Key facts
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- United States
Overview
Lime Green Salad is an early heirloom on compact plants, with 3-ounce fruit that ripens to yellow-green with lime-green flesh. Its size sits between cherry and salad tomato. The compact habit makes it a good fit for pots and small beds.
Lime Green Salad traits
- Heirloom variety
- Compact plants
- Yellow-green fruit with lime-green flesh, about 3 ounces
- Early-season maturity
Good for
- Salads
- Container growing
Compare with other medium tomato varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lime Green Salad this page | — | — | — |
| Aunt Ruby's German Cherry | 78 days | Indeterminate | — |
| Austin's Red Pear | 80 days | Indeterminate | — |
| Austin's Yellow Pear | 80 days | Indeterminate | — |
| Aztec | 68 days | Determinate | — |
| Beaverlodge Slicer | 55 days | Determinate | — |
| Bloody Butcher | 55–70 days | Indeterminate | — |
Lime Green Salad FAQ
What kind of medium tomato is Lime Green Salad?
Lime Green Salad is an early heirloom on compact plants, with 3-ounce fruit that ripens to yellow-green with lime-green flesh. Its size sits between cherry and salad tomato.
How does Lime Green Salad compare with other medium tomato varieties?
Similar medium tomato varieties include Aunt Ruby's German Cherry (78 days), Austin's Red Pear (80 days), Austin's Yellow Pear (80 days). The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Lime Green Salad good for?
Lime Green Salad is grown for salads, container growing.
Sowing, care and common problems
Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every medium tomato variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.
- Medium Tomato growing guide
- Starting Medium Tomatoes: Choosing a Transplant and Getting It Rooted
- Pruning Medium Tomatoes: Suckers, Stem Count and Thinning the Truss
- Watering and Feeding Medium Tomatoes for Even, Full-Sized Fruit
- Medium Tomato Growing Calendar: What to Do at Each Stage
- Medium Tomato Problems: Blossom End Rot, Splitting, Blight and Pests
- When to Pick Medium Tomatoes and How to Ripen and Store Them
- All 58 medium tomato varieties
Source
Source: Cornell University (CALS Garden-Based Learning)
The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.