Wild Tomato 'Yellow Currant' - Hardy Snacking Tomato

Sometimes it's the smallest things in the garden that cause the greatest excitement! If you're looking for the ultimate summer snack that you can pick and eat right off the vine, then the wild tomato 'Gelbe Johannisbeere' (botanically Solanum pimpinellifolium) is the only way to go. Its bright yellow fruits are barely larger than a real currant, but in terms of taste, these tiny "natural sweets" effortlessly overshadow many giant beefsteak tomatoes.

The best part is that it is the complete opposite of a high-maintenance supermarket tomato. If you are looking for a true natural talent that is completely uncomplicated and will give you baskets full of sweet mini-fruits all summer long, you will love this variety.

Scope of delivery: Per young plant in a 9cm pot.

Origin & Pure Nature: A genuine, indestructible wild tomato

The 'Gelbe Johannisbeere' does not belong to the classic, highly bred cultivated tomatoes, but is a genuine, original wild tomato. This brings with it a gigantic advantage: It is naturally incredibly resilient. While other tomato varieties quickly give up in cold, wet weather, this wild tomato almost effortlessly defies the dreaded late blight. So you absolutely don't need a protective tomato house or rain shelter for it – it thrives excellently outdoors!

Growth & Care: The golden rule is "Don't prune!"

If you have grown normal tomatoes before, you have to completely rethink with the currant tomato. Its growth is unruly, bushy and sprawling.

• No pruning: The side shoots should under no circumstances be broken off here! Just let the plant grow wild. Every new shoot means countless new flowers and fruits.

• Trailing or Hanging: You can give it a large trellis (e.g. a piece of rebar mesh) on which it can spread out like a thick bush. But it is also great for large hanging baskets or tall pots, from which its long shoots can hang down picturesquely.

• The location: Like all tomatoes, it loves warmth and sunshine. Good, nutrient-rich soil and regular watering in midsummer are all it needs to grow into a real tomato jungle.

Harvest Madness: Hundreds of Golden Yellow Suns

The plant produces incredibly long, delicate trusses on which the tiny tomatoes are strung like small, golden-yellow pearls. The yield is simply unbelievable: a single healthy plant can easily give you hundreds, if not over a thousand, small mini-tomatoes over the summer! With a diameter of just 1 to 1.5 centimeters, the fruits are perfectly bite-sized.

The Taste: Nature's Sweets for Young and Old

What the 'Gelbe Johannisbeere' lacks in size, it more than makes up for in flavor. The small berries have an extremely thin skin that wonderfully crunches when you bite into them, and they literally explode in your mouth. They are incredibly sweet, fruity, and have hardly any acidity.

• The ultimate snacking tomato: Children, in particular, are absolutely crazy about these small, sweet tomato pearls. Put a pot on the terrace and you'll see that most of the fruits don't even make it to the kitchen.

• Whole in a salad: Because they are so tiny, you don't have to cut them. Simply sprinkle them whole over your leaf salad as bright yellow accents.

• Edible decoration: A few trusses of the small, yellow fruits are the perfect edible decoration on a buffet, a cheese platter, or as a garnish on summer pasta dishes.

Bring the world's most uncomplicated tomato into your garden with the 'Gelbe Johannisbeere' and experience a sweet, golden-yellow snacking pleasure all summer long!