TOMATO-CHERRY-COCKTAIL
TOMATO-CHERRY-COCKTAIL
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Lycopersicon esculentum
TOMATO-CHERRY-COCKTAIL A bright red cherry tomato, exceptionally sweet, very prolific with large trusses of fruit on vigorous plants. Ideal for salads, early maturing and disease resistant. It has a semi-determinate plant habit, staking is recommended. Adaptable to most soils but produces the best fruit in a deep free-draining soil with consistent moisture in a sunny position. Protect from strong winds. Semi climbing heirloom variety. Crops of sweet, juicy cherry tomatoes that taste at their best when picked straight from the garden. Add a little olive oil and basil for a tasty tomato salad.
Sow in a good mix of soil and lightly cover, keep moist but not wet. Transplant when seedlings achieve 4-6 leaves.
| Germination Time (Days) | 10 – 20 |
| Harvest Time (Days) | 80 – 120 |
| Sowing Depth (mm) | 5 |
| Plant Spacing (cm) | 40 – 60 |
| Row Spacing (cm) | 50 – 70 |
| pH | 5 – 7.5 |
| Soil Temperature (°C) | – |
| Hardy / Frost Tender | Frost Tender |
| Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings | Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings |
| Seed Preparation | – |
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height
120 - 150 cm (4 - 5 feet)
Season of Interest
Summer
Temperature Range
18 - 30 °C
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Annual
Frost Hardy / Tender
Frost Tender
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full Sun
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Raise Seedlings
Soil
Fertile, well-drained soil
pH
6.0 - 6.8
Soil Temperature
20 - 25 °C (68 - 77 °F)
Seed Preparation
No special preparation required
Sowing Depth
0.6 - 1.3 cm (1/4 - 1/2 inch)
Plant Spacing
30 - 45 cm (12 - 18 inches)
Row spacing
60 - 90 cm (24 - 36 inches)
Watering
Regular watering
Germination Time (Days)
7 - 14 days
Harvest Time (Days)
65 - 75 days
Good Companion Plants
Parsley, Onions, Lettuce, Marigolds
Bad Companion Plants
Brassicas ,Potatoes
Pests
Aphids, Spider mites, Whiteflies
Diseases
Late blight, Verticillium wilt, Early blight
More About Us
When I started this journey in 2009, I found nothing existed commercially, that was reasonably priced and easy to use. There was a homemade system which I also found was not that user-friendly.
Then a friend of mine told me about a homemade method she used. However, when I tried her method, I found this also didn’t suit my needs, as it too had flaws that I considered where important. It did not keep vermin out, did not have a lockable lid and (to me) looked unsightly in the garden
