Chocolate Sprinkles Tomato

Family: Solanaceae Nightshade

Sink your senses into Chocolate Sprinkles Tomato’s velvety, darkly sweet fruit—tiny cherry tomatoes with a near-chocolate mahogany skin and playful, sprinkle-like speckling that catches the light.

Bite into a juicy, tender pop with a balanced sweetness and gentle tang, and enjoy the fruits at their peak fresh for salads, snack bowls, and vibrant sauce-making. Prolific and garden-friendly in about 60 days, this standout variety turns everyday harvests into a richly colored delight.

Light: Full SunMaturity: 60 DaysHabit: Determinate

Botanical illustration of Chocolate Sprinkles Tomato

Planting schedules and alerts are optimized for Columbus (Zone 6b).

Crop Dates

Milestone	Date
Start Indoors	Mar 7th
Last Frost	Apr 25th
Transplant / Sow Outdoors	Jun 20th
Harvest Begins	Aug 19th
Harvest Ends	Oct 16th

Crop Details

Trait	Value
Days to Maturity	60
Sun Requirements	Full Sun
Growth Habit	Determinate
Support Needed	Cage
Planting Depth	Deep
Germination Temp (°F)	75
Min Soil Temp (°F)	60
Min Night Temp (°F)	50
Harden Off (days)	7

Culinary Notes

Chef's Note

These little slicers lean into a dark, almost cocoa-adjacent sweetness with gentle acidity, so they shine when eaten fast—skin-on, warm-tossed, or blistered briefly rather than long-cooked. Use them where you want a juicy pop and a mahogany tint, not where you need a sharp, green tomato bite.

Best Uses

fresh snack bowls where their tiny size pops—no need to slice
quick toss salads that want color and light tang without overwhelming lettuce
rapid, skillet-warmed spoon sauce (just until they blister and release juice) for toast or grilled chicken
dollop-topping for roast meats where they act like little sweet-acid bombs

Flavor Profile

darkly sweet tomato flavor gentle tang with a juicy, tender bite silky, near-brown mahogany skin that tastes like roasted-sweetness without the bake

Kitchen Pairings

burrata smoked salt or pancetta balsamic vinegar garlic fresh mozzarella olive oil

Frequently Asked Questions

What pest or disease is most likely on Solanum lycopersicum (cherry-type tomato) and how do I treat it?

Watch for early blight and gray/white moldy patches (often triggered by wet foliage and crowding). Remove affected leaves as soon as you spot spots or fuzzy growth, then improve airflow by spacing plants and watering at soil level; avoid wetting the leaves. If problems keep spreading, use a labeled fungicide for tomatoes and begin treatment early (don’t wait for extensive damage).

How often should I water Chocolate Sprinkles Tomato during the main growing phase?

During flowering and fruit set, keep the soil consistently evenly moist—typically about 1–2 inches (2.5–5 cm) of water per week, split into 1–3 sessions depending on heat and container/bed drainage. Water deeply when the top 1 inch (2.5 cm) of soil dries, and don’t let it swing between very dry and very wet, which can cause blossom-end rot and fruit cracking. Mulch around the base helps stabilize moisture for this 60-day tomato.

How can I tell when Chocolate Sprinkles Tomato is ready to harvest?

Harvest when fruits are fully colored and glossy for this chocolate-toned cherry tomato, with the skin uniformly dark and the fruit coming off with an easy twist. At ~60 days, they should feel firm but slightly yielding at room temperature—if they’re still pale or green with no color change, wait a bit longer. Taste one: ripe cherry tomatoes will be sweet and aromatic, not tart or chalky.