Variety field guide
What to expect from Geranium Kiss Tomato
Geranium Kiss tomato seeds produce red cherry tomato fruit about 1 to 2 oz on determinate plants reaching 25–30 in; maturity is 60-69 Days.
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Geranium Kiss tomato seeds grow into determinate plants reaching 25–30 in, bearing red fruit about 1 to 2 oz. This cherry tomato is especially suited to patio containers, small gardens, fresh snacking, and salads. Maturity is 60-69 Days from transplanting.
Minimum seeds per packet: 25 seeds.
About Geranium Kiss
Geranium Kiss is a cherry tomato grown as Solanum lycopersicum L. Plants have a determinate habit and reach 25–30 in; support is listed as no added support. The principal mature or market color is Red, with fruit described as about 1 to 2 oz. Reproductive classification: Open-Pollinated (OP). Maturity: 60-69 Days. Names associated with this variety include Tomato, Tomato Seeds - Determinate - Geranium Kiss (Dwarf).
- Scientific name:Solanum lycopersicum L.
- Life cycle:Annual
- Planting season:Spring
- Growth habit:Determinate
- Plant height:25–30 in
- Sunlight:Full sun
- Seed depth:1/8 in
- Germination:6–12 Days at 75–90 °F
- Spacing:24 in between plants; 36 in between rows
- Soil:Loamy; pH 6.0–6.5
- Water:Moderate
- Support:No-Support
- Reproductive type:Open-Pollinated (OP)
- Fruit:Red; About 1 to 2 oz
History and seedkeeping context
Geranium Kiss is an open-pollinated compact determinate tomato. Geranium Kiss (Dwarf) Tomato Seeds belongs to the long record of tomato selection that began with domestication in the Americas and continued through farmers, gardeners, public breeders, market growers, and seedkeepers. Where a precise breeder or family chain is not supported by a primary record, this page does not invent one.
The variety is described through observable fruit, plant habit, use, and the records kept by people who continue to grow it. Geranium Kiss is maintained in this catalog as an open-pollinated (op) dwarf cherry tomato. Published records support the cultivar name and the observable fruit and plant traits used on this page.
Where the available documentation does not preserve a complete breeder, family, or community chain, Species-level tomato domestication in Andean South America is kept separate from the later history of this named cultivar, which may involve farmers, public breeders, gardeners, market growers, and seedkeepers in other regions. The listed heritage classification is Non-GMO; it describes the catalog classification and does not prove an undocumented origin story.
Fruit, flavor, and kitchen use
Geranium Kiss is best for patio containers, small gardens, fresh snacking, and salads. The expected flavor is sweet, bright, juicy tomato flavor suited to fresh snacking. Fruit is described as red and about 1 to 2 oz. Use a tested current recipe for home canning; cultivar name alone does not establish safe acidity. Geranium Kiss is especially useful for patio containers, small gardens, fresh snacking, and salads. Flavor and eating quality are described as sweet, bright, juicy tomato flavor suited to fresh snacking. For home canning, use a tested current recipe; cultivar name, color, or perceived sweetness does not establish safe acidity.
How to grow Geranium Kiss
Start Geranium Kiss indoors about 6 to 8 weeks before the last expected frost. Sow 1/8 in deep in a warm, evenly moist seed-starting mix; expect 6–12 Days near 75–90 °F. Give seedlings strong light, move them into larger cells before they become root-bound, and harden them gradually before planting outside after frost danger.
Plant in full sun with loamy soil near pH 6.0–6.5. Space plants 24 in apart and rows 36 in apart. Maintain moderate moisture, mulch after the soil warms, and keep foliage off wet soil where possible. No added support is normally needed. The determinate plant reaches 25–30 in.
Season care
• Give Geranium Kiss strong light from emergence so seedlings remain stocky rather than stretched. • No added support is normally needed, but leave enough room for airflow and harvest. • Water at the soil line and maintain even moisture to reduce cracking, blossom-end rot risk, and stress-related fruit problems. • Harvest when the fruit has reached its cultivar-specific color and gives slightly to gentle pressure; color alone can be misleading on green, purple, or striped varieties. • Use 60-69 Days as a planning range rather than a guaranteed calendar date; weather and transplant stress can shift first harvest.
Harvest and maturity
60-69 Days from transplanting under suitable conditions. Harvest when the cultivar-specific color has developed and the fruit gives slightly to gentle pressure; green-ripe, striped, purple, and dark cultivars require more than a simple red-color test.
Saving seed
Tomatoes are primarily self-pollinating, but occasional crossing can occur. To maintain Geranium Kiss, save seed from several healthy true-to-type plants and bag unopened flower clusters when extra isolation is needed. Allow labeled fruit to ripen fully, squeeze the seed and gel into a container, ferment briefly until the gel releases, rinse clean, and dry the seed in a thin labeled layer. Store the finished lot cool and dry with the year, source, plant count, and isolation notes.
Common questions
When is Geranium Kiss ready?
Plan around 60-69 Days. The listed range is a planning guide, and weather, transplant stress, and harvest stage can shift the actual date.
How long does germination take?
Expect 6–12 Days near 75–90 °F. Cooler media, excess water, old seed, or uneven moisture can delay emergence.
How large does it grow?
Expect about 25–30 in. Growth habit: Determinate. Support: No-Support.
How is it used?
Patio containers, small gardens, fresh snacking, and salads
Can I save seed?
Tomatoes are primarily self-pollinating, but occasional crossing can occur.
