Colorful sweet cherry tomatoes on the vine including Sugar Rush, SunSugar, and Lemonsugar varieties

5 Sweetest Tomatoes to Grow: Our Favorite Varieties for Incredible Flavor

If you've ever bitten into a cherry tomato straight off the vine and had sweetness burst across your tongue, you already know why flavor matters when choosing what to grow. From our nursery at Garden Starts Nursery, we grow tomatoes from seed every season — and over the years, we've learned which varieties consistently deliver that wow factor. Whether you're growing in raised beds, containers, or a full garden plot, these five sweetest tomato varieties are our top picks for pure, incredible flavor.

What Makes a Tomato Sweet?

Sweetness in tomatoes comes down to sugar-to-acid ratio. High-sugar, lower-acid varieties tend to taste the sweetest — especially cherry tomatoes, which concentrate flavor into small, snackable packages. Growing conditions matter too: plenty of sun, consistent watering, and letting fruit ripen fully on the vine all push sugar levels higher.

Our 5 Sweetest Tomato Varieties to Grow From Seed

1. Sugar Rush Cherry Tomato — The Sweetest Bite in the Garden

Sugar Rush lives up to its name. This F1 cherry tomato produces clusters of deep red, intensely sweet fruits that are almost candy-like when fully ripe. It's a vigorous grower with excellent disease resistance, making it a great choice for both beginner and experienced gardeners. We love it for container growing and raised beds alike.

Sugar Rush F1 Cherry Tomato Seeds

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2. Super Sweet 100 Tomato — A Legendary Garden Favorite

Super Sweet 100 is one of the most popular cherry tomatoes ever bred — and for good reason. Long trusses of small, bright red fruits deliver brix levels (natural sugar content) that consistently blow other varieties out of the water. It's an indeterminate vining type, so give it a sturdy cage or trellis and stand back. We grow it every single season at the nursery.

Super Sweet 100 Tomato Seeds

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3. SunSugar Hybrid Tomato — The Sweetest Orange Cherry

SunSugar is our go-to orange cherry tomato for anyone who wants maximum sweetness with a tropical, fruity twist. These golden-orange fruits are incredibly sweet — some gardeners say even sweeter than Super Sweet 100 — with a thin skin that makes them a joy to eat fresh. They're crack-resistant too, which means you lose fewer fruits during wet spells.

SunSugar Hybrid Orange Cherry Tomato Seeds

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4. Sugar Gloss F1 Cherry Tomato — Beautiful and Packed With Flavor

Sugar Gloss stands out with its glossy, jewel-like red fruits and a sweetness that matches its stunning good looks. This F1 hybrid is a reliable performer in our nursery trials — it sets fruit heavily, ripens evenly, and holds on the vine longer than most, giving you a wide harvesting window. Perfect for salads, snacking, and farmers market displays.

Sugar Gloss F1 Hybrid Cherry Tomato Seeds

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5. Lemonsugar Cherry Tomato — Sweet, Citrusy, and Totally Unique

Lemonsugar is a show-stopper. These pale yellow, lemon-shaped cherry tomatoes have a sugar-forward flavor with a delicate citrus note that makes them completely addictive. They're the kind of tomato that stops people in their tracks at a dinner table. From our nursery, Lemonsugar is one of our most talked-about summer varieties — grow it once and it'll earn a permanent spot in your garden.

Lemonsugar Cherry Tomato Seeds

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More Sweet Cherry Tomatoes We Love

Can't decide? Here are a few more sweet varieties worth exploring from our nursery collection:

  • Chocolate Sprinkles F1 Cherry Tomato Seeds
    Chocolate Sprinkles F1     — A bicolor striped cherry tomato with rich, sweet-complex flavor
  • Tidy Treats F1 Cherry Tomato Seeds
    Tidy Treats F1     — Compact, container-perfect cherry tomato with sweet flavor and tidy habit
  • Sweet Million Cherry Tomato Seeds
    Sweet Million     — Long clusters of red cherries with classic, high-sugar sweetness

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Sugar Gloss F1 Cherry Tomato
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Tips for Growing the Sweetest Tomatoes From Seed

From our nursery experience, here's what actually moves the needle on tomato sweetness:

  • Start seeds 6–8 weeks before your last frost date — tomatoes need a long head start indoors
  • Give them full sun — at least 8 hours per day. Less sun = less sugar
  • Water consistently — irregular watering causes cracking and dilutes flavor. Drip irrigation is ideal
  • Let them ripen fully on the vine — flavor and sugar content peak at full color, not a day before
  • Go easy on nitrogen late in the season — too much nitrogen pushes leafy growth over fruit sugar
  • Pinch suckers on indeterminate types — directing energy to fruit improves both size and sweetness

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FAQ — Sweetest Tomatoes to Grow

What is the sweetest tomato variety to grow from seed?

Sugar Rush F1 and Super Sweet 100 are consistently rated among the sweetest cherry tomatoes you can grow from seed. Both deliver extremely high brix (sugar) levels and are available as seeds from Garden Starts Nursery.

Are cherry tomatoes sweeter than regular tomatoes?

Generally yes — cherry tomatoes concentrate sugars into smaller fruits, so they tend to taste sweeter than large slicing tomatoes like beefsteak or roma varieties. Varieties like SunSugar and Sugar Rush are especially known for candy-like sweetness.

What makes tomatoes taste sweeter when growing?

Full sun (8+ hours), consistent watering, ripening fully on the vine, and avoiding excess nitrogen fertilizer are the biggest factors that improve natural sweetness in homegrown tomatoes.

Is SunSugar sweeter than Super Sweet 100?

Many gardeners find SunSugar slightly sweeter than Super Sweet 100 due to its exceptionally high brix rating. It also has a more tropical, fruity flavor note. Both are excellent — try growing both side by side for a real taste test!

Can I grow sweet cherry tomatoes in containers?

Absolutely. Varieties like Sugar Rush F1, Sugar Gloss, and Tidy Treats F1 do particularly well in containers. Use a large pot (at least 5 gallons), give them full sun, and water consistently for best results.

When should I start sweet tomato seeds indoors?

Start tomato seeds indoors 6–8 weeks before your last expected frost date. In most of the US, this means starting in late February through mid-March for a spring garden.

How do I know when a sweet tomato is fully ripe?

Full color change (no green shoulders), slight give when pressed gently, and easy separation from the vine are all signs a tomato is ripe. Sugar content is highest at full ripeness, so don't rush the harvest.

What is the Lemonsugar tomato?

Lemonsugar is a pale yellow, lemon-shaped cherry tomato known for its exceptional sweetness with a mild citrus flavor note. It's a unique and beautiful variety that's become one of our favorites at Garden Starts Nursery.

Where can I buy sweet cherry tomato seeds?

You can shop all of our sweet cherry tomato varieties directly at Garden Starts Nursery — Cherry Tomato Seeds. We grow and select varieties for flavor, vigor, and reliability in the home garden.

About Garden Starts Nursery

Garden Starts Nursery is a real working nursery that grows plants from seed. We select every variety we carry based on performance in our own growing trials — flavor, vigor, disease resistance, and reliability in real garden conditions. Whether you're a first-time seed starter or a seasoned grower, our seeds are chosen to give you the best possible results from season to season.

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