- Open-pollinated
- Slicer
- 72 days to maturity (from transplant)
- Indeterminate
- Red
Jet Star
Open-pollinated slicer from USA. Red slicer bred for crack resistance, medium fruit. Ready in about 72 days from transplant.
Single source · Updated Sep 9, 2026 · Values marked like this (estimated) are estimates.
At a glance
- Fruit type
- Slicer 5–8 oz (140–220 g) · Oblate
- Leaf type
- Regular leaf
- Days to harvest
- 72 days from transplant · Midseason
- Plant height
- 5–8 ft (150–240 cm) Tall
- Spacing
- 24 × 39 in (60 × 100 cm) (estimated)
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Position
- Handles open positions
- Growing sites
- Greenhouse · Polytunnel · Open ground · Container
- Container growing
- Not suited to pots
- Difficulty
- Easy-moderate (estimated) 2/5
- Skin
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- Red
- Interior
- Not recorded
Plant size and habit
Tall · Indeterminate
5–8 ft (150–240 cm) · Regular leaf
Jet Star is an indeterminate plant that keeps growing and setting fruit until frost; it needs a stake, cage, or trellis for the whole season. Expect a plant of 5–8 ft (150–240 cm).
Flavor
“Red slicer bred for crack resistance, medium fruit.”
Growing calendar
72 days from transplant Midseason
Timing shown for temperate climates; sow indoors 6–8 (estimated) weeks before your last frost date. Look up your last frost date by ZIP code →
Disease resistance
No documented disease resistances — protect this variety with good airflow and crop rotation.
Uses & tags
- Fresh & salads
- Slicing
Origin
A red slicer bred for crack resistance, sold by Burpee since the late 1960s.
Sources
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Questions
How do you grow a Jet Star plant?
A Jet Star plant grows 5–8 ft (150–240 cm) tall. Space plants 24 in (60 cm) apart in rows 39 in (100 cm) apart (estimated). Start seed indoors 6–8 weeks before your last frost (estimated); it germinates in 6–10 days (estimated). It needs full sun.
How long does Jet Star take to mature?
Jet Star is ready in about 72 days from transplant.
Does Jet Star need staking?
Jet Star is an indeterminate plant that keeps growing and setting fruit until frost; it needs a stake, cage, or trellis for the whole season. Expect a plant of 5–8 ft (150–240 cm).
Can Jet Star be grown in a container?
Jet Star is better suited to open ground or a greenhouse bed than a container.
Is Jet Star resistant to disease?
No disease resistance is documented for Jet Star.
