{"id":23100,"date":"2026-11-09T08:32:26","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T16:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heritageseedmarket.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=23100"},"modified":"2026-11-09T08:32:28","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T16:32:28","slug":"polar-baby","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/heritageseedmarket.com\/index.php\/product\/polar-baby\/","title":{"rendered":"Polar Baby"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Grown, sold, and described by <a href=\"http:\/\/heritageseedmarket.com\/?p=38\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Bunny Hop Seeds<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Plant growth: very compact determinate non-dwarf<\/li>\n<li>Leaf type: regular leaf<\/li>\n<li>Time to maturity: early season<\/li>\n<li>Germination tested after Hot Water Seed Treatment for fungal and bacterial diseases<\/li>\n<li>Approx. number of seeds per pack: 15+<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cPolar Baby\u201d is a very small plant that covers itself with unexpectedly large 2.5 to 3ounce red cocktail fruits. This variety is a very good choice for those living in short season areas and with the need to grow in pots on a patio or balcony, especially if they want larger fruits than the cherries that micro-dwarfs produce.<br \/>\nPolar Baby was developed by John Holm in Fairbanks, Interior Alaska; sources claim that this variety sets fruit even when nights are in the 40s(F). Polar Baby is reported to reach 18-24\u201d tall. The tallest part of my plant reached 20.\u201d Most of the plant was 16\u201d tall. Estimated days to harvest is 60 days, and mine set its fruit earlier than all of my other varieties except for the true micros I grew. My photo taken May 10th shows good fruit set. It eventually packed its interior with fruits.<br \/>\nAlthough Polar Baby is definitely shorter than many dwarf varieties, it is not genetically a dwarf because it lacks the treelike growth habit with thick central stem and rugose leaves. I found the fruits to have a very good, sweet flavor with a soft but not mealy texture. Those who prefer a firm texture can eat them before the fruits reach dead-ripe.<br \/>\n<strong>NOTE: One packet per order<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":23101,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[98,12,8,38,58],"product_tag":[118],"class_list":["post-23100","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-balcony-tomatoes","product_cat-bunny-hop-seeds","product_cat-red-tomatoes","product_cat-round","product_cat-compact-varieties","product_tag-new-for-2027","first","instock","sold-individually","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/heritageseedmarket.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/23100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/heritageseedmarket.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/heritageseedmarket.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heritageseedmarket.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/heritageseedmarket.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heritageseedmarket.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=23100"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heritageseedmarket.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=23100"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heritageseedmarket.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=23100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}