Description
Candyland Red Currant Tomato Seeds 2317. Hybrid.
Approximately 15 seeds per packet (350 seeds per gram)
The Candyland Red Currant Tomato is a true delight and a prestigious All-America Selections (AAS) Winner. This hybrid produces long clusters of tiny, red, super-sweet fruit with truly superb flavour. It offers an incredible combination of earlier ripening and a more compact plant habit than any other currant type, making it significantly easier to harvest the 100+ fruits per plant! Perfect for large containers or the garden, this indeterminate vining tomato produces continuously until frost.
Quick Seed Details
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Type: Indeterminate Vining Hybrid Currant Tomato
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Fruit: Tiny, super-sweet, red currant tomatoes in long clusters
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Features: AAS Winner; easy to harvest compact habit; earlier ripening; 100+ fruits per plant; superb flavour.
Nutritional Information
Currant tomatoes are a nutritional jewel, offering a burst of essential vitamins in a small, concentrated package. They are an excellent source of Vitamin C and Vitamin A, and the deep red colour is rich in the powerful antioxidant lycopene. Their intense sweetness makes them irresistible, ensuring you and your family get a healthy dose of nutrients daily.
What you need to know to Plant & Grow
As an indeterminate variety, this plant requires staking and will continue to produce until the first heavy frost.
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Sow Indoors: Start seeds indoors about 6 to 8 weeks before the last spring frost date. Use a peat moss-based growing mix.
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Germination: The temperature of the seeding mix should be 21 degrees C to 24 degrees C for prompt germination.
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Seedling Care: When the seedlings are 4 cm high, transplant each into individual pots, reducing the temperature to 15 degrees C to 18 degrees C until planting outside.
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Transplanting: After hardening off, transplant into well-drained organic soil in late May. Space the plants 90 cm apart (for indeterminate varieties).
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Culture: Tomatoes need warmth, direct sunlight, and a steady supply of water. Staking is required for these indeterminate vines. Apply the water to the soil rather than showering down over the plants.
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Soil Management: It is very important to keep plants evenly watered as fluctuations in available soil moisture can lead to problems like fruit cracking and blossom end rot. Apply a mulch of straw around plants to protect them from soil-borne diseases and help conserve moisture. Rotate the crop position in the garden every year. Dig out and discard diseased plants; do not compost.
Why Candyland Red Currant Tomato Seeds belong in Your Garden
If you want a truly spectacular tomato experience, the Candyland Red is a must-have. Its award-winning sweetness, early maturity, and compact habit—making those tiny fruits actually easy to pick—set it apart. Choose this variety for an outstanding yield of candy-sweet, superb-flavour tomatoes that keep producing all season long.
