Dwarf Round Robin Tomato
Price: $3.95
SKU: 3404561Developed by members of the "Dwarf Tomato Project," ''Dwarf Round Robin' was selected out of the "Kiwi" family and named by Robin Bort. Along with key contributor Robin Bort, Craig LeHoullier, Peter Knight, Steve Carey, Bill Yoder and IRC Rogers participated in the development of the variety, and Bill Minkey grew out the final selection.
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 Elizabeth Fox (Toledo, OR) on November 28, 2025
Of all the tomatoes - dwarf and indeterminate- that I've grown in my 40 years on the Oregon coast, this tomato has been the best. It never fails to produce huge crops of tasty tomatoes, even when I've transplanted them after July 1. It seems to be blight resistant and the plant habit is neat and compact but yields are the best. The flavor comes as close to the Iowa grown, sweet and rich tomatoes I remember from my youth, and the colors and stripes are an added bonus. If you're looking for a dwarf tomato to try, this is the one I recommend above all others.
By Susan Sloan (Lake City FL) on June 3, 2024
Worried that I might have picked my first one too soon. Nope! Sweetest cherry tomato I have ever tasted.
By M K Fonzi (Buffalo, NY) on August 28, 2023
I grew five or six of the dwarf tomato project tomatoes this year. It was hard to pick from so many but I tried a few red or pink tomatoes from every height category. By far the Dwarf Round Robin had the best balanced flavor. A good balance of being meaty and juicy. Excellent fresh eating. Another reviewer compared it to a Cherokee Purple. Yup, that's it. Delicious. That's the one I'll keep growing.
By Liudmila (PNW) on March 3, 2023
Last year I found dwarf tomato project and bought many good varieties. Out of 30+ varieties Round Robin was one of my favorite in both categories: taste and productivity. Definitely a keeper!
By Robin (northern Arkansas) on October 13, 2022
The five stars is for growing Round Robin in the greenhouse all winter with amazing harvests. The plants have been healthy and prolific. The fruit tastes like a Cherokee Purple (only miniature). They're a perfect salad tomato. I tried them outside two years ago. Outside, they were very prolific on very (too) vigorous 'bushes'. However, they did not ripen evenly like in the climate controlled greenhouse. In the greenhouse, the size of the plants was limited by growing them in 3 gallon pots. They were fed regularly with a liquid organic fertilizer.
By Brenda Hansen on July 25, 2022
This year I purchased two types of Dwarf Tomato seeds. I have loved the size of the plants but I am disappointed with how this particular plant has done. It produced quite a few tomatoes but none of them have ripened. They have eventually rotted on the vine. It still has some green tomatoes. If anyone has thoughts on why this has happened I would love to hear. I still have some seeds and wouldn't mind trying again.
