The first fruit from my new tomato plant
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (370419)
Rockingham, Australia
January 30, 2026 1:14am CST
Some weeks ago, I planted a second tomato plant.
This one was called a ‘tomato tomatoberry’, a new hybrid variety. This morning I picked the first three tomatoes off the bush. They are small, like cherry tomatoes but they taste good. I’m hoping I’ll get a lot of fruit over the next few weeks.
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@toniganzon (72869)
• Philippines
30 Jan
So so jealous. I love cherry tomatoes and this is the first time I've heard of the tomatoberry. I would love to try some. Care to share?
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@DaddyEvil (166620)
• United States
30 Jan
They look delicious! I hope you get lots of them from your plants this growing season. 
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@DaddyEvil (166620)
• United States
30 Jan
@JudyEv You're very welcome.
I wish I could still grow tomatoes during the summer here. I miss eating fresh veggies from plants I grew.
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@JudyEv (370419)
• Rockingham, Australia
22h
@DaddyEvil I'm hoping my pumpkins will produce fruit. They're growing well and there are a few flowers so here's hoping.
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@JudyEv (370419)
• Rockingham, Australia
3h
@LindaOHio It would be easy to do with these too. They're equally as tasty as candy.
@LindaOHio (212431)
• United States
3h
@JudyEv We used to eat them right off the vine. A quick rinse and pop them in your mouth....like candy.
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@Ineeddentures (15535)
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30 Jan
I've seen some hybrid toms before,
Never tasted them.
Wasn't allowed to.
They just looked like tomatoes but smaller but not like cherry tomatoes
Like the normal fair sized red ones
I hope you gets loads of toms Judy
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@JudyEv (370419)
• Rockingham, Australia
9h
They don't seem much different to cherry tomatoes, perhaps a bit smaller.
@FourWalls (82503)
• United States
9h
Ooh, they look good! Glad they’re tasty as well.
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@JudyEv (370419)
• Rockingham, Australia
4h
I was surprised to see the red among the green. I'll be watching more carefully in future.
@RasmaSandra (93583)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13h
Those look so delicious. I remember my tomatoes in Latvia. I do buy fresh tomatoes occasionally but nothing like homegrown.
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@JudyEv (370419)
• Rockingham, Australia
9h
It's one thing you can grow that you don't have to buy. There are other things too of course, lots of them, but many get bugs in them, etc and are hardly worth the effort.
@Marilynda1225 (88361)
• United States
19h
They look so good!! I bet you'll get lots more from your plants. I'm hoping to get some tomato plants this year and try growing them in pots on my deck.
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@JudyEv (370419)
• Rockingham, Australia
9h
They do well in pots. Both my bushes are in pots although quite big ones.
@pitsipeahie (5457)
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6h
That’s exciting! First harvests are always the best. Cherry-sized but tasty is a win, and hybrid varieties usually produce really well. Hope you end up with loads of tomatoes over the next few weeks—nothing beats homegrown ones. We'll wait for your next batch of harvest. Keep us posted! 
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@JudyEv (370419)
• Rockingham, Australia
22h
It's nice just to be able to watch them develop and grow.
@Traceyjayne (7391)
• United Kingdom
22h
Oh wow, they look great. Hopefully the first of many.
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@MarieCoyle (54036)
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30 Jan
Planting tomatoes seems so far in the future for us here. But I generally plant mine somewhere between May 1st-May 15th. We have had a few freeze-ups the first two weeks of May, but not often. Tomatoes are one of my very favorite foods, those look delicious!
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@JudyEv (370419)
• Rockingham, Australia
22h
It's nice to have something growing that you can harvest and eat.
@Dreamerby (9897)
• Calcutta, India
22h
Oh I see. Di they taste different than tomatoes?
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