Description
AAS WINNER DETAILS
Winner Type: National
Class: Tomato
Variety Name: Fire Fly F1
Genus: Solanum
Species: lycopersicum
Year: 2019
Common Name: Tomato
Type: Edible – Vegetable
Breeder: Seeds By Design
Close Market Comparison: Coyote and Snow White
PLANT NEEDS
Duration Type: Annual
Light Needs: Full sun
Water Needs: Dry to normal
Season Type: Warm season
Staking Required: No
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Foliage Color: Green
Plant Habit: Upright, requires staking
Plant Height: 5-6+ feet
Fruit Color (Harvest): White to pale yellow
Fruit Shape: Round
Fruit Size: .75 – 1 inch
Fruit Weight: .50 ounces
Fruit Flavor Description: Very sweet white cherry
Number Of Fruits Per Plant: 500+
IN THE GARDEN
Garden Spacing: 12-16 inches
Days To Harvest (Sowing Seed): 100
Days To Harvest (Transplant): 80
Plant Spread: 2 feet
Disease Resistances or Tolerances: TMV, Crack, F, V
HOW TO GROW
Maturing in 80 days from transplanting. These indeterminate plants must be staked or caged, super sweet round pale white to pale yellow cherry fruits weigh 3/4 to 1 oz. Translucent white fruits with delicate skin, mild acid flavor enhances the sweet taste, very juicy small fruits explode flavor in your mouth.
JUDGE'S OBSERVATIONS
- “Superior yield and ease of harvest make this trial deserving of an award.”
- “It had the largest fruit with the best taste and texture.”
- “The entry is mildly acidic, with a pleasant flavor, and vine ripens as clusters better than the comparisons.”
- “By far the best tasting yellow cherry we have had in any of our trials.”
- “Clean and healthy plants, nice appearance, less splitting, definitely a better entry.”
- “The entry had the overall best flavor and texture.”
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