with look fantastic mixed with lobelia and alyssum. Sungold being a bit sweeter. Sweet, bright red fruits. Indeterminate, mid Determinate, mid Sun Cherry \Winter Grape - Grappoli d'Inverno Bite sized, super sweet and thin skinned. What more Also known as Pomodoro Galatina from the town could you ask of a cherry tomato? Vigorous plants in Southern Puglia where it is from. Grape-shaped produce a lot of bright red fruits. red cherry, producing loads of fruit. The variety Indeterminate, mid does well in a container and is a good candidate for hanging and drying on the plant. Determinate, mid Sweet Million Terrific flavor in high yields of super-sweet cherry Yellow Pear tomatoes. Long chains of smooth, dark red, 1 to 1½ An heirloom, they grow on tall, rangy plants and fruits are produced on large plants. Matures early. bear in heavy clusters of 1 ¾ inch sized fruits. Indeterminate, mid Children especially love their unique shape. Mild flavored and sweet. Indeterminate, mid Sweetie Sweet-tasting. Grows exceptionally well in the Yummy - PF home garden. Ideal for eating fresh, salads, relishes This is a grape shaped tomato grown by mistake. and canning. Prolific producer. There was an error in seeds we got from a supplier Indeterminate. Mid and this is what came up. Fortunately, it was sweet and delicious and very prolific too. We were able to Super Snow White - PF save seed from this. Indeterminate, mid Very sweet, ivory-colored cherry tomatoes. They reach the size of ping pong balls. These plants produce tons and tons of tomatoes. These are very tasty. Kids love them. Indeterminate. mid EARLY Better Bush Sungold - PF Perfect for large containers or small gardens. That Customer Favorite! Delicious, juicy, sweet; Sungold is because the compact plants are attractive while glows with golden orange color. Foliage is a pretty yielding good-sized 8 oz. fruit with real tomato bluish green color. A treat to eat straight from the flavor. Stocky plants grow 3 to 4 ft. tall with an vine, warmed by the sun. Indeterminate, mid upright habit, making staking needs minimal. Determinate, mid Sweet Million Terrific flavor in high yields of super-sweet cherry Bush Blue Ribbon tomatoes. Long chains of smooth, dark red, 1 to 1½ Compact habit and fruits averaging 8 to 10 oz. fruits are produced on large plants. Matures early.
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