Description
AAS WINNER DETAILS
Winner Type: National
Class: Tomato
Variety Name: Patio Choice Yellow F1
Genus: Solanum
Species: lycopersicum
Year: 2017
Common Name: Tomato
Type: Edible – Vegetable
Breeder: Seeds By Design
Close Market Comparison: Little Sun Yellow F1, Honeybee F1
PLANT NEEDS
Duration Type: Annual
Light Needs: Full sun
Water Needs: Normal
Season Type: Warm season
Staking Required: No
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Foliage Color: Dark green
Plant Habit: Compact Determinate
Plant Height: 15-18 inches
Fruit Color (Harvest): Golden yellow
Fruit Shape: Round cherry
Fruit Size: 1 inches
Fruit Weight: 1/2 ounces
Fruit Flavor Description: Mild sweet with a touch of acid
Number Of Fruits Per Plant: 100 plus
IN THE GARDEN
Container: Yes
Garden Spacing: 12-15 inches
Days To Harvest (Sowing Seed): 65
Days To Harvest (Transplant): 45
Plant Spread: 18-20 inches
Disease Resistances or Tolerances: TMV, Fusarium wilt, Verticillium wilt
HOW TO GROW
Sow seeds for transplant about 5 weeks before setting out in frost free garden setting.
AAS Display Garden- River Valley Master Gardeners –
Patio Choice Yellow produced early and set fruit through the heat of the summer in Zone 6a. With normal care, despite the heat and drought, one of our plants produced almost 600 of these tasty cherry tomatoes. The vines are short, ours were only 12 inches tall.