Eva Purple Ball Tomato: Days to Maturity, Growth Habit & Growing Tips

Key facts

Days to maturity

74 days

Growth habit

Indeterminate

Listed for

United States

Overview

Eva Purple Ball is a German heirloom from the Black Forest region, brought to New Jersey in the late 1800s by a family named Bratka. Fruit is round, smooth, dark pink, four to six ounces, with a sweet, balanced flavor. Its reputation rests on staying productive and relatively clean in hot, humid weather where other heirlooms suffer from foliar disease. Vines are indeterminate and need staking. Start indoors, transplant into warm soil, and keep picking as the round fruit colors.

Eva Purple Ball traits

• Indeterminate vine that needs staking
• Round dark pink fruit of 4 to 6 ounces
• Sweet, well-balanced flavor
• Holds up well in hot, humid conditions
• German heirloom via a New Jersey family

Good for

• Fresh slicing
• Salads
• Humid-climate gardens

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Eva Purple Ball FAQ

Sowing, care and common problems

Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every tomato variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.

• Tomato growing guide
• How to Plant Tomatoes: Choosing Transplants and Planting Depth
• How to Prune Tomatoes: Removing Suckers, Tying In and Topping
• How Often to Water and Feed Tomato Plants
• Tomato Growing Calendar: What to Do Month by Month
• Tomato Problems: Blossom End Rot, Splitting, Blight and Wilt
• When to Pick Tomatoes and How to Store Them
• All 666 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.

Written byYasuGrowing vegetables and fruit in Chiba, Japan, and building Gadenin. Corrections are welcome. 15 years of growing.