Grape Tomato Red
Grape Tomato Red is a hybrid tomato variety (Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme 'Grape Red'). Harvest begins around day 65-75; seed germinates in 6-12 days. Set plants 18-24 inches apart. Grow in soil pH 6.0-7.0, zones 10-11, full sun (6+ hours). Plants reach 1-10 feet. It will crop in a container. Hybrid seed does not come true, so it has to be bought fresh each season rather than saved.
Sowing
Start indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost or direct sow when soil is 65°F+
Cultivation
- Sun
- Full sun (6+ hours)
- Water
- High — consistent moisture needed
- Soil
- Well-drained soil with moderate fertility
- Soil pH
- 6.0-7.0
- Spacing
- 18-24 inches
- Height
- 1-10 feet
- Season
- Year Round
Appearance & flavour
- Colour
- Deep red
- Size
- 0.5-1 oz
- Shape
- Elongated oval, grape-like clusters
- Flavour
- Very sweet with low acidity, concentrated tomato flavor
In the kitchen
Fresh snacking, salads, lunch boxes, roasting, drying
Pests, disease & resistance
- Pests
- Aphids, whiteflies, spider mites
- Diseases
- Early blight, late blight, fusarium wilt
- Resistance
- Good general disease tolerance, crack resistant
Planting calendar by USDA zone
| Zone | Start indoors | Transplant | Direct sow | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May | July – August | — | September – August |
| 2 | April – May | June – July | — | September |
| 3 | April | June – July | — | August – October |
| 4 | March – April | June | — | August – October |
| 5 | March | May – June | — | August – October |
| 6 | March | May – June | — | July – September |
| 7 | February – March | April – May | — | July – September |
| 8 | February | April – May | — | June – August |
| 9 | January | March – April | — | May – July |
| 10 | January | February – March | — | May – July |
| 11 | January | January – February | — | April – June |
| 12 | January | January – February | — | April – June |
| 13 | January | January – February | — | April – June |
Companion planting
8 beneficial pairings indexed for this variety, 4 to avoid.
Avoid
Nutrition (per 100 g)
- Calories (per 100 g)
- 27
- Protein (g)
- 0.83
- Fat (g)
- 0.63
- Carbohydrate (g)
- 5.51
- Fibre (g)
- 2.1
- Vitamin C (mg)
- 27.2
- Vitamin E (mg)
- 0.98
- Vitamin K (µg)
- 4.2
- Vitamin B6 (mg)
- 0.06
- Folate (µg)
- 10
- Calcium (mg)
- 11
- Iron (mg)
- 0.33
- Magnesium (mg)
- 11.9
- Phosphorus (mg)
- 28
- Potassium (mg)
- 260
- Zinc (mg)
- 0.2
Where to buy seed and equipment
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Cultivar facts compiled from public horticultural references including USDA GRIN and NC State Extension. Descriptions are original to this catalogue.
Grown Grape Tomato Red?
Post a crop report — day counts, reservoir readings, what worked. Variety-specific logs are the most useful thing on the forum.
Similar varieties
Other tomatoes with a comparable time to harvest, so a season that suits Grape Tomato Red suits these too.
- Cherry Belle 65 days
- Sweet Million 65 days
- Super Sweet 100 65 days
- Indigo Rose 65 days
- Piccolo Grape Tomato 65 days
- Chocolate Cherry 65 days