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        Tomato Sweetbite

Cherry tomato that is slightly larger then the average cherry tomato size.  The fruit grow in cascading clusters of ten to twenty tomatoes of around two to three centimetres in diameter. Very sweet tasting and, like all cherry tomatoes, suitable for growing in pots.

The main difference between Sweetbite and other cherry tomatoes is it's size, being a good centimeter wider than cherry tomato varieties such as 'Tomb Thumb'.    The main advantage of Sweetbite over smaller sized cherry tomatoes is that it takes much less work to pick enough tomatoes for a meal. But while it is slightly larger it is still one of the earliest tomatoes to ripen in the season and certainly much earlier then standard size tomatoes.

In Australia Sweetbite tomato seedlings can be found in nurseries from early Spring through to Summer, but strangely I have yet to find them in seed packet form.

It is likely that the name Sweetbite is not used in countries outside of Australia.  But if you ask at your local nursery store for a larger size cherry tomato you will probably come up with something similar.