Tomato, Fireworks (Organic)
Solanum lycopersicum. 55-60 days. Det.
One of the largest extra early tomatoes. Medium sized, red, juicy 3-6 oz globes on short manageable bushes. Good as an early production tomato due to its high percentage of perfect marketable fruit. Similar to Starfire (listed under Tomato, Main Season Red) but earlier and a little smaller. Bred by Tim Peters of Peters Seed and Research in Riddle, Oregon.
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Sow indoors in flats with good potting soil as early as February, but no later than April. Keep warm and well-watered. Up pot seedlings into 4” pots once they have two true leaves. Transplant into the garden once danger of frost has passed.
Seed Saving
Collect seeds from ripe fruit by squeezing into a jar and add 25% more water. Wait a few days for mold to form. When seeds sink and gel-sac is gone, stir, add water, then decant and rinse to clean. Dry thoroughly. Tomatoes are mostly self-pollinating; isolation is not usually needed for seeds to be true to type.
Callan (verified owner) –
Where did you grow this variety? Mountain West US
This is a staple in our garden. It has a nice tomato flavor and smell although is not as deep as some. However, it is absolutely reliable in sketchy weather. We had good harvests over the past two years, one with frost in June and one with smoke for most of the summer season. I can always count on this tomato to produce a regular harvest for “everyday wear”. Our growing season is quite short, June 1 to Sept 1, so I value early season tomatoes. If you have a more normal growing season, I suspect these would easily make their namesake for July 4 fireworks. You can see in the photo how heavily they produce, and that some are red while others are green. It is a perfect summer salad tomato week in and week out.
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