Early Annie Heirloom Tomato Seeds

Make the most of a shorter summer with Early Annie. This compact heirloom produces round, meaty red to orange-red tomatoes with relatively few seeds, useful for fresh slices, salads, and kitchen batches. Its early maturity and bushy growth make it a worthwhile choice for gardeners who want an earlier main crop without a towering vine.

Why Grow Early Annie?

• Early-season maturity: Plan on approximately 60–70 days from transplant, depending on growing conditions.
• Compact determinate plants: Bushy growth suits raised beds and roomy containers, with a more concentrated main harvest than indeterminate tomatoes.
• Meaty everyday tomatoes: Rounded red to orange-red fruit commonly weighs around 4 ounces, with natural variation.
• Versatile kitchen use: Enjoy fresh slices, salads, salsa, sauce, or batches for preserving.
• 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. Choose full sun and fertile, well-drained soil.

Allow approximately 24–36 inches between plants, adjusting for your growing setup. A short cage or stake helps support fruiting branches and keeps fruit off the soil. Avoid severe single-stem pruning of these determinate plants. Water consistently at soil level and mulch to conserve moisture; check containers regularly during warm weather.

For square foot gardening, plan on 1 plant per 4 sq ft (short cage recommended) to allow room for the bushy canopy. Early maturity can help in shorter seasons, but plants are frost-tender and still need a suitable warm-season planting window.

Harvest Details

Maturity: Approximately 60–70 days from transplant; conditions affect timing.
Fruit: Round to gently flattened red to orange-red tomatoes, commonly around 4 ounces.
Interior: Meaty flesh with relatively few seeds.
Growth habit: Compact determinate, regular leaf; a short cage or stake is helpful.
Life cycle: Frost-tender warm-season annual.
Botanical name: Solanum lycopersicum.
Seed type: Open-pollinated heirloom, non-GMO.
Packet options: Approximately 25 or 50 seeds.

Harvest when fruit develops its mature red to orange-red coloring and yields slightly to gentle pressure. Pick ripe fruit regularly during the main harvest window for sandwiches, salads, sauces, and fresh summer meals.

Packed and shipped by Box Garden Seeds LLC — heirloom seeds grown without GMOs, selected for your garden.