Plant Information
Sun Dipper Tomato
Scientific Name: Solanum lycopersicum
Common Name: Tomato, Small-Fruited
Hardiness Degree: 50°F (10.0°C)
Blooming Season: Late Spring, Summer
Plant Habit: Climbing, Upright
Characteristics: Culinary Use
Water: Medium
Fertilize: Every two weeks
Spacing: 18 - 36" (46 - 91cm)
Height: 60 - 84" (152 - 213cm)
Width: 36 - 48" (91 - 122cm)
Exposure: Sun
General Information: Sun Dipper is an orange “dipper” tomato with elongated fruit that is easily held between your thumb and fingers for dipping into dressing on a vegetable platter. This unique fruit shape is eye-catching and delicious. Sun Dipper plant is indeterminate and has great resistance to in-ground diseases like Fusarium and Nematodes.
Tomato Class : Small-Fruited
Type : Specialty Small-Fruited
Habit : Indeterminate
Tomato Color : Orange
Fruit Characteristics : Dipper, elongated, pointed
Fruit Size : 2-2.5 in./5-6 cm long x 0.5-0.7 in./1-2 cm wide
Disease Resistance : HR: F1, N, TMV
Days to maturity from transplant : 60-65
- Sun Dipper is an orange “dipper” tomato with elongated fruit that is easily held between your thumb and fingers for dipping into dressing on a vegetable platter.
- This unique elongated fruit shape is eye-catching and delicious, and it’s perfect for differentiating vegetable programs at retail.
- Performs well in field production as well as high tunnels.
- Prune plant to 1 to 2 leaders to increase fruit size up to 3 to 4 in. (8 to 10 cm) long.