{"id":7385,"date":"2026-11-09T14:55:34","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T14:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=7385"},"modified":"2026-11-09T14:55:34","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T14:55:34","slug":"reverend-michael-keyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/reverend-michael-keyes\/","title":{"rendered":"Reverend Michael Keyes Tomato Review & Photos: Multiflora Cherry Plum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Reverend Michael Keyes<\/strong> is an indeterminate multiflora<\/strong> cherry bred by Michael Keyes (Black Plum \u00d7 Sweet Beverly). It produces massive flower sprays resembling giant dill heads, followed by cascades of firm, red 0.5 oz (15 g) plum-shaped fruit. Excellent resilience and storage life, ideal for single-leader greenhouse trellising. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zone 4 Greenhouse Experience)<\/h2>\n
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ElenaN (Elena) \u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udccd Kostroma, Russia (USDA Zone 4a)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Indeterminate mid-season variety, bred from a cross between Black Plum and Sweet Beverly. The fruit are small red plum-shaped cherries averaging about 0.5 oz (15 g). The trusses are super complex – when in full bloom they look just like giant dill heads.
\nI really had to nurse this one along from day one. The seeds absolutely refused to sprout. The very last seed barely put out a weak radicle in my seed sprouter and then stalled out completely – just had zero energy left. My guess is the seeds got bruised by automated postal sorting machines. Anyway, I tucked that fragile little sprout into a solo cup with potting soil and bagged it up. That did the trick! The seedling took off like a rocket.
\nEven though that seed only emerged in May, the vine still managed to fully ripen two gigantic sprays, with five clusters set in total. I pruned it strictly to a single stem because those fruit trusses are simply humongous. Grew it inside the greenhouse. It turned out completely low-maintenance with outstanding yield potential if started on a normal spring schedule. The little tomatoes are firm, with a classic balanced tomato flavor. They ripen reliably off the vine and keep remarkably well in storage.
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Quick Facts: Variety Summary<\/h2>\n