Tomato 'Husky Cherry Red'

Husky Cherry has an excellent flavor and it is a great producer. I have been picking these every day for over 2 months, just from 1 plan...Read Moret I have growing in a 20 gal. container. Seems to be heat tolerant and disease resistant as well. I will grow this again.

The only cherry I'll plant! Husky makes the perfect container plant for decks or patios because it is so beautiful. The growth is dense a...Read Morend compact, with side branches popping up everywhere. The foliage is a deep dark green and the pale green of the immature fruit is a beautiful contrast. Once the fruit begins to ripen, it quickly turns red.

The taste is what I consider perfection in a tomato: not very sweet and tasting almost as if a bit of salt has been sprinkled on. We have taken these to a blind taste test and easily won over heirloom tomatoes.

Only warning I would give is that the plant is so prolific, main stems will begin to sag under the weight of all the fruit. I grow in wood 'cages' (think a four-sided ladder) and tie the main stems to one of the cross bars to provide support.

I have bought only one of these little guys as I have about 10 Large Red Cherries growing from seeds. So far, I have one about to ripen ...Read Moreand another growing. The blooms are abundant, and I cannot wait to really start harvesting the fruit. I left this plant in a large pot as a container plant, but the other tomato plants are being added slowly to my kitchen garden. So far, I am really impressed a the rate of growth of this breed.

Last year Stinky the groundhog managed to get into my tomato enclosure for one night. The next day found me at the garden store buying fl...Read Moreats to replace my losses. I tried to buy 3 husky red cherries, but one of them turned out to be a red grape instead. The husky red cherries turned out to be just about ideal for pot growing. The plant is compact, grows only about 4 feet high, and produces tons and tons of fruit. They taste like standard red tomatoes. I can't say I noticed thick skins on mine. I was so pleased with them that I saved seeds and replanted this year, replacing the Large Red Cherries I normally plant. So far, only 1 of the two I seeded has developed, and I find out now that it is not going to breed true. Wonderful! Sigh! I really wish I had joined this board about six weeks ago!! This is the last time I save seed without checking here first. I wonder what I am growing? Needless to say, I won't be planting this again.

I'm growing these for my husband since I am allergic. My one little plant is just loaded with fruit and Kent has already had the pleasure...Read More of eating a few. He loves the flavor but says the skin is tough. I'm new at growing tomatoes so I don't know if there is something I can change about watering/feeding to alter the skin toughness.

8/2/08 the plant is still producing a handful of tomatoes each week. Skin was not so tough after the first couple of weeks.

This is a lovely, upright plant with dense foliage. We picked up a single 3.5" tall speciman from the garden center last year, and it gr...Read Moreew to 4' in height.

After planting the seedling out in mid May, we harvested approximately 450 fruit between early August and late October for a total weight of about 9 pounds. You really only need one of these plants to satisfy a small family and a dozen friends all season long!

Great tasting little tomato, with that tomato 'tang' and just the right amount of sweetness.

Very prolific provider with delicious cherry tomatos. More you pick the more you seem to get. Best part is the fact that the plant only ...Read Moregrows to about four feet and all that is needed is one stake for main stem support as it bears so much fruit.