What sort of thoughts are you looking for? Longevity? Fruiting capacity? What?

Grew Candyland this year.

Planted 3 seeds. All three had germinated by the second day.

My indoor lights failed, and I lost some seedlings. Not Candyland. It grew as well in the low light as shade-loving Tiny Tim.

Because of the lights, I put the seedlings in the unheated greenhouse early. Some did badly in the cold, but not Candyland. Really, really tough plant.

The plant remained vigorous throughout the spring. (It is not a monster like Sun Gold/Sugar. Similar plant size to Sweet Baby Girl, but maybe huskier. Only about 7 feet tall now: mid-Sept in zone 6a.)

You saw more baby fruit on the plant than leaves. Wow! Such a healthy plant and so much fruit. I was so excited. Then fruit started to ripen, and I was not excited any more.

Candyland is a typical AAS winner. Super easy-to-grow, healthy, highly productive plant with fruit that tastes like it came from a grocery store. Someone to whom I gave a plant liked it because of the enormous production in a hanging basket, but I doubt if I will ever grow it again. Candyland is not a spitter like Totem or Tumbling Tom. It just does not have much taste at all. It would probably be fine in a salad with dressing.

It is easier to contain the Candyland plant than Mexico Midget with MM's crazy growth habit. CL has some of MM's growth pattern, but not as much. CL produces at least 20 times as many tomatoes as MM. Since CL fruits are bigger, the weight of Candyland fruit per plant is even greater. But I am sticking to MM for taste. CL is easier to pick than MM, which will not release the fruit from the vine. I top mixed cherry baskets with a few MM which have that blast of flavor in such a tiny fruit. Candyland's taste just does not do that.

If I were to ever grow it again, it might be instead of Tiny Tim, which I only grow to give to people in low light situations. At least as a seedling, Candyland accepted low light. It may taste a fraction better than Tiny Tim. I have not tasted them together, so I am not sure. But CL would be harder to contain in an apartment than TT.

Gooch53: Search for Sun Gold or Sun Sugar, which are enormous plants loaded with fruit. More fruit per plant than Candyland, and they taste so marvelous. Truly "tomato candy". Esterina (a light yellow larger cherry on a smaller plant) gets some even-better taste test ratings than Sun Gold. Nectar is a new red cherry that may replace Sweet Baby Girl, which is no longer available as seed.

i picked up this Candyland tomato at Lowes this spring and it has been the best tomato plant I have ever had. Easy to grow, producing tons of blueberry size tomatoes. I think they are great to add to my burritos and tacos or to my vegan bowls. The taste when I bite into one is perfect, a burst of juiciness. I plan to keep growing this type. No pests issues. I water it daily, and feed it monthly.

Is this Candylan red tomato a F1 or Heirloom tomato?

i don’t know

OP

who is the breeder?

Pan American. https://all-americaselections.org/product/tomato-candyland-red/#:~:text=Tomato%20Candyland%20Red%20is%20the,be%20enjoyed%20throughout%20the%20season.

I also find the skin of this tomato to be unpleasantly though. I've never grown a current type tomato before. Perhaps though skin is characteristic if current types? One factor may be that I have the plant in a hanging basket that tends to dry out despite daily, and often twice daily watering.

Yes! I was just googling what to do with all these Candyland Reds because the skin is so tough. They are so delicious but I don’t love not being able to completely chew up the skin. Glad to know I’m bot the only one.

Grew Candyland this summer in a 5 gallon ornamental pot and have mixed feelings. The flavor is outstanding but the thick skin is really noticeable and I find it hard to enjoy the fruit. Also, it seems like the yield doesn’t justify the time and resources you put into growing it. Next year I’ll try grape or cherry tomatoes.