🍅 Quick take: Sea Star is a heavily ribbed, highly productive indeterminate variety that acts like a miniature version of “American Ribbed.” While it puts out a massive yield of beautiful, toy-like 5 oz (140 g) fruits, growers note the flavor is strictly average and the flesh tends to be dry, making it better suited for culinary use rather than fresh eating. Full summary ↓
Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 4-6a Experience)
I got the seeds from A.I. Kulik back in 2014. The description said: A miniature version of American Ribbed. A sea of fruit. Height reaches 6 ft (1.8 m), mid-season, fruits weigh up to 5 oz (140 g).
And it really was loaded with fruit. It is a very beautiful variety, the tomatoes look like little toys. The flavor is pretty ordinary, and the flesh is a bit on the dry side.
It truly is a very heavy-yielding variety. It has an interesting shape, but just a standard tomato flavor without any real sweetness to it.
Full Summary: Sea Star
- Plant Type: Indeterminate, mid-season, growing up to 6 ft (1.8 m) tall.
- Fruit Characteristics: Deeply ribbed, highly ornamental red fruits that look like miniature versions of the “American Ribbed” heirloom.
- Size: Small to medium, typically maxing out around 5 oz (140 g).
- Flavor & Texture: Widely reported to have an ordinary, old-fashioned tomato flavor lacking any distinct sweetness. The flesh is notably on the dry side.
- Yield: Exceptionally high producer, often described by growers as being covered in a “sea of fruit.”
🍅 Have you grown Sea Star? Drop a comment below! Did you find a great culinary use for these dry, ribbed tomatoes, or did they just end up as garden eye-candy? Let us know your experience!
