Tomato · Solanum lycopersicum
Sun Gold
Indeterminate cherry. Single row on 30-inch bed, 7-ft stake or roll-and-pinch trellis. Prune to 2–3 leaders. Split fruit after rain — pick daily at first orange blush.
Zone
Zone 2 · cool humid
Hold
50°F · 90% RH
Min safe
50°F
Shelf
7 d
Cooling
Forced air
Respiration
Moderate
cp
0.94 BTU/lb·°F
Totes / 100 lb
2.5
Chilling-sensitive. Do not drop into a 34°F Zone 1 box. Floor 50°F.
CHANNEL
- Week
- 12 Oct–18 Oct
- Cuts
- 1 lines
- Mass
- 15 lb
- Totes
- 1
Net $1159.85 · $23.20 / bed-foot after harvest+pack labor and seed.
| CULTIVAR | FEET | UNITS | GROSS | LABOR | SEED | MARGIN | $/FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Gold | 50 ft | 288 pints | $1188.00 | $24.75 | $3.40 | $1159.85 | $23.20 |
| TOTAL | 50 ft | $1188.00 | $24.75 | $3.40 | $1159.85 | $23.20 |
Labor = harvest hours × 1.25 pack factor × $18/hr. Seed $0.10 / transplant, $0.05 / bed-ft direct-seed. Zone 1 · cold wet never shares a box with fruiting crops.