{"id":6740,"date":"2026-10-30T16:21:40","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T16:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=6740"},"modified":"2026-10-30T16:21:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T16:21:40","slug":"little-lucky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/little-lucky\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Lucky Tomato Review & Photos (Craig LeHoullier Bicolor)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Little Lucky<\/strong> is an indeterminate, potato-leaf<\/strong> bicolor bred by American heirloom pioneer Craig LeHoullier<\/strong> from an accidental cross of Brandywine. Unlike typical massive bicolor beefsteaks, it produces round, tennis-ball sized saladette fruit weighing 2-5 oz (60-140 g)<\/strong> that ripen golden-yellow with a vibrant ruby-pink blossom-end blush. Growers love its extended production right into late autumn, juicy marbled interior, and sweet, fruity flavor that holds up even in outdoor northern gardens. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

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Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 4-6 Experience)<\/h2>\n

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Sandr (Aleksandr) \ud83c\udf31 Member (339 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This variety turned out very tasty and seriously pretty. Didn’t quite hit the advertised 4.2 oz (120 g) mark for me, ended up closer to 1.8-2.1 oz (50-60 g). Started seeds late, so it was hard to get a fair read on overall productivity. Potato leaf foliage.<\/p>\n

Edited January 17, 2015 by Drosera<\/em><\/p>\n

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A gorgeous and remarkably delicious variety \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n

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Grew this back in 2015 right outdoors in the garden bed. Potato-leaf foliage. Topped out at around 5 ft (1.5 m). Ran late for me out in the elements.<\/p>\n

The fruit really are eye-catching, weighing in around 3.5-4.6 oz (100-130 g). Taste was nicely sweet. Ran it again this year, but it didn’t leave much of an impression \ud83e\udd14 Most likely because I had to pull the fruit green to ripen indoors. Photos are from last season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Svetlana, what was your average fruit size on this one?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Svetlana, what was your average fruit size on this one?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Pretty much the same as Galina’s, right around 3.5-5.3 oz (100-150 g).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Indeterminate vine with potato leaf foliage, mid to mid-early maturity, and has an exceptionally long harvest window that keeps bearing straight into the fall.<\/p>\n

One of the most unique bicolors out there because of the unusual fruit shape for a bicolor. Perfectly round, smooth, tennis-ball sized fruit, though a few will throw a subtle heart-like point. Golden-yellow with a vibrant scarlet blossom end.<\/p>\n

Flavor is well-balanced with bright fruity notes, plenty of juice, though maybe just a notch below the absolute top-tier trophy beefsteak bicolors. Great cropper and drop-dead gorgeous. Definitely earned a permanent spot on my grow list \ud83d\udc4d!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Full Summary: Plant Habit, Size, and Flavor<\/h2>\n