Velvet Red Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Price: $2.95
SKU: 340405180 days, indeterminate - The vigorous plants of 'Velvet Red' are very productive and have interesting, bluish-green, some say silvery-gray, colored, regular leaf foliage. Although we have not personally experienced it, some report that "non-silvery" plants occur on occasion.
The small, one-inch cherry tomatoes are bright red in color, globe-shaped, and have an excellent, sweet flavor. As the fruit are developing, their skin exhibits a pubescence (fuzziness) similar to "peach-type" varieties, but it diminishes as they mature.
Originally introduced to gardeners by our friend, the late Dr. Carolyn Male in 1997 noting that the she had received the variety from Joe Bratka of Elmwood, New Jersey in 1996. She described it as, "... perhaps the most beautiful Angora type foliage I've seen, huge sprawling plant with finely cut foliage ... just glitters in the sun ..."
The small, one-inch cherry tomatoes are bright red in color, globe-shaped, and have an excellent, sweet flavor. As the fruit are developing, their skin exhibits a pubescence (fuzziness) similar to "peach-type" varieties, but it diminishes as they mature.
Originally introduced to gardeners by our friend, the late Dr. Carolyn Male in 1997 noting that the she had received the variety from Joe Bratka of Elmwood, New Jersey in 1996. She described it as, "... perhaps the most beautiful Angora type foliage I've seen, huge sprawling plant with finely cut foliage ... just glitters in the sun ..."
Tomato Uses: Small Fruits / Salads
Fruit Color: Red
Harvest Timing: Main Crop / Mid-Season
Fruit Color: Red
Harvest Timing: Main Crop / Mid-Season
Sow seeds indoors (do not direct sow into the garden), using sterile seed starting mix, 6 to 8 weeks before your last expected frost date. Plant 1/4" deep, water lightly but keep moist until emergence.
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.
Click here to view our full tomato growing guide.
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.
Click here to view our full tomato growing guide.
Informational References:
- "Seed Savers Exchange Yearbook," Seed Savers Exchange, Decorah, Iowa, 1997.
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