The first fruit from my new tomato plant
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381756)
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 (77064)
• 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 (174208)
• 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 (174208)
• 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 (381756)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Jan
@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 (381756)
• Rockingham, Australia
31 Jan
@LindaOHio It would be easy to do with these too. They're equally as tasty as candy.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
31 Jan
@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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@MarieCoyle (59106)
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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 (381756)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Feb
@MarieCoyle They are great straight off the vine.
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@MarieCoyle (59106)
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1 Feb
@JudyEv
I always look forward to fresh garden tomatoes!
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@valherma00 (3734)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
31 Jan
looks cute and i'm sure it's tasty as well
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@valherma00 (3734)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
7 Feb
@JudyEv that sounds perfect. yummy
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@FourWalls (86575)
• United States
31 Jan
Ooh, they look good! Glad they’re tasty as well.
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@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
30 Jan
Those look so delicious. I remember my tomatoes in Latvia. I do buy fresh tomatoes occasionally but nothing like homegrown.
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@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
30 Jan
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 (381756)
• Rockingham, Australia
31 Jan
They do well in pots. Both my bushes are in pots although quite big ones.
@pitsipeahie (5758)
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31 Jan
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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@Ineeddentures (33875)
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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 (381756)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Jan
It's nice just to be able to watch them develop and grow.
@Traceyjayne (11252)
• United Kingdom
30 Jan
Oh wow, they look great. Hopefully the first of many.
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@Dreamerby (10111)
• Calcutta, India
30 Jan
Oh I see. Di they taste different than tomatoes?
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@JudyEv (381756)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Jan
No, not really. They just taste like tomatoes to me.
