Description
80 days. Solanum sisymbriifolium. Not a tomato but a tomato relative. Bears red cherry sized fruits that genuinely taste like cherries. We are growing it for the first time and I am not disappointed. Attractive potato like flowers start life a snowy white then transition to mauve-light blue over the days. Fruits form within the thorned husks (like a tomatillo) which eventually splits, peels back to reveal red ripe fruit. Totally unique. Study plants don’t need staking. Native to Paraguay. Not a tomato.
As I’m writing this (May 14) a few experimental plants are outside in one gallon pots without protection. Verdict: roots are emerging from the bottom of the 1 gallon pots. With its lobed leaves, white main vein and soft prickle like projections, its hard to miss.
- Seed Count: 25-30
- Collection Date: August 2020
- Hardiness Zone: 6-9
- Tomato type: species; 2m sturdy determinate; lobed leaves
- Height and Width: 2m thorny branched annual
- Germination test type: hand sort
How to germinate Litchi tomato seeds:
Seeds need light to germinate. Surface sow in a pot deeper than 4 inches (10cm). Mist well 2x a day. Use a clear plastic cover and germinate at 25-28C. Should germinate in 5-10 days. Grow like regular tomatoes.
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