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Tomberry is a trademarked name for an unusually small cultivar of tomatoes developed by the Dutch company Eminent Seeds [1] and produced by the Netherlands company Littletom BV and distributed in the United Kingdom and continental Europe.
- Challenges of Growing The Tiny Tom
- Pollination Without Bumblebees
- Harvesting Tomberries
"I'm always up for a challenge and this is definitely one of the bigger challenges," said P'Petual's head grower Andrew Potter, who has been in the tomato game for almost three decades. The tomberry was developed in the Netherlands by crossing a very small wild tomato with modern varieties using conventional breeding techniques. "It's probably the ...
And then there's one of the biggest challenges — how do you pollinate a crop that produces so many flowers? "Traditionally, they have to use about five times more bumblebees in a tomberry crop compared to a truss tomato crop." Manual pollination wands used in many Australian greenhouses are not practical for such a prolific crop. So the company is ...
Growing tomberries is only half the battle. Picking and processing them come with problems too. The fruit can not be picked by hand because it is too labour-intensive. Instead, whole bunches are harvested and then dried for two days. That makes the fruit fall off more easily when the bunches are attached to a shaking machine. But even that is not a...
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Sep 17, 2018 · Hailed as the World’s Smallest Tomato, it measures approximately 0.5 to 1 centimeter in diameter, and weighs only 1 to 2 grams. It may be petit, but the Tomberry® is still packed full of juicy flavor, as well as all the nutritional value that you expect from your Tomatoes! How it grows.
TheTomberry® pearl tomato is the smallest tomato in the world. This tomato is a real eye-catcher because of its small size and is named after a berry. Bred by Eminent, the Tomberry has found its way into gastronomy for years because of its unique appearance.
Weighing in as what NatureFresh deems the “World’s Smallest Tomato,” each NatureFresh Tomberry is only one to two grams and 0.5 to one centimeter in diameter, almost too adorable to eat—almost.
Thanks to NatureFresh Farms and breeder Eminent Seeds, this is the debut year for the world’s smallest tomato: the Tomberry. Isaac Braun, greenhouse grower responsible for 60 acres of peppers and tomatoes in Leamington, Ontario, shares the path to innovation.
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One of the most recent “graduates” from the Discovery Center program is the Tomberry® Tomato. Hailed as the World’s Smallest Tomato, the Tomberry® measures approximately 0.5 to 1 centimeter in diameter and weighs only 1 to 2 grams.
