A cheeky champion tomato
Dwarf Chocolate Champion is another variety of the DWARF TOMATO PROJECT. It is a regular leaf mid-season dwarf tomato variety that produces an abundance of oblate medium fruit that ripen to a brick red chocolate hue. It originated from a cross made by Patrina Nuske Small between Golden Dwarf Champion and Cherokee Chocolate and named Cheeky. The flavor is well balanced and mild. Chocolate Champion was selected and named by Ray South. This variety has been pledged to the OSSI (Open Source Seed Initiative).
The OSSI is working to maintain fair and open access to plant genetic diversity worldwide and ensuring freedom to use these resources for farmers, gardeners, breeders, and communities of this and future generations. Free the Seed!
The OSSI Pledge
You have the freedom to use these OSSI- Pledged seeds in any way you choose. In return, you pledge not to restrict others’ use of these seeds or their derivatives by patents or other means, and to include this Pledge with any transfer of these seeds or their derivatives.
Scientific Name: Solanum lycopersicum
Plant Life Cycle: annual
Optimal Germination Temperature: 24C-28C
Germination time in days: 7-14 days
Indicative Days to maturity: 80-120 days
Sunlight: Full Sun
Soil requirement: Well drained and rich
Sowing and cultivation: Start indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost. Sow seed in a propagator from March in warmth. Keep small plants in a sunny, frost-free environment until they can be planted in the greenhouse from late April or outdoors in late May. Leave 50 cm distance between plants.
