Dwarf Mahogany Tomato
Price: $3.59
SKU: 3403261In the Australian summer of 2008/09, Patrina Nuske Small made a cross between 'Wilpena F2' (from the "Sleepy family") and 'Cherokee Purple' and created the "Plentiful family." The first release out of this line, 'Dwarf Mahogany' was selected and stabilized by was selected and named by "Dwarf Tomato Project" member Lee Newman of North Carolina. Further stabilization was performed by Craig LeHoullier, Susan Oliverson, Ken Jacobs, Patrick Sullivan with and initial increase done by Bill Minkey. Introduced by the Victory Seed Company for the 2016 gardening season.
Fruit Color: Black
Special Groups: Container Friendly
Special Groups: Dwarf Tomato Project
Harvest Timing: Late Season
Full light and cooler temps (60° to 70°) will help to prevent the seedlings from becoming too leggy. If plants become rootbound before you can safely set them into the ground, transplant them into larger pots.
Harden off plants before planting outside. Young plants are very susceptible to frost and sunburn damage. Avoid too much nitrogen. Water evenly but not in excess.
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Customer Reviews:
By Teresa (Denver CO) on April 25, 2024
We got one of these plants from a neighbor years ago and were so pleased with the flavor that we ordered seed for the next fall. I've now grown maybe twenty of the dwarfs and this is our HG. It seems to come in a bit earlier than others here (we have a short season and dwarfs run late). They're not huge but very tasty - right up there with our main crop black tomatoes. Little less prone to leaf diseases as other dwarfs. I grew them one year alongside Rosella Purple as that one is popular here - similar taste, RP was a little bigger and prettier but also later. We stick with Mahogany.
By Dori (Portland, Oregon) on October 17, 2023
This was a 5 star tasty tomato. I only gave 3 stars because I started all the seeds and only one plant survived. But it finally produced 4 little tomatoes on a tiny little plant. They were the best tasting of all my tomatoes! I would like to grow more of these but I'm afraid to spend the money on seeds that might not germinate.
By Christiana Mayfield on July 6, 2022
Mahogany has show more resistance to splitting and foliage disease where we garden, which is to be expected from it's Cherokee Purple lineage. No tomatoes close to 20 oz, most in the 6-12 oz range. Great flavor too.
By Craig LeHoullier on February 9, 2022
We have some fine chocolate colored tomatoes in our project, and this fits that description nicely. The color and size is similar to Tasmanian Chocolate, but it is a bit later to yield and has a more intense, rich flavor. This is just a wonderful, colorful slicing tomato.
