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'Large Red Cherry' Tomatoes |
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Cherry
Main-Season
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Main-season cherry tomato. Indeterminate plants bear 1 1/2- to 2-inch, red fruit.
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75-80
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| Seed Sources: |
Seed Savers Exchange - updated in 2014
Totally Tomato - updated in 2011
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (3.7 Stars)
Taste: (3.6 Stars)
Yield: (4.1 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.3 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 7
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 04/17/2017 by
lizmom
- An experienced gardener
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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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| Awful taste. Get Supersweet 100 instead. I forget how much fruit it produces, but it is not worth producing. |
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Reviewed on 12/11/2011 by
Rebecca.
- An intermediate gardener
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Onondaga, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 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 grown this variety for two years, on the sunny west side of the house. I used a heavy amendment of nearly-finished compost mixed in at planting time, and fairly regular feedings with compost water. The flavor was good when the plants received regular feedings throughout the summer, unremarkable otherwise. This variety was especially prone to cracking after rains, causing damage to roughly half the fruit. On top of rather moderate yields of very modestly-sized fruit (1\" - 1 1/4\"), and a drop in production late each summer when the plants contracted bacterial leaf spot, this is enough to dissuade me from growing it again. |
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Reviewed on 02/28/2011 by
Joseph L
- An experienced gardener
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Cache, Utah, United States
Frost Free Season: Fewer than 103 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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| A productive reliable tomato year after year. It always produces more fruit than I can pick. |
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Reviewed on 08/26/2009 by
squash
- An intermediate gardener
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Los Angeles, California, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 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 grow this variety in both Orange County and Los Angeles County (San Gabriel Valley to be exact). In both places it comes back as a volunteer. I have never planted seeds. It dries well and extras are easy to share. |
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Reviewed on 01/09/2009 by
Keeper
- An experienced gardener
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Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| This is an old time favorite. Like most cherry tomatoes this is an easy tomato to grow. It products good and this has the standard cherry tomato taste. Take note, it has a thick skin and it can have a problem with leaf disease. I have planted it in the pass but today there are better varieties available. |
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Reviewed on 04/05/2007 by
WY
- An intermediate gardener
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Orange, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 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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| I have grown this crop for 5 years and it never cease to amaze me. Excellent crop, well worth the effort. |
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Reviewed on 11/24/2006 by
Digit
- An experienced gardener
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Spokane, Washington, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| I have grown this variety every year for many years. The plants have very few problems and are highly productive. A little late relative to other cherries and a little less sweet. Nevertheless, extremely reliable with very good large cherry size fruit. |
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