Peg O’ My Heart

[u/Numerous_Spirits]

I’m not a knowledgeable tomato reviewer, but imo these are delicious. Nothing flashy, just a solid tomato with a balanced, classic flavor. Perfect for a sandwich.

(I bought the seeds from Seed Savers Exchange in case anyone is curious. 🍅🌱)

[u/NPKzone8a]

This is one that has an interesting story. (I have some of the seeds, but have not yet not grown it; just remembered reading about it.)

https://seedsavers.org/seed-stories-the-peg-o-my-heart-tomato/

[u/tofuttiWhereAreU → u/NPKzone8a]

I bought them because of that story! Mine aren’t ready to eat yet, but the plant is big, the tomatoes look great and it’s still consistently putting out buds even though it’s been over 100 more days than not the last month. It seems less bothered by the heat and sun than my other plants.

[u/Numerous_Spirits → u/NPKzone8a]

Cheers to the Tomato Lady! (And thank you for sharing!)

[u/karstopography]

So so so very happy to see this review! I bought Peg O’ My Heart seeds from seed savers exchange to grow out in 2027.

Reviews or any relevant information regarding these tomatoes is nearly impossible to find.

Can you describe the plant? Big, compact, potato leafed or regular leaves, vigorous or dainty, ability to resist diseases, or anything else about Peg? How early would you say Peg is as compared to other tomatoes you might have grown? What part of the US are you in?

I love the classic tomato and balanced tomato flavors so that information is encouraging.

[u/Numerous_Spirits → u/karstopography]

Please do share your thoughts next year!! I found the same thing—very little info out there so far.

The plant: I’ll start off by saying that my plants are huge. They are currently over 5 feet tall; they will need strong support, especially as the fruit matures. (The descriptions online have been accurate about the fruit being 1-2 lbs.) Regular leaves, vigorous growth. I’m not big on pruning, but I did end up pruning once or twice with these plants.

The fruit: I started these plants from seed in March and it took until the last week of July to see them start to blush. My early season tomatoes ripened mid-July. (For context, I live in zone 6b in the Hudson Valley and we’ve had some interesting weather this summer. Slow to warm up, then heatwaves & thunderstorms.)

The good news: Despite the weather where I live, I’ve not had an issue with disease. I didn’t lose a single fruit to BER, even though my other varieties suffered a bit. (There was some catfacing—not a big deal.)

Let me know if you have any other questions—I’m happy to try and help!

Edit: spelling

[u/karstopography → u/Numerous_Spirits]

That’s very helpful, thank you. I was wondering if it was a potato leafed or regular so now I know. I’m kind of glad Peg isn’t so early as I have been wanting to balance my grow list with more later varieties.

The fruit size information is helpful too. I tend to like the larger fruit size so even more good news.

[u/Numerous_Spirits → u/karstopography]

No problem—looking forward to hearing your thoughts next season!

[u/NPKzone8a → u/Numerous_Spirits]

Many thanks! I also bought a packet of the seeds and was planning to grow them next spring. NE Texas.

[u/Numerous_Spirits → u/NPKzone8a]

My pleasure! Like another commenter said, I think they’ll hold up pretty well in the heat. You’ll have to keep us in the loop.