Cherry Cocktail Tomato Seeds
A bright red cherry tomato, exceptionally sweet, very prolific with large trusses of fruit ripening at the same time on vigorous plants. Ideal for salads, early maturing and disease resistant. It has a semi-determinate plant habit; staking is recommended.
Growing Instructions
Plant type: warm season annual, frost tender
Plant height: 1.5m
Sow when: Germinate best at 18 – 28 ºC soil temp.
Temperate: Early spring – inside with extra heat; outside after frost danger has passed
Subtropical: March – October in frost free areas
Tropical: Late April – July
Germination: 7-14 days
Depth: 6mm deep
Position: Full sun; staking recommended
Sow where: into seedling pots; liquid feed once germinated.
Soil type: fertile, well-drained, pH 5.8 – 7
Rows: 90cm apart
Spacing: 45 – 60 cm between plants
Details: To transplant: remove seed leaves, plant deeper, up to the 1st set of true leaves; this increases rooting and spreads maturity; keep well fertilized and evenly watered; protect fruit from fruit fly with net bags
Harvest: 55 – 68 days
