Days To Maturity
55
Mature Width
4 Feet
Sun / Shade
Full Sun
Tomato Fruit Set
Indeterminate
Candyland Red Hybrid Tomato Seeds
Candyland Red Hybrid Tomato Seeds
Award-winning performance and flavor
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Description / Candyland Red Hybrid Tomato Seeds
Days to Maturity: 55 from transplant
Indeterminate
All-America Selections (AAS) Winner 2016
At last, a currant tomato worthy of an All-America Selections Award. Candyland Red Hybrid is the first ever to receive this honor, and when you grow it, you will see why. Easier to harvest, sweeter, and more productive than others.
The first thing you will notice is that the habit of this indeterminate vining plant is neat and restrained. If you've ever seen currant tomato plants before, you know that they are quite rangy and dense, with fruit arising deep inside the branches, where it's difficult to reach. Candyland Red puts a stop to all that nonsense with exterior fruit setting, simplifying your harvest and making it easier for the tomatoes themselves to receive the sunlight and water they need for maturation.
The second improvement is the yield. Expect more than 100 fruit from every plant—Candyland Red sets its currant tomatoes in long clusters, like enormous bunches of grapes. The production is heavy and continues all season long on this vigorous, trouble free plant.
The third and most important change is the flavor. Each dark red fruit is round, smooth, and just about ½-inch in diameter, weighing in at ¼-ounce, yet every bit is packed with super sweet, rich flavor. You will quickly get used to grabbing a handful of Candyland Reds every time you enter the vegetable garden—they're a wonderful snack straight off the vine.
Smaller than cherry tomatoes, currants are just one quick bite: intensely flavored yet so tiny. If you are new to growing this veggie, make Candyland Red Hybrid your way to start. The garden performance will astound you, and the flavor will satisfy your sweet tooth the healthy way.
Start seeds indoors 5 to 6 weeks before the last frost date. Plant outdoors when danger of frost is past and night temperatures consistently remain above 55 degrees Fahrenheit. If an unexpected late frost is forecasted, protect young plants with plastic sheeting or other cover. Set plants 2 to 4 feet apart, and stake or cage them as they grow.
Product Details
| SKU | 52696-PK-P1 |
|---|---|
| Genus | Lycopersicon |
| Species | esculentum |
| Variety | Candyland Red Hybrid |
| Product Classification | Annuals, Seeds, Vegetables |
| Tomato Fruit Set | Indeterminate |
| Sun / Shade | Full Sun |
| Habit | Vining |
| Days To Maturity | 55.00 |
| Harvest Season | Early Summer, Late Summer, Mid Summer |
| Resistance | Disease Resistant, Heat Tolerant, Humidity Tolerant, Pest Resistant |
| Characteristics | Award Winner, Edible, Season Extenders |
| Uses | Beds, Cuisine, Outdoor, Vines and Climbers |
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Tasty but tiny 0 people found this helpfulThese are tasty little bites but are surprisingly small. May plant again but I prefer a larger cherry tomato.
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Amazing! 1 people found this helpfulThese little tomatoes are TINY but the flavor is amazing!! I call them tomato berries, but they are prolific and very delicious! The germination rate was 100% I am very happy with them.
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More than enough 0 people found this helpfulI like to eat cherry tomatoes out of the garden & these seemed interesting. I started 5 seeds thinking that at least a couple of them wouldn't make it - WRONG - every plant thrived! These just keep on going and there are so many tomatoes that I reached out to my local food bank to take them (after canning, cooking etc.) They didn't all ripen at once in the clusters but we have had a strange weather year. Once they start producing, plan on picking often. I thought they would be sweeter but they do have a very distinctive flavor. I would grow again.
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amazing 0 people found this helpfulAt first we weren't sure about these tiny little tomatoes, but now they are almost our favorite for cooking. They hold their shape when cooked and add a great pop of flavor in eggs, pizza and pasta. They are also good for fresh eating but not a great as sungolds etc. The plant is smaller than regular cherry tomatoes but is producing quite prolifically. So far mid-August the plant has some leaf spots but is still going strong. Going to plant 2 next year.
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amazing 0 people found this helpfulAt first we weren't sure about these tiny little tomatoes, but now they are almost our favorite for cooking. They hold their shape when cooked and add a great pop of flavor in eggs, pizza and pasta. They are also good for fresh eating but not a great as sungolds etc. The plant is smaller than regular cherry tomatoes but is producing quite prolifically. So far mid-August the plant has some leaf spots but is still going strong. Going to plant 2 next year.
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Small and Easy 0 people found this helpfulThese germinated great. Planted 2 years out of same packet. Grow quick and vigorous. My 5 year old said the skins were a little thick, but what does he know. Pop them in your mouth with a mozzerella pearl.
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prolific producer 0 people found this helpfulThe Candyland was a great producing plant that went very late into the season. The tomatoes are tiny little flavor bombs. I made quite a few batches of roasted/dried and jarred for the offseason when they were overflowing. The foliage is quite beautiful as well with lacy leaves.
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Adorable 0 people found this helpfulSomeone already compared them to bonsai. Truly beautiful plants that seemed to take forever to become big enough to generate fruit. But when they did, there was no stopping them. My wife love to see the wonderful little fruit come into the house for her salads, and I loved the plants. Will be growing them again!
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Robust 0 people found this helpfulMy plant is 6’ tall & wide & covered with tomatoes top to bottom. Very sweet, quite firm. Pretty in a salad, but you have to chase them a bit with your fork. Holds up well when mixed with other chunky veggies in a salad.
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They grew!!! 1 people found this helpfulSo ive never planted seeds before, but i was totally thinking, how many will really grow?! So i planted 3 together, my mother planted about 7 together... well... they ALL grew!! Now were not sure how to divide these, oops! I have a black thumb so im totally shocked and so happy! These were amazing little seeds!
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Yummy 0 people found this helpfulI planted 5of these and they were up in 3 days. This is a staple of my summer diet as they produce many tomatoes for salads and just for snacking.
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Yummy 0 people found this helpfulI planted 5of these and they were up in 3 days. This is a staple of my summer diet as they produce many tomatoes for salads and just for snacking.
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Bursts of flavor! 0 people found this helpfulThese little guys pack a huge punch of flavor! They burst with flavor and juices when you bite into them, I recommend eating them by the handful fresh off the vine in the garden; don't blame me when you have none left to bring inside for later! These will always be in my garden - highly prolific, incredible flavor, no disease issues in Louisville Zone 6/7. I had no issues germinating the seeds last year and the same seed packet seeds germinated for me a year later - so I think the other reviewer must have had a bad packet or other issues with germinating. You will not regret growing these, and you will have enough to give away; my friends now want to grow their own this year because they are so good.
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Unbelieveable yield and flavor. 1 people found this helpfulMy Candyland plants are in access of 6’ tall. The yield is much more then listed above, more like 100’s per plant. The flavor is very sweet. I planted five plants in my tomato patch and we are overwhelmed with tiny current tomatoes. We even started mixing them in with the strained tomatoes for canning and surpringly, they are very thick, almost like a paste tomato. We will definitely grow again, but probably less plants. The only negative is that they are difficult to pick, especially at first, especially for older people. Highly recommend, our entire family lives them, the sweetness in incredible. I can provide pictures.
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Tasty, resisted early blight 1 people found this helpfulI really liked this tomato last year; germinated without problems, produced lots of small tomatoes with very good flavor. About halfway in size between Tidy Treats and Juliets.
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Germination and vigor 1 people found this helpfulI am only reviewing what I know so far. I am growing many varieties of tomatoes this year (Black Krim, Pineapple, Big Rainbow, Candyland, Maskotka, Roma, Giant Garden Paste, Green Zebra, Green Heirloom, Kellogg's, Park's Whopper, Brandywine, Sweet Million, Honey Delight, Sungold, Cherokee Purple, Big Brandy, Mater Sandwich, and Cream Sausage). I had to comment on these today though because they are the cutest little tomato plants ever. They look like little bonzai tomato plants. They are currently just over 1 inch high with 4 true leaves, symmetrical, deep green, and happy looking. My other seedlings that have 4 true leaves are in the 3-4 inch range. The seeds are TINY, the plants thus far are tiny, but really vigorous and I have had 100% germination. I will have to update later int he season to comment on performance and taste.
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