Common Name: tomato Genus: Lycopersicon Species: lycopersicum Cultivar or Variety: 'Porter, Charles Herring Strain
Characteristics of Plant
If you like cherry sized tomatoes with a touch of sweetness, this is an excellent tomato.
The Porter, Charles Herring Strain tomato was developed by Mr. Charles Herring. This is an improvement on his Porter tomato.
Fruits are about 1 ounce in weight. The green fruit blushes to a pink shade.
Fruit begins to ripen about mid season. The plants have regular shaped leaves and is an indeterminate plant.
A great overall tomato plant that not only holds up well after being picked, but does well in all types of weather conditions.
Clusters of the 1" tomatoes are very productive on this plant. Plant does require staking. | Life Cycle Annual
Zone Hardiness up to Zone 3
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Endangered Species No
Heirloom Yes
When to Sow Seed Early Spring
Mid Spring
Late Spring
Early Summer
Germination Temperature 60-70 F
Seed Sowing Depth 1/4"
Seed Needs Light to Germinate Yes
Days to Germination 7-10 days
Sun Exposure Full Sun
Plant Height 4 -6 feet
Plant Form Spreading
Branching
Upright
Nutritional Needs Moist
Fertile Yes
Reproduces By Stem Fragments
Seed
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