Isis Candy

Described as rich, fruity, and sweet, a candy-like sweetness that some catalogs say rivals Sungold in taste tests. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

An open-pollinated bicolor cherry tomato bred by Joe Bratka of New Jersey, with Marizol Purple as one parent, and introduced through the Seed Savers Exchange in 1992.

• 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.
• Ripens early, under about 70 days, one of the safer picks where the summer is short.
• Generally forgiving and beginner-friendly to grow.
• Prone to cracking and splitting after wet spells.
• One of our picks for the cold, short-season gardens of New England.

Sold out, or after a change? The closest alternatives, and how they differ.

Sungoldbut a bicolor red and gold heirloom rather than a uniform orange hybrid

• True Leaf Market
• Urban Farmer

• Open-Pollinated Alternatives to Your Favorite Hybrids
• Best Early Tomatoes for Short Seasons

Is Isis Candy determinate or indeterminate?

Isis Candy 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 Isis Candy take to ripen?

Isis Candy ripens in about 67 days from transplant. Ripens early, under about 70 days, one of the safer picks where the summer is short.

Is Isis Candy an heirloom or a hybrid?

Isis Candy is open-pollinated, so seed saved from it comes back true to type.

What can I grow instead of Isis Candy?

A close swap is Sungold, but a bicolor red and gold heirloom rather than a uniform orange hybrid.