Ella's Garden Plants from A to Z: Lycopersicon lycopersicum, 'Porter, Charles Herring Strain, tomato

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
Zone 4
Zone 5
Zone 6
Zone 7
Zone 8
Zone 9

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
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