{"id":23092,"date":"2026-11-07T05:46:01","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T13:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heritageseedmarket.com\/?post_type=product&p=23092"},"modified":"2026-11-08T18:26:30","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T02:26:30","slug":"ruby-beads","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/heritageseedmarket.com\/index.php\/product\/ruby-beads\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruby Beads"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
  • Grown, sold, and described by Bunny Hop Seeds<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
  • Plant growth: determinate<\/li>\n
  • Leaf type: regular leaf<\/li>\n
  • Time to maturity: early<\/li>\n
  • Approx. number of seeds per pack: 15+<\/li>\n
  • Germination tested following Hot Water Seed Treatment for Fungal and Bacterial Diseases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    \u201cRuby Beads\u201d (Rubinovyye Businy; \u0420\u0443\u0431\u0438\u043d\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0435 \u0431\u0443\u0441\u0438\u043d\u044b) is a new-to-me variety that I ordered from my favorite Estonian vendor just before the new US rules for imports forced them to stop shipping to the United States. I am very happy that I was able to grow this variety, however, because it surpassed my expectations in taste, texture, and productivity.
    \nRuby Beads yields a large number of red fruits that look like ruby beads in trusses on very short and bushy plants. The fruits produced in the earlier settings were to 2 ounces, similar to the smaller Campari in size and shape. After exhausting itself with a long and productive fruiting, the tomatoes were the size of large cherries, about 0.5 to 1oz. To me, the flavor was sweeter than most of the varieties in my garden this year, which was surprising. I thought it would just be another red, cherry\/cocktail. The texture was plump, juicy, and smooth.
    \nThe seed packet stated that the plants would reach 30 to 40cm tall (about 12-16\u201d tall). I grew my plants in 5-gallon nursery pots, and they reached about 18\u201d tall and were very wide and bushy. Perhaps in a 1-gallon nursery pot the height would be restricted to 12-14\u201d tall, but I am not sure how wide they would be. It might be worth a try to see how well they could do when grown as a micro-dwarf in one-gallon black nursery pots, although they are definitely not true micro-dwarf plants. The productivity and flavor would make it worthwhile to attempt.
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