Candyland is a tiny bright red tomato. Not a cherry tomato, but a current type. It's about half the size of the cherry tomato Sungold or Sweet 100, and not quite so sweet. It has, surprisingly, the taste of a red salad tomato - like Celebrity or Early Girl. The tiny fruit are smooth and round and grow in clusters, that are easy to pick by the handful. The plant grows into a bush - about 3 feet high, loaded with clusters of tasty pea-sized fruit. Candyland is an indeterminate tomato & it keeps on producing until frost. One plant is enough to provide hundreds of tasty tomatoes.
It's about half the size of the cherry tomato Sungold or Sweet 100, and not so sweet. It has, surprisingly, the taste of a red salad tomato - like Celebrity or Early Girl. The tiny fruit are smooth and round and grow in clusters, that are easy to pick in a handful from the plant. The plant grows into a bush - about 3 feet high, loaded with clusters of tasty pea-sized fruit. Candyland is an indeterminate tomato & it keeps on producing until frost. One plant is enough to provide hundreds of tasty tomatoes.
Anyone with young kids will appreciate its little size. It is perfect for pre-schoolers to pick and eat straight from the tomato plant in the garden.
I bought Candyland hybrid seeds from William Dam Seeds, located in southern Ontario and other seeders sell them too. This is my second year growing Candyland. I start all my tomato plants indoors in early March and grow the seedlings under flourescent lights in the basement. Out they go into the garden when days & nights are warm in Edmonton. I provided some support for the plants, to keep them up off the ground,
Serve them as a snack, toss them in a salad, throw them into a pasta dish - or just head out to the garden and feast on them right off the plant.
