PlantFiles: Tomato
Lycopersicon lycopersicum 'Early Cascade'

This variety produces loads of small tomatoes early. I was not impressed with the taste nor the overall production of plant. Once the summer heat kicked in, my Early Cascades basically gave up on production. Maybe this variety is better suited for cooler climates.

I chose this variety from last year's Tomato Round Robin and asked about it being a hybrid as I like to save seed.

ZZTOPSOIL says she has grown and kept seed from it for the past seven years and it comes true, so maybe it is now an established variety.

I planted a Cascade tomato in an unheated greenhouse. It reached a height of 9 ft. 6 inches, and bore tomatos until January, when it finally froze and died. It produced buckets of tomatos during the summer and up to the time it died. It set fruit even after the nights began to get below freezing. I reccomend a few Cascade Plants if you want lots of tomatos.

These tomatoes grow easily from seed and produce lots of full-flavoured, firm, mid-sized fruit. I have grown them in containers and have had absolutely no problems with them at all.

This is my personal favorite tomato for eating fresh. It
is the perfect size for snacking (2" diameter) and also
is great in salads. It is firm (I HATE mushy tomatoes!)
and has a tart, fruity kind of flavor.
The plants are indeterminate, so I always grow them in
cages that I make from 4' utility fencing, I use a 7' to 8'
length of the fencing and form it into a cylinder....works
great. The fruits form in cascading bunches, and there
are ALWAYS too many, so be prepared to share. My dog
eats them right off the plant, which I would prefer she
didn't, but there are still plenty for us!!!
I would not save seed from this one, since it is a hybrid.
I purchased seed from Nichols Nursery in Albany, OR for
years, but they no longer carry it. I have found it in the
Vesey's seed catalog, however.....