We have an Everglades tomato vine in our balcony garden and it is starting to prolifically produce fruits! This tomato is native to Florida and is an heirloom (non-hybrid) that grows in the wild. The fruits are very tiny (~1 cm diameter) and delicious. These tomatoes are extremely sweet and "tomato-y" -- I don't really know what that means, but they have a lot of flavor for such a small fruit!
Another cool thing about this type of tomato is that it grows well all year in Florida -- most tomatoes can't handle the hot summers here. We planted this tomato when we re-started our garden in August and the vine is already huge and hanging over the balcony! Our other tomato varieties (we have three total) are also beginning to produce ripe fruits and I will have to talk about them as they are ready.
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