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'Fourth of July' Tomatoes |
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Early-Season
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Hybrid. Early season standard tomato with red, 4-ounce, 2 1/2-inch, firm, extra juicy fruit. Indeterminate plants reach over 24 inches. Also known as 4th of July. About 49 days to harvest from transplant and about 90 days from seeds.
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (3.6 Stars)
Taste: (3.4 Stars)
Yield: (3.8 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.1 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 17
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 10/03/2017 by
A. W. Davidson
- An experienced gardener
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Marion, Indiana, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| My first year with these and my customers at market loved them. We had a very wet and cool start to the growing season this year in Indianapolis and then a relatively cool summer so production of my whole garden was late. This tomato is still plugging away for me in October. customers liked the small size, texture, and flavor of these. I thought they had a good tomato flavor and have used them in salsa. They are perfect to slice for sliders.\r\n\r\nUpdating this some after my 2018 growing season. I upped the yield from a 4 to a 5. Not the greatest tomato year for me but this one delivered for me again. Once again it was my earliest tomato and customers loved them, even when larger tomatoes started coming on. Here we are in October and still filling quart baskets each week from my four plants. I will keep these on my list again for next year. |
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Reviewed on 04/17/2017 by
lizmom
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Franklin, Ohio, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Not as early as Early Girl. Started and grown identically. Not worthwhile at all. Get Early Girl. |
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Reviewed on 01/15/2012 by
ronskelley
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Lamoille, Vermont, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| I always include a couple of these Burpee plants in my garden for early tomatoes. The plants are very productive and the 4oz tomatoes have a big tomato taste. They are always my earliest tomatoes but because of their relatively small size, I abandon them once my main crop tomatoes mature. |
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Reviewed on 06/24/2011 by
Svetla
- An intermediate gardener
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Centre, Pennsylvania, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Easy from seed. Very early, golf ball size, and prolific. Very large (5 feet plus), vigorous vine. In 2010 I got my first ripe ones on July 1st in central PA. Moderately sweet with some acid, lots of green jelly and substantial skins. Good on a salad. I will always grow 1-2 (out of 20-22) because they are extra early and very reliable. |
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Reviewed on 06/19/2011 by
badey
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Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Very early variety. The fruit is small, but has a good taste. Tends to crack, especially in hot weather. Also succeptible to blossom end rot. |
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Reviewed on 01/11/2011 by
JackieG
- An intermediate gardener
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Greene, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| I have grown these for several years because they are the first to ripen. They are smaller than a baseball in size and are average in taste but you can't beat them if you want an early crop. My neighbor grew them in containers but they were very small and not as productive. I would't suggest them for containers. |
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Reviewed on 02/07/2007 by
talbin
- An intermediate gardener
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Hennepin, Minnesota, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| The good: These were the first tomatoes to ripen in my 2006 garden, and the plants are pretty short and easily contained. The bad: The fruit is very small and the taste is only average. |
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Reviewed on 01/14/2007 by
rougealar
- An intermediate gardener
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Lucas, Ohio, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| I have only grown this variety only one year. I liked the taste very much. We had a lot of rain that spring and it got off to a late start, but did very well once it got going and was still a early producer. I will plant it again this spring if I can find the plants. |
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Reviewed on 01/13/2007 by
Best Chance
- An intermediate gardener
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Oakland, Michigan, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Tastes pretty good for an early season tomato, relatively easy to grow and prolific. The reason you may love this variety is that it ripens so early and this might make you smile. |
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Reviewed on 04/03/2006 by
Booberry85
- An intermediate gardener
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Onondaga, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| I was not impressed by these. Yields were average with small tomatoes. They did not ripen any earlier than any other tomatoes in the garden. Their taste was bland. |
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Reviewed on 09/28/2005 by
Lisa in Oregon
- An intermediate gardener
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Oregon, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Delicious, complex and sweet flavor, profilic, earlier than most, reliable, doesn't have disease problems for me. Faults are that it's small and tendency to crack. |
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Reviewed on 07/13/2005 by
Miss_Mudcat
- An intermediate gardener
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Indiana, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Classic tomato taste. Small fruits. Found that it needed to be picked before it was bright red (like those in the picture on the packet) because they split or dropped off the vine. Produces abundantly. Began producing in late June. |
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Reviewed on 07/06/2005 by
warthawg
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Rhode Island, United States
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| Does well here in RI. Great taste and yield. |
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Reviewed on 01/21/2005 by
Nancy Strasser
- An experienced gardener
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Pulaski, Virginia, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Does well in cool temperatures. Taste is nothing to rave about. |
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Reviewed on 11/01/2004 by
Daisy's Mom
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Monroe, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Early, but small fruits. Between the yield and size (both small), it makes a manageable variety of tomato for small households (you aren't overwhelmed with quantity as you would be with a beefsteak variety). |
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Reviewed on 09/23/2004 by
New Rd Gardener
- An intermediate gardener
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Erie, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Easy and early variety for northern gardeners. Fruit is small but plentiful. |
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Reviewed on 09/13/2004 by
sailor
- An experienced gardener
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Monroe, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| good performance for an early variety.Does well in cool temperatures. Easy to start from seed |
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