Tomato – Cherry black

The Black Cherry tomato with mahogany-purple highlights is sweet and very popular, especially for creating beautiful aesthetic combinations with other colored cherry tomato varieties such as orange, yellow, green and red cherry tomatoes. The black color develops more in warm, sunny weather. Indeterminate habit.

Growing tips

Conditions of germination:

depth of sowing: 5 mm

optimal temperatures of germination: 20 to 30ºC

time for germination: 7 to 14 days

When to sow:

indoor sowing 6 to 8 weeks before the last date in your area

Sowing technique: in pocket

Inside the same hole, sow 3 to 5 seeds spaced about 1 to 2 cm apart; when the seeds have germinated and the seedlings have reached a height of 5 cm, keep all the plants if space is available or keep only the best plants. Transplant into individual containers while waiting for transplanting into the garden.

Transplanting in the garden:

When the soil is warmed and the average nighttime temperature stays above 10 ºC.

Distance in the garden:

between plants: 45 to 60 cm

between rows: 75 to 90 cm

Height of the plants: 180 cm

Soil: rich and well drained

Water: regular watering until the fruit begins to ripen, then watering at intervals to encourage ripening and not to diminish the flavor of the fruit

Exposure: full sun

Days to harvest (after transplanting): 65 to 80 days

Specificity:

Indeterminate (climbing) plants continue to grow and produce fruit all season while determinate varieties generally produce their fruit within a defined period of time and have a bushy habit.

Recommended support (stake or tomato cage).

Pot culture possible in containers of about 10 gallons/45 liters, 45 cm wide and 45 cm deep.

QUICK STATS

Number of seeds: ±25

Difficulty: Medium

Type: Heirloom / Open pollinated

Lifecycle:Annual

Addition Information

Weight            0.1 g

Difficulty         

Medium

Sowing          

Indoor

Lifecycle        

Annual

Root cellar     

No

Sowing season        

Spring