No. 076 · open-pollinated
Super Sioux
Super Sioux is a determinate open-pollinated slicer with red fruit. It ripens in about 70 days.
Flavor
Described as a well-balanced sweet-acid flavor on a tough, dependable plant, good fresh or cooked. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.
Origin
An open-pollinated heirloom in the Sioux line developed for the central plains, selected for heat and drought tolerance.
What it does well
- Sets fruit well in heat and dry spells
- Crack resistant under uneven moisture
- Adaptable and dependable
Where it frustrates
- Medium-sized fruit rather than a large slicer
- Mild flavor compared with the famous heirlooms
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.
- Mid-season timing, ripening around 70 to 80 days from transplant.
- Generally forgiving and beginner-friendly to grow.
- Will set in cooler conditions, though warmth still helps it along.
- Skins resist cracking, even after a heavy rain.
- One of our picks for the cold, short-season gardens of New England.
Disease resistance
An open-pollinated variety, 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 Super Sioux determinate or indeterminate?
- Super Sioux 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 Super Sioux take to ripen?
- Super Sioux ripens in about 70 days from transplant. Mid-season timing, ripening around 70 to 80 days from transplant.
- Is Super Sioux an heirloom or a hybrid?
- Super Sioux is open-pollinated, so seed saved from it comes back true to type.
- What can I grow instead of Super Sioux?
- A close swap is Celebrity, but an open-pollinated heat-tolerant heirloom rather than a hybrid.
Sources
- Super Sioux Tomato Seeds, Heirloom · Sandia Seed Company
- Super Sioux Tomato Seeds · True Leaf Market
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