No. 066 · open-pollinated
Gold Nugget
Gold Nugget is a determinate open-pollinated cherry tomato with golden yellow, round fruit. It ripens in about 56 days.
Typecherry tomato
Habitdeterminate
Days to maturity56
Fruit size0.3 to 0.6 oz
Colorgolden yellow, round
Difficultyeasy
Flavor
Described as sweet and mild, an early golden cherry that is nearly seedless on the first fruit. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.
Origin
An open-pollinated golden cherry tomato developed by Dr. James Baggett at Oregon State University, bred for early ripening and container culture.
What it does well
- One of the earliest yellow cherry tomatoes
- Compact determinate bush, 2 to 3 feet, good for containers
- Heavy early set of golden fruit
Where it frustrates
- Determinate, so production is concentrated rather than season-long
- Small fruit and a short main window
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Sources
- Gold Nugget Organic Tomato Seed · Johnny's Selected Seeds
- Gold Nugget Tomato Seed · Territorial Seed Company