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BLUSH

70 days. An elongated, plump, bullet-shaped cherry that is large enough to slice, yet still small enough for snacking out of hand. Radiant golden fruit are drizzled with ruby streaks. Blush came in second place for its intriguingly complex flavor during our in-house tomato tasting. Indeterminate plants produce 2 ½ inch long, 1 ¼ inch wide tomatoes.

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Customer Reviews

Based on 9 reviews
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ruthe
good grower but got the BER

Vigorous grower w lots of fruit, but did get Blossom End Rot, which was perhaps more my fault vs the variety. Did cut off all unblemished fruit and they did ripen on a tray, so still got some! Full Sun in Portland Or.

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Lucy L.
A Winner in a Cool Wet NE Summer

First time growing Blush - ordered seedling from TS. Tough summer with little heat and lots of rain and damp days here in New England. Blush was a winner - beautiful to look at too - ours are more light yellow with red streaks - quite pretty. No blossom end rot for me - I do add calcium in my initial fertilizer when I plant but after that, everyone in the garden has to fend for themselves.
Will be planting again next year.

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Kim S.
My New Favorite Cherry Tomato

This was the first year I planted this variety of tomatoes and was very surprised with the flavor. My daughter and I fight over them. I will be planting them again.

The reason I gave it 4 stars was because it does seem prone to blossom end rot. My tomato plants were literally drowned by early summer rain right after planting, so that is most likely the reason for the blossom end rot. Definitely going to plant again though. I enjoyed the ones I could eat very much!

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48 D.N.
Blossom End Rot

Got this as a starter plant, not seed. It was quick to bear fruit and ripened the earliest. I live in Seattle, and all of my plants are still bearing fruit and have not had blight plague them yet (fingers crossed - it rained all day yesterday).

Unfortunately, this was the only tomato plant out of eight varieties that I had blossom end rot problems with. I grew all of my tomato plants in 25 gallon black fabric pots, each with the same potting soil mix (G&B Organic Raised Bed mix). Watering and fertilizing schedules were the same for each plant, too. I grew two currant style plants, one roma, one slicer heirloom, two cherries and the Red Torch variety that is halfway between a grape and a roma - very similar in size to this Blush tomato. The flavor of the Blush was good, but given that I lost the bottom half of most fruits then the top half has a tough, pithy core, I won't be growing this one again.

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Soil Temp for Germ 70-90°F
Seed Depth 1/4"
Days to Emergence 6-14
Soil Temp for Transp 55°F
Plant Spacing See below
Row Spacing 3-4'
Fertilizer Needs High
Minimum Germination 80%
Seeds per Gram ≈ 280-320
Seed Life 3 years



Lycopersicon lycopersicum The first ripe, juicy tomato of summer is a delicious milestone of the season for gardeners. Each year we test and evaluate more than 250 tomato varieties to bring you the most flavorful, best performing selections, for every desired use. An array of nutrients and antioxidants including the especially potent lycopene, found in its highest concentration in tomatoes, supports healthy eyesight, cardiovascular health, cancer-fighting capacity, and more.

Days to maturity are calculated from date of transplant.

Culture
• Determinate tomatoes: grow compactly, sprawling laterally, usually do not require staking, and fruit ripens over a short period of time
• Indeterminate tomatoes: grow on long vines, generally require pruning to 1 or 2 leaders that need to be trellised
• Fertile, well-drained raised beds covered with plastic mulch promote early growth and better yields
• Tomatoes are high feeders and will benefit from regular fertilization with Age Old Bloom
• To prevent blossom end rot use a high calcium amendment
• Overwatering can cause fruit to crack

Direct Sowing
• Not recommended

Transplanting
• Sow seeds in trays 6-8 weeks before anticipated transplant date; up-pot into 3-4 inch pots when the first set of true leaves appears
• Strong light and cooler temperatures (60-70°F) prevent plants from getting leggy
• Fertilize with Age Old Grow every 10-14 days
• When transplanting work in compost, 1/2 cup of TSC's Complete fertilizer, and handful of bone meal
• Determinates can be spaced 18-24 inches apart, indeterminates 24-36 inches apart
• Tomatoes can be buried up to the top 2 sets of leaves
• Use Kozy-Coats or Victorian Bell Cloches to protect young plants

Insects & Diseases
• Common insects: Flea beetles and tomato hornworms
• Insect control: Pyrethrin or row cover for flea beetles, and Monterey B.t. for tomato hornworms
• Common diseases: Early and late blight
• Disease prevention: A strict 3-4 year rotation, remove vines at the end of the year, fungicide

Harvest & Storage
• Harvest when fully ripe, do not refrigerate for best flavor
• Green fruit should be ripened in a cool, dark area; make sure fruit are not touching

KEY TO TOMATO DISEASE RESISTANCE AND TOLERANCE
• HR indicates high resistance.
• IR indicates intermediate resistance.
• Aal | Alternaria Stem Canker
• AB | Early (Alternaria) Blight
• B | Bacterial Wilt
• F* | Fusarium Wilt
• FOR | Fusarium Crown and Root Rot
• L | Gray Leaf Spot
• LB* | Late Blight
• LM* | Leaf Mold
• N | Roundworm | Nematode
• PL | Corky Root Rot
• PST | Bacterial Speck
• RK | Root-Knot
• TMV | Tobacco Mosaic Virus
• ToANV* | Tomato Apex Necrotic Virus
• ToMV* | Tomato Mosaic Virus
• TSWV | Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus
• TYLCV | Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus
• V* | Verticillium Wilt
* Numbers and letters indicate specific disease race.

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