Texas Wild Cherry

Good germination in pots

I planted some in pots and some in ground. I had pretty good germination The pots, I have 5 to 6 healthy looking plants that have started to flower but the CJ planted in ground didn’t sprout. Hoping that these tomatoes will tolerate the heat here in zone 9B in South Texas.

Seeds were OK, but…

I grew these tomatoes very successfully in 2022, but since then I have had problems getting them to grow. This is not the seeds fault by any stretch of the imagination, but rather my inability to find a proper medium. I stll have some of my 2022 crop in the freezer. I passed some seeds along to my sister, who is a Master Gardener. I’m sure she will have better results! I will definitely order again next year .

If you wanna grow tomatoes without a struggle

I was burned out fighting weather, birds, pests in Phoenix. Decided to give these a shot, since they were supposedly found growing in the wild. Easy sprouting, delicious tomatoes, low bird problem (the sprawling helps hide the fruit from the birds), low pest problem. They lasted better into the Phoenix summer than any tomatoes I've grown before, although they did give up the ghost finally when temps last summer went over 115 . . . and just STAYED there (stewed tomatoes, anyone?). But they reseeded, I've got lots more plants, TONS of fruit, and just hoping they beat the heat for ripening. I've already harvested a handful, crossing fingers for rest of fruit. I've learned from Native Seed/SEARCH how to grow veggies (okay, fruit in this case) WITH our climate, instead of fighting it and am finding it much less frustrating.