Gardener's Delight

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Gardener's Delight
Maturity Midseason
Growth Habit Indeterminate
Leaf Type Regular Leaf
Fruit Colour Red
Fruit Shape Cherry
Origin Germany
Tomato 'Gardener's Delight'. ©Kelly

Grower: Kelly

Year: 2014

Accession: 22

Seed Source: Received from private donor.

Comments:

2014 Excellent production, and rampant growth. Any watering issues or high heat didn't seem to bother the plant at all. Good sweet/tart flavour, fruit borne on trusses of 8-10. Probably would have gotten much more in a longer season. 3.3lbs per plant.


Plant Growth Observations

Vine Growth Type: Indeterminate

Vine Growth Habit: Intermediate

Plant size: Large (6+ft)

Leaf type: Regular

Leaf Coverage: Good

Maturity: 80 days

Fruit Observations

Skin colour: Red

Flesh colour: Red

Fruit Shape: Cherry

Fruit Fasciation: Smooth

Fruit Firmness: Moderate

Fruit Set: Excellent

Average Fruit Diameter: 0.75"

Average Fruit Length: 0.75"

Average Fruit Weight: 20g (0.7oz)

Other Observations

  • Large plant - needs very heavy staking, or caging.

History

  • Also known as 'Sugar Lump', 'Jung's Sugar Lump', or 'Benary's Gartenfreude, Hochzucht'
  • Bred by Paul Tellhelm and released in 1950 by Ernst Benary Samenzucht (Germany)