Solanacées • Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiform

Barry's crazy grape tomato - Organic

"In the golden light of summer, whole bunches of grapes sway in the wind like sun-kissed jewels, ready to be plucked with fingertips."

$4.49

Number of seeds

The Barry's Crazy Cherry grape tomato is a variety resulting from North American breeding work carried out by Brad Gates in California. With its exuberant habit and indeterminate growth, it develops long, branching clusters covered with small, pale yellow to lemon-yellow fruits, reminiscent of cascading sun-ripened grapes.

In a harmonious garden, it becomes a joyful, almost exuberant presence, attracting both the eye and pollinators. It loves warmth, sun, and well-drained soil, and produces abundantly from mid-season until the first frosts. With proper support, it integrates easily into a vibrant, nourishing space, where each plant becomes a small world unto itself.

  • Growing climate: Warm season
  • Sowing difficulty level: Easy
  • Care required: Regular
  • Growth: Summer growth

Note: Requires heat and sun; needs good staking due to its indeterminate growth habit and very heavy clusters.

The fruits, oval and slightly pointed, weigh between 15 and 25 g. Their crisp, juicy flesh offers a sweet flavor with a subtle hint of acidity. It's the perfect snacking tomato: in colorful salads, as a garden treat, or simply in a bowl on the table. Its pleasant texture and low tendency to crack also make it ideal for picnics or lunchboxes.

This type of tomato, also called "grape tomato", evokes the spontaneity of picking in the garden, hands full of golden bunches, and the desire to share them without ceremony.

Barry's crazy grape tomato - Organic

$4.49

$4.49

écoumene seeding advice

Seeding type

Indoor seeding

Germination time

7-10 days

Germination temperature

26° to 30° Celsius

Sowing depth

Sowing at a depth of 5 mm

Transplantation

Easy transplantation

Technical

Seeding in clusters

Growing conditions

Number of days to maturity

Harvest at ± 75 days

Hardiness zone

Zone-3b

Distance between plants

45 cm

Optimal brightness

Sun plant

Soil texture

Loose (silty) soil

Soil moisture

Cool, well-drained soil

Soil fertility

Plant very demanding in bacteria-dominant compost

optimal soil pH

Low acidic pH

Average plant height

200 cm

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