PlantFiles: Tomato
Lycopersicon lycopersicum 'Micro-Tom'

World's smallest tomato variety, as they say.
It looks very attractive in pots, but the taste is far from anything special.
I will grow it again for decorative purpose.

I want a tomato I can eat. If I want a decoration, I'll grow a flower! We tried a 4-pak - one did well, the others produced about 8-10 tomatoes, few and far between...

A very small plant that grows no more than 5 or 6 inches that is more ornamental than edible. I grow them in 4 inch pots in groups of six or more on their own stand as a centerpiece. It bears tiny tomatos the size of croutons and makes a most unusual but attractive display. I grow them in abundance and present them to young children to give to their mother as their present to her. The plants are perfect in all ways except consumption. The fruit has very little flavor and the plant is primarily grown as an ornament. Grow it ! It is fun!!

You can have him!

Good to grow as a successional plant to have on the kitchen window sill. Can suffer from scorch in bright light. Tends to grow on one side and is a bit weak stemmed but an interesting plant. My seven year-old daughterloves to grow and eat the fruit from 'Micro'.