vegetable variety in zone 8a
Sungold tomato in zone 8a
Sungold · Solanum lycopersicum
- Zone
- 8a 10°F to 15°F
- Growing season
- 240 days
- Days to harvest
- 55 to 90
The verdict
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About Sungold
Intensely sweet, candy-like, tropical-fruit notes; small orange cherry tomato. Fresh snacking, salads. Indeterminate, very productive, splits if irrigation is uneven.
Critical timing for zone 8a
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Common challenges in zone 8a
- ▸ Insufficient chill hours for some apple varieties
- ▸ Pierce's disease in grapes
- ▸ Heat stress on cool-season crops
Modified care for zone 8a
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Sungold in adjacent zones
Other tomato varieties for zone 8a
- Brandywine
Rich, complex, full tomato flavor with high sugar and high acid; the heritage standard for fresh slicing and B…
- Cherokee Purple
Smoky-sweet, complex, almost wine-like; dark purple-red beefsteak. Fresh slicing, sandwiches, salads. Indeterm…
- Early Girl
Tart-sweet, classic balanced tomato flavor; medium-size red slicer. Fresh, salads, sandwiches. Determinate, ri…
- Mortgage Lifter
Sweet, mild, very low acid; large pink-red beefsteak with few seeds. Fresh slicing, sandwiches. Indeterminate,…
- Roma
Mild, low-water content, meaty; the workhorse paste tomato. Sauce, canning, drying. Determinate, concentrated …
- San Marzano
Sweet-low-acid, dense flesh with few seeds; the Italian paste tomato standard. Sauce, canning, sun-drying. Ind…
Frequently asked questions
- Will Sungold tomato grow in zone 8a?
Yes. Sungold is recommended for USDA zones 3b through 9a, which includes zone 8a.
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