I went to the plant store to impulse buy some tomato plants (I knew I wanted tomatoes, just hadn't decided which types). Picked this one, and only just realized this is literally all the information I have. No care instructions on the back of the tab.
I'm relatively new to gardening – the planting and caring part, not the picking and eating part. The knowledge I have is basic, and my experience is minimal (and not super successful). I have a nice sunny spot to plant, and I've actually been planning. I'm just trying to figure out some basics for my spreadsheet, because I'm a nerd. Things like: how big will it get? How long does it take to mature? What's it called? Things like that.
Thanks to anyone who has ideas!
by smartel84
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The name has been cut off by the nursery on the tag. Call them and ask. Its Purple *something*
Could be any one of hundreds. Black Krim, Cherokee Purple?
The picture looks like a cherry variety maybe
For those who don’t speak German, the label says it’s a bush tomato, i.e. determinate. It definitely looks different from the two indeterminates I bought. I believe it’s a cocktail/cherry tomato, and the label says it’s a violet-red color, and the name begins “Purple…”
All I’ve been able to find in the EU online for purple cherry tomatoes are Purple Bumblebee and Purple Dragon, but those are both indeterminate.
It’s a bush tomato, so likely smaller overall and determinate. Likely container friendly.
You could try taking a straight-on photo of the picture and using Google Lens to hopefully find the image.
Google gave me Purple Reign. Maybe?
Is it a small plant? Purple Boy is a micro dwarf that looks like the picture of the tomatoes. Or maybe Purple Dragon, with is a full sized plant.
If possible, it might be best to go back to the store and find a pot with better info and take a picture of that.
It could be Reinhard’s Purple Sugar, a German cherry tomato variety.
Maybe this? https://www.pflanzen-koelle.de/stabtomate-starlias-choco-kakao-veredelt-topf-oe-12-cm-3er-set-1620200423/