One packet of 20 or more seeds

Dwarf Franklin County. Similar in size to a large cherry tomato and resembling and miniature ribbed beefsteak. One of the most productive dwarf varieties we have grown. Look at them all! Good fun and good eating. Seems to be a good keeper -- ripe fruits are still firm and only a little wrinkly three or four weeks after picking. OSSI-Pledged.

Dwarf tomato plants can be as productive as ordinary plants while being much shorter, stockier, and more compact, with thicker, stronger stems -- more like a tree than a bush or a vine. Dwarf plants are well suited to container growing. They may also be a good choice for gardens exposed to strong winds. The plants are indeterminate and may still need staking when heavy with fruit. Varieties developed by the Dwarf Tomato Project are selected for excellent flavour, as well as beauty and vigour.

Varieties tagged "OSSI-Pledged" are pledged by the breeder under the Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI):
"You have the freedom to use these OSSI-Pledged seeds in any way you choose. In return, you pledge not to restrict others' use of these seeds or their derivatives by patents or other means, and to include this pledge with any transfer of these seeds or their derivatives."

Seeds are harvested from tomatoes raised from seed and grown in our garden in Edmonton, Canada.
Seeds stored cool and dry remain viable for several years.

Days to maturity, yields, fruit sizes and flavours will vary with growing conditions, weather (heat), and length of season. Descriptions are based on tomatoes grown in Edmonton, Canada. For the best growing instructions, look for local information.

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When should you start tomato seeds?
Our growing season here in Zone 3 is fairly short. We start our seeds indoors in early April and set plants out in the garden in early June, when the soil is warm and the small plants will root in quickly and get off to a strong start. We aim to grow large plants that will remain vigorous and productive until autumn's hard frosts. If you have a longer growing season, you can start seeds at different times. You can sow indoors right through late winter and spring and set new seedlings into the garden from late spring to high summer. Just be sure the soil in your garden is warm when you transplant your seedlings into it, whether this is April or July or somewhere in between. And when moving small plants outdoors, do so gradually -- a shady hour or two the first day, three or four semi-sunny hours the second day, and so on -- until they are "hardened off" and can stand up to a full day of strong sunlight. Once transplanted, the seedlings should have a good ten weeks of warm/hot weather ahead in which to grow to maturity.

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