Tomato 'Black Cherry'
Black Cherry is a delicious small black cocktail tomato. A high yielding tomato variety that produces long trusses with a large number of small dark-red to black cherry tomatoes. Fruits have a very rich flavour and look like large, dusky purple-brown grapes. Each pack contains approximately 25 organic seeds. More details below.
Organic 'Black Cherry' Tomato Seeds
Growing schedule: Sow seeds inside in mid Feb to early April using a propagator, heating mat or lidded seed tray on a sunny windowsill. Plant under cover in late April or May.
Sowing depth: 3-6mm
Germination: Tomato seeds germinate best at a temperature of 20-24°C. A heated propagator is the ideal place to start off tomatoes early in the year.
Planting distance: 40 - 60cm between plants with 75cm between rows
Growing conditions: Protection needed as tomatoes grow best at temperatures of 21-24 C. Tomatoes need full sun and rich, moist, well-draining soil.
Harvest: From mid-July through to mid October
Ongoing care: ‘Black Cherry’ tomatoes grow tall and need to be supported with either canes or string. Pick off side-shoots as they emerge and remove any yellowing branches below the lowest truss of fruits. Once the first fruit has set, feed plants every week or two with a liquid feed high in potassium such as Vinasse Tomato and Plant Food.
Number of seeds: Each pack contains approximately 25 organic seeds.
| SKU | XTVTM06 |
|---|---|
| Special Features | Balcony & Pot Growing |
| Life Cycle | Annual |