Tomato 'Micro-Tom'

Lycopersiconlycopersicum

Family
Solanaceae (so-lan-AY-see-ee)
Genus
Lycopersicon (ly-koh-PER-see-kon)
Species
lycopersicum (ly-koh-PER-see-kum)
Synonym
Spacing
under 6 in. (15 cm)
Sun Exposure
6-9 in. (15-22 cm)
Other Details
Seed Collecting
Light Shade
Fruit Shape
Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Fruit Size
Fruit Colors
Growing Habit
Days to Maturity
Seed Type
Disease Resistance
Allow unblemished fruit to ripen; clean and dry seeds
Ferment seeds before storing
Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored
Leaf Type
Currant
Foliage Color
Small (grape/cherry varieties)
Bloom Characteristics
Yellow
Red
Water Requirements
Where to Grow
Determinate
Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Hollywood, Florida

Dunellen, New Jersey

Brooklyn, New York

Santarem, Santarem

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Gardener's Notes:

2
positives
1
neutral
2
negatives
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M
| December 2012 | neutral

World's smallest tomato variety, as they say.
It looks very attractive in pots, but the taste is far from anything special.
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S
Carmel, NY (Zone 6b) | July 2004 | negative

I want a tomato I can eat. If I want a decoration, I'll grow a flower! We tried a 4-pak - one did well, the others produced about 8-10 ...Read More

T
T
Pembroke Pines, FL (Zone 10a) | September 2003 | positive

A very small plant that grows no more than 5 or 6 inches that is more ornamental than edible. I grow them in 4 inch pots in groups of six...Read More

C
| February 2003 | negative

You can have him!

J
| August 2002 | positive

Good to grow as a successional plant to have on the kitchen window sill. Can suffer from scorch in bright light. Tends to grow on one sid...Read More

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