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'Sweet Orange' Tomatoes
 
Sub-Category: Cherry
Early-Season
 
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Description: Early cherry tomato with orange, 1-inch, firm fruit. Tolerant of cracking and fusarium.
Days To Maturity: 60
Seed Sources:
 
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Yield: (5.0 Stars)Yield
Ease/Reliability: (5.0 Stars)Ease/Reliability
 
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Reviewed on 11/26/2023 by Creed - An experienced gardener

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Pierce, Washington, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day

I obtained seeds for "Sweet Orange Cherry" from Tomatofest. This was my first year growing them. One of my neighbor starts all of my seeds for me, I transplant seedlings into 20 gallon grow bags.\r\nThis plant was huge, both tall (7ish feet) and bushy. I trellis using multiple bamboo stakes, and jute cord. I do not prune my plants.\r\n\r\nI grew 30 varieties of tomatoes this year and this was the most prolific.\r\n\r\nAs it was open pollinated, I am wondering if mine could have been inadvertently cross pollinated with a different variety. The tomatoes on my plant were not uniformly round, cherry type tomatoes.They were much larger than I see in any of the descriptions. They were a nice orange color. Most were double the size of a ping pong ball or larger, many had slight "ripples" to them. They produced early and kept on producing until frost. Even giving these away, I had a bunch go to waste because this plant was simply so prolific. \r\n\r\nThe taste was very good, pleasant enjoyable but not super outstanding. \r\n\r\nBecause it was such a good producer, it is one that I will continue to grow.
 




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