{"id":6719,"date":"2026-10-29T19:41:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T19:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=6719"},"modified":"2026-10-29T19:41:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T19:41:29","slug":"lucky-cross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/lucky-cross\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucky Cross Tomato Review & Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Lucky Cross is an indeterminate<\/strong>, mid-to-late season<\/strong> large bicolor beefsteak. Growers praise it for its outstanding sweet, fruity flavor, often ranking it above other famous bicolors like Virginia Sweets or Burracker’s Favorite. It produces gorgeous 7-14 oz (200-400 g) yellow fruits with red marbling inside and out. While a few noted it can start off highly vegetative, it generally rewards patient growers with excellent late-season yields and surprisingly strong disease resistance. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 3-6 Experience)<\/h2>\n
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This variety turned out to be incredibly tasty. I compared it against Burracker’s Favorite<\/a>, Virginia Sweets<\/a>, Bethlehem Flame, and Mammoth German Gold<\/a>. Lucky Cross was hands down the best tasting. Color-wise, the longer it sat, the more red it developed. At first it was mostly yellow-orange, but the red really pushed through when it got overripe. I think the one I photographed is slightly overripe since it got a bit soft, so its natural peak color is probably a red-yellow-orange mix.<\/p>\n

Edited October 16, 2013 by Pomidoroved<\/em><\/p>\n

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Sasha, could you share the fruit weight and how the yield was? Also the height of the vine. Am I right that you grew all these outdoors? And how did it hold up against tomato diseases?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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My Lucky Cross.<\/p>\n

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My Lucky.<\/p>\n

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Ira, jaw-dropping! \ud83d\ude32 Every single vine you grow is an absolute masterpiece. \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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This variety just didn’t work out for me. The fruits were bland and the yield was only average.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It’s actually my absolute favorite out of all the bicolors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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I planted about 8 bicolor varieties this year, but Lucky Cross was the only one that proved productive and early in our tough conditions this season. It’s my absolute favorite and the clear winner among bicolors this year. Very tasty, gorgeous fruits, mostly weighing in at 12.5-14 oz (350-400 g). Didn’t crack, definitely wasn’t bland\u2014had a fantastic fruity-tomato profile. Looks incredible sliced up on a holiday platter. Pair it with wine or champagne and you don’t even need pineapple \ud83d\ude06. Without a doubt, making the grow list for next year. Not a single deformed or catfaced fruit on this vine.<\/p>\n

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Lana actually gifted me a little start of this variety, and I’m super grateful to her.<\/p>\n

Grew into a beautiful, tasty plant, fruits around 7-10.5 oz (200-300 g), and put out a really solid yield. \ud83d\ude0b Loved it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Nobody mentioned how tall it gets in a greenhouse. Could someone chime in? Planning to plant it this spring but don’t know if I should put it in the center bed or if it’s okay near the wall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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I’d definitely classify it as an indeterminate. Mine was just under 6.5 ft (2 m) in the greenhouse. I pruned it to 2 leaders; if you prune to a single stem, it’ll probably push even higher.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mine hit about 6 ft (1.8 m). Best of the bicolors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0Grew it outdoors in 2015. An absolute stunner, heavy yielding and delicious. Already added it to my grow list for this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Really liked this variety. Turned out highly productive and super tasty in the hoophouse. Reached about 6.5 ft (2 m) tall. The flesh is tender, sweet, with a nice red starburst on the cross-section.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Large, beautiful, delicious. Definitely planting more than one vine of this next year \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n

Just slightly confused about the coloring… does it depend on the seed line? Mine is yellow with red marbling both inside and out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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This variety totally surprised me. At first it pushed so much dense vegetative growth that I was just overwhelmed… couldn’t figure out what to do with it. But by the end of summer, it suddenly set a massive amount of fruit – actually performed better outdoors than in the greenhouse. Thrilled with the harvest!<\/p>\n

Fruits are large (especially on the lower trusses) and generally above average size. Yellow with red marbling inside and out. My family completely ignores the others and only picks this one – juicy, soft, and delicious. AN ABSOLUTE FAVORITE! The one I photographed wasn’t even the best specimen, I literally can’t track them fast enough, they just get devoured instantly \ud83d\ude06<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Grew 4 bicolors this year. They all looked very similar. Gorgeous, tasty, and reasonably productive. Grew them in the greenhouse, height was near 6.5 ft (2 m). Honestly couldn’t tell much difference in flavor between them.<\/p>\n

But Lucky Cross was my favorite because it was highly disease-resistant. Kept its green leaves right to the very end. Absolutely loved it and will grow it every single year now.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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My Lucky Cross ended up leaning heavily toward yellow hues.<\/p>\n

It was a pretty late producer for me. Grew in one of the sunniest spots. Before I put the tags on, I actually thought I had a cherry tomato planted there, so I hardly pruned the stems at all. By the time I woke up and realized, I had to hack some stuff out. The fruits came late (most of the flush ripened in September), but they swelled up nice and large, around 10.5 oz (300 g). Really liked the flavor; sweet and juicy.<\/p>\n

I’d definitely say it was one of the highest-yielding bicolors I grew. Ripened off the vine perfectly indoors. I’ll let these seeds age a bit and definitely run it again.<\/p>\n

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Full Summary: Plant, Yield, Taste and Vigor<\/h2>\n