No. 094 · heirloom

Garden Peach

Garden Peach is an indeterminate heirloom slicer with golden yellow fruit. It ripens in about 75 days.

Illustration of Garden Peach tomato
Illustration based on known traits, not a photo.
TypeSlicer
HabitIndeterminate
BreedingHeirloom
Maturity75 days
Fruit size2 to 4 oz
ColorGolden yellow with a pink blush and soft, peach-like fuzz
DifficultyEasy
Best forFresh, salad, snacking

Flavor

Described as delicate, light, and clean with a mild fruity sweetness. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Origin

An old heirloom prized for its small, fuzzy, peach-like fruit and long storage life.

What it does well

  • Unusual fuzzy peach-like skin
  • A long keeper that stores for weeks
  • Mild, distinctive sweet flavor

Where it frustrates

  • Small, soft fruit
  • Pale color makes ripeness harder to judge

Growing it

  • Indeterminate vine. It keeps growing and setting fruit right up to frost, so plan on a tall stake or cage and regular pruning through the season.
  • Mid-season timing, ripening around 70 to 80 days from transplant.
  • Generally forgiving and beginner-friendly to grow.
  • One of our picks for the cold, short-season gardens of New England.

Disease resistance

An heirloom, sold without formal disease-resistance codes.

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 Garden Peach determinate or indeterminate?
Garden Peach is an indeterminate variety. Indeterminate vine. It keeps growing and setting fruit right up to frost, so plan on a tall stake or cage and regular pruning through the season.
How long does Garden Peach take to ripen?
Garden Peach ripens in about 75 days from transplant. Mid-season timing, ripening around 70 to 80 days from transplant.
Is Garden Peach an heirloom or a hybrid?
Garden Peach is an heirloom, an open-pollinated variety with a documented history, so seed saved from it comes back true to type.
What can I grow instead of Garden Peach?
A close swap is Wapsipinicon Peach, but a smaller round fruit rather than a large cherry.

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