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Sunrise Bumblebee

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Post: # 62899Unread post SpookyShoe
Thu Feb 10, 2022 3:15 pm

While I was out today I noticed this cherry tomato and bought it on impulse because of the photo on the tag.

I'm aiming to put my tomato plants into the ground on March 1st.
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Thu Feb 10, 2022 4:54 pm

I am thinking of growing that again, as back when I grew them - last about 6 years ago - they did great! Only problem was the last season I grew them was very hot, and they were not heat resistant, and didn't come back quickly, like some other cherries - same problem with the Green Tiger, which did great, otherwise. Sunrise was the earliest to ripen 2 of the seasons, even beating Sunsugar - my usual first to ripen. And I would frequently harvest a 4 qt bowl from just 2 plants, with great flavor.
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Thu Feb 10, 2022 8:50 pm

Who knew you could buy a commercial Sunrise Bumblebee seedling?!?! What kind of place was it where you bought it?

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Thu Feb 10, 2022 9:29 pm

I bought it at a Houston Garden Center. There are many locations in the Houston area. The nurseries are easily recognizable by their distinctive yellow and red striped awnings.
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Fri Feb 11, 2022 11:50 am

Sunrise Bumblebee is an excellent cherry. I grow 20 cherries a year and always try to squeeze it in because it's dependable and does well for me even in bad seasons. I love the taste and the coloring as well. IMO its the best of the Bumblebees.

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Wed Feb 16, 2022 10:38 am

I grew it last year and it was a nice, productive cherry. I trialed Tropical Sunset on the other end of the row from Sunrise Bumblebee since they're so similar and I liked Tropical Sunset slightly better. But Sunrise Bumblebee is definitely worth growing and is a tasty cherry.

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Sun May 01, 2022 11:27 am

On May 1st, the fruits are showing their stripes.
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Sun May 01, 2022 4:45 pm

Looking good, @SpookyShoe! I just planted all of my tomatoes today, including 2 sunrise. Oh yeah, I also planted one of the Tropical Sunset.
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Sun May 01, 2022 7:45 pm

I'm growing Sunrise BB this season. I'll be able to compare it to Blush, Matt's Hornet and Prairie Fire.

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Sat May 21, 2022 6:36 am

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Might this be a Sunrise Bumblebee? It was in a pint of mixed cherries I got last week at the farmers market. I'd like to be able to save seeds to share and grow myself but don't want to propagate a mis-labeled cultivar. Are there any others it could be mistaken for? I'm going to the market again this morning and will ask the vendor if she knows. Usually when I do that it's a hired helper who isn't involved in the farm but I have a feeling these people might be the actual growers.

Edited to add: “I don’t know. Them are heirlooms. My wife orders the seeds.”
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Sat May 21, 2022 8:57 am

Looks like a Sunrise, but you'll have no way of knowing if the plants were isolated enough to get the Sunrise. You could try it, of course.
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Mon May 23, 2022 7:47 pm

Mine look like this.
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Mon May 23, 2022 8:03 pm

My buddy on the other side of the lake says sunrise bumblebee is his favorite cherry tomato and he’s growing Sungold.
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Tue May 24, 2022 8:38 am

Two years ago I bought a Sunrise Bumblebee at our local Shoprite grocery store out of curiosity and because I was amazed they carried it. It did well and I saved seeds. My gardening buddy, with whom I share seeds, asked to try it so we shall see if it comes true. Indeed a delicious variety, just not enough room this year. My only Cherry is Rosella Cherry.

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Tue May 24, 2022 8:50 am

Gardadore wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 8:38 am Two years ago I bought a Sunrise Bumblebee at our local Shoprite grocery store out of curiosity and because I was amazed they carried it.
Ha. It never occurred to me that ShopRite would have tomato plants, I always presume it's just flowers so I never bother looking.

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Wed May 25, 2022 12:40 am

Ours has all kinds of herbs, tomatoes, peppers, squash, etc. along with the flowers. Found one sole pot of curly parsley which yielded 10 seedlings after I separated them. For some reason no one was carrying the curly parsley around here, just the Italian flat. So you never know!

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Tue May 23, 2023 8:54 am

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Tue May 23, 2023 11:56 am

I tried Sunrise Bumblebee last year. It started well, but then we had a really hot, dry growing season. It stopped growing and sat at about 18 inches tall or so (I'd have to refer back to a post about it) until the heat broke later on. It then decided to grow but too late to be able to get anything from it. My Sunsugar opposite to it, grew well over double stacked 4 foot cages, up and over the garden fence with non-stop production regardless of temps. I didn't grow SB this year but guess what gets a return spot every year? My small garden just doesn't have room for finicky growers no matter how good the taste is supposed to be. I tell my chickens, if you don't lay, you don't stay. My thoughts are similar with my plant selection for my garden....
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Tue May 23, 2023 12:35 pm

ditto
Sungold hung in there til the bitter end.
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Tue May 23, 2023 1:03 pm

Joblot had mountain man I am trying for the 1st time.
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