A 2024 release from Wild Boar Farms, Eye Candy is the sister plant to Showstopper. It is known to grow to roughly 1m tall, but my plant was very compact, only 50-60cm with rugose leaves and very good production. Fruits are gorgeous little ribbed, pink and anthocyanin mini-beefs, with an intense, sweet flavour. We liked this a lot, it’s fun, beautiful and easy to grow.
Rugose regular leaf, indeterminate dwarf, early.
Dwarf plants are a great addition to any garden, being perfect for large pots (12lt plus) and edges of beds. They possess a gene which causes their growth pattern to be condensed, meaning that the stems are sturdier, and the leaf nodes are closer together. This means that they are brilliant for growing outdoors, and can withstand wind and weather better than regular indeterminates. Also, a dwarf plant can produce as much fruit as a regular indeterminate, but in a much smaller space. Like regular sized plants, dwarfs come in determinate (bush types which set all their fruit at once) and indeterminate (vining) types.
Sow Jan-April indoors
10-15 open-pollinated seeds
A 2024 release from Wild Boar Farms, Eye Candy is the sister plant to Showstopper. It is known to grow to roughly 1m tall, but my plant was very compact, only 50-60cm with rugose leaves and very good production. Fruits are gorgeous little ribbed, pink and anthocyanin mini-beefs, with an intense, sweet flavour. We liked this a lot, it’s fun, beautiful and easy to grow.
Rugose regular leaf, indeterminate dwarf, early.
Dwarf plants are a great addition to any garden, being perfect for large pots (12lt plus) and edges of beds. They possess a gene which causes their growth pattern to be condensed, meaning that the stems are sturdier, and the leaf nodes are closer together. This means that they are brilliant for growing outdoors, and can withstand wind and weather better than regular indeterminates. Also, a dwarf plant can produce as much fruit as a regular indeterminate, but in a much smaller space. Like regular sized plants, dwarfs come in determinate (bush types which set all their fruit at once) and indeterminate (vining) types.
Sow Jan-April indoors
10-15 open-pollinated seeds
