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'Red Pearl' Tomatoes |
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Grape
Early-Season
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Greenhouse
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Hybrid. Early season large grape type. Indeterminate plants produce red fruit which resists cracking though has tender skin and few seeds. Suitable for greenhouse or field/garden. Disease resistant variety. Resistance to Fusarium wilt. About 58 days to maturity.
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58
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| Seed Sources: |
Johnny's Selected Seeds - updated in 2015
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (4.3 Stars)
Taste: (3.0 Stars)
Yield: (3.3 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.0 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 3
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KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 01/03/2015 by
klossoke
- An experienced gardener
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Howard, Maryland, 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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| Does well outdoors, but very small and does not release easily from vine. |
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Reviewed on 01/16/2012 by
MBS
- An experienced gardener
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Oakland, Michigan, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 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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| Prolific, early and delicious! It definitely needs trellising, in my garden it will grow over the top if an eight foot trellis, then make it all the way back to the ground! It has crisp skin (not chewy), very good flavor, and is very crack resistant |
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Reviewed on 02/13/2011 by
Schmidty
- An intermediate gardener
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Centre, Pennsylvania, 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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| After having our tomato crop decimated by late blight two years ago, last year we were in the market for a late blight resistant tomato. We bought these seeds from Johnny\'s Selected Seeds and started them early inside. Once we transplanted them to the garden, we noticed that the plants looked a little spindly and almost wild. They had small leaves and were much more open than the Rutgers or cherry tomatoes that we were also growing. In early fall, the first signs of late blight showed up on our other tomato plants, but the Red Pearl plants did not even seem to notice. They produced huge amounts of medium sized grape tomatoes with good flavor and a firm, meaty texture. We only planted two of these, but were still inundated with tomatoes. We dried most of them to put in spaghetti sauce or snack on throughout the winter (I know that sounds wierd, but they are really good!) However, when fall came around there were still hundreds of green tomatoes on the plants. We picked them, expecting only the largest to ripen. Now I\'m writing this review in February, and we still have a small paper bag full of red tomatoes to put on tacos and such- even if they are starting to taste a bit bland.
*Update- last year, during a rather cool wet spell, Red Pearl did get Late Blight and died rather quickly. However, that was later in the season, early September. |
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