Gold Nugget
Open-pollinated tomato · Solanum lycopersicum
- Breeding
- Open-pollinated
- Growth habit
- Determinate
- Days to maturity
- 56-60 days
- Fruit
- yellow, cherry
- Weight
- -
- Bred by
- -
Origin & history
OSU's early yellow cherry, bred by James Baggett for the maritime Northwest; heavily parthenocarpic early sets make it productive when nights stay cold.
Measurements
| Measurement | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Days to maturity | 56-60 days | Consensus range across the cited commercial catalogs; no independent source documents it yet. |
Traits
Disease resistance
No documented disease resistance, typical of heirlooms and older open-pollinated varieties. See tomato diseases for the cultural playbook that fills the gap.
Related varieties
- open-pollinated
Tumbling Tom
63-70 days · Determinate
- open-pollinated
Washington Cherry
60-65 days · Determinate
- open-pollinated
Green Grape
70-75 days · Determinate
- open-pollinated
Red Robin
55-60 days · Dwarf
- open-pollinated
Tiny Tim
45-55 days · Dwarf
- open-pollinated
Alaskan Fancy
55-60 days · Determinate
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Sources & References
Evidence: 1 source, all commercial catalogs. No independent reference documents this variety yet.
- Territorial Seed catalog · Territorial Seed Company, Seed Catalog