About
Early-maturing, heavy crops of small, sweet, shiny, red, round to plum shaped fruits 2-3cm in diameter and 2.5cm long from a vigorous, healthy, determinate plant, are borne from summer into early autumn.
About the genus
Solanum can be annuals, perennials, evergreen or deciduous shrubs or twining climbers, with simple or pinnnately lobed leaves and star- or bowl-shaped, 5-lobed flowers with prominent stamens, followed by fleshy fruits
Growing conditions
SunlightFull sun
Soil typeLoam
Soil pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained
AspectSouth-facing, West-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH1C
Plant details
Plant typeFruit Edible
HabitSpreading branched
FoliageSemi evergreen
Height1.5-2.5 metres
Spread0.5-1 metres
Time to full height1 year
Suggested usesCity and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants
Care notes
CultivationThis bush (determinate) tomato is ideal for outdoor cultivation. For detailed cultivation advice see Tomatoes. For help with diagnosing tomato problems see our video What's gone wrong with my tomatoes?
PruningFor detailed pruning and training advice see Tomatoes
PropagationPropagate by seed; for detailed propagating advice see Tomatoes
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to glasshouse whitefly and tomato moth
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to honey fungus (rarely), potato blight, tomato blight, tomato leaf mould, tomato viruses, magnesium deficiency and blossom end rot. See Tomatoes: leaf problems