- Hybrid F1
- Grape
- 60 days to maturity (from transplant)
- Indeterminate
- Red
Juliet
Hybrid F1 grape from Taiwan, 1999. The default grape tomato: prolific, crack-resistant and unusually blight-tolerant. Ready in about 60 days from transplant.
Single source · Updated Sep 9, 2026 · Values marked like this (estimated) are estimates.
At a glance
- Fruit type
- Grape 1–2 oz (28–57 g) · Oval
- Leaf type
- Regular leaf
- Days to harvest
- 60 days from transplant · Early
- Plant height
- 6–8 ft (180–240 cm) (estimated) Tall
- Spacing
- 24 × 35 in (60 × 90 cm) (estimated)
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Position
- Handles open positions
- Growing sites
- Greenhouse · Polytunnel · Open ground
- Container growing
- Not suited to pots
- Difficulty
- Easy (estimated) 1/5
- Skin
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- Red
- Interior
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- Red
Plant size and habit
Tall · Indeterminate
6–8 ft (180–240 cm) (estimated) · Regular leaf
Juliet 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 6–8 ft (180–240 cm).
Flavor
“The default grape tomato: prolific, crack-resistant and unusually blight-tolerant.”
Growing calendar
60 days from transplant Early
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
- EB Early blight
- LB Late blight
Uses & tags
- Snacking
- Fresh & salads
- Roasting
- High yield
- Crack resistant
- Kid friendly
- Award winner
Origin
Juliet, bred by Known-You Seed, won an All-America Selections award in 1999 and has been the default grape tomato for home gardens since. It is enormously productive, the oblong fruit hold on the vine and in the bowl without splitting, and it carries intermediate resistance to both early and late blight. The flavour is good rather than exceptional, which is a fair trade for how little goes wrong with it.
Sources
- Tomato Juliet F1, 1999 AAS winner, All-America Selections (breeder Known-You Seed; 60-70 days from transplant; 1 oz oblong; 5-6 ft; does not crack) ↗
- Juliet F1 Tomato, Johnny's Selected Seeds (60 days, indeterminate, 1.5-2 oz, IR: EB, LB, good crack resistance) ↗
- Known-You Seed, Access to Seeds Index company profile (headquarters Kaohsiung, Taiwan; founded 1968; tomato in own breeding programme) ↗
Where to buy seeds
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Questions
How do you grow a Juliet plant?
A Juliet plant grows 6–8 ft (180–240 cm) tall (estimated). Space plants 24 in (60 cm) apart in rows 35 in (90 cm) apart (estimated). Start seed indoors 6–8 weeks before your last frost (estimated); it germinates in 7–14 days (estimated). It needs full sun.
How long does Juliet take to mature?
Juliet is ready in about 60 days from transplant.
Does Juliet need staking?
Juliet 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 6–8 ft (180–240 cm).
Can Juliet be grown in a container?
Juliet is better suited to open ground or a greenhouse bed than a container.
Is Juliet resistant to disease?
Juliet carries documented resistance to Early blight and Late blight.
