I've seen these on Garden Answer and wanted to try them for a long time. Every year I put out a tomato garden for my mother. She'll get a salt shaker and sit around eating them through out the day. She's usually a fan of big slicers like Better Boys. Last year though, I got her a bunch of cherry tomato plants. A local greenhouse grew the goodhearted variety in hanging baskets and they looked absolutely amazing. I bought two plants and they produced all the way until August. They probably would have went longer had I remembered to fertilize them. I just swung by the market today and he already had some baskets for sale. I scooped up two and have no doubt they'll be amazing this year too.
Tempting Tomatoes® Goodhearted® Solanum lycopersicum
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8 - 12 Inches18 - 24 Inches12 - 18 Inches20cm - 30cm46cm - 61cm30cm - 46cmFeatures
This compact, cherry-size tomato has been hailed as a breakthrough. It is perfectly sized for growing in a container on your patio. For its size, it produces tons of ripe tomatoes. Tomatoes present prominently. Juicy fruits have a tender skin and perfect sweet to acid balance, with a Brix value of about 9. The somewhat heart-shaped tomatos are fun and interesting. They look especially cool when sliced in half, which shows off the heart-shape to best effect. The tomato shape helps this veggie be ornamental as well as yummy. These plants will produce tomatoes for an extended period of time and thrive in heat and humidity. Fruit ripens in about 65 to 72 days. The plant is determinate, which means it will maintaine it's tidy size. Support should not be needed.
Taxonomists recently changed the the genus and species for tomatoes. Lycopersicon esculentum has changed to Solanum lycopersicum.
EdibleHeat TolerantCharacteristics
Plant Type:AnnualHeight Category:MediumGarden Height:8 - 12 Inches 20cm - 30cmTrails Up To:12 Inches 30cmSpacing:18 - 24 Inches 46cm - 61cmSpread:12 - 18 Inches 30cm - 46cmFlower Colors:YellowFlower Shade:Yellow - not grown for flowersFoliage Colors:GreenFoliage Shade:Deep GreenHabit:MoundedContainer Role:FillerPlant Needs
Light Requirement:SunThe optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).
Maintenance Category:ModerateBloom Time:Late Spring through SummerHardiness Zones:10a, 10b, 11a, 11bWater Category:ConsistentSoil Fertility Requirement:Average SoilSoil Fertility Requirement:Fertile SoilUses:ContainerUses:LandscapeUses Notes:This is a container tomato that will prolifically produce cherry-sized tomatoes with great taste. The compact size works will in patio planters, window boxes and would be a fun hanging basket plant where it will cascade and allow for easy harvest. It should not need to be staked or caged to grow it successfully. This tomato will produce fruit for an extended period of time. If you are growing this plant in a container, a 12" diameter (3 gallon volume) is the minimum necessary size. The ideal size would be a 14" to 18" (5-7 gallon) container.
Maintenance Notes:Goodhearted is a determinate plant, which means this tomato does not grow as large as indeterminate tomatoes. They will need to be kept from getting excessively dry. Consistent watering and regular fertilization will be key to keeping your plant in full production mode. They can be grown in containers, a minimum of 10 inches in diameter is suggested. They should not need staking or a tomato cage, but support can be used if necessary. These plants have good disease resistance and with proper care should provide fruit throughout the season. Scout for tomato pests and treat the plants if necessary.
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