Chocolate Sprinkles Tomato

Family: Solanaceae Nightshade

Planting Schedule

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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

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Chocolate Sprinkles Tomato Planting Dates by USDA Zone

Estimated US hardiness-zone windows for sow, transplant, and harvest. Enter a US ZIP above for exact local dates, or open a zone below.

Zone	Start Indoors	Sow / Transplant	Harvest
Zone 1a	Protected Environment Only
Zone 1b	Apr 13th	Jul 27th	Sep 25th – Aug 1st
Zone 2a	Apr 6th	Jul 20th	Sep 18th – Aug 29th
Zone 2b	Mar 27th	Jul 10th	Sep 8th – Aug 25th
Zone 3a	Mar 27th	Jul 10th	Sep 8th – Sep 1st
Zone 3b	Mar 31st	Jul 14th	Sep 12th – Sep 21st
Zone 4a	Mar 27th	Jul 10th	Sep 8th – Sep 24th
Zone 4b	Mar 25th	Jul 8th	Sep 6th – Sep 27th
Zone 5a	Mar 20th	Jul 3rd	Sep 1st – Sep 30th
Zone 5b	Mar 16th	Jun 29th	Aug 28th – Oct 5th
Zone 6a	Mar 13th	Jun 26th	Aug 25th – Oct 10th
Zone 6b	Mar 7th	Jun 20th	Aug 19th – Oct 16th
Zone 7a	Mar 2nd	Jun 15th	Aug 14th – Oct 20th
Zone 7b	Feb 20th	Jun 5th	Aug 4th – Oct 28th
Zone 8a	Feb 11th	May 27th	Jul 26th – Nov 5th
Zone 8b	Feb 2nd	May 18th	Jul 17th – Nov 12th
Zone 9a	Jan 16th	May 1st	Jun 30th – Nov 26th
Zone 9b	Dec 22nd	Apr 6th	Jun 5th – Dec 9th
Zone 10a	Continuous Production
Zone 10b	Continuous Production
Zone 11a	Continuous Production
Zone 11b	Continuous Production
Zone 12a	Continuous Production
Zone 12b	Continuous Production
Zone 13a	Continuous Production
Zone 13b	Continuous Production

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.