Chocolate Pear Heirloom Tomato Seeds

Give your salad bowl a little character. Chocolate Pear bears small, pear-shaped cherry tomatoes with warm red skin blushed with green and brown, bringing rich tomato flavor and a lively tang to garden snacks and summer meals. Mix them with yellow pears and red cherries, or enjoy a handful with fresh mozzarella and herbs.

Why Grow Chocolate Pear?

• Distinctive pear shape: Bite-sized fruit with narrow necks and rounded bases, approximately 1 inch long with natural variation.
• Rich, complex flavor: A savory tomato depth with tang and sweetness that varies with growing conditions.
• Warm chocolate tones: Red fruit overlaid with brown and green shading, not uniformly black or chocolate-colored flesh.
• Fresh and roasted: Enjoy in salads, snack trays, pasta, or roasted with garlic and herbs.
• Vigorous indeterminate vines: Supported plants can keep growing and setting fruit while conditions are favorable.
• Open-pollinated heirloom: A seed-saving choice for gardeners who want to grow a favorite again.

Planting and Growing

Start indoors 6–8 weeks before your intended transplant date. Sow approximately ¼ inch deep in seed-starting mix, provide warmth and strong light, and harden seedlings off gradually. Transplant after frost danger has passed and soil has warmed, into full sun and fertile, well-drained soil.

Install sturdy cages, stakes, or a trellis early and allow room for the vines. Water consistently at soil level, mulch to conserve moisture, and maintain airflow while retaining healthy foliage to shade developing fruit.

For square foot gardening, use 1 plant per sq ft (trellis required) with dedicated vertical training and regular pruning. Allow additional space for caged or multi-stemmed plants.

Harvest Details

Maturity: Approximately 70–80 days from transplant; timing varies with growing conditions.
Fruit: Small pear-shaped cherries, approximately 1 inch long; red blushed with brown and green.
Growth habit: Indeterminate; sturdy support required.
Botanical name: Solanum lycopersicum.
Life cycle: Frost-tender warm-season annual.
Packet options: Approximately 25 or 50 seeds.

Harvest when the fruit develops its mature red-brown coloring and yields slightly to gentle pressure. Green shoulder shading may persist, so do not wait for every fruit to become uniformly brown. Pick individual ripe tomatoes as needed; fruit within a cluster may ripen at different times.

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