Taking care of your plants

Overview

A fast-growing tomato producing long trusses of sweet, bite-sized fruits over a long season. Needs staking and benefits from regular picking to keep the crop coming. Water consistently and feed weekly once flowers appear. Cherry tomatoes are perfect for salads, lunchboxes, roasting whole, or snacking straight from the plant.

• Vegetable Type: Cherry Tomato
• Key Characteristic: Sweet, bite-sized fruits produced in long trusses over summer.
• Hardiness: Tender annual (protect young plants from frost).

PLANTING ADVICE

Plant in rich, well-drained compost. Best grown in large pots or grow bags in a greenhouse or sunny patio spot. Can be planted in the ground in a very warm, sheltered position.

• Outdoor cultivation

 Suitable for outdoor growing in a sunny, sheltered spot after risk of frost has passed. Provide support and consistent watering.

• Greenhouse cultivation

Well suited to greenhouse cultivation. Maintain warmth, ventilation and regular feeding for best yields.

CARE & HARVEST

Keep soil moist and weed free. Feed weekly once flowers appear using a high-potash fertiliser. Remove any damaged leaves to improve airflow and check plants regularly for pests. Harvest fruits promptly to encourage further cropping.

• Watering: Water regularly and consistently, keeping compost moist but not waterlogged. Avoid letting plants dry out during flowering and fruiting as this can reduce yields.
• Feeding: Feed weekly with a high-potash liquid fertiliser once flowering begins to support fruit production.
• Cutting and prunning: Remove any damaged or diseased growth as needed.
• Harvesting: Harvest when fruits are fully coloured and just slightly soft to the touch. Pick regularly to encourage further trusses to ripen.
• Pest and diseases: Watch for blight in damp weather and remove affected foliage promptly.

VERVE RECOMMENDS

• Remove lower leaves once fruits set to improve airflow and reduce disease risk.