| Description | Tomatoberry Garden Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) produces small, red, strawberry-shaped sweet tomatoes. |
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| Pronunciation | (so-LAY-num)(ly-koh-PER-see-kum) |
| Plant Type | Perennial Tender, Edibles Vegetables, Site author's observations |
| Sunlight | Grows best in full sun. |
| Moisture | Preders moist soils but grow well in average moisture. |
| Soil & Site | Prefers moist, loamy, and slightly acidic soil with a pH of 5.8 to 6.8. It will grow well in average soil. |
| Temperature | Prefer temperatures between 70 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit. |
| Flowers | Flowers are yellow, star-shaped, five-petaled blooms with recurved petals. They are arranged in clusters of 3 to 12 blooms. |
| Fruit | The fruits are red, smooth, shiny, glossy, and are classified as berries. The fruit (berries) are 1-2 oz., heart-shaped, strawberry-like. The flesh is thick, meaty, and high in sugar content. |
| Leaves | Leaves are green, alternate, and have 5-9 leaflets. The surface is velvety, densely hairy, and strongly scented. |
| Stems | The stems are sprawling, tender, light to dark green, sticky, and hairy. When planting, the stem can be buried, and it will produce roots along its length. This creates a stronger plant. |
| Dimensions | This tomato variety is indeterminate and will grow as a weak stem or vine-like. |
| Maintenance | Tomato plants are weak-stemmed and will need support. Using cages or staking the plants will prevent the stems from breaking or drooping under the weight of the tomatoes. |
| Propagation | The flat, small seeds are easy to germinate. |
| Native Site | Tomatoes originated in the Andes Mountains of South America, where they grew wild. |
| Cultivar Origin | Developed by Iwao Tokita of Tokita Seed in Japan, it was introduced to the market around 2008. |
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