No. 092 · hybrid
Galahad
Galahad is a determinate hybrid slicer with red fruit. It ripens in about 69 days.
Flavor
Described as having excellent old-fashioned flavor for an early determinate, a rare combination of taste and disease resistance. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.
Origin
An F1 hybrid determinate slicer bred for broad disease resistance including late blight, named an All-America Selections winner in 2020.
What it does well
- High resistance to late blight plus early blight tolerance
- An All-America Selections winner praised for flavor
- Determinate habit needs little staking, good for short seasons
Where it frustrates
- An F1 hybrid, so seed cannot be saved true
- Determinate, so the harvest is concentrated
Growing it
- Determinate bush. It sets most of its crop in one concentrated flush, which suits batch cooking and canning, and needs only light support.
- Ripens early, under about 70 days, one of the safer picks where the summer is short.
- Generally forgiving and beginner-friendly to grow.
- Reliably sets and ripens in cool, short seasons.
- One of our picks for the cold, short-season gardens of New England.
Disease resistance
Carries high resistance to late blight plus early blight tolerance.
Why no hardiness zone?
Tomatoes are warm-season annuals, so variety choice comes down to days to maturity and your local frost dates.
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Common questions
- Is Galahad determinate or indeterminate?
- Galahad is a determinate variety. Determinate bush. It sets most of its crop in one concentrated flush, which suits batch cooking and canning, and needs only light support.
- How long does Galahad take to ripen?
- Galahad ripens in about 69 days from transplant. Ripens early, under about 70 days, one of the safer picks where the summer is short.
- Is Galahad an heirloom or a hybrid?
- Galahad is a hybrid (F1), so seed saved from it will not come back true to the parent and is best bought fresh each year.
- What can I grow instead of Galahad?
- A close swap is Defiant PhR, but a larger determinate slicer with similar blight resistance.
Sources
- Galahad Organic F1 Tomato Seed · Johnnys Selected Seeds
- Tomato Galahad F1 · All-America Selections
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