Sweet 100

Sold and described as very sweet, with the classic bright cherry-tomato flavor. As with all flavor notes here, this is the recurring catalog description, not a measured claim.

An F1 hybrid cherry tomato long popular for its heavy clusters of small sweet fruit. The improved disease-resistant selection is sold as Supersweet 100.

• 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 orange, and many growers find it even sweeter

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Is Sweet 100 determinate or indeterminate?

Sweet 100 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 Sweet 100 take to ripen?

Sweet 100 ripens in about 65 days from transplant. Ripens early, under about 70 days, one of the safer picks where the summer is short.

Is Sweet 100 an heirloom or a hybrid?

Sweet 100 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 Sweet 100?

A close swap is Sungold, but orange, and many growers find it even sweeter.