Trophy Tomato
Historic Variety
- Round, red fruits grow to 5-7 ounces
- Sweet flavor
- Ideal for slicing
- Indeterminate - Fruit ripens throughout the season
- 80 days from transplant
- ±11,300 seeds/oz
Item Details
Introduced in 1870 by Colonel George E. Waring, Jr., of Rhode Island. Sold for five dollars per packet (equivalent to eighty dollars today). Gardeners paid the exorbitant price hoping to win the $100 grand prize at the local fair. Sweet 5-7 ounce tomatoes are ideal for slicing. Indeterminate, 80 days from transplant. ±11,300 seeds/oz.
Learn to Grow Trophy Tomato
Start Indoors: 6 weeks before last frost
Germination: 7-14 Days
Plant Outdoors: 24-36” Apart
Support: Cage, stake, or trellis
Instructions - Sow seeds indoors ¼" deep. Tomatoes are sensitive to freezing temperatures, so wait to transplant outdoors until the soil is warm. Plant in full sun.
Ratings & Reviews
2 reviews
Outperformed several other varieties in my garden..
by Martin
Grew this variety last year along with several other heirloom varieties in North Hudson, WI as an experiment.
The Trophy far outperformed all the others in every way.
Very sturdy plant required less staking/support than the others. Set fruit the best, and flavor was superior. Also, we experienced a very wet late season with several heavy rains and the Trophy was less prone to splitting than the
larger fruit varieties. Will plant again this year and experiment with different techniques but think I’ve found the right one with the Trophy.
Top Trophy
by Michael
Second year planting and did not disappoint. Winds knocked down some vines but they kept producing. This RI tomato has a permanent home in my RI garden!