Mid season, Regular leaf, Dwarf, Chocolate Oblate shaped fruit with an average size of 8oz (225g)
The vigorous, high yielding, rugose
, regular leaf dwarf plants of 'Kookaburra Cackle' produce lots of smooth, oblate shaped, beautiful, brown coloured fruit that have a pleasant flavour that is on the tart side.
This " Dwarf Tomato Project
" variety originated with a cross between an early generation " Sleepy family
" selection called 'Wilpena' and ' Cherokee Purple
' made by Patrina Nuske Small in 2008 and named " Plentiful." 'Kookaburra Cackle' was selected and named by Patrina. When asked the significance behind the name, Patrina said, " Kookaburra
[is] an iconic Australian bird similar to a kingfisher but brown and beige, and the song / call sounds like a human laughing, hence the 'cackle'.
"
Other project members to helped stabilized this variety were Patrina, Rich Hawksworth, and Craig LeHoullier. The starting seed sample was grown and provided by Bill Minkey.
Can be grown outside as well as in a greenhouse
Minimum 20 seeds
Growers footnote 2021 - We loved the flavour and excellent yields. Low growing at about 4ft but it just kept giving all summer. One of the stand out Dwarf varieties of the year!
