sun gold small-fruited tomato

Indeterminate. To quote one customer, “Without these little babies, there’s no summer .” Small fruits averaging 8.2g, borne in prolific clusters, ripen very early to a rich apricot color and keep producing till frost. A perfect combination of deep sweetness with a hint of acidic citrusy tartness, so good that for almost a decade it took away our incentive to trial cherry tomatoes because no others could match it. In a field replete with choices, we are drawn to Sun Gold like candy. Many get eaten out of hand in the garden. Nikos plants several at her garden entrance to be enjoyed by all who visit. Quart after quart grace the table, yet we rarely reach surfeit July through September. Once a year Emily makes a pure Sun Gold tomato sauce: “It’s a sweet and sprightly delicacy that pairs nicely with fresh shell beans. Too sweet to eat in quantity, but it’s a wonderful treat!” Very prone to split so pick early when rains are forecast. Seldom diseased, we find that stripping diseased leaves results in new healthy growth and prolongs harvest. Brix 8.