Black Cherry Tomato Seeds - Heirloom Variety
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- Aromatic Cherry Tomato – Black Cherry variety
- Purple-red fruits – sweet and rarely bursting
- True to seed and high-yield – ideal for gardens
- Early harvest – perfect for hobby gardeners
- Compact plant – for balcony and bed
| Item number | BONI-290434 |
| Brand | Quedlinburger |
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Grow Sweet Black Cherry Tomatoes in Your Garden
Discover the "Black Cherry" tomato, an open-pollinated heirloom variety prized for its unique violet-red to nearly black fruits. These cherry tomatoes are exceptionally sweet and flavorful, resist cracking, and produce abundant harvests early in the season. With "Black Cherry," you'll enjoy a prolific and delicious addition to your garden.
Product Features & Benefits
- Open-Pollinated (Heirloom): You can save the seeds for the next season, ensuring your own harvest and preserving this unique variety.
- Aromatic & Sweet: Enjoy an unparalleled flavor that enhances your salads and dishes, providing a burst of sweetness in every bite.
- Early Producing: Delight in an early harvest, extending your summer enjoyment with fresh tomatoes sooner than many other varieties.
- Prolific Clusters: Benefit from numerous fruits per truss, maximizing your yield and providing plenty of tomatoes for your needs.
- Crack-Resistant: Fewer fruits will split, keeping your harvest clean and easy to manage. You'll have more perfect tomatoes to enjoy.
- Unique Violet-Red to Black Fruits: The distinctive color makes your tomatoes a standout in the garden and on your plate, adding visual appeal and intrigue.
- Requires Support: The plant will need a stake or trellis for additional stabilization, ensuring healthy growth and preventing sprawling.
Advantages of Black Cherry Tomatoes
- High Yields: Black Cherry delivers an above-average number of tomatoes per plant compared to other varieties, providing a bountiful harvest.
- Unique Flavor: The sweet and intense flavor makes this tomato a special delicacy, perfect for snacking, salads, and sauces.
- Attractive Appearance: The dark color of the fruits is a real eye-catcher in the garden and in salads, adding visual interest to your meals.
- Long Harvest Period: Due to the successive ripening of the fruits, you can harvest over a long period, extending your enjoyment of fresh tomatoes.
- Robustness: Black Cherry is relatively resistant to many common tomato diseases, reducing the need for chemical treatments.
- Versatile Use: Whether fresh from the vine, in salads, or as a snack – this tomato is versatile, offering a range of culinary options.
- Open-Pollinated: Unlike hybrid varieties, you can save the seeds for the next generation, preserving the unique characteristics of this tomato.
How to Grow Your Black Cherry Tomatoes
- Step 1: Sowing Indoors: Sow the tomato seeds about 0.25 - 0.5 inches deep in seed-starting mix in a greenhouse or on a windowsill.
- Step 2: Transplanting: Once the seedlings have 4 leaves, transplant them into separate pots.
- Step 3: Planting Out: From mid-May (frost-free), you can plant the seedlings outdoors. Acclimate them to outdoor temperatures beforehand.
- Step 4: Spacing: Ensure a planting distance of 24 x 32 inches.
- Step 5: Pruning: Regularly remove the side shoots (suckers).
- Step 6: Watering & Fertilizing: Water and fertilize the plants regularly.
- Step 7: Support: Provide the plants with support immediately after planting.
Technical Specifications
| Variety | Black Cherry |
| Fruit Weight | approx. 0.5 - 0.9 oz |
| Plants per | approx. 15 |
| Open-Pollinated | Yes |
| Number of Seeds | approx. 15 |