Homestead 24
Open-pollinated tomato · Solanum lycopersicum
- Breeding
- Open-pollinated
- Growth habit
- Semi-Determinate
- Days to maturity
- 78-82 days
- Fruit
- red, medium
- Weight
- -
- Bred by
- -
Origin & history
Bred in 1950s Florida for hot-climate fruit set and named for the farming town south of Miami; still a standard recommendation across the Gulf South and in tropical seed trade.
Measurements
| Measurement | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Days to maturity | 78-82 days | Consensus range across the cited commercial catalogs; no independent source documents it yet. |
Traits
Disease resistance
| Code | Disease | Level | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | Fusarium Wilt of Tomato (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici) | resistant | Breeder declared |
Breeder declared means the resistance was stated by whoever breeds or sells the seed. That is not a reason to disbelieve it, and for most resistance genes it is the only evidence that exists: the breeder screens the line and publishes the result in their catalog, and no independent party re-tests it. We label it rather than quietly presenting it as though someone had checked.
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Marmande
70-78 days · Semi-Determinate
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74-80 days · Semi-Determinate
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77-87 days · Indeterminate
- open-pollinated
Ace 55
75-80 days · Determinate
- heirloom
Ailsa Craig
70-80 days · Indeterminate
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Bonny Best
70-75 days · Indeterminate
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Sources & References
Evidence: 2 sources, all commercial catalogs. No independent reference documents this variety yet.
- Tomato Growers Supply catalog · Tomato Growers Supply Company, Seed Catalog
- Victory Seeds variety histories · Victory Seed Company, Seed Catalog