Tomato- Black Cherry

Tomato- Black Cherry

Solanum lycopersicum

Synonyms: Lycopersicon esculentum

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• Climbing (indeterminate)

• Sweet, full and complex flavour

• Disease resistant

Climbing (indeterminate). Early Russian variety. A popular, newer variety, known for its sweetness. It produces 3cm oval shaped, deep purple-black cherry-like fruit. Fruit has a sweet, full and complex flavour that bursts in your mouth. Vigorous and highly productive, with good disease tolerance.

How to sow and grow:

Method:	Sow direct or raise seedlings
Sowing Depth:	5mm
When:	Spring and early summer (or after frost)
Germination:	5-10 days @ 21-27°C
Hardiness / Life Cycle:	Frost tender Annual
Row Spacing:	60-70cm
Plant Spacing:	50cm
Position:	Full sun, moist well drained soil
Days to Maturity/Flowering:	80 days

*Notes: Plants need staking. Prune plants to two main stems. Keep well watered. Pick when mature to encourage more fruit. To reduce the risk of disease do not water overhead. Rotate crops: do not plant in the same position two years in a row.

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