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Chiapas Tomato
Indeterminate
55 days to harvest
Solanum pimpinellifolium
HEIRLOOM Along with her sweet yellow cousin Coyote, Chiapas Tomato is always our first and last tomatoes we savor each season and she doesn’t trickle in: Chiapas’ vigorous growth sends cascades of delectable fruit in every direction. Here’s the thing: Chiapas and Coyote share the same genus as most other tomatoes, but not the same species (you’ll find it above; all the plant nerds in your life will be very impressed with you)! Among other things, this means they’re a little more wild, a little less domesticated, and as a result, they simply don’t get classic tomato diseases like Late Blight, Early Blight and Septoria Leaf Spot. Delectable disease resistance!
At Fruition, we sow tomatoes in soil blocks indoors 2 months before final frost, early April for us here in Zone 5, germinating them on heat mats with ease. Good light is essential: Younger, less stressed seedlings are healthier and more abundant than older, more stressed seedlings.
Organic Chiapas Tomato
Planting Method:Â Transplant Only
When to sow: 6-8 weeks before last frost
Seed Depth: 1/8 inch    Days to Germination: 7-10 at 80°F (27°C)
Sowing and seedling care: Don’t start too early! Sow indoors 2 seeds/cell or soil block, & thin to 1. We recommend sowing on a heat mat at 80°F to emergence, 75°F after. Good light is essential: Younger, less stressed seedlings are healthier and more abundant than older, more stressed seedlings. Pot up to 3-4” pots when first true leaves, submerging 3/4 of the stem below soil.
When to transplant:Â Harden off & transplant outdoors after frost, again burying stem.
Strong 3′ trellis optional but helpful. Water soil, not leaves. Prune lowest stem “suckers” as they emerge.
Transplant Spacing: 2.5 feet   Sun Needs: Full
Days to Harvest: 55
Harvest: Indeterminate. A scrumptious snack straight off the vine! Enjoy fruit early and often, and until frost too 🙂
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Christin Roberson –
Chiapas cherries are my new favorite as their abundance and disease resistance are unmatched. Just before you bite into their tender flesh and umami goodness, take a moment to enjoy the beautiful floral smell. It is a delight to the senses–a culinary masterpiece! Thrives in soil blocks and quickly becomes the most lovely kind of untamed in the garden. We enjoy many straight from the vine but they have the integrity to hold up in caprese and pasta salads as well. These do not dissapoint; we will grow them again and again!
Brian –
Wild is right! These cherry tomatoes are tasty and abundant, but the plant will defy your attempts to trellis it at every turn. I wouldn’t recommend single-stemming it on a post (like I did) but you might have better success with a Florida weave method. Honestly they still produce well just trailing on the ground. Taste is sweet-sour and, I think, a little yeasty. It was a neat experience growing this variety.
Heather (verified owner) –
Yes!! Florida weave is totally the way to go with these guys! So glad your pallet enjoyed these tangy little treats 🙂 -Heather & The Fruition Crew