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Brad;s Atomic Grape Cherry The color is unusual - lavender and purple stripes, turning to olive-green, Yellow Pear red, and brown/blue stripes when An heirloom, they grow on tall, rangy fully ripe. Fruit holds well on the vine. plants and bear in heavy clusters of 1 Olive green interior is blushed with red ¾ inch sized fruits. Children especially when dead-ripe. Crack-resistant and love their unique shape. Mild flavored sweet! Wispy foliage. Indeterminate, and sweet. Indeterminate, mid mid-season Grapette Sungold - Personal Favorite Thin-skinned and juicy, with a Customer Favorite! Delicious, juicy, distinctive shape. Oblong fruits are sweet; Sungold glows with golden produced in clusters of 16 to 40 fruits. orange color. Foliage is a pretty bluish Ideal for America's current preference green color. A treat to eat straight for smaller, grape shaped tomatoes. from the vine, warmed by the sun. 509.928.3342 Semi-determinate, mid thetomatoladyblog.com Indeterminate, mid Super Sweet 100 Chocolate Cherry These plants need staking or caging Loaded with clusters of sweet little but will reward you by producing long blog: my gems. The 1” cherry-like fruits are a www.facebook.com/thetomatolady strands of super sweet red tomatoes. rich brick red. Perfect for salads with Great in salads or right off the vine. an exceptional flavor that is rich and Indeterminate, mid complex. Indeterminate, mid Sugary - PF • [email protected] www.thetomatolady.com Bumble Bee The sweet flavor and pink skins are A spectacular mix of pink with yellow absolutely wonderful. Oval-shaped, stripes, yellow with red stripes and slightly pointed fruits are productive purple striped with metallic green. and will always have place in my Round, 1"., crack- resistant fruits. garden. Semi-determinate, mid Indeterminate, mid Green Grape - PF Juliet A ripe green cherry tomato. They Sweet flavored fruits shaped like burst into sweet juicy goodness grapes. Glossy red and crack resistant, when you bite into them. They turn a they stay on the vine longer than lovely golden green when ripe. Plant other cherry tomatoes. Indeterminate, in a large container on your deck. mid Determinate, mid 2019 Tomatoes Isis Candy - PF Tumbler They are a marbled reddish color Specially bred for hanging baskets. with a starburst on the underside. Bushy plants look fantastic mixed with Sweet and fruity. Heavy yields of short lobelia and alyssum. Sweet, bright red trusses, in double rows, of 6 to 8 fruits fruits. Determinate, mid each. Indeterminate. mid Jelly Bean Chocolate Sprinkles Blush - PF Small, oblong Shaped. sweet, red This new one is the first dark tomato These 2 inch long cherry tomatoes cherry tomatoes grow in clusters of with a strong package of disease have a surprising sweet/tart flavor and 15-30 fruits like grapes. They resists resistance. Dramatically colored, with are ready to pick when the pink blush cracking and hold well on the vine for faint green stripes against a dark, appears over the yellow background. days. Indeterminate, mid brick red background. Grape-shaped Indeterminate, mid fruits, 1 in. by 1 1/2-in., are richly Sun Sugar sweet and grow in trusses of 6 to 8. Candyland Red - PF Golden-yellow fruits are a lovely Hybrid vigor gives it unequalled yields. Candyland Red is the only AAS award contrast of tangy and sweet. A good Indeterminate, mid winning currant-type tomato. Currant substitute for Sungold, with Sungold tomatoes are smaller in size than being a bit sweeter. Indeterminate, Riesentraube - PF cherry-type and are ready to “pop” in mid The name of this German heirloom your mouth straight from the garden. variety means 'giant bunch of grapes,' Gardeners will appreciate the dark Honeybunch Bouquet-type blossoms turn into red, sweet flavored fruit that can Super-yielding, vigorous vines produce bunches of 20 to 40 small, oval red be enjoyed throughout the season. long trusses of 1/4- 1/2" currant- fruit with pointed ends. Vines are Indeterminate. mid type fruits early and throughout the covered with fruit. Flavor is excellent. summer. Slightly smaller than other Indeterminate. mid Sweet Million cherry varieties, Honeybunch is big on Terrific flavor in high yields of super- flavor, sweet and juicy. Indeterminate, Super Snow White - PF sweet cherry tomatoes. Long chains early Very sweet, ivory-colored cherry of smooth, dark red, 1 to 1½ fruits are tomatoes. They reach the size of ping produced on large plants. Matures Italian Ice pong balls. These plants produce tons early. Indeterminate, mid Sweet and bursting with juicy flavor. of tomatoes. Indeterminate. mid Clusters of 1" to 1 1/2" fruits ripen from green to ivory white. Very prolific and Matt's Wild Cherry delicious. Indeterminate, mid Small cherry tomatoes packed with Mini Orange intense, rich tomato flavor, balanced Vines produce an abundance of with sweetness. Tall plants. Originally miniature bright, orange tomatoes. from Mexico, where these tomatoes Moby Grape Flavor is mild and slightly tangy. grow wild. Indeterminate, mid A customer of mine requested this last Ripens from green to yellow to orange. year and I was able to find the seed Indeterminate, mid Sweet Treats - PF Prolific wonderful pink cherry after much searching. Distinctively Sweet Chelsea sweet 2 inch red grape tomatoes are tomatoes that are fairly early and Tremendous 5 to 6 ft. vines yield are sweet and juicy. Uniform and delicious eaten by the handful right off loads of early, super-sweet, tender- the vine or added to salads. Suitable crack-free, ping pong sized fruits. skinned fruits. Vines boast as many as Indeterminate, mid for large containers. Determinate, mid 10 clusters of fruit at one time, each Sun Cherry with 15 to 20 large cherries, 1 to 1-1/2” Blue Cream Berries Bite sized, super sweet and thin in diameter. Displays high crack- A super-sweet cherry tomato, cream skinned. What more could you ask resistance and drought tolerance. Low berries are super prolific. These boast of a cherry tomato? Vigorous plants in acid. Performs best when staked. a delicate but complex flavor and a produce a wealth of bright red fruits. Nice for fresh market, bears full-season. beautiful cream color with purple-blue Indeterminate, mid Indeterminate, mid splashes on the shoulder. A Wild Boar variety. Indeterminate, mid Green Doctor's Frosted Grape Winter Grape - Grappoli d'Inverno Sweet Baby Girl - PF A sweet, spicy and delicious cherry. Also known as Pomodoro Galatina These are delicious, super-sweet Green with silvery shoulders. Small, from the town in Southern Puglia cherry tomatoes and set incredible slightly pear shaped fruit. Fruit is where it is from. Grape-shaped red yields of luscious red fruits in long yellowish-lime green with kiwi-green cherry, producing loads of great clusters. Crack-resistant fruits weigh colored flesh. Large vines produce tasting sweet fruit. Tomatoes hold less than 1 oz. and keep well after huge yields of these little cherries. well on the vine and after they're harvesting. Good disease resistance. Some plants produce bright green picked. The variety does well in a pot Indeterminate, mid fruit; others produce “frosted” fruit, or container and is a good candidate which are lighter in color and even for hanging and drying on the plant. sweeter. Indeterminate, mid. Determinate,mid Early Independence Day Sweetie Moby Grape Be the first one in your neighborhood Sweet-tasting. Grows exceptionally A customer of mine requested this last to have ripe tomatoes this year! If well in the home garden. Ideal year and I was able to find the seed planted in early May, you can have ripe for eating fresh, salads, relishes after much searching. Distinctively tomatoes by the Fourth of July. Round, and canning. Prolific producer. sweet 2 inch red grape tomatoes are 2 to 3 inch pink fruit have a great Indeterminate. mid delicious eaten by the handful right off tomato flavor which is not always the vine or added to salads. Suitable typical with other early varieties. for large containers. Determinate, mid Black Cherry - PF Perfect for salads and for slicing. It Love the flavor, love how sweet it is, Rose Quartz would be interesting to see if this love the color, love how healthy the A very productive heirloom cherry beats out the fourth of July tomato. plant is! You will adore this blackish- plant from Japan producing large Indeterminate, early pink cherries in clusters. Absolutely purple skinned, cherry tomato with Better Bush delicious flavor. Multifloras (aka dark red flesh and a sweet and juicy Perfect for large containers or small compound inflorescence) are tomato flavor. Indeterminate, mid gardens. That is because the compact varieties that produce legions of fruit, plants are attractive while yielding Indeterminate, mid. Lucky Tiger good-sized 8 oz. fruit with real tomato Customer Request Elongated green Yummy - PF flavor. Stocky plants grow 3 to 4 ft. tall striped cherry tomato with a striking This is a grape shaped tomato grown with an upright habit, making staking red blush. As Lucky Tiger ripens, the by mistake. There was an error in seeds needs minimal. Determinate, mid we got from a supplier and this is what green striping becomes more defined Bush Blue Ribbon came up. Fortunately, it was sweet and the background turns red as the Compact habit and fruits averaging and delicious and very prolific too. interior marbling develops. Excellent 8 to 10 oz. Featuring an exceptional We were able to save seed from this. sweet, tart flavor. Part of the Artisan sweet flavor, with lots of juice. Indeterminate, mid series tomatoes. Indeterminate, mid Strong disease resistance. Perfect for Brown Berry Jolly containers. Determinate, early Heirloom tomato produce vigorous A lovely pink fruited cherry that has Bush Beefsteak regular-leaf tomato plants that yield good acid content and exceptionally Compact plant is just loaded with really large crops of mahogany sweet flavor in meaty fruits that large, flavorful tomatoes.
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