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Quick Pick Tomato: Days to Maturity, Growth Habit & Growing Tips

Quick Pick (79-06) is an early, high-yielding F1 hybrid from Goldsmith Seeds, introduced in 1979 and often compared with Early Girl.

Key facts

Days to maturity
79 days
Growth habit
Indeterminate
Listed for
United States

Overview

Quick Pick (79-06) is an early, high-yielding F1 hybrid from Goldsmith Seeds, introduced in 1979 and often compared with Early Girl. It is a pole type with indeterminate vines and fruit about 4 to 5 inches across. The disease package is broad: tobacco mosaic virus, nematodes, verticillium wilt and fusarium wilt races 1 and 2. It adapts widely, so it is a safe early hybrid for most regions. Stake or cage the vines.

Quick Pick traits

  • F1 hybrid from Goldsmith Seeds, 1979
  • Indeterminate pole tomato
  • Fruit about 4 to 5 inches
  • Resistant to TMV, nematodes, verticillium and fusarium 1 and 2
  • Early season, wide adaptation

Good for

  • Early harvests
  • Fresh slicing

Compare with other tomato varieties

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VarietyDays to maturityGrowth habitType
Quick Pick this page79 daysIndeterminate—
Kellogg's Breakfast79–90 daysIndeterminate—
San Marzano 279–90 daysIndeterminate—
Supersonic79 daysIndeterminate—
Yellow Oxheart79 daysIndeterminate—
Allerbest80 daysIndeterminate—
Aunt Ruby's German Green80–85 daysIndeterminate—

Quick Pick FAQ

What kind of tomato is Quick Pick?

Quick Pick (79-06) is an early, high-yielding F1 hybrid from Goldsmith Seeds, introduced in 1979 and often compared with Early Girl. It is a pole type with indeterminate vines and fruit about 4 to 5 inches across.

How many days to maturity is Quick Pick?

Quick Pick is listed at 79 days. Sowing and planting times are the same as for other tomato varieties, so check them in the tomato growing guide.

How does Quick Pick compare with other tomato varieties?

Quick Pick: 79 days, indeterminate. Similar tomato varieties include Kellogg's Breakfast (79–90 days), San Marzano 2 (79–90 days), Supersonic (79 days). The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.

What is Quick Pick good for?

Quick Pick is grown for early harvests, fresh slicing.

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.

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.

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