VegetableTomato
Viva Salsa Tomato
Viva Salsa is an F1 hybrid cherry tomato bred for speed and reliability, reaching harvest in just 80 days from transplant. This determinate variety grows to a compact 36-48 inches, making it equally at home in garden beds, raised plots, or containers. It thrives across hardiness zones 2-11 in full sun, and its robust disease resistance package protects against some of the most persistent tomato threats, from Fusarium Wilt to Late Blight.
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Growing Conditions
USDA Zone
2-11
Sunlight
Full Sun
Water
Moderate
Soil
Well-drained, Fertile Loam With Organic Matter
Growth Stats
48 in
Height
TypeDeterminate
Spacing
24
Plant Profile
Sunlight
Full Sun
Water
Moderate
Zones
2-11
Size
48in H x ?in W
Growth
—
Care
High
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Highlights
A cherry tomato that refuses to quit, Viva Salsa combines hybrid vigor with practical disease resistance against Bacterial Canker, Fusarium Wilt, Late Blight, Powdery Mildew, Tobacco Mosaic Virus, and Verticillium Wilt. Its determinate growth habit means concentrated production rather than sprawling vines, and it transitions from seed to harvest in under three months when started indoors. The ability to grow successfully in containers, raised beds, and ground plots gives gardeners real flexibility in how they deploy this variety.
Common Uses
As a cherry tomato, Viva Salsa shines in fresh applications where its small, manageable fruit size allows for whole-fruit use. The variety works well in salsas and fresh sauces where cherry tomatoes add brightness and sweetness, in salads where they can be halved or left whole, and as a snacking tomato straight from the vine.
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Care Instructions
Start Indoors
Sow seeds indoors 7-9 weeks before your last spring frost date to ensure a strong transplant ready for garden planting when warm weather arrives. Provide warm conditions for germination and bright light once seedlings emerge.
Transplant Outdoors
Transplant outdoors after the last frost danger has passed and soil has warmed. Harden off seedlings by gradually exposing them to outdoor conditions over 7-10 days before planting. Space transplants 24 inches apart in rows 36 inches apart in full sun.
Harvesting
Begin harvesting 80-89 days after transplanting when cherry tomatoes reach full color and feel slightly soft to the touch. Pick fruit regularly to encourage continued production throughout the determined fruiting window. For peak flavor, harvest in the morning after dew dries but before the day's heat builds.
Pruning
As a determinate variety, Viva Salsa has a naturally compact, bushy growth habit and requires minimal pruning. Light removal of lower leaves after flowering can improve air circulation and reduce disease pressure, but extensive pruning is unnecessary and will only reduce fruit production on this already-compact plant.
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Companion Planting
Pests & Diseases
Ecology & Traits
Edible
Scientific Classification
Solanum lycopersicum
Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Solanum
Growth Habit
Determinate
Native Status
L48 (I)AK (I)HI (I)PR (I)VI (I)CAN (W)