Solanum lycopersicum
Highly vigorous–produces perfect, plump, salad-sized red tomatoes.
This sly fox has skipped over Aesop's unreachable grapes and gone right for the grill. Why waste your energy jumping for something you can't reach when these sweet fruits are right at your fingertips? These two-bite tomatoes are prolific and easy to pick, hanging at comfortable heights along vines that reach skyward. Their perfect, plump size accommodates skewering, halving, and quartering for grilling and chunky salads. Follow the Fox's lead and you'll be grinning, too.
Fox Cherry Tomatoes grow on big, rangey vines. Unlike most cherry tomatoes, the fruits are large enough to use as regular tomatoes. They can be sliced into small rounds, or quartered, or chomped whole. Cherry tomatoes are more disease-resistant than standard varieties, and this is a particularly hardy, productive choice.
The Package
Each year, Hudson Valley Seeds commissions contemporary artists from around the United States to tell the story of a particular seed variety. That art and those seeds combine to create an Art Pack, a unique celebration of the diverse stories of seeds and their stewards.
The Artist
Illustration by Deb Lucke. Drawing upon her experience as a children's book writer and illustrator, Deb painted this grinning grilling fox in a friendly style that embodies the whimsical and sweet nature of summer cherry tomatoes.
