Piccolo Grape Tomato
Piccolo Grape Tomato is a hybrid tomato. Germination takes 7-14 days and fruit ripens from about day 65-75. Skin runs to bright red. Water need is high — consistent moisture needed. Suits zones 10-11. It will crop in a container. As a hybrid it will not breed true; saving seed from it is not worth the space.
Sowing
Start indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost. Transplant after soil reaches 60°F and frost danger passes.
Cultivation
- Sun
- Full sun (6+ hours)
- Water
- High — consistent moisture needed
- Soil
- Well-drained loam with organic matter
- Soil pH
- 6.0-6.8
- Spacing
- 18-24 inches
- Height
- 1-10 feet
- Season
- Year Round
Appearance & flavour
- Colour
- Bright red
- Size
- 0.5-0.75 oz
- Shape
- Small oval grape shape
- Flavour
- Intensely sweet with balanced acidity, concentrated tomato flavor
In the kitchen
Fresh snacking, salads, garnishes, roasting, pasta dishes
Pests, disease & resistance
- Pests
- Tomato hornworm, aphids, spider mites
- Diseases
- Late blight, early blight (good resistance)
- Resistance
- High resistance to tobacco mosaic virus, fusarium wilt, and verticillium wilt
Planting calendar by USDA zone
| Zone | Start indoors | Transplant | Direct sow | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May | July – August | — | September – August |
| 2 | April – May | June – July | — | September |
| 10 | — | March – April | — | — |
| 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, 3 to avoid.
Avoid
Nutrition (per 100 g)
- Calories (per 100 g)
- 18
- Protein (g)
- 0.88
- Fat (g)
- 0.2
- Carbohydrate (g)
- 3.89
- Fibre (g)
- 1.2
- Sugars (g)
- 2.63
- Vitamin A (µg)
- 42
- Vitamin C (mg)
- 13.7
- Vitamin E (mg)
- 0.54
- Vitamin K (µg)
- 7.9
- Vitamin B6 (mg)
- 0.08
- Folate (µg)
- 15
- Calcium (mg)
- 10
- Iron (mg)
- 0.27
- Magnesium (mg)
- 11
- Phosphorus (mg)
- 24
- Potassium (mg)
- 237
- Zinc (mg)
- 0.17
- Selenium (µg)
- 0
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 Piccolo Grape Tomato?
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 Piccolo Grape Tomato suits these too.
- Indigo Rose 65 days
- Determinate Cherry 65 days
- Heirloom Black Cherry 65 days
- Sweet Million 65 days
- Super Sweet 100 65 days
- Grape Tomato Red 65 days