Wednesday, February 26, 2020

This Year's Tomatoes - The Dwarfs (C-D)

More of the dwarf tomatoes that I'm growing this year:

Caitydid - 80 days, dwarf — 'Dwarf Caitydid' is a rugose, regular leaf variety that produces lots of medium to large, smooth, oblate-shaped, yellow tomatoes with red swirls, and heavy red coloration in the flesh. The flavor is well balanced and delicious. Developed by members of the "Dwarf Tomato Project" from a cross between 'New Big Dwarf' and 'Mortgage Lifter' (Pesta Strain) made by Patrina Nuske Small in 2007 and named "Pesty." 'Dwarf Caitydid' was selected and named by Craig LeHoullier after his daughter, Caitlin, in 2011. Introduced in 2016.



Carolina Gold - I was told this was a dwarf, but in fact it may not be, but instead is a Hybrid regular determinate plant. I'll have to see what develops.  Solanum lycopersicum. (F1) Plant produces high yields of 8 to 10 oz golden-yellow tomatoes. They are firm, meaty, sweet, and very flavorful. Perfect for salads and garnishes. Low acidity variety. Developed for the Southeast regions and high elevations areas. Grows well everywhere! Plant requires support, either staking or cages. Good shipping variety. Excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. Disease Resistant: V, FF, St, GW. Determinate.



Cherokee Tiger Black - Determinate, mid season variety. Plants grow about 80-90 cm tall and have Lime Green Leaves! Fruits are purple with yellow and green stripes. The fruits keep well once picked. Can be grown in large pot. One of the best tasting of all dwarfs.



Clown - I know nothing about this one, can't find it online, except that it was noted to be a saladette size tomato, yellow/orange. No photo to be found.

Coastal Pride Red - Dwarf . Rugose foliage. Excellent sweet flavor and add high production to the list of these beautiful plants.


Czech Bush - A squat, quick growing determinate tomato (Solanum lycerpersicum) that requires very little upright trellising. Sturdy bushes and prolific yields of red fruits four to six inches in diameter. This is a great sauce tomato; a fair amount of acid content and a slight sweetness. A definite workhorse. Fruits approximately 90 days from seed and 70 days from transplanting. 

Delta Diver - “Delta Diver” is a vigorous dwarf variety with impressive rugose potato leaves. This is Blane Horton’s segregate from the cross Dwarf Wild Fred X H-28, which produced many fine dwarf types. Delta Diver grows vigorously to just over 3 feet in a 5 gallon pot. The gorgeous dwarf plant produces gleaming striped sunshine yellow fruits, very flat beefsteaks. The flavor was a bit on the tart side, but very clean. This segregate, Delta Diver, has light striping of orange-red on bright yellow. The flesh is pale yellow and may show some interior red/pink if ripened in the heat.


Dwarf Stone - 85 days, dwarf — The compact plants have sparse, rugose leaf foliage, and produce attractive, red-colored, smooth fruit. Very prolific and the fruits ripen evenly. The fruits are larger than 'Dwarf Champion' but slightly smaller than standard 'Stone'.


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