Tomato Heartbreakers Vallery Red Hybrid is an F1 hybrid cocktail tomato. The plant sets abundant clusters of juicy heart-shaped fruits that have tender skin and the perfect balance of sweet and sour flavor, with an average 9 Brix rating, perfect for snacking. Tomatoes are considered a superfood for their nutrient rich content. They are a good source of vitamin C and provide vitamin A and potassium. Tomatoes also contain carotenoid lycopene and beta-carotene as well as phenolic acids and flavonoids.
Usually grown as an annual, Heartbreakers Vallery Red, an herbaceous tender perennial, is a member of the nightshade family (Solanaceae), which contains plants that typically grow in temperate to tropical regions. Heartbreakers Vallery Red has a trailing growth habit and excellent vigor. Blossoms and fruit continue to develop as the vine grows, so, it bears an impressive amount of fruit over the course of a season.
Tomatoes grow best in sunny locations with moist, humusy, deep, fertile loam. Pinch above 3 leaves to support branching.
A warm-season vegetable, sensitive to cold temperatures and frost, tomato seed should be direct sown into warm spring soil after all threat of frost has passed. Seeds can also be started indoors about 4 to 6 weeks before transplanting to the garden. Flowers begin to set fruit with night temperatures between 55° and 75°F. Protect plants with row covers if temperatures are expected to dip below 50°F. Mulching helps to moderate soil temperature and to maintain soil moisture.
Seeds Per Pack | 20 |
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Genus | Lycopersicon |
Species | esculentum |
Variety | Heartbreakers Vallery Red Hybrid |
Product Classification | Seeds, Vegetables |
Tomato Fruit Set | Determinate |
Sun / Shade | Full Sun |
Days To Maturity | 84.00 |
Harvest Season | Late Summer, Mid Summer |
Uses | Baskets, Containers, Cuisine |