Red Currant Tomato Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium
LATIN NAME: SOLANUM PIMPINELLIFOLIUM
COMMON NAME: Currant Tomato
The currant tomato cascades the sprawling, branching plant with the finely divided, ferny leaves and the loose, branching clusters of the tiny, yellow flowers that open through the warm season, the small, round, bright-red fruits following in the long, cascading clusters, each fruit the size of the currant and bursting with the sweet, rich flavour. The plant grows vigorously and fruits through the long season, and it likes the sun, and the rich, moist, well-drained soil.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
As a close wild relative of the cultivated tomato, the currant tomato holds a recognised place in the research on the tomato breeding and the disease resistance of the nightshade family, and the pimpinellifolium species appears in the studies of the useful wild genes and the heat tolerance. The work looks at the way the plant fruits through the long season, the intense flavour, and the seed biology. The breeders value the wild genetics, and the growers of the heritage and wild tomatoes keep the species in their catalogues.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
In the warm kitchen garden, the currant tomato cascades the summer branches with the red clusters. The tiny fruits serve the salads, the garnishes and the snacks for the ages, they feed the birds, and the plant trails from the basket and the pot. It grows well in the rich, moist, well-drained, sunny ground. Prolific, wild-relative and intensely sweet.
To grow the Currant Tomato from seed, scatter the tiny seeds over the moist, fine compost of the tray, then press them in, keep the tray in the warm, bright spot and mist gently, and the seedlings appear within a week or two.
Keep the tray warm and gently misted, and pot the seedlings on as they grow. The cascading clusters come within the season. Plant the young plants in the rich, sunny ground, and the cascading clusters will trail through the summer.
Common name:Solanum pimpinellifolium seeds
Everyone loves these little jewels
Indeterminate plant produces heavy yields of tiny red pea size tomatoes. Ten tomatoes will fit on a spoon ~! One of the smallest tomatoes in the world. These tomatoes are very flavorful. Kids absolutely love them!
A sweet red, pea-sized currant that holds fruit on clusters until all are ripe. A very sweet and tasty treat.