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Organic 'Dwarf Audrey's Love' tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Product code : BIOVO-0150
Dwarf Audrey's Love is an organic dwarf tomato from the Dwarf Tomato Project, compact yet indeterminate. Plants generally reach 60 to 90 cm and produce elongated mahogany paste fruit striped green, weighing approximately 113 g. With approximately 20 organic seeds included, the first tomatoes commonly mature about 78 days after transplanting. Sow 5 or 6 mm deep, transplant into full sun with 61 cm between plants and 91.4 cm between rows, then install a sturdy cage. Maintain even moisture and harvest when fruit is slightly yielding and sound near the stem. The reference germination rate is 90%, although home conditions can change results.
- Quantity
- Approximately 20 organic seeds
- Exposure
- Sun
- Life cycle
- Annual in Canadian gardens; frost-tender perennial where frost-free
Discover the plant
Common nameDwarf Audrey's Love tomato
FamilySolanaceae
GenusSolanum
Specieslycopersicum
CultivarDwarf Audrey's Love
TypeFruiting vegetable
Botanical nameSolanum lycopersicum
Reproducible seedsYes
Organic 'Dwarf Audrey's Love' tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is a modern open-pollinated cultivar from the Dwarf Tomato Project, released in 2020. Its compact yet indeterminate plant generally reaches 60 to 90 cm and bears rugose regular foliage. Elongated paste-type fruit weighs approximately 113 g. Mahogany skin, dark shoulders, and green stripes surround juicy flesh with mild, balanced flavour. This product contains approximately 20 organic seeds and matures around 78 days after transplanting. Compact growth suits containers and small food gardens, while a sturdy cage supports loaded stems. Dwarf growth does not mean determinate growth; plants can continue flowering and setting fruit while conditions remain favourable.
Start seed indoors six to eight weeks before the last frost, approximately 5 or 6 mm deep. Keep starting mix warm and moist without saturation, then provide intense light immediately after emergence. Pot on as needed and harden plants gradually. Transplant after frost into warmed, fertile, well-drained soil in full sun. Allow 61 cm between plants and 91.4 cm between rows. Install a compact sturdy cage or stake because indeterminate stems continue growing. Water deeply at soil level, mulch once soil warms, and maintain even moisture. These paste tomato seeds produce elongated fruit that benefits from regular inspection and gentle support.
Harvest around 78 days from transplanting when elongated fruit becomes mahogany striped green, yields slightly to gentle pressure, and remains sound near the stem. Support fruit with one hand and clip when needed with a clean tool. Juicy flesh suits salads, sandwiches, sauces, and cooked dishes. Hold whole tomatoes at room temperature away from direct sun, then refrigerate every cut portion within two hours. For canning, follow a tested recipe with required acidification because colour, shape, and flavour do not establish safe acidity. A 90% germination rate was observed in the reference test; warmth, moisture, and seed freshness can change results at home. Discard fruit showing mould, leakage, or extensive decay.
Sowing guide
It all startswith a seed.
Sowing depth
5 to 6 mm (approximately 1/4 in)
Spacing / density
61 cm between plants and 91.4 cm between rows
Germination temperature
Approximately 24 to 29 °C (75 to 85 °F)
Germination time
Approximately 7 to 21 days depending on warmth, moisture, and seed freshness
Sowing period
Indoors, 6 to 8 weeks before the last frost
Propagation
Seed
Growing method
How to start tomato seedlings: 'Dwarf Audrey's Love' tomato. Sow indoors six to eight weeks before the last frost, approximately 5 or 6 mm deep in clean moist starting mix without saturation. For 'Dwarf Audrey's Love' indoor sowing, follow the frost-relative timing above. Maintain even root-zone moisture from flowering through fruit development, avoiding abrupt swings from dry to saturated mix. Good access around 'Dwarf Audrey's Love' makes inspection and harvest easier, given its habit: dwarf, indeterminate, compact, with rugose regular foliage. Use clean seed-starting mix, even warmth, and moisture that never leaves the cells waterlogged. Lay out the vine at 61 cm between plants and 91.4 cm between rows, then keep paths open instead of filling gaps with another mature crop. Harden plants in stages, increasing outdoor exposure while protecting them from frost and harsh wind. This tomato needs sun; nearby walls or taller crops should not compromise it. Transplant after local frost danger has passed into full sun and fertile, well-drained soil. As the tomato plant matures, use the expected harvest form—elongated plum-shaped paste fruit—to guide support, inspection, and careful picking. Brush or gently move seedlings only as part of normal airflow, not as a substitute for adequate light. Keep loaded clusters supported as frost approaches, and remove split or diseased fruit from the harvest area. Pick the crop at its intended colour and texture, supporting clusters so stems do not tear. Before frost, harvest sound developed fruit for indoor finishing, discard diseased material, and record transplant and first-pick dates for the next Canadian season.
Soil and care
The right care,at the right time.
Soil pH
Approximately 6.0 to 6.8
Care level
Moderate
Watering
Maintain steady moisture for 'Dwarf Audrey's Love' tomato while its elongated, meaty fruit fills, without keeping the soil continuously wet. 'Dwarf Audrey's Love' tomato's elongated plum-shaped paste fruit is carried on dwarf, indeterminate, compact, with rugose regular foliage growth, so extend watering beyond the stem as the supported canopy enlarges. The harvest guide for 'Dwarf Audrey's Love' tomato is approximately 78 days after transplanting; maintain moisture while younger clusters continue filling. Water 'Dwarf Audrey's Love' tomato slowly at the base, soak its root zone, then wait until the upper soil begins to dry before irrigating again.
Soil type
For 'Dwarf Audrey's Love' tomato, choose a deep loam that drains freely while retaining enough moisture for continuous paste-fruit development. Prepare 'Dwarf Audrey's Love' tomato's bed for dwarf, indeterminate, compact, with rugose regular foliage growth bearing elongated plum-shaped paste fruit, not only for the small spring transplant. Allow approximately 78 days after transplanting for 'Dwarf Audrey's Love' tomato to develop, providing soil volume that stays aerated after repeated watering. Before setting 'Dwarf Audrey's Love' tomato, mix mature compost through the area while preserving a crumbly structure rather than a dense amended pocket.
Fertilization
For 'Dwarf Audrey's Love', fruit development competes with foliage under excessive nitrogen. Let a soil test guide any corrective amendment. Once 'Dwarf Audrey's Love' tomato flowers, favour steady growth over leafy surges. Apply liquid feed only after moistening the soil. Dwarf Audrey's Love tomato benefits from balanced fertility before its first trusses. Review growth stage before scheduling the next feeding. Fertilizer cannot correct water-related disorders on 'Dwarf Audrey's Love'. Base extra feeding on tested need, not a calendar. For 'Dwarf Audrey's Love' tomato, its root zone needs consistent moisture while fruit enlarges.
Moisture
Consistent soil moisture without saturation; good air circulation around the foliage.
Seasonal care
Seasonal care for 'Dwarf Audrey's Love' tomato. Use 'Dwarf Audrey's Love' tomato’s stated sowing window as a frost-relative cue, not a universal date: indoors, 6 to 8 weeks before the last frost. Label the tray or row after sowing 5 to 6 mm deep; seed generally emerges in approximately 7 to 21 days depending on warmth, moisture, and seed freshness at approximately 24 to 29 °C (75 to 85 °F), and slower seeds should not be disturbed. Keep young seedlings close to strong light, rotate trays for balanced growth, and pot them on before roots become crowded. After several days of hardening, set 'Dwarf Audrey's Love' plants outdoors only when frost danger has passed and nights have become reliably mild. Even with a compact habit, give the plant a short cage or stake before branches carry a full crop. Prepare a sunny, well-drained bed; mix mature compost through the root zone and keep the lower leaves clear of soil splash. Check soil beneath the mulch rather than relying on wilt, then irrigate at the base early enough for foliage to remain dry overnight. If potted, follow this provision for 'Dwarf Audrey's Love' tomato: at least 25 to 40 L with a compact sturdy cage. Recheck root-zone moisture whenever heat or wind increases evaporation. As yellow flowers open, preserve airflow around 'Dwarf Audrey's Love', check ties and supports, and watch the undersides of leaves for early pest or disease signs. Use the supplied harvest guidance—approximately 75 to 78 days from transplanting; harvest mahogany with green stripes and slightly yielding—as a starting point; judge each fruit by developed colour, full size, and a slight yield under gentle pressure. Harvest 'Dwarf Audrey's Love' regularly without pulling the vine, and bring sound, well-developed fruit indoors before the first hard frost.
Container growing
A garden,within reach.
Recommended pot size
At least 25 to 40 L with a compact sturdy cage
Growing 'Dwarf Audrey's Love' tomato in containers. For 'Dwarf Audrey's Love', choose a container matching this guide: at least 25 to 40 L with a compact sturdy cage. Keep several drainage holes unobstructed. Fill the container with fresh, airy vegetable potting mix amended modestly with mature compost, never dense garden soil. 'Dwarf Audrey's Love' develops the expected harvest form: elongated plum-shaped paste fruit. Use visible changes in the crop rather than the calendar alone to judge harvest. Place the pot in full sun where heat reflected from pavement will not overheat the roots. Because its habit is dwarf, indeterminate, compact, with rugose regular foliage, this tomato needs enough room for routine care and neighbouring plants. Water slowly when the upper mix begins drying, continue until surplus drains, and empty the saucer. Match the vine to sun and observe the actual hours of unobstructed light at the site. Rotate the container when one side receives less light, but do not twist loaded stems against their support. Keep 61 cm between plants and 91.4 cm between rows around the crop, especially where neighbouring foliage could shade or trap moisture. Prevent soil splash on lower leaves, fasten stems without constriction, and keep flower clusters and developing fruit easy to inspect. As nights cool, check ties and actual root-zone moisture before deciding whether temporary shelter is worthwhile. Complete the harvest as cold nights approach, retaining only sound fruit. A container brought under cover needs useful light, warmth, and a short isolation period for pest inspection.
Bloom and dimensions
Its place,in your garden.
Mature height
Approximately 60 to 90 cm (2 to 3 ft)
Flower color
Yellow
Foliage color
Green
Foliage type
Herbaceous
Growth rate
Fast
Growth habit
Dwarf, indeterminate, compact, with rugose regular foliage
Bloom period
Small yellow flowers appear in clusters once the dwarf plant is established and temperatures remain favourable. Compact yet indeterminate growth allows flowering and fruit set to continue as stems develop. Maintain even moisture, avoid excessive nitrogen, and preserve good airflow. Intense heat or cool nights may temporarily slow fruit set. A sturdy cage protects clusters and makes inspection easier. Flower count alone does not predict yield because weather, pollination, and plant health influence development.
Fruiting
Elongated paste-type fruit ripens to mahogany with green shoulders and stripes. Tomatoes weigh approximately 113 g and commonly mature around 78 days after transplanting. Harvest when fruit is slightly yielding and sound near the stem. Support tomatoes to avoid tearing clusters and promptly remove cracked, mouldy, or badly damaged fruit. Record first colour and the beginning of harvest to compare seasons, container performance, and support needs.
Days to maturity
Approximately 78 days after transplanting
Harvest
Approximately 75 to 78 days from transplanting; harvest mahogany with green stripes and slightly yielding
Garden associations
In goodcompany.
Companion plants
Low herbs and early lettuce can neighbour 'Dwarf Audrey's Love' without claiming to prevent tomato pests or disease. A companion does not guarantee control of insects or disease, so inspect every crop separately. When arranging neighbours for 'Dwarf Audrey's Love', position low neighbours outside the mature spread of the tomato plant. Rotate 'Dwarf Audrey's Love' tomato away from tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, and potatoes rather than treating companionship as disease control. Match irrigation to each root zone instead of watering the entire combination by habit. When arranging neighbours for 'Dwarf Audrey's Love' tomato, preserve a clear route to the elongated plum-shaped paste fruit, and remove neighbours that begin shading fruit or trapping damp air. Reassess the arrangement around 'Dwarf Audrey's Love' as both crops approach mature size.
Recipe idea
From the gardento your plate.
Edible parts
Fresh or cooked fruit
'Dwarf Audrey's Love' tomato in the kitchen. Dwarf Audrey's Love toast — Toast four slices of seeded bread until crisp. Cut ripe, sound tomatoes into slices and rest them on a clean towel for several minutes to control excess juice. Mash 150 g ricotta or white beans with 10 mL olive oil, 10 mL lemon juice, black pepper, and chopped chives. Spread this mixture over the warm toast, arrange the tomato slices on top, and finish with 10 mL balsamic vinegar plus a small pinch of salt. Add toasted pumpkin seeds for crunch. Serve at once, while the base is crisp and the tomato remains fresh. If the fruit varies in colour or striping, judge ripeness by its expected mature colour, firmness, and flavour rather than by a generic red-tomato rule. Rinse before cutting, use a clean knife and board, and discard fruit that is mouldy, leaking, or fermented-smelling. Refrigerate unused cut tomato and spread separately; fully assembled toast becomes soggy and is not suited to storage.
Frequently asked questions
Your questions,answered.
Why is Dwarf Audrey's Love dwarf yet indeterminate?
Dwarf Audrey's Love combines short internodes with compact indeterminate growth; the plant stays dwarf while continuing to produce. The 75-to-78-day range from transplanting remains indicative because cool nights, insufficient light, or late planting can delay harvest. Install a compact sturdy cage at transplanting because the plant is indeterminate. Maintain even moisture, avoid excessive nitrogen, and judge harvest by uniform colour and slight yielding rather than by the calendar alone. Record transplant date and the first ripe fruit to improve next year's sowing schedule. Pick regularly, separate cracked tomatoes from intact fruit, and gather sound developed tomatoes before autumn frost threatens the plants. Keep the original seed selection.
Is Dwarf Audrey's Love determinate or indeterminate?
Dwarf Audrey's Love is a dwarf indeterminate tomato. “Dwarf” describes its compact, thick-stemmed stature, while “indeterminate” means it continues growing and fruiting over time. Expect a plant about 60 to 90 cm tall with rugose regular foliage, not a sprawling two-metre vine, but still provide a sturdy compact cage. Space plants about 61 cm apart with roughly 91 cm between rows. In a container, use at least 25–40 L and install support when planting so roots are not disturbed later. Tie branches only where the elongated plum-shaped fruit creates strain. Maturity is listed near 78 days after transplanting, followed by continued harvest as conditions permit. Do not pinch the main tip merely to make the plant behave like a determinate bush.
When should Dwarf Audrey's Love be harvested?
Dwarf Audrey's Love is ready when the elongated paste fruit has developed its mahogany colour with green stripes and feels slightly yielding without becoming soft. Begin checking around 75 to 78 days after transplanting. The green stripes are part of the mature appearance, so do not wait for them to disappear. Inspect fruit individually because this compact dwarf is indeterminate and can continue ripening new clusters. Support a fruit with one hand while detaching it from the short, caged plant. Use cracked but otherwise sound tomatoes promptly and discard any that leak, smell abnormal, or show mould. A note or photograph of the first correctly ripe specimen provides a useful reference for later pickings, especially when the mature mahogany colour looks darker than a conventional red paste tomato.
Can Dwarf Audrey's Love grow in a container?
Dwarf Audrey's Love is a strong container candidate. Use at least 25–40 L for one plant and install a compact, sturdy cage at planting. Although only about 60 to 90 cm tall, it is a dwarf indeterminate, so it continues growing and fruiting rather than ending after one flush. Choose a stable pot with generous drainage, place it outdoors after frost danger, and leave about 61 cm of breathing room from neighbouring plants. Water the entire root ball and allow excess to escape; monitor moisture often during heat. Tie loaded branches loosely inside the cage. The elongated paste fruit matures mahogany with green stripes at roughly 75 to 78 days after transplanting. Regular harvest keeps the short framework accessible and reduces weight on its stout stems.
How long does harvest take?
Maturity commonly occurs 75 to 78 days after transplanting. This range describes a mid-season compact open-pollinated cultivar but is not a fixed result. Start seed six to eight weeks before the last frost, transplant after cold weather, and select full sun. Record transplant date, first fruit set, and first uniformly mahogany-and-green-striped tomato. Cool nights, insufficient light, irregular moisture, or a heavily loaded plant may delay ripening. Before autumn frost, gather sound developed fruit and allow tomatoes that have begun changing colour to finish indoors. Keep them at room temperature away from direct sun, inspect them daily, and discard any showing mould or decay.
Wildlife and pets
Life,around your plants.
Supporting wildlife
Dwarf Audrey's Love produces self-fertile yellow tomato flowers. Wind, tapping, and bee vibration all help pollen fall within the bloom; bumblebee visits can therefore assist fruit set without being essential. Its compact habit does not create a special wildlife benefit. Keep flower trusses untreated during visits and offer richer forage plants close to the container or bed.
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