- Hybrid F1
- Slicer
- 75 (estimated) days to maturity (from transplant)
- Determinate
- Red
Red Deuce
Hybrid F1 slicer from USA. A reliable second-early market slicer: uniform deep-red globes on a strong determinate plant, well suited to staking. Ready in about 75 days from transplant.
Single source · Updated Sep 17, 2026 · Values marked like this (estimated) are estimates.
At a glance
- Fruit type
- Slicer 7–11 oz (200–300 g) · Globe (estimated)
- Leaf type
- Regular leaf
- Days to harvest
- 75 days (estimated) from transplant · Midseason
- Plant height
- 3–4 ft (90–120 cm) (estimated) Medium height
- 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-moderate (estimated) 2/5
- Skin
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- Red
- Interior
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- Red
Plant size and habit
Medium height · Determinate
3–4 ft (90–120 cm) (estimated) · Regular leaf
Red Deuce is a determinate plant that stops growing at a set height and ripens most of its crop in one concentrated window; a cage is usually enough support. Expect a plant of 3–4 ft (90–120 cm).
Flavor
“A reliable second-early market slicer: uniform deep-red globes on a strong determinate plant, well suited to staking.”
Growing calendar
75 (estimated) 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
- V Verticillium wilt
- F1 Fusarium wilt (race 1)
- F2 Fusarium wilt (race 2)
- T Tobacco mosaic virus
Uses & tags
- Fresh & salads
- Slicing
- Canning
- Disease tough
- High yield
- Market favorite
Origin
Red Deuce is a second-early fresh-market hybrid bred to follow Primo Red into harvest, on a determinate plant with a broad disease-resistance package. It ripens uniformly to a deep red, globe-shaped fruit and is widely grown by both commercial stake-culture growers and home gardeners.
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Questions
How do you grow a Red Deuce plant?
A Red Deuce plant grows 3–4 ft (90–120 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 Red Deuce take to mature?
Red Deuce is ready in about 75 days from transplant.
Does Red Deuce need staking?
Red Deuce is a determinate plant that stops growing at a set height and ripens most of its crop in one concentrated window; a cage is usually enough support. Expect a plant of 3–4 ft (90–120 cm).
Can Red Deuce be grown in a container?
Red Deuce is better suited to open ground or a greenhouse bed than a container.
Is Red Deuce resistant to disease?
Red Deuce carries documented resistance to Verticillium wilt, Fusarium wilt (race 1), Fusarium wilt (race 2), and Tobacco mosaic virus.
