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Left to right: Pink Bumblebee, German Lunchbox, Blush Tiger, Sweet Baby Girl & White Currant, Purple Bumblebee. Courtesy Cheryl Dean, Memphis
MINI-MARBLE SALAD MIX
Cherries to sprinkle over your summer salads.
Apple, Yellow - SEED CHARGE + $0.50
Ping pong ball size lemon yellow tomatoes with a dimpled, bell-shaped fruit. They look like a bell pepper... or an apple... but they are a tomato! Plants have been known to produce nearly 1,000 fruits. Flavor is described as, “deliciously sweet citrus flavor, with just the right balance of sugar/acid.” Resistant to Tomato Mosaic Virus, tolerant to Bacterial Wilt. Ind. 110 days.
Totally Tomato
Black Cherry- BLACK
Perfectly round cherries on lush foliage. These are a dusty, pretty dark rose/purple, large cherry variety. Very nice contrast to any salad tomato, taste-wise and looks to boot! I thought they were a little fruity, or maybe it was their color that made me think of purple grapes? Indeterminate, 65 days.
Blush Tiger
2014 addition by Artisan seeds. Maybe it takes more and more to impress me...but these are so neat shape-wise, color-wise! I guess this is the Year of the Cherry Tomato! Golden yellow fruits have a pink blush. Unique julienne cherry shape are said to be sweet and carry the tropical taste that many yellows are known for. Promised to be crack resistant, widely adaptable, and with high yields over an extended period. Indeterminate, 75 days.
Picture and source: TotallyTomato.com
Bumble Bee, Pink
2014 addition by Artisan seeds. I didn‟t set out to have 6 new cherries in 2014...but striped and bi-color cherries are more unique. We have been seeing the colors in the big tomatoes...but these little ones are so much more reliable, by nature...IF they produce like most cherries. Seed supplier promises vigorous vines producing over the entire season. Crack resistant fruits are pink with yellow STRIPES. Indeterminate, 70 days.
Picture and source: TotallyTomato.com
Bumble Bee, Purple
I have grown this one for years for custom orders. I thought we should finally add it. The others in the Bumble Bee collection have been great. These are a little larger than your average salad bar size. If you like purple tomatoes or think the striping is really cool, you will like these. It is one of the more striped tomatoes that can be found in the cherry category. 60-70 days.
Rare Seeds
Bumble Bee Sunrise
Well, this is just prettttty! 1.25” – 1.5” slightly oblong, weighing 1 oz., swirled orange and yellow fruit, inside and out. Some are comparing them to Sungold. Apparently, they are a popular fruity variety. Indeterminate. 70 days.
Source: Rare Seeds
Chocolate Cherry
I heard from a couple folks that these were a good type. One inch round fruit are said to be an
attractive chocolate color that many of us adore. Super productive, indeterminate. 70 days. Territorial Seed
Garnet
I picked these for their unique color of a purple/bronzy red. Salad bar size, 1 inch, crack resistant fruit. From the sliced picture, they look juicier than others. I am really looking forward to trying this one. Indeterminate, 75 days.
Tomato Growers
I. Candy - RED AND YELLOW
Isis Candy... Gorgeous fruits are marbled with orange and red. Rich flavor is a complex blend of sweetness and fruitiness. Each fruit has a cat’s eye starburst on the blossom end. Plants are loaded with 3/4 - 1-1/2” fruits on short trusses in double rows of 6-8. Indet. 70-80 days.
Picture compliments of Hanna
Jelly Bean, Red
Bite-size 1.25 – 1.5” oblong, grape tomato. I was able to try these fresh out of a friend’s garden before ordering. For those specifically looking for the meatiness of an elongated “grape” fruit, these would be a good option. Production would be good from clusters of up to “25 fruit.” Ind. 68 days.
Tomato Growers
Juliet
Grape tomato! I had been asked many times for this type, so finally, we added it for 2014. Glossy red fruits weigh 1 oz each. 1999 AAS Winner. Non-cracking, elongated, grape-like fruits are borne in clusters. These sweet tomatoes are said to cling to the vine longer than any other cherry tomato. Indeterminate, 60 days.
Picture and source: TotallyTomato.com
Matt’s Wild Cherry - RED- Tomato Girl’s favorite
This is a small red mini-marble cherry that is so incredibly tasty. Everyone I know agrees that this tomato has “real tomato flavor.” You just have to try it to believe it. This is a sprawling type that grows extremely wide. If the soil is left undisturbed year to year, it will reseed its self, so quarantine this one for easy identification of volunteers. One plant can sprawl into a 8” circle. Unless you are giving these as gifts or you are making an office order for several gardeners, I don’t suggest getting more than one of this type. These serve great in a mix-your-own oil and vinegar salad dressing as a side dish. Indeterminate. 65 days
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| Compliments of Hanna | Compliments of Karen, Abington, MA |
Prairie Fire
Cherry? Roma? Tomato. These are supposed to be super sweet with a brix reading of 10.0. Your little ones will love this one! Oh yeah it has stripes too! Expect long 1 inch by 3 inch red fruit with gold striping. This one looks like it is trying to out-color Atomic Grape. Semi-determinate, 75 days.
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Rapunzel
This plant puts out long cascading trusses with up to 40 sweet, bright red cherries. The photo on the seed website was an impressive string of fruit, but I could not tell the size of the cherry. I believe they are 1”+. Ind.70 days.
Tomato Growers
Rosella
A burgundy red, small 1/2-inch marble-sized cherry. These grow in clusters that truly resemble my grocery store’s purple/red grapes. These would be neat when paired with Matt’s Wild Cherry, White Currant, and Sungold. Indet. 70 days.
Rare Seeds
Spoon
So I got to sample Spoon tomato (I hope it is this one.) at the Great Mid-South Tomato Contest in Memphis. These were very uniform and a tasty tomato. Yes, they are very small. I imagine they were tedious to pick, however, they are so unique that I think it may be worth the work. These are just the size of a pea. Experience tells me that you will want to twist these off the vine to keep from splitting them. They may not keep very long. A large spoon could hold 20-30. I know I lost most of you! I think they would make a really neat salsa or garnish. It would be a unique dish that would not be forgotten. Plant was described as chaos. Indet. 65-70 days. Rare Seeds
Sungold Select II
Added in 2014, by our customers‟ request, this is also a staff favorite of our seed source. Fruit is to be sweet and tangy, while being “one of the tastiest orange cherry tomatoes out there.” Source notates that this variety is not completely stable and a few plants still produce red fruit.
Picture and source: RareSeeds.com
SunSugar
A hybrid large “sunny” cherry type sort of a yellow/gold/orange color. Fruits are crack resistant, while still retaining a thin skin, and juiciness. We tried these in our garden in 2020, and I really enjoyed them. So here they are for everyone else. Indeterminate, 62 days
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Super Sweet 100 - RED
This is a hybrid, improved version of the original Sweet 100 with better sugar/acid balance, increased disease resistance, and less chance of cracking/splitting. High yield as fruits hang in long clusters of these 1”, 1 oz. bright red cherries. Staked/caged plants will hold 100 or more fruits in long strands. Ind. 65 days. Picture compliments of Diane, Monroe, Michigan
Tomatoberry - RED SEED CHARGE + 0.50
These look like small strawberries in color and shape. Bright red, tapered fruits are just over one inch in length. These are very juicy fruit that are extremely sweet once mature. They hold well on the vine and resist cracking. These are really cute and I hope we like their flavor as much as their plate appeal! Indeterminate, 60-70 days. (This plant costs 50 cents more due to a much more costly seed for whatever reason.)
Tommy Toes - RED
We returned this variety to our list for 2011. Although it is a good variety (and we have been growing it secretly for its fans), we eliminated it from our list a few years ago just to eliminate confusion. This cherry tomato is a large cherry, not a small wee one like Matt’s Wild Cherry! So many folks who asked for ‘tommy toes’ were actually wanting a much smaller cherry! With this heirloom cultivar that we offer here, you can expect 1” round, red tomatoes that range from round to an occasional oval grape type. Resists early blight and black rot. Indeterminate, 70 days.
Two Tasty - SEED CHARGE + 0.50
Introduced by Burpee in the 2023 season as a “best-tasting tomato out of hundreds rated by their interns”. These ping pong ball size, “two-bite cherries” are quite cute. It IS a red tomato…..and it has purple-black shoulders, Indeterminate.
White Currant - WHITE
These are definitely comparable to Matt’s Wild Cherry, only they are of the palest yellow, almost white. They are another wild type with tiny shape and lots of tomato flavor that has a sweet, tangy flavor as its name suits it well. This is another heirloom that will re-seed itself if you plant it where you can identify its ‘volunteers’ later. If you like Matt’s Wild Cherry, try this one as well! Indet.
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| Compliments of Hanna |
Compliments of Karen, Abington, MA |
Courtesy of Jill, Collierville, TN |
Yellow Pear - YELLOW
Bright gold/yellow 1-1⁄2” pear tomatoes are ideal for salads for a unique touch. This should be a good producer. Unfortunately, these are probably more cute, than “best-tasters”. Indeterminate. 70-80 days.
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